Confidential Document

Confidential Documents are a collection of books. A total of six can be found during the story instance the Charge. These included: Incident Report, Internal Security Review, Personal Log, Proposal Previews, and two documents of Review Memorandum.

Story involvement[edit]

Living World Season 4[edit]

Episode 2: A Bug in the System
- The Charge

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Incident Report[edit]

Incident Report

Incident Report A-0119 Internal Security Directorate

COMPLAINT: Krewe chief reports disappearance of researcher (Subject A).

INVESTIGATION: Masticated and digested remains of Subject A discovered in specimen enclosure. Tranquilizer dart discovered among remains. Suggests unnatural death.

Interview with fellow researcher (Subject B) indicates motive and results in admission of guilt. Subject A apparently took credit for Subject B's work and had the gall to smirk at him while doing so.

FINDINGS: Subject B's actions, while not recommended, were found to be justifiable.

Internal Security Review[edit]

Internal Security Review

To: Departmental Heads From: Internal Security Directorate

RE: Internal Review

Traditionally, our organization has dealt with the unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information with a tried and true system of employing pain techniques and/or expungement. Data shows these are effective deterrents, but there is always room for improvement.

As a supplemental approach, the Internal Security Directorate recommends a pilot messaging campaign designed to reinforce the administration as a benevolent force. Note, the campaign would not require actual benevolent treatment, only the messaging of such.

Focus-group testing suggests adding the following to public addresses: "Keep up the good work! And remember: we care!"

Personal Log[edit]

Personal Log

My patience has run out. I'm reporting my useless excuse for a lab assistant to personnel tomorrow. His sensitivity is making it impossible to get anything done. How can I run a proper lab if he's going to bawl his eyes out every time we liquidate a few dozen specimens?

With greatness at stake, there's no room for squeamishness!

A thought: develop a curriculum for new laboratory personnel to build emotional fortitude. Consider immersion training in the specimen decommissioning vats.

Proposal Previews[edit]

Proposal Previews

Proposals for Further Kralkatorrik Research.

The excellent progress of our ancillary labs on Kralkatorrik's abilities has sparked a round of suggestions for further research. Formal proposals will be forthcoming, but consider this memo the first in a series of informal introductions to suggestions we've received from all of you.

Our first proposal: Develop varied environmental enclosures for studying the effects of habitat on Kralkatorrik's minions.

Pros: Inventive. Plausible; the fact that pre-Branded species have habitat preferences suggests the Branded may also show differential responses to environment.

Cons: Minor cases of sweat rash from the prototype jungle environment.

Look for another proposal next week!

Memorandum 1[edit]

Memorandum

To: Quarantine Systems Management Team RE: Simulation Request

Due to the uptick in equipment-replacement costs, the budget committee has required an assessment of losses. Apparently a primary factor is rain damage to environment sampling sensors resulting from Olmakhan stormcalling.

So far the committee is adhering to security's recommendation that we avoid unnecessarily inciting the local fauna. Still, I think we should run a simulation to test how effectively we can resolve the Olmakhan problem with a full-scale response from the automated quarantine system.

Note: Don't forget to clear the simulation plans out of the system afterward. If the committee won't be swayed, we don't want it triggered by accident in an emergency protocol or power surge.

Memorandum 2[edit]

Memorandum

To: All Research Staff RE: Let's get inspired!

Many of you attended the quarterly address by our illustrious director. For those who missed it, I recommend a holographic viewing; it covered important ground regarding workplace culture. In short, his message was that grand plans and world-changing ambitions aren't only about glory. We should all reflect on important virtues that are too often overlooked: hard work, personal sacrifice, and humility.

Please note that this message does not imply any reduced emphasis on productivity or outcomes. Researchers unable to produce results in the lab will continue to be subject to the usual hierarchy of punitive actions.

Have a productive quarter!