Reynders: The aftermath is nearly as expensive, too.
On top of that, precautions are necessary to avoid worsening an Anomaly's effects or bringing harm to Foundation property and staff, there's the cost of developing and manufacturing appropriate equipment to ensure maximal success rates, etcetera.ĭr. You're well aware decommissioning isn't an inexpensive process. Unfortunately, we're not sure if that is even an option at the moment.ĭir. We simply do not have the resources to continue containment as we have been. Bold: Decommissioning appears to be the only remaining option with potential for long-term sustainability. An event wherein Anomalies, either through overwhelming influence over reality, sheer numbers, or some other combination of factors, render Normalcy and maintenance of the Veil impossible.ĭir.
The amount of damage a single reality bender can do to the Veil in the space of a weekend is, frankly, staggering, even while not considering the rest of the picture.īetween the natural rate of aberrant proliferation, increases in unlicensed thaumaturgy, the recent surge of hive-minds in Free Ports… We're on the verge of an "Anomalous baby boom" that, if left unchecked, will throw us directly into an NMK-Class "End of Normalcy" Scenario. Non-euclidean spaces distort surrounding geometries, thaumaturges imbue everyday objects with magicks and teach their craft to baseline humans while Anomalous wildlife reproduces, crossbreeds, and mutates with abandon. Reynders: Anomalies, as a common rule, beget more Anomalies. Unfortunately, the root of our problem lies in mundane statistics.ĭr. Pietrykau: Were this trend Anomalous, perhaps we'd have better news. O5-8: Any idea as to the cause? And if so, what is the feasibility of containment?ĭir. Pietrykau: You're not far off with that estimate, actually. Now it feels like we fill twice that many a day.ĭir. There was a time when we would fill maybe a dozen, two dozen slots per quarter. O5-8: Yes, the expansion has been… worrying. Pietrykau: The rate at which we've been discovering new Anomalies has increased by over 44% in just the past decade. Pietrykau: Those metaphorical fires, as it happens, directly pertain to why we're meeting here today.
O5-8: We're spread rather thin at the moment - a lot of fires to put out these days, as I'm sure you all know.ĭir. Bold: Forgive me, but I was under the impression that we'd be presenting to the entire Council? Pietrykau: I'd like to thank you all for joining me today.ĭir.
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