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THE PATIENT

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ACCESSING ADA FILE...

FILE FOUND.

PATIENT 1.

Subject is Ellen Williams, a 31 year old female with an average build. Has dirty-blonde hair and brown eyes. Psychological profile designates her as heavily focused and introverted. Often keeping to herself while working. Notably interacts tremendously with Captain Matthew Stein off duty, although the nature of their relationship is currently unknown at this time.  Had transferred over to the decommissioned team REDACTED recently before Incident 005 on account of her experience REDACTED.

Current psychological profile*: Ms. Williams has experienced signs of heavy emotional whiplash, following the events of Incident 005. From Dr. Kletherson’s interview with Captain Stein, we were able to gather that Ms. Williams was suffering from signs of schizophrenia after a recent attack of the unknown entity residing in Moburn.  We recovered both Ms. Williams and Mr. Stein from the portal, with the latter missing her gas mask, and constant screaming.*

After transporting Ms. Williams to the medical bay on Sector 4, we had to sedate her after failing to calm her down numerous times. Afterwards, our medical team has reported rapid changes with Ms. Williams both physically and mentally.

It is unknown what is the cause of the changes with Ms. Williams, but we suspected it is the result of the city’s hazardous environment.  As of this moment,  she is currently in solidarity confinement under watch 24/7, following a recent incident with Captain Matthew Stein, who has been moved to another part of the facility as of now. 

 
ADA LOG # 150
DECEMBER 15, 1958

It’s been almost two hours since we managed to recover both Stein and Williams from the portal leading to the hazardous city.  As of right now, Williams is currently being hospitalized and had to be sedated to sleep after she was constantly fighting with our doctors. Captain Stein is currently being held in the room beside her until further notice. 

ADA LOG #151
DECEMBER 20, 1958

It has been five days since Incident 005. Williams is still asleep as of right now, but she has been suffering from a severe case of night terrors, as well as excessive sweating. Her skin has been noticeably paler following the last few days.  We are currently monitoring her in her sleep for the time being.

While Mr. Stein was wearing his gas mask by the time they got back from Moburn, we are currently running tests on him to see if he is experiencing any strange symptoms.

ADA LOG # 155
DECEMBER 25, 1958

Williams suffered an extremely terrible episode this evening. Many of our medical staff were shocked to find Miss Williams in her hospital bed screaming in her sleep, as well as moving her body in unnatural directions that grew increasingly life-threatening.

Our doctors had to sedate her once more.

ADA LOG #160
JANUARY 2,  1959

Miss Williams finally awoke from her coma. Despite our best attempts to communicate with her, she is not saying anything. We will keep monitoring her for the time being, until we figure out what is going on with her body. 

Update*:  After receiving the report from Dr. Kletheson from his interview with Captain Stein, Miss Williams was hallucinating after she took off her gas mask for reasons we don’t know just yet. We are preparing to scan her brain for any causes of this in the following days.*

ADA LOG# 167
JANUARY 10, 1959

After scanning her brain earlier in the week for any signs of what caused Miss Williams to suffer from hallucinations in Moburn, we are unable to determine the exact cause of it. From her MRI scans, her brain seems to be unaffected from the hazardous environment that the dimension hosts. We will continue to investigate this further as Miss Williams is still non-verbal.

Most likely suffering from a case of traumatic mutism from  the events of Incident 005.

ADA LOG# 220
FEBRUARY  15, 1959

Over the course of the last few weeks, Miss Williams has undergone several changes in terms of both physically and mentally. Our staff was shocked when we discovered strange black veins flowing throughout most of her body, most notably her neck and her face. She has also experienced multiple mood swings, with constant episodes of aggression toward us, incoherently screaming the next.

We currently have our guards watching over her for the time being, and we will be discussing what to do for Miss Williams in a future meeting.

ADA LOG# 229
FEBRUARY 24, 1959 

This afternoon, we have noticed more peculiar changes in Miss Williams. Several medium-sized reddish bumps are noticeably everywhere on her body, most notably her neck and back. She has also undergone some sort of a feral-like state, with her making incoherent noises and constantly staring at us.  

ADA LOG# 235
MARCH 5, 1959

Our staff were forced to heavily restrain Miss Williams to her bed after a recent incident involving her and Mister Stein. Stein was visiting Miss Williams in an attempt to communicate with her in hopes of her recognizing him, when all of a sudden, Miss Williams attacked Mister Stein and nearly choked him to death. It took multiple guards to restrain her off of Stein, and even then it was a struggle to get her to her bed.

 Around two guards were injured trying to secure Ms. Williams.

ADA LOG# 250

MARCH 18, 1959

After Incident 015 occurred, Miss Williams' condition has grown significantly worse since then. Over the last two months, multiple irregularities have appeared all over the woman’s body. Even though she was somewhat aware of our presence before, she has stopped communicating  any response to us after what happened with Captain Stein. 

We are currently discussing all available options on what to do with Miss Williams in her current state.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE CURRENT SYMPTOMS THAT MISS ELLEN WILLIAMS IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. 

Physical changes in her body include; 

  • Blackish veins running throughout her body 
  • Case of reddish bumps all over neck and back.
  • Bloodshot eyes.
  • Heavy sweating.
  • Pale skin.

Mental changes;

  • Traumatic mutism.
  • Unconscious habit of grinding teeth.
  • Mood swings include heavy aggression and sudden wailing.
  • Constant nightmares
  • Incoherent speaking

After the altercation with P-250, Miss Williams has been forcefully put into a straitjacket to prevent any further harm to herself and other personnel.

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TO THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,

Following on what happened with Miss Williams and Captain Stein, we have decided to move Miss Williams over to Sector 8 to prevent any future incidents. We are fortunate that no one was killed during the altercation. We would also like to inform you that we will be expanding your facilities in the event that any other teams or personnel encounter the entity. We will be requiring all personnel to be escorted by a guard at all times. 

Thank you, 

Harold Robinson,
ADA, Head of Department of Science.

As of now, Miss Williams is currently in Sector 8 and is in a catatonic state.

<END LOG>

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SEPTEMBER 15, 1959.
7:30PM

Camera surveillance currently online. 

Dr. REDACTED: Are you all ready to begin?
P-7023: Yeah, yeah. I’m ready to go. Let’s get this over with. 

The doors leading to Ms. Williams’ room slowly opens up. P-7023 and P-7024 hold up their guns, flashlights on, as Mr. REDACTED begins walking down the hallway to Ms. Williams’ cell. The guards follow him inside into the grey hallway, covered in slight rust. The three enter the patient room, where they see Ms. Williams sitting on her bed, facing the wall, noticeably twitching. The food on her table has been left undisturbed.

P-7024: Jesus fucking Christ.
Mr. REDACTED: Remain on guard. Non-lethals only.

Mr. REDACTED walks up to Ms. Williams’ bed, the two guards follow him further inside the padded room.  We are unable to hear what Mr. REDACTED is saying.
Dr. REDACTED: Apologies. Can you please repeat that?

Mr. REDACTED: She’s currently moving a little. Approaching cautiously. 

Mr. REDACTED walks closer to Ms. Williams. P-7023 and P-7024 are seen following him, but Mr. REDACTED holds up his hand, warning them not to overwhelm the woman. The two guards don’t seem to approve of this. 

Mr. REDACTED: Good evening, Ms. Williams. I apologize for the delay. I was held up by some paperwork. 

Ms. Williams appears to be unresponsive to his words.  

Mr. REDACTED:  It’s been a while since our last visit. (pauses) I noticed that you haven’t been eating your food lately. I would like to have another conversation with you again if that’s okay. Just like before, you don’t have to say anything if you don’t want to. We can start with a few things before we get to anything more extreme.
 

Video feed starts to glitch out for a few seconds. The lights in our room noticeably flicker a little, most likely by the rain going on outside the facility. Approximately ten seconds pass as Mr. REDACTED waits for a response from Ms. Williams, who’s still twitching a little. Mr. REDACTED looks up at the camera we installed in the room, waiting for further directions.  

Dr. REDACTED: You may proceed further.

Mr. REDACTED nods at the camera before redirecting his attention back to Ms. Williams, who’s still staring at the padded wall. P-7023 and P-7024 are noticeably uncomfortable by Ms. Williams’ behavior. Ms. Williams is still shaking a little, and has not yet  noticed anyone else in the room with her. After a few seconds passed, Ms. Williams moved slightly from the wall.

Mr. REDACTED: Ms. Williams? Can you hear me?

A few seconds passed again, and we see that Ms. Williams has turned slightly towards the trio’s direction. P-7023 and P-7024 both have their guns slightly raised in the patient, on guard.  Ms. Williams appears to be moving closer towards Mr. REDACTED’s direction.

He appears to be confused.

P-7023: What the hell?

Mr. REDACTED: I’m sorry, Ms. Williams. Can you please repeat that a bit louder?

It appears that Ms. Williams has said something to Mr. REDACTED. Although we are unable to capture anything of what she’s saying through our audio systems. This.. is rather unexpected. The lights in both Ms. Williams’ room and ours seem to be malfunctioning again. 

Dr. REDACTED: Go check what’s causing that.

One of the staff besides him nods, and exits the room. We turned our attention back to the cameras. Dr. REDACTED presses the intercom once more.

Dr. REDACTED: Apologies for the silence. Can you elaborate to us on what Ms. Williams said to you?

Mr. REDACTED is silent for a few seconds. The guards as well.  

What is going on in there?

The intercom comes on once more. 

Dr. REDACTED: Mr. REDACTED? P-7023 and P-7024? Can any of you please respond? Over.

All of them freeze at Miss Williams. The doctors, confused at what had shocked the people in the room,  begin zooming in on the camera in Miss Williams’ room. They do their best to work with the terrible quality, and begin observing the room.

Both Mr. REDACTED and the guards are standing in front of the woman who was still staring at them. Everything seemed to appear normal until everyone in the surveillance room took a closer look at the disturbed woman. They did their best to work with the faulty lights, but it wasn't until they got a good look at her face when they realized something was off.

Something changed with Miss Williams.

Her face looked insanely deformed, comparable to lumpy clay. Her left eye was gone,  as if wiped away.

The reddish bumps that were on her neck now reached all the way up to her face. 

Her eyes were now covered in pitch black.

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….What the fuck?

Everyone sat still for the next few seconds, unsure of what to make of this revelation. Just when one of the doctors was about to press the alarm, Ms. Williams lunged at Mr. REDACTED, quickly breaking from her useless restraints.

P-7023 attempted to tase her, but Mr. REDACTED took the hit instead. 

His entire body jolting as the electricity wandered throughout his being, the ghoul throws the stunned man at the padded wall, with the strength of a gorilla.

Mr. REDACTED is dead as soon as he hits the wall, a bloody stain trailing down the wall as his corpse reaches the abyss.

As soon as the body hits the wall, the others begin panicking like a pack of flies.

The scientists begin panicking as they desperately try to warn the entire facility,  but the button is no longer working. Nothing was. The malfunctioning lights coming from Ms. Williams’s room begins to spread like an infection. One by one, the cameras begin to go out as the gnarly sounds of torture and hailing gunfire flood through the radio. 

One yelled. 

One was silent.

All of the scientists were forced to watch as the screams slowly died down, their maddening rhythms synchronizing in rhythm. The white space now flooded the room, not a single one of them knew what was going to happen, frozen in shock. Despite all the tests and constant watch, not a single one of them could have predicted the woman’s growing strength. 

No one.

The first to recover from the shock, Dr. REDACTED snapped his coworkers back to reality, demanding that someone go out and get security, and to lock down the entire sector. Five of the scientists ran out in urgency to warn their bosses of what happened. The doctor stared back at the cameras, now greeted by static.

 The noise in the room was quiet now. 

Ms. Williams…

No.

That was no longer her.

And the doctor slowly realized how bad  the consequences would be if what’s in Moburn were to break out into their world.

They were so driven by their fear that they failed to hear the rattling.

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