The Quicksand Singularity ArQive: Array.init:0

A0T5.2 Dual Heart (Abridged)

██████████████ SI is on notice. No matter how quiet of a boring, backwater snoozefest the assignment may be, we are The ArQive of the Anomalous. Failure to follow protocols and procedures can not and will not be tolerated. Once I've concluded my investigation into ██████████████ Gaian Well, I will be performing an audit of their operations and heads will roll, both figuratively and literally.

Having provided the appropriate motivation, █████████████████ has spent the past three rotas setting webtrawlers and datascrapers to work gathering as much material as meets investigation criteria. Fifty researchers have also been assigned to QC results as the SI is now, it seems, taking this situation with the levels of seriousness as outlined in the SubArq Superintendent's Manual for a Priority 0 Anomalous Event.

Moving on, after arriving in Ulooj, I was able to meet with the local constabulary, who were far more accommodating than I've grown to expect from local authorities, LEOs especially. Rural politeness, I suspect.

The Warrant was approved during my flight and transmitted directly, allowing me to immediately set to work filing requests through the Detective Superintendent of Ulooj's Constabulary. Specific records outlined were those regarding Missing Persons, Animal Attacks, and 'Crank Calls' for the Docade beginning 7.3.2898 A10 e6 and ending 7.3.2910 A10 e6, as well as the Docade beginning 7.3.2798 and ending 7.3.2910 for comparison purposes.

A full analysis (exhibit 3) showed statistically significant rises in certain key indicators of a Gaian Class incident against the control set. Unfortunately, these also did not satisfy outlined criteria for what would be considered conclusive evidence.

A collection of confounding variables are presenting significant challenges to this investigation. Local traditions, isolation, and the entire affected area being within a protected wilderness notorious for its high concentrations of reclusive high control groups are among a long list thereof. I'll be leaving for, and continuing my investigation, in Puuri Loh Appiiri Aasojiipna—the village PoI #001 disappeared from—in the morning.

Log 12.3.2910:

With the assistance of the local constabulary, I relocated and continued my investigation in the village of Puuri Loh Appiiri Aasojiipna. A review of records relevant to this case indicated it would be the least problematic of Loh Appiiri's myriad villages, towns, and settlements to conduct additional evidence gathering. Its proximity to the potential heart of the Gaian Well is a bonus in case a forward expedition and on-site, direct assessment is required.

Interviews with local residents were undertaken the rota after arrival, but, again, results are inconclusive. Puuri Loh Appiiri Aasojipna is incredibly isolated, geographically speaking. It is roughly ninety kilometres from the nearest settlement of any size, and its four hundred residents are almost universally legacy. Very few people enter or leave the village. Those who do primarily do so out of necessity—typically out of need for an individual capable of filling a highly skilled trade (HST) (think doctors, engineers, technicians, etc.). Of those who depart for education in an HST, only one in twenty do not return. Nine of twenty will bring a romantic partner back with them, which is the primary vector of population influx.

The influence of a Deleterious High Control Group has been ruled out, as Puuri Loh Appiiri Aasojipna does not appear to have any centrally binding religious, ideological, or social organisations unduly manipulating its residents' behaviour. Additionally, though geographically isolated, Puuri Loh Appiiri Aasojipna does have a dedicated Intranet Link to ██████████████ Planetary Intranet Infrastructure, and does receive Regional and Galactic Internet Content Packet Updates as they are uploaded to the ████ Central Starport Inter-Intranet Mainframe. There is no evidence that the Village Council has restricted access to or otherwise disabled village residents from interacting with the wider world, with audits of traffic indicating above-average outside interaction and communication. Randomised communications captures show a generally high level of authentic resident satisfaction.