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Excerpt from report on Project HAVE CAT
Jan. 27th, 2008 11:09 amThough our dealings with C. H. have not proven fruitful, an unexpected new opportunity has arisen.
C. H. initially came to our attention through FISHBOWL's contacts with federal law enforcement. To review, C. H. has the outward appearance of a bipedal felinoid nearly two meters in height. In addition to great personal charisma, C. H. possesses a variety of devices of uncertain origin with capabilities previously unknown to us, as well as certain unusual abilities of his own and what seems to be a personal cadre of uniquely skilled allies. These last travel within conveyances that may exhibit dimensional transcendence (see UNIT report #756-33-XXG, attached), apparently also capable of life support for indefinite periods, taking the form of distinctive headgear worn by C. H. and an ordinary-looking rectangular crate. The latter was reported by FISHBOWL as containing two ~80cm hominid creatures experienced in attacks on property and possibly capable of riot instigation. The former later proved to be the home of a remarkable recursive set of miniature counterparts of C. H. wearing similar headgear and ranging down to microscopic size (more on this further down). These came into play in connection with an unusual nonlethal chemical attack consisting of a pink discoloring substance, possibly capable of mechanically immobilizing an enemy and apparently emitted by C. H. himself through glandular means. C. H. also possesses a wheeled vehicle of his own equipped with dexterous manipulator arms.
Reports from Agent FISHBOWL indicated that C. H. possesed skills that could be useful in a wide range of battlefield and intelligence applications including counterinsurgency, psywar and infiltration, either for us or for a hostile party. Recruiting C. H. was top priority; failing that, attempts were to be made to neutralize him or at least make further determinations of threat level.
C. H. was, unfortunately, completely uncooperative when we first attempted contact. Referring to our agents as "tinpot Yertles" and "Once-ler's men", he cut off further conversation. HAVE CAT then progressed to phase 2, neutralization. This was also completely unsuccessful, owing to an unexpected counterattack in the form of a whirlwind-like atmospheric disturbance, apparently emanating from the invisibly small hat of the terminal member of the recursive tower of miniatures.
Two weeks later, however, HAVE CAT acquired an unexpected windfall in the form of contact information apparently phoned in by C. H. for an individual working at a traveling circus, real name still unknown, given codename ZOO. ZOO displays a remarkable deference to authority figures and charismatic persuaders, having actually once attempted to convince officials at a city zoo to incarcerate him (the origin of his codename) and instead chosen a performing career at the forceful insistence of two small children.
ZOO's physical powers, however, are if anything in excess of C. H.'s. He presents as another large felinoid, this one a quadruped similar to a panther or leopard. ZOO, however, is covered not with ordinary spots but with active chromatophores capable of changing color, and of detaching from ZOO's body and moving independently from him under conscious direction. These chromatophores are additionally capable of flight by unknown means, adherence to chosen objects, changes in size, mass and number, fusion into a single object and multiplication without apparent limit. A wide variety of applications will be immediately apparent.
C. H.'s sole comment upon leading us to ZOO was: "I do this as a favor to him. He seems more your type and it pays better than show biz."
C. H. initially came to our attention through FISHBOWL's contacts with federal law enforcement. To review, C. H. has the outward appearance of a bipedal felinoid nearly two meters in height. In addition to great personal charisma, C. H. possesses a variety of devices of uncertain origin with capabilities previously unknown to us, as well as certain unusual abilities of his own and what seems to be a personal cadre of uniquely skilled allies. These last travel within conveyances that may exhibit dimensional transcendence (see UNIT report #756-33-XXG, attached), apparently also capable of life support for indefinite periods, taking the form of distinctive headgear worn by C. H. and an ordinary-looking rectangular crate. The latter was reported by FISHBOWL as containing two ~80cm hominid creatures experienced in attacks on property and possibly capable of riot instigation. The former later proved to be the home of a remarkable recursive set of miniature counterparts of C. H. wearing similar headgear and ranging down to microscopic size (more on this further down). These came into play in connection with an unusual nonlethal chemical attack consisting of a pink discoloring substance, possibly capable of mechanically immobilizing an enemy and apparently emitted by C. H. himself through glandular means. C. H. also possesses a wheeled vehicle of his own equipped with dexterous manipulator arms.
Reports from Agent FISHBOWL indicated that C. H. possesed skills that could be useful in a wide range of battlefield and intelligence applications including counterinsurgency, psywar and infiltration, either for us or for a hostile party. Recruiting C. H. was top priority; failing that, attempts were to be made to neutralize him or at least make further determinations of threat level.
C. H. was, unfortunately, completely uncooperative when we first attempted contact. Referring to our agents as "tinpot Yertles" and "Once-ler's men", he cut off further conversation. HAVE CAT then progressed to phase 2, neutralization. This was also completely unsuccessful, owing to an unexpected counterattack in the form of a whirlwind-like atmospheric disturbance, apparently emanating from the invisibly small hat of the terminal member of the recursive tower of miniatures.
Two weeks later, however, HAVE CAT acquired an unexpected windfall in the form of contact information apparently phoned in by C. H. for an individual working at a traveling circus, real name still unknown, given codename ZOO. ZOO displays a remarkable deference to authority figures and charismatic persuaders, having actually once attempted to convince officials at a city zoo to incarcerate him (the origin of his codename) and instead chosen a performing career at the forceful insistence of two small children.
ZOO's physical powers, however, are if anything in excess of C. H.'s. He presents as another large felinoid, this one a quadruped similar to a panther or leopard. ZOO, however, is covered not with ordinary spots but with active chromatophores capable of changing color, and of detaching from ZOO's body and moving independently from him under conscious direction. These chromatophores are additionally capable of flight by unknown means, adherence to chosen objects, changes in size, mass and number, fusion into a single object and multiplication without apparent limit. A wide variety of applications will be immediately apparent.
C. H.'s sole comment upon leading us to ZOO was: "I do this as a favor to him. He seems more your type and it pays better than show biz."