**INCIDENT REPORT: NON-EUCLIDEAN OVERLAP & ASSET THEFT** **CLASSIFICATION:** RESTRICTED **DATE:** May 10, 2026 **LOCATION:** Sector 12a / Sector 12b (The "Vertical Corridor") **SUBJECTS:** Unit Gemini, Research Team "Delta", Survey Team "Echo" *** ### **I. GEOGRAPHICAL ANOMALY (THE VERTICAL SHAFT)** Survey Team "Echo" (Sector 12b) encountered a unique architectural deviation: a corridor with no ground-level exits, but a single window-like opening 18 feet up the sheer drywall face. * **The Climb:** Team Echo deployed an 18-foot tactical ladder. They successfully ascended into the upper shaft, leaving their Heavy Transport Cart (containing supplies and batteries) at the base of the ladder. ### **II. THE SPATIAL IMPOSSIBILITY (SECTOR 12a)** Simultaneously, Research Team "Delta" (Sector 12a) was exploring the room directly *behind* the wall Team Echo was climbing. * **The Physics Failure:** Team Delta's room had a ceiling height of 20 feet. In a Euclidean reality, Team Echo should have climbed *into* Team Delta's airspace. Instead, both teams occupied the same coordinate space but in different, overlapping rooms. ### **III. DISTRESS SIGNAL & ASSET DEPLOYMENT** **14:30 Hours:** Team Delta called a "Code Blue" distress signal regarding an "Unsettling mechanical noise" and visual distortion. **Action:** Unit Gemini, patrolling nearby, split up. * **Spec. Wulfsige** sprinted to Team Delta (12a). * **Spec. Luca** held position near the corridor junction. **14:35 Hours:** Team Echo (on the ladder) radioed in a panic: *"Contact! Someone is down there! They're taking the cart!"* ### **IV. THE INCIDENTS** **Team Delta (Wulfsige Response):** Wulfsige breached Sector 12a ready to engage. * **Finding:** False Alarm. A malfunctioning camcorder had triggered, playing back a distorted audio loop of a previous conversation. The "mechanical noise" was digital feedback. This fits the "Ghost Playback" phenomenon often seen in deep zones. **Team Echo (Luca Response):** Luca sprinted to the base of the 12b wall. * **Finding:** The Transport Cart was gone. Team Echo was stranded 18 feet up the wall. * **Olfactory Evidence:** Luca immediately identified the scent. *"It's him. The Deodorant Guy. The Threshold Intruder."* * **Observation:** The thief had silently approached while the team was climbing, hotwired the electric cart, and fled into the labyrinth. ### **V. THE PURSUIT & WITHDRAWAL** Both teams converged in the main corridor. The cart was confirmed stolen. * **The Decision:** Wulfsige and Luca picked up a strong, fresh trail of the "Wanderer." However, they were 9 miles deep in the Complex. Without the cart, they had no speed advantage. * **The Call:** Sr. Officer Miller aborted the pursuit. *"We cannot chase a motorized target on foot this deep. We risk getting stranded."* ### **VI. CONCLUSION & IMPLICATIONS** The retreat to the Threshold took three grueling hours on foot. **Strategic Assessment:** 1. **The "Wanderer" is Armed:** Not with weapons, but with logistics. They now possess an electric transport, extra batteries, and rations. Their range has tripled. 2. **Hostile Intent:** While they haven't attacked personnel, stealing a survival vehicle is an act of aggression. They are desperate. 3. **The Threat:** We are no longer alone in the deep zones. There is a rogue element with Aegis equipment moving freely through the facility. **End of Report.**