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In which a series of internal reports are excerpted
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Time of report: Thursday, November 6th, 19:35. 

The earthquake, which is estimated to be a 7.9 on the Richter scale, has done significant damage to the infrastructure.  Loss of life seems to have been quite light, but there are a significant number of routes that are no longer traversable..

 

... 376 vehicles of various makes and models are no longer responding to GPS, emergency shutdown commands, or their operators.  The rogue vehicles seem to prefer going 90+ MPH.  Even the firetrucks have managed to hit a maximum speed of 110 MPH.  They don't seem interested in damaging anything.  They're just racing around earthquake-struck San Diego, simply ramping off debris.  158 have escaped San Diego, and have significant sections of highways and interstates  shut down pending their capture.

 

... initial hopes were that the vehicles would simply run out of gas.  However, phone contact with the firemen inside of Truck 319 reports that the gauge has 'not budged an inch' since she lost control of the truck...

 

... direct teleportation via the various teleportation networks is unlikely to be a solution, as the victims are simply moving too fast for the systems tried so far to safely lock on to them ...

 

... we've met with mixed success containing the menagerie monsters.  We have a warehouse commandeered for the use.  Treating them like parrots seems to work, if they don't see people they don't seem to murder people yet...

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Time of report: Friday, November 7th, 13:19.

... it appears that there's at least one non-trivial dungeon in addition to Menagerie and Carnapper.  It's not currently clear what its method of abduction is, but it appears that bystanders are hypnotized or otherwise rendered docile until broken out of their trance, a process that takes ten to twenty-five minutes to complete.  Abductees seem to vanish into nothingness, which had been overlooked due to degraded cell service and the other ongoing crises ...

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Time of report: Thursday, November 6th, 21:35.

... following the first successful intact capture by Pinion and Sinkhole, it was revealed that the cause of the behavior of the motor vehicles in question is a technological-appearing dungeon monster permanently welded into the undercarriage of the affected vehicles.  See Photos 6 through 11, attached to this report.  Destruction of the so-called Carnappers causes the erratic behavior of affected cars to cease, but also causes them to lose control.  It seems that while attached, Carnappers permit their hosts to navigate with physically-impossible control and traction.  Therefore, Carnapper monster destruction should only be attempted if there is a plan for handling the logical consequences of a vehicle traveling at incredibly high speeds...

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Time of report: Friday, November 7th, 01:22.

Be aware that the Carnapper monsters are capable of laying in wait.  Stopping them is insufficient, the monsters need to be destroyed or the vehicle crippled.  If preventative measures are not taken, they 'charge up' and take off again.  Acceleration during the takeoff phase hasn't been tested extensively, but it's estimated that they could hit sixty miles an hour within three seconds...

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Time of report: Friday, November 7th, 14:51.

... Agent Gutierrez's bodycam showed her engaging in conversation with a person wearing a DRT-standard balaclava and what appeared at first glance to be a DRT uniform with several errors(see attached marked-up photo).  The person never spoke, but Agent Gutierrez seemed to act as though they were having a conversation.  Agent Gutierrez initially seemed to be taken in by the ruse, but acted more and more suspicious.  After four minutes of conversation Agent Gutierrez, speaking as though she were refusing orders, began to call in.  When she did, the person raised a rectangular device and pointed it at her.  It blew fine particulate at her.  According to the bodycam footage, she stood in that position for several hours and had two near-misses with Carnapped vehicles.  Current working theory is that it's some type of psychoactive dust...

An esper with the ability to protect people from fine particulates would be extremely useful as facial coverings have proven extremely unpopular with civilians in the area.  Indeed, reports from several squads indicate that many civilians are unwilling to accompany anyone wearing a mask.  Reports of abductions have circulated but were initially brushed off as hysteria, gas leaks, or hallucinations...

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Time of report: Thursday, November 6th, 21:11

Following a consultation with Causal Web, it was determined that the Carnapper portal was on a stretch of highway 805.  See attachment for details.  Following a drone-and-motorcycle search team, the portal was found on 805 northbound in an underpass.  It's accessible but not consistently so, given the number of vehicles currently racing around the highway.  Entering the portal is reasonably safe, for a dungeon; exiting the portal is low-risk high-stakes, given that a vehicle may be unreasonably nearby with little warning.

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Time of report: Friday, November 7th, 22:56

... Causal Web was able to confirm that Menagerie's portal location was in San Diego Bay, but was unable to narrow it down past this point.  It was looking quite likely to be an aquatic dungeon but confirming it was within the bay was useful.  Search teams have been unable to locate the portal as yet.  Watershed is on tap for...

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Time of report: Saturday, November 8th, 08:56

... Watershed was able to locate Menagerie's portal inside of a shipwreck(see map and footage attached) with a minimum of fuss.  There were several other monsters located(see map attached) and intercepted thanks to her ability.  The USMC have provided equipment and diving instructors capable of permitting even an untrained esper to reach the portal without issue.  The nearby training facility...

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Time of report: Saturday, November 8th, 11:31

... despite the overall lack of distinguishing marks bar a sideways T(see attached photos), the vans are identifiable by their lack of identifying marks, the fact that the front door handles are completely inoperable, and the way they're abandoned haphazardly on the side of the road.  It's not clear where they're appearing from, and at this point dungeon teleportation is the current most popular theory...

 

... the DRT imposters appear to be associated with the Black Van phenomenon.  Their clothing appears to actually be part of the monster itself, and their mouths appear purely decorative.  Their lips do not open, being completely incapable of doing so.  Due to risk of psychic contamination, interrogations have yet to take place.

Each monster carries a rectangular box filled with the presumed-psychoactive dust contained in Agent Gutierrez's report.  Due to the rarity of dunmats, it has been sent for analysis rather than in-situ volunteer testing, as one agent suggested.  The button on the back of the box is pressed, and the dust is shot out of the front.  Further testing is pending...

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