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a later time.
Update: Flair documents have been added. These are like the Clue files, and you
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Documents about the building of the school.
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[IMAGE: A floorplan of the school and a work order]
Issued by: Cabinet MAC SCHMIND
Official works acceptance Document
Project No. 503
Building receiving the public
Private high school
FINANCIERS:
Mr. Leonard FRIEDMAN
Mr. Herbert FRIEDMAN
PRIME CONTRACTOR: MAC SCHMIND Associates
ARCHITECT: Richard MAC SCHMIND
Date of acceptance of the works: October 1899
Date works commenced: January 1902
Description of the service:
Function:
High School,
Set of a number of buildings consisting of:
a main building with classrooms
and administrative rooms, a library, a gymnasium,
a dormitory, a double dining hall, a theater,
a sick bay and different practical work rooms.
[IMAGE: Notes and pictures of the Mortifilia plant]
The Mortifilia comes in the form of ciphers.
Classification appears difficult. This endemic
plant allows microscopic buds to appear, which do
not appear destined to form a new plant but to
possibly generate other leaves
(for closer examination).
The parasites and spider-like appearance explain
its capacity to propagate in an excessive manner.
Hypothesis verified by the presence of an oversized
sucker ensuring proliferation.
Detailed examination of the buds: the bud shows
a stupefying germinative power. Hundreds of lines
at the neck confirm that the species has phenomenal
longevity.
Cutting the xylems: the ducts are completely dry,
no trace of humidity. How are these chlorophyll cells
irrigated?
The black substance released comes from glands
located on the root; it is poisonous to its biological
environment.
During a darkness - light - darkness sequence,
variations in dioxygen concentration are observed,
whether DCPIP is present or not. The plant is
particularly sensitive to exposure: it fears the light!
This plant transgresses the rules of phytology.
Molecular analyses show genetic associations
that enable the Mortifilia to be defined as a
non-recombinant isolat at the genetic level;
this means that it does not have a sexual process
for exchanging genetic material, but a parasexual
one. I attempted to experiment during which a
transient diploid node was formed. In this node,
mitotic cross-over was produced at low frequency.
The diploid node then self-haploided through the
loss of chromosomes Using this system, two distinct
species could exchange genetic material.
Conclusion:
It is certain that the Mortifilia possesses abnormal
properties. Notwithstanding its incredible
longevity, the plant is particularly receptive to
crossbreeding. Research must be continued and
the genotype of these cells must be examined
in detail.
The Leafmore high school is, once again, at the
heart of the controversy. In effect, Greg Anderson,
a second-year student, disappeared on Monday
night. It was after classes that his friends in the
dormitory notified his absence. He had gone to the
sick bay after feeling unwell and it was there that he
was seen for the last time.
Another student disappears!
The list of disappearances from Leafmore
has got even longer, with a new victim, Tom Maheust.
The police have no real clues at this date and a lot of
parents have decided to change their children from the
school. In 5 years no less than twelve students and no
trace has been found.
The Leafmore affair: the police react
New measures have been taken by the police in the
"Leafmore disappearances" affair. After the
disappearance of a sixteenth student, Richard Craig,
last Thrusday.
Controversy at Leafmore
"But what are the police doing? When will they order
the closing of this school?" said Mr. Flynt when coming
out of police headquarters, after the disappearance of
his son, Harry.
The answer was not long coming. The principal of the
establishment, Mr. Friedman, came this morning to
meet journalists: "It seems that the furious lunatic
wreaking havoc on our premises is only interested
in the students staying in the dormitory. We have,
therefore, by agreement with the forces of law and
order, closed access until order returns.
Closure of the Leafmore dormitory
Three years after the last disappearances at
Leafmore, none of which have been solved, Herbert
Friedman, principal of the high school, officially
announced that everything was back to normal.
"Although the perpetrator of these crimes is still loose,
It seems that the closing of the dormitory calmed the
ardor of the mental patient responsible for these
disappearances".
Letter from Wickson to Herbert
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[IMAGE: An old letter]
My dear Herbert,
I am writing to you in secret.
Leonard would leave me if he knew I was
meddling in his work.
You are his twin brother and sometimes
it seems to me that you understand him better
than I. That is why I would like
you to speak to him.
We quarreled last night.
He is completely obsessed with his research
and I fear he will go too far.
He wants to attempt the experiment on himself,
I am certain. You know him, he is capable of it.
That would be foolish, the subjects treated are
only stable after three weeks.
There may be secondary effects
that appear much later.
Letter from Walt Kerridan
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[IMAGE: An old letter]
Dear Leonard and Herbert,
I am writing to you as your friend. I have just
come out of the Seattle conference where your
book "Eternal life is possible" had an explosive
effect.
Your discoveries totally contradict the theories of
Dr. Leon Korsenberg and I expect an unfavorable
reaction from the council. You have virulent
detractors who fear that your research is immoral
and casts a slur on the entire scientific community.
I have analyzed the file. Your theory certainly
goes against the first law of medical ethics. You
understand that without the support of a
reputation, it will have no other destiny than
sinking into oblivion. And, sadly, I do not have
sufficient weight to prevent that.
You may find salvation outside the scientific
community, you know. I fear that sanctions may
even be taken against you and I cannot advise you
strongly enough to locate your work in a safe place.
The community is in mourning at the death of
Leonard FRIEDMAN. More than a citizen, the city
has lost a brilliant, conscientious and dynamic
researcher. Leonard worked to advance the work
of the brotherhood, not recoiling from any obstacle.
The scientific community, despite its differences with
the duo, admitted that "He was among those who
could have helped us advance in giant steps".
As all the events surrounding this unusual family, the
death of Leonard Friedman remains enigmatic.
Although a good pilot, Leonard lost control of his
craft before crashing into the sea. His twin brother
Herbert, the only escapee from this terrible accident,
was rescued from the open sea off Long Island.
[IMAGE: A journal and several photos spread across a desk]
The vegetation is really very strange, particularly
the trees. Two more porters have disappeared and
we have discovered a slashed corpse. The natives are
frightened and want to leave the island. Yet, I think
we are reaching our goal.
The flora is evolving in parallel with our progress,
which is difficult, both physically and morally.
Bizarrely, the fauna is becoming rarified, the
atmosphere leaden, the silence heavy.
The specimens found here and the geology show
that this island was cut off from the world and has
followed a parallel ecological development for three
thousand years.
But this period of time would not be sufficient to
cause such brutal changes. That would need millions
of years. Something has accelerated the evolution of
the species and this ecosystem. I want to find out
what it was.
We have a trail: black putrefying matter, which
appears overnight on the vegetation, appears to be
more and more prevalent as we progress northwards.
Traces indicate that this may come from a tubercular
plant. Tomorrow, we must reach the volcanic peak.
The soil is light in this part of the island, which should
facilitate our analyses of the sub-soil.
[IMAGE: A scattered file on Leonard - Pictures included]
January 18, 1903
Leonard seems to have handled the treatment
reasonably well. No special symptoms.
March 24, 1903
After a few days his skin is covered with melanoma.
The tumors are not metastasizing very much, but
their large number is causing a worsening in his
general condition.
March 30, 1903
The hypersensitivity of the skin to UV radiation and
the first lesions resulting from this are similar to
Xeroderma Pigmentosum, an inherited illness. This
illness is due to a mutation of the gene that protects
against skin cancers. But, in theory, this illness is
hereditary.
April 18, 1903
Henceforth, Leonard will protect himself from the
sun, but the damage is done. The light rays have
caused an acute reaction in the Mortifilia gene inserted
into his system. We did not forsee this, because our
previous guinea pigs remained in their cages. At present
the entire surface of Leonard's skin is suffering profound
mutations.
May 25, 1903
The mutations appear to have slowed down. They are,
however, spectacular, and I ask myself how he can
survive in this condition. The wounds have transformed
into scabs that look as though they will remain, like the
bark of a tree. The damage to his skeleton and his
metabolism appear irreversible. His temporal lobes and
his upper members are the most affected parts.
June 30, 1904
His condition has stabilized. His mental condition
concerns me as much as the appearance he has taken on,
if human appearance can still be spoken of in his case.
The only hope to cure him now is to have new guinea
pigs who have suffered in the same way, in order to test a
therapy aimed at eradicating the gene and returning the
subject to his initial condition.
September 24, 1926
This research is very long. I will not live long enough to
achieve my goal. Unless I inject myself with the treatment
and remain in the shadows until the serum is discovered.
Expulsion from the scientific community
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[IMAGE: An old professional looking letter]
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY OF THE CONGRESS
Dear Sirs,
Following the conference in Seattle, where
your publications and particularly your work entitled
"Eternal life is possible" were the subject of much
discussions, the experts examined your research...
As it was generally accepted that the use of your
knowledge cannot be controlled, nor can the
ecological, social and ethical consequences of your
discoveries in the field of life be measured, we had to
reach a decision on the maintenance, or not, of the
research budgets.
What safeguard can be imposed against the eugenic
temptation foreseen by your hypotheses? Sacrificing
the enrichment of breeding for the benefit of an
artificial and very certainly contagious life cannot
receive our support.
The contribution of your work to the knowledge of
individual characteristics is one thing, but modifying
the transmission of these characteristic by such
inhuman means is another.
As a consequence, the Office of Technology of
Congress, in agreement with the international scientific
commission has issued a report ruling on your expulsion,
for life, from this community. We will be required to
legislate on the archiving or destruction of your
research on cellular prolongation.
In conclusion, no assistance will be allocated to you;
your equipment and all your work will be confiscated
and re-sold. Sworn State agents will arrive on
8th October to seal up the premises.
As regards Leafmore High school, a commission
will decide on the necessity of closing it or not.
[IMAGE: This is a - Cutscene - showing off an old scrapbook]
It's December 2nd 1969.
My name is Alan Gardner and this is my diary...
26! I have now counter 26 cases of missing persons connected with the school.
Strange that the police have never come up with anything about it...
Our school was founded in 1902 by twin brothers Herbert and Leonard Friedman.
Herbert is still our principal.
That would mean he's at least a hundred years old!
I just found their birth certificates.
Judging by that date, they...
How have they stayed so young for so long?!
I found this photo of a woman with
Herbert... or Leonard.
She looks a lot like Ms. Wickson.
According to this marriage certificate, Ms. Wickson
and Leonard got married in 1885.
Leonard was last seen in 1921.
He supposedly died in a plane crash,
but they never found his body, or even the plane...
I found some articles about the Friedman brothers
and their experiments,
said to be so original that they "went beyond
human morality".
In 1890, they went on an expedition to
Africa to find medicinal plants.
They stayed for six months and brought back a
large number of hitherto unkown varieties.
One strange speciment, Mortifilia, became
the basic subject of their research.
I have discovered horrible photos of disfigured
people in his office...
I absolutely must find his lab.
Underneath the high school! In the basement!
I managed to follow him unnoticed through the
garden to the basement of their house.
I searched the lab and according to Friedman's notes,
the antiaging serum has yet to be perfected.
The photos of half-human creatures bear
witness to the failed attempts.
Prolonged exposure to the sun results in mutation.
There is also a big door in one room,
I don't know what's behind it, but I think
I understand how to open it.
There is a mechanism with the little statues,
I've seen three of them around the library and
one in the gardens.
Tomorrow I'll go and try to see what's going on
behind that door...
[IMAGE: Drawings of the Mortifilia and some mutants]
Post-treatment mutations.
Type 1: Generalized melanomic attack
Prolonged exposure to UV creates micro-cancers
in every individual, combated by the cells using
specific proteins. The treatment stops the creation
of these proteins. The subject therefore develops
numerous skin cancers. These cancers revive the
inert mutagenous properties of the treatment. The
cancer becomes general and often gives rise to
type 2,3 and 4 mutations.
Type 2: Polytrophy of the members
Very frequent, this mutation causes hypertrophy
in the subject or hypertrophy in one of its members.
It manifests itself in the over-development of the
arms, of only some phalanxes, the tongue, etc.
The hypertrophy is sometimes generalized and
causes wounds that are often gangrenous.
Type 3: displacement of the central nervous system
The nervous system is relieved and then replaced
by a hybrid nervous system. The symptom is spectacular,
as the head is neglected to benefit other organs. It is
often lost by the subject after long days left without
bloodflow.
Type 4: merging
In a non-sterile environment, the subject somtimes
comes into contact with foreign bodies. On occasion,
these bodies (fly, ameba) have merged with the
subject. The results are very variable. Sometimes
very little of the original individual can be recognized.
The result of the free sale of "energy drinks" is an
acceleration in the nerve exchanges between the brain
and the muscles and an increase in intellectual
performance.
Be Aware:
That the absorption of "energy drinks"
causes addiction in the majority of consumers.
That this product also causes serious headaches
and intestinal pains in vulnerable persons.
For these reasons, we order that the sale and
consumption of "energy drinks" are prohibited in
all school establishments, effective today.
Any contravention will be punished by the law
in effect, on the same basis as for
drugs traffickers.
[IMAGE: An open notebook on a table, with the names of several students
displayed. As well as days missed, their grades and a notation
on each student.]
[IMAGE: An open folder on a table, displaying Stans grade and file info.
The flavor text is different depending on which student sees this item]
Shannon: Stan's grades are really pretty sorry.
Ashley: Stan's a total bonehead.
Josh: Stan's grades really suck.
Stan: My school record!
Kenny: Stan's school record. Not brilliant.
[IMAGE: scattered reports on failed test subjects]
Subject 22 - February 17
Age: 17 years
Rhesus: 0 negative
Preparation for test No. 1735:
Preparation in sterile conditions, for 50 hours at 37*C,
of 7.2 mg/ml of XGM and 100 mM of methylglioxak
prepared in a swab of phosphate 100 mM pH 7.8.
Exposure time to UV after injection of the agent:
72 hours
Waiting time before Injection of the treatment:
20 days
Pathology level:
Level 3 (metastatic)
Reaction to the treatment:
day 1:
General condition: stable pathology
Temperature: 33*C
day 2:
General condition: unstable pathology
Temperature: 38*C
day 3:
General condition: numerous hemorrhages
Temperature: 43*C
FAILURE: death of subject.
CONCLUSION:
In man, the apoptosis of pericytes induced by the
XGM is governed by the inducement of an oxidizing
stress. This stress must be controlled.
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0.4 ~ Version History
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1.0 - Initial Document created April 28, 2005
1.1 - Update April 4, 2006
- Flair Documents added
- Minor revisions
