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Report No: SW-180721-001250724

Location: Tampa, FL

Agents:

Summary:

W-Cell was activated to investigate a vandalized Tampa residence bearing an anomalous sigil apparently etched in blood. Family reports escalating nocturnal phenomena. Agents conducted site reconnaissance, interviewed principals, and secured the location for overnight surveillance following evacuation of civilians.

Operation Report:

Briefing (Holiday Inn, 1100):
- Handler “John Barrett” presented local news image of sigil carved into Bernier front door.
- Dossier provided on residents: Timothy Bernier (owner), wife Evelyn (ex-dispatcher, TPD), children Chad (16) & Catherine (10, deaf).
- Objective: identify perpetrator, prevent further manifestations, sanitize mark.
Preparation / Approach:
- Agents adopted FBI cover identities; obtained forged credentials and surveillance gear.
- All four drove separately to allow discreet transport of equipment and restricted weapons.
Site Reconnaissance (1500-1630):
- Property: two-story modern home, high walled yard, consumer CCTV with blind spots.
- Door examination: medium-hard exotic wood; scoring consistent with claw/horn, not edged steel. Residual oxidized blood-like organic matter in cuts.
- Exterior access: second-story roof slope affords clandestine entry to children’s windows.
Resident Interviews:
- Tim Bernier: no threats received; suspects adolescent prank. Ex-wife Sarah Garrison (divorced 2012 for child abuse) legally barred from contact.
- Evelyn Bernier: reports nightly upstairs footsteps since vandalism; attempted symbol search unsuccessful.
- CCTV review: gradual appearance of sigil over several minutes with video distortion; no intruder visible.
Interior Sweep:
- Attic and second floor searched; no physical intruder or hideaway detected.
- Security blind spots noted; plan formed to augment with thermal/IR cameras.
Background Check (remote):
- Sarah Garrison located at Rose Hill Apts., Chicago; months in arrears, terminated convenience-store employment two months prior; landlord notes extreme weight loss and jaundice.
Child Interviews (after school, 1630-1730):
- Chad: twice observed light under sister’s door late at night following incident.
- Catherine (via ASL with father interpreting): visits from “a shadow named Sweetness”; entity speaks kindly, promises to take her “home.” Initial encounter frightened her; subsequent nightly play reported. Crayon drawings of shadow figure recovered.
Action with Civilians:
- Agents advised family to vacate; Berniers departed for weekend trip (Disney World) at 1800, relinquishing house key.
Securing the Site (evening):
- Blair & Gavin procured additional visible/IR/thermal cameras and area lighting.
- Darnell & Alexandro installed interior and exterior sensors; documented Catherine’s room drawings; brief momentary shadow anomaly observed by Plowman (no visual confirmation).
- Overnight watch plan established; agents to occupy separate rooms, primary focus on Catherine’s bedroom and front entry.

Analysis and Recommendations:

Phenomenon Profile: Gradual self-manifesting sigil and child-centric shadow entity suggest Class-III incorporeal predator with grooming behavior. Linguistic choice “Sweetness” may reference SCP-1518/MAJ-27 folklore (see Op HELIOTROPE) wherein entities lure juveniles “home” before disappearance.
Potential Vector: Ex-wife’s decline, religious aberrations, and prior abuse align with traditional cultic “family bond” conduits. High probability that Garrison initiated or hosts carrier memetic pattern; recommend immediate surveillance of Chicago residence and financial freeze to restrict travel.
Site Containment:
- Maintain 24-hour surveillance through Sunday; capture full spectral data.
- Prepare Class-D incinerant and silver mesh netting if entity materializes.
- If sigil regenerates, employ accelerated sanding/acrylic sealant followed by bleach-ammonia flush (per ARCHWAY protocol) to disrupt locus.
Family Handling:
- Psychological monitoring of Catherine required; entity influence may persist remotely. Arrange covert Child Services mental-health referral post-operation.
- Disinformation plan: attribute vandalism to local extremist graffiti; coordinate with TPD to close file.
Further Action for A-Cell:
- Cross-reference symbol with archives PRAETOR and GATE-C: ensure not derivative of Karotechia residuals in Gulf Coast.
- Authorize Q-Cell to evaluate Rose Hill Apartments, Chicago, for secondary locus and possible host termination.
- Contingency: if W-Cell fails to neutralize entity, escalate to M-Force burn team; property destruction acceptable under natural-gas leak cover.

Session Notes

Scenario Setup
- One-shot Delta Green adventure titled “Sweetness” run by Handler John Barrett (alias “John”) for W-Cell.
- Date set to Monday, 16 July 2018; operation located in Tampa, FL.
- Players choose pre-generated agents:
  - Alexandro Damiani – ex-Marine, brilliant tinkerer, possesses an RPG-7 and grenades.
  - Blair Naugle – 27-year-old State Department program manager, extreme athlete, controls a large discretionary budget.
  - Darnell Plowman – exhausted ER surgeon from Baltimore, carries an emergency medical bag and morphine.
  - Gavin Mastropietro – electronics engineer and mathematician, skilled with surveillance gear.
- Cell adopts code-names starting with “W” (undeclared in play so far).
- Agents permitted to reallocate one skill and add 1d10 to three others; they acquire fake FBI credentials and burner phones before travel.
Briefing at Holiday Inn Seminar
- Agents meet Barrett at a Tampa Holiday Inn posing as attendees of a real-estate seminar.
- Barrett presents a slide of a yellow front door vandalized with a bloody carved sigil (oblong shape with parallel slashes and an inner circle).
- Target family: Timothy Bernier, wife Evelyn (née Moore) Bernier, children Chad (16) and Catherine (10, deaf).
- Local police performed only cursory investigation; symbol origin unknown to them.
- Objectives: identify perpetrator, prevent further markings, and eliminate unnatural threat if present.
- Barrett supplies dossier with basic personal data and home address 3591 North Ridge Avenue, hands over a contact phone number, and leaves.
Logistics and Travel
- All agents choose to drive to Tampa, bringing questionable equipment:
  - Alexandro transports RPG-7 and M67 grenades locked in his vehicle.
  - Gavin outfits himself with covert audio/video recording devices.
  - Blair plans to siphon discretionary funds for gear purchases.
- Group notes Bernier home is behind a walled gate with visible but incomplete security-camera coverage.
First Visit to the Bernier Residence
- Weather: hot, humid July afternoon.
- Gate intercom answered by Tim Bernier (black male, late-40s/early-50s, computer-chip engineer, fitness-minded).
- Agents enter; door carving inspected:
  - Medium-hard exotic wood door (rosewood) painted yellow; replacement pending.
  - Forensics (Darnell 50%) → cuts made by horn or claw, not a knife; shallow depth; dark residue (blood mixed with unknown organic matter) still in grooves.
- House interior: modern open floor plan; security laptop footage reviewed:
  - Video shows no intruder; sigil segments appear gradually amid static over several minutes; door seems to “bleed”.
  - Sand checks: two agents lose 1 SAN for viewing unsettling footage.
Family Background and Interview
- Evelyn Bernier (white female, early-40s, former Tampa PD dispatcher) joins meeting; expresses fear, reports nighttime noises upstairs since incident.
- Tim’s history:
  - B.S. Caltech; career in California (~10 yrs), Chicago (~15 yrs), Tampa (since 2012).
  - Ex-wife Sarah Garrison (former Chicago police officer) divorced 2012; legally barred from contacting children due to abuse (cutting, burning, occult prayers).
- Agents learn police colleagues found no match for sigil; Evelyn’s own searches fruitless.
Security Findings
- Alertness (Darnell) → identifies blind spots in exterior camera layout; front door is covered but other approaches are not.
- Gavin receives door footage copy for deeper analysis and plans camera upgrades.
Interviews with Children (Second Visit)
- Late afternoon: children introduced.
  - Catherine: small, deaf, communicates via ASL; offers friendly smile.
  - Chad: tall, bored 16-year-old, reluctant communicator.
- Chad’s account:
  - Believes vandalism is school prank targeting him.
  - Twice (Sunday and Tuesday) returned home ~10:15 PM, heard movement, saw light under Catherine’s door.
- Catherine’s revelations via Tim’s translation:
  - Since the sigil night, a shadow entity called “Sweetness” appears in her room.
  - Sweetness is “nice,” speaks kindly, plays with her nightly, wants to “bring her home” (destination unknown).
  - Catherine initially frightened; now considers it a friend.
  - Sketches show a shadowy silhouette with glowing eyes.
- Tim deeply alarmed; decides to remove family from house for the weekend.
Family Evacuation Plan
- Tim gives agents house key; family will leave for Disney World within 30 minutes, returning Sunday evening.
- Agents arrange:
  - Blair and Gavin to purchase additional cameras (including thermal/infra-red) and floodlights to cover blind spots and interior.
  - Remaining agents to stay on site overnight for surveillance (sleep assignments pending).
Research on Sarah Garrison
- Search (Alexandro 30%) succeeds:
  - Sarah Garrison: former Chicago PD officer; resides Rose Hill Apartments, 2399 N Clark St, Apt 311; rent chronically late.
  - Employment: convenience-store clerk; fired two months earlier.
  - Landlord describes her as extremely thin, jaundiced, ill-appearing, seldom seen, months behind on rent, pending eviction.
- Gavin confirms termination via store manager.
Session Conclusion
- Bernier family departs; agents secure house with key.
- Equipment acquisition ongoing; plan to install enhanced surveillance, maintain overnight watch, and investigate shadow phenomenon.
- Session ends with investigators preparing for first night alone in the Bernier residence.

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