Fiction:Pareidolia/Subject 18

Subject: 18, nicknamed The Thinker by personnel

Class: 3 - Subject must be contained at all times with minimal interaction.

Containment Procedure
Subject 18 must be kept in a 6m x 6m x 6m chamber at all times. The chamber door must remain closed at all times. No less than four personnel are allowed in the chamber at one time. Eye contact must not be made with Subject 18, regarding an unpleasant reaction from Subject 18. Personnel are required to wear opaque visors to keep minimal interaction with Subject 18.

Description
Subject 18 is, by first impression, a stone grey sculpture strongly resembling the human sculpture 'The Thinker'. Instead of a well-toned human male, the sculpture is highly androgynous with hollow eye sockets. Subject 18 is inanimate at all times.

However it is evident that eye contact with the hollow eyes of Subject 18 is to be avoided at all costs. Prolonged eye contact with Subject 18 results the victim becoming a catatonic state and an unexplained loss of eyeballs. Subject 18 gains a set of eyes and is able to see. More prolonged exposure to Subject 18 will eventually result in the animation of Subject 18, also resulting in numerous fatalities. Subject 18 takes the qualities of its victims, removing it of its androgynous human form into a unique structure. It is recommended to have four personnel of completely different qualities in order to render Subject 18's assimilation useless.

Subject 18 consistently seems to produce sound however, at a very low frequency. It is shown that the more parts it assimilates the higher this frequency becomes until it forms language. When animate, Subject 18 is extremely hostile and has breached containment once. Freezing Subject 18 to near sub-zero temperatures has proven effective - chiseling the assimilated body parts from the main statue will reset the statue's state of being.

Addendum: Subject 18-1
Subject 18 has escaped containment breach for approximately 3 hours. 168 personnel are dead and Subject 18 has been cornered with little compromise for survival.

Dr. ****** - Can you speak?

(No communication from Subject 18)

Dr. ****** - ...Where are you from?

Subject 18 - ...Beyond.

(Small pause of silence)

Dr. ****** - ...Why are you here?

Subject 18 - Free.

Dr. ****** - Free?

Subject 18 - One.

Dr. ****** - Free One?

Subject 18 - Subject.

Dr. ****** - Free One Subject? What subject?

Subject 18 - Subjugate.

Dr. ****** - ...Excuse me?

Subject 18 - One.

Dr. ****** - Free...subjugate...subject...one...

(Transmission cuts)