Fiction:Pareidolia/Subject 23

Subject: Subject 23, sentient custard.

Class: 3

Containment procedure
Subject 23 must be diluted to a ratio no greater than 1:17 with pure H2O, and maintained at a constant temperature of 412 degrees Fahrenheit. The subject is to be contained within a 1x1x1 metre airtight enclosure. Only authorised personnel are permitted to access the consoles maintaining this state.

If containment procedure fails, an amorphous life form is required to contain the subject. It should be noted that this life form is at high risk, and should take all possible efforts to avoid coming into direct contact with subject 23.

Description
Subject 23 takes the form of a puddle of vanilla flavoured custard. Physically, it is noted as being able to manipulate its amorphous form to move, in a fashion similar to an amoeba. It is also capable of producing a low rumbling sound, although the origin of this sound is unknown. Reports have been received of containment personnel attempting to communicate with subject 23, claiming to hear it speaking to them. Observers listening via electronic communications are unable to hear anything, indicating telepathic ability. This effect has been shown to decrease when the subject's form is separated.

Containment personnel assigned to the original containment test reported loss of senses, significant pain in the central nervous system, and spasms in the respiratory and circulatory systems before dying. Post-mortem analysis of the corpses indicated that the victims' nerves and blood vessels had all spontaneously erupted at the same moment. The second attempt at containment was met with similar failure. The containment team once again reported loss of senses and pain, before their bodies were completely inverted, causing their internal organs to appear on the outside of their bodies, while their skin formed the membranes of the various primary tracts of the body. These victims did not die from this process, and functioned normally until they were terminated. One member of the team, an amorphous life form, was unaffected.

The few individuals permitted to attempt a full conversation with the custard, and whom have retained their sanity and/or natural body structure, have reported the custard's communication to be like that of an infant. It is believed that the subject is in fact an infant, and its attacks on personnel were natural responses, not malicious attempts at causing harm.