SDS-033 "Abyssal Connection"
| Item#: SDS-033⠀ | Clearance Level 3: Confidential |
| Containment Class: Alyph | Disruption Class: 3/Moderate |
| Risk Class: 4/Danger |
Special Defensive Safeguards
Infected individuals are to be executed in a safe, sterile location and then incinorated. Collections of Abyssal Fluid are to be immediately disposed of in a standard issue biological contagion disposal unit.
Description
SDS-033, Referred to as the "Abyssal Connection" is an extrasolar anomaly which has contaminated much of the known galaxy, including human worlds. SDS-033 is a somewhat mobile dark-orange liquid produced by an extrasolar civilisation known as the "Abyssal Enclave"'s leader, the Abyssal Motherorganism, via natural secretions from parts of its body. SDS-033 can either be found discarded in small puddles on various planets or by engaging a infected individual, as they can secrete the fluid in some kind of 'burst'. If ingested it rewrites the brain and consciousness of the victim to be joined to the hivemind of the Abyssal Enclave's motherorganism. There is no way to reverse this, and the infected individual will begin doing "intelligence operations" to serve the Abyssal Enclave.
SDS-033 is generally safe to touch for brief periods as long as it is washed off, as it is somewhat mobile and capable of making its way into a organism's body, which if successful will first be visible in the victim's veins, which will become noticeably darkened as SDS-033 spreads throughout the body, leading to increased anxiety and reaction time until full neurological override occurs, assimilating the victim to the hivemind. Luckily, SDS-033 is fairly easy to dispose of and is fairly sensitive to disposal methods, as long as it has not been allowed to infect an individual.
