Contained Anomaly: CTA-005
Object Class: Amicus
Containment Procedures: CTA-005 is permanently in a comatose state and contained in a facility within a standard cell which is cleaned every week. Any change in his comatose state is to be reported to the closest available personnel. In the event of CTA-005's death, it has to be confirmed by three or more medical staff and double-checked by medical equipment. Once undeniably confirmed CTA-005's body is to be burned.
Any irregularities in CTA-005’s blood pressure, heartbeat or general health is to be immediately met with injection of liquids to keep CTA-005 in their comatose state. Site personnel is to be informed of any irregularities.
Description: CTA-005 is the designation for a 154 year old male who is believed to be suffering from the thought experiment commonly known as "Quantum Immortality." - The thought experiment proposes that, if the many worlds theory is true, a person would always find themselves (from their own point of view) conscious in a world where they survive, therefore giving the illusion of immortality to the subject, as they would survive all attempts on their life, whether self inflicted, by change or any other nature.
CTA-005 was born under the name of "Elias Brown" in 18701, in England during the Victorian era. CTA-005 has denied to comment on any family, although it is believed he had at least one younger sister2. His family was "extremely" poor according to him and he lied about his age to join the british army in mid 1886 and completed his training early 1887. His parents had passed away by 1893 although he was serving overseas and did not attend their funeral, claiming to not "have time" for it.
CTA-005 claims to have served in World War I3 and taken many lives, then later in World War Two where he was given an honourable discharge, aged 75. The rest of his life was unremarkable, although he recieved minor media attention the older he got. This was until 1959, aged 89, where he attempted to commit suicide by use of firearm, and upon discovering it didn't fire despite the bullets loaded, he continued to do so for ten minutes afterwards.
He posted this story to a local newspaper where it then came to the attention of a CTA Corporation personnel who asked him to demonstrate4, upon CTA-005 proving his ability. It was reported to the CTA Corporation and he was contained with a cover story implemented about his death, and media supression of any later reporting relating to him.
CTA-005 was kept in containment and attempts on his life were made, all proving futile as attempts to keep CTA-005's body "healthy"5, till the theory of Quantum immortality was introduced to the scientific community in 1987, by that time CTA-005 was aged 117 was reportedly in constant pain. The choice was made to place him in a comatose state, which proved successful.
Addendum 005-A: List of attempts to kill CTA-005, includes cross testing of anomalies.| Method | Attempt number | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Pistol fired by personnel. | Five times. | Pistol did not fire or missed. |
| Flamethrower | One time. | Did not work when pointed in direction of CTA-005. |
| Personnel attempts to stab CTA-005 using a knife | Five seperate times. | The knife penetrated CTA-005 but did not prove fatal |
| Thrown into pool tied to stone slab | Once. | Was swallowed by a whale and survived in their stomach |
| Burned at the stake | Twice. | Fire did not catch or travelled in the opposite direction resulting in the death of multiple personnel |
| Bombed on small empty island | Twice | All bombs narrowly missed, did not explode or exploded while falling |
| Strangled by personnel | Once. | Personnel suffered a fatal heart attack while strangling and passed away |
| Given as an "offering" to CTA-018 | Once. | CTA-018 did not attempt to attack CTA-005 |
| Placed in CTA-088 then taken out | Once. | No affect. |
| Placed in CF-OBJ-05 during a CTA-438 event | Once. | CTA-438 paid no attention |
| Placed in same room as CTA-762 during a CTA-040 event | Once | After CTA-762 failed to convince CTA-005 to go outside, CTA-762 attacked and heavily injured CTA-005 for the remainder of the CTA-040 event. Despite this, CTA-005 was alive by the end and recovered. |
Closing statement:
It's pretty clear CTA-005 will not die, all further testing placed on hold with CTA-005 returning to their comatose state (hopefully) indefinitely.
- Doctor ████ ██████.