File ID: KAC-782
Designation: "Han's Shoes"
Threat Level: Category 1 (Localized Threat)
Status: Contained
Discovering Officer: Researcher 981
World of Origin: Earth
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[DESCRIPTION]
KAC-782 is a pair of worn, red leather shoes of unknown brand and age with its stitching pattern matching no known manufacturer. Despite heavy wear, the shoes never fully decompose, even when subjected to rot, fire, or chemical breakdown.
KAC-782 becomes active when worn by any sentient being. Once both shoes are fully secured onto the feet, the wearer loses all voluntary control over movement. The shoes force continuous walking or running, regardless of terrain, injury, exhaustion, or personal will. Removal becomes physically impossible without amputation or KAC intervention.
Individuals compelled by KAC-782 will:
- Walk until muscle failure, dehydration, or cardiac arrest.
- Continue moving even with broken bones, bleeding, or hypothermia.
- Show no response to verbal communication.
- Die upright, standing, or mid-stride—yet their legs may continue subtle movement post-mortem.
Autopsies reveal severe muscular tearing, stress fractures, heart overexertion, and blackened tissue along the soles as if frostbitten despite weather conditions.
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[BEHAVIOUR]
KAC-782 does not locomote independently. It must be willingly worn. However, witnesses describe a mild psychological compulsion to "try them on," especially among individuals feeling aimless, hopeless, or stagnant in life.
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[CONTAINMENT ATTEMPT]
KAC-782 is stored in a sealed kinetic-stasis chamber at █████ isolated behind reinforced glass. The containment room must include:
- Pressure sensors to detect movement.
- Remote-operated steel arms for relocation or testing.
- Constant temperature at 4°C to reduce kinetic excitation.
Any individual exposed to KAC-782 must be restrained, sedated, and if necessary, undergo bilateral foot amputation to survive.
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[FINAL NEUTRALIZATION]
Neutralization pending.
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[NOTES BY Director Halvorsen]
"These shoes aren't malevolent in the way demons are. They don't hate you. They just don't let you stay still."
- Researcher 981
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[FILE END]