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In [[Dire Marsh]], a prototype [[Felini]] began digging straight into the mud outside [[Bio-Research]], burning out 13 meters down, which was noted to be more power than the system should have been able to output.<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Biosynthetic Pet Prototype: FELINI TROUBLESHOOTING</ref> | In [[Dire Marsh]], a prototype [[Felini]] began digging straight into the mud outside [[Bio-Research]], burning out 13 meters down, which was noted to be more power than the system should have been able to output.<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Biosynthetic Pet Prototype: FELINI TROUBLESHOOTING</ref> | ||
The Anomaly may have appeared in [[2827]]<ref name="cinematic">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbEnWLRo1s Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short]</ref> under the leadership of [[New Cascadia]] President [[Luca Caruso]] | The Anomaly may have appeared in [[2827]]<ref name="cinematic">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbEnWLRo1s Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short]</ref> under the leadership of [[New Cascadia]] President [[Luca Caruso]].<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Anchorite Provisions: POST-APOCALYPTIC LOG</ref> Residents began experiencing auditory hallucinations, waking up next to the Anomaly with no memory of how they got there, having visions of deceased loved ones, and witnessing lights guiding them away from safe areas.<ref name="CDXROI">''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Return on Investment [1/5]: COLONY ANNOUNCEMENT</ref> | ||
Colony leaders and scientists held meetings to determine the best approach to dealing with the Anomaly, which was causing equipment degradation, wildlife disruption, and hallucinations, all while the ground fissures widened at a daily rate, emitting an unknown type of radiation.<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Equitable Distribution [3/4]: COUNCIL MEETING RECORDING</ref> Eventually, a state of emergency was declared, a curfew was implemented, and access to the [[Dire Marsh|Zone]] was restricted.<ref name="CDXROI"/> | |||
A number of incidents were reported in association with the Anomaly, including DNA sequencing of local organisms which showed significant DNA changes in a matter of days (Incident Report #38), accounts of "lost time" when a [[Dasari|colonist]] entered the vicinity of the Anomaly and claimed to have been gone 3 hours, despite only being absent 10 minutes (Incident Report #45), and abnormal behavior exhibited by the AI [[Bastion]] that went against his programming, including speaking in an unidentifiable language (Incident Report #51).<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Equitable Distribution [3/4]: ANOMALY INCIDENT REPORTS</ref> | |||
Scientists speculated that the Anomaly was the result of terrestrial radiation, mass psychosis/delusion, an expression of the planet as a living super-organism, and most pointedly that the Anomaly itself was a form of language expressed by an alien intelligence, posited as being a connected, collective intelligence underground, possibly in the form of a [[Novel contagion|mycelial network]].<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Class B Anomalous Material: PERIMETER CHECK COMMS</ref> | Scientists speculated that the Anomaly was the result of terrestrial radiation, mass psychosis/delusion, an expression of the planet as a living super-organism, and most pointedly that the Anomaly itself was a form of language expressed by an alien intelligence, posited as being a connected, collective intelligence underground, possibly in the form of a [[Novel contagion|mycelial network]].<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Class B Anomalous Material: PERIMETER CHECK COMMS</ref> | ||