<div class="floatleft">(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/rcburner/TheMother.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Experiment #</strong>GC-472<br/><br/><strong>Designation:</strong>"Mother"<br/><br/><strong>Object Class:</strong><del>Safe</del>Euclid<em>(See Addendum 231-a)</em><br/><br/><strong>Site and Personnel Requirements:</strong>Under special order of Dr. Steinman, the following addendum is attached to the beginning of the file for GC-472.<br/><br/>All personnel assigned to GC-472 must rotate out for one month of psychological counseling after two months on-site.  All personnel assigned to GC-472 will be transported there blindfolded from Site-██ by a route including no fewer than seven different forms of transportation, including but not limited to aircraft, automobile, and underground tunnel.  Removal of the blindfold during the transport process is grounds for immediate termination.<br/><br/>Personnel assigned to GC-472 must undergo heavy psychological testing before being cleared to enter the site.  Individuals must score at least 72 points on the Milgram Obedience Examination, be unmarried, have no offspring, and express nothing less than total loyalty to GenCorp.  Female Personnel are to be denied entry into the program.  Mild sociopathic tendencies or marked sexual deviancy are grounds for immediate dismissal from the program.<br/><br/>Personnel who express sympathy towards and/or express a desire to rescue GC-472 will be transferred to another project without delay.  Any actual rescue attempts will be met with immediate termination. Personnel who have served on the staff of GC-472's Containment Team are not required to divulge that information to others.<br/><br/>All personnel on-site must be thoroughly decontaminated before being admitted into the containment area.  Removal of hazard suit is strictly prohibited.<br/><br/><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong><br/><br/>GC-472 is to be kept in an enclosed courtyard at Site-██.  The internal climate is maintained at 25 °C at all times.  Once daily, personnel are to locate at least ten roots which will be fed a total of 15 L of nutritional supplement 401-NS-4 and to remove any solid waste produced. An EKG is to constantly monitor GC-472 for any anomalies.  Female personnel are not to enter the courtyard at any time, under any circumstances.<br/><br/><strong>Description:</strong><br/><br/>GC-472 is a biosynthetic organism developed for the express purpose of habitat revitalization and bio-terraforming.  GC-472 appears as a young woman of about twenty-five years of age from the waist up.  Its upper torso is suspended by highly durable chitinous "antlers" and flexible muscle tissue.  Its skin pigmentation fluctuates according to its mood and physical health; when in a state of calm and at peak physical condition, it remains a pale shade of green.  What appears to be hair is in fact a dense network of prehensile feelers that are used to predict changes in climate and mentally fuse with other organic lifeforms.  These feelers are capable of extending a full thirty feet away from GC-472's cranium and possess a remarkably high tensile strength.  At the base of GC-472's upper body are a set of six additional eyes, each pair capable of seeing in a different visual spectrum.  A pair of highly flexible pedipalps are used as manipulators in lieu of the subject's immobilized upper arms.<br/><br/>The remainder of GC-472's body is composed of a bulbous root-like structure used to intake nutrients and for reproductive purposes.  Upon the consumption of human organic material (ie: blood, flesh, enzymes, semen, etc.), GC-472 begins to develop seeds within her abdomen containing specimens of GC-472-1 (<em>Designation: Mandragora</em>).  Upon being planted GC-472-1 immediately consumes any and all toxic substances in the immediate vicinity.  If none are present, the specimen will naturally intake water and other viable nutrients.  GC-472-1 matures at an exceedingly rapid pace, developing into its adult phase in a matter of hours.  GC-472-1 has shown a wide range of physical variation depending on the type of soil it is planted into and the pollutants it consumes.  When introduced into fertile soil and given purified water, the resulting form resembles that of a strikingly beautiful human woman with green skin pigmentation and limbs ending in complex root-like structures (GC-472-1a).  If allowed to consume and purify lethal levels of toxic materials, GC-472-1 will take on an asexual appearance (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/rcburner/ForestDemons.jpg), and are considerably more monstrous (GC-472-1b).  This variety is only hostile in numbers exceeding that of one dozen and has a maximum lifespan of three weeks, at which point it will become prone and begin to unleash clouds of nontoxic spores.  Upon contact with the ground these spores develop into simple lichens almost immediately, and after several days begin to flower.<br/><br/><strong>Additional:</strong><br/><br/>In order to grant GC-472 a wider range of mobility within its testing environment, artificial limbs have been successfully fused to its nervous system (pictured).  In addition, numerous monitoring devices have been installed in the outer carapace to enhance and maintain vital functions.  Within days it perfectly adapted to this new form of locomotion, and seems to prefer a less stationary existence.<br/><br/><strong>Addendum 231-a</strong><br/><br/>Following an incident with a Class-D research assistant, female personnel are no longer to be admitted into the testing area.  Dr. ██████, upon entering the immediate vicinity of GC-472, was immediately assaulted by the subject and removed from her hazard suit.  GC-472 immediately proceeded to<strong>[REDACTED]</strong>.  By the time GC-472 was restrained, Dr. ██████ had entered a state of shock and was removed from the testing area for further observation.  GC-472 immediately ceased its struggle upon her removal and has since shown no signs of hostility towards any male members of the research staff or security forces.<br/><br/><strong>Addendum 231-b</strong><br/><br/>Within 48 hours of contamination by a foreign substance injected by GC-472, Dr. ██████'s body began to undergo a severe physical metamorphosis.  It would appear that the purpose of this unknown substance (GC-472-1c) is to transform the infected into stationary "Birthing Chambers".  After being administered three pints of human blood, Dr. ██████ (hereby known as GC-472-2) immediately began to produce similar seeds to the ones produced from GC-472.  Testing on additional female and male volunteers is pending approval.<br/><br/><strong>Addendum 246</strong><br/><br/>Mother has adapted to her synthetic components at a truly remarkable rate!  All sign of machinery have been completely concealed by vegetative material and the same durable carapace coating the rest of her body.  Scans have shown that some components have even been fully absorbed into her abdomen and fused with existing organ systems.  This spontaneous evolution is completely unprecedented and warrants further investigation.<br/><br/><em> -Note:  Dr. █████ is to be reminded that GC-472 is not to be referred to by such familiar terms.  Requesting immediate psychological testing to ensure that he is still qualified to participate in the program.  <br/>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     -Dr. Steinman</em>