Incursion

The Corps are moving again...

The word went out across all of the Net. It sunk into the deep spaces where ideologues and criminals and artists mingled and talked, out of sight of SYNC. It filtered into public discussion forums and private chats. People speculated in between posted news stories and plans for nights out in SanSan. It was muttered in offices and chattered about on street corners and shouted about in bars.

The Corps are moving again...

There were persistent rumors, of course. News didn't really filter back from the strange other world - a dream to few, a joke to many. Who'd believe that there was a world full of superheroes? Nobody really commented when Jackson Howard announced his retirement, or Elizabeth Mills was replaced as VP of Urban Renewal, or Chairman Hiro stepped down. The corporations moving above and around them were like giants from a past age. They did things because they wanted to, and who could stop them?

The Corps are moving again...

Serious Shit

God, the booze here was awful.

ZFRP 2021 - Number Nine

Akira and Ann Kurusu travelled the world together. Her modelling career took the pages of the magazines by storm. Nobody was quite sure what her husband did - "a bit of everything" was the answer they most often got. But he never left her side, and their marriage was as sure as anything. They both cried at the altar. Morgana was an adorable ringbearer.

Ryuji Sakamoto busted his ass as a track coach during term time. Every evening, he came back to the little café Haru Okumura ran in the alleys of Tokyo. She gave him peace, he gave her laughter. They watched slasher movies together and wondered about their future.

Makoto Nijima became a detective. She had her wits, a keen sense of justice and a punishing uppercut. It soon became a saying that there wasn't a crime she couldn't solve. She went to her friends wedding, then looked at the photos of them, and of Ryuji and Haru, and cursed her mistakes.

Yusuke Kitagawa made art, made friends. Every time he contacted his old friends, he'd tell them about how he'd been whisked onto some new project in some new country by his girlfriend. He added cooking and music to his repertoire of artistic skills, although writing eluded him. He was happy, although sometimes he missed his childhood exploits.

Futaba Sakura refused to get a desk job. She made her own company. She coded revolutionary privacy apps and database management tools from the upstairs room of LeBlanc, where her father still made curry and coffee. He'd been getting a little slower at it. She didn't like thinking about that.

They were happy. They remembered being heroes fondly, but they could move on.

Rider School - Damon Calhoun

The city I once knew is teetering on the edge of destruction. The blocks are on fire and the darkness is full of eyes.

Rider School - Mariya

I'm recording this because it could be the last thing I ever say.

Notable Group #13 Overview

Notable Group #13
Aliases: Kobbers, the Clique, Upstairs, Star Folk
Threat Level: Universally Inimical

Overview
The Kobbers are a vigilante group of Metahumans. Although their make-up and nature has altered throughout the years, the group contains several repeating traits that define them as a whole;

• Almost all individuals within the group are either metahuman to some degree, or partially or entirely non-human.
• The group regularly seeks out and does battles with various threats to the communities they interact with, regardless of the threat level of whatever foe they encounter.
• A bi-yearly pattern of migration to new locations.
• A general love of alcohol, blood sports and other debaucheries.

The Kobbers are named after the pronunciation of "KOB", an abbreviation for the King of Beasts bar that frequented Zoofights tournaments (see Notable Group #05 "Zoofights Corp"). In memory of this now-defunct ritual, the group frequents different establishments, often choosing to make one a home. Notable establishments include;

• The ZFS King of Beasts, a star cruiser owned by a shell corporation of NG #05.
• The "King of Beasts" bar in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Kuwahawi, an anomalous island chain in the South Pacifc (See Item #60)

Multiple Massively or Universally Inimical events have been recorded in association with the Kobbers, including the Midwich Valley Incident, the Megacorp Incursions, the Skeleton War, the Ghidorah Incident, the Society and more. See attached documentation for a full list of incidents. Additionally, the Kobbers have created or contain multiple other Notable Groups, including #14 "Kamen Riders", #19 "The Church of Variola Memera" and #20 "Triden Corp."

Notable Individuals
A sampling of individuals classed as Widely Inimical and above are listed below.

• Dawn Cosineau - artificial metahuman created by Sine Cosine. Appearances are brief and her current location is unknown. Appears to be interested in human interaction and psychology.
• "Giselle" - metahuman. Appears as a tall woman with the ability to teleport, cause rapid degradation of matter and to breathe fire. Currently a member of the Crimson Fist, a socialist/anarchist street gang operating in the undercity of the Olympia project.
• Vent Cosineau - artificial "reploid" and adopted son of Dawn Cosineau. Operates as a member of NG #14 under the aliases "Kamen Rider Build" and "Kamen Rider 01".
• Jumpropeman - spectral being with multiple para-causal abilities, including time manipulation.
• Item #54 - a mansion occupied by multiple metahumans known as "yokai". Also houses Person of Interest #098, "Scarlett," an artificial being of immense power.
• The ZFPD - a private police force of multiple metahumans and non-humans,including Persons of Interest #102 "Blasto", #103 "Niftu" and #104 "Caprice Nisei".
• NG #18 "The Planeswardens", a group of para-causal metahumans that handle threats of a similar nature.
• Mariya Sato - [INFORMATION REDACTED BY THE PATAPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT. DO NOT PROCEED].

Handling
Remote observation is underway. Members of NG #13 are not to be made aware of the Federal Bureau of the Impossible under any circumstances. Any attempt to make contact will result in the offender undergoing complete wash-out from the organisation. Any attempt made by members of NG #13 to investigate or contact the FBoI is to be rebuffed with no limits, including lethal, memetic, paracausal and/or pataphysical methods.

Any Items related to NG #13 are to be immediately contained under the strictest measures until classification and full analysis is complete.

No aggression is to be enacted upon members of NG #13, except under Directive Bronco.

Research on methods to introduce to NG #13 to other Groups of Interest, including #06 "The Church of Mary Mallon", #01 "The Majestic Twelve", and NG #12 "The 80Scape" in an attempt to cause elimination of one or both parties is being considered.

A Leaked Document

Item #052
Object Type: Living, Loci, Spatial
Threat Level: Massively Inimical

Containment Procedure
Task Force Delta-7-Sigma ("Cape Cutters") and Bravo-9-Alpha ("Chain-breakers") are to be deployed permanently to the city of Olympia. They are not to engage in hostilities unless Directive Bronco is initiated. They are not to engage with the Item or any people associating with the item, and are to observe remotely.

Due to the Midwich Valley Incident, all agents in the assigned task forces are required to regularly take Yomi-level anti-memetics. Dosages are to be prescribed by task force doctors on an individual basis.

Links with Noteable Group(s) #13 "The Kobbers", NG #14 "Kamen Riders", and NG #19 "The Church of Variola Memera" are being investigated by ATLAS.

Physical Description
Item #052 is a small store that trades in comic books, hobby supplies, animated movies and electronic entertainment. The store has had multiple monikers (see note 1) during its operating period. No Employer Identification Numbers or trademarks have been filed for any of the names the store or owner trades under. The store is solely operated by one Vincent Simmons (age 26, Caucasian, born July 8th in -----, Nevada), who appears to live in the store and has no registered home address.

The store is regularly perused by both civilians and by members of NG #13. Vincent Simmons has been filed as a member of both NG #13 and NG #14.

Effects and Abilities
Item #052 shows multiple confirmed anomalous properties, including but not limited to;

• The ability to relocate, via an unknown method, to any convenient location.
• A defiance of regular spatial properties - the store can have much larger internal dimensions than is feasible for the space it occupies.
• Sale of multiple anomalous goods and services, many of which depict persons associated with NG #13 and NG #14. These goods are branded by trademarks and companies not registered in the United States or anywhere else in the world. A sample list of anomalous items is being filed for seizure and classification.

Unconfirmed anomalous properties include;

• Price tags and signage being written in a hieroglyphs or symbols not found in antiquity or current writing systems.
• Apparent telepathic communications with an outside being.
• Animation of inanimate objects, particularly the goods sold by the store. This may range from precise animation of a figurine, to sudden movement of larger items.
• Forced, immediate relocation or teleportation of people and items.

Reports of tentacular appendages appearing from the walls and floor of the store have not been corroborated by additional sources.

Vincent Simmons has access to a Transformation Device, marking him as a member of NG #14. He operates as a vigilante under the name "Kamen Rider Ex-Aid", and is currently hosting an informal class teaching other metahumans and members of NG #13 vigilante tactics and martial arts. This has placed him on watch-lists within the intelligence community as a possible militia ringleader.

Item History:
Item #052 was reported in Las Vegas in 2016, and has been sighted in close proximity to NG #13 and GOI #14 multiple times over the past four years. This includes the island of Kuwahawi and the Outer City of of the Olympia Project. The latter is believed to be linked to the creation of NG #19.

Notes:
1. List of trading names includes "Manga Carta", "Beach Episode" and "Sky High Comics".