DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA

CLASSIFIED NOTICES — SITE CX-01 (CARFAX HOLLOW)
Classification: LEVEL 4 — CONTROLLED

NOTICE: STATIC BLEED
Weekly grid checks still picking up low-band hum around Palisade Grand Hotel. Audio flagged as “false positives,” but technicians report the hum fades if you whisper the word light. Do not test this in the field.

MEMO: ACCESS CONTROL
St. Bramwell Hospital remains sealed. Local teenagers attempting break-ins under the “haunted asylum” dare. Directorate recommends continuing cover story: asbestos removal. Install new perimeter signage before Halloween.

COMMUNITY INTEL
Civilians still hold midnight vigils outside Holmwood Bistro. Homemade candles and chalk sigils observed. Cover narrative frames this as “grief therapy group.” Do not confiscate materials unless anomalous activity confirmed.

TRAINING DRILL — “RENFIELD RESPONSE”
New recruits will run quarterly Renfield-class simulations. Goal: isolate enthralled civilian without fatalities. Reminder: enthralled are not harmless — containment first, compassion later.

LOCAL GOSSIP REPORT
University students continue to circulate pirated copies of Van Helsing’s banned “V-Files.” Popular drinking game: “stake or fake.” Directorate infiltration ongoing; consider introducing disinformation edits (e.g., splicing alien or cryptid claims) to muddy archival integrity.

BREACH ALERT (LEVEL 2)
Fishing vessel █████ reported missing at Pier 7. Weather clear. Crew families claiming “voices from the fog.” Local Coast Guard briefed under storm-at-sea cover. Sensors deployed.

CULTURAL NOTE
Lucy Westenra’s grave remains active dare site. Locals leave roses, garlic cloves, even handwritten prayers. Directorate surveillance confirmed at least two whispered replies inside the mausoleum (classified as wind anomalies).

STAFF MORALE — REMINDER
Do not refer to the Carfax survivors as “Crew of Light” in official channels. Directorate-approved terminology remains Carfax Survivor Cohort. Repeated misuse will result in disciplinary review.

DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA

SITE CX-01 — CARFAX HOLLOW MONTHLY DIGEST
Classification: LEVEL 4 — CONTROLLED
Distribution: Internal Ops / Research / Liaison Staff Only

DIRECTORATE ORDERS

• Reminder: Do not use the phrase Crew of Light in any report. Approved terminology is Carfax Survivor Cohort.

• Civilian cover story remains domestic terror + chemical exposure. Stick to script during community contact.

• Surveillance rotation expanded to 24/7 monitoring of Harker residence. Yes, even at the playground.

FIELD UPDATES

• Palisade Grand Hotel: Structural collapse worsened. Hum registers every 14 days. Audio team calls it “heartbeat.” Command calls it “wind stress.” Either way, sensors stay.

• Lucy Westenra Mausoleum: Roses keep appearing despite 24-hour guard. Local florist denies involvement. Analyst suggests “self-placement” anomaly.

• Pier & Airfield: Third fishing trawler missing this quarter. Families report “fog voices.” Coast Guard briefed with storm cover story.

CIVILIAN CULTURE WATCH

• University students reenacting “Van Helsing Broadcasts” at dorm parties. Drinking game: take a shot every time he says blood. Directorate considers infiltrating with falsified audio clips.

• Candlelight vigils outside Holmwood Bistro continue. Locals call it “Lightkeepers’ Hour.” Deemed low risk, high morale. Monitoring only.

• Tourist blogs tagging Carfax Hollow as “Vampire Town USA” trending on niche sites. Digital scrub ongoing.

TRAINING & DRILLS

• Renfield Response Drill — focus on subduing enthralled civilians without fatalities. 2/5 new recruits failed simulation by showing “compassion first.” Corrective retraining scheduled.

• Threshold Test Protocols — agents instructed to log every encounter at private residences. Inconsistencies in invitation barrier continue. (Field note: “Claire ignored all rules.”)

• Fire Suppression Readiness — reminder: incineration remains the most reliable termination protocol. Flame units must be serviced weekly.

STAFF MORALE CORNER

• Agent Varga: “Still bitter that a stage actor, a chef, and a journalist did the job we trained for. But respect where it’s due — Quentin Morris earned his myth.”

• Analyst Rowan: “Mina Harker walks into a grocery store and half the town goes silent. She’s not anomalous, but try telling the locals that.”

• Dr. Navarro: “We are cleaning myths with bleach. The public keeps drawing them back in chalk.”

REMINDER

Do not romanticize ARC-DRACULA or his affiliates. Civilian fascination with the so-called “Prince” persists in gossip circles. Phrases overheard: “Hot but dangerous,” “the dark royal,” etc. Directorate classifies this as memetic hazard. Treat it as such.

DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA

VELKANOVA REINTEGRATION DESK — MONTHLY DIGEST
Classification: LEVEL 5 — RESTRICTED
Distribution: Directorate Liaison / EU Oversight

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS

• Velkanova now listed in Romanian federal registry as “special economic recovery zone.” Public-facing language: post-industrial revitalization project.

• Directorate advisors to continue operating under EU cultural exchange cover. Maintain low visibility in municipal meetings.

• All references to ARC-DRACULA or “the Prince” are to be classified as folklore. Civilian interviews must be redirected toward “heritage tourism” initiatives.

RECONSTRUCTION UPDATES

• Electrical grid stabilized; streetlights now operational 22:00–05:00. Local complaint: “too bright.”

• Restoration of Market Quarter completed; velvet and silver shops retained as “historic aesthetic.” Directorate surveillance nodes embedded in storefront wiring.

• Bridge perimeter (VX-01C) reinforced. Local legend persists that “the city breathes” when fog rolls in. Cover narrative: humidity + geothermal vents

CULTURAL OBSERVATIONS

• Masquerade Festival rebranded as “Velkanova Heritage Carnival.” Attendance compulsory, but Directorate notes continued civilian dread. Locals avoid eye contact, wear masks even off-duty.

• Common phrase overheard: “He is gone, but the windows still watch.”

• Residents refuse to open doors to strangers after dusk. Directorate cover story: “cultural conservatism.”

SURVEILLANCE NOTES

• Audio bleed persists in ballroom complex (VX-01B). Recordings show whispered phrases not audible in real time.

• Civilian child reported speaking in “two voices” after wandering near manor gates. Parents relocated under Directorate medical transfer.

• Smart-city surveillance grid records unexplained power drains between 02:00–03:00 nightly. No civilian acknowledgement.

STAFF & MORALE

• Liaison Popescu: “Locals nod politely, but their eyes track every movement like we’re ghosts in their city.”

• Analyst Klein: “You can rebuild infrastructure. You can’t rebuild trust. They still live as if he might return any night.”

• Field Agent Varga: “We call it reintegration, but it feels more like pretending. The masquerade never ended — we just changed the masks.”

REMINDER

• Do not discuss “bride selection” rituals with locals. Festival cover story is “historic courtship dance.”

• Do not enter the manor perimeter without Level-6 clearance. Reports of anomalous resonance remain unresolved.

• Do not promise civilians “safety.” Directorate policy is stability, not reassurance.

  DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA

  CLASSIFIED MEMORANDUM — VELKANOVA REINTEGRATION DEBATE
  Classification: LEVEL 5 — RESTRICTED
  Distribution: Directorate Oversight Only

  MEMO 01 — Analyst R. Klein

  Subject: Permanent Quarantine

  Velkanova is not a city. It is a wound. Every street, every brick, every ritual space was shaped by ARC-DRACULA’s rule. Rebuilding on top of that foundation is the equivalent of planting flowers in radioactive soil.

  The masquerade tradition, the silence after dark, the refusal to open doors — these are not quaint customs. They are trauma behaviors, and trauma lingers.

  Recommendation: Evacuate population. Seal city perimeter under permanent exclusion zone (Chernobyl model). No reintegration.

  MEMO 02 — Liaison A. Popescu

  Subject: Controlled Reintegration

  Counterpoint: Abandonment would only mythologize Velkanova further. Quarantines create pilgrimage sites. A sealed city becomes a beacon for every occultist and thrill-seeker in Europe.

  Reintegration under state and EU oversight provides narrative control. Framing Velkanova as “heritage tourism” allows us to overwrite vampiric history with manageable folklore.

  Recommendation: Continue reintegration efforts. Invest in infrastructure, festivals, cultural programming. Normalize the abnormal until no one remembers the difference.

  MEMO 03 — Dr. S. Ibanez (Research Division)

  Subject: Residual Hazard

  Both colleagues ignore the central problem: Velkanova may still be anomalously active. Reports of whispers, duplicate voices, unexplained energy drain — these are not post-trauma. They are signs of persistence.

  If ARC-DRACULA is truly destroyed, his architecture may still function like a phantom limb. The city itself could be the anomaly.

  Recommendation: Not quarantine, not reintegration — but classification of Velkanova as living entity. Treat civic structures as anomalous organism requiring constant monitoring.

  MEMO 04 — Agent D. Varga

  Subject: Operational Reality

  We can debate ethics all day, but boots on the ground know the truth: Velkanova already is reintegrated. EU money’s pouring in, Romanian officials are cutting ribbons, tourists are coming. Pulling back now isn’t an option.

  Our job isn’t to save Velkanova. Our job is to manage it, quietly, while the locals pretend they were never ruled by a monster.

  Recommendation: Accept reintegration as fait accompli. Focus on covert surveillance, not grand strategy.

  DIRECTORATE NOTE

  No consensus achieved. Policy remains: Controlled Reintegration with embedded Directorate oversight. Quarantine proposals shelved; reclassification as “living anomaly” under review.

  DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA

  LOCAL INTEL — VELKANOVA RUMOR SHEET
  Classification: LEVEL 4–5 — INTERNAL USE ONLY
  Compiled: Reintegration Desk, VX-01

  CIVILIAN WHISPERS (Collected July–Sept 2025)

  • “The windows of the manor still watch. If you look too long, the glass looks back.”

  • “You can still hear music on festival nights — but no one is playing.”

  • “The lights never go out on the hill because He sleeps with his eyes open.”

  • “Those EU men in suits think we are free. But the curfew is still in our bones.”

  • “If you whisper your wish at the masquerade, the city whispers back.”

  • “They say the Brides were burned. But the river runs red every spring.”

  • “When a child laughs too loud at night, something laughs with them.”

  • “They buried the old bells. That’s why the dogs don’t bark anymore.”

  • “You can tell the outsiders by how they walk after dark — too fast, like they know the rules but don’t believe them.”

  • “He may be gone, but the fog still belongs to Him.”

  DIRECTORATE NOTES

  • Repeated themes: windows, fog, laughter, masquerade.

  • Whisper reports align with historical Bride profiles: grief (Gertrude), thrill (Jessica), faith (Claire).

  • Directorate conclusion: cultural memory persists as behavioral programming. Locals remain compliant, but not convinced of ARC-DRACULA’s destruction.

    DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA

    UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT — “WHO WOULD WIN” DEBATE
    Classification: LEVEL 4 — INTERNAL USE ONLY
    Date: [REDACTED]

    Dr. Navarro (Research Division):
    On paper, Dracula. Hive-mind, psychic tethering, centuries of experience. Wolfman is brute force — claws, teeth, regeneration. But Dracula can enthrall, misdirect, command swarms. Intelligence usually trumps rage.

    Agent Varga (Field Ops):
    You’ve never seen a wolfman tear through steel, have you? Reflexes off the charts. Dracula plays with his food. Wolfman doesn’t play. Full moon, one-on-one, no tricks? Wolfman rips him apart.

    Analyst Rowan █████:
    Depends on conditions. Open night sky — Dracula has flight, vertical advantage. Enclosed environment — wolfman dominates. Question is whether Dracula could turn the wolfman or whether the wolfman’s physiology rejects vampiric tether.

    Dr. Ibanez (Theoretical Phenomena):
    Irrelevant. They represent different archetypes. Dracula is contagion of memory; wolfman is contagion of blood. The fight isn’t claws vs. fangs — it’s myth vs. myth. You don’t “win” against that.

    Agent Dana █████ (Surveillance):
    Spoken like someone who’s never been on the ground. My bet’s wolfman. No hesitation, no speeches. Just hunger. Dracula monologues, wolfman finishes dinner.

    Dr. Kelley (Genetics Unit):
    Counterpoint — Dracula’s memory absorption gives him centuries of combat experience. He doesn’t need to be stronger if he’s smarter. Wolfman might swing harder, but Dracula knows where to stand when the swing lands.

    Dr. Navarro:
    Unless it’s silver moonlight. Wolfman’s at peak, Dracula’s weakest. Environmental variables matter more than either’s raw stats.

    [Margin Note — Unattributed]:
    “Who would win? The cleanup crew would lose.”

    DIRECTORATE NOTE

    This discussion logged as “informal morale chatter.”
    Official stance: Cross-anomaly combat scenarios are theoretical only. Neither entity is considered neutralized through confrontation with another anomaly. Survivors lose either way.