The Blue Glitch

DIRECTORY GLTC-168

OBJECT CLASS  HAZARDOUS 

Encounter Procedures
GLTC-168 must be drawn away from populated regions at all times using canisters of Glitch Energy. Traces of GLTC-168-A must be immediately neutralized in an iridium-water solution containing at least 71.53% concentration of the latter. It is recommended that electric devices that can only handle very low amounts of volts should be turned off in case GLTC-168 is nearby.

If any more than 1 instances of GLTC-168 are reported moving towards an urban target, S:C teams must be immediately dispatched to eliminate the targets. In case more than 4 instances of GLTC-168 along with any number of GLTC-152 a broadcast should be sent to warn of a potential Spock Wave.

Description
GLTC-168 is an animate, hostile Glitch that often appears together with other glitches - such as GLTC-162. GLTC-168 appears to be attracted towards colder and darker regions, as well as regions with a high amount of energy (Such as a power line or generator). GLTC-168 seems to most often appear in the early mid-waves of Spocks or late-early waves. GLTC-168 often appears following the appearance of GLTC-162. It is unknown what GLTC-168 consists of, but studies have shown that the outer-layer or the 'skin' of GLTC-168 is a bit more energetic than GLTC-152. GLTC-168 is blue in varying shades - from black, dark blue, light blue to white in certain regions in appearance. GLTC-168 appears to cause disturbances in electronics, often causing minor bugs and changing the levels of volt intake. This can damage electronics - especially minor electronics made to only handle low levels of volts. Subjects to have come in contact with GLTC-168 immediately must be classified as GLTC-152-A, and material that has already come in contact with a living being must be classified as GLTC-152-B. This material is quite corrosive to biomatter, and is only best contained within a solution of iridium.

GLTC-168 strangely resembles GLTC-162 in certain ways, especially the shape and how test subjects reported similar visuals appear in their field of view whenever GLTC-168 or GLTC-162 came in contact with them. However, the theory states that GLTC-168 is not a mutation of GLTC-162, but rather at some time happened to 'borrow' or mutate a slight resemblance after contact with GLTC-162. GLTC-168's 'hands' appears to spark electricity.

GLTC-152 produces sounds that of which resembles the sound of malfunctioning electronics. Reports also tell of a faint sound resembling sounds of human origin. It is currently unknown why GLTC-152 does this, but some assumptions would include communication or [EXPUNGED].