TFPD Animal Control Department Report

Subject: Cryptid Containment and Behavioral Study - "Organelle"

File Number: TFPD-AC-01192

Classification: Cryptid - Harvest Mimic

Appearance:

The creature designated "Organelle" is an elusive cryptid. In its base form it resembles a domestic black housecat (Felis catus), though this is prone to change. They exhibit unnaturally fluid body structure, being able to dislocate limbs and contort themselves. They are capable of entering buildings through gaps as narrow as a letterbox.

Behavior:

Organelle entities infiltrate homes via open windows, catflaps, or other narrow entry points. They hunt by locating sleeping or otherwise vulnerable humans or animals, and inducing a state of deep sedation through the emission of a low-frequency resonance. This resonance triggers rapid fatigue and unconsciousness in humans within a five-meter radius. Once the target is sedated, the Organelle extends scalpel-like claws and begins to harvest, selectively exchanging organs, tissues, limbs and other body parts between itself and the victim. In an hour, the procedure is completed with startling finesse, being near bloodless, and leaving no visible incisions.

Victims awaken with altered anatomy, They may have a hand replaced with a paw, a tail, or even internal organs such as a lung or liver replaced. As the Organelle may have multiple prey in a single night, the victim may even be transplanted with pieces of a previous victim.

The Organelle integrates the harvested components seamlessly into itself, even in cases of large size disparity, showing no loss of function. It acts with no or unknown methodology, targeting victims and body parts seemingly at random. In rare cases, it has been observed to exchange bodies wholesale, taking all but the head or the human brain.

Threat Assessment:

Organelles pose a containment challenge due to their evasiveness and the randomness of their attacks. The harvest is non-lethal but psychologically traumatic, and the long-term effects of organ or tissue swapping remain poorly understood. While primarily solitary, worrying reports suggest the possibility of coordinated behavior among multiple specimens; hunting as a pack to fully disassemble a particular prey.

Containment Protocol:

Visual identification is unreliable, since a specimen may resemble any human or animal recently preyed upon, or a combination thereof. Acoustic detectors have been provided to animal control officers and distributed throughout urban centers to monitor for their low-frequency hum. Officers must equip sound reducing PPE rated to 85 dB and should attempt to sedate the creatures from at range.

Prepared by:

Officer T. Greaves

TFPD Animal Control Department, Cryptid Division