Object Class: Mirecourt Relic — Cognitive, Ingestive, Temporal
Containment Level: Food-Contamination Hazard
Status: Contained — Vault Section M4, Utensil Archive
Description:
An ornate silver spoon, tarnished but finely wrought, bearing late Victorian craftsmanship. The neck is visibly twisted and warped, rendering the spoon asymmetrical and unstable on flat surfaces. Carved into the back of the bowl is a sigil resembling the Mirecourt rune for “time”, consistent with other fae-affiliated temporal artefacts.
Recovery Notes:
Received anonymously by post in 2017. Parcel contained no note, but had been double-wrapped in waxed paper and oilcloth. The return address was traced to the ruins of a fire-damaged bakery near St. Mary Hoo—destroyed in 1985. No postal records confirm the item’s dispatch.
Anomalous Properties:
- Memory Infusion via Stirring:
When used to stir any edible liquid or semi-liquid (soups, porridge, tea, etc.), the spoon infuses the substance with intense emotional-memory resonance. The emotional sequence follows a strict order:- First Stir: Nostalgia — warm, bittersweet memories flood the consumer’s senses.
- Second Stir: Shame — the meal evokes deep regret, often triggering weeping or verbal confessions.
- Third Stir: Fear — hallucinations of loss, drowning, burial, or premature death are common.
- Corruption Threshold:
Following the third stir, the object stirred (or sipped) becomes physically and spiritually corrupted. Food or drink blackens, emits sulphuric vapours, and rapidly rots—even if sealed or preserved.
Known Incident — Rochester Café (Ref. M-Spoon-041):
Spoon was unknowingly acquired at a car boot sale by a café proprietor. Used over several days in a cream-based soup. Four customers hospitalized after experiencing vivid hallucinations of having already died in the 1970s.
Symptoms included:
- Accelerated pulse
- Collapse into dissociative episodes
- Repeating final moments from imagined lives
Containment Protocols:
Sealed in a triple-lined box within Vault M4. Handling requires insulated gloves and must not be brought near edible items. Exposure to ceremonial vessels is prohibited due to suspected resonance effects with other fae-linked utensils.
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