2022-03-15 — Neurolinguistic Observations — Dr. ████████, OPM-Neurocognitive Anomalies Research Sector

A subset of confirmed subjects exhibit transient symptoms resembling Broca's or Wernicke's aphasia after prolonged exposure. Reports of communicative isolation and dissociation are common among these subjects. Correlation with the primary effect remains under review. It is not yet known whether the aphasic episodes represent retroactive erasure of idioms the subjects previously knew.

2022-06-09 — Legacy Synchronization Advisory — OPM Monitoring Desk

Devices previously affected by the anomaly have been observed broadcasting corrupted time data to open networks when permitted to synchronize, even after extended periods outside the anomalous radius. All Bureau time infrastructure within designated containment perimeters must remain closed-loop. Unauthorized synchronization requests originating from intake-flagged hardware require physical replacement of the affected unit, without exception.

2023-01-20 — On the MBP Scaffold Catalogue — Documentation Specialist, OPM-Aberrant Linguistics Sector

MBP scaffold outputs preserve propositional content, not the linguistic form of an erased idiom. Each conceptual anchor is rendered in deliberately literal descriptive prose and is not to be treated as a recovered expression or as an approved replacement for one.

A scaffold that begins to function as a conventional substitute — whether through repeated use, colloquial shortening, metaphorical reformulation, or recognizable circulation among personnel — is to be retired. A replacement scaffold is then to be generated from the underlying proposition in new literal language. Any deliberate attempt to recast a scaffold toward the erased expression's idiomatic or metaphorical register constitutes a containment breach.

2021-03-04 – Incident CASE-0032-5: Disappearance of Supervisory Blame Idiom

During a supervised conversation test in the containment unit, Subject CASE-0032-1 used an idiomatic construction approximated by post-event reconstruction as "throwing them under the vehicle to protect themselves." Researchers present expressed confusion and immediately disputed the phrase's validity.

Within thirty minutes, internal Bureau documentation referring to the original expression had changed in ways that routine audits could not detect. Cross-referenced public corpora contained neither the expression nor its cognate variants. An attempt to recover an unaltered reference copy from a sealed archive failed. On inspection, the sealed copy matched the altered version, despite the absence of any prior physical access.

Of the three researchers present, two experienced no lasting effects beyond the documented confusion. The third, Researcher ████████ (OPM-NCAR), reported the next morning that a colloquial phrase she had used habitually for years had "stopped feeling like a real thing" and that she could no longer produce it on request. A subsequent interview confirmed that she could not identify the phrase. MBP scaffold reconstruction yields conceptual anchor: "To damage another's reputation for short-term benefit in hierarchical structures."

No response team was deployed; the incident was resolved within the containment unit. Conversation test protocols were subsequently revised to prohibit subject vocalization in the presence of more than two personnel. This restriction remained in force until superseded by the current operational speech prohibition. Researcher ████████ remains on active duty under standard post-exposure monitoring.

2021-07-19 – Incident CASE-0032-11: Somatic and Group-Dynamic Destabilization

During a debrief in OPM-NCAR Conference Room ██, a staff member who was not a confirmed subject of CASE-0032 used an idiom approximated by post-event reconstruction as "two avian subjects resolved with a single projectile." The staff member had no documented prior contact with any confirmed subject. The mechanism of activation remains undetermined.

The initial levity gave way to discomfort within approximately twenty seconds. Attempts to repeat the phrase produced nonsensical syntax. The speaker, evidently aware that something had gone wrong, repeated the phrase four times in increasingly fragmented form. Group dynamics in the room collapsed within ninety seconds.

One staff member vomited and was removed from the room. A second entered a fugue state lasting approximately four hours, during which she attempted to file a misconduct report against the original speaker. The report was titled "Aggressive Metaphor Use" and consisted of seventeen pages of text that, upon later review, contained no coherent grammatical structure.

The speaker reported a persistent sensation of "having forgotten an important word" for approximately six weeks. He remains under review for Class II memory suppression, pending a decision on whether intervention would compound or mitigate the residual effect. Archival searches found no antecedents for the expression in any corpus. MBP scaffold reconstruction yields conceptual anchor: "The accomplishment of two distinct objectives through a single action."

The OPM monitoring desk was notified. No ARU deployment was authorized, and the incident remained confined to OPM premises. Because the staff member was not a confirmed subject, the incident prompted a Level 4 review of the case's classification.

The review found insufficient evidence to alter the existing classification or to classify the staff member as a confirmed subject. The activation could not be reproduced under controlled conditions. This failure is not treated as evidence that the original event was non-anomalous. The question of whether CASE-0032 is fundamentally a property of affected subjects, affected utterances, or an interaction between the two remains open.

2021-10-30 – Incident CASE-0032-14: Balkan-Region Idiom Cascade Loss

During bilingual propagation testing under formal OPM-Aberrant Linguistics Sector protocol, Subject CASE-0032-2 used a Serbian idiom approximated in English by post-event reconstruction as "that's not your animal, don't carry its saddle." Researchers present, including two native Serbian speakers, reported emotional aversion and contextual collapse despite having access to direct translation references.

Automated linguistic tracking confirmed simultaneous loss across regional corpora and diaspora usage. The loss affected written records and, where measurable, oral tradition holdings maintained by partner institutions.

Both native-speaker researchers reported a "missing piece" sensation lasting approximately ten days, accompanied by mild dysphasia when attempting to express the underlying concept in a sentence. Both recovered without intervention. The Lead Investigator notes that this recovery may reflect MBP scaffold exposure rather than spontaneous resolution, as both researchers had been briefed on the scaffold output during post-incident debriefing.

MBP scaffold partial reconstruction yields conceptual anchor: "A person should not assume responsibility for a problem for which that person is not responsible." The reconstruction is designated partial because OPM-Aberrant Linguistics Sector has not agreed whether it adequately captures the original's connotation of livestock-specific responsibility. The question cannot be settled now that the original is unrecoverable.

No response team was deployed. Bilingual propagation testing was suspended following the incident. Subsequent review resulted in adoption of the current blanket prohibition on idiomatic and metaphorical speech within operational radius of confirmed subjects. The suspension remains in effect.