Interface Zero: Simon Says (Part 1)

 Interface Zero: Simon Says (part 1)

Chicago Anti-Terrorism Squad

Operational Debrief: Triple Happy Dairy and Genetically Modified Treats Company. (Referenced as 'THD')

Timeline:

- CATS was tipped to the activities of THD by patrol units in the vicinity 4 months ago. Officers on patrol noted regular security patrols and a degree of competence unusual in the dairy industry.

- Routine SIGINT returned nothing of interest. Upon further investigation, the data was too clean. Industrial assets returned to their start positions in time for publically available satellite assets. Heat signatures were blocked or not present in the main building.

- Unusual levels of environmental control noted on the north wing of the facility. Initial analysis suggested  a potential synthetic narcotics facility.

- Request for UN black sat passover was granted. No evidence of delivery trucks arriving or departing noted. Personnel in hazmat suits were noted on premise.

- Timeline is at 30 days from initial patrol report. Request for tactical team breach and sweep denied due to the desire to protect the interests of

- Recon  team deployed to abandoned condo unit in proximity to the facility. Trucks are seen arriving and departing at a low volume. Team lead reports based on tire shape that they appear to be loaded inbound, and empty upon exit. A variety of cargo vehicles are also seen arriving laden and departing empty.

- Timeline is now 90 days from initial report. Request for tactical breach and sweep again denied due to political sensitivity.

- Recon team attempts a variety of methods to land a network node onsite to intercept traffic. GIven standing protocols, they were not allowed to do this themselves. A variety of transients were utilized to varying effect.

- Recon team has a count of approximately 30 security personnel, all with light armor and SMGs. There is no evidence of employees entering/leaving the facility for work shifts, the only personnel noted were the security team, 'eggheads' (note: Team lead phrasing) and two former military operators identified as Tanger and Krash. The latter have done freelance work for CATS in the past.

- Timeline is now 1 day prior to incident. Request for breach and sweep again denied.

- Team lead makes contact with 'transient' who is identified as an associate of 'Simon Security'. She bears a striking relationship to the 'Sisters' seen across the Chicagoland area since Downers Day, as well as Target Alpha. Agreeing to carry the node into the facility, she fails but succeeds in placing her team's own node.

- The Simon Security team breaches the network, and the facility goes on alert with multiple teams egressing.

- Simon Security reports data supporting chemical weapons onsite as well as a plan for immediate dispersal. Recon team is KIA when their condo block is collapsed with preplaced demolition charges under the buildings. Team Lead is in reconstruction and is expected to survive..

- Simon Security proceeds to track and 'hole' inbound tanker trucks. Two trucks departed the facility before the tactical team arrived.

- Firefight ensues between onsite security and tactical team. Security manages to purge system assets prior to being eliminated.

- Chemical weapons found onsite support Simon Security assessment that there was a plan to release these weapons, but civilian casualties were a secondary concern. The target appear to be the creatures found in the north wing of the facility in varying states of  dissection.

- The creatures match descriptions given of the 'things' that allegedly eliminated the chinese military presence at O'hare last year as well as periodic sightings throughout the city since then.

- Biological samples are currently undergoing evaluation in-house as well as through UN .

Further investigative efforts will depend upon the research findings, as well as financial forensics on the Dairy's operations.