Danger: Toys are Awakening!
Internal Memo to All Units, Acme Municipal Police
Internal Memo to All Units, Acme Municipal Police
ATTENTION: ALL PATROL UNITS
0321 HOURS
Unconfirmed Reports of "Awakened Toys"
Since 2232 hours last night, we have received upwards of two dozen reports of toys apparently "coming to life" and causing mischief.
A typical example: At 2313 hours, a 14-year-old babysitter called Emergency to report that dinosaur dolls belonging to the three- and five-year old girls she was taking care of had "woken up" and had started trying to bite the children. Police officers were dispatched, but in the interim, according to respondent, the toys had "escaped." A burn mark on the carpet was the only corroboration that the toys had "thrown a flashbang" in order to effect their escape.
Asked to confirm if the dinosaurs definitely belonged to the young girls, the babysitter remarked that they did seem incongruous, as the girls' other toys were all plushies, and the dinosaurs resembled plastic models from the Acme Museum of Natural History.
Forensics reported high levels of residual glunite in the bedroom, resulting in a call to Lancer Headquarters in the Spire. It is theorized that these "toys" may in fact be entities from an as-yet unknown shard.
Please check in regularly as the situation is developing. It is not clear if the toys represent a serious threat, but officers should consider them as possibly armed and dangerous and use appropriate force to secure the safety of the civilian population.
1439 HOURS
UPDATE
Investigators from Lancer Headquarters have confirmed that the "toy" incursion is real. Entities that Lancers have dubbed "props" have infiltrated Acme at multiple locations by unknown means. These entities are apparently intelligent and able to change their shape at will. They use items similar to flashbang grenades to avoid confrontation with human agencies. Their objectives are as yet unclear. No civilians have come to harm so far, though one police officer mistakenly discharged his service weapon at a rocking horse. It is recommended that units use less-lethal force except in clear cases of self-defense.
Kepler scientists state that the "props" may be infiltrating from a "Shard of toys." Their purpose in coming to Acme is not yet known.
Civilians are recommended to place all childrens' toys in secure locations such as toy trunks. In the event of an incursion, please notify the Lancer Corps as well as Dispatch.
Please check in regularly as this situation is developing.
