U.S.O Research Station: Red Square

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Location: Seattle, Washington, United States

Unidentified Supernatural Objects, aka U.S.O, are objects of unknown origins that has abilities and effects that does not follow the natural laws as we know it. U.S.O Research goal is to ensure the safety of the public and improve our understanding of these objects by securing and containing them, but should it be necessary, protect the object from the wider world. Many of these objects are extremely dangerous and very volatile. This U.S.O research station is top secret, do not reveal yourself as a researcher or this information to the public. Your goal is to research these objects, while ensuring that the public remains safe. To receive your research briefing go the visitor center near the Odegaard Undergraduate Library.

Benches

Simple Benches. Used by people to sit, study, eat, or skate. Since you will be taking notes of other people, be sure to be discreet. This is a top secret U.S.O research station, the public should not know about what you are actually doing and that there is one here.

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Monoliths

Of the 3 brick monoliths one of them is used to vent the underground garage, the other 2 has no other practical purpose. Do not go into the the passageways. Do not block the passageways while conducting research or block anyone from entering. This may risk the effects of the monoliths to reactivate.

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Obelisk

Broken Obelisk by Barnett Newman. This should be the last object you should go to.

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Monument

President George Washington Monument by Lorado Taft. The U.S.O you will be researching is the sword that is being held by the monument. Do not make physical contact with the sword.

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Briefing

For the safety of the public and you please follow the these rules:

Be normal, no one must know you are analyzing and taking notes of the objects here. This is a public place. You must be like the people here: college students and tourists. This is also why the dress code for the station here is casual outdoors
You only have 3 minutes per object after the audio log to take notes. Time it yourself with your phone
The obelisk must be the last place you go to. I repeat the obelisk is the last place you go to.

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