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Damruck Night Desk
The Cat Who Wasn't There
Society Incident Archive
Incident 4423
Damruck Society Incident File
Case 4423
Code One
Contained
Incident Report
- Location
- Basq and Main
- Classification
- Creature containment
- Subject
- Unbonded liminal familiar
- Human exposure
- Moderate
Description. A feline familiar visible only in peripheral vision was reported at multiple human incident sites after the demolition of its former bonded witch’s residence.
Resolution. The familiar was identified as Nyx, formerly bonded to Maribel Voss. Temporary placement was arranged in the Society archives under Dr. Basil Okonkwo’s supervision.
Additional notes. Subject understands exchange, dislikes direct attention, steals office supplies, and should not be offered to Navarro under any circumstances.
Filed by D. Pierce
Attachment A
Dispatch Transcript
Caller There’s a cat.
Pierce That isn’t unusual, sir.
Caller Right. Only when I try to look directly at this cat, it isn’t there. But I swear I see it in the corner of my eye.
Pierce Are you on any medication?
Caller I’m not hallucinating.
Pierce Where did you last see the cat?
Caller On the corner of Basq and Main.
Call routed to Agent Navarro. Initial containment status later revised from “got it” to “define contained.”
Attachment B
Registry Echo
Society Registry
Aspect Feline
Classification Liminal familiar
Bonded Maribel Voss
Last status Missing following owner death
Current address not on file
Anchor site at Basq and Main was demolished. A cracked pearl button recovered from the subject matches archived effects belonging to Maribel Voss.
Attachment C
Human Exposure Log
- First stray-animal report near Basq and Main.
- Three traffic complaints routed through Damruck PD.
- Public post claims video evidence of a “ghost cat.”
- Uploader’s router temporarily identifies as a toaster.
- Footage deleted. Reflective-collar explanation accepted.
Cover story: feral cat wearing a reflective rescue collar. Municipal note filed. No public alert issued.
Attachment D
Peripheral Capture
Direct review shows an empty street. Archive protocol recommends shifting attention away from the marked zone.
No subject detected under direct observation.
Attachment E
Archived Effects
Recovered from Society storage under the name Maribel Voss.
“Nyx, would you care to accompany me to the archives?”
The box lifted without assistance and proceeded toward the archive door. Consent recorded. Temporary placement approved.
Archive note: The teaspoon has not been recovered.
Case File Routing
Where to go next
Incident 4423 is contained. The archive remains open.
Filed 03:17 · Night Desk · circulation approved