The Triangle

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Roughly 20 years ago, a small issue occurred in a local market within an asteroid belt. A man was sold a small box by an unknown person. Later, he opened the box within the market center and caused what we call the Penrose incident. -----------------------------CONTACT------------------------------- A young man named Charlie Brelus Drovson went to the market to buy his groceries. He was not a special man, timid, quiet, and calm, with loneliness chipping at his confidence. Charlie often got sidetracked and bought random trinkets; his house was full of the things. Unknown to Charlie, he would never see these trinkets of his again. Charlie stepped into the bustling streets of the market, walking towards the produce center, when something metallic caught his gaze. The light reflected off a small steel box intrigued him greatly. He shuffled over to the stall and quickly began to exchange words with the vendor. Charlie was told that the seller did not know the contents of the box and wouldn't open it themself. Confused, he pressed further for more information, only to reap nothing more. Charlie was intrigued, the mystery of the box and the reluctance of the vendor to speak peak his interest. He bought the box for a low price and walked off to get what he came for, sticking the box in his bag. Charlie walked through the produce center, grabbing corn, carrots, and other various vegetables. However, he couldn't get his mind off the box. What was inside? Did he get scammed? Charlie reluctantly refused to open the box for the time being; he wanted to get his groceries first so as not forget any. Charlie stepped out of the produce center carrying full bags of food. The thin plastic hugging the vegetables and fruit contained within. He remembered the box, now not able to resist opening it. He set one of his bags down on the ground, reaching within to take out the steel object. He held it in his hands for a moment, feeling the weight of the steel; it was surprisingly light. It felt as if it needed to be heavier. Charlie, unwavering, slid the pin out of the lock and flipped the top back. Light shone into the inside of the box, briefly illuminating a space that looked slightly larger than it should be. Momentarily puzzled by this, he then noticed the small triangle sitting at the bottom. With a shadow cast over the object, Charlie reached in and grabbed it, bringing it close to his face. Charlie felt as if his body was folding, his eyes went wide, and he stared at the object for a few seconds. It folded in on itself, twisting in jagged patterns but somehow keeping a solid form. He looked, trying to process the object in front of him. Charlie started to feel hot and sweaty; he felt as if he was melting. He tried to push his finger through the hole at the center of the shape, and he felt something inside of him snap. He stared at the object, finally realizing that it didn't make sense. How did the edg- Charlie dropped the item as he fell to the floor, and it loudly clinked as it bounced on the tile. The world seemed in slow motion as more turned to see what the clinking was. They stared, confused, and quickly everyone of them fell to the ground like Charlie. None of them survived. --------------------------RESOLVE--------------------------- Object status: Contained After the military arrived, the object was successfully placed within the box once more. It was quickly brought to a lab to begin testing. The object has been identified as a Penrose triangle.