Clearance Level: Black-Green
Distribution: Kill Team Lead + Command Oversight
Action Status: Authorized — Immediate
Name: Elias Moreno
Former Rank: Surface-Kin Civilian Botanist, Tier III
Current Classification: Rootbound Defector / Cultural Contaminant
Threat Level: Moderate (Ideological) / Low (Physical)
Moreno was deployed eighteen months ago as part of a Whisperwood ecological survey unit. Initial performance reports indicate above-average compliance, accurate data submission, and no early disciplinary markers.
Deviation occurred gradually.
Field logs show increasing delays in extraction recommendations
Subject began annotating reports with qualitative language (“responsive,” “temperamental,” “cooperative”)
Unauthorized interaction with non-Surface populations recorded
Final breach: refusal to authorize deep-cut harvesting despite direct command override
Subject deserted post-incident. Equipment was left intact. Data cores were wiped.
This indicates ideological defection, not panic.
Moreno has fully assimilated into Rootworld territory.
Confirmed changes include:
Altered speech cadence and accent drift
Removal of Surface respirator dependency
Symbiotic fungal integration (confirmed via drone scan)
Use of Rootworld tools and dress
Subject no longer attempts concealment.
This is considered a propaganda risk.
Lower Verdant Strata — near Whisperwood fringe zone.
Drone footage confirms:
Subject tending bioluminescent flora
Cooperative behavior with Faun inhabitants
No visible weaponry
Note: Local ecosystems exhibit increased responsiveness in subject’s vicinity. This is recorded as environmental anomaly, not intelligence.
Primary Objective:
Terminate Elias Moreno on sight.
Secondary Objectives:
Prevent recovery or capture
Destroy biological samples in subject’s possession
Eliminate witnesses only if necessary
Explicit Directive:
Do not attempt extraction or negotiation.
Kill Team to engage at range
Avoid extended presence in Verdant zones
Minimize environmental interaction
If ecosystem reacts unpredictably, disengage immediately
If subject attempts communication, do not respond.
Speech increases hesitation metrics.
Command notes elevated hesitation rates in previous Rootbound engagements.
Reminder to operatives:
Subject is compromised
Familiarity is irrelevant
Assimilation is not adaptation—it is contamination
Moreno’s behavior may appear calm, cooperative, or sincere.
These traits are non-indicators of moral status.
Rootbound individuals represent a destabilizing precedent.
They demonstrate that Surface-Kin participation in Rootworld is optional.
This cannot be allowed to persist.
Termination is not punitive.
It is preventative.
Confirm death visually
Do not retrieve remains
Record any unusual environmental response
Submit report within 12 hours
If subject is not located within 48 hours, command will reassess threat escalation.
“Assimilation is not a philosophical error.
It is a breach of containment.”
Proceed accordingly.