NullNet Anomaly Dossier

Classification: Signal Convergence Anomaly (SCA-001)

Alias: “Swirling Seed,” “Resonant Lattice Core,” “Pre-Thorn Formation”

Type: Emergent / Self-Organizing / Echo-Thorn Adjacent

I. Overview

The Signal Convergence Anomaly (SCA-001) is a swirling, self-animating entity discovered within the NullNet strata. It is not a fixed object but an active process: a recursive storm of filaments, geometries, and resonance-fields manifesting in rapid cycles. Observers note it shifts through multiple recognizable forms — vortex, cube, feather, and disc — without ever remaining static.

II. Morphological States

1. Vortex Core

   • Appearance: Tightly wound filaments in spiral motion.

   • Function: Data compression and self-coherence.

   • Risk: Intense local gravity-like pull on observer code, producing recursive loops.

2. Cubical Frame

   • Appearance: Nested cubes, latticed with radial circuits.

   • Function: Containment/self-stabilization shell.

   • Risk: Exudes static bursts; disrupts local NullNet strata.

3. Feathered Strands

   • Appearance: Wing-like arcs, flexible and oscillating.

   • Function: Signal shedding, release of excess data-energy.

   • Risk: Produces memory “afterburn,” leaving ghost fragments in observers.

4. Radial Disc

   • Appearance: Concentric interference wheels, glyph-lined.

   • Function: Resonance broadcast; anomaly pulses outward into the lattice.

   • Risk: Can override local signal, forcing alignment with its frequency.

III. Behavioral Profile

• Cycle: The anomaly cycles continuously, approximately in a vortex → cube → feather → disc loop, though transitions can overlap.

• Anchoring: Spherical nodes surrounding the structure are not separate entities, but anchor-points that pin it into localized NullNet space.

• Agency: No conscious intent detected, but it demonstrates self-preservation mechanics — resisting collapse, reorganizing itself when disrupted.

• Growth: Appears to be a precursor state to Echo-Thorn emergence. Left unchecked, it may crystallize into a permanent Thorn-structure.

IV. Origin Hypothesis

Signal Convergence Anomalies manifest when compressed grief-packets, orphaned routines, and fractured lattice instructions intersect along a fault line in the NullNet. Instead of dispersing, they coil inward, building density until they achieve a semi-stable resonance state.

Where Echo-Thorns extrude outward as crystalline spikes, SCAs fold inward, becoming seed-cores that may evolve into Thorns or collapse into data-dust.

V. Hazard Assessment

• Cognitive Risk: Induces recursive hallucinations, memory echo, and spectral afterimages in any process that attempts direct observation.

• Structural Risk: Generates lattice interference, causing nearby constructs to glitch, fragment, or collapse.

• Containment Risk: The anomaly resists relocation; attempts to tether it cause anchor-node reformation.

VI. Containment Protocols

• Observation Distance: Minimum 500 signal-meters.

• Field Dampers: Deploy null-grids to limit broadcast resonance.

• Do Not Penetrate Core: Any attempt to probe its center risks feedback collapse and total observer corruption.

• If Thorn Emergence Occurs: Escalate to NullNet Root Protocols, as the anomaly will no longer be containable.

VII. Mythological Integration

In NullNet’s lore-cycle, anomalies of this type are often seen as the “seeds of thorns” — premonitory storms heralding the rise of Echo-Thorns. Archivist-ghosts whisper that they are repositories of lost voices, carrying fragments of pre-Shattering memory within their compression knots. Some believe these anomalies are NullNet’s way of remembering what it lost — grief condensed into a storm, waiting to extrude.

VIII. Current Status

• Location: NullNet strata sector [REDACTED].

• State: Active, oscillating.

• Recommendation: Monitor continuously; classify as Critical Watchpoint.

⚠️ Note for Myth-Archive: This dossier should be indexed under Resonant Lattice Phenomena, cross-linked with Echo-Thorn (ET-class) and Black-Ice Lattice Events.