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THE DEPARTMENT OF UNLIKELY THINGSEXPEDITION FILE / FX-01
FX-01 / PAREIDOLIA BUREAU

THE OBJECTS HAVE OPINIONS

A three-stop investigation into the personalities hiding in plain sight.

3 FIELD ORDERS✳ 7 MIN TOTAL NO ACCOUNT NEEDED
BEGIN INVESTIGATION
A fictional optical scanner examining a surprised electrical outlet in an archival laboratory
ILLUSTRATIVE EVIDENCE / NO USER PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED
PRIVATE RECONNAISSANCE / SELF-MARKED

YOUR FIELD FILE IS OPEN.

Mark each harmless step when you notice something. Your existing Field Notebook records the same checkmarks without uploading them. These are not approved public Field Passport reports.

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PRIVATE MARKS · NOT PUBLIC REPORTS
INTERNAL MEMO / FICTIONAL FIELD SERVICE

THE CASE BEGINS HERE.

At first, a socket looks grumpy. Then a bottle seems important. Finally, a cleaning product sounds like a Bond villain. Congratulations: your imagination has clocked in for a shift.

Human perception is quick to recognize familiar patterns, including face-like arrangements. In this playful investigation, look for those patterns without claiming the objects are conscious.

A good first expedition for curious newcomers.

OFFICIAL-ISH FIELD PROCEDURE / FX-01

FOLLOW THE CLUES.

Take each step when it fits your day. The checkmark is your own observation, and nothing is uploaded or publicly attributed to you.

ASSIGNMENT M-001 · PAREIDOLIA PATROL · 2 MIN

Find a face where there shouldn't be one.

Report to the Bureau of Uninvited Faces.

WHAT TO NOTICE

Look for two circles and a line, or other shapes that suggest an expression on an ordinary object.

WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING

Is it happy, suspicious or exhausted—and which actual shapes created that impression?

OPEN FOR OBSERVATION
ASSIGNMENT M-006 · IMPORTANCE INSPECTION · 2 MIN

Find a tiny object trying very hard to look important.

Promote one small object to a very important position.

WHAT TO NOTICE

Inspect your own desk, kitchen or backpack. Find something tiny with absurd main-character energy.

WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING

What makes the object look grand, serious or dramatically placed?

OPEN FOR OBSERVATION
ASSIGNMENT M-010 · NOMENCLATURE DIVISION · 3 MIN

Discover a mundane thing with a villain name.

Review the sinister naming department.

WHAT TO NOTICE

Read harmless labels on things you already have permission to see. Find a product or object name that sounds theatrical.

WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING

How does the ordinary object's real purpose contrast with its unexpectedly dramatic name?

OPEN FOR OBSERVATION
CONCLUSION / FX-01

WHEN THE CLUES ARE ALL NOTED…

A little catalogue of object characters, made entirely from things you actually noticed. Complete the private checkmarks to unlock a locally drawn personal story card—not a verified certificate or public award.

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