SOC-014
SOC-014 does not currently warrant any special containment procedures. It is currently in the possession of Researcher █████, who keeps it in their sock drawer. Researchers may request to borrow SOC-014 if it is able to be returned within 48 hours.
SOC-014 is a silver ring with a small star shape engraved into its surface. When worn on a subject's finger, it gains the ability to grant wishes either consciously thought by the wearer or spoken aloud. These wishes, however, come with significant limitations:
- Wishes must be practically attainable without additional action from wearer (i.e. no reality-defying powers or significant changes in social status)
- Wishes for abstract concepts vary wildly in end result
- Wishes must be able to be granted for under $20.00 USD
SOC-014 does not seem to have a limit on the overall amount of wishes that can be granted, but becomes apparently more "frugal" the more one subject wishes upon it. This aspect of SOC-014 is not shared between all subjects and seems to lessen with time spent without granting wishes for a given subject.
Discovery
SOC-014 was initially discovered by Researcher █████ in a thrift store in the ██████████ area. It was not deemed anomalous until February of 202█, when █████ wished for "a nice pizza" and, approximately an hour later, had one delivered to their door without ordering it themself. Upon further questioning, it was revealed that █████ had actually made several wishes with SOC-014 without realizing it, making note of prior instances wherein they had wished for small toys and collectibles and had them appear in packages addressed to them days after. It is unknown if SOC-014 had been used by others before its discovery as an anomalous object.
Testing
Wish | Subject | Result | Additional Notes |
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Smeargle Sitting Cuties Plush | Researcher ████ | Object delivered to residence approximately 16 hours later | |
Thunder Bronto Palm Pals Plush | Researcher ████ | Object delivered to residence approximately 36 hours later | |
Pants | Researcher ████ | Package containing a pair of unbranded jeans delivered to residence approximately 24 hours later | Wish made after prompting from Researcher ███ to wish for "anything other than a stuffed animal." |
Robux | Researcher ███ | 1,100 Robux (equivalent to $9.99 USD purchase) deposited to ███'s Roblox account approximately 30 minutes later | Researcher ███ pays for Roblox Premium. LOL |
"a fucking saddle already" | Researcher ███ | Subject discovered a dungeon in a nearby cave approximately 5 minutes after making wish. Both chests within the structure contained one saddle each. | Subject was playing a modded instance of Minecraft 1.20.1; wish was typed out and sent in ingame chat. Additional worlds created with the same seed did not generate any structures in the relevant area. |
"Happiness" | Researcher ███████ | Package full of fresh flower petals, an unopened bag of craft pipe cleaners, and a $10 gift card to ███████ delivered to residence approximately 4 hours later | Package did not have a mailing label and was wholly unmarked. |
Aurora Tropicolor T-Rex Plush | Researcher ████ | Upon leaving the room momentarily and returning, a single sticky note appeared on subject's desk with "Sorry, nothing :(" written on it in pen. |