The Mimic Menagerie
It's a menagerie where everything's a mimic, that's the gimmick.Do you want to question everything around you? Maybe you've yet to experience paranoia? Do you want to be unable to trust your friends and family? Already paranoid and need justification? Then come visit The Mimic Menagerie!
Nothing is Sacred
Keep an eye out
Mimics don't have a standard appearance, and can take on the form of any object or living creature. There are only two giveaways that something or someone is a mimic— firstly, that it will possess a mouth full of very sharp teeth that may occasionally open or emote. Secondly, that it may move about despite possessing no methods with which to do so.We're open from: Mon-Fri: 8AM - 7PM Sat-Sun: 8AM - 10PM
"I kept trying to grab my phone, but every time I tried, it slid a few inches away from me."
All Around You
serving you completely real and trustworthy meals!
"My best friend insisted we bet on a game of chess, anyway I lost my house and kids."
"I think I accidentally ate one."
"My husband left me with a mimic of himself, I only found out when the thing withered away in the decontamination chamber. I went back inside to try and find him, only to find upwards of fifty Daves waving at me. I haven't found the real Dave since in my many return visits. Staff are nice though."
Keep it Real
Gift shop!
Everything in our gift shop is also a mimic! There is nothing you can take home except the joy of seeing a novelty pen with teeth! Why are we selling them?Viability Report
Number of Incidents: 13
Threat Level: Rust
Who's idea was this? From the start, this was doomed. I'm frankly amazed the menagerie ran for the three month period it did before the incident. Read below for incident logs. Incident & Experiment Logs for A-325Experiment #325-3
Date: 2008/██████
Head researcher: Dr. Herrera
Anomaly: A-325-17
Description: Testing a newly developed sedative on a live mimic, this time containing █████████████, ██████, and maple syrup. Said sedative was administered by aerosol into an enclosed chamber.
Result: Success! Subject was too weak to attack a live animal introduced to the chamber following its sedation. Test was repeated hours later, without a reapplication of the aerosol— with the same results.
Notes: This has wonderful implications for the facility— not only can the sedative be administered over a wide area and therefore catch the many present anomalies at once, but it can also allow them to be approached safely within normal hours of operation.
Incident #325-5
Date: 2009/4/3
Location: Game room
Anomaly involved: A-325-143
Personnel involved: Security 1
Civilians involved: Man 1, Man 2
Video log
Note: A-325-143 seemed to have avoided that morning's sedative. Increase the spread of the daily aerosol spray, and ban food inside the menagerie to avoid this happening again.
-Man 1 is waiting on Man 2 to make his move in a game of chess. -Man 1 produces a granola bar from his pocket without looking, and opens his mouth to take a bite. -A-325-143 immediately takes the opportunity to begin feasting on Man 1's tongue. -Security 1 is called over, and sprays A-325-143 with sedative, unfortunately, also causing Man 1 to choke to death on a mixture of the aerosol and his own blood. -End Log-
Incident #325-13
Date: 2009/5/11
Location: Facility-wide
Anomaly involved): A-325-1— ████
Personnel involved: All staff on site.
Civilians involved: █████
Written log
Note: No one will trust the menagerie going forward, and neither should we— shut it down.
After repeated exposure to the same formula of sedative each day, some anomalies even receiving this multiple times a day, most had gained a resistance to its effects. Why they waited until this day to act, we do not understand. It can only be assumed that they possess an intelligence greater than we had previously thought. During peak visiting hours, the anomalies attacked en masse— civilians, personnel, animals— anything alive that was present. There were only three survivors of the attack, which the ACF had to pay a not-insignificant sum to keep quiet. All three were civilians. Thankfully the site director and head researchers were not present, and most have since been reassigned elsewhere.
Viability: Unethical
It is in my opinion that this attraction remain shut down indefinitely, again, it baffles me that it was ever approved to begin with.
I'm a fan of the mimic gimmick. This would be an unforgettable visit!
How do I know a mimic didn't write this?
OH NO