The Synchronicity Phenomena

The Synchronicity Phenomena also known as "Variable Syndrome" is when a denizen of the Terran Consortium synchronizes with the physical reality, cyberverse, or drift to such an extent that it appears that they have partial control over it. This manifests as "powers" outside of what an average denizen would be able to perform without extensive amounts of augmentation. This phenomena came to light during the <insert event name here> of <insert year here>. After reality was stabilized a wave of dreams hit the denizens within Earth S-03's reality that had near similar imagery. While the contents of this dream and other biological indicators of experiencing it remain classified under orders of the Terran Consortium's directorate, there exists one word that remains tied to those who experience it... "Variable".

Transmission & Vectors

Unknown.

Causes

Unknown.

Symptoms

As per publicly available research on the phenomena, there is no logical correlation as to what denizen is impacted outside that they, at one point in their life, are within the Terran Consortium's territory and experience the "Variable' dream. Most often the denizens that experience this dream are mentally also over 17 Earth Standard years of age or equivalent in the case of Xenoforms and Synthetic Life Forms, though there are rare instances of it occurring within denizens at a younger age. Aside from those factors, the phenomena occurs in what can only be called a truly random pattern and impacts Xenoforms, Drifters, and indigenous denizens of Earth S-03. Due to this, it is one of the reasons that the various interstellar organizations have travel restrictions placed on the Terran Consortium as they do not want whatever is causing this phenomena to spread further. It is believed that these restrictions indicate that it a unique phenomena that occurs only within Terran Consortium space, though no representative of the interstellar community can confirm or deny this fact.

Treatment

None.

Cultural Reception

Within the Terran Consortium, those denizens that are impacted by the phenomena are isolated from drift-stable settlements. This is done for safety measures to prevent whatever triggered the phenomena to occur within them to impact others or destabilize the reality within drift-stable settlements. If a denizen that is impacted by this phenomena is allowed within a drift-stable settlement there are usually extreme precautions taken to prevent the phenomena from spreading. Most commonly, impacted denizens are sent to their planets LAG.
Xenoforms that find themselves impacted by the phenomena are exiled from their galactic affiliations and are sentenced to live within the Terran Consortium. This is done to prevent the spread of this phenomena to anywhere outside of Consortium territory.
Life within the LAG for impacted denizens is not an easy life. Most LAGludites do not appreciate their presence, seeing them as a problem that the Terran Consortium is dumping on them. Impacted denizens often create small outposts where they gather as a community to go about daily life. They are employed by various organizations within the Terran Consortium to protect assets within the LAG, mitigate drift events, and assist with Null Zone containment efforts. LAGludite settlements may also employ the services of the impacted denizens as the powers the impacted have can be of use in keeping a sense of law and order within the destabilized frontier of the LAG.
Impacted denizens are not considered employable as mainstream employees for any organization within the Terran Consortium. Due to their instability the risk of keeping an impacted denizen on the payroll is too much of a financial burden to any organization. Instead they are taken on as contractors to work various short term jobs. The Global Resource Council refers to the impacted denizens employed by these contracts as "Private Contractors" or PC's for short.

Type

Supernatural

Cycle

Chronic, Acquired

Rarity

Extremely Rare