Humane Capture Equipment 

     For archiving purposes our Humane Capture Equipment is broadly divided
into two categories.  Officially these are known as Active and Passive but
they're better known to the staff as Tools and Traps.
     The distinction is fairly simple.  Tools are the devices our staff
members use on a day to day basis when their duties require them to exercise
patient control.  Both Security Officers and Blue Orderlies are cleared to
carry their assigned Tools when on duty and deploy them when they judge the
situation warrants it.  Indeed failure to carry assigned equipment and being
unprepared for incidents is a disciplinary offense.
     When required to by extraordinary circumstances both Black Orderlies and
Nursing Staff will also be assigned the requisite Tool with minimal concern.
They've all been trained in Tool operation and are expected to be able to use
them should it become necessary.  In short these devices are the tools of
their trade.
     Traps are another matter.  Designed and intended for the acquisition of
involuntary patients in accordance with our humane restraint policy they are
not intended for use within the Institute.  Though on every April 1st some
are inevitably always borrowed by those anxious to boobytrap their fellow
employees.  That's the one day of the year we overlook the misuse of Institute
Capture Equipment.  The rest of the year their use is reserved for external
operations almost always, but not exclusively, under the direction of Gold
Team.  While Gold Team does use Tools as needed the Traps differ from them in
being designed to be operated by the patient rather than by the staff.  That
is to say the device does nothing until the patient activates it and traps
themselves.
     It's a fairly straightforward concept but if you would like to know more
about Traps I can discuss them in greater depth.  If not let's proceed to
examine the Tools of the Chainsman Institute.

 Humane Capture Equipment - Tools 

The Paste Gun 

     The standard issue restraint firearm is the Petruski Expanding Adhesive
Deployer more commonly known as "The Paste Gun"


A file photo demonstrating Mr. Petruski's
pre Institute prototype paste gun in action

     Not content to rest on his laurels Mr. Petruski recently enhanced the
paste guns to throw a glob of paste that bursts on impact rather than relying 
solely on the traditional paste lines.  Known as the Paste Bomb this feature
is very useful against fleeing distant targets.


Security Department Heads Ani & Uni Puma assist Head Orderly Petruski with
fieldtests of the newly developed  paste bomb.
       It was a little unusual that junior staffers didn't play the role of
escapees but I believe the Puma Sisters lost a bet.  All part of their
friendly interdepartmental rivalry
     I should perhaps mention at this juncture that while paste guns are
effective in most cases they do need some distance.  At close ranges there is
the risk of spattering from the target which can catch immobilize both the
shooter and the shootee.  This not gone unnoticed and in a collaborative
effort Mr Chainsman and Mr. Petruski have devised a solution.


The Tape Buddy



     Designed to be deployed at close range the Mobile Adhesive Bandage Unit
Dispenser, more colloquially known by our staff as the "Tape Buddy" can
immobilize its target in seconds and completely mummify the most obstinate
patient within two minutes.  Nor is that its only advantage.  If you study the
video still again you will see that a patient with Class 3 paranormal strength
is unable to tear or even stretch the tape.  Her escape attempt during her
transport from the Closed Ward to her Therapy session was effectively over
within seconds and it was easy for the Orderlies to contain Ms. Eiko Magami
until punitive measures could be arranged.  The polymer that composes the
tape can withstand up to Class 4 strength and considering the physical power
of some of our patients that's very important.  Thanks to the Tape Buddies
speed and the durability of its binding agent our Orderlies can confidently
approach and successfully subdue escaping or difficult patients that most law
enforcement agents would run from on sight.
    While his staff considered it a godsend (hence the nickname, MABUD became
"My Bud" then "My Taping Bud" until they settled on "Tape Buddy") being a
perfectionist Mr. Petruski saw room for improvement but with his duties and
Mr. Chainsman's schedule there were more pressing concerns than refining a
fully functional tool.  So he took the unprecedented step of subcontracting
the job to Proteus, an unaffiliated company.  Which turned out to be a wiser
decision that he could have guessed.  Their Mr. Warren really came through
and delivered the prototype Tape Boy on the same day that a very determined
intruder bypassed security and infiltrated the building.  She was spotted but
by then she was into the open wards, shielded by patients and knocking the
staff down like tenpins.  Without a clear pastegun shot Mr. Petruski got to
fieldtest the Tape Boy a lot sooner that he had expected.
     Of course we caught it all on video


Chainsman Institute Security Archives - Unscheduled Tape Boy fieldtest

     Science marches on.  It takes a lot to impress our Head Orderly but he's
committed to replacing the Buddies with Boys.  His recommendations carry a lot
of weight but the bottom line is it all comes down to budget.
     Something wrong?  You're been staring at that final frame for awhile.
Would you like me to rerun it?  
     I'm sorry?  Oh no, no danger of suffocation.  The tape membrane is 
oxygen permeable and she was perfectly fine when committed to our care after 
being unwrapped.  We wouldn't use a tool that risked our patients health.
Their wellbeing is vital to us.  Any debilitating injury could ruin months 
of therapy and render them incapable of continuing their treatment program.  
Thanks to our cutting edge technology this has never happened and I don't 
foresee it happening anytime soon.
     Excuse me, I seem to have moved from discussing the staff to bragging 
about our technical expertise.  I apologise for the digression.  Effective
as all our tools are they're useless without the right people behind them.
     Speaking of which while we'll be issuing Tape Boys to our Orderlies we've
decided to provide a newly designed covert model Tape Buddy to our Acquisition
Team that they can carry openly without arousing a target's suspicion.
Preliminary trials have given excellent results and it should soon be part of
their standard equipment.

The Rover


     A product of my (and my assistants) past experience in the field of
biomechanics and macro bioweapon design the Rover is essentially a bubble of
animated Beta Latex.  While life cannot be manufactured in the laboratory
those of us involved in the field of Macro Animate Design (more commonly
known as MAD Science) have long been able to produce pseudo-life.  That is
artificial entities that mimic some of the functions of living organisms.
Rover is one of these.
     Named for their resemblance to a fondly remembered fictional counterpart
in the old TV series, "The Prisoner", Rovers are produced by vats of Beta
Latex that have been through MAD processing.  Normally inert and appearing to
be nothing more than Beta Latex reservoirs the Rover vats demonstrate some
radical differences when the appropriate signal is received.  The stimulus
signal causes the vat to create a floating sphere of approximately three
meters in diameter that we call a Rover.  Because of their appearance Rovers
are often assumed to be akin to balloons but unlike balloons they are not at
the mercy of the wind.  Instead they fly in whatever direction is required to
accomplish their function.  Short of a hurricane they are not impeded by
wind resistance.  They can also rapidly descend and elevate themselves without
venting or generating gases.  While this may sound mysterious their ability to
maneuver is a result of proprietary technology which we are not prepared to
reveal at the present time.  Until the patents are approved industrial
espionage remains a worry.  Also we have decided on if we are going to market
Rovers for corporate security purposes or keep them for our own use.
    But this is straying from the point as I have yet to tell you what Rovers
actually do.  Once activated a Rover has a single function, to seek and engulf
the nearest human.  There are limits to the instincts MAD Science can install
in a Rover so they cannot distinguish between people who belong in the
Institute and intruders.  This is both an advantage and a disadvantage as I
will explain in more detail later.  While Spyders have higher intelligence
and can make fine distinctions they are considerably more vulnerable to
weapons and paranormal abilities than Rovers.  With the exception of intense
heat Rovers can handle almost all other varieties of attack and, to date,
few intruders have arrived carrying flamethrowers.  However the lack of
distinguishing ability is why the Rovers serve as the initial perimeter
defensive line.  Anyone who triggers the first line of security sensors is
most likely to be an intruder so there is no need for target assessment.
Again the answer to how the Rover tracks its target is confidential because of
the technology involved in the conditioning.  I can merely say that they track
both heat patterns and DNA so they will not mistakenly snare wildlife while in
pursuit of an intruder.  Though Punsaurus 2 has demonstrated an ability to
herd Rovers towards unsuspecting staff he fortunately only uses it on Black
Rovers.  Once activated a Rover cannot deactivate until it has absorbed
someone.
      Having absorbed the target into itself (which renders them helpless
as they find themselves thrashing around helplessly in the fluid filled
interior) one of two things happen.  It either immediately coats them with a
layer of Beta Latex then exudes them at the point of capture or carries them
to the Rover Receiving Bay in the Holding Area (the external door opens
automatically as a Rover approaches) and deposits the Beta Latex coated
victims once it has entered.  In both cases having accomplished its mission
the Rover returns to its vat of origin where it returns to liquid form and
is reabsorbed into the vat fluid.
     Which course it follows depends on the type of Rover it is.  There are
three varieties and which one a Vat creates depends upon the activation signal
it receives.  All three varieties can be easily distinguished by their colour.
     Black Rovers - The default colour for Rovers.  This variety performs
                    immediate coating and disposition of the target.  These
                    are generated by testing of the Vat after installation and
                    during regular weekly Rover release.  Unlike regular Beta
                    Latex which remains liquid until a catalyst enters its
                    fluid a Rover Vat hardens and becomes useless unless a
                    minimum of a single Rover is generated every seven days.
                    For this reason every six days a staggered release is
                    begun at 10 am with one Rover being released per hour per
                    vat until 6 pm.  The following day the same schedule is
                    followed with the 8 remaining vats.  This insures all 16
                    Rover remain active and available in the event of
                    intrusion.  We are considering a new program that would
                    have multiple Rovers released simultaneously despite the
                    problems that resulted when this accidentally happened
                    during the initial Rover release.
                    Since a Rover cannot deactivate until it has engulfed
                    someone 16 staff volunteers a week are needed to serve as
                    bait.  Fortunately thanks to the popularity of Beta Latex
                    we suffer from an abundance of volunteers rather than a
                    shortage.  For ease of subsequent collection the volunteer
                    of the hour awaits her Rover at the area designated the
                    "Touchdown Point" though it's better known to our staff as
                    the "Sacrificial Altar".
     Red Rovers - These are generated when an alarm signal is received
                  indicating a serious perimeter breach.  Airborne intruders
                  are usually out of range in the few seconds Rover generation
                  requires and have to be handled by the secondary defensive
                  line of Spyders.  However Rover creation and speed usually
                  more than suffices to deal with intruders on the ground and
                  escapees who have eluded the Spyders.  This variety captures
                  their prey and transports them to the Receiving Bay before
                  releasing them
     Yellow Rovers - These are created when sensors indicate a minor perimeter
                     breach.  This usually results from hikers ignoring the
                     "No Trespassing" signs, vandals looking to cause some
                     trouble or for something to steal or, occasionally, from
                     the nonpowered sidekicks or friends of patients crossing
                     the sensor line.  Being more nuisance than threat a full
                     alert is not implemented.  This Rover variety also
                     transports the target to the Receiving Bay where their
                     case is considered and they are either given a stern
                     warning not to return, turned over to the police or,
                     if circumstances warrant either committed to the
                     Institute or placed in cryogenic suspension.
     There are 16 Rover Vats arranged equidistant around the Institute's
perimeter.  Our most recent addition to our escape prevention/defensive
arsenal they were still in the testing phase when they proved their value
during the infamous Lockheart Incident.  In the aftermath of which Mr.
Chainsman canceled the remainder of the test and initiated the full
implementation of the Rover Perimeter Project.  Perhaps a hasty decision but
one, he has told me, he has never regretted.  


Would you like to meet the support staff who use this equipment?

Or the medical staff who have developed our innovative therapy programs

We can even arrange an interview with a member of our involuntary
patient acquisition team if you'd like

Would you like to meet our Physical Trainers and see the Gym?

Perhaps you'd like a word with our Training Staff, they keep the Support Staff
up to date on our latest innovations

You might like to see our student internship program

Would you like to drop by the lounge where we hold conferences and staff
parties?

Alternately some visitors have been fascinated by the specifics of our patient
restraint and control equipment

Others have wanted to hear all about our use of robotics

Then there are those who were more interested in the human interest angle of
our friendly staff rivalries

If you insist we could take a look at our underground high security storage facility

Of course you can always return to the Open Wards

Finally there's one more option.  The place most everyone wants to see.


Do you still want to see the Grimbor Ward?

 
You can always return to the Lobby 

Or we can end the tour