A-003 The Gates

CACG Item File
Item A-003 is the collective designation for all phenomena capable of allowing access between the universes of Item A-001. These instances can be natural or artifcial, but the common thread between all of them is that they all lead from one universe to another. As of writing, the Group has mastered the use of A-003 as a form of interdimensional transportation, allowing contact to considerably better equipped extrauniversal organizations such as the Stratos Multiverse Archive and Seraphim for external consultation regarding anomalous phenomena.

Even though A-003 is by nature uncontainable, experimentation and use of it is heavily regulated within the Group following the "Second Son Incident." All uses of A-003 within a testing environment require Administrative approval, as well as supervision by Containment Division staff. Disregarding the current protocols in place for A-003 experimentation will result in swift disciplinary action handed out by Administration, including loss of authorization level, fabricator and facility access privileges, as well as other nonessential luxuries.

Usage of A-003 is widely considered the "Grand Finish Line" of exploration according to Stratos. A-003 use has been the crux of multiple multiversal empires, as well as institutions that examine the Multiverse itself. Devices used to create A-003 have just as much variation as the individuals that use them. From the long-gone Empire's "shear" type generators, to the standard "doorway to everywhere" emplacements found in extrauniversal stations and markets.