Echoes_002–1B
Nickname: “The Paper Son”
Danger Ranking: 1B
First Reported: 1976-11-03, Cathlamet, WA

Summary:
Echoes_002–1B, referred to as “The Paper Son,” is a recurring apparition-type Echo associated with the immigration records and personal belongings stored in a decommissioned archive beneath the Wahkiakum County Courthouse. The Echo manifests as a young boy of indeterminate age—somewhere between 8 and 14—clothed in a threadbare button-down shirt and suspenders, often holding a folded immigration document dated 1913.

The Paper Son does not interact with observers, nor does it acknowledge stimuli. It appears only in reflection—windows, glass panes, puddles—never directly. Exposure to its presence results in a vivid and temporary memory that does not belong to the observer: arriving by boat, being renamed, being separated from one’s father. These memories fade within hours but leave emotional aftereffects, particularly grief and identity confusion.

The Echo has only ever been observed within the bounds of the courthouse's basement and sub-basement, regardless of structural renovations or room repurposing.

Known Properties:

• Visible only in reflective surfaces.
  
• Manifestation time is irregular, often triggered by emotional agitation or the sound of a ticking clock.
  
• Implants temporary “false” memories connected to early 20th-century immigrant experience.
  
• Documents associated with the apparition consistently list different names for the same birth date.
  

Containment Procedure:
The courthouse sub-level has been sealed off and is maintained under the jurisdiction of a false “historical mold remediation” order. The Paper Son is non-hostile but emotionally invasive. Monitoring is passive only—thermal sensors and audio capture devices have replaced direct observation due to past psychological incidents among agents.

Visitors must undergo a full identity confirmation protocol both before and after entering the site to prevent long-term echo contamination. No reflective materials are allowed past checkpoint two.

Encounters:

• 1976-11-03: First documented sighting by courthouse janitor, reported seeing “his own son” in a mop bucket.
  
• 1982-09-12: Field Agent Park received a memory of arriving in San Francisco with a name that wasn’t hers. Reassigned after emotional detachment.
  
• 1990-01-15: The Echo appeared in a CCTV monitor while the room was unoccupied. Review showed the boy folding and unfolding a single sheet of paper for 6 minutes.
  

Recommendation:
Minimal risk under current protocols. Continue long-term observation for any sign of behavioral change. Psychological evaluation required for all visitors post-entry. Possible connection to regional patterns of Echo phenomena related to lost identity and bureaucratic erasure.

List of Case Workers:

• Field Agent H. Park
  
• Dr. Lynn Abbot
  
• Cultural Liaison Officer Raymond Kuo
  
• Archivist Jonah Coyle
  
• Operative Tess Morales