Deivis Jenkins

BEFORE YOU READ

NOTICE: When communicating with Jenkins, interlocutors are advised to carefully consider their responses, ensuring that they are clear, neutral, and free of any emotional extremes. A single moment of miscommunication could unintentionally affect Jenkins' perception of the group as a whole, potentially altering his willingness to cooperate or even causing an altered state of engagement. If this were to occur, there is a risk that Jenkins would perceive the situation as hostile or manipulative, which could be detrimental to safety. Although Jenkins has shown no signs of hostility or malicious intent, the unpredictability of his reaction to human behavior should not be underestimated.

SAFETY INSTRUCTION FOLLOWING INCIDENT ███-██: If you see Jenkins visibly 'shaking' or 'trembling', please make sure he is aware of this condition as it is an imminent risk that should not be overlooked under any circumstances.

Description

Deivis Jenkins (First name pronounced the same way as "Day" + "vis") is an entity of unknown origin with a somewhat erratic behavior often found staring into whatever catches its attention. Multiple witness testimony declare that it is, in fact, "staring into their souls", however it is important to understand that this has never been proven.

Deivis Jenkins
Aliases	Jenkins, Mr. Jenkins, Shadow man, Mr. Shadow, Mr. J, DJ
Affiliation	Void Covenant
Biographical information
Character Age	Unspecifiable / Non-linear
Date of birth	05/30/█████ (Date of discovery)
Physical description
Species	Unknown
Height	3.05 meters (120.07 inches)
Weight	128 kilograms (may vary)
Eye color	Completely black with a white ring around

Deivis Jenkins -from now on simply referenced as "Jenkins"- has the appearance of a hairless, genderless, pitch-black figure that closely resembles the shape of a human being. It is 3.05 meters (120.07 inches) in height and has a dynamically generated weight (real weight undetermined) of around 128 kilograms (282.19 pounds or 20 British stone in antiquated measure), these measures may vary over time due to self-alterations, particularly any weight-related measure. Its solid black eyes lack discernible irises or pupils, and resemble small white circles. Jenkins possesses a male voice (pitch varies with size) with an English accent not currently identifiable as specific to any modern region. Although there are several theories, it is not proven how or from where it projects its voice as it has no mouth or known organs capable of performing the required actions. Jenkins is able to converse, read and write in English and Spanish (with neutral accents) as well as two (2) additional languages that have not yet been identified despite its insistence that they should be "common knowledge". Jenkins has also demonstrated knowledge of physics, chemistry, philosophy, astronomy, psychology and theoretical physics. In addition, it has demonstrated knowledge on these topics along research lines that do not appear in the historical record. These alternatives or entirely unknown approaches to research in the natural sciences are one source of Jenkins's utility in consultation.

Jenkins remains active if it notices movement while a 30-40 decibel source of comprehensible words or greater is within 10 meters (32.8 feet). In the absence of words, Jenkins becomes apparently inert, apparently losing consciousness and showing no outward signs of life. Within 1 to 5 seconds of being re-exposed to words, Jenkins becomes active once more, appearing to come out of a light slumber no matter how long the period of inactivity has been. Jenkins does not appear to require these periods of inactivity as a human would require sleep and has expressed a desire to remain active as often as possible.

Even though Jenkins allows direct investigation, biopsy attempts remain unsuccessful due to the ethereal nature of its body. A full or partial exploratory surgery on him would be impossible due to a complete lack of any kind of physical barrier when trespassing its surface. Regarding this matter, Jenkins has stated that what human eye perceives as its "skin" would be better described as an event horizon and that its color is only the result of not being able to see further into it. Jenkins claims that its existence derives from a perfect vacuum and although Jenkins could theoretically be damaged, it does not appear to feel pain, and will simply re-mold any portion of its anatomy that experiences deformation. Jenkins does not respirate, requires no sustenance, and produces no waste.

Jenkins refers to himself as "Jenkins" and regularly requests entities around to do the same, the reason behind this is -directly quoted- "For some reason they keep calling me Delvis". Questions regarding how Jenkins was created and by whom are routinely answered with the seemingly neutral statements: "I wasn't created" or "I don't know". Jenkins delivers these responses in the same tone and have been a matter of discussion since.

Jenkins was discovered 05/30/████ during a mandatory archaeological survey within ████ ██ ██████ pending construction of a car park. It was buried approximately 2.7 meters (9 feet) below street level, contained in a small stone sarcophagus. The sarcophagus bore no markings and was assumed to be that of a deceased infant as additional graves were discovered in the survey area. The sarcophagus lid was shattered during the excavation, exposing Jenkins to the chatter of the digging crew. Upon being in range of the conversation, it's assumed Jenkins aroused from its inert state to one of normal activity, casually greeting the assembled team with a simple "Hello". A member of the ████ ██ ██████'s recon force was called in within minutes and took him into custody without resistance. The limited number of witnesses were subject to drug-induced amnesia and released.

Current and future projects

This section only refers to NON-MAGICAL projects. For Current and future magical projects refer to the sub-section with the same name under the section "Post-wizard hat". Regular and magical projects are being carried at the same time.

It is proven that Jenkins has been a vital part (most probably as a consultant) of a series of world-changing events such as:

• The creation and manipulation of one of the first demi-sentient social AIs.
• The trade and logistical implications of the Lednikovy-Sarmaka tungsten mine in Russia.
• The development of a project involving the re-surfacing of a lost continent via extensive use of deep-sea nuclear charges.
• The delivery and building of a stationary gauss cannon on the dark side of the moon.
• The establishment of a private maritime trade routes from ██████ ████ to ████.
• The ████/██/██ crisis that put several modern superpower countries "in check" through the use of thermonuclear weapon threats.
• The construction of a deep-sea underground facility at ████████.
• An attempted assault on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault at Norway.
• The international planification for the construction of 183 helium rig belts at the northern hemisphere of Jupiter.
• The international planification for the construction of 183 helium rig belts at the southern hemisphere of Jupiter.
• The physical principles and theoretical framework necessary for the development of a Zero-Width Blade. Colloquially referred to as "Nullblade".

Apart from the previous entries, Jenkins has also been part of 2712 less relevant events.

04/07/████ - Fragment of the message delivered by Dr. ███████████, Chief of █████ █████████ R&D department to António Guterres, 9^th Secretary-General of the United Nations:

Mr. Guterres, we understand the concerns regarding the morality and/or goals of these events, however, we are incapable of preventing them due to the complete lack of interaction from Jenkins with the exterior of the laboratory. We only know that Jenkins was involved because he willingly tells the details when asked about said events.

Unrelated testing results and observations

Listed below, several annotations and curiosities that currently -in some cases- lack explanation regarding Jenkins and its surroundings, provided mainly for basic knowledge and to maintain a safe environment when communication is established.

• A minority in the scientific community states that Jenkins's projects aim towards the Sixth Mass Extinction Event (MEE), but this matter is not clear and is still subject to discussion.
• According to reports, there is at all times a conspicuous absence of paranormal four-dimensional beings in a radius of seven (7) meters around Jenkins. These include spirits, banshees, poltergeists, blessings, time travelers, minor deities, and another 237 entities, all listed in ██ ██████, by Dr. ███████████.
• It is easy to observe how liquids flow 1/7th slower than at their regular speed when in seven (7) meters around Jenkins. This could explain the feeling of discomfort when around him, as blood is also affected by this phenomenon. This is considered to be the main reason for the mutual understanding between subjects exposed to Jenkins regarding a feeling of discomfort when exposed to him.
• Without apparent reason, a minority of the exposed subjects firmly states that Jenkins is some sort of program or artificial intelligence. Even when explained otherwise by the personnel or by Jenkins himself.
• Prolonged exposure to Jenkins's gaze could result in mild nerve damage leading to confusion, irritability and in some extreme cases visual hallucinations. These symptoms disappear shortly after losing contact with Jenkins, with the exception of the hallucinations, which are considered to be the reason behind the collective sightings of Jenkins outside of the facility.
• It has been observed that subjects that stayed in presence of Jenkins for extended periods of time tend to "synchronize", staring into whatever Jenkins stares, often resulting into several subjects -Jenkins included- staring into the same target. This has been proven to occur with both human and non-human subjects.
• These are some common quotations and situations recorded when different volunteers were exposed:
  • "Oh my god, I'm gonna have nightmares with that"
  • "I hate when he stares at me, it's so creepy"
  • "Ok, stop, don't look at me, stop"
  • [Volunteer asks to leave the room immediately]
  • [Volunteer remains silent and approaches with the intention of damaging Jenkins's eyes]
  • [Volunteer steps back until reaching a corner and remains silent, maintaining direct eye contact while refusing to answer any question]
  • [Volunteer undergoes a state of euphoria, standing as close as possible to Jenkins and begins to ask all sorts of unprompted philosophical questions]
  • [Volunteer starts laughing loudly and moving frantically from side to side while holding direct eye contact]
  • [Volunteer sits in a defensive position (arms crossed and back bent forwards) and silently stares at Jenkins. If Jenkins stares back this situation can extend for several minutes without a word being said.
  • "I love your work, keep it up" [Volunteer promptly runs outside of the room]

Questioning made on ██/██/████

Displayed below, a small sample of questions along with answers directed to Jenkins, published with the intention to give a hint or idea about what could be expected when maintaining a conversation with Jenkins. Featured questions were asked by volunteers 13 to 65 (excepting 17, 22, 36 and 57 due to ██████ ████ and prevention of mass hysteria). In these conversations, "J" will stand for Jenkins and "V" for Volunteer.

V: What would happen if I tried to touch you with my hand?

J: You cannot. Your hand would phase through me... and that's for the best.

V: What about the hat?

J: Exact same outcome.

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V: Who made your hat and what is its purpose?

J: I made it. It's a living tool. It allows me to do several things, from bypassing certain laws of physics, to communicate with you.

V: ...Your hat is alive?

J: Partially. It's just capable of making decisions at a... you would say "high level".

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V: They told me you recently recovered your hat; how did you lose it?

J: I didn't, I've always known where it was. I was just not using it.

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V: Are you good or evil?

J: I'd rather remain neutral. I was asked to avoid making direct changes to history.

V: Asked by whom?

J: By a local deity.

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V: Do you see the same number of colors humans see?

J: I don't see, hear, smell, taste or feel things around me in any way. My body is just a familiar-looking representation of me, same as the hat.

V: If you can't feel anything, how do you know I'm here talking to you?

J: I am sitting on this chair, and I am sitting on your chair. I know about my surroundings because my true self exists in between the particles that form you and everything else.

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V: Is there something you dislike?

J: I dislike overlapping conversations.

V: Can you tell me why?

J: Linear time always had that disadvantage... I guess a good comparison for you would be trying to read a book where several conversations occur at the same time.

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V: You once said your "skin" was an event horizon. Are you some sort of black hole?

J: I'm not a black hole, I don't pull things towards me. My "skin" would be better described as a ''where'', rather than a ''what''. To describe it in a simple way, you could say the Universe has two borders: the exterior, and myself.

Post-Wizard hat

Jenkins wearing The Magic Hat

The Hat

At the beginning of 2023 and without warning, Jenkins suddenly started showing himself wearing a hat with the exact same appearance as a relic called The Magic Hat of █████ (from now referred to as The Hat). It is unknown how or why it shares the resemblance with the original. Upon first glance, The Hat appears to be a standard piece of head clothing in the fashion of a fairy tale, with a green tint, a pointy end that curves down and a brown belt with a bronze buckle that serves both as decoration and to fix the hat to the head.

Observations have revealed that although The Hat doesn't seem to affect Jenkins's mind in a noticeable way (as the original relic does), it is most probably the main method it has of understanding human language, as well as the rather uncommon spelling mistakes.

Side note

Session log transcript of the 9th of October of 2023 has Dr.███████████ casually mentioning the following to one of the colleagues:

Listen... I know he's not ill-intended... but seeing Jenkins use one of the most powerful weapons ever made as a smartphone is the most humiliating and frustrating way of showing how little we know about our surroundings. We must learn from him as much as we can and as fast as we can.

List of "spells" and other types of "magic" that Jenkins claims to have learned through interaction with the hat.

Listed below, an ever-incomplete list of skills that Jenkins claims to have learned "thanks to the hat". Note that for obvious reasons several of the items in this list haven't been proven to be really learned or to even be true.

• Spell of levitation [TESTED] (only appliable on himself)
• Spell of scale manipulation [TESTED] (only appliable on himself)
• Spell of hat invisibility [TESTED] (It was previously known that the hat could do this on it's own so it's dubious if this is an actual spell)
• Immunity to reality [UNTESTED] (It is not clear what this means)
• Spell of Sun enlargement [TESTED] (This was checked when incredulous personnel told Jenkins to "prove it". Said personnel member was fired)
• Spell of Sun attraction [UNTESTED] (Jenkins offered to "cast" this spell, however, after the previous incident this was politely yet firmly declined)
• Immunity to entropy [UNTESTED] (It is not clear what the implications would be)
• Spell of teleportation [TESTED] (Reminder over case C-012-25: If Jenkins asks, "Ever wanted to go to space?", personnel must clearly answer "NO")
• Spell of disappear [TESTED] (Most probably just part of the teleportation spell but Jenkins insists on it being a different spell)
• Spell of appear [TESTED] (Again, most probably part of the teleportation spell)
• Spell of milkshake [UNTESTED] (Jenkins refuses to cast or talk about it so it can't be confirmed whether or not it's true)
• Spell of confusion [TESTED] (At first, it's hard to notice if this is a spell or his general attitude but the results are equally easy to perceive)
• Spell of total confusion [UNTESTED] (The very existence of this spell makes it impossible to be tested)
• Curse of stuck hat [UNTESTED] (Jenkins refuses to give detail and avoids talking about it)
• Spell of see-through-clothes [TESTED]
• Spell of see-through-hair [TESTED] (A malfunction derived from the previous entry)
• Spell of block sound [TESTED] (Tests indicate there are more phenomena blocked from perception, subjects refuse to experiment it for a second time)
• Spell of block light [TESTED] (Note that this has nothing to do with its appearance or color)
• Spell of deny existence [PARTIALLY TESTED] (It is not proven if the target ceases to exist or just becomes unreachable)
• Spell of gelatin knee [TESTED] (also named "Spell of jelly knee")
• Spell of collapse weight [UNTESTED] (This refers to an anecdote Jenkins likes about collapsing a coin into a black hole. do NOT encourage him)

Spells proven to have no supernatural effects or to be just jokes.

• Curse of "The Game" (Most probably a joke)
• Curse of manual breathing (Most probably a joke. "Boppity bippity your breathing is now a conscious activity")
• Spell of convincing (This could be better defined as extortion. Jenkins claims it's a low level of hypnotism)
• Spell of enslavement (Again, extortion)
• Spell of [regular action] (A jack-of-all-trades spell that Jenkins sometimes uses to describe any action such as sitting, spitting or staring)
• Spell of disappear item (Jenkins throws an item out of reach)

Current and future magical projects

On 04/04/2023 Jenkins was found to be generating and maintaining -as an experiment- what later was found to be a "pocket dimension", a space physically disconnected from reality. Several reconnaissance missions have revealed that even though the entirety of the content of said space can drastically change, the most common (37 out of 45 expeditions) is a 5-story building with bar at ground level, restaurant at the second level and a leisure space at the 5th floor. Floors 3 and 4 have been rendered inaccessible, needlessly extending the trip to the attic. Full detailed description of this realm can be found at page ██, section █ of ██ ██████, written by Dr.███████████.

Upon asked about how this space is maintained, Jenkins states it is personally serving as a [dungeon core] -further research of this term is pending- requiring him to constantly provide the necessary energy to maintain the structural integrity of the area along with the periodical reallocation of any movable item back to its original position. Due to the instability of the dimension there's a near-constant flow of seemingly alive entities with random behaviors. Extensive research (mainly based on the principle of trial and error) has revealed alarming similarities between the attitude and personality of the entities and the predominant fantasies or insecurities of the reconnaissance personnel sent in previous expeditions.

Side observations:

• Over time, the entities tend to converge around Jenkins (even if they don't directly interact with him), This creates an unstable and confusing atmosphere around Jenkins that once reaches critical mass will make him leave.
• It is possible for Jenkins to leave the pocket dimension without making it collapse on itself, but there is a great chance for it to drastically decay and getting worse after it leaves. This is because the pocket dimension feeds on the energy of outsiders. (Yet to be proven to be harmful)
• The infrastructure of the building is entirely immune to any form of alteration, with very few exceptions.
• Even though some of the entities can appear to be hostile, it is completely safe to interact with any of them. In any case, a clear lack of social skills is to be expected.

There is currently no knowledge of future magic projects.

Related folklore

Although there is no folklore directly naming Jenkins, there are a multitude of beliefs, stories and tributes in modern media that allude to characters and legends associated with him. Note that, due to the general appearance and associated symbolism, these beliefs often speak of evil entities. There is no reason to think that a correlation between said beliefs and Jenkins exists.

Known entries are listed below:

Umibōzu (sea priest)
Origin: Japanese folklore
Description: Mythical sea-spirit creature. Appears to sailors on calm seas which quickly turn tumultuous. It either breaks the ship on emergence or demands a bucket or barrel from the 
sailors and proceeds to drown them. The only safe way to escape an umibōzu is to give it a bottomless barrel and sail away while it is confused.

Shadow People
Origin: Modern folklore, Western cultures
Description: Shadowy, human-like figures often seen in the periphery of one's vision. Reports vary, with some describing them as malevolent, while others view them as neutral or observers. They are commonly associated with sleep paralysis.

The Hat Man
Origin: Modern folklore, linked to the Shadow People phenomenon
Description: A specific type of Shadow Person that wears a wide-brimmed hat. The Hat Man is often described as more menacing than other Shadow People, and it is frequently associated with sleep paralysis or a feeling of dread.

The Wraith
Origin: Scottish folklore
Description: Wraiths are typically described as shadowy figures of the dead. Seen as omens of death as they haunt the living.

Jinn (Djinn)
Origin: Islamic and Arabian folklore
Description: Spiritual entities capable of shapeshifting. Some Jinn are malevolent, while others are neutral or even benevolent. They are often described as beings of smokeless fire, which can make them appear shadowy and indistinct.

Tall Man of the Swamps (Big Black Figure)
Origin: American folklore (Southern U.S. swamps)
Description: A tall, dark, humanoid figure said to appear in the swamps at night, towering over anyone who crosses its path, often terrifying locals. It is associated with malevolence and death.

The Obambo
Origin: African folklore (Kenya, Luo tribe)
Description: A tall, black spirit of the dead that returns to the living to wander restlessly. The Obambo is often described as a shadowy figure that haunts villages and brings bad luck. It is seen as a malevolent force that represents unresolved death.

The Buhini
Origin: Filipino folklore
Description: Buhini are tall, dark beings often described as shadowy and demonic in appearance. They are known to prey on humans, especially at night. Their tall and blackened forms are feared as malevolent spirits that haunt desolate areas and attack those who wander too far from safety.

Baba Yaga’s Shadow
Origin: Slavic folklore
Description: While Baba Yaga is traditionally depicted as a witch, her shadow, sometimes seen in stories, is described as a black, humanoid figure with no features. This shadow is believed to embody her malevolent and mysterious powers, lurking in the dark forests.

Mooin, the bear's son (Bear Man)
Origin: Algonquian Native American folklore
Description: Though traditionally a bear spirit, when Mooin takes a human-like form, it is sometimes described as a featureless black figure, resembling a tall man. Its presence often haunts those who disrespect nature or cross sacred boundaries.

The Black Shuck (Human Form)
Origin: English folklore
Description: While traditionally described as a giant black dog, in some accounts, the Black Shuck can also take on the form of a tall, black figure resembling a human. In this shadowy, humanoid shape, the Black Shuck is said to foretell death or disaster.