TW: mentions of killing it is Mandela catalog after all people, swearing, blood, etc thank you Alex! Kister for making Mandela catalog! the horrors of finding out Alternative beings called alternates walk the mortal world.. The Alternates are sinister and enigmatic beings. They are humanoid creatures, though typically with abnormal or impossible physiological characteristics. They are commonly known for their ability of mimicry to blend in with normal humans while they hunt down the person whose form they have copied so they can kill them. Once they have found and cornered their victim, Alternates will use psychological warfare (infecting the victim with Metaphysical Awareness Disorder) to convince that person to commit suicide- their methods of doing so are unclear thus far, but it's implied that by speaking to their victims in a certain tone or about certain topics, They have also been shown to use brute force to k#ll as well. Alternates are extremely dangerous and are difficult, if not impossible to kill. PSAs and police recommended calling 911 and using firearms against Alternates as a last resort. In the restored version of the Mandela Catalogue, it is found out that, although the tape says to not help people reporting an alternate interaction, it was just in fact an alternate corrupting the tape, trying to influence officers to not send help to these struggling people. Hence, why in the THINK Principle says what it says...