Compilation of known information on the subject code-named 'Trace.'
Name: Violet (No family name on record) (See addendum 1.1)
Age: 13 (According to current genetic evidence)
Sex: Female
Appearance: (See attached image)
Personal information:
One of the only four survivors of 'The Imperium Project,' a secret attempt by the U.S. government to create espers strong enough to rival the military might of those in Academy City. (See addendum 2.1-5) She was taken in by a Canadian foster home after being discovered by Canadian authorities near Rainbow Creek, far south-east of the facility where the project took place. It is unknown how she got there or why she was there to begin with, as she herself was said by the authorities to be mute until the third month after she'd been taken in by the foster home. At this point records indicate that she claimed total amnesia from before the prior week. It is unknown whether or not this is the truth, but to this day she maintains it as fact.
Trace: The name of the ability to imitate another esper's ability within a specific range. (See addendum 3.0-9) Requires high focus to pick a single ability from those around her unless it is the closest one, but she does not have the capability to use more than one person's ability at a single time. The highest ratio of Traced ability to Trace is 95% when subject is back-to-back with the one being traced, and lessens with distance to an outer limit of 1.5 kilometers. The ease at which an ability can be picked out from others is seemingly based on how much of the target's AIM Field is within her her own. While the subject can switch from one ability to another with focus, the true potential of this ability is shown upon skin contact with a target. So long as additional focus is maintained by the subject, the ability "traced" upon contact can be kept at the maximum level despite distance to the target it was traced from. The upper limit of this consistently tests at twenty-eight minutes, forty-three seconds. Testing with Level 5 subjects has produced outlier results. (See addendum 4.1-3) The distance to the target does not need to be unobstructed; walls do not affect the subject's ability.
Further information:
1.0 - Genetic and familial information.
1.1 - The subject chose the name "Violet" for herself after meeting another child with the name. She refuses to explain further.
1.2 - [Redacted]
1.3 - The subject genetically has the potential to become a Level 5 if properly nurtured.
1.8 - *SUBJECT'S CONTACT OF ANY KIND WITH TAKITSUBO RIKOU IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES*
2.0 - 'Imperium Project'
2.1 - The 'Imperium Project' consisted primarily of collecting infants with sufficient genetic potential towards ability production and subjecting them to [Redacted]. The goals of the project were similar to the goals of SYSTEM, as it was as attempt to directly overcome SYSTEM itself.
2.2 - [Redacted]
2.3 - The project seemed to be based on the concept of 'total immersion in a single factor.' What few records remain from the compound Trace was linked to, the surviving subjects were those of the 'ideals' of 'Justice,' 'Purity,' 'Conquest,' and 'Freedom.' Trace is the surviving member of the 'Freedom' ideal group. (See Interviews and Psychiatric Information)
2.4 - The project relied on similar ability induction techniques to those of SYSTEM, with the mental health and development of the subjects heavily altered around their 'ideal.'
2.5 - While it is unknown what the results of the other experiments were, the 'Conquest' subject has been deemed a high priority threat and Trace's memory recovery has been given high priority by our team. Trace has been assigned help for these ends.
3.0 - 'Trace' Ability.
3.1 - The subject's ability appears to react differently to other abilities based on both its strength and rarity. We believe this is due to an increase in Trace's effectiveness upon contact with a new AIM Field of an already encountered ability.
3.2 - While the subject's ability would normally be classified as Level 3 on its own merits, potential application to SYSTEM has raised her official status to Level 4 with special permissions. (Due to [Redacted] testing procedures, the subject has been given special permissions normally reserved for those at Level 4 or [Redacted] including several {The rest has been blacked out...}
4.0 - Experiments with three Level 5 espers.
4.1 - Attempted usage of subject's ability on the first ranked Level 5 resulted in a far weaker interpretation of One-Way Road than expected. Upon skin contact subject traced the ability and was kept back-to-back in contact with the First, yet was only able to consciously control a 8% of the First's recorded limits. Furthermore while the subject did in fact gain a subconscious AIM Diffusion Field alteration similar to the First's, as expected, rather than the vector reversal intended it manifested as a vector
cancelling field. Further tests planned with the First upon significant increases in either subject's ability, including the results of the Level Six Shift experiment.
4.2 - Attempted usage of subject's ability on the third ranked Level 5 resulted in a higher quality imitation than predicted. Rather than the expected 95%, upon skin contact and remaining back-to-back with the Third, electrical output exceeded 98% in both voltage and total amount of power. All attempts at imitation of the "Railgun technique" was met with failure despite the Third's cooperation and guidance. Further tests planned with the Third upon significant increased in either subject's ability.
4.3 - [Redacted] Remaining records of this experiment are to be transferred to [Redacted] [Redacted]. {The rest of the page is blacked-out...}
