The Collected World of Jim Hope

Regulation 0-0: The Total Eclipse Protocol (The “Ghost” Mandate)

  1. Condition for Activation: Only to be invoked when the Ministry of Aetheric Stability (Ministry of Arcane Security (Ministry of Arcane Security MAS)) or the Sovereign’s Representative is deemed “Compromised, Coerced, or Complicit” in a threat to the National Resonance Grid.

  2. Legal Standing: Upon invocation, the officer is technically “Eclipsed.” They no longer exist in the MAS payroll, have no legal protections, and are granted no budget. However, they are granted absolute kinetic and thaumic discretion.

  3. The “Unperson” Clause: If successful, the officer is rarely thanked. If they fail, they are disavowed as rogue agents. It is the “Zero-Sum” of public service.

The Department of Magical Crimes (The Department of Magical Crimes (DMC)) Footnote (Alistair’s Handwriting): “This is the Ministry’s way of saying: ‘Go fix it, but if you get caught, we’ve never heard of you.’ It’s the only regulation that actually matters when the world is ending.”