Sack-Like Drift Object Found on a Kyobashi Street; Its Old-Weave Cloth Registered as Provisional Lineage 149
At around 8 a.m. on Sept. 11, a sack-like drift object was found on a street in Kyobashi and collected by the TDA. Inside was a bundle of cloth woven in an old-fashioned pattern, whose isotope ratio matched none of the 148 known lineages in the worldline reference database; it has been registered as provisional Lineage 149. No one was hurt, and the roughly 90-minute cordon around the area has been lifted.
At around 8 a.m. on Sept. 11, a passerby found a sack-like drift object on a residential street in Kyobashi near a train station and reported it to the TDA. Because the timing coincided with the morning commute, an area of roughly 30 meters was temporarily cordoned off. Inside was a bundle of a dozen or so pieces of cloth woven in an old-fashioned pattern, in relatively good condition with little damage or soiling. No one was hurt, and the cordon was lifted after about 90 minutes.
Preliminary analysis by the Third Appraisal Center found that the cloth's isotope ratio matched none of the 148 lineages already registered in the worldline reference database, leading to its registration as provisional Lineage 149 — the first new lineage since Lineage 148 was registered on Sept. 2, previously reported. "The pattern and weave resemble some of our own older handwork in some ways," an official said. "But once the isotope ratio differs, procedure requires us to treat it as originating from a different worldline."
There is no clue yet as to the cloth's intended use. Under the Dimensional Boundary Management Act, it reverts to state ownership, and full appraisal is expected to take the usual several months. The Third Appraisal Center said there is so far no finding suggesting any danger, and the incident is expected to have little effect on daily life in the area.
A shopkeeper near the scene said with a laugh: "I was surprised to see TDA vehicles first thing in the morning, but once I heard it was just a sack, I was almost let down. The stock in my own shop is woven in an older style than that." Some elementary schoolchildren on their way to class reportedly stopped to look before moving on. "Once people realize it isn't dangerous," the officer overseeing the cordon said, "curiosity tends to win out pretty quickly."
