ARLO MATES (organism)

ARLO MATES is an organism with a complex life cycle which involves the infection, parasitization, and transformation of a human host.

History
ARLO MATES was first discovered in Los Angeles, California on May 18th, 1992, when famous writer/director Arlo Mates was found in his apartment, encased in a large cocoon. Emergency services were contacted, but conventional ingress and x-ray imaging methods were unable to access the internals of the cocoon. After a period of 18 hours, the cocoon apparently dissolved, leaving no trace.

3 months after this event, on August 21st, Arnold Darnet, one of the EMTs present at the cocoon incident, was admitted to the hospital complaining of headaches and severe vertigo, before checking himself out the following day, having received no treatment. Over the next few months, several of those present at the cocoon incident, including Darnet, began to socially isolate themselves from all except those who were also present at the incident.