[#10, #13, #15, #16, #17, #18, #22] One-time hardware purchases: initial PPE kit, hazardous/weapon safes, advanced audio array, high-speed camera suite, 3D/LiDAR/motion capture, GPU/compute provisioning, and secure transport/handling trolley.

[#1, #3, #12, #28] One-time physical works: Safe-class locker installation, dedicated testing-room fitout, long-term cabinet/capacity planning and initial additional secure cabinet procurement (safe locker + chamber + cabinet planning/cabinet).

[#8] Initial consent/ethical/legal cover setup, background vetting, and administrative integration of cover records.

[#26] One-time memetic/disinformation/cover-up planning and initial contingency funding set-up.

[#7] One-time legal/guardianship processing and paperwork required to lawfully place/contract for a child subject or establish long-term care arrangements.

[#19] One-time development/integration for database/inventory, tagging fields, chain-of-custody modules, and audit trails.

[#2] Baseline conservation/restoration work for the cedar statue (initial conservation and stabilization).

[#12] Initial shelving and micro-storage setup for spawned items (small shelving purchase).

[#4, #5, #6, #9] Salaries and benefits (pro-rated): Level-3 researcher oversight (prorated), 2 technicians/handlers, pediatric medical presence (on-call/prorated), and one guard assigned to testing windows.

[#14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #23, #25] Forensic/materials analyses (SEM/GC‑MS/XRF), audio analysis/software licenses, video archival/storage, 3D/motion maintenance, ongoing compute, database hosting, child psychological evaluations, contracted external experts, and general data archival costs.

[#8, #26, #29] Ongoing legal upkeep, audits, cover-story maintenance, memetic/disinformation reserve, liaison officers, and administrative/reporting overhead.

[#7] Recurring child acquisition/welfare costs (housing/education/compensation/long-term care) for a Foundation-placed child or recurring guardian payments (conservative foster-level estimate).

[#22, #21, #30] Internal secure transfers and external shipments of samples, emergency-response per-test reserves (ambulance/ER standby) and live/tabletop drills & containment-readiness exercises.

[#10, #11, #13, #24, #27] PPE consumables, evidence bags/seals/labels, hazardous-item handling/disposal budgeting and trainings, and general consumables/incidentals.

[#1, #2, #3, #12, #28] Ongoing facility costs: Safe certification, testing-room maintenance, HVAC/humidity/pest control for cedar conservation, incremental long-term storage environmental control and amortized replacement/expansion of cabinets.