SEAL stands for the Shadow Emergency Alliance. It is the government organization players join in Varsapura. SEAL operates within the City of Rain to investigate, contain, and eliminate supernatural threats caused by Mindrot and related phenomena. The organization is also referred to as the Control Bureau in some contexts.
Purpose
SEAL handles situations that conventional police and military cannot. Its agents monitor Mindrot outbreaks, track anomalous events, and deploy field operatives to neutralize threats before they spread. The organization's mandate specifically covers Cognosea disruption events, the supernatural incidents where the boundary between the material world and the consciousness realm breaks down.
Leadership
SEAL is directed by Mr. Shadow (Chinese: Yinying xiansheng), an enigmatic shadow-formed being in a suit who is frequently accompanied by a black cat. He oversees operations and personally handles the recruitment of new agents, including the protagonist. A closely associated figure, Director Nyan (Chinese: Miao juzhang, a play on the word for cat meow), may be connected to Mr. Shadow's black cat.
Structure
From the gameplay demo, SEAL has at least these divisions:
Field agents, including Hollowones, who deploy to Cognosea events and investigate Mindrot incursions
Administrative staff like Sayuki, who process applications and manage operations
Research divisions that study Mindrot and develop tools like the dimensional gateway cameras
Recruitment of Hollowones
SEAL recruits Hollowones because their supernatural abilities make them effective against Mindrot-related threats. The 31-minute demo opens with the protagonist's application to SEAL, which includes an interview with Sayuki and an assessment trial conducted inside the Otherworld, an alternate dimension accessible through dimensional gateways.
Headquarters
SEAL operates from a central facility within the City of Rain. Demo footage shows a high-tech interior with monitoring stations, briefing rooms, and equipment storage. Mr. Shadow's office appears to be a dimly lit space where he sits behind a desk, his black cat nearby.