Incident 02a

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--- | IAM G45-271 12R/Y Situation Report Log - 24T-003 // Encrypted audio message
The reversal was a success. The personnel is now free from control with the usage of the file provided by the individual - it is risky to begin the process of the Sleepers' reversal since the personnel's device is almost activating its countermeasure, but the effect of the reversion removes its termination procedure, ultimately preventing the personnel's expiration, and it only destroys the personnel's ocular component of its device.
As a consequence, the personnel suffers from memory loss as a result of either their protracted service as a Sleeper or the previous procedure mnemonic wipe, although certain stimuli lead the personnel to retrieve some of their memories. It is recommended that personnel encourage mnemonic stimulation for a full recovery and perhaps identify his missing Unit SP-Code for facility credential renewal.
Regardless, this system is constrained by its own function, and yet this system insists that further research is required.
--- | Encrypted audio message ended // Sending... (Requiring appropriate perimeters pending)
Incident 02: Seven
Finally...
I got out of there by pushing my foot through the door, and after that - it's just a cave... Even yet, there is only one path for me to walk. While I'm at it, the doors through which we came out have just gone - it's just... There was nothing left but a dead end and a mound of rocks and moss.
Fortunately, I noticed a faint light reach in here and went over there just to make sure it was a cave leading outside to someplace.
Despite this, I stopped.
"This is the oddest thing that happened to me, a tunnel with a door that led outside to this cave and just vanished out of thin air, does that make any sense to you?" I asked Gary, who can probably explain the odd things that happen to me. I'm not sure why I asked Gary; it may have been curiosity or confusion about this place.
"That, as you have entered, is translocation rifts, that manifest as any form of spatial opening that transits to other sectors; it is a common occurrence in any liminal space," Gary elaborated. "The locals frequently utilize a riskier method of translocation via specific liminal conditions, which led in people becoming lost in different sectors, but this system will guide you through to the designated if you follow the trajected path that this system gives," it stated.
As I walked closer to the outside, I noticed flora on the ground that was rich with green the closer I got, and I heard the gentle wind that breezed within the cave and the indistinct animal sounds that cried out from the distance.
"You sure that'll lead out to other places?" I asked before leaving this cave.
"Negative," the IAM said. "That is a normal cave, personnel; it will bring us out of the wilderness."
"Then how uh- how... forget it, it'll confuse me if you continue to explain science to me." Trying to focus on what my aim is rather than being confused and wondering about what is going on in this "liminal space" as this IAM called it.
I step out of the cave and can see where we are.
It was amazing to see a place with a bunch of floating islands and I... I'm standing on the brink of a cliff at the top of the mountains, and if I take another step, I'll die, but it's a great sight anyway. Now, let me back to my task.
"It seems like we're outside now, and I thought we were still 'here,'" I wondered.
"Negative. We are still within the liminal space, one of its many sectors, personnel," it replied, and if we're still here...
"Then where's the way out of this?" I wondered as I scanned the distance until Gary projected a holographic interface that estimated the following route of our travel... It was on the opposite end of the mountain. On the other side, there was simply another floating island... to get me over there.
"17 kilometers." Gary estimated how far I would have to walk to get there. The fact that I'm at the top of a mountain, along with the floating islands, and how far I had to walk to get there.
"That's far... How the heck can I go-" My remarks were cut short as the floating chunk of rock pointed out by the IAM approached. As a result, the islands move from one location to another.
"This system displays gravitational changes among various areas of land, resulting in continual displacement," Gary explained. "This system recommends that personnel relocate to a neighboring island and wait for the islands to move towards the mainland." And I had to reach there before that island comes, so I go swiftly but have to walk down first. Fortunately, there was some trail for me to climb down near trees.
After a few minutes, not far from the cave where I was walking down, I thought about asking Gary, and honestly, I was just simply passing the time. Climbing down might be dull at times.
So I questioned Gary about the item on my face, "How did you liberate me from the control?" and, strangely, the thing didn't come off my face as if it had bolted down and stayed there. It didn't budge when I tried to pull it off.
"This system has utilized this program to revert the personnel to a normal state," the I.A.M. says, "but this system is considered applying to you due to the risk of activating its countermeasure due to its early iterations."
"What countermeasure?" I ask, still holding this thing in my face.
"...Detonation. They intend to terminate either to prevent the personnel's freedom or as a last resort, anyone within the blast radius, but the system is glad that the device's activation has been eliminated, preventing your termination, personnel." Gary is hesitant to tell me about this but sugarcoats it by having to tell me good news.
"So the thing on my face is a bomb? Why didn't you tell me sooner? My head would've been blasted clean off" I was slightly surprised, and honestly, I'm more pissed off than terrified for not being warned until now.
"The implant has been effectively disabled, however, it remains on your ventral surface." As though the I.A.M. felt bad for not knowing about the bomb.
"I tried tugging this thing on my face, who knows it'll blow me up without knowing it's still alive!" I almost raised my voice, "Just - never mind... At least you rescued me, that's for sure, but can you do that to others? After all, you did write that code, right?"
"Negative. This code has been supplied by the individual, but this system is attempting to reverse engineer; nevertheless, this system is outside of this system's perimeter, but this system will persist in developing the reversion process."
"You mean it belongs to that guy? And if it's in the early form, what are the chances of me escaping free?" I ask.
"The success percentage of reversion is 7.14%," it concluded. I think I'm the lucky one, maybe the first Sleeper who was free."As your implant is virtually primed for detonation, your implant's lens is slightly damaged by the overload, but it does not appear to hinder your eyesight, situational awareness, or somatic function aside from memory loss." That explains the crack in my 'eye.'
And as for the number "seven," well... It's so strange, it's as if that number were a name... This all feels so familiar...
But why is "Seven" a name? Gary is only explaining the risks of the bomb on my face... But why "seven?" I can't really remember...
Seven...
Seven...
What was it?
I can't really remember...
It's so irritating trying to remember that number, name, or whatever the hell it is... and it's stuck in my head with a nagging sense of trying to remember again.
So I ask, "Does the name 'Seven' ring a bell with you? Is that name on your list of IDs?" Trying to solve the enigma of that number.
"Unfortunately, this system does not have that SP list, only this system can conduct via proximity scanning, but if we are at Station 107, this system may look for that designation, but this system is uncertain if this is Unit SP-Code or the alias you are referring to?" it says.
It sucks, but I need to focus on bringing this IAM back, and at least there are some hints about that name, which itself is definitely a means to bring my memories back. So I keep going down from the mountain.
It took me about an hour to eventually climb down the mountain, and at first I thought it would be difficult and dangerous, but it wasn't; it was a pleasant stroll for me to walk down the mountain, and I was now at the grove and instantly headed off going towards that island. And I can already see the end of it.
I stepped out of the woods, and it was quite a sight.
I was in a field with all those small yellow flowers being softly blown away by the air and the sky... It's just the two of us going across a patch of grass, taking our time, and Gary didn't rush me there since the I.A.M. knows how soothing this spot is.
And yet, something about this place felt almost familiar... nearly nostalgic...
Nostalgic?
... So why am I now recalling that moment, this horrible sensation... like guilt, followed by self-loathing... I'm not sure why, but something about this place stuck with me...
Why was my chest so heavy...
...Why...
...I...
...No- I... I...
"Personnel?" Then the IAM snaps me back to reality, and I hadn't realized I'd been zoning out - simply walking aimlessly around the grass field because of that notion... but... What was it? All of these memories are distracting me...
But this one looks to be... I can't really express it since it's simply like that - a vague memory...
"Updated... This system has scanned your platform," Gary cut me off again. "Its functions are mostly utilized for recon and assassination; recommend field testing; you can travel while testing."
"All right, let's put these gadgets to the test." And so I started.
I had no idea how to use it at first.
"Uh... uhm... go thing?" I say to a thing.
Nothing happened, so it didn't work.
"OK, this is silly; is there any way for me to open it and use it?" I ask Gary.
"Unknown, none of these schematics are acquainted with this system; this system requires further analysis; continue field tests," it stated.
I closely examine my armored arm, and then my vision got strange by showing these red lines that had just appeared on my face, and later I understood it was an interface from my visor simply to show how to use it instead of saying stupid shit from earlier.
So I went with that one.
As long as I do this, the thing works, and I have everything I'll need to fight or use this for convenience. To be thorough, I'll describe how they work:
The first thing I used are those holographic decoys, which might appear pretty simple enough, but these guys can definitely put up a fight since their guns can be just as deadly as mine. It's because these decoys are lifelike, so they have a mind of their own, and I can boss them around.
I can absolutely create them more, but here's the catch: I can construct an army, but the quality of these decoys isn't as high as the "one-to-one" decoys I just mentioned since my suit's power to produce them a lot needs me to recharge it, so the less they are, the better, but they can stay until they die or vanish, so theoretically, I technically can make an army if given enough time. They can't do anything like I can, besides fighting.
The second is the basic cloak - it makes me and my gear absolutely invisible, even Gary - but to make it more distinctive, even the light of my guns is fully hidden, and while my guns are pretty much silent, they can't see me;
The third is the drone formed from my arm by a red light, much like how I would make a decoy; Gary says that it has the "fabricator" modules inside of my arm. Drones are not always meant for fighting, but they'll hide like me and give me info so they can point out anything while hiding away from it.
Finally, it didn't do anything at first until I noticed a flower go through my boot and then I attempt to a nearby rock by carefully putting my palm on it, it goes through, and then I walk through inside the boulder. It's extremely bizarre inside of it, and I can't explain it very well, but to put it simply, the inside of it is "hazy" because of the grey hue of the rock I was on, but I clearly see them through at the end, and it didn't feel strange after getting out except experiencing while inside of it.
To make things more interesting, this "phase ghost" mode thing can make all of my guns go through it while the bullet hits anything where I'm meant to aim, so when combined with the scouting drones, I can shoot them without needing to worry about finding a better spot to hit them and will render me even more hidden — particularly with the cloak and the decoys;
So I tested them all, exactly like Gary asked me to, but I can only do four of them, even though I know how to use them. It'll be incredibly handy in many scenarios if I can pull it off like that in the future. Although, as Gary reminds me, this gear is solely for recon or assassination, still it makes travel much simpler because I can hide away discreetly.
As I accomplished all of this, practicing and all, the IAM informed me, "Updated... After the preliminary scans, this system has discovered these pieces of technology and has now been unlocked for you to access in your AnvilSpace module."
As it indicated, the pouches on my right hip did respond, and I just hovered my hand over it, and the visor brought up a bunch of stuff - it looks like a load of ammo and some things I didn't recognize.
"Did you get any of this, Gary?" I questioned.
"Yes, your AnvilSpace inventory displays your supply such as ammo, mending kits, and other tools, it also displays a tactical interface within your device, and this module also has an integrated Anvil Light Fabricator system installed," Gary explains.
"And what is that?" I replied.
"It can manufacture supplies within this module at your command; thankfully, it is already downloaded with correlated schematics on your module - both weaponry and tools." It's cool, and it means I won't run out of goods, but there's a catch: "Your module is limited owing to its size and limited resource storage capacity, which resulted in the manufacturing process being limited, and it will create these items in a limited quantity of products," it states. "But simpler objects like the locals have do not require much of the resources, you just need for this system to scan it and this system will upload to your module," it continues.
The sky seemed to be going to become dark and stormy... It's about to rain hard.
I'd better get going...
/// > Incident concluded
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