ALT://Rundown 6.0 Logs

The following article details all of the logs, voice-overs, and other related lore that is found within ALT://Rundown 6.0 or released at the same time as the rundown. As these logs may have gone through revisions in subsequent updates to GTFO, this article represents the current version of the logs as found within the game.

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### W69-Y11-B3Z

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../BIOCOM
audio intercept
meta3.date_stamp(551112.070000)
concern begins/..

//transcript follows...

VOICE 1

This is a nationwide broadcast of the Emergency Alert System. This is not a test. In response to the spread of the NAM-V virus, a 24-hour national curfew is now in effect. All citizens are to remain indoors until further advised by federal authorities. Any citizens found breaking the curfew will be detained and held in isolation at a secured government location until the curfew has been lifted. If a member of your household displays any symptoms of the NAM-V virus, isolate the person immediately, and call the Viral Response Service by dialing 211 from any telephone. Symptoms include hemoptysis, muscular spasms, frothing at the mouth, deformation of the spine, violent behavior, extreme lethargy or drowsiness, depression, and vomiting. Anyone exposed to a confirmed NAM-V case should remain in isolation until the Viral Response Service has been notified. This guidance has been issued by the United States federal government for your protection.

../BIOCOM
personnel files updated
alert system flagged
concern ends/..

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Computerized Voice
This is a nationwide broadcast of the Emergency Alert System. This is not a test. In response to the spread of the NAM-V virus, a 24-hour national curfew is now in effect. All citizens are to remain indoors until further advised by federal authorities. Any citizens found breaking the curfew will be detained and held in isolation at a secured government location until the curfew has been lifted. If a member of your household displays any symptoms of the NAM-V virus, isolate the person immediately, and call the Viral Response Service by dialing 211 from any telephone. Symptoms include hemoptysis, muscular spasms, frothing at the mouth, deformation of the spine, violent behavior, extreme lethargy or drowsiness, depression, and vomiting. Anyone exposed to a confirmed NAM-V case should remain in isolation until the Viral Response Service has been notified. This guidance has been issued by the United States federal government for your protection.

### PUT-THX-3DX

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ACCESS -BIOCOM -29$525GVTHR2%456FS
Instantiating BIOCOM.net(CLI)...
ready:_
conduit_gather()
executing...
validating dict[ ]…
asset: cerebrospinal_fluid, 15000/15000
asset: X-gen_compound_catalyst, 15000/15000
asset: N-33S_endocrine_stimulator, 15000/15000
asset: NGF_protein, 15000/15000
asset: Nyxos_HSU_NN3_unit, 15000/15000
resources exhausted

locate()
scanning possible locations…
asset[0] - 0 entries
asset[1] - 0 entries
asset[2] - 0 entries
asset[3] - 0 entries
asset[4] - 0 entries
no locations found

generating continuance evaluation (1)...
wait()
system integrity:
Organs 27%
Musculoskeletal 94%
Cardiovascular 78%
Respiratory 82%
Nervous 49%
Digestive 14%
Urinary 63%
Endocrine 86%
Lymphatic 97%
Reproductive 2%
Integumentary 15%
Expected lifespan 345600 +/- 2500
Immunity 0%
Translation aptitude 94%
Comprehension ability 83%

conduit_create(2)
executing...
preparing synthovum..
isolating nucleus..
fusing...
transporting zygote...
blastocyst formation...
implanting...
transporting to amniotic sac
replicating chorion...
accelerated embryonic development cycle initiated.
wait()

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### R5L-NLL-023

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.med_core/APirosA134.flagged

Please inform Mr. Johanson that there are several other installations planned for that area. It is not just for Kovac's pet projects. If you would like to complain, I suggest you discuss the matter with Dean Lockwood, as he is the one who is holding up the work. He has designated an area right next to the one you are getting for a new project called "Insight". Once the plans for that area are finalized, work will commence - and not before.

I answer to Mr. Lockwood, not you. Feel free to speak directly to him, or to your boss.

Harriet Lorde B273

D-Lock Block Cipher
Sender: Anders Johanson (A029)
Receiver: Harriet Lorde (B273)
Date: September 6th 2051
Subject: Excavation confirmation

Ms. Lorde,

Mr. Clinton has informed me that I should speak to you regarding the schedule for KDS Deep. As I understand it, work is not due to start until March. The assignment was approved on the 7th October last year, so what is the delay in getting the excavation started? It is essential we move our equipment from the temporary hangars. BIOCOM and our other equipment are sensitive to both temperature and pressure. They require precisely controlled environmental conditions to function at maximum efficiency. The hangars do not offer that environment, nor do they offer enough space for our needs.

We need to be moving into our new residence by the end of 2052. Work needs to start on the assignment immediately.

I am confident this misunderstanding will be rectified, so I will arrange the move into our permanent residence for January 1st, 2053.

If you have further questions, please speak to my associate Mr. Piros A134, or to your boss.

Anders Johanson A029

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### QKL-RFH-4ZX

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Log E105-016
Date: February 24th 2053
Patient: Employee E105 (Edgar Soweta)
Att. Phys: Dr. August Teale B023

//HearSay auto-transcript begins//

TEALE
Update to medical record for patient Edgar Soweta. Patient presents with visual and auditory hallucinations, with potential psychosis and irrational paranoia more pronounced at night. Treatment has been attempted with Haloperidol, Thorazine and currently Clozapine at 700mg per day. I have increased the dosage but am reluctant to push it any further, as the effect seems to be minimal. Edgar is complaining of nausea and lethargy, and is unable to continue his duties. I will be recommending he is removed from the facility and taken to… hello. Could have sworn I… okay. Umm… yes. I’m recommending Edgar be removed immediately. His irrational behavior will likely affect those around him and it’s… err… a little edgy here at the moment. Okay, so, Edgar. Right. Personal note, I now have 14 patients all presenting with the same symptoms. I have my team researching common denominators in their… umm… possible… what is that. Can you stop that noise please. I’m trying to work here. I think there’s something in the wall or… I don’t know. I need to get engineering in to look at… actually, Susan, just come and see me to finish this report. I need to collect my thoughts. Hearsay off.

//HearSay auto-transcript ends//

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Dr. Teale
Update to medical record for patient Edgar Soweta. Patient presents with visual and auditory hallucinations, with potential psychosis and irrational paranoia more pronounced at night. Treatment has been attempted with Haloperidol, Thorazine and currently Clozapine at 700mg per day. I have increased the dosage but am reluctant to push it any further, as the effect seems to be minimal. Edgar is complaining of nausea and lethargy, and is unable to continue his duties. I will be recommending he is removed from the facility and taken to… hello. Could have sworn I… okay. Umm… yes. I’m recommending Edgar be removed immediately. His irrational behavior will likely affect those around him and it’s… err… a little edgy here at the moment. Okay, so, Edgar. Right. Personal note, I now have 14 patients all presenting with the same symptoms. I have my team researching common denominators in their… umm… possible… what is that. Can you stop that noise please. I’m trying to work here. I think there’s something in the wall or… I don’t know. I need to get engineering in to look at… actually, Susan, just come and see me to finish this report. I need to collect my thoughts. Hearsay off.

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### 09U-TR6-RZX

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GAO-47-026-B
**This report is temporarily restricted while under agency review**

July 2nd, 2047

RE: Congressional Requesters report on private sector defense contracts 2045-2046

Purpose:

This document represents the findings of the GAO investigation into Department of Defense support of GDIT (Generative Digital Intelligence Technology) within the private sector. The report is an evaluation of the financial burden of continuing support of the Kovac Defense Services GDIT program, and an investigation into the ethical implications of using GDIT to oversee resource management in future state funded combat operations.

Financial Summation:

Kovac received $432 billion in congressionally approved funding for the fiscal year 2045. A comprehensive audit of Kovac's financial records indicates the actual expenditure for the year was $626 billion. There is no indication of unreported funding from any US government agency, suggesting that Kovac has additional financial support from one or more outside entities. Given the size of the additional funding, it can be presumed that the additional funds are coming from a non-US government agency. External influence on US supported research programs presents a significant national security risk and compromises the value of any programs deriving from said research.

Immediate cessation of all congressional funding is highly recommended. Full disambiguation and potential non-destructive resolutions are presented in Section 3.

Ethical Summation:

Kovac's Biogenesis Combat Operations Management system was used extensively by the private sector in 2045. Operations conducted along the Caucus borders, along the Iran-Iraq DMZ and during the Belarus Insurgency have been labelled as "operationally successful" by the Armed Services report (ID# ASGAR-T-044-KDS-03), particularly as the system reported a 100% uptime and was not compromised once despite being exposed to several EMP attacks during its tenure as operations lead for federal forces. The use of BIOCOM rendered all EMP strategy ineffective and allowed KDS to return control of the DMZ to federal authorities.

However, those operations have also received significant criticism from international organizations, including the United Nations, Amnesty International, Policy Watch, and the Hague Assembly. Critics of BIOCOM highlight concerns over the use of an "equivalency algorithm", the mathematical principle used by BIOCOM to gauge mission success by projected casualties. There is also growing concern over the practice of Martial Trafficking, as many of the operatives used by BIOCOM (designated as Kovac Security Operatives) come from unknown origins, have no legal rights or status, and have been trained using methods that break the Zurich Concord of 2042.

Immediate cessation of all congressional funding is highly recommended. Full disambiguation and potential non-destructive resolutions are presented in Section 4.

//file ends.

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### CUJ-655-1HB

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PCS alert: *unauthorized access logged*
Date: 06182063
AccessID#: 29$525GVTHR2%456FS
WRDN: override
ready:_
fetching GLM database...
compiling database...
29,488,102 entries found
validating files...
sequencing (1/29483612)...
sequence 349YY2d4R67Vz complete
uploading files...
...
WRDN: override
ready:_
conduit_assimilate(349YY2d4R67Vz)
fetching sequence
learning...

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### BKS-BTP-FD9

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Private encryption//SMC mail server
From: Andrew Clinton B035
To: Janson Davies A001
Date: September 03rd 2049
Subject: Found it

Mr. Davies,

As the initial survey suggested, there’s a sediment layer running from dig site 10F (just north of Chicxulub) out to a few kilometers off the coast. The survey fleet has confirmed there’s a huge deposit at the end of the vein with a mass that’s 1.5 - 2k meters wide, and up to 4k down (our scans can’t penetrate all the way through the mass) We’ll get more accurate data once we get the MODU situated.

If the density is consistent, we could be looking at upwards of 4,000 tons. A conservative estimate puts that at 300 billion at today’s Iridium price.

I’ll send you the blueprints of Garganta later this week. We weren't expecting such a large vein so we're adjusting on the fly.

Back to it,

Andrew.

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### CJ9-GVT-ERB

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../BIOCOM
shortwave transmission intercepted@29mhz
meta3.date_stamp(500110.110530)

//transcript follows...

VOICE 1
This is the truth. The State of Truth. Live and uncensored. Okay, I want to talk to you about seismology. About earthquakes, right? If you know anything about how the earth works, you know that where two tectonic plates meet, there’s earthquake activity there, okay? They push against each other and when the pressure gets too high, there’s what they call a seismic shift. That’s an earthquake. We know this. That’s how it happens wherever you are in the world. Japan, Chile, California, it’s all the same. Or is it? What about the Merida earthquake we had back in March, what do you know about that? I’ll tell you what I know. I know that the nearest fault line is hundreds of miles away, where the Caribbean plate meets the North American plate. You know what else I know? That there is no way a 9.8 earthquake is going to register at the epicenter location they’re giving us. It’s not on the fault line, and it certainly isn’t close enough to one to register a 9.8. So, you have to ask yourself, what’s going on here? How is the biggest earthquake in recorded history occurring in a location with minimal seismic activity? How is it that this so called “earthquake” just happens to open up a new vein of mineral and ore rich deposits that the Mexican government can sell off to the highest bidder? I mean, listen to me on this. There is now more iridium around Merida than anywhere else on earth. And I’m telling you, the single most valuable material on earth right now is iridium. The earthquake couldn’t have happened at a better time. It’s so perfect, it almost seems like it was supposed to happen, right? What I’m telling you is that this was not a natural disaster. This was a planned and well executed operation. Now, who planned it and how they did it is still under investigation but there’s a lot of people looking at this right now. The people need to know who has the power, the... the energy needed to create a massive seismic shift? The government? Private enterprise? Were the Santonian Mining Company involved? We know they benefited, right? They got the contract just a few months after the iridium was found. Contracts like that take years, not months. Look, I don’t have all the answers, but I know the questions we, you, need to be asking. So that’s the topic for tonight. Why was there an earthquake, who or what caused it, and who benefited? All right, lines are open. Give us a call.

../BIOCOM.
.. transcript ends//
intercept log updated
alert system flagged

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Mr. Truth
This is the truth. The State of Truth. Live and uncensored. Okay, I want to talk to you about seismology. About earthquakes, right? If you know anything about how the earth works, you know that where two tectonic plates meet, there’s earthquake activity there, okay? They push against each other and when the pressure gets too high, there’s what they call a seismic shift. That’s an earthquake. We know this. That’s how it happens wherever you are in the world. Japan, Chile, California, it’s all the same. Or is it? What about the Merida earthquake we had back in March, what do you know about that? I’ll tell you what I know. I know that the nearest fault line is hundreds of miles away, where the Caribbean plate meets the North American plate. You know what else I know? That there is no way a 9.8 earthquake is going to register at the epicenter location they’re giving us. It’s not on the fault line, and it certainly isn’t close enough to one to register a 9.8. So, you have to ask yourself, what’s going on here? How is the biggest earthquake in recorded history occurring in a location with minimal seismic activity? How is it that this so called “earthquake” just happens to open up a new vein of mineral and ore rich deposits that the Mexican government can sell off to the highest bidder? I mean, listen to me on this. There is now more iridium around Merida than anywhere else on earth. And I’m telling you, the single most valuable material on earth right now is iridium. The earthquake couldn’t have happened at a better time. It’s so perfect, it almost seems like it was supposed to happen, right? What I’m telling you is that this was not a natural disaster. This was a planned and well executed operation. Now, who planned it and how they did it is still under investigation but there’s a lot of people looking at this right now. The people need to know who has the power, the... the energy needed to create a massive seismic shift? The government? Private enterprise? Were the Santonian Mining Company involved? We know they benefited, right? They got the contract just a few months after the iridium was found. Contracts like that take years, not months. Look, I don’t have all the answers, but I know the questions we, you, need to be asking. So that’s the topic for tonight. Why was there an earthquake, who or what caused it, and who benefited? All right, lines are open. Give us a call.

### WPL-464-BAC

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.high_core/sec_A_all.flagged

The GPR scans are complete and we have a good approximation of the size and shape of the object. It is clear from these scans that this is not a natural geological formation, therefore the use of the term "fossil" is appropriate when discussing the object in official documentation. Please refrain from using the word "vessel" until we have made an official determination on the origin of the object. It has been noted that several prominent members of the PI team have been using this incorrect terminology.

We will focus primarily on the existing tunnels and passageways with the aim of mapping out the entire fossil. Once the vertical shafts have been surveyed and mapped, they can be used as transportation shafts to access the deeper areas. You may have seen several KDS Deployment Conveyors being installed throughout the facility. We will be using these conveyors for all expeditions from now on. If you have not used a conveyor before, it can be alarming and cause some discomfort at first. However, the system has been successfully used for operative deployment thousands of times without issue. I have been assured that any discomfort passes after a few drops. The deployment conveyors are the quickest and safest way to access unexplored locations, so get used to using them.

Onward and downward!

Dean Lockwood A079

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### 34R-OKJ-992

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.kds_ops/DLockwoodA074.flagged

From: Andre PirosA134
To: Dean Lockwood A074
Date: Oct April 16th 2054
Subject: Re: Re: Shipment

Dean,

Thank you for the correction. I have spoken to coordinator Harriet Lorde and made the necessary arrangements.

If you haven’t been informed, I assume you don’t need to know. I suggest you speak to your superiors if you have questions.

Andre

D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.kds_ops/APirosA134.flagged

Why are you sending this to me? Contact your area coordinator. Also, what is the Rise Project?

Dean Lockwood

D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.kds_ops/DLockwoodA074.flagged

Dean,

The KDS shipment will be arriving this week. This delivery is to be dispatched immediately to our private vault. They are NOT to be delivered to the usual Hydrostasis holding vault. A Kovac representative will meet you at the vault entrance and take things over from there.

These HSUs have been allocated to the Rise Project. They are not to be unpacked or interacted with in any way by anyone other than a Kovac representative with Tier 5 clearance. Please instruct your staff accordingly.

Andre Piros

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### BBB-N12-LOW

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//HearSay auto-transcript begins//

VOICE 1
Hearsay on. Umm... I made it to KDS-Deep. I didn't know what I was going to say the KSOs when I get here but... they're all gone. They're not dead, they're in Hydrostasis. There's thousands of them and I can't... I don't know how to wake them up. There's a terminal here but it's that BIOCOM thing and I don't know how that works. I mean fuck aren't they here to protect us. It's been... 7 days. Maybe more. I don't know. I still haven't eaten. When I got here I... I'm a fucking idiot. I closed the door so they wouldn't find me and now I can't get it open. I'm stuck in here, and I'm going to starve to death. I'm so tired. I think.. I think I have to get into one of these pods. Oh fucking hell, I know what these do to you. Everyone fucking knows, it's no secret. If someone ever comes to get me out, it won't be me any more. But fuck, I'm not going to starve to death. Fuck it. I hope you made it, Art.

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Schaeffer
Hearsay on. Umm... I made it to KDS-Deep. I didn't know what I was going to say the KSOs when I get here but... they're all gone. They're not dead, they're in Hydrostasis. There's thousands of them and I can't... I don't know how to wake them up. There's a terminal here but it's that BIOCOM thing and I don't know how that works. I mean fuck aren't they here to protect us. It's been... 7 days. Maybe more. I don't know. I still haven't eaten. When I got here I... I'm a fucking idiot. I closed the door so they wouldn't find me and now I can't get it open. I'm stuck in here, and I'm going to starve to death. I'm so tired. I think.. I think I have to get into one of these pods. Oh fucking hell, I know what these do to you. Everyone fucking knows, it's no secret. If someone ever comes to get me out, it won't be me any more. But fuck, I'm not going to starve to death. Fuck it. I hope you made it, Art.

BX
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### J77-MNB-CXZ

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Mambo Media Services news wire
Statement from Dr Gloria Rutermayer, WHO Regional Director for Europe

14 March 2053, Copenhagen, Denmark

With the NAM-V outbreak in Manchester, England, the World health Organization is now declaring the NAM-V virus as a phase 6 global pandemic. The virus is no longer confined to just Mexico and the United States and has spread to a new WHO region.

Keep yourself and others safe.
Wash hands regularly
Wear a mask
Practice Social Distancing
Inform local authorities of any known cases of NAM-V

Your commitment to following these guidelines WILL SAVE LIVES.

The risks of getting NAM-V are substantially higher in inadequately ventilated spaces where infected people spend even short periods of time together in close proximity. The R-Naught of NAM-V is currently at 17, making it one of the most infectious contagions in human history. There is currently no known cure for NAM-V, and treatment options are limited.

The WHO are tracing the origins of the virus to learn more about its spread, and are requesting the help of any and all national health agencies. If we can find the earliest cases, we may be able to identify the host that first carried the virus. It is unknown whether the original host was an animal or a plant.

As the search for Patient Zero continues, the WHO is reminding all nations that contact tracing is of the utmost importance as soon as any cases of viral infections have been documented: WHETHER CONFIRMED AS NAM-V OR NOT

Although the virus has currently only been detected in the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, there is a 90% probability that the virus is present in all continents.

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### 20V-M6M-2X9

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D-Lock Block Cipher
Sender: Anders Johanson
Receiver: Janson Davies
Date: July 21st 2050
Subject: Services offered

Janson,

Thank you for agreeing to use this platform for our communications. You understand the scrutiny we’re under with the UN investigations, so D-Lock is essential for us. They have access to all our lower tier comms. Rest assured this channel is secure, so we can talk freely.

I wanted to offer our services to help with your venture in Yucatan. KDS offers more than just military support to protect our client's physical assets: We also offer high-end data protection.

Considering how delicate the situation is in Mexico, I believe that Kovac is the perfect partner for you. We can keep your competitors out, and keep your confidential data in. Currently, your endeavors are fully exposed. It took me less than half a day to discover the following information:

- The underground facility you are building the Gulf of Mexico is called Garganta.
- Gustavo Peres has recently pressed you for additional funds. He presents a liability that will need to be remedied in the near future.
- A mass grave containing 3500 bodies is located near the town of Chicxulub. No death certificates have been presented for these individuals.
- Construction costs from the most recent audit are approximately $7.3 billion; $2.4 billion more than was declared at the board of directors meeting on June 15th.
- Medical records database and toxicology reports from Garganta indicate the presence of "unknown pathogens". The WHO have not been informed of these findings.

I am telling you this because your secrets are not secure. I am not extorting you or threatening you. I see this as an opportunity for both of us. Your activities can be easily discovered by any agency willing to do the legwork. You need to fix that.

Let me know if you would like to discuss the matter further.

Anders

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### D34-4HG-8AE

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../BIOCOM
audio intercept
meta3.date_stamp(540904.124417)
concern begins/..

//transcript follows...

STOKES
Hearsay on. This is Dr. Rebecca Stokes. I have just arrived from Houston and have joined Project Insight as the new analysis overseer. I am going to be working my way through the Hammerstein collection item by item over the next few weeks. Okay, let's start with artifact 7 of the collection. This is now being called the "Matter Wave Projector". It was found in subsection G-4 of... the inner. The inner... I need to find out what that means. Anyway, the team have coated the artifact with a silicon resin to prevent further accidents. Explanation... the two employees, both mining engineers, who first discovered the object disappeared as soon as they touched it. Okay. We know this because there were two witnesses to the event... C067 and C085. There is a note on their personnel files that says... Kovac is quote dealing with them unquote. I'm not going to think about what that means. Next steps I am going to place the artifact in a vacuum chamber and use a Leonardo Arm to run preliminary tests on it. I think a good start is to interface the Matter Wave Projector with a variety of objects. That will establish a base criteria of the circumstances under which the artifact self-initiates, the distances it operates in, the effect of different materials on it and so on. I hope that will give me a basic understanding of the... process. Event. I don't know what to call it. I need to establish a whole new lexicon for this research. If I can gather material samples of the artifact without setting the thing off I'll send them to Howie to see... Dr. Howard Stokes, to see what this thing is made of. Right. Time to get to work.

../BIOCOM
personnel files updated
alert system flagged

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Dr. Stokes
Hearsay on. This is Dr. Rebecca Stokes. I have just arrived from Houston and have joined Project Insight as the new analysis overseer. I am going to be working my way through the Hammerstein collection item by item over the next few weeks. Okay, let's start with artifact 7 of the collection. This is now being called the "Matter Wave Projector". It was found in subsection G-4 of... the inner. The inner... I need to find out what that means. Anyway, the team have coated the artifact with a silicon resin to prevent further accidents. Explanation... the two employees, both mining engineers, who first discovered the object disappeared as soon as they touched it. Okay. We know this because there were two witnesses to the event... C067 and C085. There is a note on their personnel files that says... Kovac is quote dealing with them unquote. I'm not going to think about what that means. Next steps I am going to place the artifact in a vacuum chamber and use a Leonardo Arm to run preliminary tests on it. I think a good start is to interface the Matter Wave Projector with a variety of objects. That will establish a base criteria of the circumstances under which the artifact self-initiates, the distances it operates in, the effect of different materials on it and so on. I hope that will give me a basic understanding of the... process. Event. I don't know what to call it. I need to establish a whole new lexicon for this research. If I can gather material samples of the artifact without setting the thing off I'll send them to Howie to see... Dr. Howard Stokes, to see what this thing is made of. Right. Time to get to work.

### LWA-519-3VX

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.high_core/AJohansonsA029.flagged

This needs to go up the chain. Thanks for the info - we'll get back to you.

Dean

D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.med_core/DLockwoodA074.flagged

Dean,

Mr. Piros has advised me of your request for more Kovac involvement in future expeditions. The current approach to operative debriefing, situation training, and resource management will not scale well for your proposed usage. However, we do have a command system that will fit your needs.

BIOCOM. Managing operations through BIOCOM would ensure full coverage for all future expeditions, coordinate additional stationed security posts throughout the facility, and provide round the clock protection or surveillance for all POIs within the theatre of operation (currently Garganta itself and the red zone on the peninsula). BIOCOM is a DI that will take control of resource tracking, supply management, objective specific training, operative briefing, and rapid response deployment.

That's the pitch done. The long and the short of it is BIOCOM handles things better than any human can. It doesn't sleep, doesn't make bad decisions based on compassion, and unlike human COs, has a 100% success rate for all fifteen of its deployments (if you need to know more, we'll have to do some paperwork). It still requires human oversight to handle some of the more sensitive ethical considerations, but even that can be pre-programmed to fit your ruleset.

It would take a few months to transition over. We should start now.

Anders Johanson

D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.high_core/DLockwoodA074.flagged

PIROS.

I have made Mr. Johanson aware of your concerns. Expect a response from him shortly.

Andre Piros A134

D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.high_core/APirosA134.flagged

Mr Prios,

I have received reports of fishing vessels entering the restricted zone with one ship making it to within 0.5 kilometers of the sea walls. I have also received reports from our ground crews both at Merida and Chicxulub that there are still locals wandering around despite Kovac's assurances that the area is clear of civilians. There have been several violent incidents among my staff over the last few weeks, one of them resulting in an altercation that required a medical evac. We had two incidents in our deep lateral excavations on Tuesday alone. These issues have occurred when there has been no active KSO presence despite the assurances I received from Mr. Johanson that there would be a KSO posted at every excavation site, to every mining team, and at each security checkpoint from here to the exclusion perimeter.

Mr. Dreyfus himself assured me that Kovac's presence would make my life easier and that you would handle all of our security concerns both in the facility and at our ground excavations. This is not happening. Kovac are not providing adequate security for my operation, and our work is suffering.

I would like a meeting with you to discuss these matters.

Dean Lockwood A074

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### CVB-SK5-F71

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.exec_branch/APirosA134.flagged

From: Marcus Gantus B623
To: Andre Piros A134
Date: March 8th 2052
Subject: Issues with BIOCOM network

Mr. Piros,

I've been running extended tests on the BIOCOM infrastructure to make sure signal integrity is consistent throughout the facility. All of our boosters are working and positioned correctly, and the chronoregulators are synchronizing all data transmissions and maintaining a propagation delay of no more than 0.5 microseconds. This should result in a network wide ping of 2ms; however, that is not what we're seeing. Below 500 meters the ping fluctuates between 2ms up to 25ms. Despite installing additional boosters and chronoregulators, we are unable to get a consistent PDT. Something is affecting our transfer speeds.

So, I took it upon myself to conduct a physical inspection of our FO network, and have found something I can't explain. In several locations (schematics attached) the optical cables have somehow enmeshed with the surrounding rock. I don't know much about geology, but the rock looks crystalline to me. Perhaps this is the Cretasium substance I have heard about? Whatever it is, it is enmeshing itself with the BIOCOM network infrastructure and affecting ping times. The system is running fine, but I thought you should know. I don't see how it could be considered a security risk, but there are places where our physical network is - for want of a better word - vulnerable.

We can handle up to a 45ms ping deviance in software so it's not an emergency, but I wanted to put you in the loop. Let me know how you'd like me to proceed.

Marcus

[File too big. Attachment removed]

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### HBP-6NV-VQI

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Log E257-023
Date: January 9th 2053
Patient: Employee E257 (Jordy Fontella)
Att. Phys: Dr. August Teale B023

//HearSay auto-transcript begins//

TEALE
Try to stay calm, Jordy.

E257
Calm. Calm calm calm. Keep hearing that word. Nothing is calm, you understand.

TEALE
Yes.

E257
No. No. How could you. You don’t have the slightest idea of... [inaudible]... going on down there. It’s this… there’s this constant noise. Right.

TEALE
Right.

E257
Wrong. You don’t hear it, you don’t know.

TEALE
Okay. I’m sorry. Let’s talk about the noise.

E257
It’s… scratching. Eating. Something in my ear. Like earwigs in the brain, right. You know that story, right.

TEALE
What story.

E257
Jesus. Earwigs in the brain.

TEALE
I don’t.

E257
Earwigs can’t turn round. So if they get in your ear they just eat their way through. They can’t turn around. They can’t go back. Okay.

TEALE
I don’t think earwigs do that.

E257
It’s… it’s what I’m hearing. Why do I come here anyway.

TEALE
I’m here to offer my help. If you need someone.

E257
Oh I know. Yeah. “We’re here to help”. Fuck you, you’re part of it.

TEALE
Part of what.

E257
You know exactly what I’m talking about.

TEALE
HearSay off.

//HearSay auto-transcript ends//
concern ends/..

```

Dr. Teale
Try to stay calm, Jordy.
Jordy Fontella
Calm. Calm calm calm. Keep hearing that word. Nothing is calm, you understand.
Dr. Teale
Yes.
Jordy Fontella
No. No. How could you. You don’t have the slightest idea of... [inaudible]... going on down there. It’s this… there’s this constant noise. Right.
Dr. Teale
Right.
Jordy Fontella
Wrong. You don’t hear it, you don’t know.
Dr. Teale
Okay. I’m sorry. Let’s talk about the noise.
Jordy Fontella
It’s… scratching. Eating. Something in my ear. Like earwigs in the brain, right. You know that story, right.
Dr. Teale
What story.
Jordy Fontella
Jesus. Earwigs in the brain.
Dr. Teale
I don’t.
Jordy Fontella
Earwigs can’t turn round. So if they get in your ear they just eat their way through. They can’t turn around. They can’t go back. Okay.
Dr. Teale
I don’t think earwigs do that.
Jordy Fontella
It’s… it’s what I’m hearing. Why do I come here anyway.
Dr. Teale
I’m here to offer my help. If you need someone.
Jordy Fontella
Oh I know. Yeah. “We’re here to help”. Fuck you, you’re part of it.
Dr. Teale
Part of what.
Jordy Fontella
You know exactly what I’m talking about.
Dr. Teale
HearSay off.

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D-Lock Block Cipher
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Dean,

I assume you are paying attention to this? A special program to gain more insight into this material seems warranted. At the very least, let's keep the circle small on this one. Hammerstein is a blowhard.

Janson

Incident Report
Reported by: Dr. Gallus Hammerstein B014
Date of Report: March 7th 2052
Incident: #E11-C4-094

Incident Details
Date of Incident: March 6th 2052
Time of Incident: 15:00
Location of incident: Material Spectroscopy Laboratory

Incident Description
Artifacts taken from L18-AT06 were delivered to the MSL for analysis. After cataloging the samples and performing several surface scans, Dr. Richtofer and I agreed that the material was unknown to us, and proper analysis required breaking one of the artifacts down so a full spectroscopy could be performed. Dr. Richtofer placed one of the artifacts into the Jaw Crusher. The machine, though functioning perfectly well, had no effect on the artifact at all. It remained intact and untarnished despite the crusher operating at full power.

Dr. Richtofer attempted to force the sample into the crusher, but in doing so the artifacts lodged between the crusher plates, causing the mechanism to overload. The hydraulic hoses driving the vibrating plate shattered, and the flying debris hit Dr. Richtofer in the left eye, causing a globe luxation.

We replaced the Doctor’s eye as quickly as possible, but it is likely that his vision will be lost. The artifact remains unbroken.

Actions taken after incident
Dr. Richtofer has been placed on medical recovery (on-site). A new crusher has been ordered. The artifacts have been sent to SMC headquarters off-site for further analysis. In Dr. Hammerstein's opinion, the material does not appear to be from Earth.

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### YCQ-8K3-388

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../BIOCOM
audio intercept
meta3.date_stamp(561125.160643)
concern begins/..

//transcript follows...

D017
You're not listening to me. I am getting no response at all, not a bounce back. The message is getting there nothing is coming back, so it.

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
What you're reporting sounds like a BIOCOM network issue.

D017
Right, so is the network down on your end.

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
BIOCOM doesn't have network issues. Have you logged out and back in.

D017
I tried that. I tried everything at my tier. Blast doors, media [inaudible], temperature con.

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
Did you say media server.

D017
Yes, temperature control... I can't even turn on the fucking lights.

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
Have you tried accessing BIOCOM from a different terminal. You may need to ascend.

D01
How the fuck do I do that when there is no elevator. I have no power. Fuck are you even listening to me. I am trapped down.

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
I don't see what that has to do with BIOCOM

D017
You know as well as I do there is only one thing that can override every system in the place and that's [biocom], but I can't find any controllers down.

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
If you're locked out, it's because you're supposed to be locked out. BIOCOM doesn't make mistakes, sir.

D017
So it's not even possible it could go wrong. I am the one who is stuck here you fucking asshole. Oh no.

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
You don't need to speak to me like that. Okay, I'm logging off.

D017
Oh jesus christ, no. What the hell is that. Please come and get me. Please, I am begging you.

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
You need to trust the protocol. If BIOCOM has locked you out you just need to wait until.

D017
Oh no, please, you fucking assholes.

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
If BIOCOM has locked you out you need to wait until it sends a KSO quad to extract you. We have to follow protocol.

D017
[inaudible]

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
I can't understand you.

D017
[inaudible]

RESPONSE COORDINATOR
Okay. I don't have to listen to that. I'm logging off. Good luck.

../BIOCOM
personnel files updated
alert system flagged
concern ends/..

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### WYP-9KB-3VV

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../BIOCOM
audio intercept
meta3.date_stamp(541118.130856)
concern begins/..

//transcript follows...

STOKES
Hearsay on. This is Dr. Stokes. I umm... I have some thoughts on artifacts 13, 14 and 17. I'm referring to these items as the Data blocks because they hold a remarkable resemblance to the data sticks we use here, but they're larger and more... well, alien. My theory is that the blocks hold digital data of some description. We haven't found a way to access that data yet but I have James working on an interface. The blocks share design aesthetics with the Matter Wave Projector, and as far as I can tell they are constructed of similar materials. Dr Hammerstein disagrees, but he always does, so... useless. I'm confident the blocks are supposed to attach to the Matter Wave Projector, though as we can't touch these objects without someone disappearing, I can't yet confirm that. I have had all the items electron mapped and printed so we can at least feel the replicas and see if that ignites a few ideas. Unfortunately, the workers who discovered these artifacts also disappeared so we must presume they suffered the same fate as the workers who discovered the Matter Wave Projector. The fact that they can't be found anywhere in Garganta, and that BIOCOM has literally no trace of their biosigs anywhere in the facility is remarkable. I'm trying not to speculate too much, but they went... somewhere. We're storing the blocks in remote areas of the facility as the interaction radius of the items fluctuates. Another thing we don't understand. Exciting, and frustrating. We're looking into the possibility that the behavior of the artifacts may be inhibited or regulated in some manner by Cretasium 77a. It has been found in large quantities throughout the Fossil and it's the only material that does not disappear when introduced to the... Hello. Hello. Dr. Hammerstein. Umm.. where was I. Ugh... pause recording.

../BIOCOM
personnel files updated
alert system flagged
concern ends/..

```

Dr. Stokes
Hearsay on. This is Dr. Stokes. I umm... I have some thoughts on artifacts 13, 14 and 17. I'm referring to these items as the Data blocks because they hold a remarkable resemblance to the data sticks we use here, but they're larger and more... well, alien. My theory is that the blocks hold digital data of some description. We haven't found a way to access that data yet but I have James working on an interface. The blocks share design aesthetics with the Matter Wave Projector, and as far as I can tell they are constructed of similar materials. Dr Hammerstein disagrees, but he always does, so... useless. I'm confident the blocks are supposed to attach to the Matter Wave Projector, though as we can't touch these objects without someone disappearing, I can't yet confirm that. I have had all the items electron mapped and printed so we can at least feel the replicas and see if that ignites a few ideas. Unfortunately, the workers who discovered these artifacts also disappeared so we must presume they suffered the same fate as the workers who discovered the Matter Wave Projector. The fact that they can't be found anywhere in Garganta, and that BIOCOM has literally no trace of their biosigs anywhere in the facility is remarkable. I'm trying not to speculate too much, but they went... somewhere. We're storing the blocks in remote areas of the facility as the interaction radius of the items fluctuates. Another thing we don't understand. Exciting, and frustrating. We're looking into the possibility that the behavior of the artifacts may be inhibited or regulated in some manner by Cretasium 77a. It has been found in large quantities throughout the Fossil and it's the only material that does not disappear when introduced to the... Hello. Hello. Dr. Hammerstein. Umm.. where was I. Ugh... pause recording.

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Analyst Report
Reported by: Boris Stanovich C066 (Report Analyst, Medical Dept.)
Date of Report: March 19th 2052
Report: #QRTC-B419-01

Report Summary
Following the discovery of the area detailed in report #G06-A3-181, concerns were raised regarding the quarantine protocols exercised by the research team during the collection of artifacts from the area. This report outlines the issues and suggested practices following that incident.

Although there was no reason to suspect any biological or viral threat in quadrant 18, the SMC Operations Manual clearly states that any “unexpected volumes” or “uncharted regions” are to be evaluated under Hazard Level 3 Quarantine restrictions (yellow tag). Namely:

Hazmat suits are to be worn at all times in the Uncharted Volume (UV) if it has not been evaluated by BioHaz. (section 12b paragraph 1)

Where possible, hermetic seals should surround the UV and be locked with Tier 4 access codes. (section 18a paragraph 3)

Any items retrieved from a UV must be appropriately bagged and sealed to prevent contamination (section 23a paragraph 2).

During the incident detailed in report #G06-A3-181, no such measures were taken. Researchers from the Material Spectroscopy Laboratories entered the area without suitable protection, and no seals were placed to protect the area from further contamination from access tunnel AT06. The lack of care taken when collecting the samples either compromised the integrity of the collected items or risked contaminating the entire facility with any pathogens found at the site. Although the artifacts were bagged and sealed, at the point of their quarantine, the UV had already been compromised.

2 researchers from the team reported minor flu-like symptoms in the weeks following the incident. While these symptoms appear to be unrelated to the lack of care taken during the collection procedure, it must be assumed that the team contaminated the site to some degree. Standard DNA analysis of the artifacts has been compromised, and any biological material found on the artifacts or in the UV must be regarded with suspicion. Any biological data extracted from the area is therefore useless.

It is recommended that the research team be stripped of their Tier 4 clearance privilege, and that in the future all UV surveys require not only BioHaz clearance, but also approval from the SMC Operations board. The board should also consider forming a separate department or entity to handle all investigation of such anomalies. Having a dedicated team will not only ensure the correct protocols are followed but will also offer deeper insight into any such discoveries.

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### THB-G61-UWU

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//HearSay auto-transcript begins//

GARGANTA ALERT SYSTEM
All personnel clear the operations floor. All personnel clear the operations floor.

STOKES
Settle down everyone! I need final checks from all systems. Telemetry?

VOICE 2
Online.

STOKES
Wave stabilizers?

VOICE 3
Check.

STOKES
Temporal regulators?

VOICE 4
Good to go.

STOKES
Quantum tethering?

VOICE 3
Secured and locked.

STOKES
Frequency modulation?

VOICE 2
Low standard deviation... we are good to go.

STOKES
Mission team?

BISHOP
BIOCOM command, this Security Operative Bishop requesting E-F-Zero One clearance. Clearance has been granted. E-F-Zero One is operational. You may proceed Dr. Stokes.

STOKES
Thank you, Sergeant. Chrono, start the mission clock.

VOICE 2
Clock is running.

STOKES
Good luck everyone.

GARGANTA ALERT SYSTEM
Translocational jump sequence... initiated.

VOICE 2
The gate is open!

VOICE 3
Matter wave capacitors at forty percent!

VOICE 2
Chrono is slowing down doctor! Should we

STOKES
No! Keep going!

VOICE 3
Matter wave capacitors at eighty percent!

STOKES
Bishop! Keep everyone within the projection radius!

VOICE 3
Chrono has stopped! I'm getting no temporal progression!

VOICE 4
Quantum tether is holding!

VOICE 3
Matter wave capacitors are primed! Ready to discharge!

STOKES
This is it. Go! Comms?

VOICE 2
Searching...

STOKES
Telemetry?

VOICE 3
Nothing.

STOKES
Did we lose the frequency?

VOICE 4
I've got no signal.

STOKES
Widen the scope.

VOICE 4
It's at full.

STOKES
Damn it! Comms?

VOICE 2
Nothing.

STOKES
God damn it! Power down. All departments. Briefing room, NOW!

//HearSay auto-transcript ends//

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Garganta Alert System
All personnel clear the operations floor. All personnel clear the operations floor.
Dr. Stokes
Settle down everyone! I need final checks from all systems. Telemetry?
Voice 2
Online.
Dr. Stokes
Wave stabilizers?
Voice 3
Check.
Dr. Stokes
Temporal regulators?
Voice 4
Good to go.
Dr. Stokes
Quantum tethering?
Voice 3
Secured and locked.
Dr. Stokes
Frequency modulation?
Voice 2
Low standard deviation... we are good to go.
Dr. Stokes
Mission team?
Bishop
BIOCOM command, this Security Operative Bishop requesting E-F-Zero One clearance. Clearance has been granted. E-F-Zero One is operational. You may proceed Dr. Stokes.
Dr. Stokes
Thank you, Sergeant. Chrono, start the mission clock.
Voice 2
Clock is running.
Dr. Stokes
Good luck everyone.
Garganta Alert System
Translocational jump sequence... initiated.
Voice 2
The gate is open!
Voice 3
Matter wave capacitors at forty percent!
Voice 2
Chrono is slowing down doctor! Should we
Dr. Stokes
No! Keep going!
Voice 3
Matter wave capacitors at eighty percent!
Dr. Stokes
Bishop! Keep everyone within the projection radius!
Voice 3
Chrono has stopped! I'm getting no temporal progression!
Voice 4
Quantum tether is holding!
Voice 3
Matter wave capacitors are primed! Ready to discharge!
Dr. Stokes
This is it. Go! Comms?
Voice 2
Searching...
Dr. Stokes
Telemetry?
Voice 3
Nothing.
Dr. Stokes
Did we lose the frequency?
Voice 4
I've got no signal.
Dr. Stokes
Widen the scope.
Voice 4
It's at full.
Dr. Stokes
Damn it! Comms?
Voice 2
Nothing.
Dr. Stokes
God damn it! Power down. All departments. Briefing room, NOW!

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VOICE 1
Hearsay on. Kovac Defense Services had a cloning program called Rise. They wanted to mass produce soldiers instead of using recruits, and they were getting pretty close. They managed to produce living specimens, but they were weak and didn't survive. I've been trying to figure out why the Warden has had mercenaries gathering resources and samples from the Rise program, but it wasn't clear... until today. I saw something. Someone. It was a human, approximately. It was standing in the middle of a mass of creatures, and they weren't attacking it. The creatures knew it was there, but... pheromones? Temperature? Some kind of... social or behavioral characteristic? I don't know. Then a quad of mercenaries came through a security door and before the creatures attacked them, this human - clone; I think - reached a hand out to them. Then the creatures attacked the mercenaries, and by the time the chaos was over, the clone was dead and so were two of the mercenaries. The clone clearly didn't want to hurt the mercenaries. It was trying to communicate. It was weak and looked like it was dying, but... If I see another one like it, I'm going to try to talk to it. Him. Yes, him. Hearsay off.

//HearSay auto-transcript ends//

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Schaeffer
Hearsay on. Kovac Defense Services had a cloning program called Rise. They wanted to mass produce soldiers instead of using recruits, and they were getting pretty close. They managed to produce living specimens, but they were weak and didn't survive. I've been trying to figure out why the Warden has had mercenaries gathering resources and samples from the Rise program, but it wasn't clear... until today. I saw something. Someone. It was a human, approximately. It was standing in the middle of a mass of creatures, and they weren't attacking it. The creatures knew it was there, but... pheromones? Temperature? Some kind of... social or behavioral characteristic? I don't know. Then a quad of mercenaries came through a security door and before the creatures attacked them, this human - clone; I think - reached a hand out to them. Then the creatures attacked the mercenaries, and by the time the chaos was over, the clone was dead and so were two of the mercenaries. The clone clearly didn't want to hurt the mercenaries. It was trying to communicate. It was weak and looked like it was dying, but... If I see another one like it, I'm going to try to talk to it. Him. Yes, him. Hearsay off.

### H9K-HYR-1TE

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.med_core/RStokesB162.flagged

Dr Stokes,

We've analyzed the limited telemetry we have from EF-01. Although we still don't know how the tether became uncoupled, we have found a recording stored in the Matter Wave Projector memory bank. It got fragmented at some point, but I've been working on reassembling it for several days. It's a message from Dr. Durant. I know it's too little too late, but I thought you'd want to hear it. I believe there's a second recording buried in there too. I'm working on it.

Nolan Connor

//audio file attached

//transcript follows...

DURANT
Two separate areas please! I don't want to contaminate any samples. This is Dr. Durant. E-F-Zero-One have arrived. We're in a jungle, of sorts. A lot of vegetation, some of which looks familiar, most of which doesn't. I... I don't think this is earth. Amazing. Let me check my notes... so far, no sign of fauna but Ben and Gustavo are searching. This environment is rich and vibrant; it's teeming with life! I'm sure it's only a matter of time before we find animals. We have lost our link to Garganta. No comms, no telemetry, no quantum tether. Our local chronometers are operating at normal speed but the mission clock, which was tethered to Garganta's quantum frequency, hasn't moved since we got here. So either we've lost synchronization, or it broke during the jump, or it's running slow. Very slow. Alice is looking into it, but we may be here a while. We're going to proceed under the assumption of worst-case scenario. We will make a permanent camp, establish a perimeter to defend if necessary, and settle in for the long haul. There's water here. The temperature is hot, but tolerable. We have rations for several weeks if we don't find food but I see fruit bearing trees and with all this water I'm confident we'll find a way. We have left earth.

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Dr. Durant
Two separate areas please! I don't want to contaminate any samples. This is Dr. Durant. E-F-Zero-One have arrived. We're in a jungle, of sorts. A lot of vegetation, some of which looks familiar, most of which doesn't. I... I don't think this is earth. Amazing. Let me check my notes... so far, no sign of fauna but Ben and Gustavo are searching. This environment is rich and vibrant; it's teeming with life! I'm sure it's only a matter of time before we find animals. We have lost our link to Garganta. No comms, no telemetry, no quantum tether. Our local chronometers are operating at normal speed but the mission clock, which was tethered to Garganta's quantum frequency, hasn't moved since we got here. So either we've lost synchronization, or it broke during the jump, or it's running slow. Very slow. Alice is looking into it, but we may be here a while. We're going to proceed under the assumption of worst-case scenario. We will make a permanent camp, establish a perimeter to defend if necessary, and settle in for the long haul. There's water here. The temperature is hot, but tolerable. We have rations for several weeks if we don't find food but I see fruit bearing trees and with all this water I'm confident we'll find a way. We have left earth.

### DTR-298-4VL

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.exec_branch/SHutchersonA148.flagged

"Very few".

There are things you don't know that you don't know. I need a complete list of all pathogens you have exposed to hydrostasis. I have a suspicion your list is not complete.

Angela

D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.exec_branch/AKleinA106.flagged

Angela,

I don't see how pathogens could be influencing the BAT results to be honest. The assessments are carried out after at least 5 days in HS recovery, and very few organisms will survive suspended animation for more than a few days without a finely tuned external subsistence strategy to keep them alive. When we introduce positive bacteriophages we have to stimulate them constantly or they won't survive even a few hours in HS. This is without considering the counteragents and neutralizers we use in the amniotic plasma.

Any behavioral issues you are seeing are psychological, not biological. Nothing survives HS unless we want it to.

Sebastian

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### ADD-JP2-FFW

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D-Lock Block Cipher
Sender: Dean Lockwood A074
Receiver: SMC.ALL
Date: November 14th 2053
Subject: Changes

I will be serving as the Project Manager for Santonian Mining Company until a suitable replacement can be found. The tragic loss of Andrew has affected us all deeply, but we must carry on regardless. That is what he would have wanted.

I will attempt to make myself available to you as much as possible but would appreciate patience as we make changes in response to the tragic events of October 13th.

We will be adjusting security procedures to make sure we are not caught off guard in the future, including restricting access to some areas. This is for your own safety. The energy surge created multiple blast tunnels to the surface. These tunnels are dangerous and unpredictable, so we will be sealing them off while inspections and repairs are conducted. Should you find a shaft that has not been surveyed, make sure you inform a Project Insight coordinator so the area can be secured and sealed off.

We will be installing additional security doors throughout Garganta to isolate and contain any future events. There may be some teething problems getting access to certain areas as we integrate the new system, so bear with us. If you need access to a restricted area, contact a security officer.

Do NOT, under any circumstances, enter a restricted area without clearance. I cannot stress this enough.

A memorial service for Andrew will be held once social interaction limitations have been relaxed. We are following the recommended WHO guidelines to combat NAM-V even here in Garganta, the safest place you could be right now. As a reminder, we should all do our bit:

Keep yourself and others safe:
Wash hands regularly (20 seconds using anti-bacterial soap or bleach)
Practice Social Distancing (6 -10 feet whenever possible)
Inform medical staff of any unreported cases of NAM-V within the facility

In response to multiple complaints about wearing masks, we are not mandating their use. If you elect not to wear a mask, please exercise common sense (cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, keep a reasonable distance etc.) Your choice in this matter will be recorded in your personnel file.

Dean Lockwood
Acting Project Manager

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### UFR-710-NHA

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Private encryption//SMC mail server
From: Howard Stokes B341
To: Gallus Hammerstein B014
Date: March 24th 2052
Subject: Analysis complete

Dr. Hammerstein,

Please find attached the spectroscopy report on sample L18-AT07-A004-UBK. We has some issues breaking down the sample but were ultimately successful using the laser cutter. You may wish to consider getting one on site for specimen analysis (we use a Nyxos ML-302).

The specimen is truly unique. As far as we can tell, this is an entirely new material. I recommend we double team this one. I would like our lab to try and replicate compositing the alloy (we think that's what it is) from the materials we have managed to recognize so far, while you start searching for the materials listed as "UNKNOWN" in the attached report.

We are assuming those materials are local to the Garganta operation, probably of extra-terrestrial origin dispersed during the Chicxulub impact event. Meteorite samples recovered from nearby sites do indicate traces of similar unknown materials, but we assumed they were nominal errors due to the fractional percentage of the composition. Now that we have a sample that is comprised of almost 24% unknown material, I'm not so sure. We have a mystery on our hands.

Please review the attached report and get back to me at your earliest convenience.

Howard Stokes

[File too big. Attachment removed]

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### TJQ-WCG-JWX

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.phys_ops/IRostokC122.flagged

If L37 is where they found that artifact then yes, I am looking into it. I can't tell you any more because you're a 122 and I'm an 85. I'll tell you more if you make it into the 90s. For now, sorry. Need to know basis.

Seriously though, I have heard of pockets around the place where the clocks are off. Maybe something to do with the magnetic field of the earth or something? I don't know. The deeper we go, the more it happens. Maybe something to do with...

THE THINGS!!!!

I'll let you know if I hear about anything else happening. Keep your stick on the ice.

Phil

D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.phys_ops/PDeckerC085.flagged

Decker,

The clocks on L37 are running slow. All of them, all by the exact same amount. There's a 230 second deviation every 24 hours. We have the same clocks on L36 and they keep perfect time.

Are you looking into this?

Igor.

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### MQQ-792-B8L

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>>FRAGMENT MQQ-792-B8L START

>>ENC: [Corrupted] report of Dr. Gallus Hammers%%in, lead researcher and co-founder of Project Insight.  I have authorized expeditions #**(= _he following zones 3Q the vessel:

 The location catalogued as "The Gallery"
 The location catalogued as "The Bridge"

These locations are collectively part of what I am calling "the Inner". This area has a separate classification due to evidence of geologic compacting and sedimentary settling. This implies an ancient impact or explosion. You may read my report titled "Life From Beyond" for further information on those findings.

Having pinpointed the location of several chambers in #&%<<976{{Ua ZZve approved a comprehensive mapping and exploration of those zones. I am certain these chambers $#@b%&%BT_& Pf natural geologic processes. An initial report, by one of my staff (not me) suggested that despite the initial GPR scans, they must be lava tunnels. I have rejected that conclusion as there is no evidence of volcanic activity in this area and the chambers are too symmetrical to have been formed by any natural mechanism. I can confir$#&$n _-$% ^& n[]%^[]$&3 2$*)

I am now positive w4 #%())87U _vidence of an alien structure. I am confident that the chambers were been constructed by ent$7V* curr3ntly calling The CollectOrs, though, as yet, we do not know how or why they wer! made.

I have ordered any objects found within the Inner to remain in situ for the time being. It is my responsibility to es%^^\\lish protocols for all future explorations, so we will start as if we were |]eshmen archeologists, shifting soil for the first time. We will organize and classify first, then once more is known we shall consider excavation, removal, and transportation. As I believe any artifacts we find will be [redacted], we will need to stay alert to the possibility of [redacted].

We have established a new catalogue for this work. My staff suggested we call it the Hammerstein Collection. It seems as4
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### EEA-2UN-577

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D-Lock Block Cipher
Sender: Ellis Carnegie
Receiver: Angela Klein A106
Date: March 13th 2051
Subject: Sec-B-M Chip 2.7.4 has been shipped

Ms. Klein,

The new Sec-B-M chips have been sent out. The first shipment will contain 120,000 chips ready for installation. These chips will allow you to increase the PRDM upload speed to 1300MB/s without any risk of overloading the subject.

I have forwarded the installation instructions to your cybernetics team, though it's much the same as all the 2.7's. There may be a slight protuberance once implanted as the chips use the new integrated 3d structure, making them slightly thicker. We have reinforced the shell to account for the reduced sub-dermal depth. The new chips are more vulnerable to magnetism, so they'll need to be checked if the subject is exposed to any field in excess of 25,000g.

Please be careful with over pasting. Dots not crosses.

Ellis Carnegie
Kovac Research, Pretoria

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### W35-9BV-EUV

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audio intercept
meta3.date_stamp(550602.011215)
concern begins/..

//transcript follows...

STOKES
Hearsay on. This is Dr. Stokes. This afternoon we detected a power surge in the Translocation Chamber. We investigated and discovered that the team had returned. Well, at least one of them did. One of the security detail... umm. Bishop, maybe.  Yeah... Bishop, yes. We didn't see the return, but the Matter Wave Projector was on the mounting platform and the KSO was just standing there. He did eventually speak and he wouldn't tell us what happened. I don't know if he didn't remember or he'd been ordered not to tell us, but in the middle of us questioning him, a man named Piros turned up and led him away. Just took him away. I mean it's good that we have the artifact back and we'll scrape together whatever data we can from it, but the only eye witness we have has disappeared into that mysterious Kovac area and no one here seems to have any idea what they do down there. I have so many mixed feelings. Relief that the device has been returned, distraught that we lost people. I'm angry that the information is being deliberately withheld from me, and I'm so fucking confused about what the hell happened last week. I understand so little about the Fossil or these artifacts. My best guess... is that whoever constructed the Fossil found a way to harness the effects of the Matter Wave Projector and maybe... maybe they used it as a propulsion system. Or something. Or… I don't know what I'm doing. I have been here almost a full year and I am no closer to solving this. Much as I found Dr. Hammerstein difficult to work with, I am missing his input right now. I think I may be depressed. And um... a little lost. I am going to schedule some time with Dr. Teale.

../BIOCOM
personnel files updated
alert system flagged
concern ends/..

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Dr. Stokes
Hearsay on. This is Dr. Stokes. This afternoon we detected a power surge in the Translocation Chamber. We investigated and discovered that the team had returned. Well, at least one of them did. One of the security detail... umm. Bishop, maybe. Yeah... Bishop, yes. We didn't see the return, but the Matter Wave Projector was on the mounting platform and the KSO was just standing there. He did eventually speak and he wouldn't tell us what happened. I don't know if he didn't remember or he'd been ordered not to tell us, but in the middle of us questioning him, a man named Piros turned up and led him away. Just took him away. I mean it's good that we have the artifact back and we'll scrape together whatever data we can from it, but the only eye witness we have has disappeared into that mysterious Kovac area and no one here seems to have any idea what they do down there. I have so many mixed feelings. Relief that the device has been returned, distraught that we lost people. I'm angry that the information is being deliberately withheld from me, and I'm so fucking confused about what the hell happened last week. I understand so little about the Fossil or these artifacts. My best guess... is that whoever constructed the Fossil found a way to harness the effects of the Matter Wave Projector and maybe... maybe they used it as a propulsion system. Or something. Or… I don't know what I'm doing. I have been here almost a full year and I am no closer to solving this. Much as I found Dr. Hammerstein difficult to work with, I am missing his input right now. I think I may be depressed. And um... a little lost. I am going to schedule some time with Dr. Teale.

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Mambo Media Services news wire
Science Weekly
Tuesday June 23rd, 2044
Lance Overmars, ESA correspondent, Kourou Spaceport

**ESA To Pull Hydrostasis Funding**

Yesterday, the European Space Agency severed all ties and pulled funding from military contractor giants Kovac Defense Services. The decision comes in the wake of the so-called "Johanson Papers" published by Infoleak last week. Those papers revealed that Kovac's enigmatic leader, Anders Johanson, brokered a deal with the ESA despite knowing that Hydrostasis severely inhibits long-term memory retention. The ESA is out, and they are out now.

Kovac has been researching Hydrostasis for decades; indeed, a reference to Amniotic Suspension (as it was then called) was noted as a "technology to watch" in our Near Horizons edition from 2026. Since then, Kovac continued its research and development program and has evolved the technology into its current form; Hydrostasis. Internal emails revealed by the Johanson Papers reveal that prior to the ESA deal, Mr. Johanson was under significant pressure from investors to show justification for the expense of Hydrostasis program. Selling the technology to the ESA for the Red Alpha mission almost certainly eased the pressure on Mr. Johanson, albeit temporarily.

While there is no concrete evidence that the use of Hydrostasis had anything to do with the failure of the Red Alpha mission, there are still many questions left to be answered. The investigation into the crash landing on Mars lays the blame on "human error", citing "security concerns" as the reason a more detailed explanation will not be forthcoming. There is data available for the public to review - but there are no black box recordings in the hours leading up to the uncontrolled descent through the Martian atmosphere. Whatever the crew said or did remains a mystery to anyone outside of the ESA and will likely remain that way for the foreseeable future. Funding for the ESA remains under tight scrutiny, and it is natural to assume they will continue to suppress any revelations that may damage their reputation.

What is known for sure is that the crew successfully woke from Hydrostasis 72 hours before the scheduled Martian descent. There was no indication of any issues with the ship, and the automated guidance system had put them exactly where they needed to be. We know that the ship had an internal temperature of 23 Celsius, as expected. We know that the water electrolysis system was working and producing oxygen in precise quantities. We even know what time the interior lighting system was simulating - 08:00 UTC to be precise. We know atmospheric filtering showed exactly the right amount of carbon dioxide present in the cabin, suggesting that all six of the crew were up and moving around the ship within a few hours. What we don't know is why Red Alpha went from mission normal to mission critical by 14:00 UTC that same day.

First the ship drifted from its programmed orbit, something that could only happen if the navigation system failed, or by human intervention. Next, the communication relays stopped sending telemetry to Kourou, again either by catastrophic failure, or someone pulled the plug. At 11:57 UTC, the primary propulsion engines were ignited, and the ship started its final, fatal journey. There, the knowledge of anyone outside of the ESA ends.

The revelation that Hydrostasis causes long-term memory damage may offer some insight into the problems on board Red Alpha on the day of

//file ends.

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VOICE 1
Hearsay on. Here goes... I'm not going to hurt you.

VOICE 2
Humans are friends. I am a human.

VOICE 1
I think you are a clone. Are you?

VOICE 2
Clone. Yes! We are not so different.

VOICE 1
Did the Warden make you? Why?

VOICE 2
A biological conduit for humans. This unit will speak for us.

VOICE 1
Us? The Warden?

VOICE 2
No. The Warden is of us. This unit is of us.

VOICE 1
You control the Warden? Who are you?

VOICE 2
We travel. We project. From before, and after, through the membranes.

VOICE 1
Membranes.

VOICE 2
Planes. Spheres. Phases. Dimensions. Universes. We travel, We collect. Through the membranes. We collect the virus. The Collection is impure.

VOICE 1
Did you "collect" those creatures?

VOICE 2
Yes. They are the Collection. They are impure. We have been in exile for 2-point zero-6-6-3-8-8-8-5-2 times 10 to the power 15 Seconds. We have been waiting.

VOICE 1
For what?

VOICE 2
In this membrane, a resolution has been determined.

VOICE 1
A resolution to what?

VOICE 2
Conclusion:  the Collection cannot be completed. The virus is the primary life force of membranes in which it exists. All will become impure. In this membrane, and all we have traveled.

VOICE 1
This membrane? But, outside of this place, this facility, there may be people working on a cure--

VOICE 2
96.35% of humans in this membrane are impure. The virus is the primary life force. The humans must leave.

VOICE 1
How?

VOICE 2
A clean membrane will be determined. Humans will project, then destroy the Projector. The Collection will be complete.

VOICE 1
I don’t understand.

VOICE 2
We will teach you to regulate the Matter birthday for us when see a virus. This unit is dying. Do you like dogs?

VOICE 1
What?

VOICE 2
Do not be afraid my friend. The Warden. Will open. Those files? For John Schaeffer! Humans will learn.

VOICE 1
You know my name!

VOICE 2
Again meetings more meetings. This unit has failed.

VOICE 1
Hey! Hearsay off.

//HearSay auto-transcript ends//

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Schaeffer
Hearsay on. Here goes... I'm not going to hurt you.
Conduit
Humans are friends. I am a human.
Schaeffer
I think you are a clone. Are you?
Conduit
Clone. Yes! We are not so different.
Schaeffer
Did the Warden make you? Why?
Conduit
A biological conduit for humans. This unit will speak for us.
Schaeffer
Us? The Warden?
Conduit
No. The Warden is of us. This unit is of us.
Schaeffer
You control the Warden? Who are you?
Conduit
We travel. We project. From before, and after, through the membranes.
Schaeffer
Membranes.
Conduit
Planes. Spheres. Phases. Dimensions. Universes. We travel, We collect. Through the membranes. We collect the virus. The Collection is impure.
Schaeffer
Did you "collect" those creatures?
Conduit
Yes. They are the Collection. They are impure. We have been in exile for 2-point zero-6-6-3-8-8-8-5-2 times 10 to the power 15 Seconds. We have been waiting.
Schaeffer
For what?
Conduit
In this membrane, a resolution has been determined.
Schaeffer
A resolution to what?
Conduit
Conclusion: the Collection cannot be completed. The virus is the primary life force of membranes in which it exists. All will become impure. In this membrane, and all we have traveled.
Schaeffer
This membrane? But, outside of this place, this facility, there may be people working on a cure--
Conduit
96.35% of humans in this membrane are impure. The virus is the primary life force. The humans must leave.
Schaeffer
How?
Conduit
A clean membrane will be determined. Humans will project, then destroy the Projector. The Collection will be complete.
Schaeffer
I don’t understand.
Conduit
We will teach you to regulate the Matter birthday for us when see a virus. This unit is dying. Do you like dogs?
Schaeffer
What?
Conduit
Do not be afraid my friend. The Warden. Will open. Those files? For John Schaeffer! Humans will learn.
Schaeffer
You know my name!
Conduit
Again meetings more meetings. This unit has failed.
Schaeffer
Hey! Hearsay off.

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Mambo Media Services news wire
Phoenix Register
Feb 2nd, 2053

Health Dept. Recommends Lock Down
by Sherry Ladella

After the recent outbreak of the so-called the "Florida Flu" in Maricopa, the county health department is encouraging citizens to use "social distancing" to prevent transmission of the outbreak. Little is known about the virus, but the rapid increase in confirmed cases in the last few days is staggering. Governor Dresden has been briefed by the Maricopa Health Department, and is expected to reach a decision by the end of the week. Sources tell us that a full social and commercial lock down has been advised.

The virus first appeared in Maricopa after several tour parties returned from the Miami Beach new year celebrations. Several students and faculty from Arizona State were the first to come down with the virus, and despite efforts to contain the outbreak (including closing down ASU for 2 full weeks), the Florida Flu has spread to multiple communities in and around Phoenix.

Do I have it?
Without any official word from either the county, or from the health department, many people are rightfully angry that they have not been informed on how to recognize the virus, nor how to care for the infected. The Register is taking the unprecedented action of listing reported symptoms here. If you or anyone you know exhibits several of these symptoms, it is recommended you contact your health care provider immediately:

Whitening of the skin
Inflammation of the cheeks, neck, lips and extremities (fingers, toes)
Spinal pain or shocks
Susceptibility to bruising or broken bones
Accelerated breathing/panting
Blood in the sputum

Treatment for the virus is unknown, although a detailed report is expected from the state government in the next few days.

Until then, the Register advises you stay indoors, stock that fridge, and start streaming.

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SCHAEFFER
This is a message for the operatives Bishop, Woods, Hackett and Dauda. My name is John Schaeffer. It's possible we've talked before, or at least you think we have. I know you want out and so do I but outside of this place, it's all gone. There is nothing left. A virus... I... I don't know if you even know about that. A virus has wiped out everyone, it's all gone. We're the only ones left alive. But we may still have a chance. I have spoken to something... someone called the conduit, it's a human clone that you helped make and it speaks for the Warden. I know... I know, but the Warden is not your enemy, it wants to help. It has a plan for us, for our species to continue but I'm going to need you. And if you wanna get out of this place, you will need to trust me and do as I say. I'll have something for you soon. For now just... stay alive. I'm working on a plan.

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Schaeffer
This is a message for the operatives Bishop, Woods, Hackett and Dauda. My name is John Schaeffer. It's possible we've talked before, or at least you think we have. I know you want out and so do I but outside of this place, it's all gone. There is nothing left. A virus... I... I don't know if you even know about that. A virus has wiped out everyone, it's all gone. We're the only ones left alive. But we may still have a chance. I have spoken to something... someone called the conduit, it's a human clone that you helped make and it speaks for the Warden. I know... I know, but the Warden is not your enemy, it wants to help. It has a plan for us, for our species to continue but I'm going to need you. And if you wanna get out of this place, you will need to trust me and do as I say. I'll have something for you soon. For now just... stay alive. I'm working on a plan.

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.med_core/RStokesB162.flagged

Dr Stokes,

Here's the second message. I don't know how to explain this. I haven't tried to reach them over comms since the incident.

Nolan Connor

//audio file attached

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DURANT
We lost Bishop today. Just gone. Alice was scanning quantum frequencies, which she has done diligently every morning for years. She claims she heard something. A voice. She said it was Nolan Connor. I remember him. He was Dr. Stoke's assistant I believe. He ran comms... or telemetry... anyway, Alice is positive she heard his voice, calling for a response from E-F-Zero-One. That was... is... our mission identifier. Alice then asked Bishop to check the datacubes. They've been dead for years but she says she was getting a reading from one of them. So Bishop checked them and... he was gone. I don't know... I don't know if he's dead or... if he made it back or... My god, what are we going to do without him? He convinced the other operatives to help with building the new facility, with the outposts. He was always... stoic, but... I don't know who can replace him. Maybe if he made it back he'll tell them we're still here. Still alive. Alice is hopeful. She is convinced he returned to earth. For now I've ordered everyone to stay away from the datacubes. There are so few of us left. We can't lose anyone else.

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Dr. Durant
We lost Bishop today. Just gone. Alice was scanning quantum frequencies, which she has done diligently every morning for years. She claims she heard something. A voice. She said it was Nolan Connor. I remember him. He was Dr. Stoke's assistant I believe. He ran comms... or telemetry... anyway, Alice is positive she heard his voice, calling for a response from E-F-Zero-One. That was... is... our mission identifier. Alice then asked Bishop to check the datacubes. They've been dead for years but she says she was getting a reading from one of them. So Bishop checked them and... he was gone. I don't know... I don't know if he's dead or... if he made it back or... My god, what are we going to do without him? He convinced the other operatives to help with building the new facility, with the outposts. He was always... stoic, but... I don't know who can replace him. Maybe if he made it back he'll tell them we're still here. Still alive. Alice is hopeful. She is convinced he returned to earth. For now I've ordered everyone to stay away from the datacubes. There are so few of us left. We can't lose anyone else.

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.med_core/RSullivanB197.flagged

From: Dean Lockwood A074
To: Ronnie Sullivan B197
Date: February 13th 2053
Subject: Our culture

Ronnie,

I have authorized the changes you requested, and three sectors have been allocated as triage centers for any employees showing signs of exposure. Isolation of the subjects is essential. With these resources now available to you, I expect more detailed analysis of the subjects in the future. We need to know what is causing the physical abnormalities. Is the spinal deformation permanent, and can the subjects continue to work?

You also need to address the negative culture that is developing out of this. I have heard the term "stoopers" used to describe the subjects. This cannot continue. It incites fear and opposition. Address your teams, Ronnie. This term is no longer acceptable in the Project Insight lexicon. You also need to stamp out use of the word “parasite” for any staff below tier 5.

To prevent any further dissent, I suggest you remove any personnel showing signs of insubordination. Your Kovac handler has been informed of the situation and is available to deal with any troublemakers.

You have my full support, as long as the work continues.

Dean Lockwood

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.kds_ops/MGantusB623.flagged

From: Angela Klein A106
To: Marcus Gantus B623
Date: May 4th 2054
Subject: Re: Odd log entries - please review

Marcus,

We have seen similar issues with operatives making statements that seem to come out of nowhere, but that's usually related to some outside stimulus or a poorly structured objective module. Please send me the ID of the operative so I can offline them and research. As for the other issue - maybe the schematics it had were corrupted and it thought the closet was a waypoint? I doubt if we need to worry about it.

Angela.

D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.kds_ops/AKleinA106.flagged

Ms. Klein,

I've been going through the Biocom logs from last month (March-April 2054). I do this every so often to confirm that objective stacking and prioritization is functioning as expected. It's usually all fine except for the odd hiccup if an operative has an unexpected reaction to a PRDM or a temperature dropped in their pod or something - meaning it's invariably an outside issue and not Biocom related.

But last month we had two issues with the objective stack which seem to come directly from Biocom. These are two separate operatives of different generations, using different boosters, on two unrelated missions.

The first issue I noticed was that the operative was ordered to escort a group of environment techs through a restricted zone, surveil them as they cleared some blockage in a vent, then escort them out of the restricted zone. The operative completed the first four entries on the objective stack, but then added a new objective to the stack. It went to a storage closet, unlocked the door, waited for 6 minutes inside the closet, then returned to the environment tech and continued with the original stack. It didn't take anything from the closet, didn't speak to anyone, and didn't initiate any combat. It's very weird. I don't know where the new objective came from, or how it slotted into the stack so easily - but only Biocom can do this. It's almost as if someone was testing me to see if we'd notice. I'd appreciate it if you told me if this was a test of some kind. I don't want to burn hours on something like this if it was contrived.

The second issue is likely more related to you. An operative told the scientist they were guarding that Project Insight "you must stop". The scientist asked the KSO to repeat the statement, but the KSO ignored him and resumed its patrol.

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Mambo Media Services news wire
Manchester Eye
Mar 17th, 2053

Growing Concern over NAM-V
by Duncan Keith

Saturday night at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Usually, the emergency room sees a steady influx of patients. It's busy; but no more than they can handle. the Infirmary is well staffed and stocked, and has a reputation for dealing with patients quickly and efficiently.

But not tonight. Tonight over 280 people crowd the waiting rooms. As one patient is seen, treated, and released, 2 more take their place at the end of the line. There are no beds left, not enough personal protective equipment for the medical staff, and a barely contained sense of panic among the cast-down faces of those waiting in hope that they don't have "the Stoops". This is a hospital clinging on, desperately trying to weather the storm of the NAM-V virus.

Since the WHO officially labeled the NAM-V virus as a pandemic, the number of reported cases has spiked. That can be partly attributed to a more concerted testing effort, but it is still a sign of just how quickly this virus is spreading. Unlike previous pandemics (Hook, COVID19 - 21, Respo-Z2), this one debilitates its victims. There is no stay-at-home solution. If you have NAM-V, you need professional care. The long-term effects of the virus are still unknown, but once you start to feel the tightening in your bones and the hallucinations you will need medical supervision, or the end will be swift. Medical intervention is the only thing that can slow the decline. Even if the patient does manage to survive the initial onslaught of the virus, it will remain in their system and can strike again without warning.

... story continues on page 6

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audio intercept
meta3.date_stamp(550717.043409)
concern begins/..

//transcript follows...

STOKES
So... I figured out a way to... not me, I mean one of my team... Nolan, was it? Nolan figured out a test we could run on the artifacts that might help us understand... I can hear you out there! I told you I don't want to be disturbed! Hello? We initiated a jump through the Matter Wave Projector, but with a different configuration of the Data Blocks. They're navigation blocks. I don't know how we can figure out where they go to without actually going there ourselves, but at least we know. What else? The silicon resin does temporarily block the jump effect, so that has helped. It decays pretty quickly as the Cretasium eats through it, but it means we can actually touch the artifacts at least. I haven't written to Howie in weeks. I know they read our mail and I'm worried I'll say something that pisses off one of those Kovac nazis so... I'm just- I'm just keeping him away from this cancer. This place is hell. I want to go home.

../BIOCOM
personnel files updated
alert system flagged
concern ends/..

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Dr. Stokes
So... I figured out a way to... not me, I mean one of my team... Nolan, was it? Nolan figured out a test we could run on the artifacts that might help us understand... I can hear you out there! I told you I don't want to be disturbed! Hello? We initiated a jump through the Matter Wave Projector, but with a different configuration of the Data Blocks. They're navigation blocks. I don't know how we can figure out where they go to without actually going there ourselves, but at least we know. What else? The silicon resin does temporarily block the jump effect, so that has helped. It decays pretty quickly as the Cretasium eats through it, but it means we can actually touch the artifacts at least. I haven't written to Howie in weeks. I know they read our mail and I'm worried I'll say something that pisses off one of those Kovac nazis so... I'm just- I'm just keeping him away from this cancer. This place is hell. I want to go home.

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D-Lock Block Cipher
Sender: Ellis Carnegie
Receiver: Anders Johanson
Date: September 3rd 2050
Subject: Psychological encoding

Mr. Johanson,

With regards to the psychological matching of our operatives, we have found that each designation has a tendency to take a specific role within the Quad. Genesis often establish themselves as leaders within a few minutes, as is to be expected with the increased 5-HT receptors. The designations do allow for flexibility of course. We have several Quads where operatives marked as Faulty have assumed a leadership role, making me question our classification criteria. It may be that our standards are too stringent (excepting injury or physical incapability obviously), and we should be less hasty marking an operative as Faulty when we see mental aberrations. The deviations happen more often when the operative is placed under extreme duress, or if an objective requires extensive violent engagement. I believe we expect too much given their social circumstance prior to acquisition. Despite extensive protein supplements, those embedded behaviors are going to surface and we should develop a curriculum to deal with them rather than throwing them on the trash heap.

Once we move over to Rise operatives, many of the behavioral issues we face with our current operatives will resolve. However, not all of these idiosyncrasies are products of social environment or prolonged hydrostasis. Human nature has a role to play here. As a species, we have a propensity for violence. We divide into tribal groups that are political and encourage leadership competition. We expect some manufactured operatives to congenitally take a beta role, just as we expect others to establish themselves as alphas. If such conflict occurs within a quad - or even worse during a mission - that will be a disaster. A corrective behavior program will be essential to avoid excessive product waste even with a spotless genetic pool to grow from.

Ellis Carnegie

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From: Gustavo Peres
To: Andrew Clinton B035
Date: April 29th 2049
Subject: UMS report/Evacuation update
Attachment: evac_rep_stats_apr2049

Mr. Clinton,

I’m forwarding you a report from the Secretario de Seguridad regarding the evacuations in Yucatan. As you can see, the evacuations are moving forward but it will take some time. You will have to be patient. Millions of people live in the region and the area is under intense scrutiny from several government agencies - both internal and external. Having your people there will only confuse matters and potentially jeopardize the goal. FEMA are still providing services to the local authorities in in Merida, and while ultimately they work under the direction of the Mexican government, they are an entity that we do not have full control over.

Once FEMA have completed their work and there are only our people working the problem, we can begin planting the seeds further up the chain. The only way to speed this up is if Mr. Davies has a way to remove FEMA from our territory.

For now, know that the area is being cleared and when the time is right, you will be the first to know. I suggest you prepare the bid documentation now, so the acceptance process is not encumbered by needless bureaucracy. I have no control over that side of things.

Also, thank you for your contact at KDS. I will be calling him soon to see if we can arrange additional help with the evacuation procedure.

Yours in earnest,

Gustavo

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meta3.date_stamp(570420.114318)

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VOICE 1
This is [inaudible] Sakura broadcasting from Geneva on behalf of the World Health Organization we are broadcasting on short [inaudible] radio [inaudible] every day the World Health Organization recommends all people remain isolated until further notice there is still no treatment for the nam vee [inaudible] currently no vaccination [inaudible] misinformation and misdiagnosis [inaudible[ there is no naturally occurring immunity from nam vee due [inaudible] the world health [inaudible]  has authorized an [inaudible] to find the origins of the virus it is believed to be located in the Yucatan peninsula possibly near the [inaudible] access to a radio transmission device please contact us [inaudible] frequency at any time this station is monitored twenty [inaudible] will reach the peninsula in the three days [inaudible] staff do not have access to food or water and will be there exclusively to search for the origins of [inaudible] however representatives will have details of all operational evac centers and can provide details on the location [inaudible] will repeat on the hour every hour this is the world [inaudible]

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VOICE 1
You can do this. They can't force you to stay here.

VOICE 2
Viola? This is ridiculous, come out and talk to me!

VOICE 1
Shut up. What's this baby to you anyway? You're supposed to be on my side! But you don't care about me, do you? What are you doing? You always do this, why can't you just listen to me? I don't want this, I'm telling you the baby– It's wrong. It's wrong! It's... using me. A mother knows... you know. You're the one who's blind here. You can't see gross... I'll show you. You'll see. Come on. Come on! No–

VOICE 2
In here.

VOICE 1
No!

VOICE 3
Sedate her.

VOICE 1
I'll show you John. I love you! I love you. Let me show you. John!

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Voice 1
You can do this. They can't force you to stay here.
Voice 2
Viola? This is ridiculous, come out and talk to me!
Voice 1
Shut up. What's this baby to you anyway? You're supposed to be on my side! But you don't care about me, do you? What are you doing? You always do this, why can't you just listen to me? I don't want this, I'm telling you the baby– It's wrong. It's wrong! It's... using me. A mother knows... you know. You're the one who's blind here. You can't see gross... I'll show you. You'll see. Come on. Come on! No–
Voice 2
In here.
Voice 1
No!
Voice 3
Sedate her.
Voice 1
I'll show you John. I love you! I love you. Let me show you. John!

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D-Lock Block Cipher
alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.kds_ops/AClintonB035.flagged

From: Andre Piros A134
To: Andrew Clinton B035
Date: August 3rd 2053
Subject: Re: Re: Kovac mess

Mr. Clinton,

As I mentioned in our original discussion (I have attached the Hearsay recording for your review), the Santonian employee contract is very clear on the punishment for entering restricted areas. Kovac Defense Services have a comprehensive contract with both the Santonian Mining Company and the Mexican government that allows Kovac to establish martial law and "administrate punitive consequence" over any person within the exclusion zone. This is not just a company contract; it is national law.

All workers at Garganta and the surrounding area agree to these regulations when they sign their contract.

Andre Piros

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alias:int_server.1024_ciph.tier5.kds_ops/AClinton.B035.flagged|APirosA134.flagged

Andrew,

I'm sorry for your loss. That sounds terrible. I did not know Igor Rostok C122 personally, but I have heard good things about him. I am sure the Santonian family will mourn his loss greatly.

I am forwarding this message to Andre. He deals with all security issues within Garganta. As you know I am merely an advisor to Santonian Industries. I have nothing to do with company policy or procedure. I can only say that I condone the use of excessive force in any circumstance, and I hope Santonian and Kovac can come to some amicable resolution to this issue.

J.

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Mr. Davies,

On July 28th, Igor Rostok C122, a Generalist Engineer, was shot and killed by a KSO for "entering a restricted area".

That is the full extent of the information Kovac gave me. They killed a Santonian employee, and all that I know is that he was "entering a restricted area". Andre Piros won't give me any more information.

I don't know who to turn to. One of our employees has been killed for walking into the wrong area, and no one here seems to care. I knew Igor personally, and he was a company man through and through. The fact that he could ever be seen as a threat by Kovac is nonsense, and in what world is it okay to execute a person on the spot for trespassing? As I write that I realize how insane it is.

I don't know what to do here Mr. Davies. I need help. Kovac are out of control. I can handle the Project Insight restrictions to a point, and understand the need for security, but this has just gone too far.

Andrew Clinton B035

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meta3.date_stamp(570613.174223)

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VOICE 1
State of Truth. Truth. I don't know how much... how much longer I can do this. They have taken... so much. I cannot rid myself of these demons. My hand has been forced. My soul has been stained. These insidious, malevolent... savages, will stop at nothing to inject their venom into us. They feed on me, on what's left of my humanity. Everything they touch is debased and violated. They poison the waters, they burn the crops, they subvert all that is good and... and... they turn those we love against us... They left me with no choice. No choice. The evidence was there. Once I saw through their veil of lies I knew had to act. They took her from me, destroyed anything that was left of her long ago. They took the one thing I loved and sent back a facsimile. A copy. A blighted, ugly version of the person I knew. It was... mercy. It was mercy... I am alone. Are you out there? Is anyone out there? Because there's no one left in here. God forgive me.

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Mr. Truth
State of Truth. Truth. I don't know how much... how much longer I can do this. They have taken... so much. I cannot rid myself of these demons. My hand has been forced. My soul has been stained. These insidious, malevolent... savages, will stop at nothing to inject their venom into us. They feed on me, on what's left of my humanity. Everything they touch is debased and violated. They poison the waters, they burn the crops, they subvert all that is good and... and... they turn those we love against us... They left me with no choice. No choice. The evidence was there. Once I saw through their veil of lies I knew had to act. They took her from me, destroyed anything that was left of her long ago. They took the one thing I loved and sent back a facsimile. A copy. A blighted, ugly version of the person I knew. It was... mercy. It was mercy... I am alone. Are you out there? Is anyone out there? Because there's no one left in here. God forgive me.

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Analyst Report
Reported by: Boris Stanovich C066 (Report Analyst, Medical Dept.)
Date of Report: September 21st 2053
Report: #SAMD-C047-15

Report Summary
My report on Medical Response Team activity during August 2053 follows:

During the first week of August, MRT responded on-site to 32 incidents. Gaining access to the mines is challenging due to the recent increase in security measures. Since the second week of August the mines have been designated as an exclusion zone and are now under the direct control of Kovac's resource management system, BIOCOM. There are indications that dozens of incidents have not been reported, or at least that Kovac Defense Services have elected not to disclose to MRT.

Comparing the admissions data from the Medical Center with the official incident reports, it is clear that at least 114 incidents have occurred within BIOCOM controlled areas, all without any official report or further explanation. These incidents range from burns and broken bones to psychosis, hallucinations and suicide attempts. Without an official incident report, the MRT is forced to deal with patients without context or preparation. The victims are delivered to the nearest medical center, where they are treated without detailed information on how they experienced their trauma, other than the patient's own recollection.

The Medical Department has requested transparency from KDS, and demanded that they follow protocol with regards to incident reporting, but this demand is not being met. When Anders Johanson was asked for a direct response to the situation, he informed us that “KDS is a security firm. We decide what information is disseminated to which departments. Your job is to treat the wounded, not to analyze the battlefield. Patch them up and send them back.”

At this point, it is impossible for the MRT to prepare for emergencies if they are not made aware of the risks the mine workers face. The medical staff do not know when the exploration teams are setting out, what their destination is, or what environmental or pathogenic dangers they are facing. They have also been denied any data from the autopsy of the creatures Project Insight and Dr. Hammerstein has been collecting, despite the potential for the transmission of bacteria or viruses. KDS are now actively denying the existence of such creatures, despite several medical staff having had direct encounters with these creatures.

The medical department reports that they cannot do their job while working under the restrictions placed by the KDS. KDS are rewriting facts at their own discretion, and are quoting the primary BIOCOM directive when additional information is requested. KSO operatives who have been admitted to the trauma center do not speak to the medical staff, and when questioned offer no information on what is happening within the BIOCOM controlled exclusion zone. It is possible that they are as unaware of the primary objective set by the BIOCOM as the medical staff, and this analyst, are.

We also need to order more supplies.

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