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TEST NO: 316<br> | TEST NO: 316<br> | ||
STATUS: CONFINDENTIAL<br> | STATUS: CONFINDENTIAL<br> | ||
IDENTITIES: | IDENTITIES: C.Bray.I, W.Abram, IIIIIII<br> | ||
LOCATION: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII<br> | LOCATION: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII<br> | ||
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[IIIIII] To the tower? | [IIIIII] To the tower? | ||
[C.B.] No. That's a bug. | [C.B.] No. That's a bug. <Third time it's shown up. We've got to work on that.> | ||
[W.A.] I don't like this, Dr. Bray. | [W.A.] I don't like this, Dr. Bray. | ||
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[W.A.] She's in pain. We need to wipe and start again or else we risk losing her | [W.A.] She's in pain. We need to wipe and start again or else we risk losing her | ||
[C.B.] We need to figure out a calmer method for awakening. Maybe we can circumvent the confusion of the transplant with some kind of preloaded code. Have these realizations while they're asleep. Going to be annoying answering all these "Where's my body; who am I?" questions again and again, ha ha. | [C.B.] We need to figure out a calmer method for awakening. Maybe we can circumvent | ||
the confusion of the transplant with some kind of preloaded code. Have these | |||
realizations while they're asleep. Going to be annoying answering all these | |||
"Where's my body; who am I?" questions again and again, ha ha. | |||
[W.A.] She can hear you, Clovis. | [W.A.] She can hear you, Clovis. | ||
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[W.A.] I-I can't. It's already underway. | [W.A.] I-I can't. It's already underway. | ||
[C.B.] | [C.B.] <Damn it> What did you mean? Why did you kill me? | ||
[IIIIII] What am I? | [IIIIII] What am I? | ||
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===Record0828GL98$M27=== | ===Record0828GL98$M27=== | ||
AI-COM/RSPN:<br> | |||
SCRY OVERSIGHT active. No disturbance reported.<br> | SCRY OVERSIGHT active. No disturbance reported.<br> | ||
BLUESKY/BLUESKY/BLU<br> | BLUESKY/BLUESKY/BLU<br> | ||
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(0.001) | (0.001) | ||
LOCATION/ASSESSMENT: | LOCATION/ASSESSMENT: IO, MERCURY. Hostiles detected. | ||
(0.028) | (0.028) | ||
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LOCATION\ASSESMENT: IO, MERCURY, | LOCATION\ASSESMENT: IO, MERCURY, MARS, TITAN. Additional hostiles detected. | ||
Run//AURORA RETROFLEX... | Run//AURORA RETROFLEX... | ||
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(0.037) | (0.037) | ||
LOCATION\ASSESSMENT: IO, MERCURY, MARS, TITAN, | LOCATION\ASSESSMENT: IO, MERCURY, MARS, TITAN, EUROPA. Mass hostiles detected. | ||
(0.038) | (0.038) | ||
MASSIVE SYSTEM OVERRIDE/FRWL BREACHED/FRWL BREACHED/FRWL BREACHED | MASSIVE SYSTEM OVERRIDE/FRWL BREACHED/FRWL BREACHED/FRWL BREACHED | ||
SYSTEMWIDE SHUTDOWN INITIATED | SYSTEMWIDE SHUTDOWN INITIATED | ||
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===The Legacy of Genius=== | ===The Legacy of Genius=== | ||
Dearest | Dearest Anastasia and Wilhelmina, | ||
I have faced a great and many challenges in my life-suffered losses that I was certain I would never recover from and bore witness to unspeakable horrors-yet nothing scares me to my very core of being as much as dying does. I know you expect answers from me before that happens. Nothing I say will provide the closure you need, but I can tell you why circumstances are the way they are. | I have faced a great and many challenges in my life-suffered losses that I was certain I would never recover from and bore witness to unspeakable horrors-yet nothing scares me to my very core of being as much as dying does. I know you expect answers from me before that happens. Nothing I say will provide the closure you need, but I can tell you why circumstances are the way they are. | ||
Your mother hates me. This much you know. What happened to your | Your mother hates me. This much you know. What happened to your father was tragic and from your mother's perspective, preventable. You understand the truth. I did everything I could. Perhaps, more than I should have. He was my son, after all. Nothing changes that. But sickness does not discriminate. It comes for us all, in time. Do not be confused; death is an illness. I know I can cure it. | ||
There is a persistent theory that nature's law is the only true law, and to challenge it results in abominations. I reject this principle. I argue that our very existence, our free will, and our independent thought spits in the face of that theory. We are already abominations to nature's plan. It's so clear. | There is a persistent theory that nature's law is the only true law, and to challenge it results in abominations. I reject this principle. I argue that our very existence, our free will, and our independent thought spits in the face of that theory. We are already abominations to nature's plan. It's so clear. | ||
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Yet I am ostracized and labeled an extremist by the scientific community, and worse, by my family. Everything I have done has been in our family's name; to preserve our legacy and persevere over whatever may come. My distance and isolation are necessary to ensure I'm successful in my efforts. Failure is not an option. Either you see this now and understand me clearly, or you never will. | Yet I am ostracized and labeled an extremist by the scientific community, and worse, by my family. Everything I have done has been in our family's name; to preserve our legacy and persevere over whatever may come. My distance and isolation are necessary to ensure I'm successful in my efforts. Failure is not an option. Either you see this now and understand me clearly, or you never will. | ||
I also impugn that natural law only accounts for what we know of the universe. Powers exist out there beyond our "natural" realm. Sentient beings control the scales of fate. They think they also have the means to control us but forget that gods are self-made. The | I also impugn that natural law only accounts for what we know of the universe. Powers exist out there beyond our "natural" realm. Sentient beings control the scales of fate. They think they also have the means to control us but forget that gods are self-made. The Brays will be in the pantheon of the gods. The universe will bend to OUR will. There is no reason for our light to fade into nothingness. We can endure. We can become timeless. | ||
I have no regrets regarding my behavior or actions. You should know by now that I'm steadfast in my beliefs. Nothing will prevent me from doing what is right. Look at where it has led | I have no regrets regarding my behavior or actions. You should know by now that I'm steadfast in my beliefs. Nothing will prevent me from doing what is right. Look at where it has led Elisabeth and the benefits she's received. I have saved her. It is now my duty to save many more. | ||
When I am successful in my current endeavor, all the pain, all the fighting, and all the hate will be forgotten. It was simply a means to an end. Then, we will be beyond it. We will become more, rewriting nature's law to suit our needs. | When I am successful in my current endeavor, all the pain, all the fighting, and all the hate will be forgotten. It was simply a means to an end. Then, we will be beyond it. We will become more, rewriting nature's law to suit our needs. | ||
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No matter how many buildings bear your name, or advancements you introduce, your time will end. You will become nothing, be nothing, and no one will know or care that you existed. The elder gods of the universe will pay you no mind. They have games to play that are more important than you. Imagine! | No matter how many buildings bear your name, or advancements you introduce, your time will end. You will become nothing, be nothing, and no one will know or care that you existed. The elder gods of the universe will pay you no mind. They have games to play that are more important than you. Imagine! | ||
The name Bray has never been uttered by the pantheon of architects. You are Unknown. Over time, worlds will be born. Species will bloom and burst and pollinate foreign fields with their influence. And you will be dysphoric because your briefness was interrupted by vicissitude. They will not mourn for you. You will go quietly, like a stone sinking in water. Your ripple-small and ineffective. | The name Bray has never been uttered by the pantheon of architects. You are Unknown. Over time, worlds will be born. Species will bloom and burst and pollinate foreign fields with their influence. And you will be dysphoric because your briefness was interrupted by vicissitude. They will not mourn for you. You will go quietly, like a stone sinking in water. Your ripple-small and ineffective. | ||
Does it not vex you? | Does it not vex you? | ||
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I've searched for this place for so long. It's my birthright, after all. It's hard to grasp that I'm here, led by some unseen hand. The doors are 12-inch thick steel and frozen shut. It will take a bit to thaw them, but I've got BrayTech equipment for every conundrum. | I've searched for this place for so long. It's my birthright, after all. It's hard to grasp that I'm here, led by some unseen hand. The doors are 12-inch thick steel and frozen shut. It will take a bit to thaw them, but I've got BrayTech equipment for every conundrum. | ||
I can't believe this place was a hotbed a few years prior. | I can't believe this place was a hotbed a few years prior. The Bombardment feels like ages ago at this point, with how crazy things got after. A quick scan confirms there's no sign of life, thankfully. Eramis and the rest were a disease, but she was nothing compared to the plague of corrupted Guardians. I can't stand them. Not after the Darkness tore us all apart. Ice is cracking. | ||
I hear It now. Louder and clearer than ever before. Excitement rushes through me and warms my body. I feel It also; some kind of sympathetic response. It's glad I'm here. Time to get what I came for. | I hear It now. Louder and clearer than ever before. Excitement rushes through me and warms my body. I feel It also; some kind of sympathetic response. It's glad I'm here. Time to get what I came for. | ||
Jinju spins in front of me, halting my grand entrance. "I want you to know, I hate this." | |||
"Noted," I say and push her to the side. | "Noted," I say and push her to the side. | ||
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The place stinks. Rotting Fallen bodies preserved in crystallized glaciers tell the tale of battles lost, false promises, and failure. Main power seems to be out, so it'll be a long drop down the elevator shaft. | The place stinks. Rotting Fallen bodies preserved in crystallized glaciers tell the tale of battles lost, false promises, and failure. Main power seems to be out, so it'll be a long drop down the elevator shaft. | ||
The facility is mostly intact. I'm in awe at the scale of it. Seeing where the | The facility is mostly intact. I'm in awe at the scale of it. Seeing where the Exos were born, where my grandfather perverted nature-I could be here for years and not uncover everything. | ||
I want to see more. I have to. There's a weight beginning to bear down on me the deeper I go. Like the warmth of sleep creeping in, hypnotizing its way into my mind. I pass through a familiar doorway, and I… | I want to see more. I have to. There's a weight beginning to bear down on me the deeper I go. Like the warmth of sleep creeping in, hypnotizing its way into my mind. I pass through a familiar doorway, and I… | ||
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"Curious. An oddly similar outcome as the previous clinical trial, despite a radically different combination of chemicals. We're not generating sufficient results to merit continuation, yet we must. Something is still missing, though what that is remains to be seen." | "Curious. An oddly similar outcome as the previous clinical trial, despite a radically different combination of chemicals. We're not generating sufficient results to merit continuation, yet we must. Something is still missing, though what that is remains to be seen." | ||
"Ana… come," my father calls to me. I don't move. | "Ana… come," my father calls to me. I don't move. | ||
"I'm afraid he's too dangerous, my dear. Let us say goodbye." | "I'm afraid he's too dangerous, my dear. Let us say goodbye." | ||
