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[A video post comes online on the Network, but there's something strange about it. For one, it's only viewable to a select group of people, and secondly, all it shows is a silhouette on a screen. When the voice speaks, it sounds distant, almost as if someone were speaking from far away. What's more, there's a strange reverberation on some words.]

Hello. My name is [A garbled noise obscures the sound.]. I am... I am a scientist working for Thunder Corp. I am not a Numbered, but I am contacting you by a means I have created to access your Network. This line of communication only goes one-one-one way, so I am afraid I will not know if this message reached you, or if my full message will even get through at all.

But I have made a terrible-terrible-terrible mistake. Thunder Corp has created a device that allows-allows them to identify wherever Numbered are in the world. They-they... no... we wanted to find a way to find all of you. To make sure that you could never stand up to us again. If they knew where you all were, they could find you one by one. First-First they'd approach you, weed out the ones that were naive enough to listen to them. If that didn't work, they'd hunt you down-down.

But something went wrong. Something-something happened, and it caused those snakes-snakes to reappear. Like out of thin-air, this-this green slime formed and turned into them! Then those dinosaurs in Gateway appeared out of nowhere, and we detected another anomaly in New Zealand. I'm not sure, but my research hints that-that something else is going to happen soon. I don't know where. I don't know WHEN. But something else is going to happen.

We've broken something. You have to warn everyone. I used the device to find you all so I could pass the information on, but I wipe-wiped the records so they'll never know what I did. The others they've already found, their ability to track them is going to run out soon, so I think they've decided to make their move-move. I can show-show you where the device is held... maybe... maybe one of you can destroy it. Maybe you can get this information out to the media, or someone who CAN do something about this. I just don't know...!

...

They've talked about how they've become a different company, that the old corrupt Thunder Corp is gone, but the new leaders... They're the ones that have always been in control. The old leaders were just a front. The ones in charge are the real power now. They-they... they're not going to stop what the tried to do a year ago. I thought... I thought they'd changed. But I've done so many horrible things, I've-

[A loud bang can suddenly be heard, followed by the figure screaming in pain. He lurches forward, and after a moment, seems to press something on some kind of control panel. The image cuts out, and for 10 seconds, a map of Locke can be seen on screen, showing a warehouse in the Phoenix District of Locke City, followed by security footage of some kind of facility, where green slime begins to propagate and form into gigantic stone snakes.

Then it vanishes. The mysterious figure is back, and there's black drops of what appear to be blood.]

Forgive me... for what I've done...

[And the recording finally ends.]

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[Phew. Okay. She was almost worried that she'd developed a reputation. This was easier to deal with.]

That's fine. The question I had at the time was answered. There's nothing wrong with being busy.

[It gave her one less person to have to put up with at the time.]

This looks like one big mess just waiting to happen.

It's pretty much already happening. And now someone is probably dead.

What do you plan on doing with this, then? You're new, so you probably don't know that we try to handle these things together...

Edited 2015-09-26 05:51 (UTC)

Oh no, I'm sure they rushed him to a hospital after something like that.

I don't know, I was probably going to leave this to someone who actually has the ability to do something about it. That seems like the smartest choice, anyways.

... Yeah. You are pretty sarcastic after all.

... We need as many people on this as we can get. Do you really want to just walk away without knowing just all they're set to do to us?

It's how I cope, I don't really care if you don't like it.

I might. I'm certainly not about to sign up to risk my life for a bunch of people I barely know.

I'm not asking you to do that.

I'm asking you to risk your life for your own sake, because these people? They don't care if you're going to be a team player or not. You're another Numbered to them.

Like it or not, they're your enemy now.

Right, you might have a really good point there.

But I'm going to have to pass anyways.

Can I ask why, at least?

It's not really any of your business.

But I have other responsibilities that have to come before all of this.

Ahead of your own LIFE?

Must be some major responsibilities.

[It's better to go with that then say she doesn't exactly value her life.]

Yes, I did just imply that. Your powers of observation are impressive.

Just trying to take stock of you, that's all. But I won't start a fight, either.

Oh? That's a first.

Considering it's the last thing we need right now...

And yet most people seem so eager to jump at the chance.

Present company excluded, right?

Apparently.

You aren't the first one though, so I hope you weren't expecting a prize.

Nope. Just trying to help spell things out to you. For your own benefit. I'm not your enemy, so don't go out of your way to be one.

[There is a part of her that wants to type down that Jasmine has no idea who is and isn't her enemy, but she decides against it. That wouldn't exactly be the smartest move in the world, so she decides against it.]

Noted.

Is there anything else I should know while we're at it?

Edited 2015-09-28 03:31 (UTC)

No. Can't think of anything, except to try again to tell you that this is in your best interests too.

I suggest you save that for another time.

Sure. That's the decision you made.

It is.

Better luck next time? I don't recommend holding your breath though.

You're the one who's gonna need luck. So... yeah. Seeya later.

Maybe. Unless you all manage to handle the situation perfectly fine without me. Then I'll have nothing to worry about without even lifting a finger.

Bye.

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