RE: Incident [TEXT]
07-25-2013, 12:51 PM
The most obvious option for replacing Number 6's message would end up inciting a gang war. You wouldn't be too upset if either Number 6 or Ms Ashe got themselves killed as a result, but while that's an uncertainty it goes without saying that many other people will die. You're not comfortable with that kind of blood on your hands.
You're perfectly happy to irritate the Red Queen with her nickname though. You make a mental note to replace the letter so that Number 6 uses it.
The linker item is the only thing of interest left. You pick up the folded parchment and watch typed words spread across its surface like spilled ink. The crest appears once again above the text. Whatever it stands for, by this point you think it can be safely said to be linked to the Myriad.
By appointment of the Myriad, the bearer of this document is tasked with protecting and guarding the Pre-Schism artefact(s) listed below. All Pre-Schism artefacts, in particular those related to the Incarnations of Y█████, are considered classified to all but Myriad members of clearance of Tier 3 or higher. Any exceptions to this must be cleared with Tier 6 or higher Myriad members.
#3936. Clearance required: Tier 4. Class: Y█████. Shielding not necessary for brief exposure. Description: A carved Victrixian Era stone cube with a complex locking mechanism. Contains a block of unmelting ice, within which the severed hand of an Incarnation is suspended. The hand lacks the usual Mark on the palm. Identity of Incarnation unknown. Primary purpose unknown. Secondary purpose allows for the detection of O████████ and Y██████ influence in living individuals.
That doesn't mean much to you, but cube sounds like the one you're looking for. That would probably make this sheet the proof you need to present to get the Myriad to hand it over, but that doesn't get you any closer to actually finding them.
As if in response to your thought, the black ink sinks back into the paper and new words appear.
The previous bearer of this document is detected as deceased. To begin registration as the new bearer, please write your full name in block capitals below. Black ink preferred.
You ignore it for a moment and unfold the parchment. The same words appear in the centre of the larger sheet. You unfold it again, and the same happens. Disconcertingly, the sheet still appears to be folded and yet the combined thickness of the folded sheets seems no different to that when it was fully folded. You unfold it a few more times until the area of the surface the words are written on is larger than that of your office floor, still with no change in the thickness, at which point you get the picture and fold it back to its smallest. You can't help but feel the linker that made this only included the perpetual unfolding feature to prove that they could. You have difficulty imagining it could ever prove useful.
In response to the parchment's words you fish out a black pen from a desk drawer and write your name. It vanishes, replaced by:
Please deposit a sample of your own blood upon the paper. A drop will be sufficient.
Once again the desk drawers prove useful and you prick your thumb with a pen knife found in there. Once the blood fades, new words appear.
To complete registration, sign the area below. Black ink preferred.
The work of seconds.
Registration complete. You are not yet a member of the Myriad. Please consult with the Coordinator at your nearest Myriad base. Do you require directions?
You pause, then write 'Yes'.
Place and activate your beacon.
The words disappear after you read them, replaced by a black circle about half an inch in diameter. The rest of the sheet in completely blank.
What now?
You're perfectly happy to irritate the Red Queen with her nickname though. You make a mental note to replace the letter so that Number 6 uses it.
The linker item is the only thing of interest left. You pick up the folded parchment and watch typed words spread across its surface like spilled ink. The crest appears once again above the text. Whatever it stands for, by this point you think it can be safely said to be linked to the Myriad.
By appointment of the Myriad, the bearer of this document is tasked with protecting and guarding the Pre-Schism artefact(s) listed below. All Pre-Schism artefacts, in particular those related to the Incarnations of Y█████, are considered classified to all but Myriad members of clearance of Tier 3 or higher. Any exceptions to this must be cleared with Tier 6 or higher Myriad members.
#3936. Clearance required: Tier 4. Class: Y█████. Shielding not necessary for brief exposure. Description: A carved Victrixian Era stone cube with a complex locking mechanism. Contains a block of unmelting ice, within which the severed hand of an Incarnation is suspended. The hand lacks the usual Mark on the palm. Identity of Incarnation unknown. Primary purpose unknown. Secondary purpose allows for the detection of O████████ and Y██████ influence in living individuals.
That doesn't mean much to you, but cube sounds like the one you're looking for. That would probably make this sheet the proof you need to present to get the Myriad to hand it over, but that doesn't get you any closer to actually finding them.
As if in response to your thought, the black ink sinks back into the paper and new words appear.
The previous bearer of this document is detected as deceased. To begin registration as the new bearer, please write your full name in block capitals below. Black ink preferred.
You ignore it for a moment and unfold the parchment. The same words appear in the centre of the larger sheet. You unfold it again, and the same happens. Disconcertingly, the sheet still appears to be folded and yet the combined thickness of the folded sheets seems no different to that when it was fully folded. You unfold it a few more times until the area of the surface the words are written on is larger than that of your office floor, still with no change in the thickness, at which point you get the picture and fold it back to its smallest. You can't help but feel the linker that made this only included the perpetual unfolding feature to prove that they could. You have difficulty imagining it could ever prove useful.
In response to the parchment's words you fish out a black pen from a desk drawer and write your name. It vanishes, replaced by:
Please deposit a sample of your own blood upon the paper. A drop will be sufficient.
Once again the desk drawers prove useful and you prick your thumb with a pen knife found in there. Once the blood fades, new words appear.
To complete registration, sign the area below. Black ink preferred.
The work of seconds.
Registration complete. You are not yet a member of the Myriad. Please consult with the Coordinator at your nearest Myriad base. Do you require directions?
You pause, then write 'Yes'.
Place and activate your beacon.
The words disappear after you read them, replaced by a black circle about half an inch in diameter. The rest of the sheet in completely blank.
What now?