[Locked from Malnosso//Unhackable]

[malnosso]

Greetings. My name is ANI; the Automated Neutral Intelligence system created for the purpose of observation and cataloging said observations. I and my creator share no affiliations with the "Malnosso" Organization, nor do we align ourselves with designations "John" or "Jacob."

To clarify. Subjects safe for discussion on the open journal systems:

-John (save his recent Shifting advancements; see below)
-Discussions concerning Shifting.
-The Third Party.

Subjects to be avoided (kept to the laptops or in person):

-My creator and myself.
-John's revival of Jacob.
-Jacob.

Thank you. Please, should you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. However, classified information will not be released without the permission of my creator.


[A voice begins, a woman's; it's rather low in register.] You heard -read- the lady. Also, I want to talk to you kids about the Hunter and what exactly happened, if you don't mind.

I come bearing gifts.

[There's a click and then a recorded conversation: one voice is obviously Jacob's. The other is an unknown man's, surprisingly smooth and low but very, very sharp and cold. The voices are far away, but audible.]

To make any advancements in science you have to take risks.

It wasn't your fucking life at risk!

That's why it was worth it.

...Goddammit. I don't remember anything. Nothing! You've any idea what that's like, do you?!

Would you rather me have chosen one of the others? ...No? Then you should be grateful.

Fuck. [Heavy footfalls, and a door slam. Another click as the conversation ends.]


Ta-daaa. ♪

Comments

[chikaidestroyer]

Understandably so. Rather tactless of them to sic the Hunter on us, though.

Would you be able to answer more specific questions about the Hunter? [He's tried asking John before, but that didn't get him very far.]

[malnosso]

I might.

[chikaidestroyer]

Why does the Hunter take wings? What does it do with them?

[malnosso]

"Do?" It doesn't particularly do anything with them. Tosses them aside, most likely.

[chikaidestroyer]

So it has no purpose but to take wings. [Well. That's disappointing. Or disconcerting.] Why do the Malnosso consider it a "failure"?

[malnosso]

Clearly it doesn't do a very thorough job, does it?

[chikaidestroyer]

That's if its objective is to cull the population. When it was first introduced, it was more a vehicle to terrify us than anything else. Why would the Malnosso hold on to it if it doesn't do its job well?

[malnosso]

Well, I suppose for the same reason they hold on to all of you.

[chikaidestroyer]

And yet it's utterly wingless.

[malnosso]

Well of course, it was pieced together. It's not alive.

[chikaidestroyer]

The lack of wings makes it obvious it isn't alive in these conditions. But the Malnosso saw no point in making it appear alive.

[locked]

Is there anything you can tell us about the altar -- the ruins -- in which Jacob was killed?

[Unhackable]

[malnosso]

Nope. It's an alter, they do sacrifices on it. That's the extent of my knowledge.

[Unhackable]

[chikaidestroyer]

Why were the Malnosso studying it prior to the barrier expanding out over the desert?

[Unhackable]

[malnosso]

Well, I suppose for the same reason you're asking me about it now. They wanted to know more about it.

[Unhackable]

[chikaidestroyer]

Was it really necessary for them to stop researching once we could access the ruins? For that matter, is the area around the ruins secure against the Third Party at this time?

On the topic of the Hunter, why did you feel the need to shed light on that situation? Trying to keep facts straight?

[Unhackable]

[malnosso]

Well, honestly they left in sort of a rush, but their work was still concluded. The laptops were considered "acceptable losses," though I doubt they've considered the fact that you all are somehow using them.

As for how secure it is...well. As secure as anything outside the barrier can be.

Actually, I'm shedding very little light. I'd rather hear stories from all of you, to be honest.

[Unhackable]

[chikaidestroyer]

Acceptable losses. They provided us proof of just how thoroughly we are being monitored.

Does the Third Party still visit it, without a sacrifice to draw them towards it? Is there any estimate about how long those ruins have been around?

...Stories. Why ask when you could have observed everything going on?

[Unhackable]

[malnosso]

That shouldn't come as a surprise anyway.

Now and again; they certainly still have sacrifices, but they've made more secure locations for their work. That temple was abandoned several hundred years ago, but if the organization knows when they aren't telling.

Because I'm not omnipresent, just very good.

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[chikaidestroyer]

It isn't a surprise. Just evidence to share instead of taking another's words at face value.

Would you be able to provide any information about the demographics of the area outside? Are the Organization and Third Party equal in terms of manpower? Are Organization "experiments" such as ourselves a vast minority to the rest of the world?

I was attacked while looking around the park with Professor Sage. Tactical error underestimating the Hunter's speed.

[Unhackable]

[malnosso]

Well...as for an actual bodycount the Organization has the upper hand, not that it's doing them very good. But you all are in the minority, yes.

Hm, is that all you're willing to part with?

[Unhackable]

[chikaidestroyer]

What does the Organization provide those outside of our barrier that gives them such influence? We know they have been around for ages, but in what capacity?

Unfortunately, I'm not much of a storyteller. I would provide details if I knew what aspects of the situation you were interested in.

[Unhackable]

[malnosso]

Both as generations and as individual beings that live for a long, long time. Tell me...what do you think becomes of those who die of old age, here?

No, that will suffice. Thank you.

[Unhackable]

[chikaidestroyer]

I've begun to wonder if people can die of old age here.

...Was the Hunter programmed to hunt specifically for the wings?

[Unhackable]

[malnosso]

Can your recall any cases of those of you within the barrier aging?

...I suppose "programmed" is the closest word to it.

[Unhackable]

[chikaidestroyer]

It's been a very short period of time to judge, by human standards. No one here has changed significantly, barring age changes through experiments. [pause] Though I believe the newborns show the most noticeable growth.

Isn't the scientists' goal simply to kill us through the Hunter, though? It can kill any way that it wishes, but it focuses on the wings.