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the observer

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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. ♪

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

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

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?

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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Edited 2009-11-12 22:49 (UTC)

No, I don't think their goal was to kill you with the Hunter. We already know they're very effective at killing you lot, and the Hunter is...so horribly unsuccessful that it could hardly be considered out of the test stages, let alone worth a release into their precious enclosure with their precious test subjects.

...How long had Jacob been trapped in Luceti?

Then why throw the Hunter at us? Twice, in fact? If they know very well that it doesn't do its assigned task successfully, there must be another reason for it. Is the Hunter a result of something? Or a precursor?

About ten years, now.

I'm afraid I don't know.

He doesn't seem that old. Or appear that old. [Though maybe he had married young.]

Have you seen the Hunter in use before? You asked for stories from us about it, so it sounds as if you don't see it in action yourself.

No, he certainly didn't.

Well no, I don't; its got special...how can I say it. Anti-surveillance "equipment," I suppose.

And John acknowledged that he ages differently from humans. [Well, "never denied" that he ages differently.] Those who can't die and those who grant death. Interesting conflicting forces.

Anti-surveillance... Shift technology? Though I had assumed Shifting only works on that which is still alive.

Well, I suppose. They overlap, after all.

Only in certain circumstances. Technically speaking, absolutely anything can be Shifted. It just works much more efficiently on the living since...usually the living are the ones that react to the changes.

Isn't that their major conflict? How their ... groups oversee this world? The Organization "publicly" aids and supports the undying, while the Third Party sees themselves as "freeing" them through sacrifice?

Usually. So the Hunter makes use of another technology not related to Shifting?

True, but what of the Third Party after they accomplish their goal? They're stuck in the same cycle we are, after all. Sure, they can continue to sacrifice each other until they're down to two, but whoever those two are...well. They're stuck. Makes you wonder about the ones on top.

...it's hard to explain without going into the mechanics of it.

Ulterior motives that deviate from public opinion aren't uncommon where politics are involved. Does the Organization have a standing army similar to the Third Party?

I see. ...I have another question concerning the aging, if I may. What are the children that are born in Luceti? They accelerate through the normal process of pregnancy, so there is something quite different going on there.

Edited 2009-11-14 12:32 (UTC)

Of course.

That's actually- Well, all right, think about it; most pregnancies for creatures such as yourself -IE, either human or very akin to human in nature, biological make up and appearances- have gestation cycles of nine months. If one were to simply accelerate that due to the nature of a world, the baby would literally suck the mother dry of all nutrients; more than likely, she'd have a miscarriage. You'd need circumstances that would alter the rules of reality.

Alter the rules of reality. Notably matters of life and death. And connected to this is the presence of the 'Filial' wings. The Third Party members that we have seen have the large, flight-capable wings, we and Jacob have these smaller ones. The Hunter had none. Removing one's wings kills them, and when we next see them alive, they once again have wings. What would have become of new residents if they hadn't had wings attached?

[A pause as he tries to sum up all of the questions he's coming up with.] What are these wings?

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