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[Locked Transmission to Residents]

[The following transmission is both typed and dictated.]

Today is September 24, year four of this Luceti Project experiment cycle. My name is Albert Silverberg, and I am a resident transmitting over a secure system taken from the Organization and modified to specifically filter transmissions to Luceti residents' journals. I have confirmed with John that the Malnosso Organization, as well as Sir Catherine and Molly, cannot see these transmissions.

Previous reports can only be viewed from the journals of residents who were present at that time, nunless they are referenced in another of these reports. Attempting to link these reports across the network will only alert the Organization that we have access to informaion they cannot see. As noted during the infiltration of a rogue facility, there are indeed rumors that we have a system the Organization cannot see. Refrain from making references to these reports and this system over the journals.

All newcomers and long-time residents should regularly review the guide to Luceti, written and maintained by Professor Raine Sage. You may find answers to your questions simply by perusing the guide. Many residents will also answer questions if you ask.

There is information in these reports that should not be spoken of over the journals; knowledge is a precious commodity in Luceti, and we may lose the advantage of allies if the Malnosso Organization becomes aware of a few things we know.

Important Individuals and Groups

[The images in the following table are obscure, as if copied from a sheet of paper.]

	"John" A scientist who has been trapped in this world for a very long time, and is credited for the development of the artificial shift barriers that surround our village and similar enclosures. He once worked in the Malnosso Organization, but now resides underneath the village beyond the western barrier in the tunnels. He is considered brilliant and highly revered both by the Malnosso Organization and individuals outside of the barrier, referred to by those who respect him as "the Great One." After the earthquake in August, he stayed in the village for a short time before returning to the tunnels below. He has the means to reverse the death penalties inflicted upon those who die here, and has also revived a person who was killed by the Third Party. The Organization does not know he killed a man named Tyr, that "Jacob" was the one John revived, or that he has collaborated with "Rem."
	"Catherine" An old man who became the head of the Malnosso Organization after overthrowing the previous head, before recently being deposed himself by the Commandant. His name is Biliruben, or Bil, but he seems to prefer the "Catherine" alias. He is eccentric but friendlier than others in the Organization who we have had contact with, and also likely shrewder than he appears. (For all of his oddness, one does not raise mutiny and succeed without a fair amount of wit.) He has said that he initially joined the Organization many years ago, when the Organization was still creating cities, saving lives, and freely sharing their technology. "A regular board of super heroes." Because of his current predicament, he resides below the Battle Dome in the village an cannot fulfill item requests as effectively as he previously was able to. Sir Catherine should not be told anything listed here at this time. Careless mentioning of "Rem" over the journals has already alerted him to her presence, likely resulting in her no longer contacting us.
	Molly A girl who was once an intern for the rogue facilities that opposed Catherine's ways of handling the Malnosso Organization. Her first appearance in the village was last October, when she was still under the employ of the Rogue Faction, but only a few residents met her during that time. Catherine introduced her publicly this past April. It is known that she was learning about Shifting technology as an intern, and she now works as an assistant to Catherine. She does not seem particularly pleased about any of this. She has a distinct stutter when she speaks.
	The Commandant Not much is known about the Commandant at this time. She is known to have fought the Third Party's General many times in the past, and she has high expectations of Luceti residents because of past victories against the Third Party army. She leads the Security Forces, the armies fighting the Third Party, and is respected enough to have ousted Catherine from the leadership position of the Malnosso Organization. Her goals differ from Catherine's in that she places fighting the war against the Third Party as a higher priority than researching how to send people back to their own worlds. She refers to the area in which Luceti exists as Region Six, and does not provide as much information or answer as many questions as Catherine has. Like Catherine, the information here should not be mentioned to the Commandant.
	ANI The Automated Neutral Intelligence system, created by a woman that some residents refer to as "Rem." ANI captures information based on the decisions of its creator and has perhaps the most complete records of this world. Unfortunately, there is an unknown amount of information that has been marked confidential. We last had contact with ANI after the earthquake in August, cycle year 3. ANI cannot be contacted over the journals and the Organization is not aware of its contact with us. "Rem" As already mentioned, the woman dubbed "Rem" is the creator of ANI and an observer of our predicament. She is not a member of the Malnosso Organization, and is more sympathetic to our plight than others we have encountered. Like ANI, she has not been seen since August, cycle year 3. Before she disappeared, she assisted individuals who have the ability to summon creatures from their world, but with a strong warning: summoning creatures runs the risk of affecting your home world, which may in turn harm you and others from your world. She cannot be contacted over the journals and should not be mentioned over the journals, especially since "Sir Catherine" has caught snatches of surveillance of residents mentioning her.
	"Jacob" A former low-ranking member of the Malnosso Organization who helped run surveillance of the village. He was sympathetic towards our situation and assisted us at the risk of his own personal safety. He was imprisoned by the Organization when he was found out, and then taken into the barrier by John without the Organization’s approval. He was killed by Third Party cultists in a ritual that is meant to permanently remove people from the cycle of life and death in this world, but John managed to revive him through unknown means. We do not know what has become of him since then. The Organization does not know that he was the one who John revived.
	Tyr Regarded as a hero and a born leader, Tyr supposedly performed many good deeds during his time in this world; John has compared "hero-types" in Luceti to Tyr following his death. He was respected within the Organization and beyond, but his last moments of life were spent in Luceti, a "Filial" with a broken mind. John killed Tyr during the second cycle year, using the same method the Third Party would later use on Jacob. The Malnosso do not know that John was the one who killed Tyr.
	The Rogue Faction At this time, there is no known name for this group; Catherine simply calls them rogues and kidnappers. This faction of scientists splintered away from the Malnosso Organization because of the perceived incompetence of Catherine. They maintain rogue Organization facilities that, according to Catherine, are responsible for the majority of the Luceti resident abductions since his promotion. Several residents were able to infiltrate a rogue facility last October, reporting that lower-ranked personnel seemed unaware of the fact that the facility was no longer in compliance with the Organization's rules.
	The Third Party Referred to as "cultists" by Catherine, we do not know what they refer to themselves. In August of cycle year 2, they infiltrated the barrier with the intention of killing us to remove us from the barrier. They may be the natural residents of this world, as they have been "the problem" for the Organization before the Organization was politically etablished 200 years ago. They possess larger wings than ourselves and very strong natural Shifting ability, the likes of which we have only seen while weakened by John's synthetic shift barriers. They have been known to shift weapons out of metal, elements represented by the Filial spirits, and even blood. The highest-ranking individual any residents have met is the General, who was slain by Buffy Summers during our initial battle with them.
	The General As already mentioned, the General is the highest-ranked member of the Third Party who we have encountered. He appears to command great respect from his troops and is committed to goals that he has only vaguely referred to. His power is impressive and dangerous, as he has singlehandedly killed fighters from our own barrier. He has been reported to have the ability to shift blood into a weapon. It seems he has been in his position as general for a long time, as he has many rivals throughout the world, including the Commandant.

The Known Nature and Politics of Luceti

Most of the information concerning the basics of Luceti and this world can be found in the guide. What follows is supplementary information.

The very nature of this world is cyclical -- if something happens once, it will happen again. If someone dies in Luceti, whether through accident, murder, or natural causes, they will be revived. If someone disappears from this world, they will return again in the future, though there appears to be no pattern to how or when people arrive or vanish.

The Malnosso Organization is operated by people who have been trapped in this world for a much longer period of time than any of us; "Jacob," a lowly security worker within the Organization, had been trapped in Luceti for 10 years. "John" is known to have been around for much longer, and Catherine has gone through the cycle of dying and reviving several times. We can surmise that people who have been in this world longer would hold higher positions of power.

We are contained in a barrier to be experimented upon by the Organization. The particular long-term project we are test subjects for is known as the Luceti Project. The Third Party disapproves of this experimentation, and broke into the barrier with the intent to kill us all. As we later learned, residents who die are revived outside of the barrier and have to be intercepted by the Organization to be brought back into the barrier. A mass slaughter would have allowed the Third Party to capture many of us upon revival.

Both groups may continue to hide their true objectives, making both ultimately untrustworthy; remain wary in your communications with Catherine, even if he comes across as harmless. Our ignorance makes us useful and valuable to both groups; knowing too much makes us expendable.

The leadership position of the Organization seems to be constantly fought over; in the four years of our recorded history, there have been three different leaders.

We are approaching the end of cycle year four, with a new cycle year beginning October 26. New calendars will be available in the Welcome Center and the library beginning October 1.

If there are any other announcements or questions, discussion may be done under this filter. Once again, refrain from mentioning this communication system over the journals. Thank you.

(ooc: Anyone is free to ask questions and respond on this post. If someone has a specific question for Albert, I will get to it later tonight. Thanks!)

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As ever, Albert? Mucho appreciated.

[ her voice is a bit tired. it is always disheartened to have the facts once again out on parade.

but she's still grateful. ]

Of course, Buffy. [He can hear that tiredness, but he does not ask about it.]

...Are you free to meet up? To talk shop?

[ she's made a little nervous by that failtastically filtered conversation budding between jack and albert. she doesn't hack beyond knowing that it's there, though.

she doesn't need to know. ]

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voice - eternally late :(

voice - not too late!