{
    "title": "Frosty Oaks Investigation",
    "date": "2019-10-25 15:00",
    "reportcode": "GT/GL-191025-074260319",
    "url": "https://teeth.zarquan.fyi/reports/gt-gl-191025-074260319/index.json",
    "description": "△▼△TOP SECRET//SI//DGO△▼△",
    "content": "\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReport No:\u003c/strong\u003e GT/GL-191025-074260319\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c/strong\u003e\nNew York City, NY\nBangor, ME\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgents:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"/cells/d/#mccarter\"\u003eMcCarter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"/cells/d/#booth\"\u003eBooth\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"/cells/d/#smith\"\u003eJustin Smith\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"/cells/d/#farrington-cowles\"\u003ePhilomena Farrington-Cowles\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgents secured anomalous hardware associated with the “Picky Eater” phenomenon from a compromised Delta Green working group office in Manhattan. Evidence suggests the device enables or anchors alternate reality constructs tied to user cognition. Hardware recovered bears a Department of Defense marking dated 2021. Agents proceeded to Bangor, Maine to investigate a lead (Robert Wallace). Upon arrival at the target site, Agent McCarter was involuntarily separated and appears to have transitioned into a parallel construct environment consistent with prior Picky Eater manifestations.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperation Report:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgents returned to the Manhattan office after law enforcement cleared the scene of a prior incident involving Audra Powell.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Agent Fallon Taylor confirmed memory inconsistencies and acknowledged that members of his working group were missing. He reported only partial recollection of recent events, suggesting cognitive disruption consistent with prior Picky Eater exposure.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgents established the following:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA desktop server in the office had been running Picky Eater software and likely served as the anchor for an alternate reality.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisabling the system previously caused a reversion to baseline reality, returning agents from the alternate construct.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMissing personnel from Taylor’s team may have been displaced into alternate realities rather than killed or removed conventionally.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnical examination of the server revealed:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA professionally manufactured integrated chip embedded in the system.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtching identified the origin as “Department of Defense, 2021,” labeled “PE-003.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis contrasts with previously encountered Picky Eater hardware, which appeared improvised and unstable.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgents concluded:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicky Eater systems generate or access alternate realities shaped by user cognition or desire.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple such realities have been encountered, each reflecting distinct psychological or ideological constructs.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware must remain powered to sustain the alternate state; failure or shutdown results in reversion.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgents secured the server against Taylor’s initial objections. After persuasion, Taylor relinquished custody, requesting only that those responsible be identified and neutralized.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgents contacted Handler Antonia Pitzarelli:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReported acquisition of the device.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoted potential connection between the hardware and prior Department of Defense projects.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaised possibility of ongoing or future government research into similar technology.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitzarelli agreed to provide cover and pursue leads on relevant personnel.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgents traveled to Bangor, Maine to investigate Robert Wallace, identified via prior digital forensics as a potential source or distributor of Picky Eater technology.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon arrival at Frosty Oaks Trailer Park:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInitial visual assessment showed a deteriorated, low-income environment consistent with prior reconnaissance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgents entered the property to approach Wallace’s residence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring entry:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgent McCarter was abruptly separated from the team without warning.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther agents initially rationalized his absence as intentional (left behind to liaise with local law enforcement), indicating immediate cognitive distortion or memory overwrite.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgent Booth recognized the inconsistency, noting deviation from standard operational protocol and prior behavioral patterns.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgent McCarter’s perspective (post-separation):\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvironment shifted instantaneously.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer park designation changed (“Frosty Oaks” to “Frosty Pines”).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhysical condition improved dramatically: uniform, well-maintained structures; identical trailers; manicured lawns; new vehicles.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresence of wind turbines and environmental infrastructure not observed in baseline reality.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbsence of visible inhabitants.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall environment consistent with another constructed or alternate reality instance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemaining agents:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrived at Wallace’s trailer in baseline reality.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinued operation unaware of McCarter’s displacement except for emerging suspicion by Booth.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalysis and Recommendations:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe “Picky Eater” system demonstrates repeatable properties:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReality displacement or overlay tied to active hardware.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCognitive manipulation affecting both memory and perception of non-participating observers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersistence dependent on continuous operation of the originating device.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Department of Defense marking dated in the future strongly indicates:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEither temporal leakage or acquisition of future-origin technology.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr ongoing classified development that will culminate in the observed hardware state.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrelation with prior operations involving anomalous DoD research (e.g., advanced drone and perception-altering systems) warrants immediate cross-case review.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Maine subject (Robert Wallace) is likely:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEither a current operator of a Picky Eater instance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr a node within a distribution network.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr an origin point tied to the proliferation of the technology.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgent vulnerability:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny agent entering proximity to an active system may be involuntarily displaced.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeams are susceptible to immediate narrative restructuring, including false memories explaining missing personnel.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly experienced operatives (e.g., Booth) showed resistance to the implanted continuity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRisks:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinued exposure may result in permanent loss of agents into alternate constructs.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple overlapping realities may exist concurrently, with unknown interaction effects.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnology may be proliferating beyond a single point of origin.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommendations:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImmediate priority: identify and neutralize active Picky Eater systems at the Maine site.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablish strict protocols: no agent operates alone in proximity to suspected hardware.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop physical failsafes for rapid power disruption of anomalous systems.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvestigate DoD research channels for overlap with Picky Eater signatures (covertly; compartmentalization likely extreme).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecover or confirm status of Agent McCarter. If retrieval is not possible, containment of the active construct becomes priority.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsider broader implication: technology enables tailored, ideologically driven realities. Potential weaponization risk is extreme.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional note:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern suggests subjects do not merely observe alternate realities but are physically integrated into them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe possibility of entities or intelligences shaping or exploiting these constructs remains unconfirmed but should not be excluded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cdetails \u003e\n  \u003csummary markdown=\"span\"\u003eSession Notes\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe session opens with the Handler recapping the previous session in detail.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMASTICATE had confronted “a world that shouldn’t exist.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin had stepped out of an elevator and into a museum-like alternate reality in which Delta Green was public history, the Deep Ones had risen, and humanity had defeated them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn that reality, displays and plaques commemorated the war, battlefields, and the heroes who fought in it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the same time, in the normal office space, Special Agent Fallon Taylor had continued briefing the team as though nothing unusual was happening.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor had shown authenticated footage of American, British, and Russian forces assaulting a village called Dabiq.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the footage, the defenders prepared to die, but the invading soldiers and their machines turned into pillars of salt.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank had pressed Taylor about Working Group Narnia, and the false normality of the office had started to break down.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthew and Philomena had left to find Justin.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank had told Taylor the truth: there was no evidence that a team had actually been present in the office for some time.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor had broken down under that pressure.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the museum reality, Justin had found an exhibit dedicated to Audra Powell, identified there as the first director of Delta Green.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInside the preserved office exhibit, one thing had not fit the museum display: a powered-on desktop computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicky Eater had been running on that computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecurity in that reality had seized Justin, called a “code green,” and moved to perform immediate genetic screening.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthew had returned to the sixth floor and slipped sideways into Justin’s reality, where he was zip-tied and processed beside him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack in the law office, Frank and Philomena had found one computer still active: Audra Powell’s machine, which was managing Narnia’s VPN through Picky Eater.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank had pulled the plug on that computer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReality had immediately snapped back into place.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin and Matthew had reappeared in the hallway, bound and kneeling.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fire alarm had begun sounding.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudra Powell, decades older than she should have been, had come through the lobby screaming that they had undone everything she had built.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudra had shot and killed several people in the lobby.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank had shot Audra and ended the threat.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin had been medicated during the tail end of these events and remembered little from the point he saw Matthew in the museum hallway until the team was outside on the Manhattan sidewalk.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the recap, the Handler establishes the immediate present situation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team is outside on the sidewalk in Manhattan.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst responders are on scene.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial Agent Taylor is handling contact with the authorities as best he can.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause bystanders saw Frank take the shot, Frank has to give an official statement to the police.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe building is a crime scene and the team cannot immediately return upstairs.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler advances time to later that day, after the scene has been processed and released.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJustin comes out of the lingering effects of the drugs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe remembers nothing from the point he saw Matthew in the museum hallway until he is suddenly outside among police, ambulances, and fire trucks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin immediately asks what year it is, showing how disorienting the experience has been.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team confirms that they are in the normal present reality.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group regathers and begins discussing what happened while the office is still being processed.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey confirm that Taylor is still around and can be questioned.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team begins focusing on the computers, the Picky Eater chip, and the link between realities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin wants to know whether the computer he saw in Audra’s alternate reality corresponds to anything from Taylor’s investigation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler clarifies that Justin did at least see the case of Audra’s machine, and it looked like the same computer Frank later unplugged in the real office.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround 6:00 p.m., the police release the scene and the group returns upstairs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor is still present and wants to inspect the office as well.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team starts developing and discussing theories about how Picky Eater functions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey suspect the chip is an “anchor” that transports a person into an alternate reality and keeps that reality running as long as the relevant machine remains active.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey theorize that if the machine stops running, the alternate reality collapses and those affected snap back to the baseline reality.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team questions Taylor about Audra Powell.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor identifies Audra as the group’s computer expert.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe says he knew she was investigating the software, but he did not know she had put it on her own machine.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe explains that he does not understand the technical details because that was Audra’s expertise.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen asked whether Audra seemed different this time, Taylor says no.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe says he had worked with her off and on for about four years.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen asked whether Audra had conflicts with the others, Taylor says there had been some friction with a teammate named Bill Franco, but nothing like open enmity.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team presses Taylor on his memory and on what he now understands about his missing coworkers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor says he now remembers that he had been sitting alone in that office for about a week, possibly a little longer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe describes the period as fuzzy.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe says he kept making excuses for not seeing other people or believing he had just seen them, but now recognizes that those perceptions were not real.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe says he called his handler and verified the list of people he believed he had worked with.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis handler confirmed that those were real members of his working group.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis handler wants him to come in.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor says he needs to pack up the office and hoped the team would help him do it that night.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen pressed on where the others are now, Taylor becomes agitated and admits he does not know.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe speculates that maybe they got stuck wherever Audra was, or that something about Audra’s machine made the situation different.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group discusses whether to power Audra’s server back on.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilomena argues that they should get as much information as possible from the machine before doing anything irreversible.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin points out that the machine must be connected to the chip to access any of the encrypted data.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank is uneasy about turning it on again and thinks that if they do, they should take it somewhere else first rather than reactivate it in the same office.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group recognizes that this is their best chance to learn more about Picky Eater.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team asks Taylor whether the desktop truly was Audra’s machine.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank specifically questions why Audra would have a desktop rather than a laptop.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor explains that it was effectively a server she had built to run the VPN and handle heavier processing tasks, while there was also a separate laptop in the office.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat explanation satisfies the immediate concern that the machine itself might have been inexplicably out of place.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe players and characters review how many alternate realities they have now encountered.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey identify the Muslim Brotherhood / Dabiq reality as one case connected to Working Group Narnia’s active investigation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey identify the manosphere reality associated with Bradley McKay.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey identify the reality involving the professor and the normalization of pedophilia.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey identify Audra’s victorious Delta Green / Deep Ones war reality.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey note that these are four known alternate realities, plus their own baseline world.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey discuss that Picky Eater seems to generate realities tied to the desires, beliefs, or obsessions of the user.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudra appears to have wanted Delta Green to save the world under her leadership.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBradley McKay wanted a world where he was vindicated as a heroic defender against murderous women.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe others likely reflect the user’s desires in similarly distorted ways.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor, overhearing them, becomes more visibly shaken as the scale of the phenomenon sinks in.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team reasons through the earlier cases to compare them with Audra’s.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey recall that Bradley McKay’s laptop failed because the power supply burned out and the BIOS needed to be reflashed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey conclude that McKay snapped back into baseline reality when his machine failed while he was out walking.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom that, they infer that a user does not need to remain physically beside the machine for the alternate reality to persist.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey conclude that if Audra’s machine had kept running, her reality might have continued indefinitely.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey also conclude that Audra probably snapped back into baseline reality somewhere else in the building when Frank unplugged the machine, which would explain her sudden appearance in the lobby.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank raises a major unresolved point about the missing members of Taylor’s team.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe worries that the others may have disappeared into Audra’s reality and not returned.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe asks whether they might have been killed there or otherwise trapped in some way.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis intensifies the debate about whether turning the server back on is worth the risk.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJustin checks the screenshots he took inside Audra’s alternate reality.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe makes a successful luck roll.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmong the screenshots is a commemorative wall image showing Bill Franco receiving some kind of medal in the year 2031 or thereabouts.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis indicates that in Audra’s reality, Bill survived the war against the Deep Ones and remained active for years afterward.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler expands the result further: the screenshot appears to include the whole team, including Audra and an older Fallon Taylor, all receiving medals.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor appears about 10–15 years older in that image.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis confirms that counterparts of the Narnia team existed in Audra’s alternate reality.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team begins a physical examination of Audra’s machine rather than immediately powering it on.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin opens the server and inspects the Picky Eater installation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe chip appears professionally manufactured and well integrated into the board, unlike the crude and improvised construction of Bradley McKay’s earlier chip.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin uses proper tools and close inspection to look for identifying marks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe discovers a manufacturer’s mark etched on the chip.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mark reads: “Department of Defense, 2021,” with the code “PE-003.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is a major discovery.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group immediately interprets this to mean the chip is from two years in the future relative to their 2019 timeline.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey also note that it is apparently the third such chip or version (“PE-003”).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group compares this future Department of Defense chip to the earlier Picky Eater device.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin confirms that the chip from McKay’s laptop did not look anything like this.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat earlier version appeared cobbled together in a way that was barely understandable.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe new chip looks like a mature, professionally manufactured version of the same technology.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis suggests either technological development across timelines or that Audra had somehow obtained a later iteration of the hardware.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team discusses what the Department of Defense marking might imply.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey speculate that time may move differently in some alternate realities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey also speculate that computational speed or the power of the hardware might affect how a reality unfolds.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudra’s use of a desktop or server is thought to be partly explained by the immense power demands of running Picky Eater.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin confirms that the power usage involved would dramatically shorten the hardware’s lifespan.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group concludes that even if Frank had not unplugged the system, the hardware may eventually have failed on its own.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team continues theorizing about where the missing members of Narnia may have gone.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank suggests they might simply have appeared elsewhere in the world when the alternate reality ended.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin points out that multiple people can be drawn into a reality, as Matthew was pulled into Audra’s world even though Audra was its apparent source.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group also contemplates whether the missing Narnia members might have wound up in their own separate Picky Eater realities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe screenshot evidence from Audra’s world strongly suggests that at least some version of those missing people existed in her alternate timeline.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group revisits how Picky Eater affects people left behind in baseline reality.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank realizes they do not fully understand what bystanders experience when someone has gone into a Picky Eater reality.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team recalls the earlier case involving McKay’s parents, who had memory gaps and did not know what he was doing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey conclude that people in baseline reality tend to “forget around” the absence, rationalizing it instead of consciously noticing it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis explains why Taylor had been so confused: the others may have been gone the whole time, while his mind kept smoothing over their absence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team asks how Justin and Matthew were both pulled into Audra’s reality.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is noted that Justin had McKay’s repaired laptop with him in a bag at the time, though it was powered off.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat provides a possible but incomplete explanation for Justin’s susceptibility.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt does not explain why Matthew was also pulled in.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group has no definitive answer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group identifies their active lead: Robert Wallace in Bangor, Maine.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey recall that McKay’s data had pointed them to Wallace.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey have Wallace’s age, employment history, and address in Frosty Oaks trailer park from records obtained through Pitzerelli.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitzerelli had indicated that the name Robert Wallace meant nothing to the Program and that he appeared to be nobody of known significance.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDespite that, the team agrees that Maine is the only concrete lead they have.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore departing, the team debates whether to alert Pitzerelli about the possible link between this case and earlier Department of Defense / Program-adjacent unnatural technology.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilomena is alarmed by the discovery that the chip is DoD-marked and from the future.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe connects this with the earlier God’s Eye case, which also involved Department of Defense research.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank agrees that the connection exists, but argues they do not yet have enough actionable information.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe prefers to gather more evidence before drawing broader conclusions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group also reflects that Graham had previously feared that Delta Green or its successors would try to exploit unnatural technology for their own ends.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe discovery of a future DoD Picky Eater chip makes that concern feel much more plausible.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team decides they should secure Audra’s server rather than leave it with Taylor.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor’s orders are to turn over all of the hardware and records from the office to his superiors.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank first tries to persuade Taylor that the team should retain the machine because it is their best lead.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank fails the persuade roll with an 87.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor says he understands the argument but refuses, stating that the machine is dangerous and contains information about his team’s operation that should not be shared with them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin then makes a second attempt using a different argument.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe suggests that the Program itself may be developing this technology and that turning the server over may ensure it disappears into the system.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin succeeds on his persuade roll with a 17 against a 20%.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat argument gets through to Taylor.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor admits that if the Program is involved, the machine will likely vanish forever the moment he hands it over.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe says that if someone is behind what happened, he wants that person to pay.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe believes he will probably never see his team again.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe asks the agents to promise that they will find out who or what is responsible and “fuck it up” for him and for his team.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team agrees.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor tells them a retrieval crew is coming in about an hour and that they should take the server and go before then.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team takes the tower and carries it out to their rental vehicle.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene shifts to late night in Manhattan, around 1:00 a.m.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group discusses food and where to stop.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey settle in to eat and regroup.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring this downtime, they review their information on Robert Wallace:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe is 19 years old.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis address is in Frosty Oaks trailer park in Bangor, Maine.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey have some employment history and tax records for him.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lead originated on McKay’s computer, and they expanded it through Pitzerelli’s access.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team decides to sleep before driving to Maine.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler explicitly lets them rest so they do not have to make fatigue checks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the morning, around 9:00 a.m., they head out.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe drive to Bangor is estimated at roughly six hours.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is October, and the route is scenic with fall foliage.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey are expected to arrive around 3:00 p.m.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile driving, Frank calls Antonia Pitzerelli.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe informs her that they are pursuing the Robert Wallace lead in Maine.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe also tells her that they have commandeered Audra Powell’s server.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitzerelli says this will likely anger some people, but she trusts Frank’s judgment if he thinks it is important.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank then tells her that the hardware looks very similar in implication to what they dealt with in Reno and that the chip appears to be Department of Defense property from two years in the future.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitzerelli immediately asks whether Frank thinks Kim Bowyer may be involved.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank says that if Bowyer joined the Program and someone wanted to continue the relevant research, she would be an obvious person to involve.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe also notes that Anthony Cooper had been part of that earlier line of work as well.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitzerelli accepts the possible relevance and says she will try to pull on those threads, including trying to learn more about Bowyer and perhaps make contact.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank tells her that talking to Bowyer, if possible, might be useful.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitzerelli says she trusts Frank’s instincts and will see what she can do.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn arriving in Bangor, the team decides to go straight to Frosty Oaks trailer park.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey discuss whether to case the area first or simply go in and speak to Robert Wallace.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause the trailer park has no through traffic, any drive through it will be obvious.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey ultimately decide to enter and go directly to Wallace’s trailer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Handler describes Frosty Oaks trailer park as it appears to most of the group upon arrival.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt sits off a two-lane highway near the edge of town.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is fairly rural and not especially developed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are around 15–20 trailers scattered through the area.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe park looks run down, even by trailer park standards.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are old and rusty vehicles around.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe main “Frosty Oaks” sign is old and faded.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is a sign pointing toward the manager’s office.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe specific trailer at Robert Wallace’s address is about halfway back into the park.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWallace’s trailer is old and worn.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn old Chevy pickup truck is parked outside.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is a rusted-out grill and a simply built covered porch attached to the trailer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the SUV rolls into the trailer park, the Handler resolves an important split perception event.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team has an SUV, and Matthew is riding in it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause Matthew had previously been injured, there is a brief rules check about healing and hit points.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthew regains one hit point from rest after a successful Constitution check.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the reality shift occurs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs the SUV enters the trailer park, Matthew suddenly finds that the SUV is gone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe hits the ground, rolls, and comes to a rough stop.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three hit points previously referenced correspond to the damage from that sudden ejection.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthew makes a critical success on an Int × 5 or Alertness-related roll and immediately recognizes that something is wrong.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew’s perception of the trailer park is completely different from everyone else’s.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sign no longer says “Frosty Oaks.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt now says “Frosty Pines.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sign is in much better repair, freshly painted, and professionally styled.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe trailers are no longer run down and varied; instead they are all in good repair and identical.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach trailer has a green front yard enclosed by pristine white picket fencing that looks newly installed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe older, beat-up vehicles are gone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn their place are brand-new EVs and hybrid cars.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTowering over the entire trailer park is a row of giant wind turbines.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is a constant humming sound from the spinning turbines.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo people are visible anywhere.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, the rest of the team does not initially perceive Matthew’s disappearance clearly.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey are described as arriving at Robert Wallace’s trailer more or less normally.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank, however, is allowed an Int × 5 check because of his experience with prior reality distortions and because it feels wrong to have left Matthew behind.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank succeeds with a 17 out of 70.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a result, Frank becomes uneasy and recognizes that their memories are being smoothed over in the same way they have seen before.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe false memory forming in their minds is that Matthew stayed behind with local law enforcement to ask questions because, as their FBI liaison, he was deputized and useful in that role.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank realizes that explanation feels wrong.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe remembers his own reluctance to split the team and recognizes the same pattern of memory distortion they have already encountered with Picky Eater.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis suggests that Matthew has been drawn into another alternate reality, even if the others are not yet fully conscious of it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe session ends on that reveal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthew stands alone in an altered “Frosty Pines” version of the trailer park.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rest of the team is outside Robert Wallace’s rundown trailer in the baseline-seeming Frosty Oaks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe implication is that Robert Wallace has his own Picky Eater reality running, and Matthew has been pulled into it just as Justin and Matthew were previously pulled into Audra’s.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003c/details\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n"
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