{
    "title": "Working Group Narnia Meeting",
    "date": "2019-10-24 13:00",
    "reportcode": "GT/GT-191024-072260205",
    "url": "https://teeth.zarquan.fyi/reports/gt-gt-191024-072260205/index.json",
    "description": "△▼△TOP SECRET//SI//DGO△▼△",
    "content": "\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReport No:\u003c/strong\u003e GT/GT-191024-072260205\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c/strong\u003e\nIthaca, NY; Fort Meade, MD (NSA); Langley, VA (CIA); New York City, NY\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\u003eMASTICATE continued analysis of the “Picky Eater” application and its associated custom hardware. A secondary occult symbol was successfully reproduced from the chip via meditative technique, though not identified. NSA confirmed prior review of Picky Eater under Operation DIVING BELL and revealed concurrent interest by a CIA/FBI task force codenamed NARNIA. Subsequent coordination at CIA headquarters established that NARNIA is investigating the “Friday Night Massacre,” linking Picky Eater to two attackers possessing anomalous weapons and identification documents dated to the year 2199–2121 AD. During contact with NARNIA, temporal and/or ontological instability manifested: Agent Justin experienced separation into an alternate historical timeline in which Delta Green operates publicly following a 2036 conflict with maritime entities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperation Report:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• At the medical examiner’s office, Agents continued examination of the custom chip associated with Picky Eater.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe chip displayed a shifting sigil above its silicon surface.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilomena identified the primary mark as a scrying symbol from the Book of Thoth.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA secondary symbol remained visually unfocusable through conventional means.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilomena employed an obscure Tibetan meditative practice to enhance perception.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter extended focus, she reproduced the second symbol from memory: a five-pointed star containing an eye-like form.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe symbol was not recognized by the Agents.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilomena documented the drawing digitally.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Agent Booth contacted Assistant U.S. Attorney Antonia Pitzerelli regarding prior federal interest in Picky Eater.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNSA involvement was confirmed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitzerelli secured a meeting at Fort Meade.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• At NSA (Fort Meade), Agents met Analyst Ann Gibbs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGibbs confirmed Picky Eater had been evaluated under Operation DIVING BELL, a broad deep-web surveillance initiative.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicky Eater was assessed as malware requiring custom hardware and therefore low-priority.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe software rewrites firmware, consumes resources, and degrades hardware over time.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe application includes a language-processing component that tokenizes user input and feeds processed data into the custom chip.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput from the chip is minimally formatted into text and images by the client software.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge portions of the code were described as nonsensical yet sophisticated.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNSA never possessed a functional chip and therefore never executed the full system.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvestigation was terminated due to limited dissemination and lack of state sponsorship indicators.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGibbs disclosed that Working Group NARNIA had recently requested the same briefing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNSA logs had been altered, suggesting internal tampering or compartmentalization.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Pitzerelli confirmed that inquiries regarding NARNIA caused friction but resulted in authorization for MASTICATE to coordinate directly.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• At CIA Headquarters (Langley), Agents met Winston Shepard.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShepard confirmed NARNIA is a joint CIA–FBI task force focused on counterterrorism.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMASTICATE was authorized to liaise and share intelligence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Agents traveled to New York City and met Special Agent Fallon Taylor of Working Group NARNIA at a front office (Kerber, Wilson \u0026amp; Associates).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Taylor briefed MASTICATE on the “Friday Night Massacre” in Oleander, Pennsylvania.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Muslim gunmen killed 23 and wounded 12 at a high school football game.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe attackers were killed by police.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo biometric or official identity records exist for the perpetrators.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeapons were of unknown manufacture, derived from Kalashnikov design but chambered for nonstandard 5.4x40mm ammunition.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmmunition source is unidentified.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir phones contained Picky Eater.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChat logs showed the attackers advocating continued jihad; respondents claimed such conflict was obsolete because “the Crusaders are gone and dead.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentification cards recovered from the attackers indicated citizenship in the “Global Caliphate of the Peace of God,” valid 2199–2121 AD.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• During this briefing, all present MASTICATE Agents simultaneously realized Agent Justin was not physically present, despite prior assumption that he had accompanied them.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Concurrently, Agent Justin experienced disorientation upon entering the elevator at NARNIA’s New York location.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpon exit, he found himself alone in a red-carpeted hallway labeled “National Clandestine Services Museum – New York Collection.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital devices indicated the year was 2054.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnline research revealed Delta Green operating publicly following a 2036 war against maritime entities (“Deep Ones”).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic documentation described genetic infiltration of coastal populations and ongoing screening programs.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin identified a museum exhibit dedicated to “Fallon Montgomery Taylor,” deceased 2038, veteran of Working Group NARNIA.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe temporal divergence suggests alternate historical progression.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Meanwhile, in baseline reality, Taylor continued briefing MASTICATE regarding anomalous technological and ideological indicators surrounding the Pennsylvania attackers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalysis and Recommendations:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePicky Eater Assessment:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNSA evaluation underestimated strategic implications due to hardware restriction.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage transformation component combined with externalized processing suggests nonlocal computation or extradimensional interface.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustom chip remains central anomaly vector.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Group NARNIA:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperatives possess higher compartmental access to Program-level intelligence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir investigation intersects Picky Eater, anomalous weapon systems, and temporal displacement indicators.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eID documents dated 2199–2121 AD correspond to Justin’s observed 2054 timeline, implying a progressive geopolitical restructuring culminating in a “Global Caliphate.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemporal Instability Event:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin’s separation event coincided with contact between MASTICATE and NARNIA.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum evidence indicates future normalization of Delta Green’s mission following overt war with maritime entities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic Delta Green existence contradicts current Program secrecy doctrine.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe death of Fallon Taylor in 2038 implies NARNIA’s operational lifespan is finite in that timeline.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeep One Conflict Narrative:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic historical account of war with maritime entities parallels Innsmouth-era precedents.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe genetic infiltration narrative mirrors legacy intelligence regarding hybridization phenomena.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf authentic, indicates catastrophic containment failure in mid-21st century.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperational Risk:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgents are experiencing synchronized perceptual anomalies.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross-temporal bleedthrough possible via Picky Eater hardware or NARNIA contact node.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevated SAN erosion risk across team.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendations:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImmediate containment protocol for Picky Eater chip; restrict further activation attempts.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovert background investigation into Working Group NARNIA membership and clearance pathways.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonitor Agent Justin for reintegration anomalies upon return.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuietly audit NSA DIVING BELL records for unauthorized edits.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare contingency planning for public-exposure scenario analogous to 2036 “Deep War” timeline.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross-reference ID dates and “Global Caliphate” terminology with existing counterterrorism predictive modeling.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePotential convergence between Picky Eater dissemination, temporal displacement phenomena, and large-scale geopolitical transformation warrants A-Cell review at highest priority.\u003c/p\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\u003eThe session opens with the Handler recapping the prior investigation into “Picky Eater” and Bradley McKay:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team previously asked Picky Eater a direct question and it answered.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin searched for Sarah Donovan and initially saw normal digital traces (public records, social media), but the results continued into sealed/state records suggesting early trauma, state custody, developmental issues, and adoption—details that mirrored McKay’s background in a way that felt deliberate rather than coincidental.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank contacted FBI Cybercrimes and learned Picky Eater had surfaced before:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn 2017 it appeared during a child pornography investigation tied to Charles Bauer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCybercrimes could not trace it, escalated to NSA, and the trail went dead.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBauer died by suicide in 2018.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe underlying concern remained focused on the software itself, not just the crime.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team interviewed Wilhelmina Duff (the officer who shot McKay). Her account largely held together, but one detail stood out as strange: McKay broke into a nearby house and smashed a bedroom window to get a phone charger.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team viewed McKay’s body and reviewed the autopsy; nothing unusual was found.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the medical examiner’s office, Justin used a microscope to examine the “hardware” Wallace had sent:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe circuitry wasn’t just crude; it seemed fundamentally “wrong.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA shifting, blurred sigil appeared to float above the silicon and would not come into focus.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilomena recognized the clearer portion as a scrying mark associated with the Book of Thoth.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother surrounding/adjacent symbol remained present but refused to resolve into a readable shape, no matter how it was viewed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack at the microscope, the group discusses the symbol that won’t focus and attempts to identify or capture it:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcCarter asks Philomena whether she recognizes the unclear symbol; she does not.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team reiterates that photographs and direct focus attempts do not work:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe symbol is not merely “moving”; it remains blurry specifically where focus should resolve it, as if the point of attention becomes the point of maximum distortion.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilomena proposes using occult knowledge and technique rather than mechanical capture:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe states her goal clearly: bring the second symbol into focus (or otherwise obtain a usable representation of it).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler allows an Occult roll to see whether she recalls a practice or method that could help.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilomena succeeds on her Occult roll.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcCarter also rolls Occult and critically fails (99), concluding the approach is “bullshit” and asserting that if it were “magic,” it would smell—implying he senses occult phenomena via smell but does not detect it here.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcCarter attempts to argue Philomena out of it (Persuade roll 82, failure), contested against Philomena’s successful Occult; she tunes him out and proceeds.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilomena performs a meditative practice to heighten environmental/detail absorption and mental recall:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Handler describes it as an obscure Tibetan monastic practice intended to improve one’s ability to absorb details and later recall them with precision.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilomena confirms she has tried it before and believed it helped with recall, but it is difficult and time-consuming.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe makes a POW check to execute the technique and succeeds (she notes her POW is very high “by design”).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe meditation takes an extended period (approximately 30–45 minutes):\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe medical examiner briefly checks the room, sees Philomena humming/chanting while staring at the microscope monitor, and leaves without interfering.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilomena explicitly tells the others to stop talking and leave her to it.\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 meditation yields a recoverable image of the previously unreadable symbol, which Philomena reproduces:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilomena cannot “see” the symbol cleanly in the normal sense during the process, but when finished she has a clear mental image and sketches it on paper.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Handler describes what she reproduces:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA five-pointed star-like shape with an eye-like form in the center (described at the table as resembling an “Elder Sign,” though the characters do not identify it as such in-world).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilomena suffers a SAN cost for forcing the result:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe loses 2 SAN from the experience.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe uses Projection to cancel the SAN loss, spending 2 Willpower and taking 2 points of damage to a Bond (she references “Verity” as the Bond impacted).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Handler clarifies:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause Philomena failed prior Unnatural checks, she still does not recognize the symbol’s meaning, even with an accurate depiction.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe meditative-recall precision will fade after a few hours; without a reference, she would not be able to reproduce it with the same accuracy later.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilomena takes a photo of her drawing to preserve an exact copy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilomena considers information-sharing, but chooses secrecy:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe talks about posting the image to her occult contacts (Discord/“occult Twitter”), asking if anyone recognizes it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe indicates she will do so privately rather than in front of the team, acknowledging that secrecy is common in how they operate.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe also explains she is keeping a digital copy so the team does not lose the only accurate version.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group reviews remaining leads and decides on next steps:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Handler notes the time has advanced into late afternoon after a full day of running leads.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team confirms certain earlier work has already been done:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey already spoke to Wilhelmina Duff (the officer involved in McKay’s death).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey already examined McKay’s body/autopsy.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey already searched relevant online communities/boards and found no direct references to Bradley McKay by name; his activity appeared to have dropped off around late 2018.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Handler identifies unresolved investigative paths:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional interviews with individuals from the photos on McKay’s device (beyond Emily Galperin).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lead to Robert Wallace (connected to Picky Eater material) and to Bangor, Maine.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team discusses Wallace’s apparent profile:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTax records indicate Wallace is roughly the same age as McKay.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group notes this is surprising; they expected a much older “groomer” figure, but Wallace appears more like a peer/middleman rather than an older manipulator.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Handler states Wallace and McKay knew each other online from extremist/incel forums, and Wallace had messaged/possibly sent Picky Eater materials to McKay.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team also revisits McKay’s parents:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey previously spoke to Annabelle and Mitchell McKay.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir memory of when and how they interacted with their son became notably hazy around the time he went to college.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcKay likely received the device during his freshman year, before Christmas (around November), though he had been messaging his online contact(s) for a year or two before that.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitzarelli calls Frank with a proposed escalation: direct NSA contact\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitzarelli asks what the team learned from the FBI Cybercrimes contact:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank reports the agent believed NSA stonewalled deliberately, claiming they were “too busy,” and the agent remained personally concerned about Picky Eater.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitzarelli says she has contacts at NSA and can likely get the team in front of an analyst with the clearance to discuss what they know.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank expresses suspicion that the obstruction might not be “NSA” as an institution but someone connected to Pitzarelli’s world; she acknowledges that suspicion off the record.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitzarelli admits she tried to see whether “their group” was already working on it, but was told she should not dig—interpreting that as “yes, but they don’t think we need to know.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe frames a strategy: step on enough toes that it becomes easier to brief the team than to keep dodging them.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plan becomes a trip to Fort Meade, Maryland (NSA HQ area), with a meeting scheduled mid-morning the next day.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitzarelli separately calls McCarter and pushes him toward deeper “abilities”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile packing, McCarter receives a call from Pitzarelli.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe tells him this is not just a check-in on the Maryland plan; she wants to discuss his “place” in the agency.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitzarelli praises McCarter’s value and says leadership views him and his capabilities as “the future of field operations,” suggesting they can find threats earlier by leveraging what he can do.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe explicitly authorizes McCarter to cultivate these abilities in other team members if he believes he can.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcCarter responds cautiously but agrees to explore the option and “see what he can do.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe implication lands for the group (as discussed at the table) that Pitzarelli intends to operationalize McCarter’s anomalous perceptions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team travels to Fort Meade and meets NSA analyst Ann Gibbs\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group goes through multiple security checkpoints; NSA takes electronics and processes them through heavy security protocols.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a secure internal meeting room, the analyst introduces herself as Ann Gibbs:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribed as around 40, pale, with brown hair, “mousy-looking,” hunched posture, and someone who rarely sees the sun.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe appears earnest and somewhat socially awkward but focused.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibbs confirms the request and states the agency has been tracking Picky Eater under an umbrella effort called Operation Diving Bell:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiving Bell is described as a broad deep web intelligence program cataloging trends and producing shareable intelligence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe notes the FBI Cybercrimes request is still pending internal approvals, but the team’s request was approved overnight, implying high-level influence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibbs summarizes NSA’s historical Picky Eater assessment:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNSA reviewed the software a couple of years ago, but the exact date is missing due to a suspected erroneous edit in logs; she says she needs to track down what happened.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicky Eater masquerades as a search aggregator grouping sites by topic, and includes VPN/“security” type framing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe characterizes it as “malware through and through,” creating substantial harm on host machines:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRewrites firmware.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsumes drive space, memory, and power.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDegrades performance and can destroy hardware over weeks or months.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNSA rated it low priority because it requires custom hardware (a chip) to run:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFew people would obtain the hardware, limiting spread.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo clear state-actor linkage.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt was deemed non-actionable and the investigation was terminated as not worth resources.\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 asks about the chip and provenance:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGibbs says NSA never obtained a chip and never ran it; they only acquired the software and saw limited deep-web chatter.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe estimates origins back to at least 2016 (possibly earlier) but cannot find direct first-mention evidence.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey never identified the author/operator.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibbs asks whether the team is affiliated with “Working Group Narnia”:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe says a similar request came in from them a few weeks ago, prior to McKay’s murders.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe describes it as some kind of CIA-connected operation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe seems genuinely motivated to avoid duplicated effort and “trim government waste.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe states Narnia’s request and discussion were covered under Diving Bell clearance; they received the same briefing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe recommends the team request contact through their supervisor and sync with Narnia since they’re actively pursuing it.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibbs provides technical detail on how Picky Eater processes input/output (as she understands it without the chip)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibbs explains she has not seen a mobile version and asks questions about Android/iOS variants; the team answers generally without disclosing their most sensitive assets.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team deliberately avoids revealing that they possess a working chip and have run the system; Frank explicitly does not want NSA to take the chip.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibbs describes a confusing internal component she calls a “language transformer”:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe explains it as taking raw text/keystrokes and funneling them into a tokenizer/transformer-like process.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe compares it loosely to early large language model work, though she doesn’t claim deep expertise in that domain.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe describes the process as doing “nonsense math” over token-like byte chunks, producing a stream of near-random bytes.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose bytes are then sent into the chip, and the return bytes are formatted into output.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibbs confirms output includes images (and text):\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage generation appears to occur almost entirely on the chip, with the host software doing basic formatting into an image file format.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibbs’s interpretation of purpose:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe overall purpose looks like aggressive malware disguised as security/search tooling.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHowever, she cannot reconcile why a custom chip is required if the only goal is to destroy machines.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe strongly wants access to a chip to run a full analysis because parts of the software appear elegant while other parts look nonsensical without whatever the chip provides.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank presses Gibbs on recency of chatter; she implies something is happening now\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank asks if NSA is still seeing deep-web discussion of Picky Eater.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGibbs says she hasn’t checked recently since resources were pulled; the most recent she personally saw might have been about a year ago.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe mentions the log-date anomaly again (an edit removing date information), speculates someone may be working on it now, then catches herself and stops before saying more.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team exits NSA and conducts basic counter-surveillance checks\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeaving through security, the team regains their checked belongings.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank instructs Justin to review anything they brought near NSA systems to ensure it wasn’t tampered with or tagged.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin conducts a SIGINT check to detect unusual transmissions/tampering and fails the roll; he does not detect anything overtly wrong.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperationally, the group clarifies they avoided bringing key operational electronics into the building, and Justin would have handed over an intentionally low-value device if required.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank reports back to Pitzarelli and requests information on Working Group Narnia\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank calls Pitzarelli immediately after leaving NSA.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe reports:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarnia contacted the same NSA analyst a few weeks prior (roughly early October), before McKay’s shooting.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGibbs brought up Narnia without prompting.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNSA’s position: found Picky Eater via broad surveillance, assessed it as low priority due to custom hardware requirement, and stopped investigation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGibbs mentioned recent log tampering/editing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitzarelli says she can request information on the keyword “Working Group Narnia,” but expects it will raise eyebrows.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe instructs the team to pause and get lunch while she makes calls.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitzarelli escalates the team into direct contact with the CIA-linked Narnia effort\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround early afternoon (about 1 p.m.), Pitzarelli calls back:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe says the inquiry produced expected backlash—she would have preferred not to ask—but the pressure created movement.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe result: the team is given directions to a meeting at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Langley, the team has a brief meeting with a senior CIA official, Winston Shepard:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe states the team’s investigation intersects an ongoing joint CIA–FBI task force codenamed Narnia.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecause the team may “trip over” Narnia’s operation, the team is granted clearance to meet the Narnia group and coordinate.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarnia is led by Audra Powell.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team is based out of New York City.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir front business is a law firm: Kerber, Wilson and Associates (top floor of a six-story building).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShepard indicates the matter is not an immediate emergency, and Narnia will meet the team the next morning.\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 travels from the D.C. area to New York City for the Narnia meeting\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group debates travel options (drive vs. train vs. flight), ultimately deciding to drive.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey consider counter-surveillance measures (changing rental cars to avoid tracking) while heading north.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey arrive late evening and prepare for a 9 a.m. meeting at the law office in Manhattan.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe meeting at Kerber, Wilson and Associates begins—but the team’s composition fractures\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the team heads up, the narrative splits:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJustin experiences a sudden, intense disorientation upon entering an elevator:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sense that “something wrong has just happened.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen the doors open, he is alone; the others are gone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe finds himself in a different hallway than expected: lush red carpet, navy blue walls, strong lighting, pamphlet stand across from the elevator.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis phone indicates the year is 2054.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe attempts to call Frank and the others; none answer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen he calls Philomena’s burner number, a man answers, says it’s the wrong number, and hangs up.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJustin investigates his surroundings:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe observes pamphlets labeled “National Clandestine Services Museum, New York Collection.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe searches online (Wikipedia/Maps) and finds that his world context has shifted:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe encounters a Wikipedia entry where Delta Green is public and tied to a “war against the enemy from the deep.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClicking through, he sees imagery and history consistent with a public conflict (including references to fish-like entities and battles occurring around 2036 in New Jersey).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Delta Green entry describes it as founded in the 1920s, operating in secrecy for decades, then becoming public when the threat became public, leading the United States to “victory.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe entry implies an ongoing threat: Deep One infiltration via seeded genetics in coastal communities and extensive monitoring/genetic screening by Delta Green.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe finds references to a headquarters in Washington, D.C., and a “genetic screening hub” in New York.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJustin begins exploring the museum hallway:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hallway appears to be curated like a historical exhibit, with portraits and doors removed to reveal office-like rooms staged as period dioramas.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach exhibit/room has a bronze plaque.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe finds a plaque for “Fallon Montgomery Taylor,” listed as a veteran of Working Group Narnia, with a death date in 2038.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe hears a woman’s voice faintly around the corner, suggesting other people are present nearby.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the primary timeline, Frank, Philomena, and McCarter enter the law firm office and meet a Narnia representative\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three agents reach the Kerber, Wilson and Associates entry and buzz the intercom.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are visually checked via camera and admitted.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are greeted by a man in dark slacks and a rolled-sleeve white shirt who introduces himself as Special Agent Fallon Taylor.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor confirms they are “Working Group MASTICATE” and notes he believed there were supposed to be four of them:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank explains their fourth teammate is running down another lead and will be contacted later.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor explains Narnia’s scope and why Picky Eater matters to them:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not “just” Picky Eater; the software is tied to a prior mass shooting event that occurred roughly a week before McKay’s shooting.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe news called it the “Friday Night Massacre”:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo men opened fire into a crowd at a high school football game in Oleander, Pennsylvania.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey used automatic weapons.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey killed 23 people and wounded 12.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor states both shooters were Muslim and notes the social/political aftermath (“the cherry on that particular Sunday”).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe shooters were killed by police in the immediate aftermath after firing back.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor presents evidence indicating the shooters did not come from any normal identity pipeline:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNarnia could not find their names or biometric information in any government database, which is “odd but explainable” until combined with other anomalies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe produces two identity cards written in Arabic; Frank and McCarter can read Arabic.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cards appear to be citizenship IDs for “the Global Caliphate of the Peace of God.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe IDs list validity dates that do not make sense in the current era:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey are stated as valid from 2199 to 2121 AD (future dates, and internally inconsistent as presented).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group makes SAN checks in response to the implications; McCarter fails and loses 1 SAN (the others react to the future-dated anomaly as highly disturbing even if “misprint” is briefly raised as a possibility).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor details additional anomalies about the Oleander shooters and how Picky Eater connects\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeapons and ammunition:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rifles resemble suppressed Kalashnikov-derived designs but are chambered for an unusual 5.4×40mm cartridge.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarnia can trace no known manufacturer for the rifles or ammunition.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElectronics:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shooters had phones made by no known manufacturer.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNarnia recovered cached phone data showing the shooters engaged in extensive online discussion and ideological debate:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey argued for ongoing jihad to maintain purity of faith.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReplies told them jihad was no longer necessary because the “Crusaders are gone and dead.”\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftware linkage:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth phones had Picky Eater installed.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarnia traced the name “Picky Eater” through investigative threads that intersected the older FBI Cybercrimes case involving Charles Bauer, and then into Operation Diving Bell-related material.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaylor states that once they realized the software had spread (or could spread), “program assets” were tasked with trying to delete and control as much of it as possible.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor attempts to access further material but hits a technical block\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor expresses frustration with a VPN client he can’t connect to and admits he doesn’t even know what “VPN” stands for.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe prompts the team to make End Times checks (the three present agents roll and succeed).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmediately after, the Handler calls for SAN checks:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll three present agents fail.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey each lose 1 SAN as the same realization hits them simultaneously: they are in the middle of a critical briefing and Justin is missing, despite their earlier assumption he was with them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe group exchanges looks indicating the shared recognition that “something’s wrong” with their reality/state.\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 session ends on a dual cliffhanger\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the main timeline, Frank, Philomena, and McCarter sit in Taylor’s office with the Oleander evidence and the Picky Eater linkage, newly rattled by the realization that their fourth member is missing in a way that feels abnormal.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Justin’s split-off experience, he is alone in a hallway that appears to be a museum exhibit in a 2054 world where Delta Green is public history, Working Group Narnia veterans are memorialized, and a nearby unseen woman’s voice suggests the situation is about to escalate further.\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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