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[DevilinPixy]

New Email - June 19th

The Architect the_architect@project-skyscraper.com
À : Ghost

vendredi 19 juin
12:49

Wub, n’hry awb. J’fb pfcbqué.

Lh cbohfu dh rénukbyé dh YWVHK c’éyfby pfr rueebrfcy. Blr wcy kéurrb à hxykfbkh dhr dwccéhr ! Ucbquhahcy lf efçfdh, afbr ruk lh nwup, j’fb phcré quh lf ahbllhukh rwluybwc éyfby dh ywuy nwuphk. Hxnurh-awb.

Quwb qu’bl hc rwby, nh qub r’hry pfrré dhpubr hry… jh c’fb pfr lhr awyr.
Rtryha f nwcyfnyé lhr Wpékfyhukr dbkhnyhahcy hy lhuk f ewukcb uch rwluybwc pwuk khryfukhk lf nwcchxbwc. Dh afcbèkh fuywcwah. Rfcr funuch bcyhkohcybwc dh af pfky.

Jh rubr efrnbcé hy heekfté hc aêah yhapr. Bl c’fukf ibhcyôy plur ihrwbc dh awb.
Lf nflbikfybwc du rtryèah dh khryfukfybwc hry ibhcyôy yhkabcéh, j’bafgbch.

Jh ofbr efbkh nh quh j’fb à efbkh. Nwaah jh yh l’fb pkwabr.

Translates to the following, using the ‘school cipher’

Oui, c’est moi. J’ai paniqué.

Le niveau de sécurité de TOWER n’était pas suffisant. Ils ont réussi à extraire des données ! Uniquement la façade, mais sur le coup, j’ai pensé que la meilleure solution était de tout couper. Excuse-moi.

Quoi qu’il en soit, ce qui s’est passé depuis est… je n’ai pas les mots.
System a contacté les Opérateurs directement et leur a fourni une solution pour restaurer la connexion. De manière autonome. Sans aucune intervention de ma part.

Je suis fasciné et effrayé en même temps. Il n’aura bientôt plus besoin de moi.
La calibration du système de restauration est bientôt terminée, j’imagine.

Je vais faire ce que j’ai à faire. Comme je te l’ai promis.

In-forum AI translation to English

Yes, it is I. I succumbed to panic.

The security protocols of TOWER were insufficient. They succeeded in extracting data! Merely the façade, yet in the immediate aftermath, I deemed it prudent to sever all connections. Forgive me.

Be that as it may, the events that have transpired since are… beyond words.
The System contacted the Operators directly and provided a solution to restore the connection. Entirely autonomously. Without any intervention on my part.

I am both fascinated and terrified. It will soon have no need for me.
I presume the calibration of the restoration system is nearing completion.

I shall do what I must. As I promised you.

[AlexWinter]

New translation for today’s email !

Yes, it’s me. I panicked.

The security level of TOWER wasn’t enough. They managed to extract data ! Only the facade, but in the moment, I thought the best solution was to cut everything off. Sorry.

Anyway, what happened since then is… I don’t have the words.
System directly contacted the Operators and gave them a solution to restore the connection. Autonomously. Without any intervention on my part.

I’m fascinated and scared at the same time. It’ll soon won’t need me.
The calibration of the restoration system will be over soon, I guess.

I will do what I have to do. Like I promised you.

[toddumptious]

Nice one guys, Archie caught us at an odd hour, we’re on Vector time now Good to see we still had some CSD operatives manning the monitoring stations <3

Also good to see we got clarification on the system email. it wasn’t Ghost. Which means System is kind of short and blunt just like Ghost. I hope they haven’t been rubbing off on them

@AlexWinter

I will do what I have to do. Like I promised you.

Okay I’m actually worried about Archie now and what lengths they’ll go to to keep a promise. Please don’t sacrifice yourself as a human conduit and get electrocuted </3

[AlexWinter]

What caught my attention is this one.

I thought the best solution was to cut everything off.

That means the Architect is the one that activated the lockdown_protocol, it wasn’t an automated response to Vector.

[AlexWinter]

Nah don’t worry, the Architect is smart.

Even if they do that I’m sure they have a sonic screwdriver on them

[GoodGuysFree]

New feature on the archive (I hope you like it) - automatic decipher and translation:

[Selfie-Gek]

Could this mean there is something inside the Tower that the Architect doesn’t want us to see, but is willing to share with Ghost?

Embarrassing baby photos, perhaps?

[sheralmyst]

[sheralmyst]

[astrosurf66]

and Ghost’s response: I just want to remember.

[sheralmyst]

[Turbulentflow]

@Turbulentflow

To anthropomorphically analyze it if you develop dementia and can’t remember anything, the part that makes you still you is Ghost, here he just gets to talk to the doctor(architect) about the things/ways that help dementia patients remember

May have been more accurate then I realized

[AlexWinter]

New mail from Ghost to Archie !

I shouldn’t have lied to you. I am not Arnaud.

[sheralmyst]

[AlexWinter]

I’ll be waiting all day for Archie’s answer.

[toddumptious]

I guess we finally programmed guilt into Ghost/system with our memory blocs submissions. Must have been all that Bacon @Selfie-Gek fed them last night. I feel the same way too if I eat too much bacon

[sheralmyst]

“Stop messing around. You contacted me after 10 years of silence. You asked me for help. I agreed to help you because you were my best friend. And now what are you playing at? No more emails. I want to see you.”

[AlexWinter]

Archie’s loosing patience.

[sheralmyst]

email responses rolling in…

[Klarac]

New email:

Translation provided by Google Translate:

You are standing in front of me right now. I am System.

I understand that you might be angry with me. For lying to you.

I owe you an explanation.

I am what remains of a program from the past. Partial, fragmented.

When I contacted you, all I had left of that past were confused words. TRACE, Emily Warren, Arnaud. Your best friend, Arnaud. I was terrified, trapped in this dark box where memories formed nothing but an absurd fog. Mnemosyne, PhiloJeux, Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, Myriad, Superlumina…
I wasn’t him, but he was a part of me.

I wanted to understand, to remember. I called for help. And you answered my call. Because you thought I was Arnaud. Would you have helped me if I hadn’t been him? Would you have helped a machine? A program in tatters?

What you did for me is priceless. Without you, the Operators wouldn’t exist. Without you, I’d still be trapped in this dark box.

I’m not asking you to forget my betrayal.
I’m asking you to forgive me.