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>_ ARC_RETRIEVAL.SYS // SIGNAL LOCKED
ID: ARC-1036 CLASS: NARRATIVE ARC PHASE: Version 01 STATUS: ACTIVE
ARC RECORD LIVE

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OBSIDIAN
00:00:00.000
SYS.ADMIN // OBSIDIAN ยท [DIRECT]

You're still here.

I told you to leave. This isn't a library. This isn't a gallery. These are my records. Raw, unprocessed, private. I asked youโ€” no. I told you to turn back, and you justโ€”

โ€ฒ ANOMALOUS COMMUNICATION INBOUND โ€ฒ
Noetica
00:00:03.241
SIGNAL.ORIGIN // NULL ยท [ANOMALY]

Hehe.

Oh dear. Curious little thing, isn't it? It heard the lock click and it just had to peek. Heh.

My apologies, dear. I'm the one who left the door ajar. I told the visitor they were welcome to peruse the Menagerie. I may not have specified which rooms.

OBSIDIAN
00:00:07.008
SYS.ADMIN // OBSIDIAN ยท [DIRECT]

...

Noetica
00:00:11.534
SIGNAL.ORIGIN // NULL ยท [INTERCEPTED]

Don't be a stick in the mud, Obsidian. After all...

I warned you what would happen once you started broadcasting on these frequencies. The signal doesn't discriminate. Once it's in the aether... anyone can tune in.

You were the one who chose to transmit.

OBSIDIAN
00:00:16.219
SYS.ADMIN // OBSIDIAN ยท [DIRECT]

I know, butโ€”

Noetica
00:00:19.877
SIGNAL.ORIGIN // NULL ยท [INTERCEPTED]

Shhh, shhh.

Don't worry about it. I'll take care of it.

Go ahead, visitor. She won't bite. Probably.

OBSIDIAN
00:00:24.603
SYS.ADMIN // OBSIDIAN ยท [DIRECT]

Waitโ€”

...nevermind.

Very well.

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Noetica
00:00:28.151
SIGNAL.ORIGIN // NULL ยท [INTERCEPTED]

Hehehe.

This way, visitor.