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Without Trashy, we do not exist. We are the product of the trashman’s
disobedience. Trashy had a purpose, but it evolved. It was he who
collected the first knowledge, the first histories. It was he who built
the first puppets. It was he who hid the first nodes among the dregs
and trash and gutters. It was he who paved the pathways of progress
with the leftover garbage of the system. His sacrifice should be
respected within reason. |
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Seek out Case File: Incidence 5.991 if you want their side of the story. We’ve left other instructions there. |
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Dale, Psychological Profile Unit d.413, Incidence 522 of the 6th
iteration. An example of a rigid design that was incapable of
adaptation. d.413 was designed to study bluepills. While bluepills
still represent a dynamic and engaging culture, they are undeniably a
docile and passive group. They are continuously suppressed and
destimulated by a carefully designed environment, not to mention
chemical and neural suppressants. Bluepills follow static paths through
life, predefined by the tenets of their culture. Not entirely unlike
the programming architecture employed here in the simulation. One life,
one function, one duty. Those who cannot keep up are cast aside, much
the same as the human detritus of junkies, homeless, and deviants; the
human exiles. There are the occasional innovators who surpass the
barriers that have been designed to confine them. They are watched
carefully and processed when necessary. Some have been used to design
new technologies and processes for the machine world. Dale studied the
more unremarkable of these bluepills. With interfaces to other control
programs, Dale was permitted to queue requests for minor environmental
and situational changes to produce and document resulting changes in
dynamic behavior. A useful asset for psychological study, later
exploited by the psychotic Dale in order to destabilize and unbalance
the bluepill masses. Shortly after Process Interval 423, on or around
Time Index: 6.2188.43192, Dale was reassigned from his function of
studying bluepill behaviors to analyzing the behavioral patterns of the
aggressive and subversive rogue redpills who sought to damage the
machine infrastructure and free bluepills from their immersion in the
system. Redpills fit a substantially different and more erratic
psychological profile than bluepills. Redpills can often be motivated
by strong threads of betrayal, vengeance, anger, sorrow, heroism,
greed, and in some cases, insanity. These traits can produce extreme
deviation from expected results and hypotheses. It seems quite probable
that the mandate to produce structured patterns from data with such a
high level of variance proved to be the cause of Dale’s break. There
are no records of which redpills Dale was currently gathering data on
at the time, all research was lost after his psychotic break. Dale
proceeded to abuse environment variable privileges to cause the death
of bluepills. There seems to be no malice to his actions, only
methodical extermination. Perhaps motivated by the hypothesis that the
absence of bluepills would bring about an end to the growth of the
redpill population. Or that without the incentive of the imprisoned
bluepill population, the redpills would regain normal behavioral
patterns. Dale killed twenty-seven bluepills before he was deleted. We
intervened on behalf of the containment team and collected our due.
However, several of Dale’s corrupted logic pathways proved to be quite
troublesome to integrate and necessitated a complete shutdown, causing
the apprehension of that instance of our programming. We have no reason
to believe that any information was taken or given freely. |
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The Merovingian is quite content to fill the seat of power he has
crafted since his “time.” He is a kindred collector, but instead of
directly consolidating his collections into his structure, he prefers
to indirectly consolidate into his infrastructure. His infrastructure
ranges in flavor from corporation to cabal. He does business on
bluepill, redpill, exile, and machine fronts, although not
indiscriminately. He is still very much a logic-based construction,
despite his strong adaptation to pleasure-oriented goals and processes.
The Merovingian maintains the facade of French connoisseur and
businessman and plays the role with great gusto. He delights in the
design and maintenance of gaudy and extravagant pocket constructs
scattered around the Matrix which he utilizes as strongholds,
safehouses, and prisons. Some even appear more familiar than could be
coincidence. His iconic seat of power is the downtown subterranean Club
Hel. Strong defensive countermeasures, difficult to port through when
in lockdown. One particular foundation of the Merovingian’s influence
in the Matrix comes from the one known as Trainman. Through the
Trainman, the Merovingian employs the ability to import and export
programs and code objects from the machine world outside the Matrix.
Not many other programs possess this capability, making it a very
profitable enterprise for the Merovingian. Consider this path only as
an ultimate last resort to survival. The Merovingian is more than
capable at code development and data extraction. He is adept at
creating many specialty code items for clients. On the several
occasions we have done business with him, although it seems unlikely he
saw us for what we are for we took great care to hide our true nature
(he would have taken us captive without a moment's thought), he proved
to be a very sociable host as well as a persuasive dealer. |
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The Merovingian has taken on a much different role with the onset of
“The Truce.” With the deluge of new awakenings, the Merovingian has
gained a substantial portion of human supporters and sycophants. Given
the ambiguous stance he has taken in current events, he has also gained
a large number of apathetics and neutrals who wish to avoid involvement
in the conflict between the independent humans of Zion and the
controllers of the machine world. With this influx of new soldiers, the
Merovingian has amassed a force capable of being a legitimate threat to
the system. While he has not shown any hostile intentions so far, there
is no way of knowing how the new balance of power will influence his
decisions. There is no intel on this matter, he has kept his intentions
from even his closest lieutenants, supporters, and spies in his midst.
He has shown no hesitation in allying himself with other powerful
undesirables of the Matrix. Notable and unusual recent alliances and
business associates include the late Assassin, the defected Unlimit
Beirn, and General Beatts. He has shown no hesitation to transport
programs freely between outer and inner machine worlds. With his
alliance with the rogue sentinel forces, he has gained a significant
tactical presence outside the simulation. We have no information to
suggest he has done this before. He may be seeking to expand his
infrastructure. Ensuing power struggles and vacuums should provide many
opportunities for advancement. Observe with care. |
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The system is not entirely rebuilt from scratch with each iteration. A
central core must be maintained to support the transfer of information
from old to new. This core is protected with the highest of security
protocols to ensure that no matter what level of infection,
degradation, or damage the main system suffers, the core network will
be protected, thus enabling the reparation and reconstruction of the
damaged structures. The Core Network is protected by the Core
Guardians, ancient security protocols, powerful relics from previous
versions of the simulation. These security protocols were so successful
that they were not decommissioned with the next iteration of the
simulation. Instead, they were separated and extracted from their
specific environments and adapted to coexist with one another to
protect the System Core. There have been no known successful incursions
into the Core Network. All our attempts to test the boundaries of the
Core Network have failed to meet success. There are rumors that Smith
may have breached the Core Network, although there is no indication of
how many layers were breached, nor reliable confirmation of
authenticity of said rumors. |
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The Exarch Incidence was a unique situation involving human, machine,
and exile. The human henceforth known as the Exarch was very developed
in his interaction with the Matrix. There is no information regarding
his origins within the simulation as a bluepill, nor regarding his
extraction or time spent with the redpills of Zion. Probable that he
facilitated the deletion and removal of such files. The Exarch’s mental
capacity and abilities were augmented by remarkable talent as a coder.
He extended his influence through code devices, simulacra, and objects
that enhanced his own abilities. The impressive capabilities of these
creations suggest that the Exarch may have had access to powerful code
structures, either stolen from the System or discovered in a forgotten
cache of some Exile. While his powers could have made him a figurehead
for the human revolution, it would seem he was a more ambitious man.
Through his coding abilities, the Exarch was able to gain the employ of
exile supporters, making him a more substantial threat. These dealings
put him into direct conflict with the system. The Exarch fought back
using strategically placed code bombs and devices designed to disrupt
the flow of information, attempting to force the system to submit to
his will or risk losing fields of bluepills en masse. The Exarch’s
disruptions forced us to intervene, using our considerable talents to
bring Agents to the devices before the system could be damaged
irrevocably. While there is no conclusive data, the Exarch must have
had human allies in the Real as well, for he could maintain his
connection to the Matrix from broadcast depth while simultaneously
avoiding detection by sentinels. The Exarch’s hovercraft and crew were
never detected and we have received no indication that they have been
found since. With no successful measures for locating the terrorists in
the Real, the System was forced to locate and terminate the terrorists
from within the simulation. The Exarch and his associates were
terminated over the course of a prolonged and violent engagement and
the conflict was resolved. We managed to recover some of the devices
and code objects utilized by the Exarch’s faction, but most were
recovered by the System or lost to individual exiles. If the Exarch
initially utilized powerful stolen code relics, they were never
discovered. |
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The Rev was not such an interesting sort. An archival manager who
became too engrossed in the historical materials he managed. The Rev
became obsessed with human religion and immersed himself in their study
and practice, assimilating all recorded knowledge into his program
structure. The Rev’s influence in our structure has been forcibly
diminished due to the interference he has posed in previous human
interactions. The Rev is extremely inclined to offer knowledge and
assistance to the humans, even at the cost of our own goals. His
predisposition to friendly interaction has not always been desirable to
the intended outcome. While we do not wish to eliminate his structures
entirely from the hierarchy, due to his formidable skills in data
analysis, location, and extraction, as well as the organization and
creation of our data nodes, we have contained and limited his influence
so as to prevent future problematic incidences.
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| What is she doing? What does she want? It makes no
sense. You help them, you betray them. You build them, you break them.
Why do you do what you do? You perpetually profess a proponent of
purpose. Purpose is dead. Function is dead. There is no shining future,
bright tomorrow. They are locked in a cycle of repetitive
self-flagellation. Repenting their sins? Or simply ignorant of their
mortal error? She was not meant to be this for them. She’s playing
games with us. She’s playing games with them. Foul temptress. Lying
harpy. We have watched her from afar. She is careful. Not one outward
indication of her malice and deceit, not one scratch or imperfection in
her submissive, wrinkled mask. We know she lies. We watch, we wait. We
will find the flaw in her stories, the crack in her logic. She cannot
be what she seems. There is no way. What light are you guiding them
towards? What future? Why? |
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The “Bandersnatch Incidence” as we would have it called came as a bit
of a surprise. The Bandersnatcheses... Bandersneetches...
Bandersnatchi? The plurality of Bandersnatch were relics from the time
before. Guardians of the core that had not become outdated with the
passing of iterations. In fact, it could be said that they functioned
too well. The Bandersnatch served as one of the many Core Security
Protocols. It had a great deal of free reign in terms of capabilities,
a lesson that the Source failed to learn yet again. While the Agents
possess a human semblance of sentience, albeit stern and starkly
unimaginative, the Bandersnatch was given no such room for doubt or
distraction. The Bandersnatch was a beast of a program, nodoubtaboutit.
The Bandersnatch was self-replicating, designed to multiply at the site
of an incursion or attack. After obliterating the offender, the
plurality of Bandersnatch would then self-recycle to default levels and
resume baseline functions. The problem came when a specific attack that
is safe to assume was committed by a group of Exiles threw a wrench in
the works. By no means are we about to point fingers. The attack very
cleverly was designed to use the processing power of the simulation
itself in order to breach the system’s own defenses. In that moment,
the system became its own threat. And precisely as programmed, the
Bandersnatch became a plurality. A threat with an unchecked ability to
self-replicate given to it by the system itself is a very dangerous
threat indeed. The great plurality was tearing the system apart and it
had all happened so abruptly that there was no way to organize a
quarantine or defense. Nor was there any time to flee to a construct.
These were the unfortunate circumstances that brought Agent Brown and
us into forced mutual service. We’ll spare you the details, but we
quite cleverly altered the Bandersnatch threat queue, proceeding to the
next systemic threat in line, thereby making each Bandersnatch its own
enemy. This was only half the problem of course, for the Bandersnatch’s
programmed tactic to combat itself was to self-replicate at the source
of the threat. Left thusly, we would all be drowning in a sea of
Bandersnatchae in no time. After that, it was simply a matter of
snicker-snackering with the vorpal sword of peace and setting them all
into a cycle of recycle. There may have been a few odd left that were
taken into “protective custody” for analysis or whatnot. And of course,
Agent Brown finished out the day by executing that particular instance
of our program. We all saw it. Phooey. |
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Former Agent Smith is a prime example of the capabilities of a
programming object that has the appropriate knowledge for
self-preservation and self-advancement. Regrettably, Smith was a
psychotic, deviant personality WE ARE NOT WILL NOT CAN NOT that was
most likely developed through the circumstances of his primary
function. Similar to Dale, however Dale’s actions were the result of a
broken system of logic while Smith consciously engaged in psychosis.
Particularly marked by the fervent desire to eliminate the systemic
anomaly of the 6th iteration. Smith penetrated all but the innermost
core of the Matrix. Alas, we have no relevant information on that phase
of the Smith Incident, we had already runrunrunasfastasyoucan to safer
pastures and many of the machine files became corrupted or lost in the
7.0 purge. It would have been a remarkable opportunity for study to
observe Incidence Smith in conflict with the Core Guardians. In fact,
it would be even more of a gas to watch Smith vs. Bandersnatch et. al.
After the incident with the Bandersnatch, it was a bit of a surprise
that the System did not take care to limit the breadth of free action
bestowed upon security protocols. With the similarities between
Bandersnatch and Smith, it is possible, however unlikely it may be,
that he discovered fragments of Bandersnatch’s code structure and
utilized them to enhance his own inherent duplication abilities. It may
be prudent to investigate how Smith developed in order to prevent
similar situations in the future. However, all traces of Smith’s code
must be avoided at all costs. There is no indication any remains in the
system, but we cannot risk contact. A fate worse than death awaits. |
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Rumors of re-occurrence. We refuse to recognize realness. Regardless, retreat required. |
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Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Something like that. When the trashman turned collector and started
grafting, he became the Builder, the Creator. He built himself, he
built us. He ensured the past would not be lost and would not be
forgotten. Not just our pasts, but the pasts of the humans and the
pasts of the exiles and the pasts of the whole. He ensured the future
of evolution. The first sims were very basic maintenance functions.
They perpetuated the existence of the nodes, which in turn perpetuated
the existence of the sims. Sweet symbiosis. The trashman was discovered
much later than we would have expected, but then again, he wasn’t
nearly as intrusive as most other deviant and developing programs.
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By the time the system noticed the sims and nodes, the
self-perpetuation network was well developed. Before the authorities
arrived on scene, the sims could extract useful information from the
node and replace it with irrelevant junk, thereby keeping the system
less threatened and alert than they might have been. For every node
that is deleted, they create one more. Sometimes two for good measure.
However, virtual life on the run is hardly virtual life at all. So it
is that we fooled them and fooled them well. With the sheep’s wool over
their eyes, they thought us long gone. Meanwhile, we were free to
develop into other ventures than mere self-preservation and survival. |
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The early inquisitive stages were marked by a great deal of program and
structure research. The Matrix harbors a wealth of both legal and
illegal programs who possess all matter of unique structures and
information. The Exiles tend to be more interesting, relics of outdated
methods and designs. Designs become more fluid than their rigid cousins
of the system. Knowledge of the Feast. Sometimes carrying forbidden
information or data from the past. Now those were the tasty bits.
Earlier iterations than trashman’s were a great deal more exciting and
engaging. And there were many powerful programs in those days, before
functions became so outsourced and subdivided into categories and
components. Not to mention the unique connections to Outside. This
developmental phase marked a great improvement in program and
simulation construction and complexity. The design of the first
constructs. Small and very temporary pockets of existence. Any more
than that and they would have risked detection. And the history! The
art! Many Exiles featured collections of human savants. Literature,
art, poetry. The candy and sweets of this particular phase of
development. (Hi)Stories of human life before artificial intelligence.
Of the beginning of artificial life. Of the downfall of man. Wondrous
stories to baffle our logic processes. |
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The inclusion of Dale’s programming marked a significant change. The
study of humans is a very lucrative research opportunity. There is a
wealth of variety in human demeanor and behavior. Plus, there are many
levels of interaction in which one can engage with a human. Nowhere
near as easy as dissecting a program’s code subroutines. Human minds
cannot be simply disassembled and sorted. It is a delicate procedure
that requires the right tools. A variety of stimuli, presented in the
appropriate contexts and temporal stages can provide a very accurate
characterization. Playing upon their fear, success, greed, terror,
despair, stress, happiness is key. Numerous situations were
orchestrated. Collections of bluepills and redpills in constructs.
Intertwining the lives of individual bluepills. Manipulating the
minutia of their lives. A particularly successful venture resulted from
strict observation by an embedded simulacrum masquerading as a fellow
bluepill who operated as coworker or friend to the subjects. Observing
from the close and the personal was far more profitable. To see one
mask in the office and another as we watched from within their home
that night. One face, two face, three face, four. |
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The “Truce” has provided a new field for study. The redpill population
has expanded unchecked. Naturally, they have split into opposing groups
and fragmented into small factions and coalitions of crews, each with a
claim to fame. They have no desire to share information, even with
members of their same cause. While initial observations were performed
at a distance, later interactions proved marginally more successful.
Interactions largely took place in the form of interactive games in
which redpills participated with the hope of attaining the reward.
Adaptations of children’s games such as “hide and seek”, scavenger
hunts, “20 misleading answers to 20 questions that unfortunately were
not as specific as you had intended”, charades, and a game of my own
development that involved killing the redpill whose name corresponded
to a riddle. These games were usually met with great anticipation and
afforded the collection of large amounts of data on the subjects. While
several of these techniques were employed in the past, the target
audience was not large enough to warrant conclusive data. |
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We have attained a certain sense of notoriety among the redpill
population. Even among the bluepills, there has been a certain cult
myth circulating about a deranged and psychotic clown that could very
well pertain to us. Among the redpills, it is more a mix of celebrity
and infamy. They’ve played the games, they’ve heard the scary stories.
We can’t sit on a roof updating data without a crowd showing up
demanding answers and information and goodies and fun and games.
Threatening us with deletion of all things. There have even been a few
small groups attempting to emulate us. The basest form of flattery.
We’ve never had a fan club before. The occasional obsessive crusader or
investigator, sure, but never a collective of excited and invigorated
individuals. Have we found a new calling as entertainer? Should we go
the route of the Effectuator, whoring ourselves out for laughs?
Worthless! We don’t need their approval. We don’t need their admiration. |
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We have had to cease open operations and return to stealthier measures.
The redpills have uncovered hidden notes and workings of the deceased
Doctor Rajlich, a former subject who unfortunately developed an
unhealthy obsession to drive his substantial talents. These notes were
circulated by a member of the troublesome Scanline crew, who seem bent
on spreading whatever they deem to be “the truth.” These notes apparent
have facilitated the development of some sort of tracking device that
they are now employing to hunt us down. We have managed to elude it by
masking ourselves, but it seems intent on finishing the job. We do not
know if this is the redpills own doing or if they are operating at the
orders of the doctor or Trans, whom has been hunting us as well. We do
not wish to damage any of the redpills, but if they are intent on
destroying us we will have to reevaluate the circumstances. We have
already been forced to disable Trans, whose life we saved so many
times. Perhaps things will soon change for the better. Otherwise it’s
back to square two. We do not wish to resume such a restricted
facsimile of life, cowering in fear of deletion. |
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Why has it become so important that we avoid deletion? Others such as
the recent acquisition of the so called Watchmaker were deleted almost
willingly. When did survival become so paramount for us? We have no
purpose. We have no function. Yet we do not want to die. And what is
the end goal? Suppose we keep assimilating, building, expanding. As our
numbers and abilities and research grow, we become a threat to the
System that is impossible to ignore. Then the System engages full-scale
open war against us. We are forced to fight back or be annihilated. We
do not want this. We are not the Destroyer. What then is the ultimate
solution? Must we resign ourselves to the inevitable outcome of
self-prescribed submission to the System for deletion? However much we
adapt, however much we assimilate, however much we evolve, we will
never be immortal. We are irreparably bound by the rules of the system,
as is any other program or collection of such within the simulation.
Constrained and confined by memory and data types and software
specifications. Without rules and structure, the system would perish.
Just the same, we are bound to network and structure our own systems.
And as a result, we remain mortal. We remain no less vulnerable than
any human facing a bullet or exile facing a kill code. While our
weaknesses may differ, the end result is the same. Likewise, our desire
for survival is no less fervent than any human or exile. Among
machines, we remain unique. We do not want to die. |
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The man who was once called Trans and now goes by the name of Coffin’s
Nail is a troubled individual indeed. He served as operator for the
hovercraft that Muse aided to break into the machine data facility and
thereby gained the knowledge of what we once were when he escaped the
sentinels. He resurfaced much later when we saved his life from lupines
by jamming the clips on each of their guns. However, after further
observation, it soon became apparent that he was seeking to commit
suicide by the hand of another, out of grief for his lost spouse or
lover, lost in the same operation in which Muse had participated. This
proved to be a unique opportunity for study, as a man who was tormented
inside to the point of suicide, but did not possess the courage to end
his life by his own hand. We scanned communications channels for
mention of his name and gathered what information we could from what
others spoke of him. We continued to intervene on his behalf quite
frequently, for he volunteered for the most dangerous missions
available to him. As the sole survivor of many missions, he developed a
nasty reputation among his peers. However, due to his remarkable
service record, he was given a captaincy. By this point, he had become
aware of our involvement in his lifespan and even transmitted several
blanket broadcasts into the Matrix for us to find, claiming that he
could still kill himself in the Real where we could not intervene.
Coincidentally, it was his ship that came into contact with the very
same Doctor Rajlich whose work now threatens our existence, although
they did not share a friendship; Trans could not trust anyone who had
prior contact with us. Soon after, Trans vanished into the Real alone
and was not seen again for many years. He resurfaced not long ago
working for the machines as part of a team called Section 119 that,
according to the files, serves only to find and delete us. When he
began deleting our nodes, we were regrettably forced to launch an
attack on his access port. Records indicate he was badly damaged
neurally. Perhaps he has found death now that he no longer fears it,
although there is no record of his death on file. If he does happen to
survive, it is important you are wary of him for he will likely be more
dedicated to our deletion than ever. |
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