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Contact Letter

• Laila informs us that we are now officially on the Council.
• Oswald's real name is revealed to be Theodore Markson. He has finally been exiled, so we won't need to worry about him anymore.

• Since we are the deciding vote on the "lock-in" decision, I wonder if we can sway it one way or the other for various outcomes.

  • Or will we be given only one path so that we all come to the same solution regardless?

• Councilor...

  • I kind of like the sound of that...

Council Orientation

• Our new number is A117, as we have been promoted.

  • Be sure to use this instead of C117 to login on the website.
  • *I was struggling for a bit trying to figure out why the password would not work, because I was trying to login before reading this item... I was, like, "For fork's sake..."

Council Pin

• This is the NACS facility logo.

Council Vote Reminder

• This tells us that voting is mandatory, not a choice.

  • It also references our new upgraded number: A117.

Exile Notice

• This is a notice to the residents of the NACS facility on the decision to exile Oswald, whose true name is revealed to be Theodore Markson.

  • Well, for his sake, he'd better hope that Persephone was correct and he doesn't get infected while out in the open.

FBI Badge

• Theodore Markson stole this from the real Oswald. Laila found this in his personal effects.

• The cards are badly bloodied up and tarnished.

  • Notice how the profile picture is completely obliterated, making it easier for Markson to impersonate Oswald.

• Note the badge number in the top-left corner:

  • XF90D053

Jordan's Statement

• Jordan is taking a crew and leaving the facility to start anew.

  • They had to leave empty-handed? They couldn't even get a to-go bag of supplies?

• It does seem that the outside is getting better and the virus is dissipating.

  • I believe Jordan will be just fine if she steers clear of the aliens themselves, if they are still around...

• Jordan's sign-off references "beginnings".

  • This is hinting at a hidden message within her letter.
  • Read only the beginning letters of her sentences.
  • Each paragraph is equal to one word.

• Once deciphered, the hidden message reads:

  • "I have supplies. Join me on surface."

Laila's Announcement

• Laila decided to share her findings with the public.
• On the backside, there appears to be yet another blueprint/schematic of some sort... Lovely.

Password Card

• This card references Rule #5.

  • Shift the letters back by 5.

• Once deciphered, the password is:

  • ALANTURING

• I wonder who Alan Turing is...

• Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist.

Puzzle Box

• This is actually a puzzle tube rather than a box... but I digress.

• According to Laila, Theodore Markson, a.k.a. Oswald, had PATRICIA print this out for him.

  • Hmm, I wonder what the significance could be and what we'll find when we solve it...

• Wow, that was a "bench" and a half to solve... but a lot of fun once I knew what I was doing.

• Once the inner cylinder is removed, there is a piece of paper at the bottom inside with numbers written on it in Oswald's handwriting:

  • "647793158"

• Using the "36" etched on the back of the stopwatch as a base, this message can be decoded.

• Once decoded, the message reads:

  • "APOGEE"

• This is the password for the restricted file on the NACS website.

Stopwatch

• Laila found this in Theodore Markson's, a.k.a. Oswald's, personal effects.

• Take note of the etching on the back of the stopwatch:

  • "...said #36"

• This is used to decipher a message found elsewhere in this episode.

• It is also used to solve the string of numbers from the manifesto we received in Episode 4.

  • This is clued in by the "Tick, tick, tick..."

• Once decoded, the manifesto message reads:

  • "I ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO HER ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING."
  • "WHOEVER CONTROLS PATRICIA CONTROLS HUMANITY. LET THIS BE A LESSON TO WHOEVER STANDS IN MY WAY. LET THIS BE THE RISING ACTION, THE MOMENTS THAT FALL LIKE DOMINOES THAT WERE ALWAYS MEANT TO BE. FAILURE HERE MEANS NOTHING. I WILL NEVER STOP."

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