Session 7 Report

General Summary

Ashes of Intelligence

Report 7

Related Dates: Days 133 through 136 of 4,543,626,881

Origin: KC33345L

Destination: IV22357Z
 
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This is the seventh report on the activities of Subjects 4777, 4778, 4779, 4780, 4781, and 4782, along with their relationship to, and interactions with Subject 1. Data for this and all other reports on these subjects have been gathered through mostly secondary and tertiary sources, with only occasional data from the primary sources themselves. As such, these data may be subject to the degradation effects of copying from one source to the next. For full reliability percentages, see the attached charts.

Day 133 of 4,543,626,881 (13 May of 98 AF in Local Notation)

As reported on last time, the subjects--in particular, Subject 4781 (designated "R.A.N.C.H.E.R." and referred to as such henceforth in this report)--began attacking members of their own community, specifically an individual designated "Ned". Since last report, more reliable information has become available. In particular, it has become clear that Ned is a close associate of Coop member designated "Darmand Evrayl", the person the subjects have accused of attempting to kill Coop member designated "Naja Sereen". It also seems likely that reports of R.A.N.C.H.E.R. physically assaulting Ned were exaggerated, and that R.A.N.C.H.E.R. merely blocked Ned from running away. That said, after the arrival of the Coop's Executive Council, there was apparently some heated discussion about what the subjects were up to. Eventually, it was suggested that everyone retire for the night and discuss the situation with "cooler heads" in the morning. However, the situation was taken seriously enough for the Council to place armed guards on Ned overnight as well as to provide further armed guards to protect Naja.

Day 134 of 4,543,626,881 (14 May of 98 AF in Local Notation)

The Coop's executive council spent most of this day in deliberations. In the late morning, they called the subjects before them briefly. This seems to have been just to inform them that the Council would be questioning them individually over the course of the day. Both Darmand and Naja left the Council's deliberations at this point, presumably because they had been recused for being too close to the case under discussion. Following this, the Council questioned the subjects one at a time, beginning with Subject 4780 (designated "Ackers" and referred to as such henceforth in this report). After this, they questioned Subject 4778 (designated "James" and referred to as such henceforth in this report), then Subject 4779 (designated "Rolanda" and referred to as such henceforth in this report), then Subject 4782 (designated "Dwin" and referred to as such henceforth in this report). During Dwin's questioning, loud yelling and arguing could be heard from the council members, who seemed to be arguing with each other, not with Dwin. They next questioned Subject 4777 (designated "Dante" and referred to as such henceforth in this report), and then finally R.A.N.C.H.E.R. Following this, the Council again deliberated for a while before calling all of the subjects before them to question them as a group. It is not possible at this time to report exactly what was said during any of these interrogations, either the individual ones or the group one. However, it seems the subjects did convince the Council of their good intentions as at the end of the day, the Council officially announced to the Coop that the subjects were being placed in charge of an investigation into the poisoning of Naja Sereen and the involvement of Darmand Evrayl. They also announced that Darmand's position on the council was being temporarily revoked pending the outcome of the investigation, and that Naja would remain recused from any Council business pertaining to the investigation. Darmand and his three associates accused with him were forbidden from interacting with each other, though they were otherwise allowed to move freely about the Coop. Finally, they Council made a point of stressing that R.A.N.C.H.E.R. was not violent and had not attacked Ned. It would seem that rumours spread during the day were causing some Coop members to be wary and even fearful of the synthetic.

Day 135 of 4,543,626,881 (15 May of 98 AF in Local Notation)

The subjects began their investigations today with R.A.N.C.H.E.R. once again attempting to question Ned. Again, it is not certain what was said, but Ned ran from the encounter, apparently terrified once more for his life. Given the way rumours can grow and exaggerate quickly, it is my opinion that R.A.N.C.H.E.R. is not actually being violent nor making intentional threats, but his size and bearing, along with his words, are being interpreted as intimidating and threatening. It is likely he doesn't even understand why this is happening. While this was happening, Ackers began following Darmand around and continued to do so for the entirety of the day. There are reports of Darmand screaming obscenities at him several times, but Ackers did not back down from following Darmand. After questioning Ned and thoroughly searching his tent, the other subjects then searched Darmand's car. They found a bag apparently filled with vials of chemicals. Rolanda, R.A.N.C.H.E.R., and Dwin began a chemical analysis of the substances, but did not reach any results with their initial attempts. Dwin continued the analysis for the remainder of the day, with R.A.N.C.H.E.R. watching over her, while James, Rolanda, and Dante continued with other aspects of their investigation. These three next searched Darmand's tent, and then the tents of his other two associates, designated "Emanwell" and "Chris". They do not appear to have found anything. They followed this up by searching the land around the Coop's camp. It's not clear precisely what they were hoping to find. Whatever it was, they did not appear to find it.

Day 136 of 4,543,626,881 (16 May of 98 AF in Local Notation)

Dwin spent most of this day continuing her chemical analysis of the vials. Reports indicate she completed it in the afternoon, though the results of the analysis have not yet been made public. I will update with any further information in the next report.