Session 20 Report

General Summary

Ashes of Intelligence
Report 20
Related Dates: 165 through 170 of 4,543,626,881
Origin: KC33345L
Destination: IV22357Z
  Report begins...
  This is the twentieth 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 165 of 4,543,626,881 (14 Jun of 98 AF in Local Notation)
After determining that Subject 237 (designated "Grigory Salmad" and referred to as such henceforth in this report) was the purchaser of the doll (see Report 19), the subjects proceeded to his place of residence, where they spoke with him for some time. Unfortunately, our attempts to place surveillance equipment inside Grigory's residence have continued to fail (see the Taebur series of reports, numbers 134, 136, 215, 375 through 382 inclusive, 541, 621, 711, and 739 for more detail), so details of what they discussed are not available. However, it would seem the subjects did not find what they were looking for, as they continued their search for several days afterwards (see below).   Given Grigory's long association with Subject 1's mother and with Subject 1 herself, it is a distinct possibility that he mentioned her. This also opens up the question of whether the file the subjects are looking for has anything to do with Subject 1 or is something completely unrelated. I have instructed our sources in Rabbit to intensify their attempts to surveil of Grigory and to determine the contents of the missing file.   After leaving Grigory's residence, Subject 4782 (designated "Dwin" and referred to as such henceforth in this report) began work on another upgrade for Subject 4781 (designated "R.A.N.C.H.E.R." and referred to as such henceforth in this report). This one was a less obvious upgrade, but based on parts purchased, may have had something to do with an internal radio. As R.A.N.C.H.E.R. already has such a device, she may have been improving it in some manner. She then performed an upgrade on Subject 4780 (designated "Ackers" and referred to as such henceforth in this report). Based on parts purchased, this might have been some sort of improvement to memory or computing ability, possibly even an attempt to recover lost memories.   While Dwin was doing these things, Subjects 4777, 4778, and 4779 (designated "Dante", "James", and "Rolanda" respectively, and referred to as such henceforth in this report) continued to various locations around Rabbit, investigating other items that of Effie's father that had been sold following his death.  
Day 166 of 4,543,626,881 (15 Jun of 98 AF in Local Notation)
Dwin began a much larger upgrade on R.A.N.C.H.E.R. today, while Dante, James, Rolanda, and Ackers continued their investigations.   Effie's mother underwent brain surgery in the afternoon and early evening.  
Day 167 of 4,543,626,881 (16 Jun of 98 AF in Local Notation)
Dwin continued her upgrade on R.A.N.C.H.E.R., while the others continued their investigations for most of the day.   In the early afternoon, Ackers and James went to the Oryctolagus Cuniculus Hospital. Ackers saw a physician designated Doctor Serus Mohmed. Dr Mohmed specializes in cybernetics and the integration of machine and biological parts. It would seem Ackers is attempting to have his damaged outer bio-layer repaired.   James, on the other hand, spoke with his father again. The details of the conversation are not known.  
Day 168 of 4,543,626,881 (17 Jun of 98 AF in Local Notation)
Ackers returned to the hospital to see Dr Mohmed again in the afternoon, while the others continued their previous activities.   Dwin completed the upgrades to R.A.N.C.H.E.R. in the late afternoon, at which time, she and the other subjects apart from Dante drove out of town to test the upgrades: she has added booster jets to R.A.N.C.H.E.R., allowing him limited flight.   Ackers sent out messages to several people around Rabbit, all people the subjects have previously interacted with regarding the missing file, including Grigory Salmad.  
Day 169 of 4,543,626,881 (18 Jun of 98 AF in Local Notation)
  In the morning and early afternoon, Ackers met with the people he sent messages to the night before, meeting each in a different location. Presumably, the messages were to arrange these meetings, though the purpose of the meetings remains unclear. Undoubtedly, they had to do with the missing file, but beyond that there is little else to go by. The meetings were brief and at least one person did not show up.   Dwin spent the day isolated in the subjects' SUV, working on something, though it is not clear what at this time.   In the evenings of each day since the subjects met with Zeverin Turral, they have been visited very briefly at the hotel by his people to learn if they have found the file. Until this day, they have reported that they were still investigating. This evening, they reported that they had found the file. They were told to meet Turral the next morning at dawn in the same location as previously.   It is unclear when the subjects found the file. Presumably, Ackers's meetings that day were to obfuscate their discovery, and one of the people he met with had the file. Could it have been Grigory Salmad? It is possible, though this cannot be said with certainty. It is also possible that none of the people Ackers met with had the file, and the meetings were meant to draw attention away from a completely different source.  
Day 170 of 4,543,626,881 (19 Jun of 98 AF in Local Notation)
The subjects met with Turral at dawn and handed over the file without ceremony or complaint. The meeting was brief.   Afterwards, the subjects returned to the inn, where most of them sat in their SUV for some time. R.A.N.C.H.E.R. and Ackers remained outside, Ackers confronting one of Turral's men who was watching them. It seems this individual had not yet been informed that their business with Turral was completed and he did not need to be watching the subjects any more. The individual refused to leave until he had official confirmation, so Ackers stood by him, keeping his attention distracted from the SUV. Fifteen to twenty minutes later, another of Turral's people arrived to confirm the job was over, and both then left in separate directions.   It's not clear what the subjects were doing in the van. However, about an hour later, they drove off.   More information forthcoming.  
End report.
Report 21 to follow.
 
GENERAL ALERT
Origin: IV22357Z
Destination: All agents
  Subject 1 has entered the Sanctuary. Await instructions.  
End message.

Rewards Granted

XP this Session
750
XP Total
14,275

Campaign
Ashes of Intelligence
Protagonists
Dante Whitbinder
James Warde
Rolanda Toledo
Ackers
Dwin Mahad
R.A.N.C.H.E.R.
Report Date
08 Aug 2021


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