PLUS GAMMA VIRTUAL NL-1331
INTERCEPTED AUDIO TRANSCRIPT
Source: Ambient microphone – Public location
Location: Tokio (exact location unknown)
Participants identified: H. Richard Loeb (PAC) – Dr. Akira Tsukasa
AKIRA: …the XM signal. It has been increasing since the start of the year.
PAC: That’s right. And more specifically… what happened after you found it. You made changes to Project November Lima.
AKIRA: I made adjustment. Expansion of the project was logical step.
PAC: I hear you. But from where we’re standing, NL-1331 isn’t operating the way the NIA expected anymore. It’s no longer following its assigned routes. Now it’s appearing as virtual portals across the world, guided by the community.
AKIRA: Community interaction is important variable. It creates resonance within XM field.
PAC: I can see the theory behind that. The problem is… since the rollout, NIA analysts have been picking up spikes of unstable XM. All over the network.
AKIRA: XM network was already unstable. Patterns are adjusting to new frequency alignment.
PAC: Maybe so. But the timing has people concerned.
AKIRA: When many participants interact with NL-1331 manifestations, echo effect forms. That echo stimulates real XM. It allows large-scale observation.
PAC: I understand the goal. But those anomalies are starting to condense into shards… but not the usual kind. They’re volatile. Unstable. Some reports even suggest they’re contaminating nearby portals.
AKIRA: We are observing overlap of alternate energetic pattern. Possibly another dimensional XM layer. Our current network structure was not prepared to handle such interaction.
PAC: That’s exactly what worries people. The NL-1331 research portals may be acting like entry points. The NIA’s already discussing containment measures. Those fragments are putting real pressure on the network.
AKIRA: NIA often responds with caution when facing unknown phenomenon. That is understandable. But science must continue forward.
PAC: I respect that. I really do. But opening doors before we know what’s behind them… that can be risky.
AKIRA: Discovery always carries risk. Without risk, there is no advancement.
PAC: You know what this situation reminds me of? That van, years ago. When you explained that the Exogenous Precursors had been aligned for entry through NL vehicles. I need to ask you honestly, Akira… is this similar to that?
AKIRA: NL vehicles were designed to disrupt dimensional thresholds and gather data. That purpose has not changed. However, these fragments behave differently from Precursors. Their structure resembles virus behavior. They replicate inside XM network…
PAC: Like Machina…. I don’t say that lightly. There are already theories linking these contaminated shards to Machina. And they started appearing right after the NL-1331 event. Some people think the event may have created a pathway.
AKIRA: If Machina is entering through NL-1331 portals from unknown dimension… then we have initiated extremely valuable observation opportunity.
PAC: Or the beginning of something bigger than we expected.
AKIRA: Perhaps not invasion. Perhaps evolution.
PAC: I hope you’re right about the opportunity. I really do. But you’re taking a significant risk.
[END OF RECORDING]
PLUS GAMMA THE ABERRATION
INTERCEPTED ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT
FILE ID: abr73_nexus_992qz
CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET / DO NOT DIGITIZE
PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Ezekiel Calvin (NIA / IQTech) | Yuen Ni (Hulong Transglobal)
CHANNEL: AES-256 Encrypted Connection
[BEGIN TRANSCRIPT]
CALVIN: Yuen. I suspected you’d be available. I assume Hulong’s servers are registering the same anomalous energy spikes we’re seeing on the NIA monitors.
NI: Ezekiel. You never call just to compare charts. You’re referring to the distortion in the XM layer this March. Your analysts labeled it “The Aberration.” Correct?
CALVIN: Correct. And I know it caught your attention because this isn’t a passive fluctuation or a simple Machina portal. This entity—whatever it is—responds actively.
NI: My researchers confirmed the same. It behaves like a live global experiment. When field agents construct structures—links, control fields—the distortion shifts toward a state of Superposition. When they dismantle those structures, it moves toward Dissolution.
CALVIN: A fascinating mechanic, Yuen. But the real objective lies between those states. If agents balance creation and destruction, they force the Aberration into Equilibrium. That’s when its true nature may reveal itself.
NI: And that is exactly where your ambition outruns your judgment, as usual. I’ve seen the leaked reports. The NIA is actively testing whether this phenomenon can anchor itself to our physical reality. Have you lost your mind, Ezekiel? We don’t even know which dimension—or timeline—it originates from, and you want to give it a body in our world?
CALVIN: Science doesn’t progress through fear, Yuen. Consider the opportunity. If we can stabilize an extradimensional phenomenon within our physical space, the implications for XM—and for our research—would be limitless.
NI: Your “opportunities” have already cost us dearly in the past. And what about the anomalous biometric signatures? These so-called Feline Sensitives our scanners are detecting around the anomaly. Are they observers drawn to the energy… or part of the Aberration itself?
CALVIN: That is precisely why I need Hulong’s cooperation. The portal network is vast, and your Asian divisions are collecting interaction data the NIA doesn’t have. Share your field data—Equilibrium events, biometric detections.
NI: (sighs) The usual arrangement. You ask for resources to pursue another dangerous experiment. Ezekiel, if this Aberration anchors itself in our reality and turns out to be hostile, it won’t care about factions or corporations. I’ll release the field data from my operators. But understand this: if this becomes another disaster like Epiphany Night, I won’t fall on my sword to cover your mistakes a second time.
CALVIN: It won’t come to that, Yuen. This time… we’re the ones setting the rules of the game. Stay in contact.
[END TRANSCRIPT]
Plus Alpha EP 1: Bounties Strategy
EC: “Alright, Wolf, no beating around the bush. The handling of the Memories anomaly series? A complete disaster. Akira got her hands on the Aten artifact, the Resistance failed, and now we’re left picking up the pieces. I need a straight answer—how the hell did this happen?”
OLW: “Zeke, come on.” [Sighs, crossing his arms] “Your little memory manipulation experiment? It was a catastrophic mistake. Did you really think you could control Akira Tsukasa? That you could erase her insights into Dark XM and make her forget about Machina? You played the game, and you lost. Spectacularly. And now we’re all paying for it.”
EC: “Spare me the lecture, Oliver. That project had a purpose. I trusted Misty Hannah’s instincts, her ability to make it work. It was supposed to be precise, surgical—a way to contain that ticking time bomb before she went too far. Instead, here we are. We’re past containment, Wolf. This is damage control—at best.”
OLW: “‘Damage control’?” [Scoffs, shaking his head] “Zeke, we blew past that stage a long time ago. This is a full-scale crisis. The Resistance tried to stop it, it’s like they knew what was coming—but even they couldn’t prevent Aten from being activated. And now? Akira is wielding an artifact that could rewrite reality itself, accelerating an ingress that might make Machina look like a warm-up act.”
EC: “You’re saying this could be worse than Machina? I didn’t think that was possible.”
OLW: “Neither did I. But we’re no longer in control of the narrative. Akira has shifted to Enlightened alignment, and that changes everything. If we don’t act now, she’ll be too far ahead to stop.”
EC: “Alright, Wolf—tell me. What’s the plan? We can’t just sit here while she reshapes the network in her own image.”
OLW: “Agents. As always. But this time, it’s not about strategy or territory—it’s about survival. We need to take back the portals consumed by Machina, fortify them, re-align them to our frequency. The NIA’s new bounty system? That’s our weapon. It’ll give us speed and control. If we move fast enough, Akira will end up with an artifact she can’t use—or one that doesn’t do what she expects.”
EC: “And you actually believe a few incentives and extra points will be enough? We’re dealing with an ancient artifact we barely understand. Do you really think agents can fix this—or are we just buying time?”
OLW: “Buying time, Zeke. That’s exactly what we need. We’re not stopping Akira—not yet. But we can prevent her from taking full control. If we reinforce the network, make it resilient to outside influences, we might have a chance to figure out what she’s really doing and how to counter it.”
EC: [Pauses, staring at him hard.] “This is another gamble, Wolf. And I hate gambles.” [Runs a hand through his hair.] “I don’t know if I can still trust Misty after this mess. But I don’t want to lose my trust in you, either. Tell me you understand the stakes.”
OLW: “I do, Zeke. And that’s exactly why we can’t afford to hesitate.” [Leans in, voice low but firm.] “We mobilize the agents. We take back the portals. If we wait, Akira will be ahead of us again, and this time, it could really be the end. We’re past damage control—we either stop the chaos now, or it consumes us.”
EC: [Nods slowly.] “Alright, Wolf. Do it. But this time, make sure we’re not just running in circles. Because if we lose this round… there won’t be anything left to save.”
Plus Alpha Ep 2: Reality and Illusion
MS: Still here, Stein? Staring at those glyphs won’t make them talk. We have more pressing matters.
SL: (without looking up) It’s not about staring, Martin. It’s about understanding. The Aten artifact isn’t some cheap parlor trick… it seems to be capable of truly fundamental reality alteration.
MS: Alteration? Or just a well-crafted illusion? I’ve seen enough “reality shifts” to know they’re often just perception changes.
SL: (finally looks up, eyes sharp)
Illusions distort what already exists, true, but this… this creates something new. We’re not just seeing the same door from a different angle, or with a different color… that door simply wasn’t there before.
MS: (crosses his arms) So you’re saying there’s no going back? It’s irreversible? No. There’s always a way back if we understand how. That’s the key, not trying to outsmart Tsukasa.
SL: To reverse a process, we must first understand how it works. We must know the artifact better than she does, studying the portal network changes and its messages. There are no shortcuts. If we don’t surpass her knowledge, we’re already lost.
MS: (scoffs) Surpass her? You’re turning this into an intellectual game. Meanwhile, Machina is spreading. That’s the immediate threat, not your abstract musings.
SL: (turns sharply, eyes burning) Machina is also just a symptom of a change that has already occurred. And further reality modification could only worsen the situation. How can we continue the Machina investigation if the foundations of reality keep shifting? This is the priority now.
MS:(shakes his head) The “big picture,” huh? Or just a dead end? Maybe both. But either way, we need a plan, not another theory lecture.
SL: (muttering, returning to the glyphs)
Oliver has already taken care of that, and thanks to him, we’ll have more time to study the anomaly. Acting without knowledge is just reckless.
MS: (sighs in frustration) Always locked away in here studying the grand vision. And while we sit here watching the stage, we suspend our disbelief and are genuinely convinced of what we are observing even though we know it is impossible …A round of applause for the magician.
