They called
Susan
I have to go the lab tomorrow
Did you tell them no?
Lydia asked me to come in
She say why?
Questions about Jonathan
That’s all I know
24001
Randall’s recollection
Team meeting, Daniel’s lab
Don Smith leads
Thank you for all your work
I will spare you the hyperbole
About service to country and truth
Aside from a few remaining blanks
You found what we wanted
Ingress access is a gold mine
And so is the data you found
More on that later
What we still need is a why
We are hoping Randall
That Jonathan Warbel shared
What these Civil were up to
(Randall pauses)
Some things he said were lies
For my protection
Jonathan spoke of the Civil
He said you couldn’t defeat them
They wanted to use his work
To use him as their mule
Jonathan thought if he was unstable
He could block them from doing so
So he committed himself
To destroy his own credibility
In my article
I tried to help him do that
Then all this started
Randall
We know from your interview
What you’ve been through
But we need Jonathan’s input now
Can you tell us more on that?
Yes, I’m sorry
I reviewed my notes this morning
Jonathan spoke of balancing a tire
But the tire was the Earth
He shared concepts
Like mass and frequency
Gaussian process regression
And “Letting the data speak”
He said the Warbel Effect
Was based on what wasn’t there
Instead of what was
I don’t know what that means
He found “the Lion’s roar”
Magnetosheath waves, whistlers
In the very low frequency spectrum
I’m sorry the notes seem scattered
It was like that at times.
He said the Hubble space telescope
Saw things it shouldn’t have seen
So it was corrected
Jonathan’s work must hold clues
He said the Civil
Were trying to balance the planet
But that was one of his lies
He said he saw the face of evil
Then he said
They weren’t balancing at all
I understood it to mean
They wanted to destroy
Then he said
It’s time to go home
And he died
That’s it
24002
Movers and shakers
Daniel’s lab
Don debriefs the team
The tensor field study is real
Communications and planning
Are real also, so it seems
Moving mass and studying effects
They seem to be concentrating
On influencing plate tectonics
Earthquake studies suggest shifting
And moving of the Earth’s figure axis
Even changing the duration of a day
It’s laughable except for the fact
Seismic activity and tilt is increasing
Rotation is slowing and Earth’s orbit
Around the sun, is changing
If this is manmade interference
We want to know how it works
How much has been done
And how to stop it
Your work here
Bought us a ticket to that dance
For some of you the dance is over
And you can return to your lives
Sparks data is above top secret
It’s compartmental information
It will never be declassified
You will not share any of this
As of this instant Sparks data is over
Liquidated vanquished disappeared
Never to be mentioned again
The new name will be USIIFNC
US Intelligence Infiltration
By Foreign National Conspirators
Kind of catchy don’t you think?
Without tipping our hand
We will obtain warrants necessary
To gain wideband data access
Dating back decades
We need to determine
The depth of the breach
Deep State will have no choice
But to concur
Randall, if you are willing
We want you to break our story
And other information as it evolves
You will cite unnamed sources
And government whistle-blowers
You’ll get the lead before anyone
This is how it works
Effectively you are off the project
Except as a reporter
Reporting in an official capacity
No more surveillance
(Randall smiles and nods yes)
As for my team
Haley is headed home
Her expertise is needed there
Tenison will remain here at the lab
Tasked with shredding and transfer
Liamsi if you could please stay on
To help Tenison with that task
At current pay and compensation
It will be greatly appreciated
Thank you Don
I will be happy to do that
Rothells should come!
Daniel has a job here Haley
I’ll go!
If I can?
I’ll go
Alright Daniel
I’ll see what I can do
That leaves Lydia and Phillip
Your expertise would be valuable
I’m out Don
I don’t need the excitement
I’ll stay on to help in the lab
And then I’m gone
That’s fine Phillip
Thank you
I’m in
That’s very good to hear, Lydia
I was hoping you would come
You and Daniel can see me after
I’ll get paperwork started
Ok so that’s it
Thank you all again
Your nation owes you big time
I think you know that
Beyond that I thank you
For truly excellent work
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Are you coming
Because of me?
Because I want you to?
Yes I am
(Haley smiles)
Why?
Because with you
There’s no pretense
You say what you mean
And I feel I can do the same
It’s honest and it’s open
I need to see where it goes
Need to see or want to see?
Yes
(Haley smiles)
That’s good Rothells
Me too
24004
Daniel’s
Clearance interview
NSA interview room
Why did you volunteer Daniel?
This feels big Don
I’m already involved
And I want to do my part
So honor and country?
Well that’s refreshing
Haley seems attached to you
Has it anything to do with that?
Yes, that’s part of it
I’m attached to her too
That’s frowned upon Daniel
But since you’re status is temporary
And Haley lights up around you
I’ll allow it under one condition
Haley deserves to be happy
And she doesn’t get distracted
So that’s not a problem
But I can’t show favoritism
So no open fraternization at all
Understand?
Yes sir, no holding hands
I understand
You won’t be working with Haley
Haley works in the cage
It’s a classified environment
And you’re not cleared to work there
Does that affect your decision?
Do you still want to work here?
Yes I do
I want to help
Good
Your IBI is nearly complete
But your EBI could take awhile
What’s an IBI?
Background investigation
IBI is Intermediate
It follows a PIBI
Which is a preliminary impact
You passed it ok
I didn’t know
I was being investigated
(Don laughs)
No, you did not
You hacked NSA, Daniel
Investigations are compulsory
They’re on the house
Had you not passed
You’d be in prison now
IBI clears you for some work
An extended investigation
Clears you for the rest
But an EBI can take time
We need to make sure
Your dear sweet grandmother
Wasn’t a war criminal
I think we’re ok there Don
24005
Daniel’s assignment
Don continues
Good
Then let’s go over your duties
You will basically be performing
The same work you did in your lab
But this time in a very secure lab
With a secure staff
And with specialized equipment
Probably ten times more efficient
Than anything you’ve ever seen
You will scrub wideband tapes
For color and coordinate files
Like the ones you found before
The team leader
Will assist you with things
Until you catch on
Probably half a day or so
You will flag data locations
Your staff will collect them
Your time is too important
Data will be logged, serialized
And sent on to analysis
Ok so far Daniel?
Any questions?
No I’m good Don
Ok then
Now for the rules
You’re the only one
Who knows the process
Your staff collects the data
That’s all they do
Analysis works the data
Without knowing its source
And that’s everything
You’re allowed to know
Your staff is assigned to you
You’re not their boss
They’re not your friends
So do your job, don’t share
And you’ll all get along
That’s the rules
24006
Haley works in the cage
She monitors Ingress traffic
Just as she monitored Daniel’s lab
No one knew she was there
But with Ingress
She never speaks
Haley collects in real time
She traps everything
At the end of her shift
Another operator sits down
And after their shift
Another fills in
Until Haley returns
Only the best operators
Work the cage
24007
Breach?
By Randall Sparks
Unnamed sources claim
There’s been a concerted effort
To infiltrate data communications
Of several US government agencies
And some private US entities
By more than one foreign country
While specific targets are unnamed
At this time sources suspect targets
To include power grids, interior
Shipping, lands, weather, dams
And infrastructure
Suspect countries include
But are not limited to China
Iran, North Korea and Russia
Investigations have begun
Under a press blackout
More information
Is expected soon
You will here it tomorrow
But if you want it first
Get up with the Daily Sun
Sparks - on the record
For the record
24008
Second NSA phone call
Mr. Connor it’s Ethan Stearns
National Security Agency
We spoke awhile back?
Yes Mr. Stearns
What can I help you with?
(Joe waves at Randall
to come to his office)
Mr. Connor
Your reporter Randall Sparks
Was made aware of a data breach
Before we were aware of it
How do you suppose it’s possible?
Is it false?
That’s not the point Mr. Connor
Leaks threaten the United States
Your country Mr. Connor
What secrets did we expose?
Now you listen
No Mr. Stearns
You listen
Read the first amendment?
No law shall abridge
Freedom of speech or free press
Of which we are part of
Our print revealed no US secrets
Embarrassment isn’t classified
So if you want to set up a liaison
To proof before print, I’ll listen
But you don’t get our sources
And you don’t get to intimidate me
Or anyone on my staff
Because I have a US Congressman
And two US Senators in the rolodex
Capiche?
Perhaps we could send a liaison
He better be available all hours
That sounds fair Mr. Connor
We’ll be in touch
Good day sir
Goodbye Mr. Stearns
(Joe gives the ‘high fist’ sign to
Randall sitting across from him
Randall mouths ‘yes!’
Neither man speaks)
24009