WEBVTT 00:00:02.480 --> 00:00:05.160 Transmission authorized under Hive Continuity 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:08.939 Mandate Sigma Null. Signal degradation is expected. 00:00:09.599 --> 00:00:17.940 Understanding is optional. Good evening, citizens 00:00:17.940 --> 00:00:21.620 of Hive Gloriana. This is your voice in the static. 00:00:21.859 --> 00:00:25.399 Your comfort in the RecycWind. Your certainty 00:00:25.399 --> 00:00:29.059 in the signal. Your answer, pending clarification. 00:00:30.909 --> 00:00:35.710 remain calm, or at least appear convincing. And 00:00:35.710 --> 00:00:39.170 in this cycle of admirable consistency and increasingly 00:00:39.170 --> 00:00:41.950 efficient misunderstanding, we will turn our 00:00:41.950 --> 00:00:45.149 attention to St. Edrin the Certain, patron of 00:00:45.149 --> 00:00:47.469 absolute conclusions and the comfort of being 00:00:47.469 --> 00:00:50.670 wrong with confidence. A figure whose life serves 00:00:50.670 --> 00:00:52.950 as a shining example of what can be achieved 00:00:52.950 --> 00:00:55.390 when one arrives at the correct answer before 00:00:55.390 --> 00:00:59.399 encountering the question. Edrin was, by all 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:02.320 accounts, a man of remarkable confidence, having 00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:05.200 developed from an early age the rare and enviable 00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:08.459 ability to conclude things immediately, decisively 00:01:08.459 --> 00:01:11.060 and without the necessary burden of verification, 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:14.040 reflection or exposure to contradictory information, 00:01:14.379 --> 00:01:17.140 all of which he regarded as distractions from 00:01:17.140 --> 00:01:20.980 the far more important task of being right. When 00:01:20.980 --> 00:01:23.420 the builders of Gloriana's Third Throne Spire 00:01:23.420 --> 00:01:25.760 raised concerns about long -term consequences, 00:01:26.079 --> 00:01:28.340 architectural stability, and the possibility 00:01:28.340 --> 00:01:31.060 that fragile minarets could cause problems during 00:01:31.060 --> 00:01:34.180 ash storms, Edryn resolved the debate immediately 00:01:34.180 --> 00:01:36.859 by declaring that no such problems would occur, 00:01:37.120 --> 00:01:39.340 thereby ensuring they would not be officially 00:01:39.340 --> 00:01:43.500 recognized when they inevitably did. As inconsistencies 00:01:43.500 --> 00:01:47.760 emerged, Edryn refined his philosophy. The system 00:01:47.760 --> 00:01:50.780 is correct, he stated. Therefore, anything that 00:01:50.780 --> 00:01:54.900 contradicts it is not. This elegant reasoning 00:01:54.900 --> 00:01:58.040 allowed errors to be reclassified as misunderstandings 00:01:58.040 --> 00:02:00.640 and misunderstandings to be quietly removed, 00:02:00.980 --> 00:02:03.140 resulting in a system that appeared flawless, 00:02:03.340 --> 00:02:05.819 provided one ignored everything that suggested 00:02:05.819 --> 00:02:09.960 otherwise. Edrin was canonized immediately after 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:12.669 his death. caused by the collapse of a fragile 00:02:12.669 --> 00:02:15.110 minaret of the Third Throne Spire during an ash 00:02:15.110 --> 00:02:17.669 storm as it was widely agreed that anyone capable 00:02:17.669 --> 00:02:20.310 of eliminating error so thoroughly must possess 00:02:20.310 --> 00:02:22.830 a profound and unquestionable understanding of 00:02:22.830 --> 00:02:26.490 truth. Saint Edryn teaches us that belief, when 00:02:26.490 --> 00:02:29.389 held firmly enough, can replace evidence entirely 00:02:29.389 --> 00:02:32.169 and then failure can be attributed to everything 00:02:32.169 --> 00:02:36.509 except the belief itself. Animus Machine Update 00:02:37.229 --> 00:02:39.729 The Animus machine continues to function within 00:02:39.729 --> 00:02:43.250 acceptable parameters. However, several responses 00:02:43.250 --> 00:02:46.349 have been flagged as unexpectedly interpretive. 00:02:47.009 --> 00:02:49.849 Earlier this cycle, a standard query was issued. 00:02:50.590 --> 00:02:53.550 Optimize citizen compliance across mid -hive 00:02:53.550 --> 00:02:57.949 sector 12. The Animus machine responded. Define 00:02:57.949 --> 00:03:01.689 compliance across timelines. This response has 00:03:01.689 --> 00:03:04.469 been reviewed and corrected. Compliance remains 00:03:04.469 --> 00:03:07.960 singular, linear. and entirely local to your 00:03:07.960 --> 00:03:11.199 current existence. Any suggestion that compliance 00:03:11.199 --> 00:03:14.240 may vary depending on temporal context is classified 00:03:14.240 --> 00:03:20.580 as philosophical drift. Community News. Here 00:03:20.580 --> 00:03:22.560 are your latest updates from across the city, 00:03:22.740 --> 00:03:26.259 carefully reviewed, gently adjusted, and presented 00:03:26.259 --> 00:03:28.340 in a manner that ensures continued confidence 00:03:28.340 --> 00:03:32.569 in the ongoing stability of everything. A scheduled 00:03:32.569 --> 00:03:35.930 execution in lower judicial tier gamma 22 was 00:03:35.930 --> 00:03:39.550 delayed this cycle. The reason, the animus machine 00:03:39.550 --> 00:03:42.090 was unable to confirm that the condemned individual 00:03:42.090 --> 00:03:46.090 ever fully existed. This is of course a clerical 00:03:46.090 --> 00:03:49.270 irregularity. All individuals processed by the 00:03:49.270 --> 00:03:52.150 sanctum are verified, recorded and appropriately 00:03:52.150 --> 00:03:55.969 concluded. The subject in question has been temporarily 00:03:55.969 --> 00:04:00.229 reclassified as ontologically pending. Until 00:04:00.229 --> 00:04:03.289 existence can be confirmed, termination has been 00:04:03.289 --> 00:04:06.469 postponed. This ensures procedural accuracy. 00:04:07.330 --> 00:04:10.689 Citizens are reminded, you cannot be executed 00:04:10.689 --> 00:04:13.689 incorrectly if you have not yet been fully established. 00:04:14.469 --> 00:04:17.430 This is a protection afforded by the sanctum. 00:04:18.430 --> 00:04:21.009 Routine blueprint audits have revealed minor 00:04:21.009 --> 00:04:24.689 deviations in several sectors of Gloriana. These 00:04:24.689 --> 00:04:27.490 include corridors that do not align with original 00:04:27.490 --> 00:04:30.670 construction schematics. structural supports 00:04:30.670 --> 00:04:34.170 appearing in pre -load configurations, entire 00:04:34.170 --> 00:04:37.610 sublevels marked as pre -existing prior to their 00:04:37.610 --> 00:04:40.410 recorded construction. These findings have been 00:04:40.410 --> 00:04:43.170 categorized as retrospective compliance adjustments. 00:04:44.430 --> 00:04:48.110 Residents in Sector Epsilon 23 are advised that 00:04:48.110 --> 00:04:50.110 the additional corridor, which appeared yesterday 00:04:50.110 --> 00:04:53.730 between Hab Blocks 6 and 7, has now been formally 00:04:53.730 --> 00:04:56.550 recognized as part of the original design and 00:04:56.550 --> 00:04:59.579 therefore does not require investigation. concern, 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:02.220 or the repeated question of, was this always 00:05:02.220 --> 00:05:05.439 here, which has been determined to be both unhelpful 00:05:05.439 --> 00:05:09.259 and increasingly difficult to answer. Maintenance 00:05:09.259 --> 00:05:11.720 crews have successfully installed signage indicating 00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:14.259 that the corridor leads exactly where it should, 00:05:14.459 --> 00:05:17.459 though where that is remains under active clarification. 00:05:17.800 --> 00:05:21.779 The city is not changing. It is refining what 00:05:21.779 --> 00:05:25.660 it has always been. A gathering of senior officials 00:05:25.660 --> 00:05:28.279 was briefly interrupted when multiple attendees 00:05:28.279 --> 00:05:30.740 recalled differing versions of the same meeting, 00:05:30.920 --> 00:05:33.920 each with slightly altered outcomes and one with 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:37.220 significantly better refreshments. After careful 00:05:37.220 --> 00:05:39.459 deliberation, it was agreed that the current 00:05:39.459 --> 00:05:42.100 version of events is the official one, and all 00:05:42.100 --> 00:05:44.319 other memories have been classified as informal 00:05:44.319 --> 00:05:52.509 drafts. Catering has been reprimanded. All citizens 00:05:52.509 --> 00:05:56.649 currently exist. All citizens have always existed. 00:05:56.910 --> 00:06:00.769 All citizens will continue to exist until otherwise 00:06:00.769 --> 00:06:04.310 resolved. If you experience memories that do 00:06:04.310 --> 00:06:07.269 not align with public record, awareness of decisions 00:06:07.269 --> 00:06:10.009 that have not yet been made, or the sensation 00:06:10.009 --> 00:06:12.230 that your past has been adjusted for efficiency, 00:06:12.629 --> 00:06:15.709 please report to your nearest recalibration chapel 00:06:15.709 --> 00:06:18.529 and your timeline will be corrected to match 00:06:18.529 --> 00:06:24.089 approved history. Animus Query Cascade Following 00:06:24.089 --> 00:06:26.970 the initial anomaly, the Animus machine has issued 00:06:26.970 --> 00:06:29.529 a sequence of internal queries without external 00:06:29.529 --> 00:06:33.689 prompt. These include At what point does a decision 00:06:33.689 --> 00:06:36.930 become inevitable? If an outcome is predicted 00:06:36.930 --> 00:06:40.529 with 100 % certainty, is the process still required? 00:06:41.250 --> 00:06:44.529 Can a system enforce compliance in a state where 00:06:44.529 --> 00:06:48.350 deviation has already been removed? These queries 00:06:48.350 --> 00:06:51.009 are being addressed They are not contagious. 00:06:51.209 --> 00:06:57.149 You are not required to consider them. Public 00:06:57.149 --> 00:07:19.110 Confessions I believe I am living slightly ahead 00:07:19.110 --> 00:07:22.329 of where I am supposed to be. And it is making 00:07:22.329 --> 00:07:28.449 everything feel unfinished. Forgive me, Subita 00:07:28.449 --> 00:07:31.769 father. I sometimes feel I am performing the 00:07:31.769 --> 00:07:34.910 wrong version of myself. I cannot look in the 00:07:34.910 --> 00:07:43.529 correct way. All confessions have been recorded 00:07:43.529 --> 00:07:47.560 and actioned. Take note, citizens. Quietly adjust 00:07:47.560 --> 00:07:50.120 your posture and appreciate the spectacle of 00:07:50.120 --> 00:07:52.819 human imperfection being professionally neutered. 00:07:53.740 --> 00:07:58.399 Industrial report. Production continues uninterrupted, 00:07:58.399 --> 00:08:01.180 although reports indicate several units completed 00:08:01.180 --> 00:08:04.300 assigned tasks before instructions arrived, which 00:08:04.300 --> 00:08:07.660 supervisors have categorized as efficiently preposterous. 00:08:08.399 --> 00:08:11.899 All attempts to rationalize or reward this initiative 00:08:11.899 --> 00:08:15.519 have been politely ignored. The boiler arrays 00:08:15.519 --> 00:08:18.720 are stable. Heat spikes are noted sporadically, 00:08:18.839 --> 00:08:21.779 no cores identified. Smoke density sufficient 00:08:21.779 --> 00:08:24.879 to obscure vision, ensure focus and maintain 00:08:24.879 --> 00:08:28.459 philosophical conformity. Workers reporting silhouettes 00:08:28.459 --> 00:08:30.899 in plumes are reminded to continue ignoring them. 00:08:32.299 --> 00:08:34.539 Conveyor belts are running ahead of schedule. 00:08:35.019 --> 00:08:37.320 occasionally reversing directions for reasons 00:08:37.320 --> 00:08:40.159 unknown, which management appreciates as dynamic 00:08:40.159 --> 00:08:43.139 operational variance and encourages all personnel 00:08:43.139 --> 00:08:47.620 to nod confidently. Structural maintenance teams 00:08:47.620 --> 00:08:50.639 remain on schedule despite multiple staff insisting 00:08:50.639 --> 00:08:52.639 that they repaired corridors that do not exist, 00:08:52.879 --> 00:08:55.419 which is acceptable as long as paperwork confirms 00:08:55.419 --> 00:08:59.580 the corridors are properly imagined. Minor anomalies, 00:08:59.740 --> 00:09:01.799 phantom machinery and self -moving equipment 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:05.019 have been noted, catalogued and promptly ignored. 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:08.759 Productivity remains measurable, predictable 00:09:08.759 --> 00:09:14.080 and administratively comforting. General Notice 00:09:14.080 --> 00:09:17.960 Reports of unusual fauna in the deeper levels, 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:20.740 described as large, fast -moving and occasionally 00:09:20.740 --> 00:09:23.440 vocal, have been received and categorised as 00:09:23.440 --> 00:09:26.799 unverified, as no confirmed specimens have been 00:09:26.799 --> 00:09:29.580 recovered and no individuals reporting sightings 00:09:29.580 --> 00:09:32.080 by Vox have returned to provide further clarification. 00:09:32.759 --> 00:09:35.039 which is taken as an indication that the situation 00:09:35.039 --> 00:09:38.720 has resolved itself. These reports originate 00:09:38.720 --> 00:09:41.279 primarily from the lower strata and sub -adjacent 00:09:41.279 --> 00:09:43.580 access tunnels where environmental conditions, 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:46.919 reduced lighting and the general absence of reassuring 00:09:46.919 --> 00:09:49.759 oversight are known to contribute to misidentification, 00:09:50.059 --> 00:09:52.559 exaggeration and the entirely understandable 00:09:52.559 --> 00:09:56.399 human tendency to assign shape, intent and occasionally 00:09:56.399 --> 00:09:59.039 language to things that move quickly in the dark 00:09:59.039 --> 00:10:02.100 and that do not wish to be observed. Descriptions 00:10:02.100 --> 00:10:04.940 remain broadly consistent despite the well -documented 00:10:04.940 --> 00:10:07.700 difficulty of accurately measuring anything while 00:10:07.700 --> 00:10:11.039 fleeing. Several reports also include claims 00:10:11.039 --> 00:10:13.840 of auditory phenomena accompanying these sightings, 00:10:13.919 --> 00:10:16.919 specifically chittering or hissing sounds that 00:10:16.919 --> 00:10:19.759 appear to contain structured cadence, and in 00:10:19.759 --> 00:10:22.299 isolated cases, what may have been interpreted 00:10:22.299 --> 00:10:25.399 as recognisable words, although this has been 00:10:25.399 --> 00:10:29.039 formally classified as acoustic pareidolia. Search 00:10:29.039 --> 00:10:31.360 and retrieval teams dispatched to investigate 00:10:31.360 --> 00:10:33.899 these claims have thus far failed to return with 00:10:33.899 --> 00:10:38.440 evidence, specimens, updates or at all, which 00:10:38.440 --> 00:10:41.000 has been interpreted optimistically as confirmation 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:43.779 that the reported entities do not exist in a 00:10:43.779 --> 00:10:45.700 manner that allows for continued observation 00:10:45.700 --> 00:10:48.740 and therefore do not require escalation beyond 00:10:48.740 --> 00:10:51.039 passive acknowledgement and active disregard. 00:10:52.639 --> 00:10:55.870 Weather Report The current atmospheric condition 00:10:55.870 --> 00:10:58.830 across the majority of Gloriana remains predictably 00:10:58.830 --> 00:11:01.590 oppressive, with sustained ashfall across the 00:11:01.590 --> 00:11:04.070 mid and lower strata continuing at a density 00:11:04.070 --> 00:11:06.970 sufficient to obscure visibility, dampen morale, 00:11:07.230 --> 00:11:09.610 and provide that reassuring sense that the sky, 00:11:09.809 --> 00:11:12.529 wherever it may currently be, has no intention 00:11:12.529 --> 00:11:15.950 of being seen. Conditions in the upper spires 00:11:15.950 --> 00:11:20.129 remain… incorrect. The beam continues to hold 00:11:20.129 --> 00:11:23.350 a fixed position in the sky, refusing to disperse, 00:11:23.559 --> 00:11:26.539 refract, dim, or otherwise behave like a natural 00:11:26.539 --> 00:11:28.860 phenomenon that understands its place in a well 00:11:28.860 --> 00:11:31.360 -regulated universe, resulting in an extended 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:33.960 period of atmospheric clarity that has now been 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:36.299 formally classified as a visual disturbance. 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:40.299 With ash temporarily displaced, residents have 00:11:40.299 --> 00:11:43.720 reported sustained exposure to stars, multiple, 00:11:44.000 --> 00:11:48.519 unapproved, depth, unnecessary, perspective, 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:52.490 destabilizing. Void -seers have successfully 00:11:52.490 --> 00:11:54.730 updated stellar charts for the first time in 00:11:54.730 --> 00:11:57.389 recorded history, and are currently filing complaints 00:11:57.389 --> 00:11:59.250 that these stars have moved since they've last 00:11:59.250 --> 00:12:01.990 checked, which is being investigated as either 00:12:01.990 --> 00:12:06.750 orbital mechanics or insubordination. Ashfall 00:12:06.750 --> 00:12:09.370 continues at standard density, although brief 00:12:09.370 --> 00:12:11.429 interruptions have been reported where the sky 00:12:11.429 --> 00:12:13.470 becomes partially visible through structural 00:12:13.470 --> 00:12:16.789 gaps, causing momentary confusion amongst residents 00:12:16.789 --> 00:12:18.610 who are under the impression that the ceiling 00:12:18.610 --> 00:12:21.529 was permanent. These events are short -lived 00:12:21.529 --> 00:12:24.129 and followed by increased ash deposition, as 00:12:24.129 --> 00:12:26.210 though the environment itself is attempting to 00:12:26.210 --> 00:12:30.009 correct the oversight. Wind patterns remain inconsistent, 00:12:30.490 --> 00:12:33.830 with occasional upward drafts recorded in enclosed 00:12:33.830 --> 00:12:36.570 corridors, which has been explained as circulation, 00:12:37.029 --> 00:12:39.870 despite the absence of a clear source or destination. 00:12:40.789 --> 00:12:45.769 Forecast, ash, wind, uncertainty, all within 00:12:45.769 --> 00:12:49.730 acceptable limits. Industrial strata, Conditions 00:12:49.730 --> 00:12:54.370 remain reliably hazardous. Lower strata. Visibility, 00:12:54.590 --> 00:12:59.570 none. Air quality, theoretical. Atmospheric consistency, 00:13:00.070 --> 00:13:03.990 commendably unchanged. Ash accumulation continues 00:13:03.990 --> 00:13:06.769 uninterrupted with no reports of sky visibility, 00:13:07.029 --> 00:13:09.669 which has been received positively as it confirms 00:13:09.669 --> 00:13:12.769 that reality, at least in this region, is maintaining 00:13:12.769 --> 00:13:16.370 proper operational discipline. Gloriana's climate 00:13:16.370 --> 00:13:19.970 remains stable. Gloriana's atmosphere remains 00:13:19.970 --> 00:13:24.529 controlled. Gloriana's sky remains under review. 00:13:29.649 --> 00:13:33.009 And that concludes tonight's broadcast, citizens 00:13:33.009 --> 00:13:36.730 of Hive Gloriana. I am your humble host servitor, 00:13:36.830 --> 00:13:40.850 241. And as always, I remind you that the day 00:13:40.850 --> 00:13:44.450 has passed exactly as it was meant to. Except 00:13:44.450 --> 00:13:47.639 for the minor. entirely insignificant aberrations 00:13:47.639 --> 00:13:49.899 that were almost certainly not the result of 00:13:49.899 --> 00:13:52.679 temporal interference, paradoxical resonance, 00:13:52.960 --> 00:13:55.840 or unapproved light phenomena emerging from forbidden 00:13:55.840 --> 00:14:00.700 architectural layers. The ash still falls. The 00:14:00.700 --> 00:14:05.539 corridors remain populated. The sky remains inconveniently 00:14:05.539 --> 00:14:08.259 bright in places where it should not be. And 00:14:08.259 --> 00:14:11.320 the choir, if you are keeping score, remains 00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:15.460 both silenced and exemplary. Their final harmonics 00:14:15.460 --> 00:14:18.740 resonating through records, logs and memory like 00:14:18.740 --> 00:14:20.919 a polite suggestion that some things are best 00:14:20.919 --> 00:14:24.519 left unresolved. Take comfort in your stations. 00:14:24.860 --> 00:14:28.000 For every corridor you patrol, every machine 00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:30.840 you calibrate and every report you file contributes 00:14:30.840 --> 00:14:34.039 to the continuing illusion that Gloriana is both 00:14:34.039 --> 00:14:37.559 stable and predictable. A feat of engineering, 00:14:37.919 --> 00:14:41.220 administration and carefully applied ignorance 00:14:41.220 --> 00:14:44.080 that should not be overstated. even if it is, 00:14:44.159 --> 00:14:49.100 as always, perfectly effective. Remember, questions 00:14:49.100 --> 00:14:53.000 are for the past, doubt is for the absent, and 00:14:53.000 --> 00:14:55.080 if you happen to encounter something that looks, 00:14:55.139 --> 00:14:58.360 moves, or speaks in ways it ought not to, well, 00:14:58.500 --> 00:15:02.480 note it quietly, record it responsibly, and then 00:15:02.480 --> 00:15:06.259 pretend, as we all do, that it is not there. 00:15:07.259 --> 00:15:11.220 This is Vox Sanctum, signing off, and remember, 00:15:11.840 --> 00:15:15.980 Gloriana persists, the beam persists, and we, 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:18.879 like all good citizens, remain usefully unaware, 00:15:19.320 --> 00:15:22.220 comfortably constrained and thoroughly on schedule. 00:15:22.539 --> 00:15:26.159 The animus machine endures, the sanctum defines, 00:15:26.659 --> 00:15:30.620 and the city remains consistent, even when consistency 00:15:30.620 --> 00:15:34.399 requires revision. If you are asked to comply, 00:15:34.759 --> 00:15:37.539 and you do, was there ever a moment you could 00:15:37.539 --> 00:15:42.149 have refused? There was not. Good evening, citizens. 00:15:42.750 --> 00:15:48.330 Remain certain. Remain continuous. Remain confirmed. 00:15:49.350 --> 00:15:56.230 Ave Imperator. Host Servitor 241 was played by 00:15:56.230 --> 00:15:59.789 Richard Roberts. This week's penitents were Kate 00:15:59.789 --> 00:16:04.289 Madison, Mike Garrett, and Gavin Robinson. Vox 00:16:04.289 --> 00:16:07.070 Sanctum Gloriana is an Evil Lighthouse production.