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W̠̬ͧ̊͌ͯ̾̔ͯ̔͘H̺̯̯̙͇̹̦͂̋ͅÄ̗̱̼̻͇̮̻̓́͢T̞̤͙̠̠͉̄͒̄ ̛̥ͩͣͨ̊ͩ̍́T̝̬̫͕̹͇̂̃̌͑͂͒ͥH͚ͧ͌ͩͪ̐̔E͇̲ͧ͆͘ ̣͔̦̪̈́͒̆̑̕Ȓͦͤ̑̉͠҉̭̱̱̞̥͔̮͕̺ ͬ̈́̂̄ͤ̅͗͏͍̘̗̣̗Ǒ̼̝̱ͣ̀ ̶̨̨͈̩̻ͣ̃̌ͪ́ͫͨƠ̳͔̓̾̊͗̉̐́ ͖͕̬̘̉̽͠T̶̲̲͕̬̻͉͂ͥ ̯̻̝̠̱̩ͧ̋͂ͦ̃̅̆W̝͓̦̘ͯ̊̈́ͮ͑͂̂̏͒͢ͅA̴̪̙ͨͣN̢̥͇͔̹̖̰̱̠͌ͦ̉̌̀͟Ť̢̘̥̲̝̆͌S̵̠̘̭͒̂ͧ̍̿͘ͅ
ͯ̀͌̊̄̀͏̙̤̱̪̩̯ͅ
̸̠͓̇̑̆̎͑́T̴̓̾̃̈҉̧͕̖̰̻͔̮H̶̙̜͓̪̱͌͌̿ͮE̸̤̺̠̺̦͙͇̝ͬ̋͒ͥ͂̀ ̴͕̩̣̲̠̟͗́͆ͅR̨̘̍̐̌ͮ͑̽̆ ̵̲̮̫̞̎ͥ͢͝ͅÓ̝̱͚̰̼ͫ̈ ̵̨̃͊҉̞͖̩̮̪O̵̸̺̔͆̋͂͛̎ ̞͕͈̺̯̭̼̍ͤͭͦ͐̍̏͟T͍̥̳̫͈͎̖̹̏ͩ ̧̰̤̣̹̬̃ͤS̃̐͗͏ͅH̺̦͚̗͔̰̖̮͊ͯ̌̚Ã̬͈͖̲͓̭̟̯̭̏͊̉̀ͨ͒ͮĻ̧̲ͬ̃͋̐͛̎ͯ͗L̹̜͇̜̼̞̥̓̔ͫ͊͑̚ ̙̓͆͋͑̃̎̂T̜͕̪̣͕̗͖͌̌ͮͫͩ͂̈́̄͞A̗̠ͮͨ̾̓̍̋̔͊̌͜͢͡K̈́̎̇̆̃̈́҉̗͎̩̠̻̘E̡̗̙̯̭͕̹ͮ̂ͩ͋̓̇̽͊ͯ





They say she's a fiend.



F̧̫̜͍͉͙̱̤̰͛͒ͮͮ̒̀͑̊ ͓̥͓͆̈́̃̈́͗I̤ͦ̒ ̶͖̰͍͙͕̟̾ͧ͒͂ͅȨ̶̣̠͕̬̃̈́͞ ̸̤̜̲̪͓̯͚̘͑̌̐̇͌̋͆͛̕͠N̔͐̎ͭ́ͯ͂͏̺̺̠̦͔̤ͅ ̶̬̩̣̮͚̝̆̌͆̌̓̈́ͪ̆D̶̸͍ͫͨͦͣ̄͜ ̞̤̃̿̒̉ͪ̉ͫ̾?̫̲̼̭͍͕̱̯̄̄̏͗̂̀͟͡




They say she's an anomaly.




A̱̟̦̞͒̀̿̊̅̓̌͡͠ͅ ̛̫̬͇̺̘ͦ̿ͣͣ͛̑͠͞N̸̉̄̓́҉͓͖ ̧̧̧̯͕̬̙͌͑̈̎O̶̢͈̹͓̲̟̻̻͌̓ͧ̄ ̛͙͔̽͑̀̀ͭMͯ͒̃̄҉̰̯̙ ̶̮̫̭̇ͦĄ̨̺͍̮͖̪͓͙̪̣̒ͣ̓ͮ̾ͭ̑̚̕ ̷̤̈͛̔ͬ͢L̩̫̘̮̑͗̕͡ ̷̥̖̻̝̻́ͮ͊͂̓̚Ŷ̰͔̱͎̦̻͎ͧ͋̾̓̇ ̶̜̪̞̥̥̮̖̜ͪͨͮͩ͒ͮ̀.̗͓̝͎̹͊ͮͣ͋̀͢ͅ.͍̜̾̀̚.̘̜͈̊̌̑ͮ̊ͯ



They say she's nothing.


.̹͙̺̗̞̗̟̫ͫͦ̍̚ ̷̙̥̾̓ͬ̈̂̾͢.̨ͪ̌̀̿̓ͤ͏͉͞ ̾ͦ̊͊̏ͫ҉̝̟̝͓͙̦͚͙͝.̼͉̾̓ͩ̅ ̮̭̿ͣ


Nonexistent.




.̺̳̥̜͚͓̮̂͐̈́̑͒ͩͬ.͓̘̟̠͗̅̊͛̓̋.͔̖͖̞̈́ͣ́̇̂̚N̸̸̲͖̮͉̩͍̞̓ͯ̍̔̿́͂O̘̞̖͍̭̒̊



Never there.



S̠̱ͩ͟͢͢T̛͉̰̤͙̰̟̫̜͐ͦͧ͑́Ő͉͔̠̩̋̾̈̎͠P̸̫̩͙̺̜ͬ̌



A figment of the imagination.



.̴̘̗̬̠̓ͣ͑̽́̇̔̊͢.̓̆͋̊́ͧͨ̓͏͕͕̺.͎̯̲͎̟͖́̿̊̄̽̑ͦ̎̚A̸̱̞͕̙̪̮̪͐ͤM̗͚ͭ̏͒͑̅̾ ̢̘̬̤͍̯͎ͩ̿ͣͪ̈́ͩ͘͡Ḯ̸̶̱̫̯̖͚̻͇ͣͧ͒ͨ̊̑ͭͦ?̲̦̜͖̠̙ͩ̾̇̅͒͗ͧ͊́͞


So just turn your head and blink.

The hallucination would fade with time.


I͔̫̞̿̃ͦ ̢̨̧̬̬̥̤̳͕̭̑̿ͤ͌͛̒̋A̸̭̼͕̳̳͙͓̍̓͊̄̆͜M̥̳͍̅ͦ̒́.̶͖̼̭͚̭͕͙ͧͅ.̶̱̙͖̾̓͛̔̾̅͑́̀̚͜.͊ͪ͐́҉͈̱ͅ


I͔̫̞̿̃ͦ ̢̨̧̬̬̥̤̳͕̭̑̿ͤ͌͛̒̋A̸̭̼͕̳̳͙͓̍̓͊̄̆͜M̥̳͍̅ͦ̒́.̶͖̼̭͚̭͕͙ͧͅ.̶̱̙͖̾̓͛̔̾̅͑́̀̚͜.͊ͪ͐́҉͈̱ͅ




.̵̺̖͔̭̝̎̂̈́ͣ̑͡.̷̳̳͉̯͕̙̮̝̈̓ͮ́ͨͥ̓̕.̵̧̙̹͇͕̦̍L̮̀ͪ͐̄́̕O̵̵̙̼̪͆̍͗̅̎͡Nͩͮͥͯͨ̓҉҉̩̳E͌ͬ̍͡͏̦̝͓̟͙L͒ͯ҉̛̳̘͔͓̭̘́Y̡̱̳͑͒͌ͧ̓͝



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VEDA REPORT #XXXXX, DATE XXXX-XX-XX


Disturbances recorded again. 100% certain that they have gotten worse. What had once been flickers in vision have now progressed into severe spatial distortions lasting seconds longer. It is confirmed as a phenomenon seen by all within the vicinity and is no longer recognized as a mere hallucination. Besides, the carbogen leak had been fixed weeks ago.

Effects of these distortions include:
>A drop in temperature, sometimes exponential
>Technological and mechanical failure, worse than that induced by Fragger (Sidenote: Newer, sturdier electronics needed, as well as a stronger barrier enchantment)
>Objects within a radius of three feet subjected to levitation
>Some kind of high-pitched feedback - those within close vicinity can potentially go deaf (Sidenote: Must somehow record this feedback)
>Time when one approaches a distortion is noted to slow down (Sidenote: More data gathering for this is prompted)

Eliminates the possibilities of:
>Further unidentified leakage (Evidence: Pipework throughout the mesa has been inspected and refurbished where possible)
>Infrasound (Evidence: High-pitched feedback)
>Interference from Arcane-aligned outsiders (Evidence: Lack of pink-hued energy, level of distortion, both spatial and temporal, is agreed to be far too advanced for known Arcane scholars)
>Holo-tech from rival clans (Evidence: Object levitation, temperature drop)

New hypotheses include:
>???

This must be considered dire.

Our research has taken us nowhere.

Even the system VEDA has been affected. Glitches and bugs in its otherwise pristine matrix have been found and expunged. More of these distortions within the mesa could result in partial system corruption or full failure. The Divine Three claim to not have summoned anyone else since Rooker and his boys. Even the mischievous Gatekeeper-descended Fragger appears disturbed. The "dark entities" Blackadder and the Sightless can only vaguely determine where the next distortion would hit.

However, the interdimensional traveler known as Quatro asserts to hear something else beyond the feedback. A voice. A word.

"LONELY"

That alone, unfortunately, is unreliable datum.

CONCLUSIONS ARRIVED:
>The distortions must be dealt with at once
>Send Quatro to attempt communication with "The Voice"
>If proven hostile, eliminate at all costs

END REPORT