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dr. stephen strange ([personal profile] rehandle) wrote in [community profile] ximilia2023-04-17 12:21 pm

AUDIO; un: strange, after group 3 and all of the existing juicy network info posts. approx 2am.

I broke into the FNRR tonight.

[ Putting that out there with his whole chest so nobody has to waste time asking after circumstances. ]

I was intercepted by Dr. Kaeya Sseran, a senior researcher with the Ghost Matter Division, who as it turns out is working with Zandr. She describes him as one of the most brilliant scientists of their generation.

Kaeya and Zandr worked together in the division back when it was still headed by both Dr. Breezr and Dr. Adrih. It was created at the behest of Commander Brennon to find a way to synthesize ghost matter after they discovered twenty or so years ago that the particle as it naturally occurred was created in the atmosphere at a slower rate than they were harvesting it for their guns, meaning their supply would inevitably run out.

They had no luck creating a synthetic particle until Dr Breezr introduced the ‘conduit’, the orb. With its help Breezr and Adrih synthesized a particle in secret. It had the benefit of duplicating itself at a much faster rate than already existing ghost matter, and mutating any ghost matter particle it contacted to carry its same qualities. Including the mutation that produces the autoimmune effects this Complex is plagued with today.

Brennon wanted it introduced to the atmosphere to revitalize the supply. Dr Adrih, knowing what this would mean for the Galaxy, told Zandr, and together they planned to escape with sensitive documents and the only sample of the synthesized, mutated particle.

Zandr made it out with the documents. Brennon caught Dr Adrih, murdered him, took the sample, and Dr Breezr reversed one of the ghost matter harvesters and distributed the particle into the atmosphere.

[ There’s seething silence from him for a moment to let that sink in. Because there we have it: the orb’s involvement in the suffering of Ndiera, the undeniable fact that senior members of the Federation knowingly created the current situation in order to maintain their control, no matter the cost. ]

Zandr and Kaeya are working on an anti-matter to eradicate ghost matter entirely. Once they achieve it, they’ll need access codes for the harvesters in order to reverse them and disseminate the new particle into the atmosphere, codes that are kept on the station where senior Federation staff stay.

There’s work to do. I’ve promised her help, and the help of anyone else I know who’ll offer it. I’ll be meeting her again next week and can fill her in on any offers or suggestions then.

[ He’s about to sign off his 2am infodump there, but actually this is quite important - ]

I didn’t check, but I assume Zandr must still have the orb. It returned his powers to him a few months ago at Kaeya’s accidental request while she was holding onto it in advance of their plan to have him take it from the FNRR, which he then did.

[ Those powers returned at a cost to her, of course, but as far as he can tell what exactly that cost was doesn’t need to be everyone’s business unless she chooses for it to be. ]

He was caught on purpose, so he could escape and cast doubt on the infallibility of the Federation.

That’s about all I know. If you have questions, I’ll do my best to answer.

[ And with that he finally does end his broadcast. ]



( ooc: an infoshare from Stephen’s search request! I think he’s covered everything important but if you spot anything in there I haven’t covered that you want your character to know pls do hop in for a thread or hit me up oocly for a handwave! It’s all fair game - and please feel free to use this post to have characters discuss amongst themselves! )
laviny: (pic#15344707)

Text; un: belova

[personal profile] laviny 2023-04-17 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow, what excellent timing this is.]

Oh, he definitely has the orb, all right.
fungicidal: tlou1 (how a penguin builds a house)

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[personal profile] fungicidal 2023-04-17 12:12 pm (UTC)(link)
It's two in the damn morning.

[ Some of us work, Stephen! ]
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[personal profile] laviny 2023-04-17 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, Felix and I found him tonight. Through Bracken.
fungicidal: tlou1 (if you have a bladder infection)

[personal profile] fungicidal 2023-04-17 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
And I've always wanted a house guest with piss poor manners.

[ Said the pot to the kettle. ]
laviny: (038)

[personal profile] laviny 2023-04-17 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
That’s right. They are monopolizing them to keep them off the criminal market entirely.
homeostatic: (193)

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[personal profile] homeostatic 2023-04-17 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
( hooray for night shift. )

Those bastards. Not sure what help I can offer, but you've got it.
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[personal profile] homeostatic 2023-04-17 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
( he chuckles in the feed; pls imagine the good-natured eye roll that not-question prompts. )

You can have anything you damn well please.

Where are you stayin' these days?
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Video: Lockwood

[personal profile] recklessenough 2023-04-17 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He should probably be asleep, but Lockwood has lived a nocturnal life for so long back home that his bright eyed and busy tailed at this hour. ]

So 'ghost matter' is just a term these people use? It does not actually have anything to do with ghosts?
bigfootfetish: (68.)

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[personal profile] bigfootfetish 2023-04-17 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Two AM, aka a completely normal time to be awake. ]

Well, that explains why I got a dressing-down for floating the idea of eradicating the ghost matter. About two months ago now - the suits at the top don't want anyone thinking about the ghost matter, let alone doing anything about it.
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[personal profile] blackfire 2023-04-17 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
were you a ninja in another life, stephen?

curious.


Presumably, Dr. Sseran will not reveal your intrusion.

presumably. without having met the woman, he will not say he trusts her, necessarily, but he will defer to stephen on that point.

Were you able to scrub any surveillance tapes or security logs that would otherwise give you away, or do you require some manner of exfiltration from the planet proper?
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[personal profile] recklessenough 2023-04-17 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Though they haven't formally met, Lockwood's seen Dr. Strange's name and he's going to work off the assumption that the 'doctor' in this instances is a medical doctor, not an academic doctor. ]

The Earth I come from we have been plagued by what is called The Problem for close to fifty years. In short, the dead rise back up and haunt the living and over a million people have been killed by ghosts in the past four decades. [ Okay, technically speaking he probably should have bought Steven tea before dumping all this on him, but Lockwood decides to just go for it. ]

It's called 'ghost touch' when the ectoplasm that allows ghosts their form comes into contact with living flesh. Even brief contact causes frost bite like reaction on living flesh and then immediate internal organ shut down and death.

I've heard about people with powers dying when coming into contact with what these people call ghost matter and well, I naturally assumed it was a similar situation. But now it sounds like that is not the case?
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[personal profile] homeostatic 2023-04-17 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
( welcome to the ride-or-die portion of your McCoy!friendship, Stephen. 🌈🌟 )

Bless his heart. ( okay so, to be fair to Joel, he gets it. will he clarify? no. )

Jim and I can put you up if need be, just keep us posted. ( not content to just leave it at that, he adds, deeply contemplative: )

You think these folks have done their due diligence? Could be the ghost matter plays some important ecological role in this portion of space; stripping it all away at once might have unforeseen consequences.
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[personal profile] bigfootfetish 2023-04-17 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Haughtford - Chief of Staff. I didn't get much else from him.
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[personal profile] blackfire 2023-04-17 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
( god, he loves competence. he will never doubt u again, good work buddy. )

No.

What do you have in mind?
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[personal profile] groupiedrifter 2023-04-17 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I knew it. I knew that stupid orb had caused this atmospherical mess...

[It was mostly to himself, but not terribly quiet. After a moment, he addresses Stephen properly:]

I'm in with the FNRR as a scientist currently — working under Kaeya, actually, since she's the one who got me the job. I've got the introductory meeting with her recorded for anyone who wants it, and I'll be keeping track of progress from here in the labs.

[Attached is a voice recording of Newton's initial conversation with Kaeya, as he's brought in to work with the FNRR.]

... On my end, I think my best place to be is here in the labs, working on this anti-matter. I can probably meet with Kaeya in private — let her know what I know about the situation, if the crew thinks being a little more transparent will be beneficial.

She's good people, from what I can tell, being around her.
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[personal profile] hatejakku 2023-04-17 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I knew the Federation had their hand in the ghost matter somehow.

[ Less intuition and way more paranoia, but, sure, yeah, totally called it, right. ]

I'm working in Security now, but they're not letting me near the ghost weapons at all. Still, I can cause some sabotage or even a distraction if the situation calls for it.

The Federation is trying to claim that they still have the orb, though. More clearly, they're not not saying that whatever Zandr stole was retaken. When I tried to find out where the item was now, the information was just classified. It's possible some senior officials think they still have it.

[ Yes, he saw Yelena's texts. ]

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