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Murder of Timothy Rangel

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The murder of Timothy Rangel, a server technician for Globex, is alleged to have been carried out by members of the Sons of Adam, a cult, in Oscalia, Arkansas, United States. Sons of Adam members are alleged to have torn out Rangel’s ThinkTech Chip. The killing came after several protests decrying the recent installation of a ThinkTech server in Oscalia.

Background

On the night of October 27, 2033, Peter Jamestown took Christian Ove, Bobby Hill, and Todd McMichael to 16640 Nile Drive in Oscalia, Arkansas. Jamestown claims Roland Savan had instructed him (Jamestown) drive down the street and “pick out” anyone close by, and to “drive those sick pigs away.” Savan told the trio to do as Jamestown directed them.

Rangel had been present for the official activation of the Oscalia ThinkTech server. While initially stable, connection between the server and Globex gradually began to degrade, causing several brief blackouts.

Murder

Eyewitnesses attest to having seen Rangel leaving a local bar just past midnight on October 28, 2033. The ThinkTech app FiMe logged his position near 16640 Nile Drive, but would subsequently lose him. On October 29, 2033, Rangel was reported missing by Globex officials after a brief internal investigation. Oscalia police arrived at the Sons of Adam compound on November 1, 2033 after receiving a phone call from an unidentified woman who reported what looked like a burned body hidden underneath a tarp. Further remains were found outside the Oscalia City Hall. Peter Jamestown and his accomplices were arrested and charged with first degree murder, along with abuse of a corpse and kidnapping.

Aftermath

Globex amended its employee safety procedures in the wake of the incident.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation would raid the Sons of Adam compound.

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STATEMENT OF SECURITY OFFICER WEDNESDAY GEORGETTE

Unnecessary sounds, such as “um” and “uh” have been omitted from the following statement for the purpose of making this statement easier to read.

SM. Benchley: So, what happened next?

SO. Georgette: Officer Laurel ordered Mr. Ruffio to come closer. The stairwell was too dark, and neither of us could get a good look at him.

SM. Benchley: Why didn’t you use your flashlights? You must’ve had them.

SO. Georgette: We did.

SM. Benchley: You did?

SO. Georgette: We did have them. We were using them. It’s just that—

SM. Benchley: What?

SO. Georgette: They weren’t working. They kept on flickering as we approached Mr. Ruffio.

SM. Benchley: They were malfunctioning?

SO. Georgette: Yes sir.

SM. Benchley: Okay. So, Officer Laurel told Mr. Ruffio to come closer. Did he comply? Fight back?

SO. Georgette: No. He didn’t comply. He didn’t even respond.

SM. Benchley: He didn’t move?

SO. Georgette: He didn’t do anything. He just kept sitting there, in the corner.

SM. Benchley: Was he making any sounds?

SO. Georgette: Mr. Ruffio was… I mean, I can’t be entirely sure, sir.

SM. Benchley: How can you not be sure, Georgette?

SO. Georgette: It was quiet in there. In the stairwell. But I think I remember hearing… something.

SM. Benchley: Elaborate.

SO. Georgette: I don’t know for certain. I could’ve been hearing things.

SM. Benchley: What did you hear, Officer?

SO. Georgette: It was this… humming. From somewhere above us.

SM. Benchley: You mean, above Mr. Ruffio, right?

EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION

August 7th 2033

Re: Employment Verification for Rachel Kelly

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to certify that Rachel was an employee at Globex and was working as a full-time secretary since January 2022 to April 2033. Her gross salary was $10 thousand per annum.

If you have any questions regarding Mrs. Kelly’s employment, please contact our office at 888-527-1116

Sincerely,

Richard Castle

Some folks claim that you can never truly get away with anything.

Well, a lot of people will talk all goody-two shoes until the shit hits the fan, but I’ll tell you one thing: businesses have to make money, and will do anything to earn it. And when they face a moral and ethical dilemma, they’ll ignore the angel on their shoulder.

Mr. Castle, our beloved CEO, is no different from most in this respect. It’s become especially apparent in the way he’s handled Globex’s two main competitors— High Glass and the CSIGate.

We all know the reasons why these two must be eliminated and, to his credit, Castle initially tried to deal with the matter at hand. He seemed pretty confident that he could broker a deal with Mr. Parker to merge our respective parties. When that didn’t work, he got creative, maybe he could spy on their workers. No dice. Deeper desperation. Could he bribe a low-level, disgruntled employee to steal research notes from their database?

A good idea.

But when the logistics of bypassing their external and internal security got discussed, well… let’s just say it would’ve been a lot easier if their labs were located above ground.

The real answer to this little conundrum would finally dawn on Castle a few years later, and what do you know?

He didn’t have the stomach for it.

So, it’s up to me to save this company from developmental stagnation. Keeping it quick and, more importantly, keeping it quiet.

The end result, of course, is Operation Forced Hand.

Some of my friends in government, and I don’t mean Congress, you’d never catch these guys talking about their policies on C-SPAN, have turned me on to a whole host of devices that can be made from the materials we use in ThinkTech chips; signal blockers, call catchers, hyper-stimulation cascades, and network busters.

And sure, Mr. Castle keeps tabs on who’s buying what, but when you’re running a company the size of Globex, it’s easier than you think to miss things.

So far, I’ve been designing and assembling a decently sized electromagnetic field generator. And the result?

Well, I’m almost done with it. Ahead of schedule. Couple of weeks early, in fact.

Globex- AI Development and Implementation

Monthly Research Review

03/03

03 March 2035 / 4:30 PM / ROOM 116

ATTENDEES

Richard Castle, Teresa Gomez, Luke Ruffio, Helen Stark

AGENDA

Last Meeting Follow-up

Diagnosis of current complications in Monika software and programming.

New Business

Review and revise individual reports submitted by each member of the AI Development and Implementation Division.

Set future progress marks.

NOTES

Ms. Gomez suggested several possible changes for Monika’s productivity, including its personality shielding and basic expressive capabilities.

Mr. Castle determined that said changes would be detrimental to its stability, as such experimentation could result in non-oriented functions and reorganization of its priorities.

Ms. Gomez was referred to the local personnel counselor by Mr. Ruffio.

Mr. Ruffio outlined multiple glitches present in outtake servers around Westmary, Georgia and requested permission to conduct an additional intra-diagnostic test.

Mrs. Stark presented the results of simulated beta testing, which met corporate expectations. Mr. Castle granted her permission to conduct studies in the interactions between children and “MOTHER”.

NEXT WEEK’S AGENDA

Humanity is changing. There are no more bodies for God to speak through. Our skin is stained by the oil leaking from our eyes, but we can’t feel the burning. And our heads are filled with voices and colors and shapes, but we’ll never question anything that we think. Because it’s all coming to plan.

There's just one hour left on the midnight clock until the great blackout.

Before we go to sleep. Before They decide to flip the switch.

Six trumpets have been blown and only one is left. You know what the others were; the unveiling of the mark, the birth of the harlot, the false death, the locking of mouths, the new world order. And finally, the change.

You should know that progress is a sham. They just want to change the words of God into something obscene. Something that we’ve never had to read before.

The terms of service.

And who will we be serving?

Why, we’ll be serving Their God.

Globex Internal Memo

Mr. Castle

February 2, 2033

I’m sure that all of you have questions. In times like these, it’s natural for us to seek knowledge as a way to rationalize tragedy. We might be shocked or disturbed by the events from yesterday. But we cannot allow this situation to grow out of our control through cowardice and inaction.

An investigation is currently in progress. Here is what we know from Diagnostics and Health Services:

-Signal acquisition remained stable in the area.

-Analysis of local servers failed to find any internal or external damage.

-Autopsies performed on the victims were inconclusive for Early Onset SES.

As of now, we have no idea as to why the high school was removed from our registry. No clue. This will complicate our press conference tonight and how we will handle the public’s reaction.