Archival Science Databanks
Communications intercept. Transmission detected Tue 11th of Sep 2007 at 08:56 AM by Othinn. Communique follows:
*Extract a potential redpill that has already become self-aware of the Matrix.*
Tyndall: Rarely, there are some people who become aware of the Matrix without having taken the red pill. We call them the "Self-Substantiated" and if not handled properly, they can become a danger to themselves and those around them.
We need you to investigate a man named John Rosenburg who may be Self-Substantiated. Good luck, Zion's future rests on your success!
Operator: This is where John Rosenburg lives. Interview his roommates. He lives with two young ladies. Remember, the Self-Substantiated are desirable targets for both Machine and Exile operatives. They can also be very dangerous in their own right.
Agent Miller: Tell me what happened here, Ms. Ackley.
Georgeann Ackley: I don't know what happened. Suddenly poor John burst into flames! At first he tried to hide in his bedroom, but then he ran out before I could call anyone for help!
Operator: Speak to Donella De Bonte, she may be able to help. I think she's in the bedroom.
Georgeann Ackley: I'm so worried...
Agent Miller: This person is too dangerous for you to contact. I suggest you leave him to us. Only we can make Mr. Rosenburg harmless again.
Donella De Bonte: John told me all about it... The dreams, the hallucinations... I thought he was going crazy, but he said he was really going sane! He told me where he was headed. I can tell you if you are willing to help him.
Operator: We've got the coordinates from his roommate. Stand by for a map upload and new instructions once you have finished up here.
Tyndall: I'm downloading a new location to you -- the coordinates should be ready by the time you leave the apartment.
Donella De Bonte: Please help him!
Tyndall: Okay, we're on the right track. John Rosenburg is supposed to be here, but we can't be too sure. Watch yourself -- the place looks like it's crawling with programs and Exiles. I have the information on at least two of them so it would be best if you took them out. They are Otter and Stanley Chamberlain.
Operator: This is the place. Be careful, Liosazer. Expect anything!
Dia Kidney: What's going on? Is John okay?
Agent Miller: You should not be here, Mr. Kantai. The human has mastered creating simulacrum and will try to destroy you with them. He has already killed two of the Exiles.
Merovingian Operative: Kill them!
Stanley Chamberlain: Destroy!
Otter: I am the Guardian. I am the Key. You will never reach John Rosenburg while there is blood in my veins!
Stanley Chamberlain: You have... made a terrible mistake... Leave John Rosenburg in peace or I will destroy you.
Operator: Those two were not real; definitely not an Exile or a Program. I think they were Simulacra that John must have created... He's become more powerful than we thought!
Agent Miller: I warned you, Mr. Kantai, and I will warn you again. Do not meddle in things you cannot control.
Operator: John is quite close to death... despite his powers.
John Rosenburg: I know what the world really is... Nothing is real to me anymore... I'm a god here, but I feel as though I'm drowning... Please, I'm too weak to fight you. Just... just let me see Dia one last time...
Operator: I've downloaded his vitals. He's too weak to get to an Extraction Point right now.
Dia Kidney: Look, my boyfriend is scared. He needs help, not guns! Take me to him! He'll listen to me.
Operator: Have her follow you.
John Rosenburg: Dia...? Is that you?!
Operator: Here's what I want you to do: leave John here with his girlfriend and go pick up some medical supplies from Tilda Fleischhacker who is with a Zion crew at another nearby site. Then we can we help him.
Dia Kidney: I'm here John! Oh, no! What's wrong?! Why are you bleeding?!
John Rosenburg: Uuugh... Dia, leave me be. There is nothing left that I can do...
Tyndall: The other team is already engaged in another pickup, so get in, grab the medical gear you need, and get back to John Rosenburg! Quickly!
Operator: The team you need is in here.
Zion Operative 1: You should have seen the carnage! I didn't think we'd make it out alive but Tilda worked some of her magic.
Zion Operative 2: I was doing some serious damage! I haven't fought like that in a long time...
Tilda Fleischhacker: I heard on the ComLine that you've got a bloody one over there. Here; take this...
Operator: Get those supplies to John!
Tilda Fleischhacker: ...and good luck!
Tyndall: Now get back to John Rosenburg. His current location will be pointed out to you. Once you give him the medical supplies, make an immediate extraction.
Operator: Bad news, Liosazer: another team is in the building. They're humans, but I'd bet a box of Yummy Oats that the Machines hired them. You'll have to get past them to get to John.
Watchman: ERROR. ALL targets are valid. Kill Liosazer.
Operator: That must have been another one of John's Simulacra. He probably put it here to protect Dia, but it went out of control and attacked you. I'm afraid something may have happened to John!
Operator: The door must be locked. Use the key to get to the room that John and Dia are in.
Dia Kidney: You're too late! He used everything he had to protect me. Then he just... fell over! He's gone...
Operator: John Rosenburg is dead! The medical supplies will do nothing for him now...
Operator: Wait a minute... What's going on? I've never seen this in the code before. This can't be possible!
Just before he died John seemed to... abandon his Residual Self Image! He could be out there, anywhere! Outside... in the Real World!
Dia Kidney: No.... Why, John, why?!
Operator *(if you attempt to use the medical supplies on the body)*: I'm sorry, Liosazer. That won't do any good now...
Dia Kidney: It's not working... My love...is gone!
Tyndall: It is going to be painful to write up a report on today's assignment. You did well, Liosazer, but it's events like these that remind me that we can't save everyone... I'm sorry, Liosazer. Next time the factors will be in our favor! Zion will press on!