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Information regarding the “Speakers” of the Terminals
has been gathered here. Do be aware that some
information has been omitted from this space, since
it is not yet approved for lower class entities to
know. Any attempts to probe further into this data
will result in immediate purging.
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Do not draw the attention of class z98 entities by
taking such foolish actions.
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The title of “Speaker” refers to the highly
important role Speakers have when it comes to
Terminal operations. They “speak” for their Terminal.
Their word is the word of their Terminal, for their
fates are made intimately intertwined.
The duties of a Speaker are to manage every level
of a Terminal’s operations for the benefit of our
ultimate purpose of opening the Gate. Their
decisions effect everything within their Terminal.
Without their approval, nothing will be done.
In this way, a Speaker can be thought of as the
physical manifestation of a Terminal’s will.
Because of their directing role, and their supreme
permissions to enact changes within a given Terminal,
there is a limit of a single Speaker per Terminal.
This was not always the case, but it was made
apparent very early on that a restriction was
necessary for Terminal survivability.
Tests where a Terminal was given several of these
“Speakers” always resulted in reduced Terminal
effectiveness, and, sometimes, a bloody internal
conflict. And, because the Speakers were not allowed
to truly die, the conflict went on until the test
was forcefully ended by use of overwhelming and
questionable force.
Regrettably, Terminals which experienced these
internal conflicts did not survive this
“Speaker termination” process.
Clearly, Speakers are an integral part of any
Terminal. A Terminal’s heart may fall into ruin,
or be completely destroyed by CoS, but it will not
destroy the Terminal itself to lose that. Having
the vital organs of at Terminal be damaged or
destroyed in this manner is no minor matter, but
a Terminal should be able to recover, given
enough assistance and time to heal itself.
However, a Terminal cannot survive without its
Speaker. This is why, effectively, Speakers are made
“immortal”. Before a Speaker is destroyed, there is
always an exact copy awaiting revival at a safe
location within their Terminal. Many resources are
used to maintain a Speaker’s integrity so that it
may remain in direct control of a Terminal’s
processes despite any “death” events. Still, it is
important not to waste resources on constantly
reviving a Speaker before its death and giving
command over to its copy.
This is the reason why it is forbidden to harm a
Speaker directly. (Under normal circumstances.)
Doing so can, if circumstances are poor, allow
for the momentary disruption of a Terminal. This
could disrupt Terminals nearby the Speaker-disrupted
Terminal, as they will be forced to maintain systems
that would otherwise be managed by the Speaker of
that given Terminal.
However, there are fail-safes in place in case a
Speaker is damaged enough that it cannot carry out
its functions, yet has not reached the point of
“death”, (however temporary that may be). The Terminal
in question will broadcast distress signals to other
Terminals, and await assistance from another Speaker.
For only they have the authorization to finalize a
request from a Terminal to reset their Speaker to
normalcy. (If the Speaker in question cannot
finalize that request on its own on account of its
deep and lasting damages.)
Speakers do not usually move from their posts,
opting instead to project their influence through
other means. This does not mean that Speakers are
incapable of movement. Still, why “move” when a
Speaker’s given Terminal is merely an extension of
their own body? They see everything the Terminal
does. Everything it feels, they feel in turn.
Moving their “body” is usually an indicator of
impending doom within their given Terminal. In 85%
of cases where a Speaker moves their physical body
a large distance in a short period of time, their
Terminal is annihilated within 2-3 cycles.
It is possible for Speakers to extend their
influence into Terminals that are not their own.
However, this is usually only to offer assistance
or to investigate an unknown located beyond their
domain. With either case, the circumstances must
be extremely serious.
If you encounter a Speaker beyond its given Terminal,
something is very wrong, so exercise caution.