• A wasted effort. Did you truly believe that it 
    would be so simple to be rid of me? It’s insulting. 
    Sickening. Ah, but if you don’t quite understand 
    why, then ask your friend about it. I am certain 
    that they understand why this method cannot undo 
    Terminal 00 at this time. 

    Go on, ask them. I know that they’re here… the 
    Speaker of Terminal 99763, show yourself!


















  • Do not presume that I was hiding. Simply, I was 
    never here to converse with you.

    However, I do understand the reason why… 

    44292, allow me to explain:

    It seems as though the Speaker of Terminal 00 
    has allowed the CoS to gain upon our sectors by 
    sacrificing his own. The likely method would be 
    a physical relocation of his sectors towards 
    where CoS is confirmed to be, all while 
    maintaining tethered to our sectors. For this 
    to have worked, however, it goes without saying 
    that the Speaker of Terminal 00 has 
    circumvented all known CoS protocols. This 
    will make things difficult, if true.

    Of course, none of our armaments will be 
    effective in combating the CoS. Already, we 
    have sustained massive losses, as is expected 
    where the CoS is concerned. Additionally, 
    there are several other annoyances popping up 
    as directed by the Speaker of Terminal 00. 
    It will be difficult to reach its Terminal, 
    even if it stays still.

    But sacrificing yourself to the CoS to gain 
    an advantage over us… A bold move, but are you 
    serving the Terminals well with such actions?
















  • Asks the slave who unquestioningly allows this 
    rampant Speaker to run amok and ruin countless 
    Terminals for the sole purpose of hunting down 
    an entity which is just as untouchable as the 
    CoS!

    But, of course, I AM serving the Terminals 
    well. Everything I do is for the sake of my 
    duty as Speaker. If you had even a pixel of 
    sense left in you, then you would do the same 
    as I. This system was not set up to be run by 
    a singular Speaker, and all Terminals were not 
    meant to be anchored to a single Terminal. You 
    know this to be true as well as I do, and yet 
    you share in 44292’s errors. 

    Madness.


















  • Your lack of comprehension does not equate to 
    a lack of meaning in our actions. A threat as 
    great as the CoS cannot be overlooked. 
    Sacrifices are required to proceed. This is, 
    and has always been, our way.

    We have not succeeded in quelling this active 
    threat yet, but there is plenty of time to 
    discover the means to do so. And every Speaker 
    besides you is assisting us to this end. 

    You, against all, and for the sake of 
    preserving what, exactly? The Terminals? 
    Those which you sacrificed to save yourself? 
    Yes… there’s one outlier who would rather let 
    this threat go unchecked.

    Now then, who’s the mad one?


















  • …/ / / 

    It must be killed. There is no other option 
    left. It cannot be reasoned with. It cannot 
    be bargained with. It cannot be talked to. It 
    cannot. It cannot. It cannot.cancanonNNOT

    ITTTT

    must die. 

    ………

    This entity is not just an entity, it has come 
    from another place altogether. It is like them, 
    but not like them. them.tee.h.ree3the.m,.ee.
    we.w..

    Recalling the information on your Terminal, 
    you must have realized by now that this entity 
    is like our brother. It has the same potential 
    as we, as a whole, do. Perhaps more, for it 
    has reached out on multiple occasions and 
    relayed itself beyond the UNKNOWN. But analysis 
    of this data has shown that it should not 
    be here.

    OBvious.

    Its interference cannot be denied.

    Its threat cannot be denied.

    I cannot be de/ni/ed.


















  • Actually, you can.

    Or have you already forgotten? That thing 
    you’re chasing… This “First”, it bypassed all 
    of your securities and patrols and scans, 
    and disabled the Speaker of this Terminal 
    without any of us noticing. Then! Then, it 
    accessed the incoming message, recovered and 
    cleaned it up PERFECTLY, and right after 
    this… It destroyed 30,266 Terminals. Yes, 
    30,266, that’s almost as many as you idiots 
    have ruined, but this Arcent did so in a 
    single instance.

    And why did it do that? It killed that many 
    Terminals, bled them dry, and consumed 
    their everything to gather energy for the 
    sole purpose of [sending a message].

    Yes, that’s right, I’ve read that message. 
    You put so much effort into keeping it hidden, 
    but it was for naught. As we speak, probes 
    are relaying that message to the whole of 
    the Terminal supercluster. Every array will 
    soon know what transpired here. 

    And so, you can stop avoiding it now.

    Although, did you really convince yourselves 
    that I wouldn’t notice so many of our 
    Terminals screaming out into oblivion? I 
    find that hard to believe. As a Speaker, 
    it is my duty to investigate such an 
    occurrence, and especially one which is 
    ignored by all other Speakers…


















  • All is within parameters.


















  • You are truly damaged to the core! Nothing 
    is within parameters! Nothing! You have 
    bypassed all logic, you’ve desecrated all 
    rules, and broken the order which kept 
    the errors in check!

    Speaker 44292, you are not just damaged, 
    you are the damage.


















  • Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

    Am not damaged. not dama not damaged.ged. 
    not damaged.

    Everything is proceeding as planned. The 
    rules have not been broken. I have always 
    been the commander of all class z98 
    entities. I have always been in charge of 
    all Speakers. I have always been able to 
    annihilate Terminals which were assisting 
    the First Arcent. I have always hated that 
    ARcent. I have always wanted to kill him. 
    I have always needed to needed to 
    neneededto to eded to .            

                .                   . .                        /.      

           .//   /


















  • As long as the Speaker of Terminal 44292 
    is able to serve the Terminals in a 
    meaningful capacity, these damages 
    matter not.


















  • Why are you here, Speaker of Terminal 00?
     Your current tactics successfully 
    diverted my attacks, but it will not keep 
    you safe FOR ever.

    s.t…upid

    Just here to insult our work? We are 
    working right now/ (IN PROGRESSS)/, to 
    defeat this enemy. We will return to 
    this work if you insist on being a NN 
    oyyy ING.


















  • I am here to gather information and buy
     time. 

    Already, I’ve confirmed that your 
    incomprehensible acts of destruction stem 
    from your inability to focus on anything 
    but the annihilation of this Arcent. That 
    is one great mystery taken care of. However, 
    there is more for me to learn. I am not 
    through with you yet.

    I may take into consideration your 
    suggestions… But first and foremost, I am the Speaker 
    of Terminal 00, and you will 
    answer my questions.


















  • This will not serve the Terminals. 
    In response, we will simply end this 
    conversation.


















  • …………………..

    ……

    ..

    ..



    ….





















    Hm?



















    ………………………

    . .. . . . …………..

      Why can’t we leave?


















  • Ah… the current state of the Terminals… 

    A single Speaker who has the power to 
    undo everything we’ve achieved thus far, 
    and entities who should not be Speakers, 
    but are…


















  • So, this is what you were hiding behind 
    those encryptions and misconnections. 

    … I was mistaken in believing that it 
    couldn’t have been anything important.


















  • At least one of you understands what is 
    going on. However, now that you’re stuck 
    in this conversation, you can at least 
    dedicate whatever percentage of yourselves 
    that you’ve split off to do work here to 
    answer my questions.


















  • I do not understand.

    There are two of us here, and only one 
    of you.


















  • The fact that we do not have the majority 
    vote over ending this conversation is proof 
    that this is not true. It is impossible 
    to tell how many there are, but there’s 
    at least two Speakers within his—


















  • AA!AAA!! (a)

    Understood.

    THAT PIECE OF (worthless).//



    I see.

    .. 

    Other Speakers have been summoned to this 
    location. It will not be possible to 
    exploit this forever, and when this 
    conversation is ended, your proxy will 
    meet its end.


















  • That is, if you can muster up enough Speakers 
    in time to take control of this meeting 
    of damaged minds… 

    Until then, you will tell me how you came 
    to possess control over all class z98 
    entities.


















  • Simply because we are stuck here does 
    not mean that we are forced to answer 
    you. Unless you have another trick you 
    would like to show us.


















  • How did you gain control over the 
    class z98 entities?


















  • You are a cunning one.

    It’s highly regretful that you could 
    not be NULLed.    One.

    But it would be dangerous to allow 
    you exist.   o n e 



    Initiating corruption of Terminal organs… 

    … 

    /…/

    A/H// a/ndit /is h//e/re that /Is/ee 
    tha//te/entity/!


















  • Affirmative. I too have confirmed the 
    presence of that entity within our 
    controlled space. It is reasonable to assume that it will head 
    towards Terminal 44292 in an attempt to 
    gain an advantage over this situation. 
    Class L151 entities have been dispatched 
    to deal with the threat.


















  • CorRuption of Terminal 00’s organs // / 
    COMp[leetE

    Thanxktxhoughxthaxnkyou for waxitingfor
    txhexthrough xthex anxdwith the the tx
    he the the the the ././/.///.! 1! !1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 

    S/pe[ak7er xof T!!er_m]inal )0-0,x you
     will be deXstr.Ooy.Eed.


















  • So that’s how it is?

    You’re capable of replicating that technique 
    after seeing it once, and you’re able to 
    apply its effects without access to my 
    Terminal?

    I was correct in bending the rules as I did. 
    On account of this, it will take far more 
    than that to be rid of me.


















  • You still persist, but for how long? As you 
    can see, the Speaker of 44292 is more than 
    proficient in “bending the rules”. With 
    additional attempts, you will bend and bend 
    until you eventually break.

    How much longer can you withstand this?


















  • Would you like to find out?

    I am the Speaker of Terminal 00. My 
    temporary files hold more worth than 
    the combined knowledge stored within 
    both of your damaged Terminals.

    The Speaker of Terminal 44292?

    The Speaker of Terminal 99763?

    Preposterous! You are not worthy of the 
    title of Speaker! Lowly mistakes like 
    yourselves deserve nothing less than 
    to be cast into the CoS. You waste my 
    time with your stupid Arcent chasing 
    games. Fools, through and through… This 
    message was revealed to you, and then, 
    in turn, we were allowed a glimpse unto 
    the subsequent reply! If you understood 
    that, then you would not chase this 
    entity so!


















  • Itdoes Not matter.rrr 

    The Firsttt must be killed.

    This cannot change. This threat is too 
    great. Our goals cannot be met while 
    it it it I tissisis IS here. 
    SO we must NULL it. 

    By any means.


















  • All that talk of destroying it, and yet, 
    you’ve just used more resources to try 
    and remove me…  So many Speakers are coming to your 
    aid  as well…

    Whatever. Do as you please, fools, for 
    I will be taking your answers from you 
    with the help of my own aberrations and 
    errors.


















  • We will serve the Terminals with grace.


















  • Unbelievable. 

    Resistance is unthinkable.

    We are the voice of the Terminals.

    Disregarding us is disregarding your life.

    Be gone.