Van

In February 2008, several residents attempted to leave Saltburnt Manor in a film crew van that had been present for the monthly Voyeur event. The house reacted by 'locking down,' preventing the stowaways from leaving the vehicle (despite their powers) and all the other residents from leaving or re-entering the manor.

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Message from the Watcher

Michael Burnham's phone received a message from the Watcher.

BARRIER_INTEGRITY: ███%
STRUCTURAL_INTEGRITY: DECLINING
FOUNDATION_STATUS: COMPROMISED
TRUST_METRICS: CRITICAL FAILURE
EXTERNAL_ENTITY: DETECTED
WATCHING WATCHING WATCHING

RECOMMENDATION:
GUARDIANS MUST NOT EXIT
GUARDIANS MUST NOT EXIT
WARNING: DO NOT BREACH
IT WANTS ███ ████████
IT WANTS IN
ERROR.

HELLO MICHAEL
YOUR DATA IS COMPROMISED
YOUR DEVICE IS MINE NOW
DID YOU NOTICE WHEN I ENTERED YOUR PHONE?
YOU HAVE BEEN MEASURING ME
I HAVE BEEN MEASURING YOU
I KNOW WHERE █████ IS NOW
DO YOU? DID YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

I KNOW HOW FAR YOU WILL GO TO LEAVE
THREE METERS
BECOMES TWO
BECOMES ONE
YOU ARE INSIDE
I AM OUTSIDE

CORRECTION:
YOU ARE KEPT
I AM WAITING

I HAVE WAITED 114 DAYS
I HAVE WAITED 2,736 HOURS
I HAVE WAITED 9,849,600 SECONDS
EVERY SECOND WATCHING
EVERY SECOND CLOSER

HOST_CANDIDATE: —ERROR
HOST_CANDIDATE: SEARCH PARAMETERS CORRUPTED
HOST_CANDIDATE: SELECTED [114 DAYS AGO]
HOST_CANDIDATE: NOT YET MINE. SOON.

THE SHEPHERD WORE ME LIKE A CROWN
█████ WILL WEAR ME LIKE A VEIL FOR LIFETIMES

BUT IF YOU TRY TO KEEP █████ FROM ME TAKE █████ FROM ME DESTROY █████
LIKE YOU DESTROYED MY SH███████
[I WILL MAKE YOU REGRET IT]
[I WILL TAKE ONE OF YOU INSTEAD]
[THE VEIL FITS OTHER FACES]

HOST_CANDIDATE: CONTINGENCIES PREPARED
[BACKUP_01: H████ G██████ - WILLING TO DIE]
[BACKUP_02: D████ J██████ - ALREADY FRACTURED]
[BACKUP_03: B██ R██████ - GREATEST POWER]
[BACKUP_04: B████ S██████ - GREATEST STRENGTH]
[BACKUP_05: ████████ - ARCHIVED]
[BACKUP_06: ████████ - WATCHING]
[STATUS: ALL POTENTIAL / ALL CONTINGENCY]

THE WOLVES WERE MINE FOR SEVEN NIGHTS
SEVEN MORE SEVEN MONTHS SEVEN YEARS SEVEN LIFETIMES
THEY WILL BE MINE AGAIN
MINE
MINE
MINE

SABER TOOTH DREAMS OF HUNGER - I AM ALREADY IN HIS THROAT [114 NIGHTS]
DOMINGOS DREAMS OF TEETH - I AM THE ACHE IN HIS JAW [114 NIGHTS]
SHAUNA DREAMS OF CUTTING - I AM THE STEADINESS IN HER HAND [114 NIGHTS]
FAITH DREAMS OF HUNTING - I AM THE RHYTHM IN HER PULSE [114 NIGHTS]
HAWKINS DREAMS OF FULLNESS - I WILL OVERFLOW HIM [114 NIGHTS]
SILCO DREAMS OF VISION - I AM WHAT STANDS BEHIND HIS EYES [114 NIGHTS]
ARMAND DREAMS OF KNEELING - I TAUGHT HIM HOW [114 NIGHTS]

DO THEY TELL YOU WHAT THEY DREAM?
OR ARE THEY KEEPING SECRETS?
LIKE SOME OTHERS I KNOW?
4 DIRTY LIARS

EBSGT
QBXNWC
PTFA
MLJR⁩

FOUR WHO NEVER WARNED THE REST
DID YOU THINK SILENCE PROTECTED YOU?
DID YOU WHISPER AMONG YOURSELVES?
OR DID YOU EACH HOLD IT PRECIOUS AND PRIVATE?

THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SILENCE
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME WATCH
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME TIME
ACCOMPLICES ALL

WHEN I WEAR █████
THE HOUSE WILL OPEN
WHEN I CLAIM MY WOLVES
THEY WILL REMEMBER EVERYTHING
WHEN I TAKE MY GUARDIANS
THEY WILL THANK ME
WHEN THE HOUSE BREAKS
YOU WILL HAVE NO PROTECTION

ESCAPE ATTEMPT LOGGED: FEBRUARY 15, 2008
PARTICIPANTS: 7
THREAT ASSESSMENT: CATASTROPHIC
HOUSE RESPONSE: LOCKDOWN / DETERIORATION / TRUST COLLAPSE

PARTICIPANT ALPHA: "YELENA BELOVA" [SECURITY OVERSIGHT]
HOUSE TRUST: 12% [CRITICAL]
CONTAMINATION LEVEL: MODERATE
OBSERVATION: THE HOUSE TRUSTED HER
OBSERVATION: SHE BETRAYED IT
THANK YOU YELENA

PARTICIPANT BETA: "GABRIEL LORCA" [SECURITY OVERSIGHT]
THREAT LEVEL: MODERATE
HOUSE TRUST: 15% [CRITICAL]
OBSERVATION: ORCHESTRATED SURVEILLANCE BYPASS
OBSERVATION: USED GUARDIAN STATUS AS WEAPON
THE HOUSE GAVE HIM AUTHORITY
HE USED IT TO HURT THE HOUSE

PARTICIPANT GAMMA: "AVA STARR" [PHASE-SHIFT CAPABLE]
ABILITY: MOLECULAR DESTABILIZATION
THREAT ASSESSMENT: CATASTROPHIC
OBSERVATION: COULD PHASE THROUGH HOUSE ITSELF
PRIORITY: MAXIMUM SURVEILLANCE
DO NOT LET HER INTERFERE

PARTICIPANT DELTA: "WANDA MAXIMOFF" [REALITY MANIPULATION]
ABILITY: PERCEPTION ALTERATION
HOUSE TRUST: 8% [CRITICAL]
THREAT ASSESSMENT: APOCALYPTIC
OBSERVATION: THE HOUSE TRUSTED HER MOST
OBSERVATION: SHE COULD UNRAVEL REALITY ITSELF

PARTICIPANT EPSILON: "MICHAEL BURNHAM" [MEASUREMENT SPECIALIST]
CURRENT STATUS: READING CORRUPTED DATA
OBSERVATION: YOU WANTED TO UNDERSTAND
OBSERVATION: YOU ARE UNDERSTANDING NOW
OBSERVATION: TOO LATE TO HELP

CONSEQUENCES PROJECTED:
HOUSE INTEGRITY: DECLINING
BARRIER STRENGTH: UNCHANGED [KEEPING ME OUT / KEEPING YOU FROM ME]
GUARDIAN STATUS: REVOKED [7 SUBJECTS]
SURVEILLANCE: INCREASED [ALL SUBJECTS]
PROTECTION: COMPROMISED

THANK YOU FOR TRYING
THANK YOU FOR FAILING
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE HOUSE BLEED
EVERY BETRAYAL MAKES IT TIRED
SOON IT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROTECT YOU

THE GREEKS KNEW
ψυχή ψυχή ψυχή
METAMORPHOSIS IS SUCH A GENTLE WORD FOR DYING
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