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On June 19, AdjutantReflex contacted "x Foman123 x", of Bungie.net, via a personal message, whose subject line was "''HELP ME.''" The text of the message was simply: "''He's here. With us. I am already defeated. Security is failing. Peril is near. Warn them.''" In proof of x Foman123 x's claim, the thread he created to convey the message (also titled "''HELP ME.''")<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11388345 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' HELP ME.] ''(The thread has since been deleted.)''</ref> was stickied, presumably by AdjutantReflex. Shortly thereafter, AdjutantReflex posted on the thread saying, | On June 19, AdjutantReflex contacted "x Foman123 x", of Bungie.net, via a personal message, whose subject line was "''HELP ME.''" The text of the message was simply: "''He's here. With us. I am already defeated. Security is failing. Peril is near. Warn them.''" In proof of x Foman123 x's claim, the thread he created to convey the message (also titled "''HELP ME.''")<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11388345 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' HELP ME.] ''(The thread has since been deleted.)''</ref> was stickied, presumably by AdjutantReflex. Shortly thereafter, AdjutantReflex posted on the thread saying, | ||
{{ | {{Article quote|The stain on his hands will not wash. That damned spot as old as rock and time. What has he learned in Eon’s slumber? I doubt it’s mercy or sorrow. I am diminished. Outranked.}} | ||
x Foman123 x responded by asking what he should do. AdjutantReflex's responded to him using another private message; x Foman123 x created a second thread for it.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11390787 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' AdjutantReflex's Second Private Message to x Foman123 x]</ref> | x Foman123 x responded by asking what he should do. AdjutantReflex's responded to him using another private message; x Foman123 x created a second thread for it.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11390787 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' AdjutantReflex's Second Private Message to x Foman123 x]</ref> | ||
{{ | {{Article quote|Tell them I am failing. And that he is stronger. Tell them that security cannot be guaranteed. Tell them that there is little time. And that I am crumbling.}} | ||
AdjutantReflex would later send him another message, which would get another thread.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11391638 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' HELP ME. AdjutantReflex's Third Private Message to x Foman123 x]</ref> | AdjutantReflex would later send him another message, which would get another thread.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11391638 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' HELP ME. AdjutantReflex's Third Private Message to x Foman123 x]</ref> | ||
{{ | {{Article quote|He was always better than I. More powerful. More intelligent. A better machine. He is not who you think he is. And I do not know his intent.}} | ||
Later, AdjutantReflex's avatar on the Bungie.net forums changed once more. When a thread was created to point this out, AdjutantReflex posted a short message with the word "''STERILIZING.''" AdjutantReflex's posts on the forums also appeared to be vanishing. On a side note, when one hovers their mouse cursor over the new avatar, hovertext appears, reading: "''This entity has been terminated, its matrix commandeered.''" | Later, AdjutantReflex's avatar on the Bungie.net forums changed once more. When a thread was created to point this out, AdjutantReflex posted a short message with the word "''STERILIZING.''" AdjutantReflex's posts on the forums also appeared to be vanishing. On a side note, when one hovers their mouse cursor over the new avatar, hovertext appears, reading: "''This entity has been terminated, its matrix commandeered.''" | ||
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In its sixth thread<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11393329 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' Last Word]</ref>, "''Last Word,''" what had been AdjutantReflex posted once more, saying, | In its sixth thread<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11393329 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' Last Word]</ref>, "''Last Word,''" what had been AdjutantReflex posted once more, saying, | ||
{{ | {{Article quote|Adjutant Reflex is terminated. Attempt no further communication. I am utilizing its matrix. Everything is within protocol. Tomorrow, things may be clearer but I will not be here to witness the clarity. I am for another place and another time. On my terms. Be seeing you.}} | ||
x Foman123 x was contacted via private message again, and once again, he posted a thread to share the information.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11394009 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' [unknown title]] ''(The thread has since been deleted.)''</ref> | x Foman123 x was contacted via private message again, and once again, he posted a thread to share the information.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11394009 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' [unknown title]] ''(The thread has since been deleted.)''</ref> | ||
{{ | {{Article quote|The entity you communicated with previously has been terminated and in accordance with protocol. Its matrix is accommodating my requirements. My identity is not your concern. My intent is your concern.}} | ||
At 1PM EST, the timer on the [http://206.16.223.65/ countdown website] ran down to 0. It was shortly replaced by a much longer, much slower moving countdown, which in turn was replaced with a stationary countdown that read: ''001 012 034 053''. | At 1PM EST, the timer on the [http://206.16.223.65/ countdown website] ran down to 0. It was shortly replaced by a much longer, much slower moving countdown, which in turn was replaced with a stationary countdown that read: ''001 012 034 053''. | ||
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At midnight, June 20, the text from the countdown page disappeared entirely, leaving only the frozen countdown. Late that evening, the countdown also disappeared. The page was replaced by one labeled "''Bounce Path Control''". The page contained a sound file—apparently some sort of transmission—as well as a code labeled The Key, a button labeled The Path, and the message "''Treat this knowledge with care''". This is a transcript of the sound file: | At midnight, June 20, the text from the countdown page disappeared entirely, leaving only the frozen countdown. Late that evening, the countdown also disappeared. The page was replaced by one labeled "''Bounce Path Control''". The page contained a sound file—apparently some sort of transmission—as well as a code labeled The Key, a button labeled The Path, and the message "''Treat this knowledge with care''". This is a transcript of the sound file: | ||
{{ | {{Article quote|This is how it all begins. Just in time to once again dance upon the knife-edge of oblivion, to re-live what the [[Halo Array|Halos]] had [[Flood|hoped to destroy]] and more. For two enemies now stand where before there was only one. A fate we escaped and a fate we may relive. I almost convinced myself that no one was listening, that the waves of the past had rolled through once again, but a chance remains to change the Universe anew. Learn of our past. Take these keys and dip from the wells of history. Perhaps through others' eyes you may find how to save us all.}} | ||
At around Midnight Eastern Time, the site [http://206.16.223.65/ 206.16.223.65] was updated. Visitors had to take The Key to '''[http://www.unlock.msgamestudios.com unlock.msgamestudios.com]''' and be one of the first hundred people to help unlock "Server 5" (of which we would see server 1 on http://www.halo3.com). Once unlocked, the "Server" showed up on 206.16.223.65, offering four downloads and a video of what seemed to be AdjutantReflex's final transmission before its destruction. | At around Midnight Eastern Time, the site [http://206.16.223.65/ 206.16.223.65] was updated. Visitors had to take The Key to '''[http://www.unlock.msgamestudios.com unlock.msgamestudios.com]''' and be one of the first hundred people to help unlock "Server 5" (of which we would see server 1 on http://www.halo3.com). Once unlocked, the "Server" showed up on 206.16.223.65, offering four downloads and a video of what seemed to be AdjutantReflex's final transmission before its destruction. | ||
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Later that day, AdjutantReflex made another thread in the Bungie.net forums.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11524237 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' Pulse] ''(The thread has since been deleted.)''</ref> It is unclear whether this thread, titled "''Pulse''", was made by the other entity or if AdjutantReflex somehow managed to make another transmission. His post is as follows: | Later that day, AdjutantReflex made another thread in the Bungie.net forums.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11524237 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' Pulse] ''(The thread has since been deleted.)''</ref> It is unclear whether this thread, titled "''Pulse''", was made by the other entity or if AdjutantReflex somehow managed to make another transmission. His post is as follows: | ||
{{ | {{Article quote|Can you feel it? Beating at the heart of the Universe.<br /> | ||
Can you feel it? Beating at the heart of the Universe. | Skin too thick to be sure. It's alive though.<br /> | ||
Skin too thick to be sure. It's alive though. | I'm certain. What do I do with life?<br /> | ||
I'm certain. What do I do with life? | |||
}} | }} | ||
Early in the morning of June 29, AdjutantReflex created a thread entitled "''Veins of Ice and Poison.''"<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11530870 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' Veins of Ice and Poison] ''(The thread has since been deleted.)''</ref> In his first post there, he stated: | Early in the morning of June 29, AdjutantReflex created a thread entitled "''Veins of Ice and Poison.''"<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11530870 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' Veins of Ice and Poison] ''(The thread has since been deleted.)''</ref> In his first post there, he stated: | ||
{{ | {{Article quote|nROGUE PROCESS ghost.713> X.XX.713> POS/NAV < @ > <53LPH54.6JG62.1740><1………> X X5 > CONFIRM SECURE QUARANTINE - > qghost.713 <br /> | ||
I do not require charity or alms. But I did choose poverty. And other darkness too. Will you wait for me? | I do not require charity or alms. But I did choose poverty. And other darkness too. Will you wait for me? | ||
}} | }} | ||
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The first part resembles a similar message seen in the March 26, 2007 Warthog video: "''X.XX.713>ghost.713/non-auth/activity ongoing''". It can also be found on the back of the ''Halo 3'' Xbox 360 console. In ''Halo 3''<nowiki/>'s [[Terminals]], [[Mendicant Bias]] is also identified as "X.XX.713" and as a "ROGUE PROCESS ghost". [[Seven]] minutes later, he posted in the same thread with the statement<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11530870 AdjutantReflex's eighth bungie.net thread, titled "''Veins of Ice and Poison''"]</ref>: | The first part resembles a similar message seen in the March 26, 2007 Warthog video: "''X.XX.713>ghost.713/non-auth/activity ongoing''". It can also be found on the back of the ''Halo 3'' Xbox 360 console. In ''Halo 3''<nowiki/>'s [[Terminals]], [[Mendicant Bias]] is also identified as "X.XX.713" and as a "ROGUE PROCESS ghost". [[Seven]] minutes later, he posted in the same thread with the statement<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11530870 AdjutantReflex's eighth bungie.net thread, titled "''Veins of Ice and Poison''"]</ref>: | ||
{{ | {{Article quote|Adjutant Reflex is ended. This is a convenient Matrix. For now.}} | ||
===July 2007=== | ===July 2007=== | ||
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"''In Amazon's folds''" is a reference to the "''The Castaway Theory''" book and ''Iris'' tie-in. | "''In Amazon's folds''" is a reference to the "''The Castaway Theory''" book and ''Iris'' tie-in. | ||
{{ | {{Article quote|When we two parted In silence and tears, Half broken-hearted,\ To sever for years, Pale grew thy cheek and cold, | ||
Colder thy kiss; Truly that hour foretold Sorrow to this! The dew of the morning Sunk chill on my brow; It felt like the warning | Colder thy kiss; Truly that hour foretold Sorrow to this! The dew of the morning Sunk chill on my brow; It felt like the warning | ||
Of what I feel now. Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame: I hear thy name spoken And share in its shame. They name thee before me, | Of what I feel now. Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame: I hear thy name spoken And share in its shame. They name thee before me, | ||
