Stranger Things Arg: INBOX

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL, OPERATIVES_SECURITY - FROM: TROOPDH - SUBJECT: ***OPERATION SCOOP SNOOP COMPROMISED***
Listen, I know you all think I'm paranoid and some kind of conspiracy theorist, but Operation Scoop Snoop has been growing fast in the last few months and and (sic) we're screening new operatives less and less. Security teams banned six new accounts just yesterday because they started sniffing around our servers WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. One of them was sending encrypted data in Russian. Everyone knows gates are opening. No one knows where yet. We're not the only ones looking for them, but we're the only ones bent on closing them. Please, please be vigilant.
 If you're a new operative, please don't be alarmed... unless you're infiltrating Operation Scoop Snoop to compromise our mission. If that's the case, I will find you.
 TROOPDH

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: ALWAYSWATCHING - SUBJECT: October Surprise
Should we be looking at Iran? Have we already forgotten about the whole hostages being released after 20 min after a presidential inauguration? Assuming that even a portion of that connection is real, it would be wise to assume that the connection between our governments goes past manipulated elections and extends to secret nuclear programs and a race to harness the power of alternate dimensions? Someone... Anyone...
 ALWAYSWATCHING

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: RANDOMGNOME18 - SUBJECT: Anyone got this Nicholas guy's number?
He just started a circumnavigation of the globe. Anyone want to tell him to keep an eye out for dimensional rifts?
 RANDOMGNOME18

TO: OPERATIVES GENERAL, OPERATIVES_SOUTH - FROM: NOBEANSCHILI - SUBJECT: ***GULF NUCLEAR STATION READY***
Operatives_South is ready and on standby to go in. TROOPDH may not be as paranoid as we thought. We've been seeing some vehicles and surveillance passing through Port Gibson. Not sure who they are, but we're on alert.
 NOBEANSCHILI

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: NUCLEARHOBBIT - SUBJECT: TMI MELTDOWN?
Not sure what's going on, but does anyone know what they did with the reactor after '79? We're getting a lot of unusual readings coming from that neck of the woods. I find it hard to believe they just wrapped up that mess and left it unused? With all that radiation running rampant, you could start a gate-making factory! Someone please check it out, we're not sure of the coordinates for the site.
 NUCLEARHOBBIT

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL, GAMING_HOBBYISTS - FROM: QUESTGIVER55 - SUBJECT: DARKNESS RISEN CANCELLED
We've been asked (and we agree) to put our game shenanigans on hold while we attempt to... you know... save the world from dimensional rifts. We thought the updates on our Darkness Risen campaign would provide some much needed relief from the actual darkness we face, but we understand this isn't a joke anymore.
 For those of you who were following the hijinx, please know we still refuse to break Bardy out of his infinite parallax loop.
 QUESTGIVER55

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: GOGOGO11 - SUBJECT: Physicist Missing???
Anyone tracking the physicist that went missing back in March? He was last seen in Cordoba or Madrid, one of the two. There was some kind of nuclear free zone conference.
 Get this...he specialized in the effects of nuclear winter on the world. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn't it? That a guy specializing in warning the world against its worst tendencies just up and went missing. I'm tracking the co-writers on his paper, trying to get more information. Anyone want to read the paper itself and see if there are any clues to avoiding the end of the world?
 GOGOG011

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL, OPERATIVES_SECURITY - FROM: TROOPDH - SUBJECT: RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE
We've been getting a lot of pings and scans that seem to be originating from Soviet operatives. PLEASE STOP CALLING ME A CONSPIRACY THEORIST. A few of us have received some strange phone calls from numbers we can't trace. They call, listen for a few seconds, then hang up. Layla reported that she heard laughter on the other end. I've disconnected my phone for now, but if it is Soviet operatives or their government attempting to follow our moves, they'll find other ways.
 Also, some operatives have asked to be removed from my 'incessant message blasts' about Russian involvement. If you want to be added to that list, please let me know. But don't say I didn't warn you.
 TROOPDH

TO: NUCLEAR_HOBBYISTS, OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: LAYLABEAR - SUBJECT: I'm not saying I built a nuclear reactor in my garage, but if I did...
Anyone have any advice on how to NOT tear a hole in the fabric of our world? I've added as many safety parameters as I can, but it still seems like too few steps to overload a reactor. Activate, arm, overload. How can it be that easy? Anyway, not planning on blowing anything up just yet. Just looking for some advice on failsafes.
 LAYLABEAR

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: UFOSRREAL64 - SUBJECT: Copley Woods
It was a couple of years ago, but do you all remember the Copley Woods encounter? A bunch of basketball-sized lights were seen in the sky, left marks on the environment? It wasn't a huge story, but it was in Indianapolis, close to that other town with the kids. That can't be a coincidence, can it? There's some guy writing a book on it. I guess we'll have to wait to read it.
 UFOSRREAL64

TO: GAMING_HOBBYISTS, OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: QUESTGIVER55 - SUBJECT: BARDYBARDYBARD LOST
Apologies for all the noise coming out of our campaign. But never fear, in his greed, Bardy got a hold of a Ring of Phasis which teleports someone if a word is spoken. Our entire party refused to stop saying it and phasing him so he signed off. It's tragic really, haha.
 QUESTGIVER55

TO: OPERATIVES_EAST, UNDERGROUND_SECTOR - FROM: SALADFORK88 - SUBJECT: Hidden Luxury
You're not going to believe this. There's a luxury hotel in WV that's supposedly housing some important people. People
that might need to go underground in the event of very bad things. The kinds of things we're trying to prevent. I might need to go have a chat with them, see if they know how to get to an alternate dimension. Anyone have a suit and tie I can borrow? I'll be having a four course dinner at 37.793889, -80.303611.
 SALADFORK88

TO: OPERATIVES_EAST, OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: ANTIGATES77 - SUBJECT: Are UFOs still hanging around the Hudson?
Are UFOs above the Hudson Valley still a thing? They seemed to peak last year.
 ANTIGATES77

TO: OPERATIVES_INVESTIGATORS, OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: HANDLER70 - SUBJECT: KAGOSHIMA FILE CLOSED
Investigative operative confirms Kagoshima event was spacecraft launch. No further action required.
 HANDLER70

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: SWEETTOOTHMCGEE - SUBJECT: CODED MESSAGES ABOUT... ICE CREAM?
I don't know if anyone else is seeing this, but I'm tracking a few communications that seem to be strangely ice cream themed? I'm not sure how announcements about new flavors got into our channels, but maybe it's an elaborate marketing ploy to get us to go buy ice cream? Seems like there'd be easier ways to market, and easier people to reach. Anyway, it kind of worked. I'm hungry now.
 SWEETTOOTHMCGEE

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: LAYLABEAR - SUBJECT: ***PHONE DISCONNECTED***
I've disconnected my phone temporarily. If you need to get ahold of me, do it here.
 LAYLABEAR

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL, OPERATIVES_SECURITY - FROM: TROOPDH - SUBJECT: WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES
I know we're supposed to be celebrating, but we've already intercepted messages that we're not the only ones who have tracked the gates. We're getting a lot of Soviet chatter. It's not time to rest.
 TROOPDH

TO: OPERATIVES_ALL - FROM: YESMANS - SUBJECT: CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE !
We're tracking all three gates thanks to the incredibly fast work by operations. We're still confirming who of our many handlers is responsible. I know you're all busy but please update your community leaders. Now we can focus our efforts on triangulating their positions, and shutting these gates down.
 YESMAN5

TO: OPERATIVES INVESTIGATORS, OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: LIVERPOOLOVER - SUBJECT: ISN'T FRANCE ALL ABOUT WINE AND CHEESE AND LOVE?
I know testing nuclear weapons is all the rage these days but France seems to be doing it more than usual. Anyone getting any other intel on this? We have at least five confirmed tests through a back channel in Paris, but the tests aren't happening anywhere near Europe. Can someone get an investigations operative on this ASAP?
 LIVERPOOLOVER

TO: GAMING_HOBBYISTS - FROM: QUESTGIVER55 - SUBJECT: Role of a DM
A DM's job is to determine the application of rules to ensure a balance of challenge and fun. If certain bards want to run and ask questions to the collective, perhaps they'd like to find another DM?
 QUESTGIVER55

TO: GAMING_HOBBYISTS - FROM: BARDYBARDBARD - SUBJECT: Ring Argument
Requesting responses on this one. If someone has a Ring of Mythus, preventing them from being lied to, does it also prevent the person from lying themselves? What would be the point of that?
 BARDYBARDBARD

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: SPACEZOMBIE35 - SUBJECT: GATES ON VENUS?
It's the seven year anniversary of the Pioneer-Venus 2 multiprobe launching to Venus. Maybe we're looking on the wrong planet for gates?
 SPACEZOMBIE35

TO: OPERATIVES_WEST, OPERATIVES_GENERAL - FROM: WHOSAYSTUBULAR - SUBJECT: High school AGAIN?
33.944167, -118.195 for anyone who wants to check it out. You couldn't pay me to go back to high school but there's some weird stuff going on underground and according to our intel, it used to be some kind of factory? Maybe the factory just went underground.
 WHOSAYSTUBULAR

TO: GAMING_HOBBYISTS - FROM: GONEROGUE 11 - SUBJECT: WHINY JEWELER
I thought you liked the limitation. You declared what you were looking for Bardy... Maybe we should stop focusing on shiny things and equipment, and focus more on communicating intent before you yell about secret doors!
 GONEROGUE11

TO: GAMING_HOBBYISTS - FROM: BARDYBARDBARD - SUBJECT: Reveal Doors?!
Asked to find any secret doors, and found none, even with Ring of Velum. Then come to find there was a door behind a curtain? Shouldn't a roll for secret door cover both?
 BARDYBARDBARD

TO: INTERATIONAL_LEADS, UNDERGROUND_SECTOR - FROM: YANKMEISTER - SUBJECT: Cup of tea?
We're seeing some strange activity in Brentwood, UK. Anyone ready to go underground? 51.671806, 0.256556... Walk on your tip toes, it's supposed to be secret and they won't be expecting us. Also, it's just polite.
 YANKMEISTER

TO: OPERATIVES_SOUTH, NEW_OPERATIONS, SNIFFSNIFF22 - FROM: QUESTGIVER55 - SUBJECT: Darkness Risen Help
Anything we can do to help with Darkness Risen info. I have all the expansions.
 QUESTGIVER55

TO: OPERATIVES_SOUTH, NEW OPERATIONS, GAMING_HOBBYISTS - FROM: SNIFFSNIFF22 - SUBJECT: New Nuclear Plant
They thought they could open up a new nuclear plant THIS close to the apocalypse without us KNOWING?! 31.956111, -90.983056, not sure exactly where, but take some readings at these coordinates. I'm tracking some POI that work at the new plant. It looks like a lot of their security is designed around the pen and paper RPG Darkness Risen. We may need to borrow some brains from the Gaming_Hobbyists group to crack their code. Who knew that being a nerd would come in handy?
 SNIFFSNIFF22

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL, OPERATIVES_CENTRAL - FROM: MALCRIADA - SUBJECT: ***CUIDADO***
Escucha! Hay tuneles debajo de Hotel Nacional de Cuba. 23.143056, -82.380556 Cuidado.
 MALCRIADA
Translation: FROM: SPOILED - SUBJECT: ***WATCH OUT*** Listen out! There are tunnels under Hotel Nacional de Cuba. 23.143056, -82.380556 Watch out

TO: GAMING_HOBBYISTS, QUESTGIVER55 - FROM: BARDYBARDBARD - SUBJECT: NEW CHAR!!
We know we have serious work to do, but it doesn't mean we can't play a little. We'll, keep our campaign updates relegated to the Gaming Hobbyist group. Rolling a new character, going to focus on equipment. I'm thinking a selfish jeweler who resents that he doesn't have powers so he focuses on obtaining artifacts. I get one to start, I'm going with Ring of Pellere, so I have a chance at dispelling magic. Any other ideas?
 BARDYBARDBARD

TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL, OPERATIVES_SECURITY - FROM: SPACEZOMBIE35 - SUBJECT: Satellite Alignement Complete
Looks like we've got all the satellite alignments calibrated. When you access QSC, you should be able to see the WHOLE freaking world. Happy searching. You're welcome.
 SPACEZOMBIE35

TO: OPERATIVES GENERAL, OPERATIVES SECURITY - FROM: TROOPDH - SUBJECT: ***KEEP COORDINATES SAFE***
I'm working on tracking and encrypting the messages in everyone's inbox that contain coordinates. Given the recent security worries, I don't want those locations available to everyone. If you're on operations, you shouldn't be affected, though I still haven't verified a few of you newbies. I'll get to you eventually. So far, operatives have cleared hundreds of coordinates that were possible gates. Keep up the good work and stay vigilant. DO NOT give out coordinates to other operatives you don't know. Everyone is looking for these gates. Not everyone can find them.
 TROOPDH

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TO: OPERATIVES_GENERAL, OPERATIVES_SECURITY, TROOPDH FROM: LAYLABEAR - SUBJECT: Stop Flagging my Garage
Yes, my garage gives off energy readings that are in our suspicious range, but you all, know where I live. Stop flagging my garage. If a bunch of Russians come knocking on my door because you led them there, I'm going to track every single one of you down... TROOPDH, take my coordinates off the DANGER list please.
 LAYLABEAR

TO: OPERATIVES GENERAL, OPERATIVES SECURITY - FROM: BITBYBIT00101 - SUBJECT: QSC Access
We're in! Quark Satellite Company won't know what hit'em. Literally. We've gained access to their satellites without tripping up any of their security. Operatives should be able to search coordinates and almost instantaneously get a reading on the site. If you run into QSC security, route them back to our security team. We have operatives on call to handle anything and everything. We're getting so close.
 BITBYBIT00101