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TRANSCRIPT 16:26:04 JST – CONNECTION ESTABLISHED
 
  
KURATA: . Hoshi, Tanaka, confirm you’re on site.  
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At approximately 16:47 JST, technicians Hoshi and Tanaka arrived on site to repair a malfunctioning antenna on top of the Hana Tower in the Kyoto service sector. Transmission degraded as agents appeared to become enveloped in some sort of phenomenon before total signal loss. Situation classified as developing. A retrieval team was dispatched and has located their van and equipment, but no sign of the technicians has been identified. Energy readings normal. The call log is included below.
  
HOSHI: Yeah, we’re up on the roof. Antenna’s intact. Again.
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'''TRANSCRIPT 16:26:04 JST – CONNECTION ESTABLISHED'''
  
TANAKA: That’s twice now.  
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'''KURATA''': Hoshi, Tanaka, confirm you’re on site.  
  
KURATA: Just the readings. Same spike signature as before. Probably just sensor degradation. again.  
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'''HOSHI''': Yeah, we’re up on the roof. Antenna’s intact. Again.  
  
HOSHI: Good. Thought maybe we might have a free roamer on our hands or something.  
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'''TANAKA''': That’s twice now.  
  
TANAKA: Please don’t joke about that.  
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'''KURATA''': Just the readings. Same spike signature as before. Probably just sensor degradation. again.  
  
(pause; faint hum of wind)
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'''HOSHI''': Good. Thought maybe we might have a free roamer on our hands or something.
  
HOSHI: All right, gonna start swapping out the sensor. Unit looks clean... If this is fried again next week, I’m billing them for overtime.  
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'''TANAKA''': Please don’t joke about that.  
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(pause; faint hum of wind)'''
  
KURATA: You’ll be lucky if payroll even admits you exist.  
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'''HOSHI''': All right, gonna start swapping out the sensor. Unit looks clean... If this is fried again next week, I’m billing them for overtime.  
  
TANAKA: Don’t remind me. (short laugh; then silence)  
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'''KURATA''': You’ll be lucky if payroll even admits you exist.
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'''TANAKA''': Don’t remind me. (short laugh; then silence)  
 
17:33:12  
 
17:33:12  
  
HOSHI: Okay, new sensors in. Powering. Signal steady. and at baseline. (pause) Wait. There. There it is again. What the hell?
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'''HOSHI''': Okay, new sensors in. Powering. Signal steady. and at baseline. (pause) Wait. There. There it is again. What the hell?  
 
 
KURATA: Shit. Confirmed on my end. You didn’t touch anything?
 
 
 
TANAKA: Nope. Readings are climbing. Fuck, that’s weird. That pattern – are you seeing this?
 
 
 
KURATA: Patterned how?  
 
  
TANAKA: Five seconds apart, rise and then fall. Like breathing. HOSHI: You don’t think…
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'''KURATA''': Shit. Confirmed on my end. You didn’t touch anything?
  
KURATA: Outside Tokyo? No.
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'''TANAKA''': Nope. Readings are climbing. Fuck, that’s weird. That pattern – are you seeing this?  
  
(distortion)
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'''KURATA''': Patterned how?
  
KURATA: Okay. Try and reboot it.  
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'''TANAKA''': Five seconds apart, rise and then fall. Like breathing. HOSHI: You don’t think…
  
TANAKA: Did already. It’s still showing the anomalous pattern. We’re getting out of here.  
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'''KURATA''': Outside Tokyo? No.  
  
KURATA: No. You two stay put while I confirm with division.  
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'''(distortion)
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'''KURATA''': Okay. Try and reboot it.  
  
HOSHI: Fuck that. Antenna’s fine, I’m not getting paid enough for – (abrupt interference)
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'''TANAKA''': Did already. It’s still showing the anomalous pattern. We’re getting out of here.
  
16:47:09 — CONNECTION REESTABLISHED
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'''KURATA''': No. You two stay put while I confirm with division.
  
KURATA: …copy if you can hear this.
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'''HOSHI''': Fuck that. Antenna’s fine, I’m not getting paid enough for – (abrupt interference)
  
HOSHI: (faint) Streets are clear. Whole block’s dark.
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'''16:47:09 — CONNECTION REESTABLISHED
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'''KURATA''': …copy if you can hear this.
  
KURATA: There you are. Hoshi, confirm: where’s your location? GPS still shows the tower.
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'''HOSHI''': (faint) Streets are clear. Whole block’s dark.
  
TANAKA: What? Heading east. Should be by the river, but, -where is the fucking van.
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'''KURATA''': There you are. Hoshi, confirm: where’s your location? GPS still shows the tower.
  
HOSHI: SHHH. Shh, shh. Listen. Do you hear that?
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'''TANAKA''': What? Heading east. Should be by the river, but, -where is the fucking van.
  
(distortion; sound of festival wooden clappers in the distance)
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'''HOSHI''': SHHH. Shh, shh. Listen. Do you hear that?
  
KURATA: Shit. You’re breaking up again.
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'''(distortion; sound of festive wooden clappers in the distance)'''
  
HOSHI: There’s… some kind of parade? It’s dark out. I’m seeing lanterns out there. Where is everyone?
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'''KURATA''': Shit. You’re breaking up again.
  
KURATA: Dark out? Wait, what?
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'''HOSHI''': There’s… some kind of parade? It’s dark out. I’m seeing lanterns out there. Where is everyone?
  
(Clappers get closer, louder)
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'''KURATA''': Dark out? Wait, what?
  
TANAKA: Where the -fuck- is the van?!
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'''(Clappers get closer, louder)
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'''TANAKA''': Where the -fuck- is the van?!
  
HOSHI: They… hold on. (to someone off-mike) Excuse me? Hello?
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'''HOSHI''': They… hold on. (to someone off-mike) Excuse me? Hello?
  
(clappers suddenly stop)
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'''(clappers suddenly stop)'''
  
TANAKA: … RUN
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'''TANAKA''': … RUN
  
HOSHI: OH FUCK! Oh fuck fuck oh fuck
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'''HOSHI''': OH FUCK! Oh fuck fuck oh fuck
  
 
(running sounds, heavy breathing, panied voices, faint, festive music in the distance)
 
(running sounds, heavy breathing, panied voices, faint, festive music in the distance)
  
KURATA: What? What’s going on? Get in a building and stay there!
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'''KURATA''': What? What’s going on? Get in a building and stay there!
  
16:50:09
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'''16:50:09'''
  
HOSHI: We.. did we lose them?
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'''HOSHI''': We.. did we lose them?
  
TANAKA: ..no, look! There. How did they get there? They were just behind us!. Oh god, they’re not—  
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'''TANAKA''': ..no, look! There. How did they get there? They were just behind us!. Oh god, they’re not—  
 
static
 
static
  
HOSHI:  (shouting) Don’t look at the masks. Don’t look at them!
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'''HOSHI''':  (shouting) Don’t look at the masks. Don’t look at them!
  
(Discordant but festive music, getting closer, closer, sudden thud followed by static)
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'''(Discordant but festive music, getting closer, closer, sudden thud followed by static)'''
  
HOSHI: (small voice) Kurata?
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'''HOSHI''': (small voice) Kurata?
  
KURATA:  Report! What happened? …wait.Are you still with Tanaka?
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'''KURATA''':  Report! What happened? …wait.Are you still with Tanaka?
  
TANAKA: : (distant) It’s fine now, Hoshi. It’s fine. They were just waiting for us.
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'''TANAKA''': : (distant) It’s fine now, Hoshi. It’s fine. They were just waiting for us.
  
VOICES: Come walk with us. It’s time. It’s time
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'''VOICES''': Come walk with us. It’s time. It’s time
  
HOSHI: *sobbing*
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'''HOSHI''': *sobbing*
  
KURATA: Hoshi! Hoshi, answer me!
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'''KURATA''': Hoshi! Hoshi, answer me!
  
(long silence; then, faintly, the sound of distant clappers returning)
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'''(long silence; then, faintly, the sound of distant clappers returning)'''
  
KURATA: …Hoshi?
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'''KURATA''': …Hoshi?
  
NEW VOICE: It’s fine now, Kurata. It’s fine. We’re just waiting for you. Come walk with us. It’s time. It’s time.
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'''NEW VOICE''': It’s fine now, Kurata. It’s fine. We’re just waiting for you. Come walk with us. It’s time. It’s time.
  
*call log ends abruptly here*
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'''*call log ends abruptly here*'''

Revision as of 03:26, 16 October 2025

Fall of Kyoto: Field Report
Date of Cutscene: 15 October 2025
Location: Kyoto Service Sector
Synopsis: This report makes its way up the chain at Obsidian.
Thanks to: (Thanks to KLP for letting me spam her)
Cast of Characters: {{{Cast of Characters}}}
Tinyplot: The Fall of Kyoto


At approximately 16:47 JST, technicians Hoshi and Tanaka arrived on site to repair a malfunctioning antenna on top of the Hana Tower in the Kyoto service sector. Transmission degraded as agents appeared to become enveloped in some sort of phenomenon before total signal loss. Situation classified as developing. A retrieval team was dispatched and has located their van and equipment, but no sign of the technicians has been identified. Energy readings normal. The call log is included below.

TRANSCRIPT 16:26:04 JST – CONNECTION ESTABLISHED

KURATA: Hoshi, Tanaka, confirm you’re on site.

HOSHI: Yeah, we’re up on the roof. Antenna’s intact. Again.

TANAKA: That’s twice now.

KURATA: Just the readings. Same spike signature as before. Probably just sensor degradation. again.

HOSHI: Good. Thought maybe we might have a free roamer on our hands or something.

TANAKA: Please don’t joke about that. (pause; faint hum of wind)

HOSHI: All right, gonna start swapping out the sensor. Unit looks clean... If this is fried again next week, I’m billing them for overtime.

KURATA: You’ll be lucky if payroll even admits you exist.

TANAKA: Don’t remind me. (short laugh; then silence) 17:33:12

HOSHI: Okay, new sensors in. Powering. Signal steady. and at baseline. (pause) Wait. There. There it is again. What the hell?

KURATA: Shit. Confirmed on my end. You didn’t touch anything?

TANAKA: Nope. Readings are climbing. Fuck, that’s weird. That pattern – are you seeing this?

KURATA: Patterned how?

TANAKA: Five seconds apart, rise and then fall. Like breathing. HOSHI: You don’t think…

KURATA: Outside Tokyo? No.

(distortion) KURATA: Okay. Try and reboot it.

TANAKA: Did already. It’s still showing the anomalous pattern. We’re getting out of here.

KURATA: No. You two stay put while I confirm with division.

HOSHI: Fuck that. Antenna’s fine, I’m not getting paid enough for – (abrupt interference)

16:47:09 — CONNECTION REESTABLISHED KURATA: …copy if you can hear this.

HOSHI: (faint) Streets are clear. Whole block’s dark.

KURATA: There you are. Hoshi, confirm: where’s your location? GPS still shows the tower.

TANAKA: What? Heading east. Should be by the river, but, -where is the fucking van.

HOSHI: SHHH. Shh, shh. Listen. Do you hear that?

(distortion; sound of festive wooden clappers in the distance)

KURATA: Shit. You’re breaking up again.

HOSHI: There’s… some kind of parade? It’s dark out. I’m seeing lanterns out there. Where is everyone?

KURATA: Dark out? Wait, what?

(Clappers get closer, louder) TANAKA: Where the -fuck- is the van?!

HOSHI: They… hold on. (to someone off-mike) Excuse me? Hello?

(clappers suddenly stop)

TANAKA: … RUN

HOSHI: OH FUCK! Oh fuck fuck oh fuck

(running sounds, heavy breathing, panied voices, faint, festive music in the distance)

KURATA: What? What’s going on? Get in a building and stay there!

16:50:09

HOSHI: We.. did we lose them?

TANAKA: ..no, look! There. How did they get there? They were just behind us!. Oh god, they’re not— static

HOSHI: (shouting) Don’t look at the masks. Don’t look at them!

(Discordant but festive music, getting closer, closer, sudden thud followed by static)

HOSHI: (small voice) Kurata?

KURATA: Report! What happened? …wait.Are you still with Tanaka?

TANAKA: : (distant) It’s fine now, Hoshi. It’s fine. They were just waiting for us.

VOICES: Come walk with us. It’s time. It’s time

HOSHI: *sobbing*

KURATA: Hoshi! Hoshi, answer me!

(long silence; then, faintly, the sound of distant clappers returning)

KURATA: …Hoshi?

NEW VOICE: It’s fine now, Kurata. It’s fine. We’re just waiting for you. Come walk with us. It’s time. It’s time.

*call log ends abruptly here*