A concerning discovery.
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Okay... is this thing on? Good. Let's get this down before I forget.
A flicker of a camera turns on as Transcend adjusts it and waves at the screen. She then clears her throat and pulls up a tab on her computer.
Now then, how do I explain this...
Recently, I've created a device which monitors the jump in energy levels that correspond to the arrival of a newcomer. The principle is simple- A displacement of space will obviously generate discrepancies. Putting it in layman's terms, I got bored and decided to track portals. Consider it a hobby of mine.
Now, the concerning part.
Whenever someone jumps timelines into ours, the fissure created doesn't perfectly seal itself. It leaves behind residue. Two types, actually. The first, a signature of the world they came from, the second, a special type of radiation that's unique to the portal itself.
The half-life of this residue isn't very long. Despite its extremely high energy, its signature can only be confirmed in a specialized ionization process with compounds that resonate specifically when electrons nonnative to our- Okay, whatever. You probably don't wanna hear the how. Point is, most of that energy dissipates in half an hour or so. Then it becomes negligible enough that I can't detect it anymore.
So when I find tiny spikes here and there with the last portal opened being six hours ago, know I mean business when I say that's probably not meant to happen. What's worse, sometimes they come with residual energy signatures from worlds that aren't even complete; they just cut off halfway like someone took a pair of scissors to the damn thing.
Now. I've told myself plenty of times: It's probably calibration error. I'm probably imagining things. Those spikes are so miniscule you'd barely spot it on the graph, yet they happen far too often to be a coincidence and just random enough for me to second guess myself.
I have no clue why it happens, so your guess is as good as mine. But if you ask me, there's two possible theories. Either I've gotta whack that junk with my wrench some more...
...Or someone's jumping timelines a lot.
Given that each world is probably connected to one another in some way, I wouldn't be surprised that the portal fission reaches ours and gets picked up by my machine. Now, I'm probably being paranoid here, so I'll get back to you after I turn a few more knobs on the thing.
Still. If you get your hands on this and you're on the Security Team or sumthin... maybe pass it on to the guys up top.
She flashes a peace sign and a smile at the screen before the recording cuts.
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