Empyrean Iris Story Collection Vol. 3

Psychic Scream

"Thousands of protestors appear in Alexandria square today to protest crackdown on internet access and restrictions following a string of cyberattacks claimed by anonymous online group Citizen404."

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"President Hunt's administration has announced secession from the Galactic Assembly. Massive corporate conglomerates in an uproar after prices skyrocket ."

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"The asteroid minors union ground to a halt today as employees protest sudden drop in wages after drop in production yield following the Hunt Administration's succession from the GA."

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"Los Angeles in uproar today after the death of fifty-year-old mother and nurse Angela Petty. Witnesses say she was walking home from her work at Charity Hope Hospital when she was approached by two model T-100 peacekeeping bots. Witnesses say that there was an exchange of words before she was thrown violently to the ground. Coroners say she died of a spinal injury as a result. CEO and founder of ShieldCore spoke in a press conference this morning claiming that the bots did in fact malfunction, though they are no closer to finding the cause. A candle light vigil will be held Saturday starting at six pm, though the incident has already sparked riots across the globe."

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"And how are they getting these leaked documents. You said it yourself that there is no way someone could hack the system unless they have access to the passwords."

"Yes, than I think the answer is clear. We have a traitor. Someone who has access to the passwords is releasing all of this information."

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'The Martian prime minister has spoken out in outrage against the Hunt administration in a press conference earlier this morning saying-

"What president hunt is doing is a gross breach of his citizen's civil liberties. He had absolutely no right to secede all of humanity from the GA, and such actions will not go unpunished.

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"The identity, and location of enigmatic Citizen404 leader is still unknown, though authorities have stopped all movement in and out of the Egyptian border in an effort to prevent his escape."

"We don't know who he is yet, but we know he is still in the country. Based on images we have received, we know he is a man, we know he is about six feet tall . Right now we are running the warped voice back through voice change settings to see if we can't get a usable sound fingerprint."

"And you think he's a danger."

"Of course he is. Men like him aren't interested in the safety of the globe, and despite what he says, he isn't interested in freedom of information, or even civil liberties. These people are anarchists, and they are opposing the government because they want no government. This would be happening regardless of who was in charge, weather it be Hunt or Tala Kelly."

"So you're saying the government has been planning to use peacekeeping bots as well as move the globe towards a militarized state."

"That's what we need during these uncertain times. With the void becoming involved, with the uncertainty about the afterlife, with religious and philosophical panic all around the world, there is only one option left open to us. We have to meet this head on."

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"Thank you for speaking with us today. Which of your names would you like to use, we know you have gone by several, the most Famous being SmileMan, Mad annon, TheMadhacker."

"My name doesn't matter, Citizen will work just fine."

"Correct me if I am wrong, but Citizen is a term that your group uses to identify it's members."