25th Devotion: Sabotage Prevention and Recruitment

[favoritetraitor]

The ARTEMIS Organization is still accepting new members to combat the curses that plague our city. We are seeking industrious scientists, doctors, investigators, as well as those skilled in the magical arts. If you are interested please contact me...

[Private to Artemis Members]

Please welcome Mr. Lyle Dylandy, one of our newest members. He'll be joining the department for deity research starting today...

*[ooc: NEW INFORMATION ADDED]* Also, I'm pleased to introduce everyone to Mr. Xemnas. He'll be working in our Dimensional studies as well as investigating the nature of the curses... and Dr. Temperance Brennan who will be working as a field investigator and archivist. She also has an interest in working on our little deity project.

Now on to a pressing issue...

Due to an increase in the severity of curses, I'd like to address the issue of security to protect the work that we have accomplished so far. As many of you may have realized, I myself have been greatly affected, and in my cursed state, was nearly detrimental to one of our projects. Perhaps our probings into the dealings of the so called Deities has come to their attention and they are working against us.

If this is the case, we must be more diligent, and determined to get past such obstacles.

I'm open to any suggestions and wish for each of you to come up with a solution in your own particular fields of expertise. I cannot stress enough the need to set up a series of checks and balances in order to prevent disaster. Please submit your report here as soon as possible. Also, let me know if your own work has suffered likewise. Equipment being damaged, lost, or stolen...

1) progress
2) setbacks
3) ideas to safeguard your work

We are still interested in garnering more support and members for ARTEMIS. Please keep your eyes open to possible new recruits and let me know who they are and what their skills might be... we will have new introductions here as we acquire new people. Please be sure to welcome them to our fold.

[Private to Jezebel Disraeli]

Jezebel, I've grown increasingly more concerned over the situation with the curses and how it will affect us. I think it would be prudent to add security to our group. Specified personnel to step in when needed to prevent this kind of sabotage. As for myself, I'm afraid that I'd require special care to stop me, so am taking it upon myself to find someone suitable.

But that still leaves the matter for our other dear members of ARTEMIS. Do you have any input on this matter?

[Private to Mr. Zexion]

Mr. Zexion, you are well I hope? We have a creature for your project. It's smaller than I'd originally intended, so I hope that won't set you back as far as having to resize the implanted electronics. Have you been successful in designing a device to control it's movements?

On a side note, I feel the need to increase security in the various labs where we are holding some of our more delicate projects. Something that would prevent a cursed member of ARTEMIS from sabotaging our progress. Do you have any ideas of how to achieve this goal?

Comments

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[i-themagician.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, but I can't imagine something like that not having unintended consequences. It might prove too restrictive of people's speech or prevent communication between members, or else be incredibly complicated.

[ARTEMIS filter]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

I see...

Well then, are you aware of any magical spell that would alter someone's memories? Or to affect time itself so that any damage done can be reversed?

[ ARTEMIS filter ]

[i-themagician.livejournal.com]

Both are possible, although they do carry consequences. Whether or not they're really worth it depends on the nature of the information leaked.

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[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

Of course, I trust your judgment completely when it comes to such matters. It was but a thought... Perhaps some of our other members will have an idea that would be more suitable.

[ARTEMIS filter]

[letxequalnull.livejournal.com]

I apologize if this was intended to be a more private conversation, but it is possible in theory to alter someone's memories. Sadly, the most preferable method I know of is not likely to be of much use in this city.

[ARTEMIS filter]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

It would be a problem taking this course of action, I'd think. If they transmitted information over the network, we'd have to track down an untold of number of people to correct the situation. This would be a waste of time and energy, and might prove impossible if they'd told others we didn't know about. I'd hate for the deities to be tipped off as to our progress...

On the other hand... perhaps we should look into setting up some filters on all of our members City devices. That way at least we could assure ourselves that any information that would leak would be limited.

But then that still leaves the dilemma of how to prevent us from destroying our own research...

[ARTEMIS filter]

[letxequalnull.livejournal.com]

Very true, and the methods I know for altering memory work best to overwrite or erase what was already there; not as a preventative measure. In addition, I am not even sure that they would serve their intended purpose here.

Sadly, I do not know if there is a method that would keep up us from destroying our own research; any passwords would presumably also be known to our cursed selves as well, and requiring a second person to 'speak for' the uncursed nature of any member could easily be sidestepped as well, should a similarly cursed person be willing to vouch for the cursed individual.

[ARTEMIS filter]

[favoritetraitor.livejournal.com]

... this is most troublesome.

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[letxequalnull.livejournal.com]

I quite agree. I do not doubt that there is a solution to this problem but what it may be I cannot say just yet.