Mark POV, Wednesday
Mark was currently hunched over a filing cabinet in the records room of the abandoned police station that was now acting as a base camp for the survivors. Ever since the release of the new monsters, all patrols had been suspended until these new creatures were studied enough to find a counter to them. It was because of this suspension, that Mark had the time to research the man he had been seeing visions of the last few days.
He was sifting through the G section when he blinked and found himself standing in the hallway; time had reverted again. Mark silently counted down to himself and as if on cue, images of the mysterious man getting overrun by the new spike-slinging Beatles, nicknamed "Spikers" by many, and subsequently dying. Mark sighed, getting odd glances from the other people in the hallway. The identity of the mysterious man was starting to get on his nerves.
Deciding it was not worth going back to the records room, Mark turned around and changed his route to his bunk instead. Upon arriving at his bunk, Mark promptly sat on his bed and began to think. His thoughts did not last long because it seems this novel does not like to let people be alone with their thoughts. And as if to prove it, a message appeared in front of Mark’s vision, startling him from his thoughts.
Incoming Messages
Hello,
Your actions have gained the attention of the administrators, and have begun to trek the path of the Pillar of the vigilant one by doing various deeds of honor and heroism. Additionally a message from Administrator 079 - A and
a - Ugh, I hate having to call it this, 001-A dammit, Why did 003-A insist that we call it this? ugh; never mind, Anyways, the admin message and a "Good boy” list have been attached to this message.
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1- opening message: we apologize for the inconvenience
“Hello Mark, we at the office of 8-72C apologize for the inconvenience, but we must inform you, that by sheer happenstance, you have been accidentally linked to another participant’s lidiemos. We are working to rectify this issue, so please bear with us for the time being.”
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Sector052.altruism_division
Hello you were a good boy by
Investigating a fugitive of the law
Eliminating 28 life forms under control of the depraved infection
Fighting against terrorists/rebels
Informing chain of command of a threat
Safely leading a team 12 times
That is all, thank you for your time
Message over, closing pop up
Mark blinked a couple times, trying to digest the burst of new information given to him. Throughout all of the information given, one part stood out to him the most; “investigating a fugitive of the law”. He had an epiphany, and not wanting to lose the idea he immediately took out his laptop and searched for arrests in the last 20 years that fit the mystery man’s description. Surprisingly, it did not take long for him to find what he was looking for, and in front of him was an open article reading:
Mob hitman, Malcolm Shellings, sentenced to life imprisonment with no appeal.