WARNING: THE A.P.E.X DATABASE IS HIGHLY...


    CLASSIFIED.


    UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL WILL BE TRACKED, LOCATED, AND DETAINED.


    New login recorded at: 46██-██-██ ██:██:██


    Connecting to Terminal: ‘Theta-7’


    Please stand by. . .


    ======== [SECURE CONNECTION INITIALIZED] ========


    Place your finger onto the scanner.


    You will have 10 seconds to do so before connection terminates.


    Please stand by. . .


    ======== [FINGERPRINT ACCEPTED] ========


    Senior Researcher ████████ detected.


    Please enter your designated 6-digit passcode using the terminal keypad.


    > 246835


    ======== [6-DIGIT CODE ACCEPTED] ========


    [2/12] Security measures complete.


    Please enter your designated 14-digit passcode using the terminal keypad.


    > 86753091234567


    ======== [14-DIGIT CODE ACCEPTED] ========


    [3/12] Security measures complete.


    Please enter the name of your pet iguana.


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    > cd APEX_Database_Access


    > run SecurityProtocol_Bypass.exe


    > decrypt -key 0x7F9B2D84E1A53C61


    ERROR: A GLITCH HAS BEEN DETECTED.


    ATTEMPTING TERMINAL REBOOT.


    PLEASE STAND BY. . .


    ======== [PENDING] ========


    Attempting to establish a secure channel... [ERROR]


    Decryption in progress... [ERROR]


    Security protocols bypassed... [ERROR]


    ======== [ACCESS GRANTED] ========


    Welcome back, Senior Researcher ████████.


    You have ONE new message, would you like to open the message board?


    > No


    Understood.


    Accessing Terminal Menu. . .


    —----------------------------------------------------


    TERMINAL MENU:


    User Detected: Senior Researcher ████████


    Terminal ID: ‘THETA-7’


    1. Anomaly Index


    2. Research Projects


    3. Personnel Database


    4. Secure Files


    5. Surveillance Logs


    6. Message Board


    7. Log Out


    —----------------------------------------------------


    FOOTNOTES:


    1: God damn, these security protocols are infuriating! I understand that a whole bunch of this information shouldn’t be getting into the public eye, but holy shit! 12 FUCKING TIMES? It’s not like anyone from outside is going to be getting into one of these terminals anytime soon. Nobody knows about A.P.E.X’s damn existence, its so fuckin ridiculous… Thank God for Lenderson at the Cryptographic Systems Department… if it weren''t for him adding that brute force code, I would’ve quit this damn job already.


    -Intern Researcher Richie