《The A.P.E.X Protocol》 TERMINAL LOGIN: THETA-7 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. This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. > 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. . . ¡ª---------------------------------------------------- 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 ¡ª---------------------------------------------------- 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