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[This strange post is actually a video loop showing a piece of paper with a message written on it - the handwriting is actually Steph's, to those who know it. The continued glitching obscures different bits of the text, but by watching the video for a while, it's possible to make out the whole message.]

My name is Kesara Freamon. Some of you know me. I discovered the northeastern tunnel, Hsiaoke Pass. I need to tell you about the Prophet.

Quark and me saw the Phophet at the school and they pointed us east. Samantha Stevens also spoke to us there and told us to find the tunnel. Quark will tell you it's true. Samantha's ghost also gave me a card with an application that has an eye symbol. It does a few things. When it's on, the anomalies are scared of it. They cower when I hold up my tablet. It also makes the eye symbols on the walls glow. I found a house in the Pass with a doll it in, that turns into this floating eye symbol when I film it with the app on.

I have a plan. I want to try to activate all the eye symbols at once, the same way using all the keys at once opened the lake tunnel. Winter says she can make some copies of the app, but it might not be enough. I need another way to make copies and I need people to go to the houses with the symbols in them.

I know some folk won't agree to this. They'll say that they don't do as I say, or don't trust others to work with them. I am very tired of arguing and I am through with it. You all know time is running out. If you want to help then stop all that foolishness and work with me. If not then stay out of the way.

[A video again, with a different message on a different paper.]

I met the Prophet again last night, in the house that I think belonged to a teacher. They appeared when I mentioned Samantha's name. They gave me this.

[Attached is a photo of the eye tattoo on Kesara's hand.]

[This time Kesara speaks - slowly, deliberately, almost as though she's reading out a message, although in reality she's reciting a prepared one from memory. The static interrupts, but she repeats the same few sentences five times, beginning to end, so it is again possible to piece it together. It is as follows:]

I need to speak to you all, too. It's about how people here keep fighting. I want to stop it. I have a plan. Frisk knows. We need to meet. Let's all meet. We need to talk about secrets.

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And don't play games with me. I'm done playing games.

[She says it flatly, again not even angry. Then she switches the video feed back on, and shows him the eye brand on her hand.]

The Prophet gave it to me.

[House doesn't stop playing games, Kesara. Sorry. He doesn't say anything, though, just watches the video intently.]

Huh. Did it say anything to you?

[Kesara shakes her head, frustration evident in the flying of her curls.] They just appeared - that is, the house got very cold and dark, and even Alexander's light was out, and they were just there. Then everything was normal again, except for my hand.

Well, congrats. You might have just gotten marked for murder, kid. [House rubs a thumb across his brow, thinking.] Which building did this happen in?

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[Her eyes widen a little - she already knew, but it's something else to hear someone else say it - but she refuses to be cowed, especially not in House's view.] I'm with Zach and Steph. They won't let me be hurt. It was south of the school - on your map it's building 100.

Just steer clear of the Joker, kid. And Brian.

[But he's been having a side conversation with Hange, and it's time to enact the plan to get her app for the two of them. He'll feign demanding for effect, at least. She doesn't want games, but he'll see with her response.]

Maybe your teacher just hated the prophet, too. Anyway, you've got your app. I've got the Copycat. I can send it to you, but you're gonna send the first copy back to me. I'm not with Hange anymore, and apparently they gave you info you have. So no need to hand over the first copy to them.

You can't steer clear of people here. [She says it all matter of fact. Don't worry about what you can't help either way - it's a common law in Serindia, and in exploration, and in spydom.

But now she needs to close a trap. And that is something to worry about.]

You'll have it, if everything works like it should. If the eye belongs to the Prophet but the network belongs to the admin... I hope everything works like it should.

[She thinks she understands enough of the tablet by now to present this as a plausible excuse. But it is a gamble.]

[Well, that's a cute ploy. House puts on a mildly irritated tone.]

Uh huh. Sending it now.

[And on Kesara's tablet, a file to download called Copycat will appear!]

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