> INITIALIZING SYS.ARCHIVE...
    > BYPASSING SECURITY PROTOCOLS...
    DECRYPTION_SEQ
    0.0%
    REC
    LIVE_TERMINAL_FEED
    [DE26A6] DECRYPTING ARCHIVE_CORE ... PENDING
    [8F4C88] ROUTING SIGNAL_ALPHA ... LOCKED
    [DE7062] ANALYZING ARCHIVE_CORE ... LOCKED
    SIG_ACT
    SYS.ARCHIVE // DIE_KÄFER

    "some projects arrive too early."

    ARCHIVE VERSION: 3.4.7[UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS DETECTED]
    [REDACTED: INITIAL CONTACT 2005]
    Discover

    WARNING

    Archive corruption detected. Several records are missing.

    STATUS: MONITORING

    Phase 01

    BEFORE THE MASKS

    ARCHIVE INDEXING...
    3 RECORDS FOUND
    SUBJECT 01 IDENTIFIED
    GROUP PHOTO VERIFIED
    LAST KNOWN RECORD
    ARCHIVE PROCESSING COMPLETE
    ARCHIVE LOCKED
    2006 evidence
    2006.
    Before everything changed.
    2006 evidence
    Group Photo.
    Last image containing
    all three subjects.
    2006 evidence
    Minutes before
    the venue.
    It was already watching.
    2006 evidence
    2006.
    Before everything changed.
    2006 evidence
    Group Photo.
    Last image containing
    all three subjects.
    2006 evidence
    Minutes before
    the venue.
    It was already watching.
    DATA CORRUPTION
    SIGNAL INSTABILITY DETECTED
    RECORD COUNT: 247

    Phase 02

    THE LOST YEARS

    Original Band
    Masked Band
    CLASSIFIED
    Original Band
    SUBJECT IDENTIFIED 01
    SUBJECT IDENTIFIED 02
    SUBJECT IDENTIFIED 03
    ANOMALY DETECTED
    mobileCreatureReveal
    CLASSIFIED

    ENTRY 2008

    Witness reports mention insect masks appearing at local venues. No verified photographs exist.

    FILE INTEGRITY: 84%

    WE WERE NEVER
    A BAND.

    WE STARTED AS MUSIC.

    THE MUSIC WAS NEVER THE POINT.

    THE MASKS CAME LATER.

    THE CREATURES WERE ALREADY THERE.

    WE ARE NOT PERFORMING.

    WE ARE TRANSMITTING.

    ORIGIN: LEVERKUSEN.

    S<E B\OB-CH</N DIC\.

    SYSTEM_OVERLOAD: IMMINENT

    Phase 03.5 // Origin

    MAGIC STUDIO

    Magic Studio 2006
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_085ED0 // QW4Z73
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_2214DB // 6WTO0F
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_1CFB6F // VEDMBT
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_12A61A // I0ZUA6
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_055D30 // JSBOFG
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_5387E5 // A0SFGS
    FATAL: SIGNAL_UNCONTAINED_2E23F5 // WXQM8J
    FATAL: SIGNAL_UNCONTAINED_08C785 // VLLWVW
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_2CF7CF // A09BMI
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_1295B4 // JJW3DP
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_C377D7 // FW3U0Z
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_7B9E1E // Y7LH2R
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_632A5B // YTZYZ9
    CRITICAL_VOLTAGE_DROP_3A0B24 // TSFYP4
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_6040FC // YD4OQG
    FATAL: SIGNAL_UNCONTAINED_E956E1 // 3NAQ8M
    FATAL: SIGNAL_UNCONTAINED_350DD8 // 1ZNC79
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_F1F66E // ITABEJ
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_9AA209 // 7812LS
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_A2028C // N2F5OE
    FATAL: SIGNAL_UNCONTAINED_962D87 // 1ZHCQV
    CRITICAL_VOLTAGE_DROP_A9EFC9 // VYXXRV
    FATAL: SIGNAL_UNCONTAINED_B832DD // WE9RWK
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_D39186 // I43596
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_27F79B // F0QB99
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_C7143F // TTEP7H
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_C0A6B7 // QUK65K
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_A2AE81 // 5E6CZX
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_4308BB // LJKQWU
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_BE040B // FLXYD0
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_DEC548 // FV22MA
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_D2040D // HHWMVC
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_95947C // D18BVE
    CRITICAL_VOLTAGE_DROP_F140DE // 0R6LPL
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_70BC5C // X8K7O2
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_D69142 // 0ZPY9D
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_57252C // JPIB9D
    CRITICAL_VOLTAGE_DROP_3BE99D // CS0RLW
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_1A5253 // UTKUKK
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_5D06FC // 6DL9VV
    FATAL: SIGNAL_UNCONTAINED_A3B558 // OL5DLV
    FATAL: SIGNAL_UNCONTAINED_38DD1D // R8Y36Y
    CRITICAL_VOLTAGE_DROP_514306 // 8D5EPX
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_D5839E // IH1NXC
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_199F9D // RE2F3Q
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_2972F4 // 1IRDSV
    CRITICAL_VOLTAGE_DROP_8FB0B0 // 1GK0I6
    CRITICAL_VOLTAGE_DROP_11D48C // Y0XDYJ
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_B0C637 // MC9DJQ
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_045579 // KZM0PJ
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_96EDD7 // EFB4FY
    CRITICAL_VOLTAGE_DROP_61029D // 0R73G2
    ERR_OVERLOAD_0x_EB86D6 // R0WQB9
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_AA60FF // HXQBBX
    CRITICAL_VOLTAGE_DROP_29D801 // RCUHGO
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_DB42F9 // UDEGXD
    WARN: ANOMALY_SPIKE_0A709D // D36SEW
    SYS_FAIL: AUDIO_SURGE_6E6758 // OBCBPP
    FATAL: SIGNAL_UNCONTAINED_0A6ED6 // ZHOT3F
    FATAL: SIGNAL_UNCONTAINED_47F317 // D685W7

    THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD LOST POWER THAT NIGHT.

    THE SIGNAL DID NOT.

    FILE NOTE

    The following biological material has never been publicly archived.

    ACCESS LEVEL: LIMITED

    Phase 04 // Biological Archive

    THE CREATURES

    NON-HUMAN ENTITY DATABASE

    NO KNOWN SPECIES MATCH
    ARCHIVE CLASSIFICATION FAILED
    ENTITY SIGNATURE DETECTED
    SCAN INITIATED...
    INITIATING
    subject01Front
    subject01Left
    subject01Back
    subject01Right
    subject01Front
    SUBJECT 01
    CODENAME:
    ANALYZING...THE WATCHER
    STATUS:
    SCANNING PROFILE...ACTIVE
    FIRST SIGHTING:
    DECRYPTING...LEVERKUSEN / 2007
    THREAT LEVEL:
    CALCULATING...UNKNOWN
    SCAN STATUS:
    AWAITING SCAN...EYE TRACK DETECTEDUNKNOWN SYMBOLSCAN COMPLETE
    CONFIDENCE:
    14%32%57%81%93%MATCH FOUND
    ENTITY DATABASE
    SUBJECT 01 [SCANNED]
    SUBJECT 02 [CLASSIFIED]
    SUBJECT 03 [CLASSIFIED]
    SUBJECT 04 [REDACTED]
    ACCESS LEVEL: LIMITED
    subject02Front
    subject02Left
    subject02Back
    subject02Right
    subject02Front
    SUBJECT 02
    CODENAME:
    ANALYZING...THE DRONE
    STATUS:
    SCANNING PROFILE...ACTIVE
    FIRST SIGHTING:
    DECRYPTING...DORTMUND / 2008
    THREAT LEVEL:
    CALCULATING...MODERATE
    SCAN STATUS:
    AWAITING SCAN...BIOLOGICAL ANOMALYUNKNOWN SYMBOLSCAN COMPLETE
    CONFIDENCE:
    21%38%64%89%96%MATCH FOUND
    ENTITY DATABASE
    SUBJECT 01 [SCANNED]
    SUBJECT 02 [SCANNED]
    SUBJECT 03 [CLASSIFIED]
    SUBJECT 04 [REDACTED]
    ACCESS LEVEL: LIMITED
    subject03Front
    subject03Left
    subject03Back
    subject03Right
    subject03Front
    SUBJECT 03
    CODENAME:
    ANALYZING...THE SHADOW
    STATUS:
    SCANNING PROFILE...ACTIVE
    FIRST SIGHTING:
    DECRYPTING...MÜNSTER / 2011
    THREAT LEVEL:
    CALCULATING...SEVERE
    SCAN STATUS:
    AWAITING SCAN...BIOLOGICAL ANOMALYUNKNOWN SYMBOLSCAN COMPLETE
    CONFIDENCE:
    12%29%54%78%92%MATCH FOUND
    ENTITY DATABASE
    SUBJECT 01 [SCANNED]
    SUBJECT 02 [SCANNED]
    SUBJECT 03 [SCANNED]
    SUBJECT 04 [REDACTED]
    ARCHIVE OBJECT 001 DETECTED

    FIELD OPERATIVE UNIFORM

    The garment appears in multiple recovered files.

    INSPECT OBJECT →
    DATA SECTOR: 0x8F2A

    Phase 05 // Video Files

    RECOVERED EVIDENCE

    File ReferenceCASE 001
    StatusDECRYPTED
    00:00 / 00:00
    Subject"DISCOPOLIZEI"
    Recovery Date2011
    ClassificationPARTIAL FILE
    File ReferenceCASE 002
    StatusACTIVE
    00:00 / 00:00
    Subject"LAPDANCE"
    Recovery Date2012
    ClassificationVISUAL RECORD
    File ReferenceCASE 003
    StatusMONITORED
    00:00 / 00:00
    Subject"HEY MARIE"
    Recovery Date2016
    ClassificationLEVEL 5
    File ReferenceCASE 004
    StatusUNSTABLE
    00:00 / 00:00
    Subject"MAGIC STUDIO"
    Recovery Date2006
    ClassificationORIGIN RECORD
    File ReferenceCASE 005
    StatusDECRYPTED
    00:00 / 00:00
    Subject"ILLUSIONÄR"
    Recovery Date2007
    ClassificationVISUAL RECORD
    File ReferenceCASE 006
    StatusDECRYPTED
    00:00 / 00:00
    Subject"NE STAGE IN DORNFELD"
    Recovery Date2008
    ClassificationVISUAL RECORD
    File ReferenceCASE 007
    StatusDECRYPTED
    00:00 / 00:00
    Subject"KOMM AUCH DU"
    Recovery Date2008
    ClassificationVISUAL RECORD
    4 SIGNAL FILES AVAILABLE

    ENTRY 2011

    First confirmed transmission recovered. Decryption ongoing.[THEY ARE LISTENING BACK]

    GEODATA: SYNCHRONIZED

    Phase 05.5 // Geographic Anomalies

    SIGHTINGS MAP

    NRW Map Outline
    MÜNSTER
    MÜNSTER
    INCIDENTS14
    LAST04:12:09
    STATUSMONITORING
    ASCHEBERG
    ASCHEBERG
    INCIDENTS8
    LAST12:04:22
    STATUSACTIVE
    DRENSTEINFURT
    DRENSTEINFURT
    INCIDENTS5
    LAST48:15:00
    STATUSUNKNOWN
    DORTMUND
    DORTMUND
    INCIDENTS22
    LAST01:05:11
    STATUSELEVATED
    LEVERKUSEN
    LEVERKUSEN
    INCIDENTS47
    LAST00:02:14
    STATUSCRITICAL
    ENCRYPTION: ACTIVE

    Phase 06 // Audio Files

    SIGNALS

    RECOVERED TRANSMISSIONS

    3 FILES DETECTED

    NEXT ARCHIVE ROTATION

    01:27:18

    TRANSMISSION 05
    FREQ: 105.1 MHzDO NOT TUNE IN

    KOMM AUCH DU

    OriginSECTOR 9
    StatusAUTHENTICATED
    Sample00:30 — 01:10
    UNPLUGGED 01
    FREQ: 44.1 kHzDO NOT TUNE IN

    KOMM AUCH DU (AKUSTIK)

    OriginTEMPORARY SHELTER
    StatusRECOVERED
    Sample00:30 — 01:10
    UNPLUGGED 04
    FREQ: 44.1 kHzDO NOT TUNE IN

    ICH HÖR NICHTS (AKUSTIK)

    OriginTEMPORARY SHELTER
    StatusRECOVERED
    Sample00:30 — 01:10
    ADDITIONAL FILES LOCKEDACCESS ORIGIN ARCHIVE →
    DATA_BLOCK: FINAL_RECOVERY

    Phase 08 // Final Transmission[ DATA_BLOCK: FINAL_RECOVERY ]

    ORIGIN: LEVERKUSEN

    ALBUM FILE DECRYPTED
    Die Käfer - Origin Leverkusen
    ---------- ---------

    --- -Ä---
    ------: ----------

    ---- ------- ------

    -- -------------

    -------- -------

    ------ ------ -------

    ------- ------:------
    [ ACCESS COMPLETE ARCHIVE ]

    Phase 08.5 // Power Failure Incident

    (FAST) UNPLUGGED

    (Fast) Unplugged Cover

    NO POWER

    The archive survived.

    The studio did not.

    Eight acoustic transmissions were recovered during the outage.

    RECOVERED FILE

    (FAST) UNPLUGGED

    8 TRANSMISSIONS

    LOCATION BREACH DETECTED

    Investigators have gained limited access to the origin point of the swarm.

    Recovered device signals available.

    ENTER ORIGIN LOCATION →
    SYSTEM_STATE: WAITING_FOR_INPUT

    Phase 09 // Choose Your Path

    TRANSMISSION COMPLETE.

    ARCHIVE ACCESS GRANTED.

    You now know more than most people.

    Choose your path.

    BECOME PART OF THE SWARM

    ACCESS GRANTED. The transmission is yours to propagate. Distribute the evidence. Tag the frequencies. Let the swarm grow.

    COMMERCIAL PROTOCOL. You seek to utilize the artifacts. Submit your coordinates and intent. The archivists will review your request.

    INITIATION SEQUENCE. You are not just observing. You are mutating. Leave your frequency below to receive further instructions.

    THERE IS NO SWARM. THERE IS ONLY THE HIVE.