This is essentially a "tie-in chapter". Nothing new occurs. Just a little insight and hindsight to a few of the characters and heavy implications to new antagonists! Another "tie-in chapter" will come after this; basically a day in the shoes of Accelerator. Expect ITEM, SCHOOL and FRESHMAN cameos. Please bare with my insanities.

'The Manufactured Fault'

[The following is the diary of the Head Researcher of the batch with the hidden 'CANCEL ORDER' program designed to be able to detach units from the RADIO NOISE network when they are captured. It is to prevent reverse engineering into the network and the syphoning of the classified information within. At the moment, the procedure of dealing with captured clones is destruction of said unit by the use of the 'END TRANSMISSION' squad. We want to try to prevent a waste of combat available units, thus 'CANCEL ORDER' is the preferred alternative.]

[The log covers a week prior to the laboratory's destruction from a mutiny staged by the clones it created. False information of a failed experiment within units 2001 to 3000 was fed to the researchers as they unknowingly proceeded with the experiment. The 'CANCEL ORDER' program was disguised as a cure to the fake problem in the network. The following is kept for future reference to highlight the errors in the implementation and to determine the correct way to apply the 'CANCEL ORDER' program to units 19001 to 20000]

-RADIO NOISE Administration Board.

[Head Researchers log] Date: August 9, 2020.

Being tasked with the batch of unit 7001 to 8000 at first seemed fairly simple. Their physical development is nearing completion without a sign of trouble. It all seems to follow the tried and tested recipe used by other institutions and labs with the creation of prior units, yet the higher ups are requesting a modification in the perception and personality implants. Units, after the experiment to make them less co-dependent in clones 2001 to 3000, seem to show belated side-effects of poor teamwork and a cancerous sense of self-worth. This is spreading throughout the network and may cause an abrupt end to the 'RADIO NOISE' experiment as a lack of communication could lead to an increased rate of mission failures, or even defiance in regards orders.

Thus, with this batch, a hotfix program received from headquarters will be uploaded to the units and forced to spread along the system to make them more compatible with each other. We are basically tasked to repairing leaks, leaks that shouldn't have even occurred. Tests will begin to determine the effectiveness of the hotfix patch as the lead subjects become available to experiment with.

[Head Researchers Log] Date: August 11, 2020.

The first completed specimens, 7001, 7002, 7003 and 7004 have all been run through traditional preprograming procedures - language faculties, common knowledge, firearms and combat training have all been completed. The resilient bug in the language instalment continues to persist as researchers ran the subjects through the mandatory oral and aptitude test. A point of interest, when the subjects took the aptitude test without personality instalments, they all responded differently to the stimuli offered. Due to this, a possibility of allowing the subjects to develop their own personality over time may occur with intriguing results for both the experiment and an understanding of the human mind.

All show no improvement in ability to command electricity, much to my expectations. The order for the electronic field observation spectacles has been filed and sent, unfortunately. A wise man said insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, so a few of my team may be insane based on this…

Firearms training is becoming more and more difficult as they have not be equipped with mentality of a soldier and are beginning to fear the weapons. The personality adjustment implants are increasing in necessity.

[Head Researchers Log] Date: August 12, 2020.

Initial reactions displayed by 7001 to the personality and perception adjustments were nothing but positive. Her currently developed personality over the past few days was immediately erased and replaced by the hotfix. The first brain functioning test revealed that she shares the normal brain functions of the other clones after the implementation, so until we do a stress test we may not know if the program has succeeded. If this hotfix transfers to the rest of the clones, we may be able to remove the malignant thought process that has infected the 'RADIO NOISE' system.

An increasing amount of units are becoming available for experimentation, we have almost hit half of the units to be processed, though not implemented. Each unit in this batch will be receiving the hotfix after the positive results displayed by 7001.

[Head Researchers Log] Date: -, -

[Elements of an entry was written within the dates of the 12th and 15th, but the information of the log was lost on transfer.]

[Head Researchers Log] Date: August 15, 2020.

7001 has been self-terminated. She was lost in a live fire exercise when surrounded by hostiles. As the cardboard cut outs surrounded her in Room LF5 the instruments detected erratic brain patterns until the point of a cease in functioning. She reacted to the daunting presence by detonating a plastic explosive near her vicinity whilst destroying the targets.

Autopsy shows she died from the shockwaves of the explosion interfering with her already limited control of the electricity in her body. The uncontrolled electricity caused multiple heart failures and paralysation of the nerves and muscles harbouring the voltage. This is already a known weakness in the units that intense shockwaves can displace the currents swirling in their bodies. Further development may see rise to a way to remove this problem, or perhaps a way to protect them from it.

However, this is a new and isolated incident within the RADIO NOISE project; it is the first time a unit has committed suicide. We are currently unsure if this is related to the implementation of the hotfix program and we will confirm with a live fire exercise run with units 7002 and 7003.

On a side note, only 100 more units remain to be awakened. I am aware that other institutions participating in the RADIO NOISE program are also increasing the rate of which the new clones are being developed. A friend from [institution name] has told me that there will be approximately 15000 units ready for combat by the coming month's end.

[Head Researchers Log] Date: August 16, 2020.

We've been on lockdown since just after midnight. We've lost multiple staff members and are gradually losing control of facilities to the units already installed with the hotfix. It started with the run of 7002 and 7003 in their live fire exercise where they determined researchers running the experiment to be hostile and executed them. Afterwards, one of them turned arms to the other unit then to itself. There was a bug in the hotfix. Erratic behaviour and thoughts are seemingly the result when the unit is put under stress - however we had word that these reactions are not present with units receiving the hotfix over the network. Clones directly implemented are extremely self-destructive and highly dangerous. Thus, we've taken procedures to at least lock away one unit, 7054. She is being restrained in a confinement cell to allow the hotfix to spread over the network. The last unit to be implemented with the hotfix was 7443, though it was only partially uploaded.

We've sent multiple requests to the higher up to have LAST ORDER put the renegade units under control, but have received neither response from headquarters nor reaction from the units themselves. Remaining staff have retreated to Admin's Quarters. Whilst waiting I've sent my log to all other institutions in the event we do not see the sun of tomorrow. Have we… Have we been left out to dry…?

[Initial reaction from LAST ORDER revealed that the first unit to receive the patch, #7001, was able to detach from the network, but couldn't reconnect. With the batch doomed to fail, most communication with the institution was cut off, however even the batch's mental reaction to the patch came as a surprise. All units implemented with the hotfix were unusable, bar 7743 who was able to reconnect and be controlled though kept the irregular responses shown in the other implemented units.]

[All units before 7743, aside 7054 who is currently MIA, are confirmed destroyed. They either destroyed themselves or were eliminated by the 'END TRANSMISSION' units LAST ORDER marshalled. Units 7743 to 8000 are available for use in the RADIO NOISE program, though 234 units were destroyed in the chaos of the laboratory's destruction.]

[However, it seems distant before we can perfect the CANCEL ORDER system. If worst comes to worst, we may have to start from the beginning and recreate another clone variant. That is the worst case scenario. I stress – The WORST CASE SCENARIO.]

'The Manufactured Fault'

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