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[An empty black screen, and silence. For ten seconds, this is all there is.
Then, an eerie tone. It staggers on and off, interspersed by the fuzz of static.
A 5x5 grid flashes once over the screen, then glitches out with another burst of static. Garbled words begin to flash soon after:]
Then, an eerie tone. It staggers on and off, interspersed by the fuzz of static.
A 5x5 grid flashes once over the screen, then glitches out with another burst of static. Garbled words begin to flash soon after:]
LEMHK
OMDTR
OIIPX
FWNNA
LFEEX
[The tone persists, merciless, shrilling onward in a continuous, unearthly chorus.]
00110100 00110010 00110001 00110101 00110011
[Finally, more bright white text flares in the center of the screen.]
didyou
seeme
[Beat.]
isaw
you
[At the last moment, the words flicker into a symbol, white slashed over black.]
[The tone lingers for a few seconds more, and then the feed severs with an angry snap.]
[[ooc: Tim will be unable to respond until the next morning, but characters are welcome to try their hand at the Masked Man's little puzzle.]]
[[ooc: Tim will be unable to respond until the next morning, but characters are welcome to try their hand at the Masked Man's little puzzle.]]