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(The Board is a paranatural entity of interest that is, while in common contact to the Bureau, is only in direct communication with the Director through OOP3-UE. Director Jesse Faden has agreed to offer a transcript of all communications and pre-recordings of the Board. Only Bureau staff that are [REDACTED] or higher are allowed clearance to read this document. Any Bureau member that violates this rule or breaks Confidentially Code-1B in the employee handbook shall be questioned and subjected to [REDACTED].)

< Testing testing testing >

< We are broadcasting from the Pyramid/Other >

< We only speak to the Director and do not answer/respond to inquiries >

< or irrelevant questions/probes/invasion >

< We provide the Building/Tree >

< and the Bureau/TV Tropes provides Protection/Worship/Editing >

< Standby for instructions >


< All Tropes/Patterns >

  • A Form You Are Comfortable With: < All Humans/Staff/Servants are only given memetic level awareness/clearance >
    < We facilitate/advocate this to provide an Equal/Opposite deposit of information for your/our benefit >
  • Ambiguously Evil: < We agree to all terms/compacts made with the Bureau/House as arranged >
    < We provide/offer better Bonus Package/Health Plan >
    < If you leave, you will be sorry/dead and you will never work/exist in this Torn/Cosmic Reality again >
  • Berserk Button: < The Board is A-OK/Intact >
    < The Rebel Faction/Dissent is Former/Fired >
    < The Former/Dissent is Previous/Disappointment and is not part of the Board/Us >
    < We Apologize/Deny All Knowledge for the inconvenience >
    < It builds a Competition/Not Us >
    < Do not believe/get hyped about the Former's lies/ads >
  • The Chooser of the One: < Only the Director can wield The Gun/Sword/Intentionally left blank >
    < All Applications will be processed >
    < Only the Director can bind the Service Weapon and Live/Die >
    < This is the Ritual/Challenge >
  • Control Freak: < We appoint you, Director >
    < You manage/tend and dispose/prune at your leisure, but the Building/Tree was our gift to you and will be tended too as instructed >
    < Any infractions shall be met with punishment/salvation >
    < We expect Independence/Dependence >
  • Eldritch Abomination: < We are broadcasting from the Pyramid/Other >
    < This is an emergency test/trial broadcasting >
    < Please respond in a Timely Manner/Orange Peel >
  • God's Hands Are Tied: < We cannot effect External/Not Astral regions >
    < Please locate Corrupt/Chaos and terminate/pacify >
  • Meta Guy: < All notes/plot devices are left available for you in the manual/administrivia >
    < Please read/confess before proceeding >


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