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Patrick Bright

The sourcing team weren’t given that radio.

Jonathan Danners

Alyson is right; it’s most likely an old government radio channel. They keep them open, in case other forms of communication are compromised. Recorded messages like these help them check the channel is working. Now, please, can we forget the voice and the radio and concentrate on the course?

Ludya Parak

Assignment Four is due this Friday. If you need a link to the special-consideration form, just ask.

Doodle message group [Private] Jem and Patrick, 20 February 2024:

Jem Badhuri

Patrick, when you said the sourcing team wasn’t given that radio, what did you mean?

Patrick Bright

Oh, it’s probably not relevant, but I’ve a feeling it might be in our possession unofficially. It’s only a feeling, though.

Jem Badhuri

I don’t understand.

Patrick Bright

I was wandering about, looking at all the old tech. I don’t know exactly what happened, but Jonathan and Ludya started arguing about something. Nothing physical; she was screeching, he was telling her to calm down. But the RD8 lady came and asked them to step outside. Minutes later they were skulking in the corridor. I didn’t see where Alyson was because Cameron was chatting to me.

Doodle message group [Private] Jonathan, Alyson and Ludya, 22 February 2024:

Jonathan Danners

FFS, all their messages say the unit shouldn’t work at all. What is that voice?

Ludya Parak

It’s weird, but it’s the least of our problems right now. Just get rid of it? The radio, I mean.

Message group: 2024 Examiners, 30 May 2024

Tilda Ricci

OK, what is going on, Ben?

Ben Sketcher

Good, you’ve got to the radio bit.

Tilda Ricci

Cameron submitted a final essay and is scheduled for a discretionary pass, on the basis of his ill health. Unfortunately, I fear Gela made that up to keep him on the course in name only. You think there might be a relationship between them? A conflict of interest?

Ben Sketcher

I think there’s more than that. I’ve been looking into the group and the admissions procedure. This is a new course. It was never advertised and doesn’t appear in this year’s prospectus.

Tilda Ricci