Jonah Briggs

April 17, 2025

By Grace Steinmetz

🛑 YOU ARE NOT THE MURDERER.

But if you disappear, the truth goes live.
And someone knows that.


Additional Backstory:

You have a video file called redlast.mkv. It’s been set to upload at 2:17 AM unless you cancel it manually.

It shows:

  • Red speaking directly to camera.

  • A faint figure behind him, partially hidden.

  • A tunnel wall covered in markings that aren’t in any geological record.

Red’s final words:

“If this gets out — don’t come looking for me. That means you’re next.”

The file is corrupted now.
You only have the first 3 minutes.

But that might be enough to burn Veritas to the ground.


New Motivation:

Make the story bulletproof.
Make sure the file survives.
And if someone kills you — make sure they regret it.


Clue You Possess:

  • A USB key with Red’s final recording

  • A drone photo of two figures entering the shaft — timestamped 20 minutes before Red’s death

  • A map labeled in marker:

    “SECTOR X: REDACTED — NOT ON COMPANY FILES”

You found that map taped to the bottom of your desk.
You didn’t put it there.