Murder Mystery

April 17, 2025

By Grace Steinmetz

Drone Network Packet Trace – Extended Extract

System: DRONE_027 | Analyst: M. Duvall | Timestamp: 2025-04-17_01:04:28Z

Partial forensic dump – shaft13c.node


>> Trace Log: TX-RX Burst Analysis

[01:04:28.994] TX :: drone.ping → shaft13c.node
[01:04:29.101] RX :: shaft13c.node ACK :: ID=fc_vault_proc
[01:04:29.115] TX :: auth.challenge <uuid=2f44e8d1>
[01:04:29.215] RX :: auth.grant <uuid=2f44e8d1> ID=duvall_mx001
[01:04:29.217] WARNING :: UID collision :: fc_vault_proc && duvall_mx001 active
[01:04:29.218] Ping response anomaly :: packet ∆t drift: 2.57s
[01:04:29.221] TX :: drone.recheck ID=duvall_mx001
[01:04:29.225] RX :: node.echo :: AUTH_FAILURE — Duplicate UID detected
[01:04:29.230] RX :: node.relay :: fallback.ping → USER: [unresolved ID fragment]
[01:04:29.235] ERROR :: feedback loop initiated — packet chain looping
[01:04:29.243] TRACE :: SHA256 checksum mismatch [loop index 1]
[01:04:29.250] TRACE :: SHA256 checksum mismatch [loop index 2]
[01:04:29.257] TRACE :: SHA256 checksum mismatch [loop index 3]
[01:04:29.264] TRACE :: SHA256 checksum pattern STABILIZED
[01:04:29.267] OUTPUT :: Encoded artifact flag :: RUNE_SEQ:vault.rune.03


>> Ping-Loop Artifact – Recursive Hash Collapse

Detected Pattern: vault.rune.03

HASH COLLAPSE SEQUENCE — SHA256:
→ 8cf5a82e0f29d05d71a1b92f9bff0f51d2643e49...
→ 6df4e32297fba110ae893e7004cc2a7f308c432b...
→ 2ff1981edeadbeef2ff1981edeadbeef2ff1981e...
→ 2ff1981edeadbeef2ff1981edeadbeef2ff1981e...
→ 2ff1981edeadbeef2ff1981edeadbeef2ff1981e...
→ 2ff1981edeadbeef2ff1981edeadbeef2ff1981e...


>> Glyph Output:

Pattern stabilized after 4 iterations

  • Radial triad formation rendered from digest entropy
  • Resulting structure matches sketch in Red’s log (pg. 3, margin)
  • Internal system tagged pattern: vault.rune.03
  • Overlay aligns with acoustic signature map of Shaft 13C

⚠️ NOTE: Signature resembles crest from 1965 incident – Veritas Archive (redacted)


>> Analyst Notes (M.Duvall):

  • Overlapping user sessions should be impossible — suggests ghost ID reuse or forged session keys
  • drone.ping drift and UID collision implies presence of “phantom process” with real authority
  • Packet trace shows full loopback with SHA collision converging into recognizable geometric artifact
  • Loop integrity failed after 4th cycle — traceroute stabilized glyph
  • Recommend: archive SHA pattern + isolate logs from public net — possible external awareness detected