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== Description == | == Description == | ||
[[Volker Von Müller]] wrote the first journal entries during the [[Pfhor]] attack of the [[UESC Marathon]]. The entries detailed the resistance Müller raised against the Pfhor and their experience with the [[Rampancy|Rampant]] [[Durandal]]. At the end of the fighting, Müller wrote what was planned to be the final entry. They had been cut off, with Müller as the sole survivor. The entry was effectively a suicide note, as Müller had elected to die over being taken prisoner by the alien invaders. The entry ended with: "And now, where did I put that last bullet. Here it is..." | [[Volker Von Müller]] wrote the first journal entries during the [[Pfhor]] attack of the [[UESC Marathon]]. The entries detailed the resistance Müller raised against the Pfhor and their experience with the [[Rampancy|Rampant]] [[Durandal]]. At the end of the fighting, Müller wrote what was planned to be the final entry. They had been cut off, with Müller as the sole survivor. The entry was effectively a suicide note, as Müller had elected to die over being taken prisoner by the alien invaders. The entry ended with: "And now, where did I put that last bullet. Here it is...". | ||
However, there was a following entry, written [[seven]] years later. Now held hostage by Durandal, Müller was ordered to list the chronology of events that occurred before the launch of the Marathon. Müller explained that when the Marathon was attacked, the damaged [[Leela]] began to scramble the history of mankind before being cut off by [[S'pht]] compliers and Durandal, leading to the errors found in the terminals. This had apparently not worked on the compliers, but notably did leave Durandal confused. The dates were recorded in years only to the best of Müller's memory, as not all of them could be verified. Finally having access to a terminal, Müller recorded this final known entry, with | However, there was a following entry, written [[seven]] years later. Now held hostage by Durandal, Müller was ordered to list the chronology of events that occurred before the launch of the Marathon. Müller explained that when the Marathon was attacked, the damaged [[Leela]] began to scramble the history of mankind before being cut off by [[S'pht]] compliers and Durandal, leading to the errors found in the terminals. This had apparently not worked on the compliers, but notably did leave Durandal confused. The dates were recorded in years only to the best of Müller's memory, as not all of them could be verified. Finally having access to a terminal, Müller recorded this final known entry, with these journal entries being part of a burst download by Durandal from "[[Unidentified warship 2703.4.21.4]]". | ||
== Real-world origin == | == Real-world origin == | ||
Hamish Sinclair had created a "Dates" page on his site detailing the inconsistencies, both from his own research and other users submissions. It was clear there were significant issues with dates found in the terminals, and no reasonable timeline could be discerned.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/dates.html Marathon's Story Page, Dates]</ref> In response to an email from Hamish, [[Greg Kirkpatrick]] and [[Matt Soell]] sent back a [[Journal_entries_of_Volker_Von_Müller#First_email|reply]] with an attachment of a "weird little transmission", which was the [[Journal_entries_of_Volker_Von_Müller#Journal text|journal text]] containing a corrected timeline.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/mail.html Marathon's Story Page, Bungie's e-mail message]</ref> Hamish would then upload the text to a new page on his site.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/bungie.html Marathon's Story Page, The Lost Network Packets]</ref><ref group="note">Instead of the title from the text, Hamish titled the page "The Lost Network Packets". This title is based on a comment in the email: "Lost network packets can be so interesting sometimes...."</ref> | Hamish Sinclair had created a "Dates" page on his site detailing the inconsistencies, both from his own research and other users submissions. It was clear there were significant issues with dates found in the terminals, and no reasonable timeline could be discerned.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/dates.html Marathon's Story Page, Dates]</ref> In response to an email from Hamish, [[Greg Kirkpatrick]] and [[Matt Soell]] sent back a [[Journal_entries_of_Volker_Von_Müller#First_email|reply]] with an attachment of a "weird little transmission", which was the [[Journal_entries_of_Volker_Von_Müller#Journal text|journal text]] containing a corrected timeline.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/mail.html Marathon's Story Page, Bungie's e-mail message]</ref> Hamish would then upload the text to a new page on his site.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/bungie.html Marathon's Story Page, The Lost Network Packets]</ref><ref group="note">Instead of the title from the text, Hamish titled the page "The Lost Network Packets". This title is based on a comment in the email: "Lost network packets can be so interesting sometimes...."</ref> | ||
Two days later, Hamish received [[Journal_entries_of_Volker_Von_Müller# | Two days later, Hamish received [[Journal_entries_of_Volker_Von_Müller#First_email|another email]] from Matt Soell with a clarification. The first email claimed the transmission originated from the UESC Marathon; however, the text itself described it as originating from an unidentified Warship. Matt explained that the first email's description was an error and that the transmission was indeed sent from the unidentified vessel.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/mail2.html Marathon's Story Page, Bungie's e-mail message (2)]</ref> | ||
Afterwards, Hamish created another page to detail any issues found with "Bungie's New Timeline".<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/timeline.html Marathon's Story Page, Bungie's New Timeline]</ref> While inconsistences were meant to be explained as being due to Leela's scrambling, there is an exception. In Müller's timeline, it was stated that Martians stashed munitions aboard the Marathon in 2465. In the level [[Blaspheme Quarantine]], Durandal stated this event happened "three hundred and fifteen years ago".<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/counterattack.html#M1.09.2.2 ''Marathon'' (1994), '''Blaspheme Quarantine''', Terminal 2: 2nd message]</ref> Indicating that the munitions were stashed in 2479, 14 years off from where this event happened in Müller's timeline. In the level [[Ingue Ferroque]], Leela predicted unauthorized additions to the Marathon's cargo were made in "the early twenty-fourth century, | Afterwards, Hamish created another page to detail any issues found with "Bungie's New Timeline".<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/timeline.html Marathon's Story Page, Bungie's New Timeline]</ref> While inconsistences were meant to be explained as being due to Leela's scrambling, there is an exception. In Müller's timeline, it was stated that Martians stashed munitions aboard the Marathon in 2465. In the level [[Blaspheme Quarantine]], Durandal stated this event happened "three hundred and fifteen years ago".<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/counterattack.html#M1.09.2.2 ''Marathon'' (1994), '''Blaspheme Quarantine''', Terminal 2: 2nd message]</ref> Indicating that the munitions were stashed in 2479, 14 years off from where this event happened in Müller's timeline. In the level [[Ingue Ferroque]], Leela predicted unauthorized additions to the Marathon's cargo were made in "the early twenty-fourth century", and explained that Durandal's records of this early pre-launch period were missing, deleted externally before he became Rampant.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/rebellion.html#M1.26.3.1 ''Marathon'' (1994), '''Ingue Ferroque''', Terminal 3]</ref> Meaning, Durandal did not have his own records to go off of and would need to use Leela's; however, the records Leela possessed led her to date this event sometime before at least 2350, over 100 years off of Müller's timeline. Leaving with Durandal giving an incorrect date without an explanation. | ||
== First email == | == First email == | ||