>[!recite|no-icon no-title] ![[Ele2.webp]] >Its walls reflecting your image in fragmented slivers. The badge on your coat feels heavier than it should. **Researcher – Cognitive Systems Division**. Your first day. > >A chime. The doors slide open. > >Cool, sterile air greets you, crisp and controlled—yet something lingers beneath it. Ozone, ink, something else. The hallway is pristine, impossibly quiet. At the far end, a terminal flickers to life. > ><font color="#4EDAE0">**"Welcome**, **D̵̕͜à̶̡t̸̶̕a̷͢͠_̴͞C̸̛o̸͜͜r̵͠ŕ͞u̷̷p̕͠ţ̷e̕͠d̛ . Your onboarding session will now begin."**</font> > >The screen pulses. The loading bar stutters, hesitates. The walls feel closer. > >***"AT Echo is at the forefront of artificial intelligence innovation. Our work in cognitive modeling and memory replication is paving the way for the future of human-machine integration."*** > >The text scrolls, too smooth, too practiced. Your fingers hover over the keys. A flicker—something beneath the message, gone before you can process it. > ><font color="#4EDAE0">**"Begin research. Accept protocols. Proceed to orientation."**</font> > >You feel it before you hear it—the system has already moved forward without your input. Somewhere, something confirmed your arrival. > >And that’s when it hits you. You know this place. The way the air smells. The faint static behind the hum of the lights. The weight in your chest that has nothing to do with nerves. > >Your onboarding isn’t beginning. **It’s resuming.** [[ATECHO/Home|Home]]/[[✒️Enrollment]] ![[EH.gif|banner+sban]] <span style="color: #4EDAE0; display: block; text-align: center; font-size: large;">**Discovery beckons. Curiosity compels. Will you recognize the warning signs?**</span> > [!grid|masonry] > [![[ProfileI.webp|150]]](ATECHO/⛩️Eternal%20Night/⛩️The%20Echo%20Terminal/一%20Game%20Guide.md) > [![[HistoryI.webp|150]]](▫️%20Realm%20of%20Yureihara.md) > [![[CultureI.webp|150]]](▫️%20Peoples%20&%20Traditions.md) > [![[SocietyI.webp|150]]](▫️%20Society%20&%20Order.md) > [![[MechanicsI.webp|150]]](▫️%20The%20Veil%20of%20Power.md) --- > >> [!example | no-icon no-title] >> ![[Beyond.webp]] >> The **AT Echo Employee Handbook** is your official guide, designed to help you navigate your new role as a Researcher. You’ll find everything you need within this database—policies, protocols, and critical research frameworks. **It was created to assist you. To ensure your success.** >> >> Of course, that’s just the in-character explanation. **In reality, this is your official game wiki**—a repository of knowledge meant to help you engage with the world of _Night Echo_. From case files to corporate policies, eldritch anomalies to missing personnel reports, everything you uncover will be stored here, accessible through your **Echo Terminal**. >> >> But information is only as useful as the one who wields it. >> >>**As you proceed, take note of the gaps. The missing entries. The things that don’t quite align.** >> >>Not everything in this archive is as it seems. >> >>Welcome to AT Echo Researcher. Let’s begin. >> >>— _Game Mistress Erys_