The Yoshito Tamura emails
This is the email box of Yoshito Tamura. Day 1 of the Marathon ARG. A total
of five emails were already present when it was first accessed.
The Yoshito Tamura emails are in Japan Standard Time (JST). At the time of the Marathon ARG Japan Standard Time was 16 hours ahead of the Pacific Northwest which was observing Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
The first email is dated May 25, 2888 01:58 (JST). It is unclear at this stage if this AM or PM. However the leading zero would suggest a 24 hour clock, thus it is 1:58 AM (JST). In the Pacific Northwest the day/time of the email is May 24, 2888 9:58 AM (PDT)
This would make sense as the current in-Arg time is around 6:17 PM (PDT) and we are looking at emails received by Yoshito Tamura earlier in the day.
Email No. 1
The translated text reads:
Sender IWASAKI.KAITO Sent to GOTO.MINA Date and Time May 25, 2888 01:58 (JST) Sender IWASAKI.KAITO@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Signed IWASAKI.KAITO@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Security Level II Encryption (SNS)
BCC ADMIN.JPN@SEKGEN.SECURITY.IOM
May 25, 2888 01:58 (JST)
Urgent: Pending Contract Case
Mr. Goto,
As you have been informed, you will receive a new Biomata purchase order (Purchase Order No. 970224312) this morning, so please review it and take prompt action. Due to the size of this order, we must be extremely careful. This is important from a financial standpoint, but also to maintain our partnership with the client. Details are provided in the purchase order.
Please be very careful with this matter. For us, this partnership is very important as we move forward with our ongoing and planned initiatives. Please adhere to Level 2 or higher security protocols.
- Kaito Iwasaki
May 25, 2888 01:58 (JST) = May 24, 2888 9:58 AM (PDT)
This is an email from Kaito Iwasaki to Mina Goto with a Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) also going to Sekiguchi Genetics Security.
So how does Yoshito Tamura have access to this email?
Mina Goto is responsible for sales to contracted customers other than the UESC. Yoshito Tamura is responsible for sales to the UESC. As far we know Yoshito Tamura does not work in Sekiguchi Genetics Security.
Kaito Iwasaki is Chief Strategy Officer at Sekiguchi Genetics (see Leadership information above).
Note that the Biomata purchase order No. 970224312 is the same as the one referenced in the Traxus Global Chat Room.
The purchase order in the chat room couldn't be opened yet as it required a password. But it relates to the purchase of Biomata supplies by Traxus Global.
So why does Yoshito Tamura have access to an email about a Traxus Global sale when they are responsible for UESC sales?
JST is Japan Standard Time. At the time of the Marathon ARG, JST was 8 hours ahead of GMT, 9 hours ahead of UTC and 16 hours ahead of PST.
Email No. 2
The translated text reads:
Sender HOST.MAIN Sent to SG.AL Date and Time May 25, 2888, 02:43 (JST) Sender SG.TOWERHOST.MAIN@SEKIGUCHI.GEN.IOM Signed SG.TOWERHOST.MAIN@SEKIGUCHI.GEN.IOM Security PRI.0.INTERNAL BCC ADMIN.JPN@SEKGEN.SECURITY.IOM
May 25, 2888, 02:43 (JST)
149th floor, northwest block, restroom use suspended
149th floor, northwest block, restrooms out of service
Dear Sekiguchi Finance Team,
The restrooms located on the 149th floor, Northwest 149, Block 41-60 are temporarily out of service. The maintenance team is currently working diligently to restore the restrooms.
Outline of Maintenance
Location: 149th floor, blocks 41-60, restrooms and personal care facilities (all blocks)
Summary: Restrooms and personal care facilities out of service
Cause: Damaged plumbing
Estimated restoration: Within 24 hours. We will notify you as soon as the restoration is complete or if it will be delayed.
Every effort will be made to restore the facilities as soon as possible. For the time being, please use the restrooms located in the blocks of Southeast 149 01-20, Southwest 149 1-40, and Northwest 149 61-80.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and ask for your understanding and cooperation.
- Sekiguchi Genetics Tower Hospitality
May 25, 2888 02:43 (JST) = May 24, 2888 10:43 AM (PDT)
A blocked toilet... or something more?
The layout of the blocks is incorrect. The restrooms in blocks 41-60 Northwest are out of service (red in floor plan below). The finance team on Floor 149 are told to use the restrooms located in the blocks of "Southeast 149 01-20, Southwest 149 1-40, and Northwest 149 61-80". However blocks 61-80 should be located in the Northeast not the Northwest and the blocks in the Southwest should be number 21-40 not 1-40.
Email No. 3
The translated text reads:
Sender MIRAI.ASSIST Sent to TAMURA.YOSHITO Date and Time May 25, 2888, 06:00 (JST) Sender ASSIST.MIRAI@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Signed ASSIST.MIRAI@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Security PRI0.INTERNAL BCC ADMIN.JPN@SEKGEN.SECURITY.IOM
May 25, 2888, 06:00 (JST)
Reminder: Traxus Illuminate Conference (1)
Dear Yoshito Tamura,
This email is to inform you of the upcoming 2888 TRAXUS Illuminate Conference. In advance, you have requested to participate in three panel discussions on cloning innovations and have set up three reminder notifications in preparation for these discussions. This is the first reminder.
- MIRAI
OPEN ATTACHMENT
May 25, 2888 06:00 (JST) = May 24, 2888 2:00 PM (PDT)
This is an invitation for Yoshito Tamura to attend the upcoming 2888 Traxus Illuminate Conference to be held on Mars between 22-27 Lynx 680.
The date 22-27 Lynx 680 is a Martian date based on the Utopian Calendar by Shaun Moss. His website has a datetime converter. At midday UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on October 15, 2888 the Martian date is 22 Lynx 680.
One of the topics at the conference is the evolution of the Strauss-Mahihkan Act. Strauss may be reference to Bernhard Strauss from the original Marathon game. Mahihkan is the Cree word for wolf (grey wolf, timber wolf).
Email No. 4
This email is in English.
Sender KRALJ.DRAŽA Sent to GOTO.MINA Date and Time 25 MAY 2888, 08:50 (JST) Sender DRAŽA.KRALJ@TOI.E.NY.SECURITY.EPN Signed DRAŽA.KRALJ@TOI.E.NY.SECURITY.EPN Security BCC ADMIN:GLBL@TRAXUS.SECURITY.VLCN
25 MAY 2888, 08:50 JST
URGENT: PO INITIATION
MX GOTO,
THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS ENCRYPTED BY THE STANDARD METHOD. THE KEYWORD WILL BE PROVIDED VIA DIRECT CONTACT. AS CLEARED WITH OUR SECURITY OVERSIGHT, MX KIORI WILL MEET WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MY TEAM AT WHICH POINT THEY WILL BE GIVEN THE KEYWORD PHRASE TO ACCESS THE PO. AS HAS BEEN MADE CLEAR, THIS MATTER IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND REQUIRES EXPEDITED SERVICE FROM SEKIGUCHI GENETICS TO MEET NECESSARY FULFILLMENT AND DELIVERY NEEDS.
TRAXUS GLOBAL SECURITY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS PO THROUGH COMPLETION, BUT FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE HANDLED BETWEEN THE DELEGATED OFFICERS OF BOTH COMPANIES.
CMDR DRAŽA KRALJ | TRAXUS GLOBAL SECURITY DIVISION | NY, NY, USA, EARTH
OPEN ATTACHMENT
PASSWORD
May 25, 2888 08:50 (JST) = May 24, 2888 4:50 PM (PDT)
This is an email from Draža Kralj (Traxus Global Security Division) to Mina Goto with a Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) going to Traxus Security. (VLCN = Vulcan). Hence the English text.
So again why does Yoshito Tamura have access to this email?
This email has Tier (Level) III Encryption. The previous one to Mina Goto had Level II Encryption.
The attached Purchase Order is encrypted with a password.
The password will only be provided by direct contact.
At 6:57 PM PDT May 24, 2023, forty-seven minutes after the Somewhere In The Heavens - ViDoc went live, Bungie's MIDA account tweeted the following.
MIDA (@We_Are_Mida)
MALICIOUS INSIDER DISRUPTS AGENDA
TRAX PUSHIN PERFORMATIVE OPPRESSION
KEYWORD = 'infinity'
EZ LOCK TO PICK
WE SEE YOU
Twitter • 05/24/2023 6:57 PM
This was the password for the Purchase Order.
MALICIOUS INSIDER DISRUPTS AGENDA is a spelled-out form of the acronym MIDA. Who is the malicious insider? Could this be Yoshito Tamura? Are they working for the UESC?
The reference to Traxus pushing performative oppression would suggest that Traxus are publicly blaming MIDA in a disingenuous attempt to distract attention from what is really going on.
The use of the term 'performative' has become increasingly popular to describe individuals or groups who "talk the talk, without walking the walk". Thus we have critical labels like 'performative activism' and 'performative allyship'. Performative oppression describes those individuals or groups who openly denounce or attack minorities in order to appeal to and influence the majority.
MIDA's tweet also indicates that Bungie were closely watching the progress fans were making in the Marathon ARG.
So back to the Purchase Order.
From the Traxus Chat Room we know that the Purchase Order was "constructed to obfuscate pertinent details". It is time to take a good look at.
This is Page 1[2] of Purchase Order 970224312. Page 2 is missing.
There is a duplicate ITEM NO. 1413926 describing two different items. Even by today's standards this is highly irregular and should have been picked up by the system and flagged. It is unclear (at this stage) what the two items are for but they may be related to the actual printing of clones.
The NET price of the first item (9273824) is incorrect. Based on a quantity of 2,500 units at a unit price of 756,494.30 with a 15% discount the NET price should be 1,607,550,387.5 .
The NET price quoted is 1,350,334,650 which means there is short fall of 357,215,737.5. This is not an insignificant amount of money equating to the cost of 555 units (with 15% discount) or 472 units (with no discount) with some change over.
The NET price of the fourth item (7229353) is incorrect. Based on a quantity of 300 units at a unit price of 1,172,260.00 the NET price should be 351,678,000 and not 351,678,090. This is most likely a typo.
There are some other minor issues with the PO. The missing comma on the quantity of ITEM NO. 1032934. The underlining on one of descriptions listed under ITEM NO. 7229353.
Traxus Global are purchasing three types of Biomata:
2,500 C Series clones designated as BMC - DBMINER (for mining?).BMP TB_0004 is shown in the Official Announcement Trailer. The number 8123937 is the ITEM NO. in the Purchase Order (above).
300 S Series clones designated as BMS - SECPER (for security?). S Series clones are more advanced than the C Series and the higher unit price of 1,172,260.00 reflects this.
5 P Series clones. These are not listed on the Sekiguchi Genetics website. The unit price is almost twice that of the S series. They are designated BMP TB_0001, BMP TB_0002, BMP TB_0003, BMP TB_0004, and BMP TB_0005.
MIDA also referred to a new type of clone in their ezine ANTI:REV+ issue 4673c (page 34).
Security vuln but reactive. Brief insight/limited details. new prod= biomat post-modgen. S-gen nom. Next wave, unclear but possible. New though. New new-beyond proto into early prod. Specs and cadence a layer too deep. Trax-side big order sus'd.
Email No. 5
The translated text reads:
Sender SAKAMOTO.MORIO Sent to GOTO.MINA Date and Time May 25, 2888 09:30 (JST) Sender SAKAMOTO.MORIO@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Signed SAKAMOTO.MORIO@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Security BCC ADMIN.JPN@SEKGEN.SECURITY.IOM
May 25, 2888 09:30 (JST)
Urgent: No forwarding or reply
Mr. Goto,
In response to Traxus' order (Order number: 910853457), please contact the person responsible for production and manufacturing and inform them to promptly put the equipment in place. This is a necessary step in order to prioritize our response to this emergency order.
As you know, Traxus is our largest customer in the field of biomata and biomata support technology. We need to meet tight deadlines, even if our production and manufacturing departments voice concerns or objections. Any delays in the delivery of "birth" pods for existing orders or confirmed purchase orders must be carefully handled on a customer-by-customer basis. Traxus has approved this order (910853457) to take priority over other orders that already exist. Therefore, the impact of this matter on the delivery calendar and non-Traxus orders should be minimal.
I trust you to take care of this matter. I expect positive results.
Sakamoto
May 25, 2888 09:30 (JST) = May 24, 2888 5:30 PM (PDT)
This is an email from Morio Sakamoto to Mina Goto. Morio Sakamoto is Chief Financial Officer at Sekiguchi Genetics. The email subject line is terse and direct: "Urgent: No forwarding or reply".
Again why does Yoshito Tamura have access to this email?
Mr. Sakamoto-san refers to Traxus Purchase Order number 910853457. The previous Traxus Purchase Order was number 970224312. This is a completely different number.
This order is for "birth" pods. Traxus wishes to have this order expedited and have prioritised it above all their other existing Sekiguchi Genetics orders. Morio Sakamoto wants Mina Goto to ensure that this happens regardless of internal concerns or objections, believing that this will have little impact on non-Traxus orders.
As the Marathon ARG progressed more emails began to appear in Yoshito Tamura's email box.
Email No. 6
The translated text reads:
Sender SATO.YORI Sent to GOTO.MINA, TAMURA.YOSHITO Date and Time May 25, 2888 10:44 (JST) Sender IWASAKI.KAITO@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Signed IWASAKI.KAITO@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Security BCC ADMIN.JPN@SEKGEN.SECURITY.IOM
May 25, 2888 10:44 (JST)
Urgent: No forwarding or reply
Mr. Goto,
We have concerns about putting such an important proprietary technology outside the company at such an early stage. The new model silkworms and their nest beds have not yet been released to the outside world. Of course, we are aware that Traxus has legally committed to confidentiality with respect to this technology and that their contract prohibits reverse engineering of the silkworms and nestbed system. However, we are dealing with Traxus. We would not be able to impose penalties on Traxus that would even affect its bottom line.
Of course, we are well aware of the size and impact of our relationship with Traxus and its value to our business. We also understand that Traxus values and needs our products and expertise. However, we wanted to convey our concern that if we were to provide our biomata support and berth technologies to outside parties, we would run the risk of losing our exclusive ownership rights.
Please take this as a reference opinion only. There is no need to discuss this in person. Thank you for your efforts to realize this order and protect our interests.
Sato
May 25, 2888 10:44 (JST) = May 24, 2888 6:44 PM (PDT)
This is an email from Yori Sato to both Mina Goto and Yoshito Tamura. This is the first time we have seen Yoshito Tamura being included in this sale to Traxus Global.
The sender address IWASAKI.KAITO@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM is incorrect. Kaito Iwasaki is Chief Strategy Officer at Sekiguchi Genetics.
This email from Yori Sato is mostly likely what Morio Sakamoto was referring to in the previous email about production and manufacturing departments voicing concerns or objections. Yori Sato expresses concern about proprietary technology being in the hands of Traxus Global.
Email No. 7
The translated text reads:
Sender GOTO.MINA Sent to TAMURA.YOSHITO Date and Time May 26, 2888 03:18 (JST) Sender ASSIST.MIRAI@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Signed ASSIST.MIRAI@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Security BCC ADMIN.JPN@SEKGEN.SECURITY.IOM
May 26, 2888, 03:18 (JST)
Urgent: Scheduled absence
Mr. Tamura,
To connect with a TRAXUS security operator, confirmation by code phrase is required.
Currently used code phrase: 100 97 101 100 97 108 117 115
Thank you for taking charge of the meeting.
Goto.
May 26, 2888, 03:18 (JST) = May 25, 2888, 11:18 AM (PDT)
The sender address ASSIST.MIRAI@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM is incorrect. This is Mirai's email address.
The code phrase: 100 97 101 100 97 108 117 115 is a decimal cipher where each number is a letter. Decoding it gives you 'daedalus' (all lower case).
In Greek mythology, Daedalus was the architect who built the paradigmatic Labyrinth of Crete to imprison the Minotaur.
It would appear that Mina Goto trusts Yoshito Tamura.
Email No. 8
The translated text reads:
Sender MIRAI.ASSIST Sent to TAMURA.YOSHITO Date and Time May 26, 2888 04:55 (JST) Sender ASSIST.MIRAI@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Signed ASSIST.MIRAI@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Security BCC ADMIN.JPN@SEKGEN.SECURITY.IOM
May 26, 2888, 04:55 (JST)
Notice of Absence
Mr. Yoshito Tamura,
We are pleased to announce an upcoming calendar event.
TAMURA.YOSHITO
Out of office
May 26, 2888
05:00 - 08:00
Details: [personal business].
Location: [personal errand].
Auto-Reply:
I will be out of the office on the morning of May 26.
I will return around 08:00. I will let you know if the time shifts.
If this is urgent, please contact me at GOTO.MINA@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM.
May 26, 2888, 04:55 (JST) = May 25, 2888, 12:55 PM (PDT)
This is an odd email as it appears that Mirai is sending back Yoshito Tamura's out of office message. Perhaps a simple error that allows us to glimpse some early morning activity by Yoshito Tamura. What is Yoshito doing at this hour in the morning?
Email No. 9
This email is in English.
Sender SAKAMOTO.MORIO Sent to GOTO.MINA Date and Time 26 May 2888, 06:04 (JST) Sender SAKAMOTO.MORIO@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Signed SAKAMOTO.MORIO@SEKIGUCHI.GROUP.IOM Security BCC ADMIN.JPN@SEKGEN.SECURITY.IOM
26 May 2888, 06:04 (JST)
URGENT: ORDER 970224312 ADDENDUM
YOSHITO,
ATTACHED IS AN ADDENDUM TO PURCHASE ORDER 970224312.
PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE ALL DETAILS ARE TRACKED IN LINE WITH THE PO'S CURRENT FULFILLMENT STATUS. NOTE THE ADDITIONS WITH THE PROPER TEAMS AND GUARANTEE ANY NECESSARY INTERNAL PROTOCOLS ARE CYCLED TO ALLOW FOR THE INCLUSION OF ANY BIOMATA TYPES CURRENTLY LISTED AS IO.
THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS AROUND THE VIABILITY OF S-SERIES INCLUSION. INFORM ANYONE WITH CONCERNS THAT THIS PO HAS FULL BOARD SIGN-OFF. ANY PERSISTENT CONCERNS CAN BE DIRECTED STRAIGHT TO MY OFFICE FOR CLARIFICATION.
THANK YOU.
NOTE: FOR SECURITY PURPOSES THE ATTACHED PO IS PASSWORD-PROTECTED. USE PASSWORD AYHUJL TO ACCESS. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE THIS PASSWORD.
OPEN ATTACHMENT
PASSWORD
May 26, 2888, 06:04 (JST) = May 25, 2888, 2:04 PM (PDT)
This is another email from Morio Sakamoto (Chief Financial Officer at Sekiguchi Genetics) to Mina Goto. Unlike the first one this is in English. It is unclear why this should be in English given than it is between two people within Sekiguchi Genetics. The only other English email was from Draža Kralj (Traxus Global Security Division) to Mina Goto. As this was sent from the United States we might expect it to be in English.
The email contains an attached addendum to Purchase Order 970224312 but it is password-protected.
The password AYHUJL.
AYHUJL is Rotation (ROT) encryption cipher. Rot19 will decode this to TRANCE and will open the attachment shown below.
The PO Addendum provides details on the five prototype clones (BMP TB_0001-5) Traxus Global are purchasing from Sekiguchi Genetics. These are more advanced that the S-Series clones currently available.
To be continued...
Last updated Aug 1, 2023