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== History == === Before the Game === [[THE-MEASURE-CUTS]] has described SPEAK-AS-ONE's prehistoric origins: "<i>A kind of neural dance passed over the array of bodies in great waves. A rapture of connectivity, child. Even beyond death, the tribe's memories would persist.</i>" {{CiteInteraction|m=August|d=29|y=2019|title=What_is_a_Name%3F}} These memories were likely ancient SPEAK-AS-ONE's fledgling mind, the first Watchers. The Song did not exist before SPEAK-AS-ONE, and it is likely the Song and Watchers formed in tandem as humanity evolved the capacity for intelligence. {{CiteInteraction|m=May|d=8|y=2019|title=SAO_Speaks_of_Vapors_and_the_First_Fire}} Several of the memories kept alive in The Song recited by Sleepers overnight give clues as to the nature of the Watchers. In the [[Sleepers/Stories#Snake_in_Skull|Snake in Skull]] story, the Watchers quiet another Voice but are unable to add the [[Hosts|host's]] memories to the Song. "<i>The Watchers can treat her...but not save her. Says she will never be one of them. In the morning, she will forget.</i>" Another recounts [[Sleepers/Stories#Dreams_of_Boogeymen|Dreams of Boogeymen]], in which a parent is drawn to Redacre to escape the anxieties of the world at large. Their child becomes a Watcher and comforts the parent. === In-Game === SPEAK-AS-ONE visits with both defiant members of [[The Blackout Club (Group)]], and their own followers during Player Interactions. Watcher's answers are often cryptic and brief. They attempt to appeal to players but will eventually lose patience and set Sleepers, Lucids, and even [[The Shape]] on players when provoked or denied. If a player speaks the full name of another Voice, SPEAK-AS-ONE will set the Shape on them outright, always demanding the others be referred to by nicknames or acronym. Watchers often repeat "ANSWERS ARE FOR THE LOYAL..."{{CiteInteraction|m=June|d=15|y=2019|title=Little_Brother_Awaits_You}} to players who ask earnest questions but are new or non-followers. Watchers will be more lenient with players accompanying a known follower, letting the follower vouch for them.{{CiteInteraction|m=February|d=8|y=2020|title=SPEAK-AS-ONE_and_The_Place_Between}}{{CiteInteraction|m=September|d=12|y=2019|title=SAO's plans for when TID is dead}} Sometimes, the Watcher will be willing to call off The Shape or wake them from [[How To Play: Suppressed|suppression]].{{CiteInteraction|m=January|d=24|y=2020|title=Not_Without_Courtesy}} With followers, SPEAK-AS-ONE is as honest as they judge to be wise. As Watchers do not know all the truth The Song contains, they sometimes speculate. Often, they warn about the [[THEE-I-DARE|Adversary's]] influence, lament the divide that his creation caused, and give comfort as they can. "THE VOICE TELLS US. MINIMIZE PAIN. WE ARE ALL LOST, SINCE THE DIVIDE." {{CiteInteraction|m=October|d=14|y=2019|title=Visions_as_a_painkiller}} Those who have earned SPEAK-AS-ONE's trust have been told about the nature and histories of Redacre, The Song, the Voices, humanity, and many other subjects. Other topics however are expressly forbidden and followers have been discouraged from bringing them up. Namely [[Isabela Madi-Shaw]],{{CiteInteraction|m=August|d=11|y=2019|title=SAO warns a group not to mention Bells}} {{CiteInteraction|m=february|d=19|y=2019|title=The_Song_and_Word_Conflict}} [[Saturation Control]], and [[The Captive]]. After a string of followers defecting, SPEAK-AS-ONE warned of traitors to their cause, stating frustration at The Blackout Club (Group) and calling it a worse influence than THEE-I-DARE or [[HUNT-THE-STRONG]]. {{CiteInteraction|m=February|d=5|y=2020|title=Weeds}} Different players have different Watchers, who possess differing attributes and traits.{{Citation needed}} Watchers have shown this in differing reactions to certain events or decisions made around them. For example, a Watcher spoke of trusting The Voice despite suspecting them to have secret archives, stating with confidence the Voice protected them from poison. {{CiteInteraction|m=October|d=11|y=2019|title=SAO_talks_about_Nameless_and_other_subjects}} Later, that same Watcher expressed doubt at the Voice keeping things from them. {{CiteInteraction|d=7|m=November|y=2019|title=What the Voice hides}} In another case, a Watcher deemed a defecting follower "DISAPPOINTING." and set The Shape on them until they were killed.{{CiteInteraction|m=September|d=24|y=2019|title=Disappointing}} Later, a different defector was let down gently, {{CiteInteraction|m=January|d=27|y=2020|title=Now We Don't Have Time to Unpack All That}} to the point of keeping knowledge of the defection from the Voice.{{Citation needed}} THEE-I-DARE has heard rumors of discord amongst the Watchers, and hopes to take advantage of it.{{CiteInteraction|d=24|m=April|y=2020|title=Name Fragments and Discord amongst Watchers}} The Watchers seem to have harsher reactions than the Voice. A Watcher once stated the Voice was too soft on traitors, {{CiteInteraction|m=February|d=5|y=2020|title=Weeds}} and another seems to agree, "THE VOICE SHOWS MERCY. WE DO NOT" {{CiteInteraction|m=June|d=15|y=2019|title=Little_Brother_Awaits_You}} After the May 2020 appearance of a voice claiming to be Isabela Madi-Shaw, THEE-I-DARE hoped to pry a Watcher loose from the Song in order to get answers that SPEAK-AS-ONE hoarded.{{CiteInteraction|d=12|m=September|y=2020|title=Fate of the Father}} SPEAK-AS-ONE noticed their Watchers disappearing, more than usual for a Harvest season{{Citation needed}}, and asked their followers to investigate.{{CiteInteraction|d=16|m=August|y=2020|title=SAO talks about TDS and disappearing Watchers}} In late September 2020, a Watcher was successfully isolated in the Place Between. It was deemed the [[Isolated Watcher]]. After it was cut off from the Song, its text turned lowercase, as opposed to the usual uppercase words.{{CiteInteraction|d=27|m=September|y=2020|title=Isolating a Watcher}} THEE-I-DARE asked the members of the Blackout Club to send in prayers to him with questions he should ask the Watcher.{{Citation needed}} While she was a Watcher, [[Grandmother]] couldn’t distinguish the memories of her life from the memories of others. The child who trapped her goaded her with pride, bringing out more and more of her personality within the Watcher. When she was trapped in the Place Between, more of her personality was present in the Watcher than any other. After she was trapped, she took over and the other personalities faded.{{CiteInteraction|d=26|m=June|y=2021|title=Odd Watchers}} During a moment of lucidity, the [[Unknown Caller]] urged the club to “find the names” and “use the song”.{{CiteInteraction|d=6|m=March|y=2021|title=Find the names!}} It is believed the names refer to names of Watchers,{{CiteInteraction|d=17|m=April|y=2021|title=THEE-I-DARE doesn't believe his hosts are "the names" we're looking for}} like the Isolated Watcher, whose name was Wayka Wellesley.{{CiteInteraction|d=1|m=November|y=2021|title=Passwords in exchange for the Watcher's name}} With [[Devin Esposito]]’s help, the Club discovered the names of a few potential watchers: Everest Biehl, the great-grandfather of [[Journals/RPD Police Report|Officer J. Biehl]] and a lawyer who died around 20 years ago, who is assumed to have been a SPEAK-AS-ONE loyalist because he officially made Redacre a town on federal maps;{{CiteInteraction|d=7|m=May|y=2021|title=Find The Names: Everest Biehl}} Livia Perdichi, thought to be the mother of the art teacher [[Mr. Perdichi]], who was probably a SPEAK-AS-ONE host in life because she was allowed to come and go freely from [[Redacre]], which is very rare;{{CiteInteraction|d=8|m=May|y=2021|title=Find The Names: Livia Perdichi}} and Omar uz-Zaman, the previous mayor, who is likely in the Song because SPEAK-AS-ONE held a big memorial after his death.{{CiteInteraction|d=14|m=May|y=2021|title=Find The Names: Omar uz-Zaman}} Additionally, a former host of THE-MEASURE-CUTS, Horace Giménez changed loyalty to SPEAK-AS-ONE and helped design parts of the maze. When he passed, Horace became a Watcher.{{CiteInteraction|d=19|m=June|y=2021|title=Grandmother Discusses Horace and Watchers}} In order to separate another Watcher from the song, a Watcher must be led by someone they trust or someone who brings out certain personality quirks. If club members start throwing the names around, the Watchers will become defensive.{{CiteInteraction|d=7|m=July|y=2021|title=Freeing The Watchers}} One Watcher was urged by a loyal follower to remember their past. The Watcher remembered being a missionary and traveling outside of Redacre. After asking if the Watcher is Livia Perdichi, both players took damage, and the Watcher expressed that it fears becoming like Grandmother. In response to a question about ciphers and the lucid transcript found by [[The Blackout Club (HQ)|HQ]], Livia responds, "WE HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN FRENCH".{{CiteInteraction|d=5|m=June|y=2021|title=What's in a Name?}} Grandmother encouraged the club to be very careful with this detail, as it is difficult for Watchers to speak in the Word, especially under duress, so every word would be intentional.{{CiteInteraction|d=10|m=July|y=2021|title=Nothing A Watcher Says Is Random}}
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