DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
CLASSIFIED NOTICES — GRITHAM SECTOR (ROTATING INTERNAL MEMOS)
Classification: LEVEL 3–4 — CONTROLLED ACCESS
Distribution: Field Agents, Research Staff, Support Personnel
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**NOTICE: CASSETTE HANDLING**
All staff are reminded that bootleg tapes recovered from Sector A must be catalogued before personal listening. Two junior techs were reprimanded after playing “Camelot Live ’79” during off-hours.
— Result: Both began humming *“Arthur”* in the breakroom. Incident logged.
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**MEMO: STAFF CONDUCT**
Several analysts have been observed wearing vintage Excalibastards pins and jackets during duty hours. While personal interest is understandable, overt fandom undermines operational neutrality.
- Do not display band insignia on-site.
- Do not attend civilian tribute nights “for research” without clearance.
- Reminder: *liking the music is not grounds for exposure testing.*
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**BREACH ALERT — SENSOR HUB**
Last Thursday, Ridge Tower logged harmonic spikes equivalent to live crowd chant—no crowd present. Three staff admitted they were “running through the setlist” over beers. Future off-duty sing-alongs prohibited within sensor perimeter.
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**FIELD NOTE — PUB TALK**
Locals claim Arthur once bought a round at the Fox & Hound. Cross-check shows pub receipts never recorded his name, but multiple patrons insist they remember the night. Possible communal false memory or low-level projection event.
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**SCIENTIST MEMO (Unofficial)**
Circulating rumor: Dr. C— has kept a private stash of unreleased tapes “for academic purposes.” Directorate reminds all research staff: **personal archives = termination offense.**
(Whispered addendum: *apparently his favorite track is “Steel Crown.”*)
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**SECURITY DRILL — CROWD SCENARIO**
This week’s tabletop sim: “What if 300 civilians begin chanting simultaneously outside Camelot Club without Arthur present?”
Objective: Draft non-lethal dispersal methods. *Note: do not default to riot shields—previous drills escalated chant persistence.*
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**CULTURAL ANECDOTE**
Sector B reports teenagers tagging “HE LIVES” on school walls. Principal insists “it’s just punk graffiti.” Cross-reference shows handwriting consistent with three different kids across town. Choral handwriting analysis requested.
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**HUMINT REMINDER**
Certain field agents known to have genuine affection for the music are advised to rotate out of live event observation. Directorate note: *“Fans don’t make good witnesses—they make believers.”*
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**TOWN DETAIL — ST. ALARIC’S**
Caretaker at the cathedral swears he hears humming during funerals. Says it’s “kids sneaking in.” But audio sweep last week captured faint “Arthur” modulation in the organ pipes. File under: residual resonance.
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**PERSONNEL HUMOR (UNAUTHORIZED)**
Graffiti found in Ops breakroom: *“Better Arthur than Thatcher.”*
Security scrubbed it, but morale officers note: even the staff are starting to mythologize.
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ARCHIVE NOTE:
Gritham Sector is a case study in blurred lines. Even trained operatives and scientists drift into fandom. *Containment is not only external—it is inside the staff themselves.*
DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
CLASSIFIED NOTICES — GRITHAM SECTOR (BACKCHANNEL MEMOS)
Classification: LEVEL 3–4 — CONTROLLED ACCESS
Distribution: Internal Use Only — “Unofficial” circulations flagged
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**NOTICE FROM DIRECTORATE**
We are aware of “side-channel” memos circulating between Gritham staff referencing favorite songs, setlists, and personal theories about Pendragon. While not an immediate disciplinary matter, staff are reminded: **personal myth-making feeds the anomaly.** Keep your fandom in the breakroom, not the field logs.
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**BACKCHANNEL THREAD — 12/04/79**
*(Recovered from staff typewritten circular, multiple anonymous contributors)*
- *“If you strip away the noise, Excalibur sounds clean. Cleaner than any factory instrument. You feel it more than hear it. That’s not punk, that’s something else.”*
- *“Call it what you want. I still say the Camelot gig was the best night of my life. Sorry, Directorate.”*
- *“Best song? ‘Steel Crown.’ Not for release, I know, but it’s the one that gets stuck in my head during patrol. Dangerous, yeah. But honest.”*
- *“Why do the memetic scans keep pulling that same circle-cross motif out of the tapes? Reminds me of old graffiti sigils from my estate. Maybe Arthur’s just local noise dressed up as myth.”*
- *“Arthur or no Arthur, I’d rather chant his name than hers [redacted — presumed Thatcher].”*
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**FIELD SCIENTIST NOTE — HANDWRITTEN (UNAUTHORIZED)**
Found taped to Ridge Tower console:
> “We pretend to be neutral, but we’re already believers. You don’t spend months listening to that hum and walk away whistling nothing. You walk away humming ‘Arthur.’ Admit it.”
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**BREAKROOM CONVERSATION LOGGED — 01/02/80**
Agent T— and Dr. M— (transcribed from security mic):
- **Agent T—:** “I miss the gigs. We should’ve just let them play out.”
- **Dr. M—:** “We’re supposed to contain it, not enjoy it.”
- **Agent T—:** “Then why does half the research team keep bootlegs in their lockers?”
- **[Pause, static interference]**
- **Dr. M—:** “…because the Directorate won’t admit they want them too.”
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**MORALE OFFICER NOTE**
Despite warnings, several junior agents organized an off-duty “tribute night” in Gritham Safehouse 02. Acoustic sweep logged faint chant harmonics during playback of bootlegs. Participants reprimanded; event documented as **“Controlled Exposure Drill.”**
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**LOCAL COLOR — PUB GOSSIP**
Bartender at The Fox & Hound claims two men “from the Ministry” argued over whether *“He Lives”* is better slowed to 33rpm. Both left humming. Public perception now: *“Even the government are fans.”*
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ARCHIVE NOTE:
Containment integrity compromised not by Arthur’s crowds, but by staff nostalgia. Analysts caution that fandom among agents may serve as an *internal vector* of the anomaly. Directorate advises: **watch your own playlists.**