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'''Contingency '''is the | '''Contingency '''is the second uploaded entry in the [[Local 58]] video series and takes place first in the overall timeline. The episode takes the form of an emergency broadcast message that details a government instruction to the citizens of the United States. | ||
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The episode starts with a schedule that | The episode starts with a schedule listing that dictates the end of the station's broadcast day at 3AM is about to begin. The feed is suddenly interrupted by a Contingency Message, created by the [[U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity]]. As peaceful footage of various sites around the country plays, the message states the following: | ||
''The worst has come to pass.'' | "''The worst has come to pass.'' | ||
''Despite the sacrifices of our citizens and the might of our armed forces, the UNITED STATES has been forced to surrender to her enemy.'' | ''Despite the sacrifices of our citizens and the might of our armed forces, the UNITED STATES has been forced to surrender to her enemy.'' | ||
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''Let our united resolve echo through history: Even in defeat, we refuse to yield.'' | ''Let our united resolve echo through history: Even in defeat, we refuse to yield.'' | ||
''Even in defeat we claim VICTORY.'' | ''Even in defeat we claim VICTORY."'' | ||
The message, signed by the president himself, then cuts to more footage of the United States while direct instructions for citizens to 'ACT' are played. As the film progresses, it becomes clear that the messages are orders for every citizen to kill themselves in the face of the country's surrender. | |||
== | Local 58 appears to gain control of the feed again, displaying a title card that explains the message was a hoax and that it apologizes for the inconvenience. Before the broadcast ends, a brief glimpse of another card hints that the apology itself was the hoax. | ||
* The president who signed the | |||
== Trivia == | |||
* The signature of the president who signed the broadcast belongs to Lyndon B. Johnson. | |||
* The contingency message displays an instruction for it not to be broadcast after 11/13/1970. This implies the message was intended to be used during a conflict such as a Cold War. | |||
** The 'hoax apology' that appears at the end displays an instruction for it not to be broadcast after 5/14/1975. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
Revision as of 00:16, 25 December 2018
Contingency is the second uploaded entry in the Local 58 video series and takes place first in the overall timeline. The episode takes the form of an emergency broadcast message that details a government instruction to the citizens of the United States.
Synopsis
The episode starts with a schedule listing that dictates the end of the station's broadcast day at 3AM is about to begin. The feed is suddenly interrupted by a Contingency Message, created by the U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity. As peaceful footage of various sites around the country plays, the message states the following:
"The worst has come to pass.
Despite the sacrifices of our citizens and the might of our armed forces, the UNITED STATES has been forced to surrender to her enemy.
Thought they may occupy our borders, our streets and our homes.... the enemy will never occupy our SPIRIT.
That is why all Americans are now called upon to ACT.... to preserve the memory of the United States clear and bright.... untarnished and uncompromised.
Know that I have already TAKEN ACTION in the company of family and loved ones. Now ALL AMERICANS-every man, woman, and child-are called upon to ACT before the moment passes by.
Let our united resolve echo through history: Even in defeat, we refuse to yield.
Even in defeat we claim VICTORY."
The message, signed by the president himself, then cuts to more footage of the United States while direct instructions for citizens to 'ACT' are played. As the film progresses, it becomes clear that the messages are orders for every citizen to kill themselves in the face of the country's surrender.
Local 58 appears to gain control of the feed again, displaying a title card that explains the message was a hoax and that it apologizes for the inconvenience. Before the broadcast ends, a brief glimpse of another card hints that the apology itself was the hoax.
Trivia
- The signature of the president who signed the broadcast belongs to Lyndon B. Johnson.
- The contingency message displays an instruction for it not to be broadcast after 11/13/1970. This implies the message was intended to be used during a conflict such as a Cold War.
- The 'hoax apology' that appears at the end displays an instruction for it not to be broadcast after 5/14/1975.
