BTC05
DINER RECEIPT
RECEIPT NUMBER: BTC05
RECEIPT DATE: X 13 19XX
MANAGER TITLE: BALTIMORE
RECEIPT NOTES:
I've been thinking once we get our receipt system set up, we'll need a code word for the Otherside as well. While Othertech is far more secure than any technology currently found in the Flipside, we aren't the only humans to see its advantages. Most notably, our friendly neighborhood salt & pepper distributors are well-versed in Othertech. It won't take them long to catch onto our work if we are using words like "Cryptid," "Demon," and "Otherside," out in the open. Of course, using them in these private notes will be fine. But we'll need to start thinking about security and soon both from our friendly competitors and Demons themselves.
Speaking of our competitors, I suppose I should muse a bit on my apprehensions toward the Astoria 23rd Agency. It is one of the four Indigo Organizations of the world, which consequently make up what conspiracy theorists would call the "New World Order." In reality, I believe they regard themselves as the "Official Government of the Flipside." It has often struck me as dangerous that the entire Flipside is supposedly in the hands of four children. Immortal, strange, powerful, Indigo Children, but children, nonetheless.
In the North American region, we are under the watchful eye of the Lighthouse of the Astoria 23rd Agency. While the Indigos' claims to control the world government are dubious at best, the Astoria 23rd Agency has been in control of the U.S. government since 1963. Of course, they only concern themselves with supernatural affairs, but in the course of our work, we will no doubt be stepping on their toes. See, the Astoria 23rd Agency isn't all that interested in sending Cryptids and Demons back to where they belong. They would much rather exterminate, experiment, and otherwise torture them to uncover further secrets of the paranormal. And that does not sit right with me, mon amour, or my trusted associate.