Investigating NL-1331X In Oakland

IshiraIshira ✭✭✭✭✭
edited July 2021 in The Investigation

Date: SUN, JUL 11th, 2021

Time: 14:00-16:00 PDT

Where: Jack London Square, Oakland, Ca (Intel MapGoogle Maps)

Report Investigator: Ishira

Subject of Investigation: NL-1331x, @NianticThia and Niantic Staff


Reason for Investigation:

This report is being done to investigate November Lima's new #MeetYouOutThere Tour which will span most of the month of August, 2021. In this time, the new Community Specialist @NianticThia will be driving NL to multiple locations to meet up with Agents and exposing the public to NL. NL's history with previous partners should be noted and its effects on @NianticThia should be logged. The reason why NL-1331x has become active again is unclear.


Observations:

This event was deemed a soft opening of the NL tour, thus it is assumed it was a test of interest. We arrived to location a half hour before the meet and greet. Agents were spread out while Nia staff were setting up a table of "swag" to incentivize Agents to gather.

November Lima was parked next to the Hotel entrance, with side doors open and inviting to the public to investigate it's eerie dark cabin. It seemed content, Chaotic XM was not noted upon arrival or during the entirety of the event. Overall NL seemed dormant, but it's influence on sensitives was obvious. Agents, gathered often to take pictures around this Tecthulhu with little worry. Some even positioned themselves within NL and on it's platforms with out causing it to stir. Many of the nearby hotel guests stopped to investigate NL, revealing to the possibility of being sensitives without realizing it. It was observed multiple times that NL's presence affected Agents and the publics judgement on danger as many were willing to stand within the driveway of the hotel to observe NL even as other vehicles threatened their safety.

At this time, NL does not seem to be affecting @NianticThia in any negative ways. If anything, NL seemed to give subtle hints now and then to it's new partner that it wanted Agents around it because occasionally Thia would encourage group photos and selfies around it. Thia spent most of her time with Agents or with Nia Staff and not so much within NL itself, though there was one instance where I observed her in NL-1331x's passenger seat seemingly alone. Thia seems rather unaware of NL's history which may be purposeful by the NIA in order to assure this new community specialist that they are safe. Attempts to inform Thia of November Lima's history were made and it was observed that one of NL's handlers would question anything shared. This handler would make comments in the form of humor to distract from facts being shared to Thia. It is important to note, this handler has been observed at other NL events, and in camp Navarro. They are obviously one of the NIA that worked closely with Tecthulhus as they recognized my tecthulhu module that i brought and knew specific details on the module not shared.

It should be noted that the NIA is invested in this tour. There were many incentives to keep Agents close to November Lima, which indicates that the presence of Agents is important. Battle Beacons were deployed often to keep Agents from wandering too far away. There was constant XM activity happening around NL and it's portal during the event. Agents fought over the portals frequently, to the point of some running through all usable gear within their scanners. It would be safe to assume the in store app may have had more exchanges in Chaotic Matter in order for Agents to purchase more readily available gear to participate.

Agents would share on chat forums about the "swag" being sold at this event. This, of course, spurred more purchases as Agents not present requested pick ups. The items sold are not available elsewhere, as noted at this event. This tactic encourages future visits to NL events in order to obtain these items. It is assumed there is something within this swag that influences Agents as it's appeal is noted and wanted from the community at large.

Extra Observations:

I preformed one experiment on NL before the event start. As noted before, i brought the Spiritualist Tecthulhu module from the first Navarro to this event. I attempted to connected the two Tecthulhus by placing the module within NL. There were no notable changes in appearance with either Tecthulhu but very shortly after, the first group photo was encouraged by Thia.

Another thing to note is that ITO EN teas were being handed out and photographed. There was also a surplus of Toast around.

My vehicle seems to have also been affected in this journey. It seems like a possible attempt from NL to keep me from doing further investigation. I'll need the help of other agents in case my vehicle can not be recovered in time for the next event in August.


This concludes the report of the NL meetup in Oakland. It is encouraged that Agents continue to post their experiences at this event and future events so that we can note the changes to the new community specialist and uncover the reason behind NL's movements again.


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Comments

  • Great investigation, thanks for sharing!

  • InvestigateXMInvestigateXM ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you for your investigation @Ishira! You left out the most important part, did you observe any changes in glyph behavior in the portals nearby? With some glyphs referencing the NL-1331 Tecthulhu in the portal network, you could theorize that they appeared in the area.

  • Shooters42Shooters42 ✭✭✭

    Thank you @Ishira

  • IshiraIshira ✭✭✭✭✭

    I didn't see anything notably different with the glyphs from our most recent pattern. I will say though i felt more inclined to hack unique portals to myself to capture what i call baby glyphs to me. This meant i only glyphed level 1 unclaimed portals. NLs portal was so busy with activity that there were a few hiccups in the scanner that made it hard to glyph. We were also heavily distracted by a mission set that was set up by agents for the event.

  • Thanks for the great article. Yes, Thia may be being used for dangerous experiments by Niantic.

  • InvestigateXMInvestigateXM ✭✭✭✭✭

    @NianticThia Are you feeling alright? Anything you'd say that is out of order since yesterday?

  • InvestigateXMInvestigateXM ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2021

    You also double posted... Perhaps early signs of a mind split as known from EAW?

    EDIT: Triple now! Oh my.

  • Yeah I guess I should be worried...

    (deleting triple posts)

    My brain also feels a bit fuzzy. @Ishira - what might that mean?

  • Spamming with three comments is a symptom too, be careful.

    😁😁😁

  • Let's not clutter with that, I don't want to take away from the immersiveness going on - that's what I had happed also - NOTED AND WILL LOOK INTO IT (deleting the extra posts)

  • InvestigateXMInvestigateXM ✭✭✭✭✭

    Immersiveness? I assure you that XM and the NIA is real, not just some game with a story. That's just what Kendra Owens, the PR director for the NIA, wants you to think.

    Although I'm sure you're already aware of that.

  • IshiraIshira ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh my... We can hope maybe it is just dehydration but seeing as you are with NL.... I would note if you are having any lapse in memory as your journey continues. NL has a mind of it's own and may take liberties to have you take it to other places.

  • edited July 2021

    I just noticed I'm in one of the phones :)

    Edit: PHOTOS. @Ishira halp 😭

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  • IshiraIshira ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh goodness.... try and glyph, maybe it'll bring peace to your mind ;)


    NL is just messing with us right now because it doesn't like us talking about it.

  • IshiraIshira ✭✭✭✭✭

    To note, my cars check engine light is now off... since it popped on when I was within 15 miles of NL, I'm truly starting to believe NL had something to do with it. We will see when I test it again for the meeting in Sacramento.

  • MinusFiveMinusFive ✭✭✭

    I don't know if it's related to your experience but I’ll share that we had a tire blowout as we approached November Lima.

  • JimboMXJimboMX ✭✭✭

    @Ishira thanks for sharing your investigation with the rest of the agents! Im interested on why do you say NL is "dormant", hopefully you can elaborate on that.

    @NianticThia get as much information as you can about NL history and make note on the sources of such info. NIA might tell one thing, while other investigators might tell different. Observe and make notes of yourself to find the truth. Document as much as possible and then review your notes, that will tell you if your behaviour is normal or not.

    To the rest of the agents that were able to get in touch with NL, Did anyone happened to record Battle Beacon footage with NL? please share, it might help my run some experiments at my location.

  • InvestigateXMInvestigateXM ✭✭✭✭✭

    The problem is, with Thia now part of the NIA: Can she really investigate herself freely without it being noticed? Or did Thia already adopt the NIA style of trying to pass everything off as a game and she's actually working together with them? (Well, aside from the fact that she literally works for the NIA, I meant more like in terms of misdirection and such)

  • GrogyanGrogyan ✭✭✭✭✭

    What ever happened to the PAC Man?

  • IshiraIshira ✭✭✭✭✭

    By Dormant I mean that it was rather dark and quiet. Not lit up at all. @NianticBrian had explained to some that it would be this way, saying something about working on technical issues but I have to question whether or not that is just a cover. Maybe NL was just lacking the specific XM it needed. Or maybe it was purposely trying to look less threatening to be more inviting. We will see.

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