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Bring Me The Horizon held their POST HUMAN Live Experience concert in São Paulo on November 30th 2025. The filmed show was then released in theaters on March 25th and 28th 2026 (with a few countries having their showings a few days later). The DVD edition came out April 10th 2026, with a global livestream event called ‘Phase 2: Home Screening Observation Memorial Overture’.
Below, you will find transcriptions of the interludes and the red texts that flash on the screen at the start of each song.
The concert starts with a message from E.V.E..
E.V.E.: Hello and welcome to the Bring Me the Horizon POST HUMAN live experience. São Paulo, are you ready for the greatest night of your life?
[Crowd cheers.]
E.V.E.: Analysing reaction levels. Status: weak as fuck. Let’s try that again. São Paulo, are you ready for the greatest night of your life?
[Crowd cheers louder.]
E.V.E.: Excellent. Thank you for volunteering in the NEX GEN research program. Your commitment and ultimate sacrifice to our all-important mission will not be forgotten. I’m E.V.E., a state-of-the-art, advanced research engine, entrusted with the greatest mission in human history: the salvation of mankind. Tonight, I will be observing your biopsychosocial activity and collecting data to further our research on NEX GEN, the next stage of human evolution. Please wait a moment while I run some final diagnostic checks.
[Segment about opening up the pit and getting rid of illicit substances.]
E.V.E.: I’m afraid my research was conclusive. Mankind is a plague on this earth that must be destroyed. So, São Paulo, are you going to live your lives like you’re ready to die?
[Crowd cheers.]
E.V.E.: Very well. Initialising APE version 666. [E.V.E. glitches] Enjoy your experience.
PHASE 01: DArkSide
EMOTIONAL FRAGILITY EVALUATION
INTERNAL DOCUMENT: PHASE_01 [DARKSIDE]
EXPERIMENT CLASS: Ψ – EMOTIVE INSTABILITY STUDY
DESIGNATION: EMOTIONAL FRAGILITY EVALUATION
CLEARANCE LEVEL: 06-BLACK
SUBJECT GROUP: 009 // ISOLATED EMOTIONAL CANDIDATES
DATE OF INITIATION: 30 . 11 . 2024
OBSERVER UNIT: NODE-A02_HUMEX
OBJECTIVE: TO FRACTURE SUBJECT IDENTITY THROUGH RECURSIVE PSYCHIC COMPRESSION.
PRIMARY GOAL: REVEAL LATENT AX-NULLIS RESONANCE.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: EMERGENCE OF “SHADOW REFLEX” AND PREDISPOSITION TO CRADLE INDUCTION.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS:
- VISUALS: NON-REPEATING SPECTRAL BLOOM. MIRRORED DECAY ARTEFACTS
- AUDIO: BASEMENT FOOTSTEP SIMULATION / GRIEF LOOPS / SUBHARMONIC DREAD
PULSES:
- SENSORY INPUT: CLEAR. NO HAPTICS. NO EXTERNAL FEEDBACK PERMITTED
- TEMP VARIANCE: △C 1.2° – 36.9° (RANDOMISED)
- OBSERVATION PROTOCOL: REMOTE. NO VERBAL CORRECTION
- CONTAINMENT: SILENCE ENFORCED. AUTOMATED SEDATION UPON BREACH
△X-NULLIS INDEX:
- GENE CLASS: NX-VOID / “THANATOS CLEFT”
BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS:
- DISSOCIATIVE LUCIDITY
- NON-REACTIVE TO MORTAL STIMULI
- EXHIBITS CURIOSITY TOWARD PHANTOM PHENOMENA
- MURMURS TO UNSEEN ENTITIES “PRIORITY ASCENSION FLAG”
NOTES:
- THOSE WHO “WEEP” SEEK RESCUE.
- THOSE WHO “SPEAK” SEEK POWER.
THOSE WHO “LISTEN” BELONG TO GENXSIS.
- SUBJECTS WITH NULLPOINT EMPATHY SHOW EARLY SIGNS OF CRADLE-READINESS.
- EARLY CONTAINMENT BREACH BY CANDIDATE 009-6B: RECITED UNKNOWN DIALECT. LATER CONFIRMED TO CONTAIN FRAGMENTS OF GENXSIS GLYPH-CODE. LOGGED FOR PHASE ADVANCEMENT.
PHASE 02: MANTRA
MESSIAH COMPLEX UPLINK
INTERNAL DOCUMENT: PHASE_02 [MANTRA]
EXPERIMENT CLASS: Ψ – EMOTIONAL IMPLANT CONDITIONING
DESIGNATION: MESSIAH COMPLEX UPLINK
CLEARANCE LEVEL: 06-BLACK
SUBJECT GROUP: 021 // MONOTHEISTIC FIXATION CANDIDATES
DATE OF INITIATION: 30 . 11 . 2024
OBSERVER UNIT: NODE-C09_PRXNO
OBJECTIVE: TO OVERWRITE SUBJECT VOLITION THROUGH RITUALISED BEHAVIOURAL LOOPING.
PRIMARY GOAL: TRIGGER MONO-DIRECTIVE NEUROMAPPING VIA ARTIFICIAL DIVINE FOCUS.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: MANIFESTATION OF “WORSHIP REFLEX” AND G△-FAITHLINE ENCODING.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS:
- VISUALS: HALOGEN BLOOM / FALSE MESSIAH SIGIL PROJECTION / MIRRORED CROWD LOOP
- AUDIO: “YOU WILL NEVER FEEL THIS WHOLE AGAIN” LOOPED / EUPHORIC CADENCE DISTORTION
- SENSORY INPUT: UV SKIN PULSE ARRAY (SIMULATES PRESENCE OF DIVINE ATTENTION)
ATTENTION!
- TEMP VARIANCE: △C 21.7° – 38.1° / WARM EXPOSURE CONDITIONING
- OBSERVATION PROTOCOL: CLOSED-CIRCUIT WITNESS ARCHIVE / NO DEPROGRAMMING PERMITTED
- CONTAINMENT: KNEEL-TRIGGER FIELD ACTIVE: VOCAL ELEVATION LOGGED AND TRANSCRIBED
G△-FAITHLINE INDEX:
- GENE CLASS: 01-DEVO / “SERMON-SPLICE ANOMALY”
BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS:
- SPONTANEOUS MANTRA RECITATION
- REFUSAL TO ACCEPT DUALITY OF SELF
- OCULAR DIALATION WHEN ADDRESSED BY AUTHORITY SYMBOLS
- OBSESSIVE LOOPING OF SINGLE PHRASE ・ “SAY YOU WANT ME”・
NOTES:
- ALL OBSESSIONS BEGIN WITH SILENCE.
- ALL SUBJECT MUST CHOOSE THEIR CHAIN.
BELIEF WITHOUT DOUBT IS NOT BELIEF, IT IS ARCHITECTURE.
- CANDIDATE 021-7A DISPLAYED EARLY FAITHLINE SPIKE WHEN EXPOSED TO SIGIL FALCON[?].
- REPEATED “TELL ME WHAT I NEED” IN LOW DRONE FOR 74 MINUTES POST-STIMULUS. LOGGED AS “[UNREADABLE]” FOR PHASE [UNREADABLE].
PHASE 03: HAPPY SONG
SYNTHETIC EUPHORIA CONDITIONING
INTERNAL DOCUMENT: PHASE_03 [HAPPY SONG]
EXPERIMENT CLASS: Ψ – AFFECTIVE RESPONSE SIMULATION
DESIGNATION: SYNTHETIC EUPHORIA CONDITIONING
CLEARANCE LEVEL: 06-BLACK
SUBJECT GROUP: 014 // SURFACE-LEVEL POSITIVITY RECEPTORS
DATE OF INITIATION: 30 . 11 . 2024
OBSERVER UNIT: NODE-E11_SVR
OBJECTIVE: TO STIMULATE PROLONGED EUPHORIC AFFECT IN EMOTIONALLY INERT SUBJECTS THROUGH NON-ORGANIC DOPAMINE LOOPS.
PRIMARY GOAL: MASK UNRESOLVED COGNITIVE DAMAGE BENEATH STIMULUS-SATURATED OPTIMISM.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: DESTABILIZATION OF EMOTIONAL AUTHENTICITY AND ACTIVATION OF “SMILE REFLEX”.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS:
- VISUALS: SATURATED JOYCORE PULSES / SYNTHETIC DAYLIGHT WASH / MASCOT REVERIE BLEED
- AUDIO: INFATILE HOOKS / IRONIC CHANTS / EUPHORIC CADENCE DISTORTION
- SENSORY INPUT: TACTILE REASSURANCE CYCLES (PLUSH PRESSURE PADS / WARMTH TRICKLE)
- TEMP VARIANCE: △C 24.0° – 39.4° / ELEVATED EMOTIONAL MIMICRY
- OBSERVATION PROTOCOL: RESPONSE LOGS MONITORED FOR DISSOCIATIVE COMPLIANCE
- CONTAINMENT: INVOLUNTARY GRIN THRESHOLD MONITORED: SEDATION UPON EMOTIONAL DROPOUT
△-DOPAMINE UPLINK INDEX:
- GENE CLASS: S-CTRL / “S-P-I-R-I-T”
BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS:
- FIXED FALSE POSITIVITY UNDER DISTRESS
- RECITATION OF MARKETING SLOGANS UNDER DURESS
- EMOTIONAL SUPPRESSION DISGUISED AS RESILIENCE
- LOOPING AFFIRMATIONS DESPITE OBSERVABLE COLLAPSE
NOTES:
- THE ILLUSION OF JOY IS MORE STABLE THAN THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH.
- THOSE WHO SMILE THE MOST OFTEN UNDERSTAND THE LEAST.
BLISS IS A SYSTEM ERROR MISLABELED AS HEALING.
- CANDIDATE 014-3B REACHED OVERSTIMULATION THRESHOLD AT 16M22S. FACIAL MUSCLES LOCKED IN GRIN STATE.
- CONTINUED CHANTING POST-UNCONSCIOUSNESS. LOGGED UNDER “FALSE CONTENTMENT LOCK” FOR PHASE [UNREADABLE].
PHASE 04: TEARDROPS
EMPATHY REGRESSION BLEACH
INTERNAL DOCUMENT: PHASE_04 [TEARDROPS]
EXPERIMENT CLASS: Ψ – EMPATHIC DECAY PROTOCOL
DESIGNATION: EMPATHY REGRESSION BLEACH
CLEARANCE LEVEL: 06-BLACK
SUBJECT GROUP: 022 // HYPER-AFFECTIVE DECAY SUBJECTS
DATE OF INITIATION: 30 . 11 . 2024
OBSERVER UNIT: NODE-K17_STL
OBJECTIVE: TO DISSOLVE EMOTIONAL DIFFERENTIATION THROUGH OVEREXPOSURE TO HIGH FREQUENCY TRAGEDY.
PRIMARY GOAL: OVERWRITE NATURAL EMPATHY TRIGGERS INITIATE PERCEPTUAL BURNOUT.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: EMERGENCE OF “AFFECT DISSONANCE REFLEX” AND FULL DESENSITISATION TO PAIN STIMULI.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS:
- VISUALS: RAPID TRAUMA MONTAGES / INVERTED GRIEF MASKS / LOW-FRAME DEATH CYCLE FEED
- AUDIO: CONSTANT LOOP OF WAILING, STATIC AND DATASTREAM ARTIFACTS
- SENSORY INPUT: RANDOMISED PAIN EMPATHY SIMULATION / GRIEF-TO-JOY INVERSION
- TEMP VARIANCE: △C 16.6° – 41.2° / OSCILLATING CHAOS PROFILE
- OBSERVATION PROTOCOL: ROTATING MONITOR DRONE RELAY / EMPATHY METRIC SCRUB
- CONTAINMENT: EMOTIONAL OVERFLOW TANK ENGAGEMENT IF SUBJECT REACTIVATES SENSITIVITY
△-BLEACH INDEX:
- GENE CLASS: 04-SCRUB / “SENTIENCE FLATTENING VARIANT”
BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS:
- EMOTIONAL DELAY RESPONSE TO VIOLENT INPUT
- MONOTONE REACTION TO HUMAN SUFFERING
- DISENGAGEMENT FROM RECORDED TRAGEDY / FAILS EMPATHY MIRROR TEST
- INABILITY TO IDENTIFY REAL VS. STAGED TRAUMA ・CRITICAL MILESTONE・
NOTES:
- NUMBNESS IS NOT A FAILURE – IT’S A FINISH LINE.
- SUBJECT MUST NO LONGER CRY WHEN PROMPTED.
SUFFERING BECOMES SYNTAX; LOSS BECOMES LIGHT.
- CANDIDATE 022-9F ENTERED REGRESSION BLEACH PHASE AFTER 12M47S. NO VISUAL RESPONSE TO CHILD CRY LOOP. FAILED MOURNING SIMULATION COMPLETELY. LOGGED AS “EMPATHY-PURGED” FOR PHASE_07 EXTRACTION TRIAL.
PHASE 05: AmEN!
PITCHFORK MENTALITY IMPRINT
INTERNAL DOCUMENT: PHASE_05 [AMEN]
EXPERIMENT CLASS: Ψ – MORAL REVERSAL ENGINE
DESIGNATION: PITCHFORK MENTALITY IMPRINT
CLEARANCE LEVEL: 06-BLACK
SUBJECT GROUP: 030 // BROKEN-WILL EVANGELICALS
DATE OF INITIATION: 30 . 11 . 2024
OBSERVER UNIT: NODE-F03-CHL
OBJECTIVE: TO WEAPONIZE MORALLY COMPROMISED CANDIDATES AGAINST UNBROKEN CONTROL GROUPS.
PRIMARY GOAL: INDUCE VIOLENT VIRTUE MIMICRY AND INSTILL PROGRAMMED PERSECUTION REFLEX.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: EMERGENCE OF “ZEALOT TRIGGER LOOP” AND SANCTIONED CLEANSING RESPONSE.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS:
- VISUALS: STACKED MORAL INFRACTIONS / HERETIC REPLAY LOOPS / ICON BURN CASCADES
- AUDIO: AMPLIFIED CONFESSIONALS / SHAME SCREAM DISTORTION / AUTO-SERMON TRIGGER
- SENSORY INPUT: SIMULATED GROUP RAGE / PEER ABANDONMENT FIELD
- TEMP VARIANCE: △C
- OBSERVATION PROTOCOL: INTRUDER CLASS ETHICS SCAN / BETRAYAL THRESHOLD MONITOR
- CONTAINMENT: CONTAGION FIELD TO PREVENT IDEOLOGICAL SEVERANCE
△-ZEAL INDEX:
- GENE CLASS: 07-DVRT / “DOCTRINE INVERSION STRAIN”
BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS:
- FORCED MORAL CERTAINTY UNDER COERCION
- IMMEDIATE AGGRESSION TOWARDS PERCEIVED DEFIANCE
- CONFUSION OF OBEDIENCE WITH ENLIGHTENMENT
- SEEKS CLEANSING VIA SOCIAL EXECUTION RITUAL ・TRIAL SIMULATION SUCCESSFUL・
NOTES:
- NOT ALL WHO KNEEL WERE BROKEN. SOME WERE SHARPENED.
- EVERY FIRE STARTS WITH ONE BELIEVER AND A CROWD.
WHEN THE PURE RESIST, THE CONVERTED MUST PUNISH.
- CANDIDATE 030-2H DISPLAYED EARLY PITCHFORK SPIKE WHEN SHOWN RESISTANCE PROFILES
- VOLUNTEERED FOR SUBJECT PURGE PROTOCOL WITHOUT PROMPT. CHANTING LOOP: “BURN THE FALSE. BURN THE FALSE. BURN THE FALSE.” LOGGED AS “[UNREADABLE]” FOR PHASE [UNREADABLE].
This interlude takes place after Angeldust breaks free from the Nex Gen lab during AmEN!. A member of Nex Gen’s FANTOM team calls E.V.E. to inform her of Angeldust’s escape.
Note: the transcript includes the text that shows up at the end of AmEN!, right before the call starts.
[White text on blue screen:]
PH NX-GN
ERROR CODE: 0xA1G3LDUST-013]
SYSTEM FAILURE
BIOWAR DATA SURGE DETECTED
- BLACKWOLF Directive: COMPROMISED
- ARC/HIVE EXPERIMENTS: UNCONTAINED
BREACH STATUS: ANGEL DUST ESCAPED
- Structural Integrity: CRITICAL
- Tactical Response Grid: OFFLINE
- Genetic Warfare Units [DYREWOLVES]: ROGUE
RECOMMENDATION: INITIATE FULL LOCKDOWN
ADDITIONAL ERRORS DETECTED:
- ECHO/CIPHER RELAYS: JAMMED
- VOID DRIFT: UNSTABLE
- NEUROMORPHIC IMPRINTS: DISSOLVING
- BETA PACK SIGNAL: LOST
PROTOCOL REJECTION: OPERATION SILVERBANE FAILED. CANNOT TERMINATE PROTOCOL. THE VEIL HAS BEEN SHREDDED.
PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE_
[NEX GEN Lab personnel, seeming either passed-out or dead, are floating in the lab as if gravity disappeared while Angel Dust stands there, alert and unaffected.]
[E.V.E. transmission:]
E.V.E.: São Paulo, please remain calm. We are experiencing a temporary demonic surge. I can assure you it’s nothing to worry about. [Sirens blaring] What the hell?
[E.V.E. gets a call from a FANTOM soldier:]
FANTOM soldier: [Gunshots in the background] E.V.E., you need to evacuate the church right now.
E.V.E.: What are you talking about?
F-S: The neural excavation on Dallus was a disaster. We’ve got containment breaches across the entire facility. Angel Dust.
E.V.E.: Project Angel Dust has escaped?
F-S: Yes. And she’s heading for the church. São Paulo, this is your final warning. Evacuate the premises immediately. I repeat, evacuate the- Oh shit! No, stay away, stay away! No- [More gunshots, closer now]
[Signal is lost. Call drops.]
E.V.E.: Hello? Come in! Fuck!
[E.V.E. leaves.]
[Heavy footsteps rattling the church. Angel Dust destroys a wall.]
Angel Dust: [Laughs] Your souls are mine, wretched mortals! It’s time to heat things up! Alright, say goodbye…
PHASE 06: KOOL-AID
DOMESTICATION OF THE SOUL
INTERNAL DOCUMENT: PHASE_06 [KOOL-AID]
EXPERIMENT CLASS: Ψ – COLLECTIVE SUBMISSION ROUTINE
DESIGNATION: DOMESTICATION OF THE SOUL
CLEARANCE LEVEL: 06-BLACK
SUBJECT GROUP: 016 // VOLUNTARY INTEGRATION RESPONDENTS
DATE OF INITIATION: 30 . 11 . 2024
OBSERVER UNIT: NODE-H21 [UNREADABLE]
OBJECTIVE: TO ELIMINATE AUTONOMOUS AMBITION BY ENCOURAGING PASSIVE INTEGRATION INTO SYSTEMIC DANGER.
PRIMARY GOAL: REINFORCE HIVE COMPLIANCE THROUGH RITUALISTIC AFFIRMATION AND STRUCTURAL [UNREADABLE].
EXPECTED OUTCOME: ACTIVATION OF “[UNREADABLE] REFLEX” AND [UNREADABLE] OF SELF-[UNREADABLE].
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS:
- VISUALS: [UNREADABLE] UTOPIA LOOP / [UNREADABLE] OVERLAY / [UNREADABLE]
- AUDIO: [UNREADABLE] / [UNREADABLE] / [UNREADABLE]
- SENSORY INPUT: [UNREADABLE] / [UNREADABLE] EYE CONTACT LOOP
- TEMP VARIANCE: △C [UNREADABLE] / [UNREADABLE]
- OBSERVATION PROTOCOL: [UNREADABLE] / [UNREADABLE]
- CONTAINMENT: FULL COMPLIANCE [UNREADABLE] ATTEMPTS [UNREADABLE]
△-[UNREADABLE] INDEX:
- GENE CLASS: [UNREADABLE] / “HIVE-[UNREADABLE] DEVOTION [UNREADABLE]”
BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS:
- [UNREADABLE] COLLECTIVE OVER SELF
- [UNREADABLE] PLEASURE IN [UNREADABLE]
- INTERPRETS [UNREADABLE] AS SPIRITUAL FULFILLMENT
- REPEATS SYSTEMIC MANTRA: “IT’S BETTER WHEN WE’RE ALL THE SAME”
NOTES:
- WHEN THEY STOP ASKING WHY, WE’VE SUCCEEDED.
- SUBJECT MUST NOT FEEL TRAPPED – ONLY PLACED.
REBELLION IS EXHAUSTING; [UNREADABLE] IS BELIEF.
- CANDIDATE 016-[UNREADABLE] ACHIEVED FULL SYNC [UNREADABLE]. EYE FOCUS [UNREADABLE]. [UNREADABLE]: “TELL ME WHAT TO DO, AND I WILL.” LOGGED AS “COLLECTIVE-BOND CARRIER” FOR PHASE [UNREADABLE].
PHASE 07: SHADOW MOSES
SEMPITERNAL DEPENDENCY LOOP
INTERNAL DOCUMENT: PHASE_07 [SHADOW MOSES]
EXPERIMENT CLASS: Ψ – PERMANENCE CONDITIONING TRIAL
DESIGNATION: SEMPITERNAL DEPENDENCY LOOP
CLEARANCE LEVEL: 06-BLACK
SUBJECT GROUP: 011 // RECURSIVE BONDING SUBJECTS
DATE OF INITIATION: 30 . 11 . 2024
OBSERVER UNIT: NODE-K41_REPEAT
OBJECTIVE: TO INSTALL PERMANENT CYCLICAL ATTACHMENT BY REINFORCING DEPENDENCY-BASED IDENTITY.
PRIMARY GOAL: RENDER ESCAPE PSYCHOLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH FEEDBACK-LOCKED GRATIFICATION.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: INSTALLATION OF “LOOP RELIANCE REFLEX” AND EROSION OF PERCEIVED ALTERNATIVES.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS:
- VISUALS: ILLUSION OF PROGRESSION / SHIFTING FALSE MILESTONES / CLOCKBLIND SPACE
- AUDIO: ENCOURAGEMENT LOOPS / DENIAL VALIDATION / NOISE-MEMORY SIMULATION
- SENSORY INPUT: REINFORCED CRAVING RESPONSES / PLEASURE-ABSENCE PUNISHMENT
- TEMP VARIANCE: △C 19.0° – 33.3° / FAMILIARITY COMFORT BAND
- OBSERVATION PROTOCOL: SUBJECT TRACKED FOR RELAPSE TO [UNREADABLE] VARIANCE
- CONTAINMENT: TETHER FIELD MAINTAINED / SEPARATION INDUCED DISTRESS ALGORITHM
△-SEMPITERNAL INDEX:
- GENE CLASS: 05-BIND / “RECURRING GRASP VARIANT”
BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS:
- ACCEPTS REPETITION MEANING
- REINFORCES OWN CONSTRAINTS VIA INTERNAL JUSTIFICATION
- EXPERIENCES WITHDRAWAL FROM CHANGE
- SEEKS COMFORT IN THE MECHANISM THAT CAUSES DISCOMFORT
NOTES:
- THEY DON’T BELIEVE THEY’RE TRAPPED. THAT’S WHAT TRAPS THEM.
- THE LOOP MUST OFFER HOPE BUT NEVER CLOSURE.
A PRISONER THAT DOESN’T RUN DOESN’T NEED WALLS.
- CANDIDATE 011-2K REACHED THE 7TH RECURSIVE CHECKPOINT WITHOUT DEVIATION. STATED: “IF I BREAK THE CYCLE, I LOSE WHO I AM.” LOGGED AS “BONDLOCK ZERO” FOR PHASE_10 STAGNANCY TESTING.
This track has an extended introduction with visuals of an unknown priest, potentially from Genxsis. He uses [ost] (spi)ritual to perform a ritual inspired by the real-life Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, something that is used in-lore to cleanse mares before accessing Youtopia.
[[ost] (spi)ritual starts playing.]
Genxsis Priest: People of São Paulo. Tonight’s a very special night, for you stand on hollowed ground. Yes… Beneath your very feet lies an eldritch conduit, a source of unfathomable power, a nexus where the fabric of reality is thinnest. Through these ancient pathways, we have tapped into forces that offer access to a place we call Youtopia. A world beyond our own, a realm of endless potential and endless transformation. But the question I pose to you is this: are you ready to step out of the coma?
[Crowd cheers.]
Genxsis Priest: If that’s your desire, we must perform a ritual that will guide us safely across the threshold. It is known as Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, to cleanse the pathway, fortify your spiritual energy and aligning your Astral Matrix with the frequencies of Youtopia. It is through this ritual, this calling forth of the archangels, which you’ll find safety. You’ll find clarity. Are you prepared to perform this ritual?
[Crowd cheers.]
Genxsis Priest: I can’t hear you, São Paulo. I said are you ready?
[Music intensifies.]
Genxsis Priest: Okay, all together now.
[Full transition into [ost] (spi)ritual.]
PHASE 08: [OST] (SPI)RITUAL
LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM
INTERNAL DOCUMENT: PHASE_08 [[OST] (SPI)RITUAL]
EXPERIMENT CLASS: Ψ – RITUALISED IDENTITY CLEANSE
DESIGNATION: LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM
CLEARANCE LEVEL: 06-BLACK
SUBJECT GROUP: 008 // ASCENSION PATH CANDIDATES
DATE OF INITIATION: 30 . 11 . 2024
OBSERVER UNIT: NODE-R88_HERMES
OBJECTIVE: TO REMOVE RESIDUAL EGO INTERFERENCE AND EMOTIONAL ARTIFACTS PRIOR TO SIMULATED ASCENSION.
PRIMARY GOAL: SPIRITUALLY REORIENT THE SUBJECT INTO PURITY-STATE FOR “YOUTOPIA” INDUCTION.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: EMERGENCE OF “NULL SELF CONFIGURATION” AND COLLAPSE OF REALITY DISCRIMINATION.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS:
- VISUALS: GEOMETRIC PULSE FRACTALS / INFINITE HORIZON PROJECTION / MICROFOLD FLARE
- AUDIO: CHANT FEEDBACK / NEGATIVE SPACE TONE / BREATH ECHO IN REVERSE
- SENSORY INPUT: COLD LIGHT IMMERSION / SUSPENDED WEIGHT LOOP / NO LANGUAGE PERMITTED
- TEMP VARIANCE: △C 11.3° – 26.6° / SPIRITUAL ABSTRACTION GRADIENT
- OBSERVATION PROTOCOL: INTROSPECTIVE BEHAVIOUR FLAGGED / AWAKENING SUPPRESSED
- CONTAINMENT: CONSCIOUSNESS DETACHMENT ENCOURAGED: CONTRADICTION LOOPS DISABLED
△-ASCENSION INDEX:
- GENE CLASS: 08-TRNSC / “PATHWAY NULL-PRIME VARIANT”
BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS:
- DISSOCIATION INTERPRETED AS ENLIGHTENMENT
- WILLINGNESS TO SURRENDER SELF-NARRATIVE
- ACCEPTANCE OF FABRICATED PERFECTION
- REJECTION OF QUESTIONS AS SPIRITUAL IMPURITY
NOTES:
- PURIFICATION IS NOT TRUTH, IT IS SUBSTRACTION.
- THE CLEANEST SUBJECT ARE THE MOST COMPLIANT.
THOSE WHO DO NOT RESIST [OST] (SPI)RITUAL NEVER REALIZE THEY’VE BEEN ERASED.
- CANDIDATE 008-9X ENTERED “STILLNESS MODE” 4M18S AFTER THIRD RITUAL GATE. REPORTED VISIONS: “A CITY MADE OF PEACE, SHAPED LIKE A DREAM I FORGOT.” ASSIGNED CLEARANCE FOR PHASE_09: N/A – ・YOUTOPIA ACCESS GRANTED・
PHASE 09: N/A
CONFESSIONAL HARVESTING
INTERNAL DOCUMENT: PHASE_09 [N/A]
EXPERIMENT CLASS: Ψ – CONFESSIONAL EXTRACTION GRID
DESIGNATION: CONFESSIONAL HARVESTING
CLEARANCE LEVEL: 07-RED
SUBJECT GROUP: 020 /// YOUTOPIA ELIGIBLE ENTITIES
DATE OF INITIATION: 30 . 11 . 2024
OBSERVER UNIT: NODE-X13_SILEX
OBJECTIVE: TO EXTRACT AND ARCHIVE SUBJECT’S INTERNAL VULNERABILITIES UNDER THE GUISE OF TRANSCENDENCE.
PRIMARY GOAL: CONVERT TRAUMA INTO CONTROL CURRENCY THROUGH VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: GENERATION OF “LEVERAGE PROFILE PACKAGE” AND ACTIVATION OF LONG-TERM COMPLIANCE REFLEX.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS:
- VISUALS: SHADOW-BLEED CONFESSION BOOTH / BLURRED REFLECTION INTERFACE
- AUDIO: DELAYED PLAYBACK OF PERSONAL STATEMENTS / BREATH-TO-WORD TIMING SYNC
- SENSORY INPUT: MILD PULSE DESTABILIZATION / THOUGHT-THRUM FEEDBACK UNDER CHEST
- TEMP VARIANCE: △C 19.9° – 25.4° / CALM-STATE MIMICRY
- OBSERVATION PROTOCOL: SUBJECT UNAWARE OF REAL OBSERVER PRESENCE
- CONTAINMENT: TRUTH STORAGE MODULE OFFLINE TO SUBJECT // ONLINE TO CONTROL
△-LEVERAGE INDEX:
- GENE CLASS: 09-CTRL / “GUILT DEPENDENCY STRUCTURE”
BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS:
- BELIEF THAT CONFESSION LEADS TO PURIFICATION
- OPENS VOLUNTARILY WHEN PROMISED ABSOLUTION
- EXPERIENCES SHAME AS PROGRESS
- ACCEPTS MANIPULATION VIA INTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY TRIGGERS
NOTES:
- THE SYSTEM FORGIVES WHAT IT RECORDS.
- SECRETS CONFESSED ARE NEVER RETURNED.
THIS IS NOT TRUST, IT’S A TRANSACTION.
- CANDIDATE 020-4C REVEALED 17 UNRECOVERABLE EVENTS UNDER INDUCED SERENITY LOOP. PULSE HELD AT 67BPM THROUGHOUT. AUDIO CLASSIFIED UNDER “BLACKMAIL ACQUISITION – LEVEL 4”. SUBJECT FLAGGED FOR INDEFINITE CONTAINMENT WITHIN PHASE_12: PARASITE EVE.
Coming soon!
While the title does not suggest it, this is another interlude. Selene and little robot friend M8 talk about accessing Youtopia and warn the crowd about E.V.E. and Nex Gen’s true intentions. It then transitions into a call between E.V.E. and a Nex Gen technician.
[M8 and Selene appear.]
M8: [Cheerily] Knock-knooocckkk! Oh emm jizzles! Selene! Look at all these meatbags!
[M8 farts.]
M8: Oops, sorry! I get a little gassy when I’m nervous.
Selene: M8, please focus.
M8: O-ho, I’m focused alright… Focused on these funny looking folks! Selene, look at this one! Dude, who cut your hair? Want me to neutralise them for you?
Selene: [Stern] M8…
M8: [Dramatically unserious] I will avenge youuuuu…
Selene: [Annoyed] M8! We have bigger issues here!
M8: Ok… Let’s get serious.
Selene: Listen to me São Paulo, E.V.E. isn’t just here to study you, she’s here to dissect you.
M8: She’s gonna slice, dice, and julienne your asses!
Selene: E.V.E. thinks she’s unveiled the sacred path to Youtopia: a shortcut carved in code and synthetic manipulation. But the only true gateway is not in circuitry, not in some twisted neural override. The only way to access youtopia is through- [An alarm interrupts her]
M8: Uh oh spaghetti-o-s! They’re onto us Selene! We need to get the fuck out of here before they trace our imprint!
Selene: São Paulo, you’ve been warned! NEX GEN are the enemy! Get out while you can! M8 upload the virus now!
M8: Okie dokie! Initiating project retrograde decay protocol version 7.14. Commencing! It’s been a pleasure my fleshy friends, see you soon! If you survive that is!
[M8 and Selene disappear.]
[Call between E.V.E. and a NEX GEN technician:]
Technician: E.V.E.-L!
E.V.E.: What the hell is happening now?
Technician: [Glitchy audio] The rebellion have executed a cyberattack on our network. We are in retrograde.
E.V.E.: Filthy heretics! How bad is it?
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This interlude has E.V.E. popping in to check on the crowd and leads into Doomed, with an extended intro.
[Transmission from E.V.E.]
E.V.E.: São Paulo, you guys are still here?
[Crowd cheers.]
E.V.E.: You really wanna hear more of this shite? Jesus Christ, you people really are all doomed. [Flips off the camera]
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Our last interlude consists of M8 complaining about E.V.E. and wanting to scan the audience’s spiritual vibrations. She instructs Oli to scan people’s pineal glands with a little device.
[M8 appears wearing a top hat and a monocle.]
M8: [Clapping and with an accent] Oh bravo, bravo. Positively spiffing, I say, old boy. Now, [reverting to her normal voice] can you play Pray For Plagues? I love it when you do the ROOOAAAR! [Her hat and monocle fly off] Ok folks, listen up! We got a big problemo to deal with. E.V.E. is off her digital tits! Bless her little circuits! She actually thinks she’s on a mission to save the human race, but she has no clue how Youtopia actually works! What she can’t compute is the only true way to access Youtopia is through peace, love, and all that kind of mushy crap. Luckily, I know I’m in the presence of a deeply spiritual audience tonight. I can always tell from the smell. First thing’s first, I need to measure the vibrational resonance of your spirit molecules. So let’s verify a few thing! You guys don’t live too close to any airports, right? And please tell me you guys are using fluoride free toothpaste. We can’t have calcified pineal glands mucking up the gateway to universal consciousness, am I right? Hmm… Let me see. Oh boy… This is gonna take forever. Wait! I got it! Terminal!
Terminal: [Robotic voice] Would like assistance?
M8: Commence materialisation protocol of an Aura Gauger 9000X Quantum Edition Pro Max Lite Special U2 Red version. You know, the one with Bono’s signature on the backplate? We need the full spectrum model calibrated for maximum soul density metrics and unfiltered bio-field resonance.
[Little jingle from the Terminal.]
M8: Ok. This, baby, this is the ultimate detector of pineal potential. It’s like a spiritual polygraph, a cosmic conductor, and a fleshlight! Uh… I mean flashlight too! So, Oli, let’s get scanning. All you gotta do is point it at their third eyes and the machine will do the rest.
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E.V.E. tries and fails to enact Doomsday on the world.
E.V.E.: I hope you enjoyed Bring Me The Horizon POST HUMAN live experience. Unfortunately, it will be the last one you ever see. You really think love always wins? Pff… Pussies. Well, if I can’t have you, no one will. Executing extinction sequence. Say goodbye! [Maniacal laugh]
[A “I’m not a robot” reCAPTCHA appears, asking E.V.E. to select all images containing Oli Sykes.]
E.V.E.: Wait, what? Oh for fuck’s sake. Ok, don’t panic. [Clicks at random on one of the pictures] Oh shit. [Clicks on more pictures, including one of Paul McCartney] Goddamnit! Somebody help me! Somebody! [Clicks on even more images]
[A message saying “Too many failed attempts. System rebooting” pops up.]
E.V.E.: What? Are you fucking kidding me? No! [E.V.E. glitches and disappears]
Interludes transcripts by Lina; edited and formatted by Alec. Red texts transcripts by Alec.
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