0:00

Rusty Quill presents.

0:05

Rusty Quill presents. The storage

0:07

papers. Hi,

0:31

everyone. Thanks for joining me

0:33

again this week on the storage papers. First

0:36

things first, I suppose. I'm

0:39

still waiting to find out when I can see neurology.

0:42

COVID is a persistent bench. Every

0:46

time I have a doctor's appointment or try to schedule

0:48

one, They tend to be a few months out

0:50

supposedly due to staffing levels and or

0:53

delays in available resources for medical

0:55

teams. I

0:57

can't begin to describe how frustrating it

0:59

is, knowing there's an uncontrolled

1:01

growth inside my skull that could potentially

1:04

threaten my life. A

1:06

lot of my time as well as my wife's

1:09

has been spent since the last episode

1:11

trying to get literally any neurologist in

1:13

our own county or any neighboring county

1:16

to see me soon. But so

1:18

far I haven't had any luck. Perhaps

1:21

that's just not in the cards for me. Minus

1:24

will keep the podcast going in the meantime.

1:28

Interestingly enough, the news about

1:31

my tumor on the last episode also

1:33

got the tension of Brienne. She

1:35

baked some cookies and brought them over.

1:38

This seemed like an incredibly kind gesture

1:40

And given the fact that I'd seen all of the instant

1:42

meal options inside her pantry and refrigerator,

1:45

Anne had also never seen her cook, let alone

1:47

bake anything. It meant

1:49

a great deal to me. I

1:52

can see how her career choice of becoming a

1:54

nurse really suits her. She's

1:57

kind and right now the

1:59

world needs more of that. Needless

2:03

to say, I think I got one of the cookies

2:06

she made while my kids devoured

2:08

the rest of them. Kids

2:10

will be kids, I suppose, Brienne

2:12

wasn't the only person whose attention was grabbed

2:14

by the last episode though. I

2:17

received a text from an unlisted number

2:20

with an address, a date, and a time.

2:23

The text was followed by the initials

2:25

j f. Joseph

2:28

Foy wanted to meet with me. Thankfully,

2:31

he was willing to let me record our discussion

2:34

when we met.

2:39

for being willing to meet with

2:41

me on such short notice. Honestly,

2:45

I was surprised to see your text. But

2:48

also, you tend to shed a lot of light on

2:50

things involving the papers, and

2:52

it's great material for the podcast. Do

2:55

I have your permission to record our conversation?

2:58

Of course. Great.

3:00

Thank you. So what's

3:02

new? Since El Canto, I mean.

3:05

Well, first, I just wanted

3:07

to say I am sorry to hear

3:09

the news about your brain tumor.

3:13

Well, I don't know much yet, so

3:15

I'm trying to stay in good spirits. I

3:18

just hate all the medical delays we're experiencing

3:20

right now. It's probably

3:22

harder on my wife than it is on me at this

3:24

point. I understand, but

3:26

there's something you should know. About

3:29

your tumor that is. What's

3:31

that? Well,

3:34

we've seen this before in the hydro

3:36

kids. There was enough

3:38

of them in the pyramidian experiments

3:40

to be considered statistically

3:43

significant to presume that

3:45

your tumor may have been caused by one

3:47

of two things, prolonged

3:49

exposure to the pyramidian ore.

3:53

Or or

3:55

what they did to you after you were discarded

3:57

from the program. So

4:00

it's true. Jeremy,

4:02

I think you've known for a while

4:04

that you were once a test subject of

4:06

hydra. SUSpected, yes.

4:09

Known? I mean, I don't

4:11

have any memory of it. I know

4:13

I have medical files with the other makers

4:15

and shepherds. But are you saying

4:17

you've known this whole time? Oh,

4:20

yes. Why

4:22

haven't you said anything then? It's

4:25

not my story to tell. You

4:28

say that a lot. Only

4:31

once before if we're counting. So

4:33

why tell me now if it's not your story

4:35

to tell. I was asked

4:37

to tell you in light of your news.

4:40

Before it's too late you mean. My

4:43

prognosis is really that bad?

4:45

No. I don't mean to

4:47

assume that what's happening with you is

4:49

the same thing that happened with the other hydro.

4:52

Kids, and I'm not here to relay any

4:54

sort of doom and gloom messages.

4:56

I'm here to offer you some information

4:58

and a little hope. Lucky

5:02

me. Look, I'm

5:04

risking a lot every time I communicate

5:07

with you. If you're not interested,

5:09

I've got other things I can be doing.

5:12

No. Sorry. Just

5:15

that I'm taking in a lot of information right

5:17

now. Some very personal. And

5:19

I'm just not sure where my priorities should

5:21

lie. I'm kind of

5:23

thinking if I don't have much time left,

5:25

I really shouldn't be wasting what little bit

5:27

of it I may have on this podcast. I

5:31

should be with my family. Or

5:33

I have another potential solution

5:36

for you. One

5:38

that can remove a tumor? Well,

5:42

yes and no. Oh,

5:45

this is great. I can't wait to hear

5:47

this. You're upset.

5:50

I understand that. But let me

5:52

share some information with you first

5:54

and why it's so important to consider

5:56

what I have to offer. I'm

5:59

all ears. Joseph

6:05

Fois sat there with me for a couple of hours.

6:07

Telling me some of the history of what hydro

6:09

was doing with the children. Aside

6:12

from the experimentation on those kids

6:14

with documented abilities, The

6:16

manner in which they became part of those

6:18

test groups was inhumane. They

6:22

had learned early on how to identify some

6:24

of these people with varying levels of abilities

6:26

They knew there was a

6:28

higher concentration of people with abilities

6:30

or with the aptitude to develop them

6:32

based on blood type. They

6:35

had access to physical medical records

6:37

in the early days under privileges created

6:39

and funded by federal medical research

6:42

grants. Eventually,

6:45

with advancing technology in genetics,

6:48

hydroformed their own genetics research

6:50

department and solicited help from several

6:52

government contracted companies, including

6:55

SAIC here in San Diego. This

6:58

was before hydra's main place of operation

7:00

was here, but it's also what

7:02

helped bring it here. SCIC

7:05

and hydra are often synonymous with

7:07

their growth rate in the region. But

7:10

rest assured, they are not the same.

7:13

San Diego is unique for several

7:16

reasons. There's the high cost

7:18

of living compared to other regions in the

7:20

country. It's a military

7:22

town, which would offer quick aid to hydro

7:24

or its subsidiaries if and when needed.

7:27

It's also a port town,

7:29

filled with people widely varying in economic

7:32

status, and it contains a relatively

7:34

small number of people who are native to the

7:36

area. Ask any of the

7:38

former San Diego chargers fans,

7:40

they can vouch for that. But

7:43

the area also seems to have some other

7:45

elements to it with reasons that

7:47

have yet to be discovered. There's

7:50

a high population of citizens with abilities

7:53

here. It's been suspected

7:55

that the high concentration of local appearances

7:57

of the pyramid may have something

8:00

to do with that. That's also

8:02

never around long enough for hydro to study it

8:04

very much. It

8:06

just vanishes at seemingly random

8:08

times after appearing. There's

8:10

really no way to know if it's related

8:12

or not, but it would follow

8:14

suit at the high concentration of paranormal

8:16

events reported in the area. Could be

8:18

a result of the pyramidian's presence

8:20

as well. Hydro

8:23

has been studying these phenomena for

8:25

years now. Partially to

8:27

try to determine if these paranormal experiences

8:29

can be linked to maker's shepherd abilities.

8:32

And if so, what percentage of

8:34

them are? Needless

8:36

to say, they have been able to link

8:38

a portion of them to paranormal occurrences,

8:41

but certainly not all of them.

8:45

Still, the region has a higher rate of

8:47

phenomena prior to the pyramidian's first

8:49

ever recorded appearance here. That's

8:52

very significant to hydra. Another

8:56

such location in the country with high

8:58

concentrations of unexplainable events

9:00

is what people refer to as Skinwalker Ranch,

9:03

a farm and homestead on the

9:05

Uinta Basin in Utah. The

9:08

ranch itself is but a fraction of the

9:10

size of the area hydro has been studying in

9:12

Southern California, but I

9:14

think you get the idea. One

9:17

might be tempted to say these locations

9:20

without any current scientific explanation

9:23

perhaps contain a thinner veil

9:25

than others. They are somehow

9:27

geographically aligned to be paranormal

9:29

port towns in a sense. Travelers

9:32

to and from our plane of existence

9:34

have high traffic through here.

9:37

So why

9:41

tell me this now? When I most

9:43

tempted to dump this podcast project

9:45

and walk away, it's

9:47

an important piece of background

9:49

information necessary for you to

9:51

understand what I'm proposing next.

9:54

What is it you're proposing?

9:56

My grandson, Malcolm,

9:59

has been looking for me.

10:01

He knows I have an understanding of

10:03

when and where the Bureau of Medium is

10:05

gonna turn up next. And he believes

10:07

that by finding it, he'll be able to

10:09

amplify his abilities enough to bring

10:11

his sister, Tamatha, back from

10:13

wherever it is that he sent her so

10:15

many years ago. Is

10:18

that possible? Why

10:20

not help him? He's your

10:22

grandson, and why do you need

10:24

me? True. He

10:26

is my grandson. But

10:29

we've had somewhat of a falling out and quite

10:31

frankly, he poses danger

10:33

to me but you, however,

10:36

I really wish you knew

10:38

what you were capable of

10:40

before your accident. Wait.

10:44

Did you know me before my accident?

10:47

Of course. I don't

10:49

die after meeting with me after

10:51

meeting with Gerald that you would remember.

10:54

I hate to disappoint, but

10:56

I don't remember you. Or

10:58

Gerald. Who is

11:00

he? The

11:02

point is you were extremely

11:04

gifted in your abilities

11:06

at one time. I just found a way

11:08

to remove abilities, and I

11:10

know you received treatment to have

11:12

yours removed long ago, but the

11:14

things you're saying in your podcast

11:16

about it experimenting with your

11:18

abilities, you're booking them years

11:20

later. It was mild

11:23

that you would also regain your memories

11:25

as well. Do you

11:27

really think that's possible? I

11:30

don't know, but I think it's

11:32

worth a try. How

11:34

do I try? It's

11:37

just a theory, of course. And I

11:39

don't wanna prematurely get your hoops up,

11:41

but I wanna get you near the pyramidian.

11:44

Is it nearby now?

11:47

No. But it will be soon.

11:49

How can you tell? Yeah.

11:52

It's hard to explain. I

11:55

get these visions. I'll just be

11:57

going about my day and all of a sudden I'm

11:59

feeling like I'm in a day dreaming

12:01

kind of state. My peripheral

12:03

vision goes dark,

12:05

and I can see it in front of me as if

12:07

I'm standing right next to

12:09

it. I can we

12:12

see a little bit of its surroundings each

12:14

time it appears it's like a

12:17

countdown. What do you

12:19

mean? Well,

12:21

the first vision I receive is

12:23

usually three to four weeks out.

12:25

Then the second vision is usually a

12:27

week or so later. Then the

12:29

visions happen more frequently as it

12:31

closer to the time it appears. Within

12:34

a day of its appearance, I'm usually

12:36

in full vision mode and not

12:38

really aware of my surroundings

12:40

was very much. I'm

12:42

like a walking zombie

12:44

leading the way to the pyramid.

12:48

How do you function like that?

12:50

With a little guidance. Geraldine

12:53

is one of my closest personal friends

12:55

and has been since my earlier

12:57

days with hydra. Ever

13:00

since he first witnessed me in this

13:02

state he's been there to help me out.

13:04

And he's never divulged any of it to high

13:06

dryer. He's a man

13:08

of integrity and one of the few

13:10

I can count on a single hand that I

13:12

completely trust. So

13:15

when do you think it will appear?

13:18

I believe it will be within the

13:20

next week. Perhaps before

13:22

your podcast airs with the recording you're

13:24

making right now, but

13:26

definitely before the episode

13:28

after that. And

13:31

what is it you think will happen by getting

13:33

me near it? I

13:36

hope that you'll benefit from one. If

13:38

not multiple positive effects by being

13:40

near it. In a small percentage of the

13:42

maker and shepherd test subjects,

13:44

there were children with no

13:46

need. This is that after

13:48

close proximity exposure to the

13:50

pyramid and were completely cured.

13:53

Forgive me if I

13:55

seem skeptical. But that's something I'll need to

13:57

see to believe. What

13:59

else? Well, we've

14:01

never put any test subject. Who have had

14:03

their memories wiped by hydrogen

14:05

either pure or avidian again. It's

14:08

possible that with its restorative

14:10

proper days you may regain your

14:12

memory since your accident.

14:14

Do you remember my

14:16

accident? I wasn't

14:18

there. But I was aware that they

14:20

were staging it. Jeremy,

14:23

it's important for you to understand

14:25

you posed a threat to

14:27

their research. It's actually

14:29

kind of funny that you still do

14:31

with this podcast

14:33

of yours. Funny

14:36

isn't the word I'd use. Right.

14:38

Right. Sorry.

14:41

But, Jeremy, I'm

14:44

also hopeful that your abilities

14:46

might be restored as well.

14:48

I'm actually not so sure I

14:50

want that for myself. The

14:52

more risk of danger I place

14:54

myself and my family in,

14:57

What makes you think I want that to happen?

14:59

What makes you think that's even

15:02

possible? I can't

15:04

speak to what you want for yourself. Or

15:06

your family, but think about

15:08

it. You've seen Brianna experience

15:10

and increase in abilities as a result of

15:12

being close to the pure rhodium

15:15

she actually touched it in your podcast

15:17

episode. What was it

15:19

called? The house on

15:21

the corner. You mean,

15:24

Brianna didn't have abilities before

15:26

that? Oh, she

15:28

did. But I tried taking them away

15:30

from her. But since

15:32

then, she's begun to develop

15:34

abilities that I would suspect

15:36

are greater than she had prior

15:38

to hydra's

15:41

intervention. So let me

15:43

get this straight. You're saying

15:45

that I was once experimented on by

15:47

hydra because of some abilities I

15:49

had. Maker's abilities, yes. You're

15:51

classified as a maker as you've

15:53

seen in the medical files that Brienne

15:56

opened. Okay? So

15:58

I had maker abilities that somehow

16:00

threatened hydra's research. So

16:02

they took those abilities away. Wiped

16:05

my memory and let me live my

16:07

life. Yes.

16:09

Yes. Yes. After they were convinced

16:11

your memory wiped out been successful.

16:15

And why didn't they just kill me?

16:17

They don't seem too bothered by

16:19

ethics. They had

16:21

incentive to keep you alive.

16:23

Again, not my story

16:25

to tell. Okay?

16:28

And now you want to take me to

16:30

the pyramid because you believe there

16:33

will be a chance it can cure my brain

16:35

tumor, restore my memory, and

16:37

return my maker abilities while possibly

16:39

even enhancing them to a greater degree

16:41

than ever before. Which,

16:43

at the time, was a threat to

16:45

Hydra's research? Yeah.

16:49

And what's in it for

16:51

you? Believe it

16:53

or not. I

16:55

actually care about what happens

16:57

to you and I am

16:59

mutually aligned interests in the

17:01

potential outcome of

17:03

all of this, mutually

17:05

aligned interests, forgive

17:08

me for being a little apprehensive.

17:11

My kids would say, this is

17:13

totally sucks. I

17:15

only want what's best

17:17

for you. Have

17:20

to be honest with you. I've been

17:22

thinking a lot about what's best for me lately,

17:25

and not just me, it's best for

17:27

my family. Maybe it's

17:29

just the news of the growing lump inside

17:31

my skull or perhaps it's

17:33

just the shitty train of events that continues

17:35

to occur as a result of this podcast.

17:38

But I seriously consider just

17:40

giving all of this up.

17:42

Ron can have his fucking papers

17:45

back. Why he collected all that and would

17:47

just let his rental payment lapse is

17:49

beyond me considering how

17:51

important all of this is?

17:54

That's not the point. The

17:56

papers have brought me nothing but trouble,

17:59

and that's your choice but

18:01

consider the potential benefits

18:03

you could experience. I have learned

18:05

to live without a memory of my childhood,

18:07

and from the sound of it, my

18:09

mental health is probably best served

18:12

without revisiting that. I

18:14

also don't give a shit about gaining any kind

18:16

of psychic abilities. The

18:18

only reason I would consider going

18:20

with you is if there's a chance I could get rid

18:22

of this growth on my

18:24

brain. And I'm still not convinced it's

18:26

worth the trip given all that other stuff,

18:28

which all sounds like more of a curse

18:30

than a blessing. I understand.

18:33

It's your choice,

18:35

but consider this how

18:37

long will it take for you to get

18:39

your neurologist appointment how

18:41

many tests will they need to run before determining

18:44

whether it's operable or not, and

18:46

how long before your surgery

18:49

can be scheduled if it's

18:51

even possible. They

18:53

might try chemotherapy, perhaps

18:55

with a combination of radiation. Therapy,

18:57

and you might have a chance of success

18:59

sure. But at the rate your tumor is

19:01

growing, I'm concerned you're about to

19:03

begin a losing race.

19:07

Wow. You should write greeting

19:09

cards. I'm just

19:11

trying to be realistic. As

19:13

I said, it's your choice. You have

19:15

a chance at a cure within the next

19:17

week. Would you likely know whether or

19:19

not it worked well before you

19:21

could schedule your first neurologist

19:25

appointment, or you can wait. Put

19:27

all your chips on the table, betting

19:29

on a medical system that has been

19:31

stress to the breaking point with the pandemic

19:33

and hopes that it will respond before

19:36

your clock runs out.

19:39

It costs you nothing to consider

19:41

my proposal. Well, when

19:44

you put it that way,

19:46

so you'll come. I

19:49

was kind of being sarcastic. I'm just not

19:52

sure. I need some time to

19:54

think about it. Okay.

19:57

Take your time. Again,

20:00

I'm not here to pressure you one way

20:02

or another, but I hope you'll consider

20:04

it. Talk to

20:06

your wife. Go sit at the

20:08

beach by yourself and meditate.

20:12

Do whatever you need to do to make a

20:14

choice, but don't take too

20:16

long. I don't have any idea of knowing when

20:18

the pure Meridian will appear again next.

20:21

Sometimes it's months and sometimes it's

20:23

years between these visions I

20:25

have. There's one other

20:27

potential benefit for you going, but

20:29

there's no use discussing it if

20:31

you decide not to. But please

20:35

make a decision. Joseph

20:46

handed me an envelope before leaving

20:48

our meeting containing a plastic room key to a

20:50

hotel nearby where he was staying, along

20:53

with a brochure for the hotel with its

20:55

address and the room number written in Sharpie on the

20:57

bottom of it. He told

20:59

me that I should be there no later than

21:01

three days from now as a conservative

21:03

estimate, just in case the pyramid appeared

21:05

a bit earlier than he anticipated.

21:08

I went home and

21:10

took some time that evening to go over the options

21:12

with my wife. I admit

21:15

that during the conversation with

21:17

Joseph, I was kind of emotional.

21:20

Deep down, I agreed

21:22

with everything he said about the lack of faith

21:24

I can have in the medical system to

21:26

work efficiently and effectively right

21:28

now. My wife

21:30

and I also agreed that the benefits of going

21:32

to the pyramidian outweighed the little

21:35

risk involved, That is, if

21:37

Joseph was being honest and including all

21:39

of the information needed to make

21:41

an informed decision, I

21:44

think I would have come to the same conclusion

21:46

if I hadn't discussed it with my wife.

21:48

I mean, people generally want to live

21:50

I decided to

21:53

go. Three days

21:55

after our meeting, I drove to the hotel

21:57

on the brochure, and met Joseph Foy.

22:14

Thank you for listening to the storage papers.

22:17

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22:19

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22:22

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22:26

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