The THINK Principle

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A graphic resembling a roman numeral clock has a banner in it that says, "Tempus Fugit." Underneath, the text in all caps says, "United States Department of Temporal Phenomena." Below the clock, it says, "Est. 1981."

["The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa plays, it is a cheery and triumphant marching band song]

Text on screen reads, "an unforeseen threat," in all caps and underlined. ```

Distorted AI Voice: We are currently recieving countless reports of an identified hostile organism that we'll refer to as Alternates.

There is a stick figure silhouette of a man, labeled, "Alternate."

Distorted AI Voice: Until we have a complete understanding of the threat, it's important to stay home, lock all doors and windows, and have access to a loaded firearm or any ranged weapons at all times.

There is an silhouette of a house, labeled "stay home"; a silhouette of a key, labeled, "secure all entrances"; and a silhouette of a rifle, labeled, "self defense."

Distorted AI Voice: You will know if an Alternate exists based solely on their physical characteristics.

A silhouette stick figure is seen.

Distorted AI Voice: If you see another person that looks identical to you, run away and hide.

The silhouette of the person is on the left, labeled, "real." A double sided arrow points to both them and a semi-transparent silhouette, which is labeled, "Alternate."

Distorted AI Voice: If you see a person that has a biologically impossible characteristic, run away and hide.

Three silhouettes are seen. The first has impossibly long arms that extend beyond the bottom of the screen. The second has an incredibly large head. The third is upside down.

Distorted AI Voice: If one manages to break into your home, refrain of any kind of communication or contact with the threat.

The semi-transparent figure, labeled, "Alternate," is seen inside, with the door to the right. A person hides underneath a dining table with chairs on both sides.

Distorted AI Voice: These intelligent lifeforms utilize elements of psychological warfare to take advantage of their victims.

The alternate figure is seen in the center, with blocked out words in their speech bubbles. Stick figures are seen bowing and crying to the Alternate.

Distorted AI Voice: While we heavily discourage any form of contact or communication with the Alternate, we make exceptions for attempts to executing them yourself.

At first, a stick figure stands alone. Then, it is labeled, "real," as it points a gun to the Alternate stick figure.

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Text onscreen, in all caps, reads, "In the event of an Alternate encounter, follow the 'THINK' principle." There is a sound of a tape changing everytime to text changes. The text now is titled, "The T.H.I.N.K principle."

It says, "Tell: an authority figure about your encounter / Hinder: the alternate's movement / Identify: the class type / Neutralize: the alternate (if safe to do so)."

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The text says, "Kill Yourself: there's not enough room for the two of us."

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Static, and then the text says, "Know Your Place: in reality."

Now, it says, "Know your enemy," in all caps and is underlined.

It says, "Type One: Doppergänger." It shows two pictures, showing two different people who look similar. The first pair are feminine, with thick dark hair. The second pair are masculine, with short brown hair.

Next, it says, "Type Two: Detectable." It shows Gabriel, an angel with long hair. The picture distorts so that Gabriel as an exaggerated grin with enormous eyes. The music stops and becomes static.

Finally, it says, "Type Three," again, it shows pairs of people. The first shows a feminine person with long dark hair, next to them is someone with no face. The second shows a masculine person with very short dark hair, the figure next to him as their entire face shrouded in shadow, except for its very large eyes.

There is static before it switches to a mostly dark image. After the sound of a light switch being turned on, a dark shadow figure can be seen in the corner of a bedroom.

The video ends with the text, "the mandela catalogue I by alex kister," in a light typewriter font.