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Subject: Urgent Inquiry Regarding Discrepancy in Curse Records
From: Grey the Compassionate, Associate Cherub, Curse and Malediction Archives, Worldly Index, Sacred Data Systems, Halotech Data and Integration Hub
To : Fate Adjustment Bureau – ALL Angels
CC: Mortal Affairs Commission – ALL Angels
Dear and Most Respectable Angels of the Fate Adjustment Bureau,
I hope this message finds you in cherubic spirits. I am reaching out to address a most pressing matter in the Curse and Malediction Archives.
During a recent database upgrade, I discovered that the curse record CID-1010834556 had been deleted without the approval of my superior, the Divine Data Officer.
While I can retrieve some of the data from backups, attempting to open the full report, including the related document (DTH-9000719), results in an Unauthorised Access error, even though I have the necessary permissions.
And there is more! On several occasions, the cursed mortal, ID: M939274856567048343, appears to have crossed into our domain, yet there is no record of their arrival on the Otherside. It is most perplexing that this soul has experienced death three times. Three times!
Further investigation led me to conclude that this is the work of an exceptionally strong curse, festering on years of unanswered prayers from another mortal.
It’s unfortunate that the Prayer Response and Fulfilment Division was too occupied to respond, and thus the curse spawned many tragedies.
A quick examination reveals that a throng of mortals involved are already dead, and the curse, which should be dormant according to our sacred systems, is still very much active. It tickles my curiosity.
I would be delighted to volunteer my services in any plans to tackle this curse. I always had a fondness for Konstantiniyye – or Istanbul as it’s called these days (a pity if you ask me, as I favour the old name) – and I’m particularly enthralled by enigmatic curses.
As much as the audacity of advising my superiors crushes me, I am obliged to remind you that if this matter falls onto the radar of the archangels or – Heavens forbid – They Whom Should Not Be Concerned, the consequences may be drastic. So we must act, dear comrade superiors!
Your prompt attentions to this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Yours divinely,
Grey the Compassionate
Doctorate of Angelic Scholarship (Hons)
Thrice longlisted for the Heavenly Achievement Prize