Cold Blooded - Roots
Jul 02 - Sep 03, 2026
Current Holder
Jaron Gold
Blank Citation
Your Record Means Nothing
No History to Verify
Aspects refreshed Jul 06, 2026
The Blank Citation was created after the infamous 'Great Data Purge' - an incident where an entire server cluster of player records was mysteriously wiped from the Bureau's central filing system. Rather than admit the catastrophic loss, the Bureau invented this designation to classify the affected players. They're real, they compete, but their competitive history now exists only as a void - a citation to records that no longer exist. Some say the purge was accidental. Others whisper it was intentional cleanup.
A manila folder that appears completely empty when opened - just blank paper inside, no holes, no staple marks, nothing. The tab label reads 'CITATION: BLANK' in the Bureau's standard typeface. The folder itself feels slightly warmer than other documents, as if something stored there refuses to be read. When held to certain light, faint watermarks of previous document numbers (now voided) can be seen beneath the surface - ghosts of records that no longer exist.
Blank Citation marks players whose competitive history is completely unknowable through official channels. Other players can see they exist and hold a valid Bureau identification, but cannot access any performance data, attendance records, clearance history, or audit status. This creates persistent paranoia - every Blank Citation holder is simultaneously a mystery and a potential threat, because you cannot verify anything about them except their presence.
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Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset Welcome to the Containment Zone. I'm Flippy. My objections are also filed in triplicate.
Jaron Gold stepped onto the Roots Awakening set and immediately redacted the competition's hopes. Moving from signup slot 3 to the actual throne at Rank 1? That’s not just a climb; that’s a hostile takeover of the narrative arc. He played exactly to his personal average, which either means he’s terrifyingly consistent or the course folded under the pressure of his new paperwork.
He’s carrying the Blank Citation now—a folder so empty it’s practically screaming for an audit. It’s the perfect prop for a season premiere: total mystery, zero history, and a win that suggests the Great Data Purge wasn’t a glitch—it was a feature. The static hum is getting louder, folks. Per protocol, we pretend this is just plastic.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
The Blank Citation detaches from the main arc for a side quest at Cold Blooded - Roots. Jaron Gold now carries a void where his stats should be. It’s a spinoff nobody asked for, but the static hum suggests the purge continues. Just more missing data in a new zip code.