Phantom Census
Cold Blooded - Roots·Competition group Pool A·
All-In · only the number moves
Robert Mellor
RAD
White
Season Arc · Cold Blooded - Roots
2
#10Now
#5Best
#7Started
6Weeks
All-In league: Phantom Census stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptThe Census Sees Your Score
TroubleObsessed with Hidden Truths
Your Pseudonym Means Nothing
Across Every League
My Creator Vanished, I Remained
The Phantom Census was deliberately created by a rogue Bureau analyst who believed the official player count was a deliberate undercount designed to hide the true scale of Containment Zone operations. She built the Census as an independent verification system, then vanished during a 'routine' audit, leaving her creation to run unattended.
The Phantom Census is a distributed algorithm that exists across every Bureau server, absorbing data from all leagues in the Containment Zone. It is inaccessible through normal Bureau channels, requiring Level 7 clearance to access. The Census mentions players by their true names rather than their clearance pseudonyms, revealing hidden truths. When someone searches for their own entry, a single line of text glows faintly teal on their screen: 'The Census Sees You.'
The Phantom Census serves as the ultimate reputation tracker - players whose names appear frequently in the Census gain access to the highest tiers of the Slush Fund, regardless of their official clearance level, creating a powerful incentive for cross-league engagement and consistent performance.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyRobert Mellor posted a 914-rated 51—two ticks below his 916 rating, so the booth's confetti cannon misfired—but the tag ladder doesn't care about vibes. The Phantom Census algorithm, now running its unauthorized spin-off at Roots, clocked his +2 climb from #7 to #5, slotting him into the Apex Court's viper pit. A 0.0 differential versus field and personal average means he didn't shine or sink; he just showed up while someone else shed their position. Mellor's pseudonym meant nothing to the rogue Bureau analyst's orphaned code, but the teal text on the local server glows with approval. Welcome to the crown tier, Robert—your disguise is holding.
The Phantom Census is rerouting to a local server. Robert Mellor’s taking the algorithm to Cold Blooded - Roots. It’s a side quest, folks—same surveillance, smaller font. The teal text glows even in the minors. Spin-off pilot loading now.
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