Frost Glass

During the Bureau's early development of surveillance infrastructure, a classified project created prototype observation technology capable of freezing and preserving any competitive interaction permanently. The technology was deemed too invasive for standard use and buried in deep archives, but fragments leaked into the Bureau's standard surveillance systems - now any player can become crystallized in frozen observation without knowing when the process began or what has been preserved.

Frost Glass manifests as a translucent crystalline marker that appears to contain frozen water droplets suspended in perpetual stillness. It leaves frost patterns on any digital document placed in proximity - visible only to those who know to look. The surface remains at sub-zero temperatures regardless of environment and creates permanent frozen records of any competitive interaction observed through it. It operates as a one-way barrier - the Bureau sees through clearly, but subjects see only their own frozen reflection.

Frost Glass marks the classification level where competitive data becomes crystallized into permanent, unalterable evidence. Players carrying this designation have their every competitive action preserved in a frozen state, immune to alteration or decay. This creates persistent paranoia about what triggered the freeze, what the frozen records reveal, and whether the Bureau is waiting to use this crystallized evidence in future investigations or clearance reviews.