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GAME MECHANIC

TRADECRAFT // PLAYER PROTOCOL

Dead Drop and Cut-Out

Move information through a compartmented chain while limiting what any single participant can expose.

OBJECTIVEDeliver or intercept material by understanding signals, custody, route discipline, and network knowledge.
GAME MECHANIC

Operational sequence

  1. Verify the signal without approaching the site.
  2. Run a surveillance detection route.
  3. Preserve package integrity and custody.
  4. Never combine source, courier, and handler identities in one interaction.
  5. Use a clean abort signal.

Failure states

  • Repeated route patterns
  • Unnecessary knowledge sharing
  • Opening a package without accepting network consequences