@supports(display: grid) { :root { --sidebar-width-on-desktop: calc((var(--base-font-size) * (14 / 15)) * 19); --body-width-on-desktop: 45.75rem; } @media only screen and (min-width: 769px) { #side-bar .close-menu { display: block; position: fixed; top: 0.5rem; left: 0.5rem; width: 3rem; height: 3rem; background: unset; opacity: 1; pointer-events: all; z-index: -1; } #side-bar .close-menu img { color: transparent; } #side-bar .close-menu::before, #side-bar .close-menu::after { content: ""; box-sizing: border-box; position: fixed; display: block; top: 0.5rem; left: 0.5rem; width: 3rem; height: 3rem; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center; pointer-events: all; cursor: pointer; transition: opacity var(--sidebar-transition-timing); } #side-bar .close-menu::before { --mask:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'%3F%3E%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' id='Hamburger' x='0' y='0' baseProfile='tiny' overflow='visible' version='1.2' viewBox='0 0 32 32' xml:space='preserve'%3E%3Cpath d='M4 10h24c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2s-.9-2-2-2H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2zm24 4H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2h24c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2s-.9-2-2-2zm0 8H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2h24c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2s-.9-2-2-2z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); z-index: -1; background-color: var(--toggle-icon-color, rgb(var(--sidebar-links-text))) !important; -webkit-mask: var(--mask); mask: var(--mask); -webkit-mask-repeat: no-repeat; mask-repeat: no-repeat; -webkit-mask-position: 50% 50%; mask-position: 50% 50%; -webkit-mask-size: 60%; mask-size: 60%; } #side-bar .close-menu::after { z-index: -2; background-color: var(--toggle-button-bg, rgb(var(--sidebar-bg-color))) !important; border-radius: var(--toggle-roundness, 50%); border: var(--toggle-border-color, rgb(var(--sidebar-links-text))) var(--toggle-border-width, 0.25rem) solid; } #side-bar:focus-within .close-menu, #side-bar:not(:has(.close-menu:hover)):not(:focus-within):hover .close-menu { pointer-events: none; } #side-bar:focus-within .close-menu::before, #side-bar:focus-within .close-menu::after { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } #side-bar:not(:has(.close-menu:hover)):not(:focus-within):hover .close-menu::before, #side-bar:not(:has(.close-menu:hover)):not(:focus-within):hover .close-menu::after { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } #side-bar { display: block; position: fixed; top: 0; left: calc(var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop)*-1); z-index: 10; transition: left 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms; height: 100%; overflow-y: auto; overflow-x: hidden; margin-top: 0; } #side-bar:focus-within { left: 0; } #side-bar:not(:has(.close-menu:hover)):not(:focus-within):hover { left: 0; } #side-bar .side-block { margin-top: 1rem; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0, 0); border-radius: 0; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; } #main-content::before { content: ""; display: block; position: fixed; top: 0; right: 0; z-index: -1; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms, width 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms; margin-left: var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop); background: rgba(var(--swatch-menubg-black-color), .3) 1px 1px repeat; padding-right: 0; width: 100%; height: 100vh; pointer-events: none; z-index: 99; } #side-bar:focus-within ~ #main-content::before { width: calc(100% - var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop)); opacity: 1; pointer-events: all; } #side-bar:not(:has(.close-menu:hover)):not(:focus-within):hover ~ #main-content::before { width: calc(100% - var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop)); opacity: 1; pointer-events: all; } @supports (-moz-appearance:none) and (background-attachment:local) and (not (-moz-osx-font-smoothing:auto)) { #side-bar { padding: inherit; } } #content-wrap { display: flex; flex-direction: row; width: calc(100vw - (100vw - 100%)); min-height: calc(100vh - calc(var(--final-header-height-on-desktop, 10.125rem))); flex-grow: 2; height: auto; position: relative; margin: 0 auto; max-width: inherit; } #main-content { width: 100%; position: initial; max-height: 100%; padding: 2rem 1rem; max-width: var(--body-width-on-desktop, 45.75rem); margin: 0 auto; } #page-content { max-width: min(90vw, var(--body-width-on-desktop, 45.75rem)); } @supports (-webkit-hyphens:none) { #side-bar { transition: left 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms, padding-right 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms, background-color 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms; padding-right: 0; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0, 0); pointer-events: all; overflow-x: visible; overflow-y: visible; z-index: 999; } #side-bar::-webkit-scrollbar { opacity: 0; -webkit-transition: opacity 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms; transition: opacity 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms; } #side-bar .close-menu::before { z-index: 999; } #side-bar .close-menu::after { z-index: 998; } #side-bar:hover .close-menu::before, #side-bar:hover .close-menu::after { opacity: 0; } #side-bar:hover { left: 0; background-color: rgba(var(--swatch-menubg-color), 1); padding-right: 0; } #side-bar:hover::-webkit-scrollbar { opacity: 1; } #side-bar:hover~#main-content::before { width: calc(100% - var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop)); opacity: 1; pointer-events: all; } } } }
@supports(display: grid) { :root { --sidebar-width-on-desktop: calc((var(--base-font-size) * (14 / 15)) * 19); --body-width-on-desktop: 45.75rem; } @media only screen and (min-width: 769px) { #side-bar .close-menu { display: block; position: fixed; top: 0.5rem; left: 0.5rem; width: 3rem; height: 3rem; background: unset; opacity: 1; pointer-events: all; z-index: -1; } #side-bar .close-menu img { color: transparent; } #side-bar .close-menu::before, #side-bar .close-menu::after { content: ""; box-sizing: border-box; position: fixed; display: block; top: 0.5rem; left: 0.5rem; width: 3rem; height: 3rem; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center; pointer-events: all; cursor: pointer; transition: opacity var(--sidebar-transition-timing); } #side-bar .close-menu::before { --mask:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'%3F%3E%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' id='Hamburger' x='0' y='0' baseProfile='tiny' overflow='visible' version='1.2' viewBox='0 0 32 32' xml:space='preserve'%3E%3Cpath d='M4 10h24c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2s-.9-2-2-2H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2zm24 4H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2h24c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2s-.9-2-2-2zm0 8H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2h24c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2s-.9-2-2-2z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); z-index: -1; background-color: var(--toggle-icon-color, rgb(var(--sidebar-links-text))) !important; -webkit-mask: var(--mask); mask: var(--mask); -webkit-mask-repeat: no-repeat; mask-repeat: no-repeat; -webkit-mask-position: 50% 50%; mask-position: 50% 50%; -webkit-mask-size: 60%; mask-size: 60%; } #side-bar .close-menu::after { z-index: -2; background-color: var(--toggle-button-bg, rgb(var(--sidebar-bg-color))) !important; border-radius: var(--toggle-roundness, 50%); border: var(--toggle-border-color, rgb(var(--sidebar-links-text))) var(--toggle-border-width, 0.25rem) solid; } #side-bar:focus-within .close-menu, #side-bar:not(:has(.close-menu:hover)):not(:focus-within):hover .close-menu { pointer-events: none; } #side-bar:focus-within .close-menu::before, #side-bar:focus-within .close-menu::after { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } #side-bar:not(:has(.close-menu:hover)):not(:focus-within):hover .close-menu::before, #side-bar:not(:has(.close-menu:hover)):not(:focus-within):hover .close-menu::after { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } #side-bar { display: block; position: fixed; top: 0; left: calc(var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop)*-1); z-index: 10; transition: left 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms; height: 100%; overflow-y: auto; overflow-x: hidden; margin-top: 0; } #side-bar:focus-within { left: 0; } #side-bar:not(:has(.close-menu:hover)):not(:focus-within):hover { left: 0; } #side-bar .side-block { margin-top: 1rem; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0, 0); border-radius: 0; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; } #main-content::before { content: ""; display: block; position: fixed; top: 0; right: 0; z-index: -1; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms, width 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms; margin-left: var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop); background: rgba(var(--swatch-menubg-black-color), .3) 1px 1px repeat; padding-right: 0; width: 100%; height: 100vh; pointer-events: none; z-index: 99; } #side-bar:focus-within ~ #main-content::before { width: calc(100% - var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop)); opacity: 1; pointer-events: all; } #side-bar:not(:has(.close-menu:hover)):not(:focus-within):hover ~ #main-content::before { width: calc(100% - var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop)); opacity: 1; pointer-events: all; } @supports (-moz-appearance:none) and (background-attachment:local) and (not (-moz-osx-font-smoothing:auto)) { #side-bar { padding: inherit; } } #content-wrap { display: flex; flex-direction: row; width: calc(100vw - (100vw - 100%)); min-height: calc(100vh - calc(var(--final-header-height-on-desktop, 10.125rem))); flex-grow: 2; height: auto; position: relative; margin: 0 auto; max-width: inherit; } #main-content { width: 100%; position: initial; max-height: 100%; padding: 2rem 1rem; max-width: var(--body-width-on-desktop, 45.75rem); margin: 0 auto; } #page-content { max-width: min(90vw, var(--body-width-on-desktop, 45.75rem)); } @supports (-webkit-hyphens:none) { #side-bar { transition: left 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms, padding-right 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms, background-color 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms; padding-right: 0; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0, 0); pointer-events: all; overflow-x: visible; overflow-y: visible; z-index: 999; } #side-bar::-webkit-scrollbar { opacity: 0; -webkit-transition: opacity 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms; transition: opacity 500ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 100ms; } #side-bar .close-menu::before { z-index: 999; } #side-bar .close-menu::after { z-index: 998; } #side-bar:hover .close-menu::before, #side-bar:hover .close-menu::after { opacity: 0; } #side-bar:hover { left: 0; background-color: rgba(var(--swatch-menubg-color), 1); padding-right: 0; } #side-bar:hover::-webkit-scrollbar { opacity: 1; } #side-bar:hover~#main-content::before { width: calc(100% - var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop)); opacity: 1; pointer-events: all; } } } }
:root { /* header measurements */ --header-height-on-desktop: 10rem; --header-height-on-mobile: 10rem; --header-h1-font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 2.8125rem); --header-h2-font-size: clamp(0.875rem, 3vw, 0.9375rem); --logo-image: url("https://nu-scptheme.github.io/Black-Highlighter/img/logo.svg"); } #header { --search-textbox-text-color: var(--swatch-secondary-color); background: none; } #header::before { content: " "; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; top: 0.75rem; background-image: var(--logo-image); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center 0; background-size: auto calc(var(--header-height-on-desktop) - 1.5rem); opacity: 0.8; pointer-events: none; } #header h1, #header h2 { margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; height: var(--header-height-on-desktop); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; } #header h1 a, #header h1 a::before, #header h2 span, #header h2 span::before { margin: 0; padding: 0; z-index: 0; display: block; text-align: center; } #header h1 { z-index: 1; } #header h1 a::before, #header h1 a::after { content: var(--header-title); } #header h1 a::before { color: rgb(var(--swatch-text-tertiary-color)); z-index: -1; -webkit-text-stroke: 0.325rem rgb(var(--swatch-text-dark)); } #header h1 a::after { color: rgb(var(--swatch-headerh1-color)); z-index: 1; } #header h2 { z-index: 0; text-transform: uppercase; pointer-events: none; } #header h2 span { margin-top: calc(var(--header-height-on-mobile)/2 + var(--header-h1-font-size)/2 - 2em); } #header h2 span::before, #header h2 span::after { --wght: 600; content: var(--header-subtitle); position: absolute; left: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(-50%); width: 100%; text-align: center; } #header h2 span::before { -webkit-text-stroke: 0.25rem rgb(var(--swatch-text-dark)); } #header h2 span::after { color: rgb(var(--swatch-headerh2-color)); z-index: 1; } #search-top-box form[id="search-top-box-form"]:not(:focus-within) input[type="text"] { color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); } @media (min-width: 36rem) { #login-status { flex-grow: 1; left: 3%; right: initial; } #login-status::before { --mask-image: none; background-color: transparent; } #login-status:not(:focus-within) { color: rgb(var(--login-line-divider-color)); -webkit-user-select: initial; -moz-user-select: initial; -ms-user-select: initial; user-select: initial; } #login-status #account-topbutton, #login-status:not(:focus-within) #account-topbutton { --clip-path: polygon( 0 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100% ); background-color: rgba(var(--login-arrow-color), 0); } #login-status #account-topbutton::before{ --clip-path: polygon( 30% 35%, 70% 35%, 50% 60%, 50% 60% ); --mask-image: initial; content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: rgba(var(--login-arrow-color), 1); -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-path); clip-path: var(--clip-path); } #login-status #account-topbutton::before, #login-status:not(:focus-within) #account-topbutton::before, #login-status:not(:focus-within) #account-topbutton:hover::before { --clip-path: polygon( 30% 35%, 70% 35%, 50% 60%, 50% 60% ); --mask-image: initial; } #login-status:not(:focus-within) #account-topbutton::after { display: none; } #login-status:not(:focus-within) *:not(#account-topbutton):not([href*="account/messages"]) { --clip-path: polygon( 0 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100% ); pointer-events: all; -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-path); clip-path: var(--clip-path); } #login-status:not(:focus-within) *:not(#account-topbutton):not(#account-options):not([href*="account/messages"]) { opacity: 1; } #login-status #my-account { --wght: 300; } #account-options { background: var(--gradient-header); } #search-top-box { top: 1.5em; right: 3%; background: rgba(var(--search-focus-textbox-bg-color), 0.4); } #search-top-box:focus-within ~ #login-status { opacity: 1; } #search-top-box::after { transition: background-color 150ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), -webkit-clip-path 150ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); transition: background-color 150ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), clip-path 150ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); transition: background-color 150ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), clip-path 150ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), -webkit-clip-path 150ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); } #search-top-box:not(:focus-within)::after { --clip-path: polygon( 0 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0% 100% ); background-color: rgba(var(--search-icon-bg-color, --dark-accent), 1); -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-path); clip-path: var(--clip-path); } #search-top-box:not(:focus-within):hover::after { --clip-path: polygon( 0 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100% ); background-color: rgb(var(--search-icon-hover-bg-color)); } #search-top-box form[id="search-top-box-form"]:not(:focus-within) { max-width: var(--search-width); } #search-top-box form[id="search-top-box-form"]:not(:focus-within) input[type="text"] { max-width: var(--search-width); padding: 0 var(--search-height) 0 1em; outline-width: 0; background-color: rgb(var(--search-focus-textbox-bg-color), 0.35); color: rgba(var(--search-textbox-text-color), 0.4); cursor: pointer; } #search-top-box form[id="search-top-box-form"]:not(:focus-within) input[type="submit"], #search-top-box form[id="search-top-box-form"]:focus-within input[type="submit"] { pointer-events: all; border: none; } } #page-title::after, .meta-title::after, #page-title::before, .meta-title::before { content: ""; flex-grow: 1; height: 0.0625rem; background: rgb(var(--swatch-primary)); } #page-title::before, .meta-title::before { margin: auto 1.25rem auto auto; }
TO: DIR. ANDREW CHILDS
(FORMER) Head of Project TYPHON
By the time you're reading this, Andrew, your employment will have been terminated. Congratulations.
I briefly considered hand-writing you this letter myself for old times' sake, but I figured you wouldn't be worth the effort in the end. After all, we're not friends anymore. This is a strictly professional outfit now. And before you ask; no, I didn't do anything out of my way to end your job early. You did that to yourself.
Respect is not a thing easily obtained - and I had no shortage of that for you. Not everyone gets to have met one of the forerunners, even less study under their guidance. Patricia can attest. But despite that, you are an utter hack. It took you twenty years worth of effort to do what me and my team did in less than three and you still have nothing to show for it. You flounder in the shadows of better men, Andrew.
TYPHON showed promise - admittedly much more so than Phantom Project. Even Phantom was built off of your old research theories . . . ones that you discarded! God, you're such a fool. The sole redeemer that is mutagen-alpha, something that should be treated as an important hallmark in phenoparanology, is nothing more than third-tier janitorial moneymaking bookwork to you.
Your narrowminded stubbornness and wild incompetence are too much for you to do anything meaningful and too much for that young board jockey to deal with anymore.
The board ordered all of your research to be turned over to me; knowing you, you're going to fight it. Don't waste your time. They're behind me 100% on this. Making HER mad isn't going to be in your best interests.
I've already got mutagen-alpha on hand here at Edmonton - I'm sure they "forgot" to notify you of that years ago. As for the rest of your research, you're allowed to sift through that to preserve your ego as much as you want.
Goodbye, Childs. I hope your family name will remain desecrated in the annals of history for all eternity.
- DARIEN EVERWOOD
~
Physical evidence found in the NOV/89 'HERZEN HOUSE' Incident, pinned by a knife to a wall in an office surmised to be Dr. Andrew Childs'.
Refer to UIU case 1989-094 for details.
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