Window 3, 'the Slime Marsh': Color-Change Correlation Reinforced Again — 'the Watcher' Stays Back From the Boundary
The TDA's Dimensional Survey Division told this paper on the 9th that an opening of Window 3, 'the Slime Marsh,' lasting roughly 95 minutes on the 8th, again showed the previously reported weak correlation between color changes in 'the Watcher' — the individual, officially numbered 88-C, that repeatedly appears before the window — and lighting and movement on the observation-room side. No approach to the boundary glass has been confirmed since the closest-ever approach on September 18, and the division maintains that recent observations fall 'within the usual range.'
Window 3, "the Slime Marsh," opened for roughly 95 minutes on the afternoon of the 8th. As previously reported, the window had settled into a quiet stretch of observation with nothing notable since its September 24 opening, but the Survey Division said several individuals were observed again this time, including the previously reported "Watcher," officially numbered 88-C. The Watcher again showed slight color changes that tracked the intensity of lighting and the movement of window keepers on the observation-room side.
This correlation between color change and lighting or movement was first confirmed statistically on September 11, and the division has repeated from the start that it "does not prove causation, nor does it constitute evidence of being watched." An official told this paper on the 9th, "The more observations we accumulate, the more stably the correlation itself holds up. But its strength remains rated 'weak,' and we still have no additional basis, this time either, for judging whether this is an intentional response or simply a physiological reaction to environmental change."
As previously reported, the Watcher approached closer to the boundary glass than ever before during an opening late on the night of September 18, its color fading to near-colorlessness for several seconds before flickering faintly. In the following opening on the 24th, only several individuals were observed with no approach, and this time, on the 8th, the Watcher again kept a comfortable distance from the window. The division maintains its position that "one more piece of evidence has accumulated, again, for treating the September 18 approach as an exception."
Window 3's observation data has already been added to the agenda for the previously reported outside-experts review panel, chaired by Etsuko Kajiura. The data is also shared under the 7th International Joint Study, co-chaired by Hinokuni and the Hindu Federation, where some unofficial opinion holds that it "cannot be ignored when considering the possibility of communication." The Survey Division, however, continues to call the start of any international joint analysis "premature," and today's observation results are expected to be added to the panel's materials as well.
