SSA Declassified

      Designed by Freepik  As tensions flared between the prom-positive GCAM and the evangelical-rightish SSA, allies, disagreements, and debates swirled across CSM, with people offering all sorts of conflicting advice. GCAM announced bold plans to hack into a secure SSA computer and launch a line of spy toys to monitor SSA and topple their backed government. SSA intel doubted these claims, but it gave us the leverage we needed.       Back at headquarters, I prepped an old phone with espionage tools and dusted off my headset. Weeks earlier, I’d let people talk into the phone and could hear their voices through the headset—though it didn’t work in reverse. So, I rigged my computer with software to bridge the gap. I also convinced my parents to let me buy a "voice-activated recorder" under the guise of needing it for "student council." Over the next few days, I fine-tuned my outing plan and scanned my backpack for bugs.      The recorder a...

     As SSA worked on the plan to get Gerinomo to INfiltrate, we also started working on an investigation into how many comments on a girl’s Instagram would be related to her appearance. As such, Summer was an Instagram power but relatively weak in the sphere of influence and could potentially contribute to GCAM-S’s decline. SSA had to investigate, so she and 99 other Instagram profiles were loaded into the software and scanned for comments. The results were unequivocally true; 15.6% of the comments were related to appearance, while on Summer’s page, it was way, way higher.       The kid was a social star, but GCAM was losing influence. Despite having a supermajority on the council, the sphere of influence and control had declined since November 17, 2023 according to the SSA internal documentation report; they only had 17 people in their sphere of influence. GCAM Circle GCAM as a political and social entity is kind of weak: If GCAM was a person and...

   As spring break unfolded, I reviewed my plan, written on March 10th, to infiltrate GCAM and secure approval—both "client and server side," as I had mentioned on CSM—for a friendship outing at Babbling Brook Mall. This was entirely unprecedented, something that had never happened before. Even if I could act normal and convince GCAM-S or someone else to agree to the plan, I’d still need parental approval. Recent tapes, however, showed that GCAM-S was growing cold toward me. They told me to "go get someone else" in a pseudo-kind way, blaming me for being present during potentially inappropriate jokes. Meanwhile, the jVn sanctions seemed to be working—we collaborated well together, and they were back on the air—but Denver’s leaks and people’s failure to understand the seriousness of the situation were muddying the details. Thankfully, Summer had been cleared by investigative services. She wasn’t an agent of Liberty or Energizer High, nor was she a Damien plant sent...

  Something seemed weird, something seemed off about GCAM-S. That is why SSA decided to spend the last month investigating her. Shortly before I started instigating the engravings on the table, I interviewed Summer. Summer’s entrance into the school was shrouded in secrecy. She left her school in the middle of the year without any indication as to why. As SSA did some digging into her past, we uncovered that she was doing athletics at her old school. So why come here? As GCAM-S unveiled her backstory, it got weirder and weirder. She had to be an agent of the opposition. March 2020 Liberty Prep “Bye David!!” I wave from the steps of Liberty Prep as David is driven away. He was my closest friend at Liberty Prep and I am about to leave the school to go on an early Spring Break. We did everything at school together, his rocket went about 130 feet in the air and was very smart. SSA pegged him as one of the smartest kids who were leaders in the school, a legacy student. But Nikka a...

 Something seemed weird, something seemed off about GCAM-S. That is why SSA decided to spend the last month investigating her. Shortly before I started instigating the engravings on the table, I interviewed Summer. Summer’s entrance into the school was shrouded in secrecy. She left her school in the middle of the year without any indication as to why. As SSA did some digging into her past, we uncovered that she was doing athletics at her old school. So why come here? As GCAM-S unveiled her backstory, it got weirder and weirder. She had to be an agent of the opposition. March 2020 Liberty Prep “Bye, David!!” I wave from the steps of Liberty Prep as David is driven away. He was my closest friend at Liberty Prep and I am about to leave the school to go on an early Spring Break. We did everything at school together, his rocket went about 130 feet in the air and was very smart. SSA pegged him as one of the smartest kids who were leaders in the school, a legacy student. But Nikka a...

     A change had come over the school. A few days earlier, SSA intel agent Maverick released a picture of Denver with the name "Nadelie" scribbled over it to Jayla. Jayla, the rising power, posted this to Instagram, causing days-long outrage as SSA attempted to stymie the damage. I returned to base on a mission to monitor each and every Instagram account in the school. Taking note of my newly secured access to Jayla’s Instagram, I used it to trace back into the history of GCAM-S and noticed something weird: the outrage behind the outrage. Shortly before my pivotal election, which intelligence believed helped spark the formation of GCAM-S (the GAM plan where Genava and Ava backed me), pictures surfaced on my screen—pictures that showed GCAM and jVn… together, at Bablling Brook Mall, at birthday parties, pre volleyball games.       Lastly, key information information surfaced on my screen, confirming the rumors: Was Summer a foreign agent? She arrived t...

"In a stunning operation, SSA prevented Summer’s number from falling into the wrong hands while keeping popularity levels at a pre-intervention high. “Yes, miraculously, Operation Last Chance 2.0 did not cause Secretary Shay’s popularity to fall. In fact, it even smoothed over diplomatic relations with Damien—on a road trip, no less.” “In other news, President Allison has announced a Valentine’s Day fundraising plan set to take effect next week. This plan will…” “Sorry to cut to you, but SSA President Shay is about to speak.” Good afternoon, everyone.       SSA has led the way, and at great cost to ourselves and the Agency, we have successfully prevented Summer’s number from being transferred. We stood up to Damien—not once, but twice—and even though the plan leaked, SSA still overcame this challenge.       However, even as we secure this victory, we must turn our attention to an unsettling concern. The Agency has always operated with precision and strategy...

      As I approach the Vice President and our GCAM-S—the student who texted me last night—Donovan calls me over, his phone in hand. As a precaution, I brought two phones today, just in case they ask to scan my texts. "Ethan, do you know what number this is?" "No. Who is it?" "This wasn’t you?" "No."       My heart is thumping. If the 10th grade doesn’t know yet, our plan can still be pulled off. If this doesn’t reach President Allison and jVn, we should be good. Only a few people know about the plan, so if worst comes to worst, SSA can scrap it, shred the files, and not get caught.     I walk toward the GCAM-S area and ask them a simple question. "Okay, remember to keep this down. Oh, and where were y’all last night?" Summer looks confused. I try to keep my voice to a whisper while I lay out the new plan. "Summer, I need a picture of you." I take out my phone and snap a blurry shot with Summer partially obscuring her face. ...

I passed the information on to Jayla and Myla. “You have to keep this a secret. If this information leaked I will be dead.” Unfortunately, the basketball team is practicing for their home game in a few days before their long road trip. Thus, Jayla called Kenney over while Myla told him the whole think. I have to leave and fast. I bolt out of the gym and look past GCAM-S who is deep in TikTok trance and run through the front door where Jeff and other seniors are playing soccer. The ground is muddy, but I do not trip. In my haste, I left my backpack in the school which contains sensitive information stored on the computers. “Hi JEFF!!” I callout while bolting past the football field. Pulling a mini telescope from my pocket, I peered across the school grounds to the far side. Damien hadn’t approached yet, so I spun around, scanning the horizon. According to rumors, there was a hidden garden behind the forest. I made a beeline for it, my mind replaying previous chases, including SSA’s grea...

       I walk into the gym looking at my file. SSA now kinda knew Summer as a person, her likes and dislikes, who she was spending time with, things of that nature, but we have not contacted her yet. Due to what happened in World War V, the Maverick ‘I like blonde girls,’ quote, and preceding investigation, the Liberty prep war against Nikka, ‘SSA’s Greatest Threat’ in 7 th grade, and h   the agency did not want to spark a war. However, we were sworn allies of GCAM, now GCAM-S with the S for Summer and the A for Amala and not Ava and Amala. The basketball team, someone please help them, was practicing while Jayla and Nadelie were talking to each other at the score table. I decide to take my chances and talk to GCAM-S who is at the top of the bleachers. “Hi Geneva.” “Hi Ethan.” “Hey, Ethan, you haven’t said hi to Summer yet,” said Clarissa. “Oh, um, hi Summer, I’m Ethan.” “Hi, Ethan.” “Anyway, Geneva, I was thinking about the scavenger hunt, it will be a good ...

  SSA NEWS     A new student, Summer has joined the school and GCAM at large, this week. This comes a few days after GCAM and jVn had a peace treaty.” “Yes, and GCAM had lost their member in Ava so this will now help remedy that loss.” “Exactly, other changes have come to the school as well including….” “Breaking news from SSA HQ we are receiving a press conference that Ethan Shay has called on the arrival of Summer switching to Level 4 secure.               “…here at SSA and Room 16b we are glad that Summer is here and we want to establish diplomatic relations with here as a valued member of the Glory High community. We support her joining GCAM though we worry for their future. The school demographics are changing very quickly. Hazel, Valerie, Ava are all out. The fabric of GCAM is changing quickly, to quickly. The great reconciliation, which has been a good thing morally, but at what cost? GCAM los...

     I arrive back to base after my mission. GCAM's fall was imminent and time was running out. Without jVn's threat, what truly held GCAM together? Their isolationist foreign policy wasn't helped by mere prom aspirations. The vacuum left by GCAM on the global stage would echo for years to come. Like in 8th grade, I began planning Valentine's Day national security measures. Sieanna would likely rise to power, and break up attacks loomed. I check the CrushNet software.      CrushNet shows 6 relationships (12 people, over 10% of the school) both internal and external. Crush-related attacks, promposals, and breakups could further threaten GCA's stability. SSA needed a new strategy - instead of entirely opposing teen dating, we'd prevent its expansion. Teen dating was the school's economic foundation; breakups sparked chaos. We'd support non-threatening relationships while blocking external powers from causing mayhem. Though Hazel and Valerie had left, GCAM...

The fallout was clear from the start, Allison was now the clear leader. Sure in the StuGov meeting, I was the secretary and, though this was not a parliamentary system, my side had the majority, GCAM did not want to lead. Instead of putting together a fiscally responsible plan they caved to a 6.5k prom funding plan facilitated by fundraisers every week and our agreement to have unity and to work together for a better school, that GCAM wanted me to say was lost in the noise…the allyship and fight I had seen in GCAM just a few weeks ago was gone. I arrived at the school on a mission. To make the school a better place. Since the loss of Ava and my appointment as secretary of state things were running smoothly. However, the looming tensions still flared. I head up to assembly to run the screens. After pledging to the US, Texas, and Christian flags announcements are made.                “I want all 11 th grade girls to st...

I arrived at school on a mission today. Firstly, to protect Sieanna from Val and Molly, and secondly to promote GCAM as the alternative to the Molly/Val alliance, and even over jVn. This would help the agency get an information deal from GCAM so our intelligence would be even better in the coming months, plus with Allison's departure the agency needed a hedge against Senator Vera and VP-hopeful Molly.  Our agents in jVn, Jayla and Nadelie haven’t provided any key intel as of late, and the agency hasn’t made any money yet. While we solved a few cases and enacted protection, the agency would have to diversify to become profitable. I decided, that over the Christmas break, that we would plan new strategies to make money, ones that were not solely dedicated to intelligence gathering. The gas station near the school was a popular place to buy food, maybe Kaia and I could have a delivery business….  Perhaps, I could become a student council consultant….maybe @clara, a fellow te...