Even more unfortunate

We recently reported that "Natasha" was compromised in her position at the Parent Corporation.  At the GNU Public Dictatorship we are nothing if not regretful that we weren't completely honest with you about the situation.  "Natasha" wasn't compromised, she was forcefully extracted for her own good, and it seems that perhaps we were too late to save her.

When she helped us get Quisling in to replace "Edgar" we noticed that "Natasha" was acting strangely but we thought it might just be part of her act.  Quisling, however, noted many small things that concerned him about "Natasha" and eventually even confronted her about her careless demeanor around hole punches.  According to Quisling she looked "a bit guilty" and then "composed herself."  Further digging revealed that "Natasha" was addicted to brads and hole punches and that she was dabbling in home-manufacture of evil stickers.  Part of Quisling's plan for extrication was to bring "Natasha" with him, but after "Edgar" resigned, she refused to leave.  Not wanting to blow our cover too early we left her their until a few days ago when we had her be "compromised" in her position so we could get her out.

We sent her directly to our addiction counselors, but they tell us the chances for her recovery are very low.  A review of our policies showed that we had let her stay in her dangerous position for far too long, and that if we had followed our ideal recommendations that she would have been extracted about six months ago.  At the GPD we are nothing if not pragmatic, which is why we sometimes make exceptions to our rules for operations such as this one that present extra difficulties, but we know now that we made a mistake.  Our psychologists tell us that "Natasha" is still loyal to the GPD and the New Future, and that she did not join the Unholy Brotherhood of the Hole Punch, but that she is "extremely dependent" on the evil office products she started using.

Brad addiction is just one of the risks our operatives assume when they work undercover, but we are saddened at the prognosis for "Natasha."  We hope she recovers fully, and soon!