>>>>>[Greetings everyone.  How are you doing?   I just had to be the
first to post :)]<<<<<
        --  Dante <11:59:57 / 11-02-53>

 >>>>>[Things are doing as well as possible as can be in Omaha.  Any
of you chummers here ever here of VSI?  They have an interesting biz
propostion proposed to me and my chum...  Well, off to test this new
wiz deck]<<<<<
                  Flurr {tm} <12:21:45/11-02-53>

>>>>>[Howdy, y'all.  Hi.  I am just making sure that this deck can
work with this system.  Not much IC, but being a semi-decker, I want
to make sure that this'll work.  Heh heh heh.  Hello to all the gang
(so to speak).  Hope to hear from you.  BTW: Has anyone heard about a
possible new type of smartgun link?  I have heard something about a
link that let's you auto-target several people, and then have the link
shoot from person to person.  This isn't the regular link.  Something
about targeting faces.  Anyone?]<<<<<
              --Jew <11:28:50/11-2-53>

>>>>>[Heard of something similar when someone was using their encephalon.
Using the different processes to differentiate between two smart-gun links,
so they could fire two different guns at the same time...  Sounds wiz, but
I'm not about to offer my body for the experiment...]<<<<<
            Flurr {tm} <12:42:23/11-02-53>

>>>>>[Well, I want to be the second to post... so there!!!  Who else is on
the list at the moment???]<<<<<
                --Tailhook <Look Ma/I can fly>

>>>>>[Oh, Shaddup you ignorant little dorf...]<<<<<
                --Feedback <I love/The Matrix>

>>>>>[Well I see you got the spelling right...]<<<<<
                --Tailhook <Look Ma/I can Fly>

>>>>>[ Okay, I shall permit myself to enter this juvenile fray...THIRD to POST,
alright?  Who has managed to join this server, thus far? ]<<<<<
                -- Doctor Doom <12:59:31/11-02-53>

>>>>[  Acouple days ago me and me chummers were discussing the finer
things in life, you know Women, Money, a good set of T3 Spurs. The
question came up about the makers of the T3's, Prometheus
Engineering.  So little is known about this fraggin' Corp.  Since
it's based out of Chicago, the obvious assumption is it's a front for
the Mob, but who knows.  If anyone East side has any knows on this
place, be a chumm and past it along.
                        Synapse, 17:08:51/11:02:53]<<<<

>>>>>[Word has it that Ares is looking for a group of persons to
perform a break-in at the Ares main office.  This, I assume, is in
response to the government probe into their quality control measures.
I'm not sure what these burgalars would have to do, but I would
assume steal some records, make a big mess, and essentially give Ares
an excuse to to give those documents to the Gov.  Don't you just love
corps?]<<<<<
        --  Dante <14:20:16 / 10-31-53>

>>>>>[ Sounds like another Johnson screwed up and needs a 
specialist in quasi-legal activities to bail him out of trouble.  I
wouldn't touch this one with a long range, satellite mounted comm
laser operated by a remote channel!!!!  Johnson could easily turn
the team over to the CorpCops (after the evidence is destroyed) to
gain the favor of his superiors.  Take my advice, stay away from a
doublecross]<<<<< 
              ---Dark Elf <Beating a dead horse with a dead horse>

>>>>>[ I've got the latest news on the MagnaTech dustup, straight
from the Metro Police BBS.  Metro found three unidentified bodies in
the wreckage of the MagnaTech office building.  The bodies were
ripped to pieces, but a little tissue matching revealed that there
were in fact three. (they haven't ruled out the possiblility of
more bodies though) At least one of the three  was heavily cybered
as evidenced by the presence of neural linkages in almost all of
the pieces identified with this body.  The tissue samples and
linkage components were too badly ruined by the blast to identify
the type and manufacturer.  The three were probably near the center
of the blast. ]<<<<<< 
                  ---Dark Elf <Probing the Mysteries of the universe>

>>>>>[ I've also heard rumors that the wounded security guards have
made statements to Metro claiming that the building's security had
been breeched from the roof, and were on their way up to backup the
forces that had engaged the intruders when the place blew up.]<<<<<
                  ---OddBall  <17:30:46/11-02-53>

>>>>>[ Interesting!  I wonder if Big Jake has found out anything
about the chopper pilot that was supposedly involved.  I think I
have the start of an answer...]<<<<< 
                  ---Dark Elf <Frag 'Em All>

>>>>>[ OK chummers, here's another excerpt from the NYC NewsNet that
has to do with my recent troubles with MagnaTech ]<<<<<
              ---Dark Elf <Down 'n' Dirty>

        ***Download NA-UCAS-NE-NY-PUB-NewsNet <excerpt 1.1>

-----------------<Cut with an electronic Knife>--------------------------------

 New York City NewsNet (local)     11-2-53    Morning Edition

          New Developments in MagnaTech Bombing

Metro Police Inc. has provided some new information into last
week's bombing of the MagnaTech Buisness Headquarters in downtown
Manhattan. Metro investigators have managed to salvage some of the
building's computer system.  Most of the system was damaged beyond
repair, but a few datastore and slave units were recovered. 
Investigation of the duty logs of the door alarm slave revealed
that there was a break-in through the roof door, and that several
interior doors had been opened. 

This was confirmed by the testimony of several wounded security
guards, who were on their way to assist in the apprehension of the
intruders, who had apparently engaged a security squad in the upper
floors when then bomb exploded.  There were no descriptions of the
intruders since the guards who actually engaged them were all
killed in the explosion. 

Metro also released a preliminary medical report.  The report
stated analysis of tissue samples of the remains found scattered
through the site revealed at least three seperate tissue types that
were not from the security force.  Although there has been no
attempt yet to identify the remains, Metro is confident that there
were three, possibly four intruders who attacked the MagnaTech
building that night.     <NewsNet Staff> 

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>>>>>[ I wonder if they've checked the radar logs from any of the
nearby airports and security airstrips.  I'm shure that if they had
a good decker working for them that the radar logs would have been
altered, but doctored records can be detected given enough time.  I
want to know more about the chopper that Big Jake's friend claims
was in the area. Oh, by the way, someone tell Dante that he can
feel free to include this clipping in his "underground
newsletter"]<<<<< 
                  ---Dark Elf <Free Access, Deckers Unite!!!>

            ***Start Download <previous source>
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 New York City NewsNet   (local)   11-02-53     evening edition

          Decker Arrested in Connection with MagnaTech Bombing

This afternoon, Metro Police Inc. acted on information provided
by P. Johnson of MagnaTech R&D, and have made an arrest in
connection with last week's bombing.  Johnson provided excerpts of
BBS postings where a decker using the handle "Dark Elf", and then
produced documents giving the identity of this "Dark Elf." 

While BBS excerpts are not admissible in a court of law, there was
enough supporting information to lead to the arrest of one Wolfgang
von Helsing, an employee of Akaru Inc.  Von Helsing denies any
connection with the incident, and also denies ever using the handle
"Dark Elf."  Von Helsing claims that his Matrix alias is really
"DireWolf" but admits that it is not uncommon for deckers to use
more than one alias.  A trial will be held once Metro has collected
sufficient evidence. 

On a related note, there may be some credibility to von Helsing's
plea of innocence since BBS postings using the name "Dark Elf" have
been made since the arrest.  Akaru Inc. also denies any interest in
MagnaTech and claims that von Helsing was not acting under a
directive from Akaru Inc. or any of it's subsidaries. 

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>>>>>[ Damm that Johnson!!!  He got my decoy, but he's still
managed to get my name in the papers!! I don't know how  he managed
to manufacture enough evidence to warrant an arrest, he should have
realized that he had a dummy ID.  At least I got even with DireWolf
for the time he stabbed me in the back three years ago!!!!  He
won't get convicted, but he knows I've ruined his rep with Akaru,
especially since the warrant read "Warrant for the arrest of
Wolfgang von Helsing aka Dark Elf". I think he got the message that
I'm not someone you want to mess with.  I'll have to settle
accounts with P. Johnson next. ]<<<<< 
               ---Dark Elf <Pissed>

>>>>>[Dark Elf, I'm not the publisher of The Underground.  What I
did do was to bankroll the group that started it until they get a
steady subscription and advertising base.  I'm sure they will be
happy to print your information, though.

And everyone else our there in matrix-land, please feel free
to submit thing to The Underground for publication.]<<<<< 
        -- Dante <20:28:14 / 11-02-53>

>>>>[ Late last night (or to be more exact, early this morning) me
and the boys were quattin' out back of Gastor's Eatery, talkin'
'bout drek. The subject came up about Promeetheus Engineering. I
eyeballed Waxer and said "What the DREK is Prometheus anyways?" She
just rolled her neck and shrugged her little Elven shoulders. 
Anyways, the questions been on m' brain all day. If anyone from the
East is out there, be a chumm and pass along some knowables about
this Corp. M' thanks in advance. 
                Concrete Claymore,03:02:1811:03:53]<<<<

>>>>[ Time to grab your girls and double-check your Smartlink folks
be cause the word on the streets is that the Night-Knights are
planing on reclaiming their turf from the Anti-Bodies.  You all
remember back in Janurary when the "AB"s bum-rushed the "Knighties"
straight out of upper Downtown and in the process geeked 20 gangers
and abour 35 civies? Well the time has come for paybacks. 
                -Flank MacMax,03:46:29/11:03:53]<<<<

>>>>[ I was caught in that fragging cross-fire. Bloodiest turf
battle I ever saw.  Those Anti-Bodies really knew how to wield a
SMG. And those Night-Knights seemed have slotted something good
'cause they weren't dropping too quickly. 
                -Over Easy,03:52:02/11:03:53]<<<<

>>>>[ The Night-Knight's level of Weaponry ranks about a G and
their Chrome is somewhere in the BA range.  The Anti-Bodies, however
rate only a F on weaponry, but the Chrome rank excedes CC. 
                -Lt. Coontz,03:58:48/11:03:53]<<<<

>>>>[ Does anyone out there in the Sprawl tonight, have any info on
these Go-gang Leaders or where the farg they're getting all the
nuyen for the software and weapons? 
                -Maliki,04:03:14/11:03:53]<<<<

>>>>[Hoi, chummers, well, while it ain't Seattle, I hadta spend
some time in Cleveland this past weekend, and found out some
interesting stuff.  While the city's not the same as it was in the
late 20th century--it just couldn't keep up after British Petroleum
collapsed around the turn of the century--the newly complete
Rock-N-Roll hall of fame was up there.  Ya know, the fraggin' city
took 65 years to build the thing?  And I thought I was a
procrastinator...  Anyways, I was wonderin' if any of you folks new
anything about this building... rumor has it that there are a
couple of wax labels which have some serious problems with the
artists enshrined there...]<<<< 
                                ArkAngel[09:23:10/11-03-53]

>>>>>[ Well now!  It seems that there was a chopper in the air over
the MagnaTech Building when it went boom.  Now the eye-witness
claims he saw a Dragon flying overhead, but no chopper.  The radar
logs I scammed detected a single track with the signature of a
modified Yellowjacket chopper, and nothing about a dragon!  I
suspect that there may have been a mage aboard the chopper.  The
plot thickens]<<<<< 
                       ---Dark Elf <17:30:13/11-3-53>

>>>>>[I dunno, Elf. If Tirandor wasn't there, then how'd he get
involved? And believe me, chummer, he IS involved, up to his scaly
eyeballs.]<<<<< 
        -Raven <21:29:32/11:3:53>

>>>>>[I hate to say this but I too have seen "stealth" technology
in such small choppers.  Seems to be that the "audio, thermal, and
passive masking" have gotten a hell of a lot better then when I
last checked.  The chopper that I spotted was there drek knows how
long. The only way we found it was it hit us with a search light
first.  That was the pilots first and last mistake.]<<<<<
                          -Harlequin <Insert nifty idea>

>>>>>[Has anybody heard about the orbital shootout?  I just received
word that an Aztech satellite was apparently blown out of orbit by a
missile launched from a submarine in the northern Pacific.  It is not
known who owned the submarine OR the missile and the sub submerged
immediately after lauch so nobody has found it yet.  The sattelite was a
classified research spacecraft in low-earth orbit (about 185 miles) and
if I read my numbers correct, had a value of 1.6 billion nuyen in adjusted
figures.  It  was launched 2 years ago.]<<<<<
        --  Dante <23:06:19 / 11-03-52>

>>>>>[ Testing...Testing.  Terminal emulation verified. ]<<<<<
                - The Mechanic <13:29:23/04/11/51>

>>>>>[ Is it possible that a mage could create an illusion
that would make a chopper look like a dragon, at least visually. 
That's what I suspect happened.  A dragon the size of Tirandor
would probably show up on some electronic sensors (I haven't found
any, yet at least). I haven't ruled out the possiblity that the
Dragon is involved, even if he wasn't actually at the site.]<<<<<
               ---Dark Elf <18:37:58/11-04-53>

>>>>[ Last night (or to be exact, early this morning) me and my
boys were quatting at the Gastor's and the subject was on Corps. Me
chum, Waxer, brought up Prometheus Engineering. I looked at her and
said,"What the Frag is Prometheus?" She just stared back and
shrugged.  If any of you Easterns are out there, do me a favor and
buzz back an tell us poor Westies what exactly PE is. Me thinks in
advance. 
                -Concrete Claymore,20:08:22/11:04:53]<<<<

>>>>>>[I was cleaning up some old logs tonight and I noticed
that 'Concrete Claymore' posted almost the exact same posting twice.
Am I jsut seeing double or is someone confused.  I mean, I know I'm
old, but I'm not yet over the hill.]<<<<< 
        --  Dante <21:40:18 / 11-04-53>

>>>>[ Any of you chumm been down on East-side Tacoma lately? I was
down there two days ago and the place is in shambles! Shops raided,
Bullet holes everywhere, it's a fraggin mess! I THOUGHT that the
Yaks strong-hold turf, I guess I was wrong. From Kent District to
Interstate 5 is nothing but geeked out buildings. I want to know
what happened. Was it the Mob? Go-Gangs from Puyallup? What? Dante
(cool name) don't you know area? What's going on chummer? 
                -Grey Knight,05:29:36/11:05:53]<<<<

>>>>[ I do know that from dusk 'til dawn, good ol' Lone Star drop
the security rating from a "B" to a "C". 
                -Hey U,05:33:36/11:05:53]<<<<

>>>>[ Loosing a sattlite to Aztech isn't a real problem, they have
them raining down on the planet all the time.  Like last summer when
the Hachet 3 fell out of orbit over Africa (wasn't that nice of the
"Azies" to reimburse the families of the 135 found dead in
Cairo?!).  The odd question on my mind is why was it pointed out
over the middle of the Pacific Ocean? (from what my resourses tell
me.)  Were they looking for something or was it another atempt at
physically locking out their Matrix?  I don't know and I don't care
to find out at this time. 
                -Maliki,06:23:30/11:05:53]<<<<

>>>>[ Ain't heard nothing about Tacoma.  But then we've been a
little busy setting up a new home.  Can anybody recommend a nice
save place in the Seattle sewers?  The orks and trolls don't worry
me, it's the corps that might get in the way.  I'll round up ol'
BodyCount and we'll go check out Tacoma.  Anybody heard news of the
Bloody Gods lately?  Anyone got information on Vancouver?  Just
checking the nets. ]<<<< 
                                --Dulcimer <12:56:36/11-05-53>

>>>>[ Double negatives Dulcimer?  When's the party at the Big Rhino
little human?  I do hope your curiostiy and your thirst for revenge
don't get you hurt. ]<<<< 
                                --Flay <12:58:08/11-05-53>

>>>>>[ Hey chummers! MagnaTech just shut down all it's mainframes
for "repairs."  That includes the mainframe in the R&D center and
the systems in all, yes *all* of their production centers
worldwide. Magna's BBS postings claim that several of their SPU
units have suffered from hardware failure, and are shutting
everything down for maintenance checks.  Now that's the biggest
load of DREK I've ever heard!  I think they're just scared that
someone introduced a virus into one of their other systems while
they were busy watching their main office get blown to bits. 
Another bit of interesting data, Tirandor the Dragon owns 35% of
MagnaTech's stock as of last week, right after the bombing.  How he
managed to  buy up that much stock without calling attention to
himself until now is beyond me. I guess I should  have paid
attention to that 20th century futurist novel entitled "never deal
with a Dragon." ]<<<<< 
                           ---Dark Elf <13:29:37/11-05-53>

>>>>>[ Yo, I one of the friends of dulcimer can say if he goes for
revenge he will be sure to have the firepower and brain power to
back him up.  He runs a class ship.  a couple of days work and i am
set for a month or so, and i know i will watch his back as good as
he watches mine.  Bloody Gods did you know that your days are
numbered, when we decide to dispose of you it will be all over. 
And far as this party is concerned just let me know when it is, and
i know i can cook up some ahh say fireworks.... ha ha ha.]<<<<< 
                                --mulatov <1:58:36/11-05-53>

>>>>[ Molatov - he spells his name differently everytime I see it,
but his marksmanship is never in question.  He's the real FIREpower
behind BodyCount.  Alright you lamers, let's move it.  We got some
beta-elves to butcher.  C-12.  Good stuff. 

Hoi, what's the big idea locating the beta-clinic in Tir? ]<<<<
                                  --Dulcimer <15:28:13/11-5-53>

>>>>[ With Magnatech stock being so cheap it would not have been
hard for anyone to pick up a lot of it; directly or thru
intermediaries. ]<<<< 
                                  --Graft <16:43:23/11-5-53>


        -Raven <16:03:22/11-5-53>

>>>>>[Fraggin' phone company. Sheesh!

Dulcimer: I have a place under Renton you can use. No Orks or
Trolls, but we do have a clan of vampires living nearby who owe me a
long list of favors and would be more than happy to "wine and dine"
any unwelcome guests. The last time I hid someone down there, the
vamps took care of three APC-loads of Ares sec- guards. If you're
interested, I can (sometimes) be reached at LTG# 206 (62- 1527) in
downtown Seattle. Whatever you decide, good luck!]<<<<< 
        -Raven <16:22:22/11-5-53>

>>>>[Dulicimer is right about Mulutuv...big on the FIREpower (low
on braintrust).  Just wait a while on the party at the 'Rhino Flay,
it's coming soon...we promise.  I do know of two safe houses to use
if you need them.  Anyways..those Bloody Gods might as well change
their name to Blood 'n Gore if the BodyCount crew fires up at
them.]<<<< 
                                  -Masque <Vrroom>

>>>>[ dulcimer - i spell my name different all the time you know
that, with as many people i deal with it isn't safe to be known to
all by the same name. firepower me? i am not that good a shoot. 
Now when you talk of c-12 my ears do perk up, any out there have a
clue to the chummer who blew up that building in chicago or the one
in newyork.  I think we would get along just fine.  Any body wonder
why that kid masque or whatever says i am low on brain power,
doesn't he realize i have the best brain money could buy.  anyway i
have to go implode some elf's, no offense i hope kid.]<<<<< 
                                 --mulutuv <17:24:43/11-5-53>

>>>>[  You have big talk Mulutuv, but one can never hit what one
can never see.  We will be waiting! 
                -Bloody Gods,17:41:56/11:05:53]<<<<

>>>>[ The 'Bloodies' are our bros and anyone fraggin' with them
will have to answer to us, the Black Rains. SO DON'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT IT!! 
                -Jake,17:47:41/11:05:53]<<<<

>>>>[ Bodicount, I REALLY suggest you leave these"Bloodies" alone. 
It is vibed that the Bloody Gods are allied with ten other Gangs.
And the Black Rains have five other "bro-gangs" and is rumored to
be with the South side Mob. Do an ol' cop a favor and let it lie. 
                -Lt. Coontz,17:56:32/11:05:53]<<<<


>>>>>[ As for the people who blew up the MagnaTech Building, I'll
know who they are soon enough (unless they were killed in the
explosion). 

Mulutav, I don't like your attitude towards imploding
elves, some of them may be friends of mine.  Choose your targets
carefully Mulutav, I can make your life very miserable, just ask
the people who tried to frame me for the MagnaTech job in a few
weeks... ]<<<<< 
                          ---Dark Elf <18:29:06/11-05-53>

>>>>>[ since you don't me, i guess i shall have to explain to you
the situation.  I don't hate elfs.  The kid in our party is an elf. 
I just have a problem with a particular elf go-gang.  I am not a
(fill in)ist, i beleive in judging on ability not by looks... yes i
have been told i don't have the best etiquette in the world, but i
do know how to act.. and i don't threaton people that don't deserve
it, and so far you don't.  So you know  who did do the magnatech
job?  I would like to meet them.... i am sure i could arrange for
an equal trade for some info... ]<<<<<<< 
                                --Mulutuv <18:47:43/11-05-53>

>>>>>[Ooga, ooga, me hade dem dere elfs... don't you mean ELVES,
Mulutuv??]<<<<         
        -- Tailhook <Look Ma/I Can Fly!> 

>>>>>[Hey Harlequin! Rean nice nuke! Thanks for sending it to me.

On an unrelated note; has anyone been to Alamagordo, in the Sioux
Nation, lately? The Amerinds are putting a LAV through its paces,
one that doesn't conform to any known military or corporate design.
Anyone have any info? Thanks in advance.]<<<<< 
        -Raven <23:30:14/11-6-53>

>>>>[ Coontz, you worry too much. ]<<<<
                                 --Dulcimer <08:45:43/11-06-53>

>>>>[ PARTY!!  PARTY!! ]<<<<
                                 --Flay <08:48:02/11-06-53>

>>>>[ And the House called in it's markers and the streets flowed
red... While the morgue was over run and the the civil engineers
were shocked that all the buildings yet stood. ]<<<< 
                                 --Harley <*GRRR*/*CHOMP*>

>>>>[ Lock and load kiddies!  It looks like the House is at war!]<<<<
                                 --Plasma <08:50:23/11-06-53>

>>>>[ No Plasma, not yet.  As the Queen of Hearts it is my job to
declare when the house goes to war.  Our first priority is to find
Wildeblood. Although with these boys... well, the world will be
seeing Spades. ]<<<< 
                                 --Singing Scarlet <Queen/Hearts>

>>>>[Something from the bowels of the account...

This is what he wrote:
                                                    Ka'ge

     FASTER, SMARTER, MORE DEADLY THAN EVER, THE NEW ULTRA STEALTHY
     NINJA V3.75 SIG VIRUS. BEWARE...... IT MAY ALREADY BE TO LATE.

This is what I thought it was going to say:

     FASTER, SMARTER, MORE DEADLY THAN EVER, THE NEW ULTRA STEALTHY
     NINJA V3.75 CYBER-ASSASSIN.  EVEN FASTER THAN A COMBAT MAGE WITH
     AN INCREASED REACTION SPELL LOCK!  ABLE TO ENTER AND EXIT
     BUILDINGS BEFORE THE SECURITY SAMURAI CAN EVEN REACT!  BEWARE...
     GUARD YOUR DATA FILES!.... IT MAY ALREADY BE TOO LATE!


Ok, so maybe I have been playing a fixer too long.  Maybe I do need to
stop thinking of my street samurai as commodities.  But I still like
the idea!

                           King of Hearts
                           CEO House of Cards
                           Specializing in Information and Rare Equipment


"So you want a Force 6 Air Elemental?  That'll take 3 days and should
pay for my new skillwires."



Then there was:

                                                     Ka'ge

     THE STRIKE OF THE NINJA,  SO FAST...... SO, SILENT.......
     ALL YOU'LL EVER HEAR IS THE SOUND OF YOUR DRIVE FORMATTING.
                   NINJA V4.01 SIG VIRUS


     THE STRIKE OF THE NINJA,  SO FAST.......SO, SILENT.......
     ALL YOU'LL EVER HEAR IS THE SOUND OF IT'S WRIST SERVOS
     BREAKING YOUR NECK.
                   NINJA V4.01 CYBERASSASSIN


But times change, and the King is dead...


     THE STRIKE OF THE NINJA,  SO FAST.......SO, SILENT.......
     ALL YOU'LL EVER HEAR IS THE THROBBING IN YOUR HEAD AS YOUR
     BLOOD FLOWS ACROSS THE FLOOR.
                   NINJA V6.71 BIO-CYBER-ASSASSIN
                   CODE NAME:  "KING OF SPADES"


                               -Dulcimer,00:02:47/10:12:92]<<<<

>>>>[yo dulcimer, so silent? all i hear from you is the spinning
of those two #$%^&&%&@ #$ F    G %^$ G   FT% * * (& @# $#@ #$ $%
%&&^&^& GHGH GH ^ $GHFGHGH %&%&^ &^%& ^& *&*&( *(**($%#% $#$%$%$#%
$#%#$%$#%$#% &*&( ()$ and boy wasn't it fun. 
             --mulutuv<10:36:34/11:6:53]<<<<<

>>>>[Hey who did that? All i was trying to say was that dulcimer is
really good with %%&&** #%^^&& * $$ % & ()% $%##@ @     ^  &^$% ^#$%
$%$# ^%^ [interrupt] 

sorry for the running of mouth of mulutuv, those drugs he is on are
messing with his head. --quick hand 

[continue]
jeez, maybe i should just me quit.
             --mulutuv<10:39:59/11:6:53]<<<<<

>>>>>[There's a Queen of Hearts now??  I guess I've missed a lot
since I got myself toasted--literally.]<<<<<
              --"Southern-Fried Rigger" (aka BlackBear) <Now/Later>

>>>>>[ You won't get a chance to meet the people who did the
MagnaTech job, they won't be around much longer... BY the way
Mulutuv, that wasn't a threat, just a statement of fact.  I'm very
protective of my friends, and anyone who gets in thier way will
answer to me eventually. ]<<<<< 
                     ---Dark Elf

>>>>>[  Hey DE, Magna's stock took a nose dive yesterday!!! And
guess who's gobbled up another 10%, I'll give you three guesses and
the first two don't count. Yes I mean the damm Dragon!!!! Why'd you
ever say you'd cooperate with that scaly double-dealer. He probably
sicced good ol' P. Johnson on you just for kicks. ]<<<<< 
                    ---Big Jake  <15:56:13/11-06-53>

>>>>>[ Thanks for the info BJ, Tirandor's got about 45% of Magna's
stock. Excuse me for stating the obvious, but he must be going for a
takeover.  By the way, we all know that Tirandor lives in that old
rebuilt Aircraft Carrier Intrepid, I'll bet he's got a few stealth
choppers there... ]<<<<< 
                    ---Dark Elf <16:00:30/11-06-53>

>>>>>[ Dark Elf, we have to talk, it may be important. Meet me
at subsystem <encypted> of the Decker's Haven Database (you know the
current LTG address of course).  You'll want to hear this.  ]<<<<<
                    ---<[encypted]>

>>>>>[ Now that's interesting.  I'd rather know who this joker is,
but if he knows the number for Decker's Haven, and is good enough to
do all that encryption it's worth investigating. ]<<<<< 
                    ---Dark Elf <16:08:57/11-06-53>

>>>>>[Sheesh Dark Elf, _I_ know the number for the Haven.  I'll bet
a lot of people do.  I'll bet that damn DRAGON knows the number. 
You are getting in too deep, chummer, and if you need help, you had
better ask fast because soon it is going to be too late for your
friends to lend you a hand.]<<<<< 
        --  Dante <15:20:14 / 11/06/53>

>>>>[ Hmmm, for all those talking about "spirits" in the Matrix,
the last time I saw BlackBear he was being reduced to a ball of coal
by a Napalm Missile.  Now that either means that his "spirit" has
found its way into the Matrix or someone is impersonating him.  I'd
much rather it was a jerk impersonating him.  Those *I* can deal
with.  Hey Merlyn, maybe you can help me out on this one. ]<<<< 
                                --Dulcimer

>>>>[ Hey Humanis, the Coalition of Runners Against Patent
Stupidity is coming for you.  We don't like the name that you are
giving us humans.]<<<< 
                                --Boxcar <17:03:48/11-06-53>

>>>>>[ Yes, Dante, it does seem th*t securit& at the ^ecker's haven
h*s been compro(mised. Someone should %ell Fast#ack to [c--n] at [e] the
Numb!r again. Sorr~y for the Drek &n this posting +ut It seems th!t
someone sent a p_ant to the Haven` Of cour*e he won't b^ decking
#or a while, but he stuck me a glitch in my ASCII edit&r. ]<<<<< 
                [D] at [rk] Elf <18:18:4%/#@-06-53>

       ***Exec : AntiVirus_V3.41 running........

>>>>>[ Ah, that's better.  I didn't have time to ID the drekhead,
but his attack utilities were straight off the corp shelf.  He told
me I should stop asking about MagnaTech, and when I told him to
shove it, he cut loose.  Well, he used store bought standard utils,
but got in a cheap shot before I had a chance to slag him. ]<<<<< 
                 ---Dark Elf <18:27:07/11-06-53>


>>>>>[ Hey Elf, while you were off playing MatrixRambo, I spotted a
modified yellowjacket chopper landing on the Intrepid.  I kicked in
my optical MAG-3 Chibaeyes and you'll never guess who the pilot
was............. It was that drekhead BobK, you remember him, that
rigger that almost bounced a Hughey off the Empire State Building
two years ago.  He royally botched that escape, and nearly got us
killed when the Metro gunships came after us!!! I wonder how a
loser like BobK hooked up with a class act like Dragon's Den
International. ]<<<<< 
                  ---OddBall <18:37:58/11-06-53>

>>>>>[Word has it that Magna-Tech, which is in the midsts of a
takeover by that dragon, is in the process of preparing an assault
against the Intrepid as a defensive measure against the takeover. 
Has anybody heard about this?  Frankly, I have no love for Magna,
and could care less if the dragon makes his takeover or not, but
the dragon is still a sentient being and I'd hate to see ANYBODY
get hurt.  So, if you are listening, be warned that Magna is
gunning for you.]<<<<< 
        -- Dante  <16:03:12/11-07-53>

>>>>[ Was anybody around the Space Needle about 2100 hrs. last
night?  I have to verify something that I saw. About 2045 hrs. I saw
a nice Westwind pull up to the front of the Needle, I'm thinking
nothing special alot of ritzies come to this place. I look again
and it's Cathrine Deburke, Treasurer of the Metroplex, stepping out
of the car. Y ou're thinking big deal right? hang on here's the good
part. As she's standing at the entrance, three more Westwinds pull
up. Out jumps about seven obvisous Body guards. As their securing
the area, Deburke waltzs over to the middle vehicle and kisses some
guy through the open window. The car door opens and out steps
Gerald O'Maley. Yup that's right chummers the Treasurer and the
third in charge of the Mob have something going. I wonder how much
the trideo news people would pay to have info like this? And I
wonder if it's more than physical? One can never tell. 
                -Gargoyle,04:00:09/11:08:53]<<<<

>>>>[ Doesn't Gerald only take his orders from Don-James O'Malley
directly? 
                -Jackknife,04:03:53,11:08:53]<<<<

>>>>[ Naw, Gerald has to answer to Daniel A. O'Malley, James'
nephew. And man does he hate that. James is like the Overlord, while
Daniel controls Downtown and Gerald control all non-Downtown
Mobster activities. 
                -Whispers in the Night,04:09/:47/11:08:53]<<<<

>>>>[ Maybe Danny boy would like this information? Nothing more
interesting than watching internal conflicts. Especially when it
comes to the Mob. 
                -Gargoyle,04:15:07/11:08:53]<<<<

>>>>[ I wouldn't do that old friend. Gerald has the name "THe
Badger of the North". He is NOT a person one would willingly want to
mess with. 
                Whispers in the Wind,04:09:00/11:08:53]<<<<

>>>>>[You all might have seen some of my handiwork on the trid last
nite.  Did anyone see the news report about the dead Western Dragon
that was tying up traffic infront of Ares Macrotech's Seattle HQ? 
That was me... the damn wizworm came outta nowhere, and I gutted it
up with my trusty Vindicator that was on my bike... 2 bullets,
that's all it took.. man I loved it!]<<<<< 
                --Tailhook <Look Ma/I can kill Wizworms>

>>>>[ My Friend Dulcimer, I have just gotten back from Vancover and
didn't see heads or tails of Wildeblood.  I did hear acouple of the
locals talking about a big guy who was always wearing sun glasses,
even in doors. Could that have been your guy?  If it is, I hear
he's heading south, your way. 

On to better news, the Salish Council has allowed the formation of
the Red Stepps Reservation.  This is 10000 square acres of land set
aside for Human Non-Native Americans to settle upon.  But
permission must be gained from the Council Heads and if the
applicant has any contact with the Corporations, he will be
politely denided. 
                -Adinfinito, 14:47:24,11:08:53]<<<<


>>>>[ Ii it my visuals going on my Fuchi-4, or is the Aztech's San
back on line? And boy does it look MEAN and BLACK!!  Of course when
it appeared on the grid, some geeked out Deacker-kid just had to
prove how bad he was by approaching the San. I tried to stop the
little jerk but it was too late. As I jumped back to Obs Range, 4
Blasters lurched out of nowhere and fragged the punk in a nanosec. 
Whoever the kid was is probably splattered all over some small
room.  Not a pretty way to go.  Warning here and now people, Do not
frag with Aztechnology. 
                        -Jackknife,17:03:52,11:08:53]<<<<

>>>>>[ Mr. Dulcimer and company, since our last arrangement some 12
days ago, I have receieved some disturbing news.  An associate of
mine has told me of rumors that three new personnel have been added
to the Renraku payroll.  Now, You knew the arrangements we agreed
upon and the penalty of renigging on deals with me and MY
employers.  But I can see where ambition does cloud judgement.
Please contact me within four days to levey this most unfortunate
situation.]<<<<< 
                        -Brandon,(18:26:02/11:08:53)

>>>>>[ Mr. Brandon, I find the presumption that BodyCount and
myself in particular would welch on an agreement to be quite
offensive.  I did not have any information concerning the targets
until well after they were dispatched.  I find it unfortunate that
such minds are lost to the world, but a job is a job and that's
what 'running is all about.  I would also be quite disappointed
with Renraku security (and I'm sure the 'raku management would be
as well) to believe that your organization had resources within its
structure.  However, I suggest you check your resources again.  As
per our agreement, there were no survivors. ]<<<<< 
                               --Dulcimer <08:48:35/11-09-53>


>>>>>[ Whaddya bet a competant decker could slip in and, ... ah, 
alter *heh* the files which contain the MagnaTech stock information?
That'd make for one _uptight_ dragon, no?  Well, I'm off to find
out!... ]<<<<< 
                    --Jock-O the Ever Jovial <08:51:03/11-09-53>

>>>>>[ hello there u guys.  did anyone other than us notice that
there were seriously messed up fellas on the other net?  they were
screaming about aliens creating decker technology.  so what drugs
wre they on?  or is tehre something serious to this? 
hm.............. interesting thought.  any takers?   by the way emi
the hotest band of spell-flingers in the known world r looking for
a run.  again any takers?  if u want to find us we're in the book. 
look us up. chortle. snort.---see ya later!!!!!!!!! ]<<<<< 
                        --- brightlight <01:01:55/11-09-53>

>>>>>[ Wow! I have been out of touch for a few days!!!!  Sorry for
being silent for so long, but a bunce of local trid pirates
contracted me to do some satellite work.  They've got enough
connections to keep them on the air for months!  You Seattle
dwellers should be able to pick them up, look for shows like "I
shot the CorpCop" and "Aliens ate my Boss's  Cyberdeck", it's some
real funny stuff.  They're even putting one on at my request, "The
Neo-Anarchists Guide to Demolitions." Anyway, I didn't know that 
MagnaTech was preparing an assault on the Intrepid until a few
hours ago, and I've arranged to send Tirandor a warning.  I don't
really trust that Dragon, but I can't allow anyone to blow him out
of the water until I've had a chance to question BobK, one of his
chopper pilots about the MagnaTech explosion. ]<<<<< 
                     ---Dark Elf <Earning / a Living>

>>>>>[ OH, and by the way Dante, I wouldn't be too worried about
the Intrepid, you should see some of the new defenses the Dragon's
installed in the past two years!! It makes a battalion of Panzers
look timid!!!  A few months ago I had the privalege of seeing the
Intrepid open up on the escape boat belonging to a  bunch of
would-be shadowrunners.  They must have tried to get something
really important, 'cause the deck gunners cut loose with 4
autocannons, and the flight crew was ready to scramble a  whole
squad of gunships.  The little patrol boat lasted about 15 seconds
before disintegrating under heavy cannon fire.  It was a great
fireworks show! ]<<<<< 
                     ---Dark Elf <14:35:04/11-09-53>

>>>>>[ The East Coast StockNet has had plenty of experience with
deckers altering files.  As a result, they're quite paranoid about
security. at the close of every buisness day, their system runs a
complex set of diagnostics, checking thier files against the
financial records of all clients.  If the system finds any
discrepancies, the operators are instructed to consult non-Matrix
records and stage an inquiry.  It's a real mess. ]<<<<< 
                  ---OddBall <14:53:10/11-09-53>

>>>>>[ OK, here's the MagnaTech equation.  Start with one
underachiving microtronics company, add one demolished office
building, a chopper that nobody saw, a Dragon with an Aircraft
Carrier who likes to  take over companies, and a MagnaTech strike
team that wants to attack the Dragon's floating fortress.  How
could this get worse you ask? Well I'll tell you!!!  MagnaTech has
managed to find and hire that VatJob assassin Tommy "the dragon"
Harada that escaped Metro a few days ago. This has not made the
news nets yet, and I'm shure that Magna won't let it get there
either.  By the way, Magna still  hasn't put it's systems back on
line.  It's been over a week now, too long for a total shutdown. 
They've probably cut their Matrix connections to prevent intrusions
until this mess blows over.  Maybe I will take a trip down to
Magna's  R&D center, It's been a while since I've been in New
Jersey. Magna will probably use the attack to cover Harada's
insertion into the intrepid, or maybe they've got another use for
him. ]<<<<< 
                    ---Dark Elf <15:04:53/11-09-53>

>>>>>[ Hey  Elf! Ever wonder where MagnaTech has been getting all
the NuYen to hire up a small army, a VatJob on the LAM,  and operate
without matrix access for a week, especially during a takeover
attempt.  There's more to MagnaTech than meets the eye. ]<<<<< 
                    ---Big Jake <15:11:53/11-09-53>

>>>>>[Finally heard from the people I put on the Magnatech
business. Or rather, from the remaining half of them. Big Jake is
right, there's more to that corp than meets the eye. For starters,
under their subsidary office in New Y%$&^k is %^&*$#<lotsa useless
drek deleted/stevie wasn't here, heh heh>^&(%(&^$*....^*%&#idding! 

Of more immediate interest to myself (and anyone heading into NAN
territory) are the LAVs. They're gone from Alamagordo, and I can't
find them. Coincidently (who am I kidding) there are damn few free
traders coming into Denver these days. If an^&%*$%^&*<stevie's
back!/Poe sucks>&^($%*^$#olitical alliances among the NAN states;
if the Sioux have them, who would they be sharing them with? I'd
appreciate any information.]<<<<< 
        -Raven <19:05:11/11-9-53>

>>>>>>>>[  Heeeyyyyyyyiiiiiiiii


                        oh     oh yeah
        ahhh     me have   really    really important    question


        ahhhh     does anyone know why  SHACK   got rid of
                Sicky Gooey Soy Pop
        because me miss me  soy-pop    they was goooooooddd!!!

                thank you       Spirit ]<<<<<<<<
                        -Crush the lovable<19:13:32/11-09-53>

>>>>>>>[  you're welcome love
                well, you just have to love that Troll ]<<<<<<<
                        -Spirit <19:20:01/11-09-53>

>>>>>>>[   i heard   more than love   you REALLY  LOVE him
                huh you damn  TROG lover]<<<<<<
                -upload <19:30:55/11-09-53>

>>>>>>>[   boy ya really don't know when ta quit do ya
                ya should really learn ta keep you're feelin's about
                metahumans  and everything else   quite
                especially  when ya talk about muh friends]<<<<<<
                -Circuit Breaker < is not a happy camper>

>>>>>>>[   my sentiments exactly ]<<<<<<<
-Spirit<normally doesn't do things like this, she's just making
        a point> 

******** MY NOT SO DEAR FRIEND UPLOAD
                you still haven't learned have you
                first  I turned you deck pink
                and then I turned you into a melon

when are you ever going to learn
        if you're going to play the shadows you should aquire
        a better out look on metahumans  ( yes even dark elfs)
        (like me and Dark Elf)   other wise you
        might find that you body ( or mind) will be in great
        pain,  ( what is left of you depends on who gets to you
        first,  pray   that its CRUSH, he tends to be to nice
        people)
You have one last chance  ( atleast from me since i happen to be
        rather busy at the moment, you might not be so lucky from the
others though) (beware     i have an extremely long and well
trained memory,  your death will not be qiuck)  *************
        + NIGHTFOX    the world will not mourn you're loss upload

        >>>>>[ I'll be willing to lay odds that MagnaTech had something to
do with Tommy Harada's escape.  His showing up on MagnaTech's
payroll so soon after his escape can't be a coincidence.  Niether
can the fact that Metro's medscans didn't pick up all the bioware
he was packing.  Like Jake said, there's more to MagnaTech than
meets the eye! ]<<<<< 
        -- Dark Elf <17:51:42/11-10-53>

>>>>>[ Hey, Magna just got their mainframes back on line today. 
Funny, it doesn't look like they made any modifications tho.  Again,
I'll say it, Magna couldn't possibly have enough capital to operate
without a mainframe. Maybe they've got another backer... ]<<<<< 
        -- Dark Elf <18:08:53/11-10-53>

>>>>>[ Yo, too bad most of you guys are in Seattle.  You should see
all the hardware flying around here in NY.  Those rumors about Magna
making an armed strike in the Intrepid must be true, ever since
Tirandor got back from his "meeting" the Intrepid's flight deck has
been running around the clock!!!  They've got a squad of those
EFA's in the air at all times, and at least three gunships flying. 
It also seems that the Intrepid wasn't the only boat that Tirandor
bought, 'cause he's got GMC Rivrine Patrol Boats combing the
harbor.  In the past two days the Intrepid has shown enough
hardware to level the city!!! People are getting nervous around
here! ]<<<<< 
                     ---Big Jake <17:08:07/11-10-53>

>>>>>[ And Tirandor told NewsNet that his security force was doing
training manuvers for the upcoming Desert Wars IV ]<<<<< 
                     ---OddBall <17:09:46/11-10-53>

>>>>>[ HA! I finally managed to get a hold of BobK, it took a
little creative decking though. (So I borrowed a little bandwidth
from one of Tirandor's NavSatellites and opened a channel to the
commlink in BobK's chopper. Well, according to BobK, he was ordered
to drop a senor probe onto the roof of the MagnaTech building
(unofficially of course) so that they could get a scan of the
building layout, especially of any underground sub-levels.  Well,
he was about to make his approach when his motion sensors picked up
some kind of commotion on the 20th floor. Next thing he knew the
building blew up in his face.  The Mage who was riding shotgun with
him freaked and cast an illusion of a dragon around the chopper
(dumb move).  Big Jake's friend must have picked up the Intrepid's
transmission to "abort the job" when they discovered that something
was wrong. ]<<<<< 
                      ---Dark Elf <17:20:41/11-10-53>

>>>>>[  Loves    don't  ya'all  think its strange that  the Dragon
is training   SEA  troops  for  DESERT  wars?????]<<<<<<<< 
                -Circuit Breaker <      >

>>>>>[ I checked out Magna's records department a few hours after
they came back on line.  It seems that the MagnaTech office did have
an extensive underground complex, that extended partially into the
ruins of the old subway system.  BUT: they also found another set
of tunnels UNDER the old subways! Further records searches told me
that  this was the ancient Pnuematic transit system (an old
experment that failed). Kinda makes you wonder what would be living
down there since this is the first that anybody's heard of them
since the awakening. ]<<<<< 
                    ---Dark Elf <16:54:34/11-11-53>

>>>>>[ Hey DE, better get to a good vantage point. Magna just
dispatched a couple of APC's and choppers, and guess where they're
going. Down to the waterfront!!!  It's going down NOW chummer,
better get a good seat 'cause it's gonna be one hell of a
fight!]<<<<< 
                    ---Big Jake <16:57:39/11-11-53>

>>>>>[ APC's???? against an aircraft carrier with *lots* of air
cover???? These MagnaGoons must be nuts!!!!! I've gotta see
this]<<<<< 
                    ---Dark Elf <17:00:07/11-11-53>

>>>>>[ Well, it seems that MagnaTech really wasn't ready for a full
assault on the Intrepid.  They've parked three APC's by the
waterfront, in plain sight of the carrier.  They've just been
sitting there though! for an entire day so far.  If they think that
they can maintain an extended siege on the Intrepid, they're wrong!
That's what the damm thing was made for.  They seem to be just
waiting, and watching. ]<<<<< 
                    ---Dark Elf <15:56:34/11-12-53>

>>>>>[ I found out why Magna hasn't attacked the Intrepid yet.  It
seems that Magna called an emergency board of directors meeting, and
guess who is now on the board of directors.......THE FRAGGING
DRAGON OF COURSE.  To make matters worse, they've agreed to hold
the meeting in the Intrepid's hanger deck, since it's the oly place
big enough to hold the Dragon anyway! So all the Magna execs piled
onto a chopper and flew out to Intrepid, and have been there all
fragging day. ]<<<<< 
                    --- Big Jake <16:44:53/11-12-53>

>>>>>[ Just think of the irony of this situation, the Dragon's
company is very nearly at war with another company that the Dragon
almost owns!!!!  Tirandor could very well be fighting himself!  I
suspect that the real battle is going on in that meeting. When the
meeting is over, we'll find out if this battle becomes a real life
war in the streets. ]<<<<< 
                    --- Dark Elf <16:51:53/11-12-53>

>>>>>[ I've seen too much crap having to do with MagnaTech these
past two weeks.  Someone out there must have heard a rumor about
where they seem to be getting all this operating capital,
especially when thier main competitor owns 45% of the fraggin
company!!! ]<<<<< 
                   ---Dark Elf <16:20:53/11-12-53>

>>>>>[ DE, you should have seen the bunch of freaks I ran into
today.  This bunch of psycho-posergangers tried to convince me to
worship the "Holy Dragon."  These guy's were decked out like
something out of a TSR simsense game.  They were wearing fragging
chain mail and carrying fragging swords like something out of a
robin hood trid!  I think these fraggers were trying to convince me
that Tirandor is fragging God. They seem to be hanging out at  Club
Dedd in the village, it used to be a nice place, but if these guys
stick around, it'll really suck bags. ]<<<<< 
                  --- OddBall <16:27:50/11-12-53>

>>>>>[ You've got to be kidding.... This Dragon's got his own cult
now too!!!  Well, anyway, Metro got an ID on one of the people who
did the MagnaTech building and died in the blast. It was a Troll
Samurai going by the name "Maddog" O'Mally. Maddog was a real
hothead.  He was good at his job, but had a real bad temper that
got him in trouble a lot.  He had been getting really sloppy lately
and was working his way up Metro's most wanted list because he beat
the drek out of every bunch of MetroCops that even looked at him
funny.  Now the question is, who hired him to do a run on
MagnaTech, and what were they after. ]<<<<< 
                   --- Dark Elf <16:39:37/11-12-53>

>>>>>[Wow is it quiet here all of a sudden.  Do I have bad breath or
something?]<<<<<
        --  Dante <22:18:04 / 11-12/53>

>>>>>[I know why they are waiting.  Hopefully there won't be any
bloodshed.]<<<<<
        --  Dante <00:53:16 / 11-13-53>

>>>>>[ In most of the scenarios I have heard of where a new force
of leadership has invited all the "powers that be" (a generic term
which shall suffice here) to a certain meeting place, usually one
where the new leader has control, it is the staging of a coup or
mass execution of any opposition.  Very Machiavellian, but
nevertheless effective. ]<<<<< 
                -- Doctor Doom <04:00:18/11-13-53>

>>>>>[ Well, the infamous MagnaTech meeting has been going on
since last night.  I don't know how, but Tirandor managed to
convince the board to stay overnight somehow.  Magna and Dragon's
Den security teams have been squared off for almost two days now,
and I'm wondering if some rookie CorpCop is going to get an itchy
trigger finger and start world war III by accident.  Anyway, at
about 6:00am EST, another unmarked transport chopper landed on the
Intrepid, and some Johnson type I've never seen before got out and
was quickly escorted inside.  I think we have a new player here!
Once this mess blows over, I'm going to find out what's so special
about the tunnels under the ex-MagnaTech building. ]<<<<< 
                      ---Dark Elf <15:45:50/11-13-53>

>>>>>[ Well, after 24 hours of negotion and a mexican standoff
between corporate armies, the ownership of MagnaTech has been
resolved. You're not gonna believe what happened!!!!!!  One good
thing though, everyone who went aboard the Intrepid came out alive,
well, almost everyone.  After many *many* hours of discussion and
dealing, the old board of MagnaTech reached a line they refused to
cross, no matter what offer the Dragon made.  This deadlock was
broken by the suprise appearance of yet another player in the
MagnaTech game.  I said you wouldn't believe it, but Joseph
Yoshida, CEO of Yoshida Technologies in Seattle came in, with a
stock portfolio you wouldn't believe! It seems that Yoshida had
been buying up MagnaTech stock like a madman, and had prevented
Tirandor from immediately buying up the whole company. Needless to
say Tirandor was furious (and probably scared the drek out of the
Magna people).  Well the Magna people started cutting deals with
Yoshida, and sold most of the company right out from under the
Dragon's scaly clutches! ]<<<<< 
                       ---Dark Elf <18:50:32/11-13-53>

>>>>[Wait a minute, what do you mean "almost", who got 
geeked????]<<<<< 
                       ---OddBall <18:53:39/11-13-53>

>>>>>[ Well, that was another suprise.  It seemed that that VatJob
Harada got on board somehow.  The only thing I know for shure is
that Magna didn't send him!  When Magna started selling out to
Yoshida, Harada made his move and tried to take out the MagnaTech
suits.  He didn't get too far tho, Tirandor saw him coming and
punched him clear across the hanger deck.  His security teams
started opening up on Harada before he could recover, and chased
him up to the flight deck. Harada took several hits, and was in bad
shape when he took a nose dive off the deck and into the harbor. 
He didn't come back up.  I wonder why the Dragon was so hot to kill
this guy when he was after the people who sold him out to
Yoshida... ]<<<<< 
                         ---Dark Elf <19:01:17/11-13-53>

>>>>>[That was a matter of principle, Elf. No one is killed in my
lair unless *I* order it.  I would question how you cam by this
knowledge so quickly but knowing your reputation, I doubt I'd like
your answer.]<<<<< 
                         ---Tirandor <From the Dragon's Desk>

>>>>>[ You know Dragon, you'd figure that a corp with the stature
of Dragon's Den would have thought to put better IC in the security
camera slaves! I'm available as a Matrix security consultant, for a
considerable price tho, and it looks like you need one.  By the
way, why did you hire a loser like BobK???????? The guy thinks the
city is a big pinball machine and his chopper is the ball!  How
could you trust someone like that with a gunship anyway? ]<<<<< 
                          ---Dark Elf <19:09:03/11-13-53>

>>>>>[Tirandor, I wanted you to know that the actions of Yoshida
Tech were not against you personally.  Joseph had been monitoring
the situation and felt this course of action was best to avoid any
bloodshed. 

By my numbers, Yoshida Tech now holds 55% of MagnaTech stocks,
while Dragon's Den and its subsidiaries hold 38%.  While in theory
we now run the company, I would hope that we can be partners in
this endevour.  Joseph has asked me to set up a meeting with you to
discuss the future and you should receive some information within
the next few hours.]<<<<< 
        Lincoln Howe --
        Vice President, Yoshida Technologies
        <19:17:39 / 11-13-53>

>>>>>[Has anybody figured out exactly WHAT that vatjob was doing in
this whole mess?]<<<<< 
        Splut <Look out Below!>

>>>>>[Hey, now that this mess with MagnaTech appears to be at
least somewhat over, we can turn to a different subject.  Does
anyone have any idea who this Demos character that has been hanging
areound Seattle is? Hell, anyone know _WHAT_ he is?]<<<<< 
        --  Dante <10:50:14 / 11-14-53>

>>>>>[  Early this morning around 0218, an explosion went off on
the main floor of the Carland Research Institute, a subsidiary of
Mitsuhama inc.  No one was reported injured, and the Social
Relations Executive of Mitsuhama stated that the explosion was
purely accidental caused by a gas leak.  The Exec declined all
other comments.  ]<<<<< 
                - Generic NewsTrid [12:29:02/11-14-52]


>>>>>[  Fragging agas leak!  I'd sooner believe a dragon farted
over at the Mitsu lab.  I know C-12 when I smell it.  I don't know
which of the SINless pulled this hit or why, but I have my
hunches.  There was the matter of a certain characteristic
LandRover pulling away from the scene and an Ork at the wheel of a
computerized Ares Roadmaster.  If you guys are out there, know that
I'm watching you and suspect who you are.  Stay out of my district,
"chummers", or I'll bust you soon enough.  ]<<<<< 
        - Captain Grissim, Lone Star Securities [12:35:12/11-14-52]


>>>>>[  Grissim, you couldn't catch flies if there was drek on your
face. Cut the idle threats, you got drek for a file on us.  ]<<<<< 
                - The Mechanic [12:59:50/11-14-52]

>>>>>[  Anyone know why Fuchi ordered the hit on Whisper?  And
what was up with the drek hitting the fan at the Mitsu lab?  Did
Johnson botch the job on the other simultaneous hit?  I don't like
it when things mess up my plans -- especially counter productive
things to our job caused by the same Johnson.  No hard feelings
Johnson, just expect a higher price next time you ask for a pro. 
The deal was agreed upon, and your cred was good.  Next time I'll
have a couple stipulations of my own...  ]<<<<< 
                - The Mechanic [13:04:41/11-14-52]


>>>>>[  I got the info you wanted Mechanic.  Drop me a line at the
Coffee Shop, and we'll deal.  ]<<<<< 
                - TeeHee [15:42:17/11-14-52]

>>>>>[ Demos may be just another creature like me.  Now isn't
that depressing? I thought I was unique. ]<<<<< 
                -Gargoyle,{05:58:42/11:15:53}

>>>>[ Yo chummers of Detroit, I have just wandered into the area
and I am looking for some action.  Don't have much in the way of
equipment but give me a vehicle and i will do what is needed.  I
don't know much about my past it is quite blank.  All i know is
that i am young, ready, and able... so lets run.   If you know of a
group guys you can leave word on the street and i will be sure to
pick up on it... ]<<<<< 
                                --Street Boy,{15:54:23/11:15:53}

>>>>>{Hoi, chummers, I'm thinking it may be time to change
ShadowLands LTG again--if we've got Tirandor, and some wageslave
CEO decking into it, then something's definitely wrong here. Sir
Sysop, care to do something about this? Ahh well, to the point,
anybody remember seeing that version of Dracula that came out back
around the turn of the century?  I recently came across a flat of
it... amazing just how far off they were from the truth, isn't
it?]<<<<< 
        -ArkAngel(17:57:23/11-15-53)

>>>>>[  Hey team, watch your backs.  I hear Hollywood Simsense
has hired a hit team to "pay us back" for that turn we paid them a
while back.  I'm not sure who they are, but they're supposed to be
good. Mitsu was none to taken with us either.  I'd be waiting for
them to respond in turn as well.  I say bring 'em on -- I'll give
some false info into the bug I found at my place (sheesh, talk
about amateur night), and then put some of that C-12 I've got lying
around to use. I'll be hard to reach for a few days... 
Latez.]<<<<< 
                - The Mechanic [19:14:42/11-15-52]


>>>>>[  To the Fangs:  beware, I sensed negative energies in the
Astral while on my last "vacation".  I fear it might be a
disturbance caused by a certain focus -- nicknamed "the Tiki".  I
will try to give you advance warning should I sense else.  Take
heed.]<<<<< 
                - Silverlock, the P.C. [22:43:11/11-15-52]

>>>>>[ Ay, Street Boy! You quattin' in the ol' Tiger Stadium? 
Man, you got guts!  Back when '05, when the big one hit New York,
the aftershock waz felt way up here in D-W.  Well while Windsor waz
bein' rocked bad, the only thing that flopped over here was the
stadium. 13,000 people geeked in that place, along with some major
sports talent.  The wiz's say that "spirits" haunt the place, just
waitin' for the 7th innin' stretch.  What ever the frag that
is.]<<<<< 
                -O*Eye,{04:31:37/11:15:53}

>>>>>[ This is true, chummers.  Residents around the area say they
can here the crowds cheering at night.  Most of the eastern fan
sections are still reasonbly intact.  If you're ever bored at
night, you can sometimes see the ghosts out on the field and the
spector spectators watching.  Just beware of the consession
vendors, the ghouls will take a bit of you.]<<<<< 
                -Force V,{04:41:31/11:15:53}

>>>>>[  Origato, my excellent associates.  I have finally
received the goods you have requested.  For an external micro-tooth
transmitter/ear receiver set equivalent to Commlink II: 
20,000nuyen. Begging your pardon chummers, but anything less would
not be profitable, hai?  After all, you have asked for innovative
wireless communication units, thus, an associate technician of mine
had to become creative.  Meet me at the standard place @ 0200,
tuesday, and we can make the exchange.  Once again, excellent doing
business with you, 6-pack.  Our paths will indeed cross
again.]<<<<< 
                - Benny Hanna, fixer+ [08:02:51/11-16-52]

>>>>>[  Ah, the tech is in.  Good.  Good.  Then we can begin with
the minor cosmetic surgery implantation.  For a dental implant that
will be pressure activated and an inner ear surface implant, my
surgical fees will amount to say:  20,000nuyen.  After all, we want
no accidental essence losses, and you're getting only the best
hands in the biz.  Any clinic time used in recovering will be free
of charge -- I'd say 6 hours and you're on the streets.  What can I
say?  You guys have been great customers in the past...  Drop by
the clinic one by one, surgery should take an hour, as I always
have the possibility of other patients of mine dropping by
unexpectedly.  Good day, gentlemen.  ]<<<<< 
                - Dr. Fineous "Fingers" O'Toole [09:15:13/11-16-52]

>>>>>[  Hey, have you guys seen the Mechanic around lately?  I'll have to cover
his share for the gtech tomorrow, cuz I don't think he'll be anywhere where we
can get a hold of him if he don't want to be found.  You guys better come up
with your own cred tho'.  Hasta.  ]<<<<<
                - Blacksuit [10:101:11/11-16-52]

>>>>>[I found a piece of cement last night that said tiger
stadium... said it was built in 1997, so i am suprised that it
didn't stand up to the tremors, must have been one powerful
quake..  I have heard some screems at night, but i have never seen
anything to much out of the ordinary.  By the way what was this
stadium used for? Anyway does anybody know of a missing super kid?
He would be a decker/rigger, and would be about 15 years of age. 
If so i think i am him, don't know where i am from, or what i have
done... all i know is that i want a deck so i can go
exploring....]<<<<<< 
                                --street boy,{11:56:34/11:16:53}

>>>>>[ Sheesh!  Yoshida is making the Dragon a partner!?!?!? I bet
the MagnaTech boys are really pissed at that one!  ]<<<<<
                  ---Dark Elf <20:06:41/11-16-53>


>>>>>[ By the way! Someone made a good point today.  I think it's
time to change our LTG address.  The presence of corp types here is
unavoidable, but as a matter of principle we should make them work
for it]<<<<< 
                  ---Dark Elf <20:09:35/11-16-53>

>>>>>[ Hey! has anyone tried getting into Decker's Haven lately? 
I did this afternoon, and was denied due to system failure.  I know
that nobody knows the physical location of the database, but keep
an ear to  the pavement and see if you hear anything about the site
being raided.  I can have some of my associates set up a temporary
replacement, but I don't have copies of all the 'ware that was
stored there.  Once I get the new 'base setup, send in anything you've
downloaded from there in the past few weeks. ]<<<<<
                   ---Dark Elf <20:14:53/11-16-53>

>>>>>[All of this talk about changing the address of this system
is distressing.  First, nothing printed on a computer system in this
format can be used to incriminate a person.  Hell, you can't even
use it as probably cause for a search warrant or an arrest.  I
could say "I just broke into Dragon Den's computer and deleted all
of the payroll files." The cops couldn't do drek to implicate me in
it. 

Frankly, as far as I'm concerned, this is neutral territory.  We
are all equal persons and beings on here; all a simple pulse in the
datalines.  I don't care if you are the president of Yoshida Tech
or the drekking runner that just raided his computer.]<<<<< 
        --  Dante <19:56:21 / 11-16-53>

>>>>>[  Where's the fragging Mechanic?!?!?!  He owes me cred!  I
did the old boy a favor and picked up his tech, but he better not be
geeked in some alley, cuz Benny ain't offering refunds.  If anyone
sees him, tell him to drop me a line.  I can't be doing too many
chummers these bloody favors.  Drek!  Oh, and chummers, I scanned
for bugs after the Mechanic's last message, and I picked up 2 at my
pad. Stock model II's by Fuchi, unless I miss my guess.  Keep a
handle on it chummers...  ]<<<<< 
                - Blacksuit [19:38:11/11-17-52]


>>>>>[  Ease up Suit, I've got the cred.  You know I'm good for
it.  And besides, to think that I'd get geeked by those pukin'
amateurs is about as real as life in a fraggin' BTL.  Led 2 poor
saps to pier 12, and geeked the chrome-boy -- standard newbie sam
looking for a quick-name.  I did manage to just knock out his
partner (I probably shoulda geeked 'em both).  After some heavy
interrogation, I got him to tell me that Hollywood is after our
butts. Word on the street is they've contracted the 'killer-star'
hit team.  I'll do some more digging, but I'm layin' low for
now.]<<<<< 
                - The Mechanic [00:11:49/11-18-52]

>>>>>[ I've got a sinking feeling that Tommy Harada is still
alive.  Metro's been combing the harbor for a body, but have come up
empty.  I think that it would be stupid not to assume that the
Komatsu clan of the NY yakuza had nothing to do with his appearance
on the Intrepid on friday the 13th! ]<<<<< 
                 ---Dark Elf <17:41:07/11-17-53>

>>>>>[ By the way I DID BREAK INTO THE DRAGON'S DEN COMPUTER AND I
TOLD THE DRAGON ABOUT IT AND HE DIDN'T DO DREK!!!!!!!  I guess my
confidence in the anonymity of this BBS has been restored. ]<<<<< 
                 ---Dark Elf <17:45:36/11-17-53>

>>>>>[ I don't know weather to hire this "Dark Elf" or have him 
killed!]<<<<< 
                 ---Tirandor <From the Dragon's Desk>

>>>>>[ Herr Tirandor, (and you may notice, sir, that Herr is not
necessarily translated as 'mister') I would disuade you from having
Dark Elf terminated. On the contrary, I would suggest that you
consider accepting his offer to upgrade your data security
measures.  If he is as good as I would speculate, who would be
better at creating security than one who is good at circumventing/
defeating it?  I am working on two such projects myself--I cannot
cite the names, of course, but they have very good reason to have
their records air-tight. ]<<<<< 
                -- Doctor Doom <**:**:**/**-**-**>

>>>>>[ Thanks for your concern Dr. Doom, but I'm not that easy
to kill. Most who have tried have failed to even find me (or my real
identity). Besides, Tirandor knows that I can get to him if I have
to, I've been following some interesting leads lately having to do
with the MagnaTech bombing (remeber that, most of the world forgot
about it when the Dragon tried to take over).  When I get something
definite, I'll post it (as usual) ]<<<<<
                    ---Dark Elf <15:12:17/11-19-53>

>>>>>[ By the way, I did some more satellite work for another bunch
of trid pirates.  This bunch is from the heart of the Tir, and they
asked me to fix" a few sats so they can broadcast versions of
Shakespeare in the "original language" elven, of course!  It seems
that I'm developing a rep as a fixer for trid pirates lately.]<<<<< 
                     ---Dark Elf <Shakespeare was an Elf???>

>>>>>[ Aw man!!!! Aztechnology changed all the passcodes on their
telecomm sats!!!!  I think I know why though,  when I doctored one
of their telesats for the local trid pirates I noticed some
encrypted entries in the duty logs.  I won't know for shure until I
get back in, but I think that telecomm operations are only ONE
feature of the Aztech sats. Can you say orbital military platform?
I knew you could ]<<<<< 
                ---Dark Elf <I guess the Tir will have to wait>

>>>>>[ Hey, Elf, guess who's not dead yet. Yep, you guessed it, the
one and only Tommy "the dragon" Harada.  I spotted him down in
chinatown, and he didn't look too good.  He must have been headed
for the nearest clinic, cause he was trailing blood all the way. 
That's how I noticed him, I spotted a blood trail on the sidewalk
and followed it to a limping Tommy Harada.  I don't think he saw
me, but I'm gonna lay low for a while just in case. ]<<<<< 
               ---Big Jake <17:49:58/11-20-53>

>>>>>[ Harada's still alive!!!! We have to find out where that
clinic is!!! I need to know who sent him to the intrepid last
week]<<<<< 
               ---Dark Elf <17:51:20/11-20-53>

>>>>>[ You mean, those guys in the Tir actually think
that Shakespeare wrote all his original stuff in Elven???? That's
the funniest thing I've ever heard! Next you'll try to convince me
that the tooth fairy really exists!!! ]<<<<< 
              ---OddBall <17:56:03/11-20-53>

>>>>>[ You should check the NewsNets before you open your mouth
OddBall, take a look at this morning's edition, and you'll see an
article on the tooth-fairy murders... ]<<<<< 
             ---Dark Elf <17:58:05/11-20-53>

>>>>>[Sorry to drop off like that.  We had an unexpected guest,
and ended up running off to Tsimshian for a wild weekend of
debauchery and indulgement.  NOT! Seriously, we ran into an eagle
shapeshifter, who enlisted us to go pound some toxic heads.  Ran
into some biohazards up there, and Isbin learned a real interesting
spell. 
        
The Illuminati were behind it all.  Just kidding, Brodie.

Wher we last left off--  we need you to run a supply train for us. 
I'll give you the details later.  And sure, bring your friend- the
more we can recruit from contacts, the fewer we'll have to hire. 
        
Well, I'm off to go run some serious errands.  I have to have all
this cyber-junk ripped out and retire, I think, so I'll be out of
the picture for awhile.  I'll say hi to sis and the clan for you. 

Just remember, Brodie; NOBODY expects the Bavarian Illuminati!!!
        BWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!!!!]<<<<<
        --Flare <NULLSIG COURTESY OF DOOM>

>>>>>[No problem.  And it's not the illuminati.  My friend Jew has
been informing me of the error of my ways.  It's the BROTHERHOOD! 
They are responsible for all of it!  Run away!  At any rate, I
would be more than happy to oblige.  I miss the non-limelight. 
Much rather be running. You're retiring?  Damn!  Try to stick
around for a while... Jew said he had some questions for you on
initiation (Oww! Stop that!  I was just kidding!  Get off of me! 
OWohiae4y90u8326qg Umm..Like I was saying. Be more than happy to.
And Brodi...I mean that *I* was only kidding about the initiation
bit, of course.  Good to hear from you again..uh.. Flare! (Yeah...
*boot* get up Brodie... and NO more munchkin crackers before
bedtime) Bye4now]<<<<< 
                --Brodie <10:49:15/11-20-53>

>>>>>[I'm going on sabbatical for awhile.  Now that I got sis back,
I'm getting all of this metal ripped (gee, I hope not) out of me. 
Unlike some, I never left willingly.  Things aren't the way I left
them, here, but who could expect that?  The dragon is still around,
I think, but no one's seen him in years. 

My Medicine Chief says that he'll go with me to the city and
take care of me after the surgery, which will be nice.  It's hard,
though, to take orders from someone when I've gotten so used to
giving them. See you in about six weeks, if all goes well.]<<<<< 
        --Flare <15:22:23/10-08-53>


>>>>>[Brodie? Doom? Maze?  They're kicking me out!!!  They say they
I'm dead to them until I make peace with Wolf!  My sister is the
only one who even recognizes that I exist, and only when no one's
looking.  I can't very well pick up the old street-sam position now
that I have no cyber.  Um, I need a place to stay.  Anyone got a
place for a useless, wannabe-shaman sasquatch? Right now I'm
holding down Gross' Nursery, in northern California Free State.
{LAN CFS-22-39-39-6430ZEN} ]<<<<< 
        --Flare <18:30:22/11-22-53>

>>>>[ Hey kid.  Yeah you.  The one hanging out at the old
stadium. If your looking for action, meet me at the old north gate
at midnight in 3 days.  I'll be the one driving the nomad.  We'll
go looking for ghosts or some thing lower on the evolutionary
chain.]<<<<< 
                        --Test Drive <17:44:02/11-22-53>

>>>>>[ Hey Dwarf!  How long does it take you to get from New York
to Seattle, anyway?  C'mon, the actions about to heat up! ]<<<<< 
                                 --Boxcar <17:50:23/11-22-53>

>>>>[ yo test drive, good to hear from someone...  north gate
ehhh, i shall be in the place mentioned ready to go.. only one
request, if you know somewhere to stop and get me some 'toys' i am
in need.... i have heard from another guy around here too, a guy
talking about fastballs or something like that, you know him?]<<<< 
                                --street boy <01:55:23/11:23:53>

>>>>>[ things going to heat up in seatle again... good to hear that
boxcar, got the stuff ready for a little bar b q. ]<<<< 
                                --snake eys <01:56:53/11:23:53>

>>>>>[Brodie? Doom? Maze?  They're kicking me out!!!  They say they
I'm dead to them until I make peace with Wolf!  My sister is the
only one who even recognizes that I exist, and only when no one's
looking.  I can't very well pick up the old street-sam position now
that I have no cyber.  Um, I need a place to stay.  Anyone got a
place for a useless, wannabe-shaman sasquatch? Right now I'm
holding down Gross' Nursery, in northern California Free State.
{LAN CFS-22-39-39-6430ZEN} ]<<<<< 
        --Flare <18:30:22/11-22-53>

>>>>>[Flare, you know that you always have a place with me.  Jew
insists that you crash here. (no pun)  Come on down, I know that you
will be able to sort this all out.  If nothing else, this is a
change of scenery and people.  Come down, don't worry about the
lack of cyber.  I know how much you disliked it.  And you have
ample compensation for it.]<<<<< 
           --Brodie <12:35:55/11-23-53>

>>>>>[ Why an' the world would you guys want ta come here?  Ya got
yer Eco-Terrorist, the SAM's (Society Against the Mergance), the
HOBBIT's (Humanis Of a Better Biological Ideal Tomorrow), an
atmosphere of 35% carbondioxcide, old Ares Street patrols that just
LOVE shootin' things, and a government legistration who were
personally put there by corporate vote. Take my advice guys, stay
home.  And if yer already here, stay low, wear a breather and gods'
sake don't talk back to the armed security!!]<<<<< 
                1*I,{07:56:20/11:23:53}

>>>>>[ That's great, all we need is more snot-nose punks running
around ths sprawl THINKING they're something bad.]<<<<< 
                Dan the Divit,{08:12:37/11:23:53}

>>>>>[ Close it Dan, (the man has gotten a real attitude since Ares
shot his leg off) Don't mind him kids, D-W is a good enough town for
anyone. Just mind your manners and you'll go far. Oh also, if you
are from out of town, make sure if you're a spell-chucker to
register with Ares in Detroit Central. THey have this little
problem with magic, they don't like it unless it's on their side of
the firing line. Just a good bit of advice from little old
me.]<<<<< 
                Gramps,{08:45:04/11:23:53}

>>>>>[ I was not talking to you Kuhltic.  I was trying to
contact Hick.  He agreed to journey from New York and join us in
Seattle for some "(not) rare (enough) critter" hunting.  Hick, when
should we be expecting you? ]<<<<< 
                               --Boxcar <08:52:37/11-22-53>>

>>>>>[ Kuhltic?  Sounds ominous.  You the one that wanted to go
ghost hunting over at the old Tiger Stadium?  Maybe you should meet
me 'n the forgetful boy, too. ]<<<<< 
                              TestDrive <09:12:43/11-22-53>

>>>>>[ Flare, I had not idea that you were experiencing
such difficulties...I am heartened that you chose to contact us in
your hour of need.  But to the problem:  Despite the generosity of
JEW's offer, I would imagine that you would prefer quarters more
tailored to you individual need and tastes?  If so, do not hesitate
to simply ASK...the arrangements can be made.  If you do not have
anything in particular in mind, I can have it such that you stay in
the same complex of which I (and a certain other individual which
will, for the present, remain nameless) am presently a
resident.]<<<<< 
                -- Doctor Doom <12:57:10/11-23-53>

>>>>>[ Oh, and Flare, I was pontificating on the possibility of
taking the ... uh, "group" on maneuvers sometime soon.  Do you have
any schedule conflicts with this proposal? ]<<<<< 
                -- Doctor Doom <12:58:56/11-23-53>

>>>>>[Brodie, thanks for the offer, but I really need to take
care of Wolf, and I can't go running down there right now.  But, I
_can_ use you.  I need an escort of sorts, there's some business
that I have to attend to, sans bod. 

Doom, if you can set me up in a secure spot for awhile, I would
really appreciate it.  I don't know how long this is going to take. 
I have to find something first, and I doubt that either of you guys
could help. Chalk this one up to Mage S**t, Brodie. 

Doom- The "kids" are all yours for the duration.  Take care of them.

Thanks guys.]<<<<<
                --Flare <16:08:32/11-23-53>

>>>>>[ Flare, I could find a reasonably safe place for you to
crash for a while.  The hitch is it's in New York!!!!!  I don't
think the NAN would appreciate you careening across their protected
territory just to get to NYC quickly! ]<<<<< 
              ---Dark Elf <17:43:41/11-23-53>

>>>>>[ Hmmm, I've never heard of this "Hick" dude, but as a New
Yorker, I can give you an estimate on travel time between NY and
Seattle.  If you go by legal plane, it'll take about a day
(counting flight registaration, passenger search etc... but you
wouldn't be able to transport hardware or most cyb.  Best way to go
is taking a shadowflight (but you have to watch out for NAN
airspace). This will take about 4-5 hours. I would suggest going by
ground tho, and if you ignore the legal highways and speed limits,
you can do it in about a week.]<<<< 
             ---Big Jake <17:52:49/11-23-53>

>>>>>[  Woah!  Dere was dis huge hit dat went on down at da
4th street warehouse.  Word was dat Hollywood set up some boys to
take out da 6-pack.  I tink dey had a mage or sumpin', cuz da hit
team had some hostages and had da place set up for an ambush or
sumpin'.  Next ting ya know, I's hears bullets and grenades and
stuff and I's comes running out of my house and I's sees dis
landrover pull away.  I's don't knows whats went down, but I heard
6-pack took a layover outta town while tings cool off.  I'd hate to
see what happened to dat hit squad.  ]<<<<< 
                - Brutus 'T Gnash <14:44:31/11-23-52>


>>>>>[  Yeah, well I heard what went down as well.  And 6-pack, I
know it was you.  I found the bodies and the Mechanic's signature
sniper rifle shells. I also found traces of elemental dust, Drake. 
I had a mage pal of mine check the background aura and there
definitely was some hot stuff flying.  Oh, we got some blood
samples off the floor too.  Most matched up with the geeked squad,
but we got a line on Ork metagene traces in one sample.  How're you
feeling Haus?  I don't know who else was there, but I know that you
guys were up to no good.  I just don't know why you chose to
"execute" these poor SOBs in MY part of town.  I'm telling you, if
I ever EVER see your sorry hides again, they'll be nailed to my
duraplak walls.  ]<<<<< 
        - Cpt. Grissim, Lone Star Securities <15:10:11/11-23-52>


>>>>>[  Grissim, you never have a clue about what drek is hitting
who's fan do you?  If you did, you'd know that Hollywood set up the
hit on US.  If you did, you'd know that they took HOSTAGES and we
barely got outta there alive. If you did, you'd know that we don't
"execute" anyone.  If you did, you'd start taking a look at the
corporate behinds that you kiss so well, instead of hassling us. 
If you did, you'd know that hassling us just isn't cost-effective
for you.  I ditched your last two undercover boys without even
breathing hard.  Why don't you take a real look at what's going
on?  Maybe then you'll realize who's messin' with who.  Until then,
keep your sorry butt off the Nets, cuz you're really starting to
bore me with your bluster.  ]<<<<< 
                - The Mechanic <23:10:19/11-23-52>

>>>>>[  It's always those stinking Tir elves behind the stuff 
anyway...]<<<<< 
                - Blacksuit <23:15:28/11-23-52>

>>>>>[ Hoi chummers, Tommorrow's my b-day! I won't say publicly how
old I'll be (I have a policy of giving away as little personal info
as possible) and I'll be off to do some quasi-legal operations with
my team down in the Philly area for the next week, so I will  be
incommunicado for about a week until the heat dies down some.  Try 
not to piss off the Dragon too much while I'm away, please. ]<<<< 
            ---Dark Elf <17:56:38/11-23-53>

>>>>>[ Ahh, a whole week with the Dark Elf away!!! My mainframes
feel safer already.  No offense my elven friend, I have mixed
feelings about your presence and your intimate knowledge of my
doings.  However, I may have a proposal for you when you get back,
we'll negotiate this later. ]<<<<< 
            ---Tirandor <from the Dragon's Desk>

>>>>>[ Hmmm, Tirandor has an offer for me? This should be
fun.  Knowing my luck he'll want me to do something involving
MagnaTech!!! I can't seem to get away from that fragging company
these days.]<<<<< 
                  -- Dark Elf <On his way out>

>>>>>[ Well, almost... ]<<<<<
                  ---Tirandor <From the Dragon's Desk>


>>>>>[Maybe you misunderstood.  I'm with JEW right now.  In
a certain part of Seattle which should remain nameless. While I have
been in con- tact with members of the group in Houston, I may have
mis-represented where I was (gee, wonder why?  Jew's nemesis corp
would like to know:( but I am indeed in Seattle.  Ask around.  And
to make it fairly easy, just remember what I used to do before I
ran, and what Jew & I could do if we weren't running.  That should
lessen the possibilites down to a dozen or so.  And yes, we are in
the Yellow Pages...(yes, yet another archaic term).  Our place
should be reasonably secure, and while it may not be specifically
designed for you, we have PLENTY of room.  Just sold one
...project... and so have more than enough room for you.
Call!]<<<<< 
                --Brodie <4:42:55/11-23-53>

>>>>>[Flare, what's all this about needing a place to stay? You
know that you are always welcome here. I can give you a pretty
secure place, if necessary, I can even get "Daddy" to help, but
these days I think that I can take care of any "visitors" that
happen to show up. Just let me know. We could even put you in your
old room in Houston if that is your desire" 
                                --Maze <--:--:--/-- -- -->

>>>>>[Thanx DE, but the Doctor is on it. Just one word about
me moving, or my location, and the Brotherhood will be on me faster
than you can say hype-wired-sammi-on-a-skateboard.  Besides, I need
to find a free spirit in old Los Angeles; goes by the name of
Richtor. Any threads on this, chummer?]<<<<< 
                --Flare <18:58:52/11-23-53>

>>>>>[ I was not talking to you Kuhltic.  I was trying to contact
Hick.  He agreed to journey from New York and join us in Seattle for
some "(not) rare (enough) critter" hunting.  Hick, when should we
be expecting you? ]<<<<< 
                        --Boxcar <08:52:37/11-22-53>> >  

>>>>>[ Kuhltic?  Sounds ominous.  You the one that wanted to go
ghost hunting over at the old Tiger Stadium?  Maybe you should meet
me 'n the forgetful boy, too. ]<<<<< 
                        --TestDrive <09:12:43/11-22-53>

>>>>>[ By the by, Flare, do you have any specifics in mind in your
temporary quarters?  And I believe that I SHALL take the "boys" on
maneuvers... ]<<<<< 
                -- Doctor Doom <01:33:58/11-24-53>

>>>>>[ Uhhhh...boss?  Does dat mean we's goin' somewheres? ]<<<<<
                -- Piledriver <01:34:43/11-24-53>

>>>>>[ Jawohl.  FALL IN RANKS!  JETZT!!!  MACHT SCHNELL!!! ]<<<<<
                -- Doctor Doom <01:36:30/11-24-53>

>>>>>[ Yes, sir! ]<<<<<
                -- Piledriver <01:37:51/11-24-53>

>>>>>[ Oh, and Flare...  Maze and I are planning on going down to
Texas A&M&M for a special event (The Bonfire), and we will be
meeting Izbin there.  If you are interested in coming, inform me as
such. ]<<<<< 
                -- Doctor Doom <01:40:13/11-24-53>

>>>>>[I'll drive.]<<<<<
       --Brodie <8:14:00/11-24-53>

>>>>>[The little spot will do nicely, thanks.  Hold it down until I
get back? I'm afraid I don't see what's so great about a little
fire.  I wouldn't be able to get close anyway.  Besides, I have a
pressing engagement in L.A. If Isbin asks, tell him I'm looking for
a free spirit with a gating power.  Oh, and tell 'im hi.]<<<<< 
                --Flare <11:07:25/11-24-93>

>>>>[Watch what you say, sirrah, for I too am an Elf.  I was born in
Tir and take offense at anyone degrading my homeland.  Although it is
true that our political manouvering makes your politicians look like
slam dancers (an archaic term) at a ballet, that is but one small
facet of life.  Remember who you insult before you do so.]<<<<
                       -Harlequin <I'm the younger one>

>>>>>[Critter hunting?  Sheesh!  Better take some firepower.  My
last experience was with some kind of paranormal bear.  This thing
was huge and had me cornered in a building. [They didn't tell me we
were hunting something that big, so I only brought a sniper rifle.]
It had me pinned up against a wall and a was about ready to geek me
when Skids unloaded his .575 Nitro Express into the thing.  Now he's
got the head mounted over the bar at the Fringe State.  That's the
last time I ever go hunting with anything less than a rocket
launcher.  Ya just don't know what the drek is out there these
days.]<<<<<
                                --Jake <23:04:45/11-23-53>

>>>>>[ A rocket launcher?  Now _there's_ an idea!  Ought to go well
with the miniguns.  *Heh*.  I assure you Jake that we will have
proper armament when we are ready to slay our prey.  The "Critters"
we are stalking have too legs and fancy themselvs "HOBBITS".  See
ya at the body banks. ]<<<<< 
                                --Boxcar <15:18:44/11-24-53>

>>>>[Thanx Brodie, but have asked Jew if he would drive us. You are
welcome to join if you would like though.]<<<< 
                Maze<**:**:**/-- -- -->

>>>>>[ Dear Mr. Boxcar,
After viewing your latest transmission, I am deeply hurt by your
misguided violence toward my originization.  If memory serves we
have never directly offended you in any manner or form.  If you are
accustom to the bloodshed and crueltality of the Alamos 20,000 of
the west, I asure you we are not of that lowest of caliber.  I
formally invite you to our meeting house, the address is on the LTG
0915 district. Please join us, you are most welcome. I hope after
meeting and discussing our stand one-on-one, we will be able to see
things in a similar point of view. ]<<<<< 
                Ronald Benkings,{16:51:38/11:24:53}

>>>>>[ Don't trust 'em, Box-cars.  They may seem like chummer
enough people, but behind those smiles are 120% meta-haters. ]<<<<< 
                O*I,{17:17:52/11:24:53}

>>>>>[ Forget it O*I, let the newbie get hosed by the jerks!  Did
you ever bother to check out where the HOBBITs get their backing, or
are you that wet behind the Datajack? ]<<<<< 
                Dan the Divit,{17:38:09/11:24:53}

>>>>>[  What is so great about a little fire?  Flare, there are so
many things I must tell you... Although I think I will have Izbin
help me on that one.]<<<<         
        -- Doctor Doom  <00:47:44/11-25-53> 

>>>>>[ Dan the Divit do tell.  Information has been so tight
around here I may just have to visit these ppl just to learn
anything at all.  Newbie? Dear boy I was running shadows while you
were still in diapers. ]<<<<< 
                             --Boxcar <11:21:47/11-25-53>

>>>>>[ Hick!  Are you even on this fraggin' board?! ]<<<<<
                             --Boxcar <11:34:05/11-25-53>

>>>>>[ Hmmmm, what was that LTG again?  Play time. ]<<<<<
                             --Harley <*SQUISH*/*MAIM*>

>>>>>[ LTG 0915 ]<<<<<
                               --Dulcimer <13:24:12/11-25-53>

>>>>>[ To all of you who will be visiting relatives on the upcoming
Holiday, Glueckliches Dankfest. ]<<<<< 
                -- Doctor Doom <18:16:44/11-25-53>

>>>>>[ ArkAngel asked earlier if anyone had seen the near the turn
of the century film, _Dracula_, and commented on how inaccurate it
was...  I have indeed seen it.  Not long ago, I embarked on a
extensive research project regarding HMHVV infected beings,
especially _Sanguisuga europa_, which involved reviewing
information from the most diverse sources, and that movie was one
of them.  Personally, I feel the film was very well done, and I do
not feel the inaccuracies detracted from its quality. 

I am not certain which inaccuracies you had grievance with,
ArkAngel, but that will not dissaude me from guessing: 

The movie was correct in that Vampires can go out in the day,
although it is not true they suffer no ill effects, or, for that
matter, that they experience something so benign as having their
powers limited, as depicted in the film.  My studies have concluded
that vampires exposed to sunlight have intense allergic reactions,
and yes, it does burn, but they are NOT destroyed outright by it. 
So, it is true that they can be killed by the sun, but not
instantly. 

Further, MANY vampires do exhibit an 'allergy' to Holy Symbols, but
this is, in my opinion, largely psychologically-based.  My research
has revealed that there are vampires that suffer no debilitating
effects from Holy objects, but there seems to be a bizarre
exception in the case of coming into physical contact with items
that have been blessed, including Holy Water.  Apparently, (and
this is based upon conjecture) these is something vaguely magical
about the act of blessing something.  (The last phenomena has not,
I feel, been adequately researched, and thus should be subject to
review.) 

Anther quality of the vampiric powers I found false was the
trans- formation that Dracula experienced when he drained Lucy of
her blood the first time (by which I mean that werwolf-like
creature).  Dracula's comment upon being confronted by Mina lead me
to believe that it was being treated as one of the natural states
of the vampire (this conclusion may be false, I admit). It is, of
course, possible that a vampire could take that form, but it would
be via a spell, and I do not see a vampire willingly transforming
himself into something so alien to human nature.  A wolf, yes, a
bat, yes, but a cross between man and beast, I find that most
improbable. 

Another possible inaccuracy implied by the person who posed the
question earlier is the chopping off of the head, as per tradition,
to ensure the death of a vampire.  This prevents the HMHVV
creature's natural regenerative processes from coming into play,
and thus ensures that they shall not be coming back, so to speak. 

The last aspect of the film I shall comment on is that the film
also implies that Vlad Tepes of Wallachia was the first Vampire, a
fact which is not supported by the evidence I have compiled to
date.  Doubtless, Prince Vlad was a truly bloodthirsty man, and
legend has it he was Sanguisuga Europa, but the FIRST?  Depending
on what and who you read, most unlikely. ]<<<<< 
                -- Darkwatch <23:25:32/11-29-53>

>>>>>[Holy Symbols are indeed not a reliable defense. There is
no inherent power in, say, a crucifix. In the case of Vlad Tepes, I
would guess that his strong reaction to the crucifix was due to
some lingering guilt and/or fear of the Christian god's wrath. He
was an adherent of the Catholic Church before his "death", and that
god is not known for the well-treatment of apostates. The vampires
I know in Seattle never succumbed to any silly superstitions, but a
water-pistol loaded with Blessed water was QUITE effective. The
water was blessed by a Witch, so it doesn't have to be a Christian
effect. I will say that real vampires exhibit a far wider range of
temperment and personality than the media, past or present, gives
them credit for. 

The water brings up a point not really explored yet, even forty+
years into the Awakening: religious magick. While the Shamanic
traditions of the Native Americans may count, neither Christanity
nor Witchcraft (and doubtless many other religions) bear any real
resemblence to it. And they certainly work magick. The Catholic
exhorcism (sp?) ritual is magickal in nature, even if they won't
admit it, and no one can deny the power of Wiccan magick. 

I am not a magician; I would like to hear about this from someone
who knows what they're talking about. Comments?]<<<<< 
        Raven <I'm back!/Nevermore!>

>>>>>[ Hoi chummers!  Just got back from Philly last night.  My
week down in the Philadelphia area was interesting to say the least.
I'll be downloading an article from the Philadelphia NewsNet that
describes some of my handiwork to the next issue of the underground
<Heh>.  Anyway, those of you that speak elven should check out the
elven version of Shakespeares plays that some of my buddies in the
Tir have been transmitting.  I'm almost starting to believe that
Shakespeare was an elf! The elven translation is full of subtle jokes
and multiple meanings.  It's really good stuff! ]<<<<<
                     ---Dark Elf <17:06:05/11-30-53>

>>>>>[ Now that you're back, I'll be sending you the information
packet I told you about last week Dark Elf. ]<<<<<< 
                     ---Tirandor <From the Dragon's Desk>

>>>>>[ Precisely my point, Raven.  As I said earlier, the allergy
to Holy symbols exhibited in some vampires appears to have a
psychological, as opposed to magical, basis.  However, there seems
to be 'something to' Holy Water, in that it falls outside the
earlier allergy.  Vampires who treat Holy symbols with indifference
are still affected by it.  It appears that there is something about
the act of blessing that is metaphorically similar to magic, but I
am not certain of that.  One further point, this allergy extends to
water blessed by mundane priests, a seeming contradiction, and an
explanation for which I am at a loss.  Further study is required,
most certainly. 

As far as magic and Christianity is concerned, I know that the
Catholic Church does practice some magic.  A friend and associate of
mine is a member of the Sisterhood and a Dove Shaman as well. 
There are also, of course, active hermetics in the Church, and let
me tell you, if there is any priest one should avoid vexing is an
Exorcist...very powerful, indeed.  This last comment does not come
from first-hand experience, you must understand, but from
documented evidence. ]<<<<< 
                -- Darkwatch <20:05:57/11-30-53>