>>>>>[ OHHHHHHHH does CRUSH have hang-over. CRUSH not know why, CRUSH only had 7 mind erasers, 5 snake bites, 7 tequilla, 2 praire fire, 3 boilermakers and a 1/2 bottle of grain. is it true CRUSH danced with a lamp shade on head during one of Sheena's reditions of a Concrete Dreams song??? CRUSH Remember most of night. CRUSH hope Joseph not mad at CRUSH. CRUSH not break anything (which is new one for CRUSH). CRUSH have to go and throw up now, bye.]<<<<< -CRUSH <02-28-54/17:53:39> >>>>>[ Napalm - I recall you mentioning that the Intrepid must be hiding by magic. I remember from my days at the Makah controlled USN sub base that the old US Navy in the late 1980's sent an aircraft carrier out into the Atlantic Ocean under orders to hide. That aircraft carrier was able to hide from their satellites and surface craft for either two or three weeks. Obviously, we have far better tech to find them with, but also even better tech to hide with nowadays. Just from one who riggs to stay alive - don't sell short what you can do with tech and a vehicle. It is liable to be hazardous to your health. *grin*]<<<<< - CrossFire <18:09:19/02-28-54> >>>>>>[Yeah, 'bout the only thing I can say. We missed the party. Would have like to attend, but Glitter Boy and Bladestar are in a shadow clinic, undergoing extensive treatment. Glitter is exhausted, plain and simple, and he suffered a brain hemorragy when he was ambushed by an unknown program while going to look after DOA. Guess that the Aztlan trip was eventful... Doctors assume he will recover, that's the good news. Bladestar, on the other hand, seems to suffer from a peculiar kind of disease. Since he went down during the MONICA affair, his blood pressure has dropped slowly but steadily, his EEG is slow. Medics are at a loss to explain his condition. It's as if he lost the will to live. He's slowly fading. God, and we don't even know what he was doing when he was geeked! So, as you can see, the mood's not bright. And, 'cos we're a team, either we party all together, or we don't party at all. Plus, of course, the fact that people are hot on our trail. Guess that Mr. Yoshida - not to mention everybody else - wouldn't have been overjoyed if we had brought a firefight to his mansion.]<<<<<< -Redwing- <01.03.54/16:57:13> >>>>>>[Better go now, Red. Them hounds are scum, but them got big noses. Me can already smell them.]<<<<<< -Truckin'- <01.03.54/16:59:30> >>>>>[ Wow, that was some party Mr. Yoshida. Thank you. I found the memorial service quite moving, it's about time that someone honored the passing of those in "the business." People are giving their lives everyday for all sorts of causes, and I can't think of one more noble. On the sub-orbital back to NY, my team and I didn't have much to say to each other. I think we were all caught up in the immensity of this whole situation. There isn't much more to say about it. You can be sure its not over though, with Quention loose and the Intrepid in hiding, apparently bound for "Omega Island", and the big question mark that calls himself General Wendell Trevor, there is still a whole world to explore before this mystery is solved. Tirandor, Quention, and Trevor, I swear on my fallen comrades that I will see your plot uncovered! Beware the ghosts in your machines! ]<<<<< ---Dark Elf <12:52:13/03-01-54> >>>>>[ Well, it's good to be back with my friends, and back in good old NY! OK, so I was in NY while I was imprisoned, but you can hardly compare the brig of an old carrier the city that never sleeps! ]<<<<< ---Big Jake <12:54:07/03-01-54> >>>>>[ I have a nagging suspicion that some of us may have already met the enigmatic general, but I can't quite place it. ]<<<<< ---Napalm <12:55:28/03-01-54> >>>>>[ I think you should concentrate on finding out just who or what all those CIA types are looking for. They may provode us with a clue as to where the Intrepid is and, more importantly why they left! ]<<<<< ---Dark Elf <12:56:58/03-01-54> >>>>>[ The sarge decided to take off on his own little "fact-finding" tour. he told me that he would see what he could dig up on Quention in the old army files. I think he's gonna get himself killed. The Cowboy wants to hang around for a while. I say that he's in the team if he wants it, what about you guys? Do we take on the Cowboy or not? ]<<<<< ---OddBall <13:00:59/03-01-54> >>>>>[ I've told you what I know about his rep, I say he's in.]<<<<< ---Dark Elf <13:01:46/03-01-54> >>>>>[ I was on that caper too, I'm convinced of his abilities. I'd be more than happy to have the "last of the Texas lawmen" at my side in a scrap.]<<<<< ---Big Jake <13:03:10/03-01-54> >>>>>[ I also vote on the positive! Besides, Harry seems to like him. ]<<<<< ---Napalm <13:04:03/03-01-54> >>>>>[ As acting "leader" (I guess) of this team, I'd like to welcome the one known as "the Cowboy" into the fold! ]<<<<< ---Dark Elf <13:05:16/03-01-54> >>>>>[ Cowboy doesn't have a dumb terminal yet, so I'll post his reaction.... He said "Well pardner, I'd be happy as a pig in *hit to be a member of yer posse!" His slang is a little outdated, but I guess that means he's in! Congrats Cowboy! Glad to have you aboard! ]<<<<< ---OddBall <13:08:21/03-01-54> >>>>>[ Too bad Tommy Harada vanished off on one of his "quests" again after getting back in NY. I'd like to have him become a permanent member of the team but I guess he has his own agenda. I doubt he would tie himself down to one group, despite the fact that his personality is "borrowed" from Quention he's very much his own person. At least we don't have to worry about him becoming yet another Quention! The original is more than enough trouble!]<<<<< ---Dark Elf <13:11:58/03-01-54> >>>>>[ Well, with the team back in New York (with a little extra firepower in the form of the Cowboy), we're back on the chase for Quention. Everybody at this end is hitting the streets for info, and we should have results in a day or too. The Intrepid on the move could be quite a problem. I had been considering a full run on the Dragon's Lair for the past week, but that is now out of the question. I'm really interested in finding out if the DDI main system satlink is still in the same place on the New York Corporate LTG. The subsidiary systems for the rest of the DDI complex down by the docks is on a direct land based line to the LTG rather than on sat link like the Intrepid, but they don't keep anything important there. Knowing Tirandor, he's had the address for the sat link changed at least three times since my little visit to MONICAs hometown, but it may still be in the same place on the matrix. Hmmm, I wonder if "Omega Island" has it's own LTG yet, or if it's still working off whatever LTG it was originally on. Well, it looks like its time for some more "creative decking". I'll have some of the answers soon! ]<<<<< ---Dark Elf <13:25:13/03-01-54> >>>>[ Greetings to you all once again. It is good to feel so refreashed and relaxed, so that we might get down to some work. Right where can one fit in. Is there any where that needs a quick buzzing. I might be able to help with the tracking of your missing ship. I still have access to some british military sat relays and would be glad to get the information from there. As far as I know there sats are home grown. Also what is all this problems concerning Trog et al.]<<<<< >White Knight< >18:20<>01/03/54< >>>>>[ Redwing my people are at your disposal if you need them. I know that you probably have your own places to hide, but I believe I may be able to offer some protection. For one major point they are not allowed to search my compartments without causing some interesting news footage. I do not know what medical coverage you have available but if you think improvm ents could be made contact me and they will be. I must say that this short trip is turning into something alot more interesting]<<<<< >White Knight< >19:25< >01/03/54< >>>>>[ Highlander have you thought about what is to be done about FUCHI yet I would love to help you out let me know. And I must say I love your icon looks just like some of the flat screen images I have on archive. If you wish I am sure I could get you a copy. Some story involving the fendal. Anyway if you do go for it against that FUCHI decker chap I would love to be your second.]<<<<< >White Knight< >19:30< >01/03/54< >>>>>[ Hi, chummers. Joseph Yoshida sure throws one hell of a party. I've noticed several of you trying to figure out how the Intrepid disappeared from the satilite pictures. Did anybody consider that General Trevor could have pulled alittle weight and go the ship conviently removed from the digital files when they were decoded into pictures? ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <16:33:58/03-01-54> >>>>[Has anyone ever wondered what the effects of a hangover would have on someone with a c^2 deck? I can give detailed descriptions to anyone who is interested: I never saw the Matrix so bright! And I never thought datapaths were so LOUD before! Suffice to say, I didn't even try to post anything yesterday...I read most of my messages from the safety of a dump terminal. Great party, for thse who couldn't make it. It was great finally meeting everyone. I tried to give everybody the glass of scotch I'd promised them, but I started drinking a lot of it, and there was this girl Jaez introduced me to, and then things kind of got a little fuzzy...And of course, I'd used up all of my stim patches during the MONICA deal. It was great seeing you again, Sierra: you look much recovered. Poor CRUSH looked a little green, even for a troll, after a while...Hope he made it home okay. Well, I think I'm going to get a little more rest: I'm still feeling kind of fragile. See you folks around.]<<<< -Highlander (14:45:32er (14:45:32/3-1-54) >>>>[Well, things certainly seem to have calmed down a little bit since I was here last. And all these icons moving so slowly--makes me sorry I missed the party Saturday. Ah, well, I'm sure I'll have my own reasons to celebrate soon enough: yes, "Highlander", I'm back from Fuchi, UK, and they're still upset with you. They were quite pleased with me, however: those programs got me a nice little bonus. Oh, and Mr. Yoshida, are you going to sue every megacorp affected by MONICA? Don't think I'm the only decker who got ahold of the self-altering programs: I wouldn't be surprised if Renraku or Aztech started coming out with breakthrough security programs in the next year or so. After they've been implemented into their own defenses, of course. But don't worry, we won't be using your exact codes, just the concepts. Parallel evolotion, and all that. Believe it or not, we've been working on a similar idea for some time: MONICA just helped put us in the right direction. White Knight: Are you serious? The thought of "Highlander" coming to get me is ludicrous enough, but having YOU second him?! Please! I've heard about you in some of the decker circles back in Merry England, and you're really in no position to offer your assistance like that. I don't want it to be too easy to catch my wayward scotsman. Go play with your sword, or something.]<<<< -F)uchi, U)nited K)ingdom (15:03:32/3-1-54) <<<<<[FUK off, FUK. I'm not in a mood to have anyone threatened. If you believe that any of us are going to care one bit about something as inconsequential as you, after we dealt with MONICA, well, you're just really stupid. An unfortunate branch of evolution. C'mon pal. I'm not in the threatening game, but if I see one more post from you on this BBS, I'm going to make it so you can't post no more. You're public displays of affection are really getting pathetic. If you were as powerful, or smart as you want us to believe, you'd be done with your job by now. WHy don't you shut up until you have something to back your threats up? I've got a resume. What's yours?]>>>>> -DOA- <20:10:44 / 3/1/54> >>>>>[ FUK: Your a brave one to mouth off at Yoshida. I'm sure Fuchi is really pleased about all the evidence your leaving in the net about your illegal abduction of MONICA code fragments. Besides with all the corps suing him for MONICA's actions he might as well sue them back for copyright infringment. In the end it will probably come out in his favor. ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <22:09:14/03-01-54> >>>>>[ FUK: You should get yourself a new target. If Highlander disappears, my team will be knocking on your door first. And trust me you don't want that to happen. ]<<<<< -- Raven the Mage <22:11:06/03-01-54> >>>>>{I have never had so much fun at aparty before, espec with Nightstalker. Why, even Raven seemed to loosed up thos stiff robes she insists on embarrasing herself with. I was so relieved that we were able to stay away from shop talk and just party loud and hard. Mr Yoshida: I just love your music collection! Highlander: It's probably good that things got fuzzy-you wouldn't have liked some of the faces Karyn made at you after some of your comments.]<<<<< --Jaez <19:32:21/3-1-54> >>>>>I recently heard that Renraku was planning to release a FULLY functional AI into it's computers. The sources for this info are usually correct, so watch it out there<<< -- Ghost Rider <23:20:35/03-01-54> >>>>>[Mr. FUK. It is my duty to once again inform you the algorithms utilized in MONICA are copyrighted by Yoshida Technologies. Furthermore, they are _ALL_ patented as of this morning. Thus, utilizing them violates patent laws. In addition, I would invite you to check the copyright laws regarding 'Look and Feel'. This is a very ancient protection in the software industry that prevents people from stealing others ideas and producing functional clones. I have spoken with Aztec and Renraku and _THEY_ recognize our claim. I have their full support, as a matter of fact. Fuchi will be officially warned tomorrow morning that pursuing any software or hardware of even any research based in whole or in part on MONICA code would be a very poor move. We will also demand that Fuchi force your resignation or they will be indicted for aiding and abetting a known felon, namely you. Our records indicate six outstanding warrants for your arrest, including one for murder. How you managed to hide these records from Fuchi is beyond me, but they now know. Perhaps they knew all along, but now it is official and they have no choice but fire your ass. I have also turned over all information we have on you to the proper authorities. We'll see you in 20 years to life.]<<<<< -- Joseph Yoshida <23:29:04 / 03-02-54> President Yoshida Technologies >>>>>[I would like to take a few minutes to thank everyone who came to the party on Saturday. It isn't very often I have the kind of fun I had then. Most 'high society' social functions tend to be rather predictable and dull and not very much to my liking, but 'getting down' with all of you was just plain fun. Now, before i go any father, someone checked in a very nice Roomsweeper and forgot to claim it when the left. Please give me a buzz and I'll get it to you. Also, someone's . . . ahem . . . panties were left in one of the guest bedrooms. You can claim them if you want, but if you don't I'll understand. :-) Let's see, what else. My chief of security, Danny O'Day (you saw him, the Elf standing in the corner all evening with one hand in his jacket) did something I have never seen him do before; he smiled. All last week he was telling me what a bad idea it was to have the party and he then had the gall to have a good time. Hmm. Maybe he's getting a little sloppy. Naaa. Oh, and Crush, I know you liked wearing that lampshade, but do you think that you can bring it back sometime? I mean, it doesn't really make a very good hat. And whoever borrowed my Doors audiochips, please bring them back. I use them when I meditate and they are sort of hard to come by, being almost 90 years old. In any case, I hope you all had a good time. I guess now that this is over I have to go back to being the evil corp scumbag that you all seem to loathe so much.]<<<<< -- Joseph Yoshida <01:25:45 / 03-02-54> President Yoshida Technologies >>>>>[Oh great, not another one. Can't we at least nail down what the Intrepid is up to before we have to deal with another matrix intelligence? If this keeps up, I may just pull the plug in general and leave the matrix forever.]<<<<< -- Wolf 359 <00:43:56 / 03-02-54> >>>>>[ My style is my style, Jaez. It wasn't a formal party so I wore what I find most comfortable. You did the same. ]<<<<< -- Raven the Mage <03:41:23/03-02-54> >>>>>[ I must say, Jaez, you seem much more lively and engaging than the last time we met. I guess I'll have to stop picking on you so much. I can now appreciate why you call yourself the Debutant Decker. ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <03:45:49/03-02-54> >>>>>[ Jaez: Seems your Tailored Phermones work rather nicely. You manged to sooth the savage Nightstalker. ]<<<<< -- Raven the Mage <03:47:36/03-02-54> >>>>>>[White Knight: I thank ye very much for yer offer. But, as ye've stated, we've some hideouts in case things turn sour. Plus I've still got friends. These bozos don't know what mess they're going into. Yet thanx again. What I need is a high grade mage or shaman, preferably specialized in healing, and quickly. Bladestar's condition suddenly got worse last night. Docs are pessimistic 'bout him, and the magical help I've been able to rally is at a loss to explain his condition. So if someone can help my friend in that, I'll owe him big time. Just call, I'll be in touch. Steelgrip thinks we're safe for at least twelve hours, two days if they're not that good. Just fine for us. In two days, we'll begin our own hunt.]<<<<<< -Redwing- <02.03.54/08:10:38> >>>>>>[Oh, BTW, and while I'm at it. How Sierra? Last time I heard of her, she was pretty weak, but prognosis was good. Ye okay now, lass?]<<<<<< -Redwing- <02.03.54/08:13:10> >>>>>>[Area's secured, Red. They can come anytime now.]<<<<<< -Steelgrip- <02.03.54/08:14:41> >>>>>>['Kay, I hear ye. News of Glitter?]<<<<<< -Redwing- <02.03.54/08:14:53> >>>>>>[Last time I got a report, he was still under sedatives, but his body's healing. Doc said he would be up in about half a week, but not around quite soon.]<<<<<< -Steelgrip- <02.03.54/08:16:48> >>>>>>[Think it'll prevent him from riding the Net?]<<<<<< -Redwing- <02.03.54/08:18:36> >>>>>>[Doubt it, even if he should take life easy. We'll have to call for KBK or PacMan for matrix support.]<<<<<< -Redwing- <02.03.54/08:20:07> >>>>>>[Yeah.]<<<<<< -Redwing- <02.03.54/08:21:18> >>>>[ F.U.C. How dare you try to shrug me off like some ten bit Fuchi 5 owner. I do not care what you may have picked up on the english grapevine. I try to operate quitly and descreatly that may be why you believe I seem to be of no real sinificance. But before you make some remark you will suggest you take a look at the file on myself at Intergrated Weapon Sys at Nottingham. That is if you can make it past the custom ice (data store 6 subprocessor 2). I have had more training in covert decking operations than you could ever dream of. You think by trying to caste a shadow across my character it will get you marks. I will not stand for it. I have had access to more military soft/hardware over the last ten years than you have probably smelt. I dont do this for a living I do it because I enjoy and I am good at it. And that makes me all the more dangerous because I pick up contracts on what I wish not because some lousy corp offers me less than I make in a week. If the data you have picked up about myself concerns the run I made against ZETA-IMP where I was stopped I believe you are miss informed the whole point of that exercise was to test the instalation of some new ICE to be exect the ice which I helped design with some friends of mine. So I suggest befor fobbing me of you try to examine a few worthy data stores and not some second rate one you seem to be kissing at FUCHI cambridge. Oh and you can tell them from me that the their new dragon six upgrade sucks.]<<<<< -White Knight (14:26:12/02-03-54) >>>>[ Highlander if you catch site of FUC please contact me my deck is set to secondary scan mode to receive your message. This is a matter of honor the glove is down and I claim my right to deal with this slanderer]<<<< -White Knight (14:30:25/02-03-54) >>>>FUK as soon as your contract with FUCHI is ended, the Duel is on you are fair game dear chap I have contacted several of my friends in the UK net and at this moment are revealing your true character to all open nets and any other places they can reach. If you survive you will not be working for any repruabtle companies perhapes I would suggest taking the Honary way out please find in closed a Honor program. When activatied in reacts just like black ice but has a more interseting effect being based in ones deck. I am sorry that it can only be run once. I am sure that you will not use itso it will degrade in three hours. ****PROGRAM DOWNLOAD HONOR ONE*** With my utmost contemt]<<<< -White Knight(15:26:10/02-03-54) >>>>>[You'd think the corps would've learned their lesson (who'm I kidding?). Maybe we could get Harlequin to crash their system a few more times. Wolf, Why not pull the plug on them instead? We proved during the AI War who runs the Matrix. Mr. Yoshida, you throw a terrific party. As for 'going back to being a corp scumbag', do I detect a note (or maybe a symphony) of sarcasm? :) BTW, what color are the panties? They might be mine...]<<<<< Raven >>>>>[ Highlander, Ah know how ya feel about hangover and C^2 decks, Ah had the same problem myself. So Ah decided one day to make a small cure fo' this particular ailment. Its a mute Program, all it does is mute everything down in the matrix. Its sort of like a reality filter but it reacts slower and degrades the longer you stay in. >>>>> mute 6 <<<<< Have fun wi' it lov', and if ya' have friends with problems, pass it around. Sorry I didn't get ta talk to ya' long at the party but Ah didn't want ta interfere.]<<<<< -Circuit Breaker >>>>>[ OOOPPPPPSSSS! CRUSH sorry Mr. Yoshida. CRUSH was wondering when we got new lamp and why it was where the hat rack should be. CRUSH will return today when Spirit get back, CRUSH can't remember where house is. CRUSH over hangover. CRUSH mad at Nightfox, he said CRUSH need to learn his lesson and no he wouldn't give CRUSH magic hangover cure. CRUSH got over it four hours later, longest CRUSH ever have hangover. By now, CRUSH is really ambarassed about lampshade, it still look OK though!!]<<<<< -CRUSH <15:01:25/03-02-54> >>>>>[ I've got a line on some of those mysterious shipments made to the Intrepid last month. I simply followed the trail of a number of shipments made to DDI HQ in the past few weeks. There were two shipments made that had strange discrepancies in thier logs. The first was delivered to the Intrepid two weeks ago. The manifest called it "Aviaton Maintenance Materials" and was sent from DDI Southen division in Atlanta. DDI Atlanta recieved a package about three weeks before that from somewhere in Tenessee. There was no manifest listed for this package. The source listed as Tennessee Dam and Power, a company that no longer exists. Putting two and two together, I'm pretty sure that the package contained fission reactor fuel rods. This gels with the dissappearence of the uranium shipment in tennessee that wolf 359 mentioned. (What was the name of that town in Tennessee that used to, or still has a plant that produces fissionable uranium, I'll bet that's the source). Mysterious package number two was sent from the DDI Chicago office with a manifest listing it as "Computer Supplies". Again, just one week before a shipment with no manifest was sent to DDI Chicago, but this time the source was simply listed as "Seattle, from Q". Go figure. ]<<<<< ---Dark Elf <15:16:01/03-02-54> >>>>>[ Thanks again for the party Mr. Yoshida, I had a blast. Who was that redhead elf that was floating around by the punch? She was wearing quite an interesting dress...I'd like a chance to meet her more privately if possible. (apologies if she is anyone's sister girlfriend ect) ]<<<<< ---Dark Elf >>>>>[Well, I guess I get what I deserve. Too high a profile and too little cover. 'Raku is back and with a vengance. It seems that they have a mad on about getting one of their former employee's that dumped their Matrix construct twice in a matter of days. In other words...the heats on. If you all don't hear from me for a while, don't worry. I need to find a safe place to deck and then I'll make sure I don't have anymore problems with the Red Tower. First I need to make a few modes on my F. E. Mark G deck (guess what the F. E. stands for). Later all. This is going to be a hot one.]<<<<< -Harlequin