>>>>>[ Nightstalker, it would take an *extremely* good decker to pull off a real-time video alteration like that. Most of the image processing is done by hardwired control, and the only time you could alter the signal and get away with it would be on the cable between the cameras and the monitor/ recording suite. That would require a line tap if the cable is closed circuit, and not running through the Vulcan mainframe, and some very efficient software. Most image processing software is good, but not good enough to go at real-time speeds without creating some noticable effect on the monitors. I'd suggest that you should get a better idea of the security camera system. If you find that it is routed through the computer system rather than direct feed, you can check the system logs and track delay of the video information packets. Even if our mystery decker is good enough to pull it off without causing a disturbance on the monitors, there would be an extra delay that the computer would probably catch. This sounds like a software job, a piece of hardware that can do what you described would be pretty complex, and would have to be installed inline, either monitoring datapaths for video signals or spliced into a closed circuit cable. That would be easy to find if we could get in the building. A software solution would be just as complex, but would not take up any physical space and is harder to find, except for us. No decker in the world is fast enough to do that by hand. I hope we find something in there, because the only kinds of intelligent constructs I've seen able to do things that fast are.....well, I'd rather not think about that alternative. ]<<<<< -- Dark Elf <17:06:48/05-14-54> >>>>>[ Do you mean MONICA???? You seem scared of even saying the name now! I've never seen you scared of anything in the Matrix!]<<<<< -- OddBall <17:08:06/05-14-54> >>>>>[ In case you didn't notice, she killed Splut on first contact! When I first encountered her, she came damm close to killing me. Her attack was within .001 pulsewatts of my deck's protection threshold. One slight surge in any of the lines, or one more nanosecond before I pulled out and a lot more than the hardening boards on my deck would've been fried. I was .001 pulsewatts from being Lobotomized Elf with a custom modified SlagHeap-10 cyberdeck! You bet the thought of some part of her survivng scares me! The idea that some fragger may be using part of her to kidnap corp execs is even more f**king scary! If Meyers has any part of MONICA, he has to be stopped, or the crash of '54 could easily happen again. I'm not so sure we could stop a second one... ]<<<<< -- Dark Elf <17:18:57/05-14-54> >>>>>[ Forget about it chummer, that's the past. Let's concentrate on what we have to do. It's time to do some hunting...see if your old buddies can find out anything, they've got a better network of contacts than we do here in Seattle (present company excluded) ]<<<<< -- Big Jake <17:26:21/05-14-54> >>>>>[ Yeah, I guess you're right. I'll give Grimjaw a call, he always knew what the Yaks were up to, and if they're connected with Meyers... ]<<<<< -- Dark Elf <17:27:23/05-14-54> >>>>>[ Drek! I've been in L.A. and missed some serious Newz. sounds like this Meyers situation is major drek comin' down the line. A real cracker. I don't know all the details exactly - but I do know that if you chummers don't put a topper on it, its goin' be bad karma on all of us. So. in my own self-interest, I volunteer my services to put the fixx in for our side. Ifya' need some ace firepower or wiz magic I can gather some together DREKQUICK. Me and the crew can be there to run cover/offense/interference whatever. Please contact me. I'll be around - my case will hold until this thing gets finished]<<<<< -- KHANx(18:04:41/5.15.54) >>>>>[Speakin of my case. The guys in the night blue chevys were "Trouble- shooters" working on the security dept at Royal Tirian Magick & Artifacts LTD. Thats right the corp that is privately owned by Tirian nobles. So in any case after making a 'run on a secret lab, dodging fire on our way out, we discovered some interesting stuff from the data we retrieved. Royal Tirian is partners wit h Mitsuhama on a very shush project. Moreover, the Black Lotus gang is well con nected with Mitsuhama, even in Japan. Its seems that Mitsuhama, with the aid of the Black Lotus gang and Royal Tirian, want to bust Sony's virtual monopoly of artistic talent. Since the rather technical part of the files is not yet analyz ed I don't know the exact plan or why Royal Tirian was involved. But I do know that OrganFinder is really a front for the Black Lotus Gang - the Sony ownershi p papers were plants. I believe that the Escorts from Lady Maddonna's poisoned their escortees (into deathlike coma's) then OrganFinder picks them up and ship s them to this secret lab. Where somehow Mitsuhama and Royal Tirian are going to Replicate/Create a system (magical/electronic/biological) that will be mirro r or even have truly creative processes - artistic I mean. Now I gotta put a li d on this, have been hired now by Sony, MedAlert, and DocWagon - and recover the artists. Oh well, thats life in the shadows.]<<<<< -- KHANx (18:16:43/5.15.54) ***** Encrypt Unreadable Outside Shadowtk: Last of the Ripper >>>>{ To all those concerned: I don't know how to say this but... They are all dead. All of them. The entire Delta Huntsmen. At first I did not know why D. did not want me along on this mission. However, I know now why he told me that the team did not need me. I think he wanted to repay me for the kindness I showed him when we first met. I guess I should explain. However it will have to suffice to say, Fung got away. Ripper finally tracked him down to an underground lab owned by a dummy corp. The team made plans to get the jump on the "good" doctor and got everything ready to take him down. That is when D. told me that the team did not need a Rigger on this one. At first I was really upset. I ranted and raved but he just ignored me. I even threatened to go find someone who would need me. I feel so ashamed. I didn't even get the chance to tell them good bye. Well, from what I can gather from something I found in a locked file from Ripper, it seems that Fung knew that the team was comming the entire time. It was all a setup; the lab, the dummy corp, all of it. The lcoked file was a little garbled but maybe one of you can get something I could not. I really am not all that good at decking. In fact, if the file was locked with anything other than Rippers lock, I would have never got as much as I did. Well this really does not matter. Here is the file ***Down Load Ripper *** From what I got out of it, Fung had a little help that was not anticipated. It seems, and I could not figure out the exact number, that Fung had more than three of those things... Ripper called them Death Knights, but he was on a weird mid-evil kick of late. I wish I could figure out how many of them there really were. Maybe it will say in the file. Well, I am just guessing now, it looks like Fung and these guys surprised the team when they were entering the building. I guess the team was no match for the more than 2 of these super-things. You just would not believe the damage these things caused. *cry* The Lone Stars found Ripper half way out of the main room with his entire headwear ripped out and laying on the floor next to him. I mean Shade's arm was found two rooms away from the rest of her body. She must hav tried to keep going without her cyber limb. *cring* All the bodies were burnt beyond recognition. The only way I could identify Shade and Ripper were because of their unique *shiver* body parts. I am really sorry guys. I have to move. I would really hate to find out that Fung knows where I am and is comming after me. Guys I am sorry we let you down. Just please Find Fung. And PLEASE watch out for those things. I think they were tough enough to rip D.'s body appart, and that would take a lot. I mean all I could find were pieceses of him. I just cannot believe they are all dead... *sniffle* No, I know they are, I saw the bodies. FIND FUNG... MAKE HIM PAY... }<<<< --Lace <19:52:42 MST><05/14/54> >>>>>[Holly shit! I really don't want to know that Monica or even part of it is back. It was scary enough decking the first time it was around. Please can someone confirm that it didn't survive 'cause that's some news I could really do with.]<<<<< -- Jobby < 21:24:17/5-15-54 > >>>>>[ That's what I don't like about this Dark Elf. It's just too complex a job for just any shadowrunner to pull off. However it might be a piece of cake for an AI. I'm pretty sure the security cameras were controlled directly from the computer. I guess Vulcan hasn't had the time or money to upgrade to an isolated system. ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <12:45:08/05-15-54> ***** Encrypt Beta Sigma Epsilon: Lace MPCP only >>>>>[ Lace: We are very sorry to hear that D. and the Delta Huntsmen were killed. I wish we could look for Dr. Fung, but we already have a full plate right now. If you need somewhere to hide, just give us a call and we can put you up for awhile. I doubt Fung would attack to many of us at once. ]<<<<< -- Raven the Mage <12:49:57/05-15-54> >>>>>[ Meine Damen und Herren...I have been instructed to return to Berlin immediately--probably in connection with this entire Omega Island fiasco--and naturally, I must obey. It had been my hope to be present to assist in the effort to discover the orchestrator of these bizarre kidnappings; however, directives from the Emperor are never to be taken lightly. It is possible, indeed probable, that the my obligations there shall require considerable time to fulfill, meaning that my absence shall entail an number of of months. In the meantime, I wish you all the best of luck in your endeavors. Until I return: Auf Wiedersehen!]<<<<< -- Doctor Doom <16:40:22/15-MAY-54> >>>>>[ Gee, Doom's leaving, too. Seems like everyone's going.]<<<<< -- Hangtime <16:40:47/05-15-54> >>>>>[ Well, don't forget, Hangtime, we're goin' on a little jaunt of our own, you know. ]<<<<< -- Sonic Boom <16:40:57/05-15-54> >>>>>[ Oh, yeah...right. Had a hard time rememberin' stuff, musta had too much at the wedding...or was it the bachelor party? ]<<<<< -- Hangtime <16:41:08/05-15-54> >>>>>[ *sigh* Hangtime, you've GOT to stop that. Your tolerance isn't up enough yet. ]<<<<< -- Jack Hack <16:41:21/05-15-54> >>>>>[ Yeah, I enjoyed myself, and I didn't get drunk. ]<<<<< -- Sonic Boom <16:41:42/05-15-54> >>>>>[ Of course you didn't! You were soo busy talking to that cute redhead, Jaez, about music that you didn't have TIME to. Still, I suppose you guys are right. We'd better get packing, though, if we're gonna leave on time. ]<<<<< -- Hangtime <16:41:59/05-15-54> >>>>>[ Where are you guys going? ]<<<<< -- Mr. Fantastic <16:42:13/05-15-54> >>>>>[ Can't say, but it sure as Hell isn't Disneyland. *laugh*]<<<<< -- Jack Hack <16:42:31/05-15-54> >>>>>[ *groan* That's awful, Jack. Anyway, this is Hangtime, Messenger to the Rich & SINless ("Just the FAX, ma'am.") signing off. ]<<<<< -- Hangtime <16:42:47/05-15-54> >>>>>[ I think I'm feeling a touch umop apisdn today. I have no reasoning for it, but... ]<<<<< -CoHort <20:00:00/05-15-54> >>>>>[ OddBall, if you would like to meet me at Beth's Cafe at