*****NehKahTran >>>>>[Despite the fact that there's usually a beagle on my leg, I managed to locate some information from the area's building archives. The target in question is listed as simply "Castle Fynian". There was a ground floor blueprint on file, which I am including. Unfortunately, nothing for the other levels. It can at least help us get in the front door. The file (mostly historical ramblings) states there was reported to be a subterranian tunnel from the lower level leading out about a quarter of a mile to the east, into the woods. There is supposed to be a large egg shaped boulder at the outside entrance of the tunnel. Again, this was historical ramblings so it could easily just be myth. Bunker, Will you get this damn dog away from me. Christ, you're bying me a new pair of boots! Millhaus, I hope you and the others were able to gain good benefit from Amelia's library. You know I don't like being subjected to this spooky shit. FraterNay, Bunker or Prophet will signal you when we arrive. I hope you have plenty of space. We're going to need it. Here's the schematic of the ground floor: ----------_______-----| Rear |-----_______---------- | stairwell |_______| stairwell | E | down up | N S |.................... ...................| W | . . | | _ _ | | door door | | _ _ | | . . | |.................... ...................| | | | -- -- | | | | | | | | -- -- | | column column | | | | | | stairwell stairwell | | up |---------| down | | | front | | |_______-------__________| |_________-------______| That's it for now.]<<<<< -- Kendra <19:28:09/08-14-54> >>>>>[KHANx, I assume, and hope you are still well. To those keeping him. I am certain you are aware of the results of any sacrificial act on your part. Perhaps you would prefer I contact L'yenthl regarding your plans? I know you must be aware of to whom I refer. I also know that your little group has been magickally 'inactive' since your arrival. Otherwise, the..... curiosity of L'yenthl would have certainly been peaked. And your presence would most certainly not be a problem now. If you do not wish me to invoke the name of L'yenthl, and wish to have any chance at aquiring the object you seek, you will cease this moment to harm our friend in any way. Yes, I am aware that KHANx would most certainly meet his end should I choose such a course of action. I am aware of all the consequences of such an act. However, I STRONGLY suggest you do not mistake this for a bluff. You will be quite sorry, just before you are quite absent, if you do. I expect to immediately hear from KHANx and to hear him report that all of your harmful actions have ceased. Now, to business. We have gone to a lot of trouble and expense to protect and transport the item you seek. We expect to be paid for our work and time. You have not only raised our expenses and time involved, you have also tried to blackmail us and brought harm to a very close friend of mine. I know the origion of the object you seek. As you hold the life of my dear friend KHANx, so I hold the soul of Arago T'Hoth. I await a message from KHANx. I await a reasonable reply from you.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <20:02:07/14 Aug 54> >>>>>[ENCRYPT:***Diane Personal White Code*** Diane- This is David Henry. That Murray Sender guy was great. He negotiated me a fantastic deal with the Koreans. I'm making him director of operations in the pacific. He's happy to leave Anderson, Schmidt, & Schmidt, I'm leaving Kawashima with him to keep him honest. Now I don't have to be all over this fraggin globe. Effective immediatley, he handles the operation of Kyoto Casino, Zeta Enterprises Pleasure Resort in Souel and all the SimParlors in Asia and the Pacific. Question: We are going with the India designs on this years SimModels, should we open up SimParlors in India? Anyway, I'll be home tommorow to take care of more Seattle Stuff. I like the way OptiClash is going. I was nervous when Yakamida killed himself, but now that we've dropped that slacker Azanara, we're doing ok. I heard he's driving refrigerated trucks around Seatle. Hah hah. D. Henry Out]<<<<< -- D. Henry <4:00:00/8-11-54> >>>>>[Sun, this has gone beyond a simple spy job. What is going down is just plain WRONG. I know a shadowrunner isn't supposed to let things like this affect his judgement but something has to be done. What we need to know is who is really the top of this scam is it ENHANCE INC. Or OrganFinder? After we find that out then I say we get a little help and at least try to make this grim world a little better. Also, in the process maybe get a bit of compensation for our trouble. Sun, you have every right to refuse to go along with this but for me ,my friend, I HAVE to do this or I'll never forgive myself. Let me know your decision and any more info you have as soon as possible]<<<<< -- Silver Tux (02:10:23/08:15:54) *****Encrypt: KHANx-4 >>>>>[ FraterNay, you were wise not to approach the ruins any further than you did. I could make you out clearly from my position 2K's away. Remind me to give you some training in stealth sometime. Tip #1, put all that red hair under a hood or cap or something. Right after the message telling them to cool the physical therapy and cough up some NuYen a pair of little moped things went tearin' outta there like there was no tomorrow. They returned an hour later in the same rush. Same two individuals, same two moped things. The two people were both males of the normal human persuasion, approx. 1.9m in height and of average build. Couldn't tell where they went from here tho. Bunker, you see anything? ]<<<<< -- Prophet <10:39:35/8-15-54> *****Encrypt: KHANx-4 >>>>>[ Yep, I seen 'em, Proph. I was sitting here at this wiz little pub discussin' the finer arts of the fox hunt and poppin' back a few bitters, when those two bastiches blew by and all but gave poor little Peanut a coronary. I didn't see 'em come back by though, must've taken a different return route. Kendra, I talked this old feller here into takin' me and Peanut on a "nature hike" on the eastern side of the loch this afternoon. You can come along if'n you wants too. We're gonna keep an eye out fer that egg- shaped rock. I'm sure Peanut would like to have you along. I think he likes ya. ]<<<<< -- Bunker <10:50:25/8-15-54> >>>>>[ FraterNay, your friend (and now ours) Amelia has the most wonderful home a hermetic could have! I had a blast in there! She was quite generous by letting us have the run of the place like that, too. Too bad most of the good stuff was lost on Legion, though. He's still learning most of the basics of magic and there's only so much I can do to help him down his shamanic path. The shamanic path is so different from the hermetic sciences. But we learn alot from each other and can appreciate what the other must go through to improve our art. Anyway, we should be at the hotel in a couple more hours. I couldn't get a rental car and the next train leaves in 90 minutes. I convinced Legion and The Ragman to accompany me on a little impromptu shopping trip. I'll try to get something for everyone! Bye! ]<<<<< -- Nitro <13:33:59/8-15-54> >>>>>[Bunker and Prophet, I'm ready to go looking for that object you mentioned. I hope someone has some good lighting in case we find it. Bunker, is this dog of yours able to track anything other than human legs, carpet and kibble?]<<<<< -- Kendra <09:57:15/08-15-54> >>>>>[Guys, please don't venture TOO far, since you insist on training that silly hound. Mill, Nit, RM, and Leg have arrived here. We have to be in wait mode. Meet us here after your little scouting adventure. You just HAVE to take you new pup for a brief holiday now? Didn't you say he's only six months old. We'll I guess you have to start training him sometime. I just don't think a week or so would make a big difference. Oh, well, Bunkers got a new toy.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <10:25:09/15 Aug 54> ***** Encrypt: KHANx-2 >>>>>[ Good news, all. I scouted out the woods east of the ruins while on my little "nature walk", and found that boulder what Kendra said was 'sposed ta be there. I asked my kindly guide about it and he promptly started rambling on about Leprechauns and fairies and some such. He did confirm that rumor that it goes all the way to the ruins, though. Just kinda mentioned it and I didn't push 'im. Ya shoulda come along, Kendra, Peanut wuz running all over the place, yapping and barking, generally raisin' a ruckus. It was great! I kinda likes it over here. I think I'll have a few more o' them stouts and maybe a few Guinesses afore I calls it a night. Highlander, I'll bring back some brews fer ya! ]<<<<< -- Bunker <18:25:50/8-15-54> >>>>>[Jesus- Mr. Henry has said no on the Aguilar, and the stallions. We will take, however take all 6 WASP if you sell them to us for 4.2 mil. As for the Dragons, because of a recent deal we will be able to aquire another 12. On the used market, we have been able to get them for 400-500K each. But, the Short range variants have an outstanding precision and your offered price of 1.3 is half of what Ares wants. I am authorized to offer you 900K per rotorcraft for no less than 8 of the short-range variants. The guns are satisfactory. The bond is to cover an addition 1 billion dollars needed for the OptiClash megarena and thus is backed by the arena itself for its full value. This is the third bond we have issued against the arena, so even if your investment group purchased the whole bond, you would not be the only bondholder however with 7 square miles of waterfront commerical land as collateral, its a sound value. Since its issue the bond price on the other two issues has risen 40% As for the Crystech Optichips, they are the offical chip of OptiClash, the company has graciously donated as many chips as we need in return for offical sponsorship status, and an undiclosed percent of the gross. We are always looking for sponsors for the game, we could even work out a special deal so that you could get extra advertising space on the leaders for our SimSessions in our SimParlors. If you are interested I will tell Mr. Henry and he'll probably want to meet you in person.]<<<<< -- Diane <14:30:00/8-15-54> *****KhaDeVie >>>>>[O.K. everyone, as I see the situation, we have three approaches to freeing KHANx I want to put out. I'll need everyone's input on this. For the approach I prefer, I need Millhaus, Ragman, Nitro and Legion to pay special attention. First: We could try to surprise the assholes by using the tunnel Bunker and Peanut located. We do have the layout of the main floor, so once we reach it we will know our way out. Drawbacks: 1.) We don't know for certain that the tunnel entrance is even open. 2.) We are entering their domain, who knows what circles they have drawn and what types of protection they have in place. We would be walking into the groups aura. 3.) If we fail, the outcome is almost certainly the loss of many of our crew, if no in body , then in mind. Second: We could meet them at the site and time they wish. We need to scout out the site first to know what we are dealing with. They will probably have someone watching the area though. We could arrive there a day early and draw our own circles based on what was found in Amelia's library. The biggest drawback here is that they will have had time to prepare the area any way they see fit. It is almost a certainty that they actually intend to pay nothing for the focus, or Fauxcus I should say. We would most likely be walking into a trap. One thing to our advantage, they may simply decide to go with a straight forward exchange since any magickal combat would certainly draw the attention of the Drui. The biggest drawback is that once the exchange is made, they would immediately know it wasn't the real item and they would have a backup plan set to go. Third and My preference: We force a change in the meeting site and time. This would give us a chance to take advantage of what was learned from Amelia's library. For those of you who spent time diggin through her books , this is where I need your immediate input. I think I could manage to convince KHANx's 'hosts' to meet us at a different site if we move the time up by a day. That is probably the biggest gamble. Again, our trump card in getting them to do this is their fear of Druid involvement. If the Drui get involved, they don't get out of the Isles with the focus. This would give us a chance to pick and prepare a site over the next 48 hours and give us the upper hand once they discover the focus is a fauxcus. We need to decide quickly. We only have four more days until we are supposed to meet at THEIR chosen site.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <16:37:07/15 Aug 54> *****Encrypt: KHANx3 >>>>>[Once again, my dear, I must concur with your analysis. I choose option three as well. Might I suggest the patch of land immediately beyond Amelia's abode? The T'Hoth most likely don't know Amelia, and I happen to by privvy to information that the area is an abandoned Grove. It seems the membership in that area became too small, and the hermetics have been removed, but it would be "neutral" territory nonetheless. As for what I found in Amelia's library, it's most fascinating. It seems that not even the Drui can perform blood magicks without tapping the ley. That may account for why there's little to none practiced any longer. The local authorities, while _very_ respectful of the white-robed ones, become rather agitated when the magicks of the land are disturbed. However, due to a rather cunning negotiation many years ago by L'yenthel's predecessor, blood and sex magicks are allowed the Drui, and I quote "once in a blue moon." Rather intriguing, don't you think, as there will, indeed, be a blue moon later this month. The Drui are given a two-week window either side of the actual occurrence, but prefer to wait until the exact night. That would be two weeks from Tuesday. If we can stall for a day or so, we just might be able to work out an arrangement with the Groves to have a bit of _support_ during our negotiations. I have broached this subject ever so delicately with the powers that be, and they have suggested agreement, if, and only if, Amelia, Ragman, and I will agree to enter their Circle with them. Amelia and I have agreed, but we must obtain both the approval of the crew and the acquiescence of The Ragman for this proposal to come to fruition. We could move as early as Tuesday if all are in agreement. Just in case all are in accord with this idea, I must now return to Amelia to begin final preparations for entrance into the Circle. Ragman, if you are so inclined, your presence will also be required. Please inform me immediately of your decision.]<<<<< -- Millhaus <16:50:06/15-Aug-54> >>>>>[I don't know what you did, or what you said, but the Blood Magic Party Crew responded real quick. They got me off Torture Device {tm}, got me a nice room - with a barred view of some nice greenery and a bit of lake, and gave me a decent meal. There only message for you is "You know where, you know when". I take it things are going nicely. They say they will deliver me in optimum condition, going to make sure not a scar is left. Going to do some healing magic in a big circle to make sure I'll be good as New. So watch for the New improved Khanx at the meet. He'll be quite a guy.]<<<<< -- KHANx (16:00:06/8.15>54) >>>>>[Siver Tux, I think you're right. I'm with you on this. See you at ***X*** to discuss plans. Hope you've gotten more info.]<<<<< -- Sun (16:10:09/8.15.54) >>>>>[ Shadowfox, I believe I have some information for you that may be relevant, while 'extracting a personel file from MIT&M for a Johnson, I came across two files you may be interested in. To be more exact there were files of a Doctor Rebecca Jones and Bruce Langdon I didn't get much of a look at them before some scramble I missed (insert blush here) totalled the files, that also, unfortunately, reduced the value of the data I was in there to get. Anyway, it seems Doc Jones obtained her undergrad at Oxford, straight A's no less, before acquiring a Phd at MIT&M in 2050, that was the last entry in her file. Either she's had no dealing with them since then, or a decker a damn site better than me has covered it up. As for old Brucey boy, seems like he's been hired for some sort of 'experiment', the file was extremely vague, and the scramble was well and truly working by this stage, but I can say with a 95% confidence that this 'experiment' will occur in six parts, the first of which goes down in berlin. Sorry I couldn't get more for you chummer, hope this helps... ]<<<<< -- NodeFaerie <19:21:43/08-15-54> >>>>>[Ragman, my suggestion is we follow my and Milli's arrangements. Just think, this is probably a once in a lifetime opportunity. If I weren't in my position I would be scratching at the chance!]<<<<< -- FraterNay <21:37:23/15 Aug 54> >>>>>[To the Keepers of KHANx: I am glad you have not YET forced me to extreme measures. I expect KHANx's just treatment shall continue until we have completed our arrangement. The message regarding financial arrangements, though, I still await. I hope you have come to a generous decision on this matter. We have been through much. Respond soon, my distrust grows greater by the moment. And remember, you are bargaining for the very soul of your accomplished founder, as well as the object which joins all of you as one.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <21:48:00/15 Aug 54> *****PupKhaKha >>>>>[I have heard from Millhaus and am in complete agreement with him. If I have heard no objections within 12 hours, I will begin initiation of the plan as we have it. Nitro, Legion, Bunker, Phrophet, Kendra: Your attendance with me at the meeting site would be most greatly appreciated. Not to mention bloody necessary! Nitro, I especially hope you plan to join as our other hermetics shall be quite busy elsewhere. Legion, I am anxious to see what you add to the mix. And Chaos knows we may need the firepower squad. Oh, and Kendra...... well, just come anyway. Millhaus and Ragman: I know you will find your experience quite intere- ting.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <22:01:17/15 Aug 54> >>>>>[FraterNay, thanks for the vote of confidence, you little witch. Bunker, Prophet: Can you guys pick me up? And don't forget this time, Bunker! I was all set to take little peanut out into the woods for his first....lesson, and you forgot to pick me up! I think you're getting overly excited about your new little friend and it's affecting your memory chummer.]<<<<< -- Kendra <22:13:01/08-15-54> >>>>>[ Kendra, we'll pick ya up in a few, just let me pack my bags. Bunker's memory? More like his maturity. He's actin like a kid with that damn dog. ]<<<<< -- Prophet <7:00:51/8-16-54> >>>>>[ Whaddaya mean, my maturity??? Wat the Frag is dat supposed ta mean? Ok, Peanut, let's go get you some kibble. Want some stout on that, boy? ]<<<<< -- Bunker <7:02:32/8-16-54> >>>>>[ First off I have to say thank you for a very enjoyable evenings discussion Mr Lowe. I found it most enlightening, also I must apologise for pushing you too much for details of your group. But you understand that I had to do everything possible to fulfil my groups request. Anyway, I have passed on the information that you gave me to the group elders and they will begin discussing it tommorow. But knowing how slowly we get things done I wouldn't expect any sort of decision for at least a week. But I can tell you from their initial reactions that it looks promising for your group Mr Lowe. May I take this opportunity to thank you for your co-operation and hope that you will approach us of your own free will in the future with information so that we may learn more about the mysteries of the universe. ]<<<<< -The Powerhouse (11:57:11/16.8.54) >>>>>[ Cerise you're never seeing that Scottie again are you ? Oh well, c'est la vie. If you change your mind the plane to Paris leaves at 4pm this after noon. I'm staying in the Hotel du Magik. Seemingly they've made quite a name for themselves with illusion displays everynight. They also have a sasquatch entertainer according to the brochure. Hope to see you there. ]<<<<< -The Powerhouse (12:01:55/16.8.54) >>>>>[ So you frag off and leave us to handle this case we've just got do you ? A right friend ]<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) >>>>>[ Relax IBA I sure you'll be ok, besides I'm sure there's an English connection in there somewhere so you never know I may be seeing ya sooner than ya think. ]<<<<< -The Powerhouse (12:04:21/16.8.54) >>>>>[Eruk ! I know in this Business your not supposed to ask questions, but 'ow did you get in Phoenix ? It took us bleedin' years gettin' to that part. Scared the flippin' life out of me when you popped up like that. Cheers Blitzkrieg, me an' Gawk jackets still 'ave that slightly fried smell, I really 'ate when you Merlins do things like that *sigh* Who's Nodefaerie ? is she on the team ? Anyhow it looks like where 'orf to Berlin - 'ope we beat the Jones' to the Pool - har har har har har har har har (sorry it's an old English ad slogan). Seriously - do you know a "Man who Can"?, ya know to get us the papers to get to Old Berlin. Does anyone out there 'ave any Info on Germany at the mo or been out there recently ? Give us a shout if you 'ave ta.]<<<<< -WHAT(16:03:23/16-08-54) >>>>>[ NodeFaerie, thank you for the information. Since the last run on MIT&M was unsuccessful, I am glad you were able to shed some light on the case. Since, I believe, that Shadowfox is involved in a run at this very minute, I was authorized to send some nuYen to an account **ENCRYPT: ACCOUNT** Feel free to download it soon. Thanks for your help. Guys, pack your bags, 'cause we're heading to Berlin. I'll go with Blitzkrieg and make the arrangements. Should have them all set within 2 days. Any questions?]<<<<< -- Phoenix <11:33:57/8-16-54> >>>>>[ You should do something about those nerves of your Highlander. Dropping hot coffee in your lap might damage you ability to make Cerise happy :) ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <11:10:16/08-16-54> >>>>>[ Frag you, Nightstalker! ]<<<<< -- Cerise <11:11:11/08-16-54> >>>>>[ Cyberbrains, I've been underground spreading a little of my new found wealth around. However I would love to go out dancing tonight. Meet me at Dante's at 7:00. ]<<<<< -- Cerise <11:13:13/08-16-54> >>>>>[ Blitzkrieg: You wouldn't be chance have an account at a real bank? I could transfer it there as payment for services rendured for Raven's dectective agency. ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <11:16:43/08-16-54> >>>>>[Dear Jaez, We've perfected this little device to rebroadcast this message to you and your friends, especial Mrs. Ourborous. In this tiny package you will find a thumb. Notice the long fiber optic. That's whats left of William 6174. ##Replay Video## That's me, cutting his thumb off. ##Replay Video## That's him bleeding to death. Look at his face. Handsome man, wasn't he. Never quite appreciated his fallablity, ##Audio Replay## <...mother...> ### How ironic. Now, you have something of ours. Till now, its hidden you pretty well, but when we cut William into parts-- we got the data we needed. We don't want it back. We don't even want the money and the secrets you stole from us. We want you, and your dead decker friend too. And we will get you, oh yes, we will.]<<<<< -- (The Bloody Carcass of) William 6174 <00:00:00/00-00-00> >>>>>[Ah Berlin ! or a beer run by the sounds of things should 'ave this sorted in no time at all, mates ! 'ere Phoenix, erm, we don't 'ave to go through no metal detectors do we ? 'cos I make 'em go Bing, it's the Wires, don't ya know. I've never flown before. Who's takin' us out ? Bring yer waterproofs folks 'cos it don't 'alf rain alot in Europe!]<<<<< -WHAT(19:49:23/16-08-54) >>>>>[Oh boy. I think it's time I took a hiatus from the show. Less tech and more 'character development'.]<<<<< -- Jaez <14:20:21/8-16-54> >>>>>[Sun, through a few of my contacts I've found out the following info. 1. ENHANCE INC. is a subsidary of OrganFinder. 2. OrganFinder is involved in the creation of biotech enhancements 3. From this we can conclude that OrganFinder is using the poor souls that ENHANCE is grabbing as raw materials for their "products" 4. I think I'm going to be sick Ok, if you approve I'm going to ask around and assemble a team to take out OrganFinder. ENHANCE INC. is less important and will likely go under if OrganFinder's funding to them is eliminated. Any suggestions as to composition of team? ]<<<<< -- Silver Tux (14:50:32/08.16.54) *****KhaRescNew >>>>>[since there have been no objections, I am moving forward with the plans as Millhaus and I have them. I have returned to our first hotel since you last heard from me. I have packed everone's items that were left and am checking us out of here. Everyone who left anthing can find it at Amelia's. This will be our rendevous poing after we have (hopefully) freed KHANx. I watched the hotel for about an hour before I went in. I didn't notice anyone suspicious, but that means nothing. THEN I went in. The rooms were a mess. Someone (guess who) had turned everything inside out, obviously looking for the focus. They simply made a mess of things though. I don't think anything was taken, but I have no ideas what you all left here. I hope everyone took my advice and removed all important items. I suspect someone will probably try to follow me when I leave. There's no reason to beleive otherwise. Bunker, I did bring a wig which was still in my room, do you think that will help? I hope I can slip out undetected, but carrying all of this, it won't be easy. Bunker or Phrophet: Where are you now? Could you try to pick up a large, very impressive looking hammer? Something mideveal looking would be nice. I'll explain later. I will also need to know if either of you could rig a small explosive device inside the Fauxcus. It would have to explode upon impact of being struck or thrown against a hard surface. It also has to be a VERY small explosion, lots of smokey shit. The explosion has to be small enough for someone standing a couple of feet away to be safe. Something just for visual effect only. Can you do it? Nitro and Legion: Can you meet me at Amelia's as soon as possible. We need to make some plans and coordinate our abilities. We also have to inspect the new meet site. All: I am scheduling the meeting for Wednesday at the site Millhaus suggested. Millhaus, check with the Drui and Amelia to see if there is a preferred time of day for this. Let Amelia know I will be using her "guest house" to coordinate our final plans, since it is closer to the meet site. Everyone be VERY careful that you are not followed to Amelia's. As far as we know, they are unaware of her involvement in this and it is IMPERATIVE we keep it that way. I'm going to try to get safely out of here now. I managed to rent another Lori (perhaps they're sisters, Bunker) in Inveraray. I wish someone were here to watch my back. Kendra, why don't you join me at Amelia's.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <16:16:49/16 Aug 54> >>>>>[FraterNay, I'm with Bunker and Phrophet. I can't join you until they turn Lori in that direction. As for where we are, I couldn't tell you at the moment. All I know is that Bunker is trying to teach Peanut how to drive. HELP!!!!!!!]<<<<< -- Kendra <16:31:23/08-16-54> >>>>>[I can't even go on vacation without everybody shooting at me. . . *SIGH* WHY? *grumble* Well anyway, I get to my hotel room, to find it throughly searched and shoot up. And I didn't even offend anyone yet. CAn't a troll get some peace and quiet. So much for rest and relaxation. . . Anyone know, a fixer in the Hawaii islands?]<<<<< -- Doomsday <15:33:18:54/8-16-54> >>>>>[Nope, but Doomsday, you sure like to attract trouble don't you. Nightstalker, I have an official account, but there would be no reason for it to receive money from a detective agency. . . I might be able to open a temp one soon, but I'm not sure. . . ]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <17:35:40EDT/8-16-54> >>>>>[Shut your trap Blitzkrieg.]<<<<< -- Doomsday <15:36:40/8-16-54> >>>>>[Sheeesh, some trolls. . . ]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <17:37:20EDT/8-16-54> *****KHANx4 >>>>>[Why, midnight, of course. You can be so silly sometimes. Preparations are going well here. So Wednesday is the preferred date. That's day after tomorrow, gang. We'll be ready on our end. Wear something disposable.]<<<<< -- Millhaus <16:48:32/16-Aug-54> >>>>>[WHAT, I am still working out the fine details on getting us to ol' Berlin in one piece. NodeFaerie is a decker friend of *well sort of* Shadowfox. Before he left on his job, he must have hired NodeFaerie to do some digging. Anyway, you are going to have to remain curious on how I got in, because *snicker* I made a deal with Blitzkrieg. *snicker* I am not going to tell. But I will say this, it was quite the adrenaline rush. Anyway, Blitzkrieg has informed me that he will need a little more time. Hopefully his astral quest will be started and finished soon. And then we will be on our way to Berlin. Cowboy, Captain Midnight, and Whiskers are you free? You expressed interest in working if we were going to Europe. I need to know within 1.5 days at most if you are capable of travelling. Get back to me soon.]<<<<< -- Phoenix <18:01:40EDT/8-16-54> >>>>>[Hoi, once again fellow 'runners. The Club Blood gang has told me to inform you that they are willing to pay Y500,000 on the nose - no more. They believe the Focus was stolen from them in the first place - so paying for it is strictly a courtesy. After tommorrow I get the Ritual Healing, which should change my whole mood. I'll probably feel like I never felt before. See you soon -- have some godies waiting for me.]<<<<< -- KHANx (15:27:28/8.16.54) >>>>>[Silver Tux, you and I both know we have no NY for luxuries. Unless you know some good samaritans we have to do the job ourselves. Soon. Before things get farther than they are. Remember, the longer we wait the worse your stomach will feel.]<<<<< -- Sun (15:30:17/8.16.54) >>>>>[Red, sorry I've been out of touch. Been looking for some protection. Yes, I do know a mage that might be able to help Bliss. Her name is Bast. Cat Shaman extrodinaire. She's a good friend and will do anything she can. Meantime, I need you to give me a hand running the streets to save our butts - unless you plan to be in hiding the rest of your life. I've been doing some tracking and found out they are HQ'd in the sewers under the Barrens. Most seem to be East Asian gangers. I slew one on a rooftop a few hours ago - he had a fanatics look in his eye. Claimed "the Dark One Himself is Coming". Told me that we couldn't stop it, that when He came back they would all get Great Power. Somethings got to be done. Contact me.]<<<<< -- NightShade (15:40:34/8.16.54) *****Encrypt: Sun_and_Tux_MPCP_Only >>>>>>[Folks, get a grip, dammit. You sent your last two messages out in open text. I dunno aboutchoo, but I'd say you've gotta move pretty dam' quick if you're to stop this OrganFinder bunch taking YOU out. As a certain a certain Troll buddy of mine is wont to say, ``Skrag'em 'fore 'ey Skrag Yous.'' Dammit, I hate volunteering, but this whole biz is too sick to be ignored. I've known people who've `disappeared' this way. If you want my help, meager as it is, you've got it. No charge.]<<<<< -- Ratty <23:03:55z/17-08-2054> >>>>>[Cerise: I'll see you there. I'll even wear my good trench coat. Spreading the wealth around? Have you found a cause, lassie?]<<<<< -- Highlander (16:50:43/8-16-54) *****Encrypt Nightstalker >>>>>[You're just asking for it, aren't you? Don't worry, it'll take more than one cup of coffee to put the Highlander out of action.]<<<<< -- Highlander (16:51:32/8-16-54) >>>>>[To the group or individual responsible for the death of William, and the threats made against Jaez: Don't even think about it, laddie. William seemed like a bonnie lad, though I did not know him, and his death was an evil thing. For that act, you have earned my emit. If you do anything to Jaez, you shall face not only my wrath, but the fury of many of the most powerful deckers around. And deckers tend to have friends who are powerful in other ways, as well. This is your only warning: harm Jaez, and we will find you, no matter how secret you are, no matter how many layers you're hiding under. Nothing can stay hidden if enough of us look for it. The Deb Decker has many friends; you would do well to avoid angering them. And they're not all as pathetic as RamBoy.]<<<<< -- Highlander (17:03:21/8-16-54) >>>>>[Thanks Nightshade, tell Bast to meet me at Club Penumbra at 20:00. I'll pick her up and take her to the boat. I'm going to get in touch with some friends. I have some favors to cash in. Go to the Space Needle at 0:00. Find Gynt and tell him I sent you. I'll meet you there.]<<<<< -- Red <19:30:00/08-16-54> *****ENCRYPTSUN/RATTY/NODEFARIE >>>>>[Ok my friends, I guess this is it. Nodefarie, Ratty Sun and I can't offer anything in payment but I imagine you can pick up a few things at a state-of-the-art biotech facility. We need a real plan because we sure don't have the numbers. NodeFarie, find out as much as possible about OrganFinder's security system. Sun, I suggest you scout out (carefully) any magical defenses. Ratty I say we do a little sneaking and skulking and see if we can learn more about the layout of the facility. Any input or changes to my ideas are welcome. You have my thanks for this my friends. -- Silver Tux (19:39:12/08.16.54) >>>>>[ Well WHAT, I am a he for a start, and no I'm not on the team, Shadowfox helped us out on a 'run about a month ago, and I'm just returning the favour. I'm just sorry I couldn't nab the whole files for ya, although I'm sure I wasn't the one to activate the red alert in their system. ]<<<<< -- NodeFaerie <21:43:32/08-16-54> *****Encrypt !!ORGAN!! >>>>>[ After a quick check of public DB's and a flyby, I have some info for you on the facility. Looks pretty much like standard corp setup, but here's the text and aerial shots anyway. *****include hitfile***** I'll be attempting a matrix penetration tonight, although I wont risk tampering with much, I just want to get their system layout. Use the encryption routines tagged onto the end of this post for all highly sensitive info, anything else just post publically _WITHOUT_ any names. ]<<<<< -- NodeFaerie <20:04:32/08-16-54> *****Encrypt %%ORGAN%% >>>>>[ Well after having a look at the pics, I reckon I can cover you chummers from one of those guard towers when you decide to run]<<<<< -- SpotOn <20:34:21/08-16-54> >>>>>[To the 'hosts' of KHANx: I have received your message. Though I had hoped you had placed a higher value on the soul of Arago T'Hoth, I am in need of being relieved of this matter, and anxious for the return of my friend, so I accept. I have been informed that L'yenthl wishes to meet with me on Thursday. I do not know why, but I, as I'm certain you, have my suspiscions. One does not refuse audience with the Arch Druid. It is therefore necessary and of utmost importance that we complete our business before that day. I have chosen a new meeting site at which to conclude our business in a little more than 48 hours. We WILL meet on the eve of Wednesday. I will forward the location and exact time of the site to KHANx tomorrow evening. I pray you haven't any difficulties with the time and place, they are not negotiable. If you fail to be present at the appointed hour and location, I will find it necessary to transport the item you seek with me to my meeting with L'yenthl.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <21:39:59/16 Aug 54> >>>>>[FraterNay, the Gore Corp wants you to know that they are very, VERY upset . . . they say that there better be no tricks or else . . . All deals are final . . . they'll meet at your appointed time and place IF they can human circle the place. Thats it. Otherwise things are straights.]<<<<< -- KHANx (21:15:09/8.16.54) >>>>>[Red, I get you loud and clear. Will be there on time and ready.]<<<<< -- NightShade (21:16:06/8.16.54) >>>>>[Ok, I've got some friends watching the HQ, they'll report immediatly if anything happens. Anything special you want, I'm going shopping. I'll be a little late, Gynt will take care of you.]<<<<< -- Red <23:30:12/08-16-54> *****ENCRYPT:NIGHTSHADE >>>>>[You're going to meet 6 Japanese runners. They're Yakuza and they're with me. Just don't piss them off they're good and I'd hate to have to negotiate with them much more.]<<<<< -- Red <23:35:53/8-16-54> >>>>>[***ORGANS*** Ratty, SpotOn, and NodeFaerie, good to have you guys aboard. I'll be doing Magi -recon tonight.***]<<<<< -- Sun (22:05:39/8.16.54) >>>>>[***XANRED*** Red, I'll be waiting with 3 friends of my own. They're ex-Tir Paladins. As for pissing off the Yakuza -- I'm a Pro.]<<<<< -- NightShade (22:10:56/8.16.54) >>>>>[Abductor's of KHANx: Then the meeting is set. I will send the location and time to you encoded via KHANx on Wednesday morning. Until then, I expect KHANx will be well cared for. He is the first thing I expect to see upon our meeting.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <00:18:23/17 Aug 54> *****KhaKhaPui >>>>>[As I feared, I was followed when I left the hotel. Fortunately, it was nothing I couldn't handle, even though I would have preferred an uneventful trip. I noticed them following me about three blocks from the hotel. There were three of them in a truck carrying weapons. Why didn't someone tell me the fifth street past the hotel had been closed? I found out the hard way and they managed to trap me in an alley. Fortunately, they were only gunners and not magickers. Millhaus, if you are interested there are three new stone monuments now that the natives are going to wonder about. Yes, I left my signature. I had no choice under the circumstances. Anyway I made it safely and no one else knows our location. Everyone but Millhaus and Ragman: How soon will you be here. We have lots of preparation to do. Come ASAP. Bunker, Prophet: Have you been able to secure what we need for that little project I asked you about? Were you able to pick up everything? Awaiting everyone.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <00:35:09/17 Aug 54> ***** Encrypt: KHANx3 >>>>>[ Millhaus: Ey, mon, you sure you can handle what you be proposin' with them spells we dug up? I know your constitution ain't cast-iron at the best-o-times. It could get quite messy, if you take my meaning; and I think you do if you're going to wear that disposable overall thing. ]<<<<< -- The Ragman <13:36:10/8-17-54> ***** Encrypt: KHANx2 >>>>>[ FraterNay, Nitro and I are on our way to your AO. Pending any impulsive buying sprees between here and there, it shouldn't be more than two hours. Prophet: thanks for the paired MP5s. They're perfect! I almost hope I get a chance to use them... ]<<<<< -- Legion <13:39:17/8-17-54> ***** Encrypt: KHANx3 >>>>>[ Ok, after a little side trip, an exercise break for Peanut and a couple references, we've come up with some goodies. Hammer, Large, one each as we say in the services. No prob. It's a modified 25lb sledge. I modified it by adding a little body to it. It's about 35lb now. Even wrapped some leather around the handle, FraterNay. As for the special Fauxcus Effects... some mini-detcord covered in sulfur and other assorted stinky-smokey chemical compounds should work just fine. With some technical guidance from Kendra here (good kid, BTW) I wired it into a couple of mini-contact-detonators that can be attched to both the base and the opposite end. We just wrap the detcord up in the barbed-wire strands and attach the detonators at either end and it's good to go. Any sudden contact and... well... boom. Bye bye adjacent body parts and hello to one god-awful stench/smoke screen. I'll make sure I got the right measurements when we get there, which should be in about 30 minutes. BTW, I've got some holdouts of assorted length and caliber for everyone if they want one. ]<<<<< -- Prophet <13:54:38/8-17-54> *****ENCRYPT: @D.Henry#1@ >>>>>[The AP/SP interface with the choppers is done. Boy, that Sou is amazing! He knew nothing about computers or programming, but he picked up what I needed almost instantly! We're going to take out the choppers for a field-test either tomorrow or the next day. Sul gave me a basic overview of the megarena blueprints today. There are going to be a couple of major "battle sites", large, clear areas where the choppers are free to maneuver. There are also going to be a number of various sized, crisscrossing corriders that will make for good choices. Dobbs is 'storming with that mathematico about sending two different simsense impressions to the decker so that he can control both Matrix and chopper aspects. Time to get back to work. More later.]<<<<< -- Mercer [56:01:81|92-23-26] ******Encrypt: Mercer1/OptiClash Design Team@****** >>>>>[Team- Glad to see that the interface for the Choppers are going well, just to keep you posted. I am negotiating for another 6 to 12 Dragons, so you will have plenty of material to work with. It is possible that we also aquire 6 NortUp Sparrows. Sou, don't freak out, I know its not a Dragon but I trust that you will put up with it anyway. How are your facilities? Do you need any more equipment ****Mercer Only***** I'm sure that you know that JD's student was found dead the other day, he might take it hard. JD may be young-looking but he's very much an abcient man, he still has 20th Century sensiblities and the loss of such a bright student is a personal matter for him. Leave him be for a while, and he'll snap out of it. In the mean time, don't let this slow down the rest of the project.]<<<<< -- D. Henry <09:00:00/8-17-54> >>>>>[Oops, sorry NodeF, easy mistake on this bleedin' thing, mate. Phoenix, I 'ear that a load of stuff is old tech in Germany, sa is there any way of getting over our gear ? 'ave any of those other folks indicated whether the're gonna be joinin' us ? I just gettin' a bit twichy 'cos of those sec-cams in MIT&M might 'ave our faces on 'em. Let's 'ope they ain't]<<<<< -WHAT(17:19:23/17-08-54) *****MilliAmeliOnli >>>>>[Millhaus: Could you please ask a favor of Amelia for me? I need access to her Herb room to create a little sleep potion for KHANx. I don't like the tone of his messages lately and want to be prepared in case they have influenced him in this little 'healing ritual' they have planned. We have no way to influence them to stop this, so we have to be prepared for the worst. Did you notice a suspicious tone in his posts? Access to Amelia's house is usually not a problem for me. The 'house' knows me and there is usually only one room Amelia asks me not to enter, but it's not the Herb room. Under the circumstances, I decided to consult the Hearth in case Amelia had extra protection in place. I was thusly warned not the enter the Herb room when I asked. I need a reply ASAP.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <11:58:07/17 Aug 54> >>>>>[Legion, Nitro: Are you arriving soon? I need you here ASAP. Legion, I have to create a little concoction that you would probably be better suited for creating than myself. Bunker, Prohpet and Kendra have arrived. Please HURRY!]<<<<< -- FraterNay <12:03:00/17 Aug 54> >>>>>[All Crew arriving or here: Please be warned that this place is intinmately familiar with my presence, but not most of yours. Please, for your own protection, do not venture anywhere other than the "guest house" without my escort or prior acknowledgement that it is safe.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <12:14:30/17 Aug 54> *****KHANx5 >>>>>[FraterNay - not much time to chat. Use the key behind the tapestry of Bast to get into the herbary. No expected problems. Problems abound, though around here. L'yenthl is mad as the nine hells, and we're all jumpy. Seems someone tapped the ley last night, and now the government is after his ass as to why the Drui didn't wait until their alloted two week window. He's managed to explain to the authorities that is wasn't the Drui, but I don't think I'd like to be a member of the T'Hoth group tomorrow nite. Word is, all healing and fertility magicks are to be done the old arcane way. Tomorrow night's rituals of both blood and sex are now scheduled for the "banishment of the infidels." I hope I can maintain my own with them. I'm an equal to most in magick ability, but their rituals and intonations are so different. It's like trying to speak Olde Latin with some sort of Brogue accent. Chaos help us.]<<<<< -- Millhaus <13:40:43/17-Aug-54> >>>>>[ Blitzkrieg: Ever heard of a freelance operative? I could write you up as one and make it look totally legal. Of course you'll have to pay taxes, but if you can't wait... ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <11:47:09/08-17-54> >>>>>[ Highlander: I try me best. It's good to see you've got you sense of humor back. BTW, nobody is as bad as RAMboy. ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <11:49:51/08-17-54> >>>>>[ I'll join Highlander in warning those who killed William. Stay away from Jaez. Hurt one hair on her head and I'll hunt you down like the low lifes that you are. ]<<<<< -- Raven the Mage <11:51:44/08-17-54> >>>>>[ Cyberbrains, last night was sooo fun. Sorry I had to disappear so suddenly, but a good friend of mine needed some help. Maybe you'll get luckier next time :) ]<<<<< -- Cerise <11:53:53/08-17-54> >>>>>[ Maybe next time I'll wait until he finds out how much of a tease you are, Cerise. You should really stop leading men on like that. One of these days someone won't think it's funny. ]<<<<< -- Deathstroke >>>>>[ Great, I'm getting advice in my love life from an assassin.]<<<<< -- Cerise <11:56:56/08-17-54> >>>>>[Damn! people are shooting at me over this damn interface gizmo and I haven't even had time to test it properly. Too busy with the show. But now that I'm officially 'on leave' of sorts, I bolted down to the Ikon and took the damn thing apart. Mathias is a modulater of sorts. It's kind of a dedicated MPCP, duplicating the signal suppresion and control roles of a regular chip. Going by William's description of himself, it probably kept him from getting lost in the Matrix or floating. When I hooked it up to my deck, it resulted in a slower speed and slowed down graphics. Even after I took my own chip's settings down to zero modulation, it acted erratically. This thing is no good to any of us. Maybe I'll pawn it, just to spite the bastards. What I can't figure out is why they don't care about the device anymore, and just want to kill me. Maybe I know too much, but. . .I don't know anything. I'll be hiding out for a while. Expect less contact from me. Maybe I should run back to Seattle; I have friends there. Or maybe daddy.]<<<<< -- Jaez <14:28:25/8-17-54> >>>>>[Doa, I wish to see you soon. Return from your friend to the home in which you live, that I may see you again. I have urgent business that takes me to the land again.]<<<<< -- Brave <14:33:29/8-17-54> >>>>>[Hey Stingray! ya silly little corp decker type person. What ya going ta do for two weeks, while Pacific Watercraft gets remodeled? Yer out of a job or do ya get two weeks vacation? What's the drek on PW anyways, I hear someone geeked with yer sensitive nodes. Come on chum, nosey people want to know.]<<<<< -Gargoyle, <16:19:27/08-17-54> >>>>>[What the frag have I done to deserve this. . . (Multiple sounds of gunfire) Any one have any ideas to run by me why someone / or group wants me really dead? if so <>]<<<<< -- Doomsday <16:30:08/8-17-54> >>>>>[I am glad that you found our discussion helpful, Powerhouse. While I wish your group well during their deliberations, the outcome of those talks is not of much concern to me. As I've stated in the past, I am not seeking sanction or approval from others. Whether I'm liked or disliked matters little in the Greater Scheme. But I wish them well, in any case.]<<<<< -- Brandon Lowe (16:00:00/8-17-54) >>>>>[God, I hope I'm not too late. . . Jaez, don't be afraid of everyone that's following you. I've pulled some strings in Tulsa, Hands-across-teh Dixie and all that, with some fellow peers in law enforcement. They were busy with the CAS president's vist (That rockerboy form Arkansas. . .I forget his name) but there should now be some friendly followers tailing you and whoever else is tailing you. I'll try and arrange a way out for you.]<<<<< -- Cooper <18:29:47/8-17-54> >>>>>[Here's a job for all you wizzer Deckers out there. Should be null persp if you're all as hot as you say. Check any and all datastores on connections between Piggly Wiggly and the EONPP folks. . .and Doomsday, did you happen to see any PW trucks near where you extracted William? Thing is, a PW truck drove through Jaez's neighborhood. I haven't seen her. She's cut to black, I suggest Belle and I Match Cut that move and bail outta here.]<<<<< -- Packard Belle <16:34:37/8-17-54> >>>>>[I AM NOT PATHETIC! I AM NOT BAD! I'LL PROVE IT!]<<<<< -- RAMboy <16:36:32/8-17-54> >>>>>[Red, have been talking to your friends, and mine. It is generally agreed ***XRED***that the artifacts are with the cult. Unfortunately, one of the Yakuza men - who apparently knows something of legend - told me that the Oni raising ritual could be done specifically tomorrow or the next day, and must be done in a clearing on a mountain. This means that we are going to have to make our assault during the ritual -- we'll never find them in the sewers, but the only appropriate place for this ritual MUST be Mt. Ranier. Has Bast passed on her news to you about Bliss ? Its become urgent!***]<<<<< -- NightShade (16:58:45/8.17.54) >>>>>[The T'Hoth cult wants you to know that they will be prompt and expect you to be too. They promise no trickery or harm. Please respond in kind. They wish only to aquire what is really theirs. Please do the right thing and FraterNay ! Wa T! I Lo ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . Be there on time]<<<<<< -- khanX (17:07:19/8.17.54) >>>>>[Just got a message from my men watching the cult. They're moving out and heading up Ranier. Bast told me about the poison. We've only got about 12 hours max. I'm going to rip the eyes out of the fragger who did this.]<<<<< -- Red <17:17:17/08-17-54> *****ENCRYPT:XANAPLANS >>>>>[We have a Skyswimmer that will carry the razors in quick and quietly. 2 Ford Bisons will be carrying the mages up and a few Hyundai Offroaders will provide a little protection for the mages. As it's planned the mages will be shooting spells just as the razors land. The whole area must be circled and none are to be spared.]<<<<< -- Red <17:30:24/8-17-54> >>>>>[Ten-four. Its a go. Be careful ***XRED*** about interrupting the ritual. Who knows what chain-reaction can occur. Be careful of the leader -- remember they're blood cultists.***]<<<<<< -- NightShade (17:37:37/8.17.54) >>>>>[Understood, that's what the mages are for. Right now I want the leaders head]<<<<< -- Red <17:45:14/8-17-54> >>>>>[WHAT, kid take a chill pill. Nothin' to worry about as far as travelin' goes. I'm sure we won't be left swingin' If yer worried about yer face on da cameras, ya should get it changed. Yer ugly anyways! Next time, hit da cameras before dey git ya or better yet, wear a helmet. I'm game for travlin' if ya'll still want some profesional muscle.]<<<<< -- Gawk <20:15:12 / 8-17-54> ***** Encrypt: KHANx1 >>>>>[ Crew, Bunker and me are gonna head out and prep the site for the meet. Bunker'll be providing security while I lay out some close- in security devices. It won't be a whole lot, but it'll ensure we have a way out if the meet turns ugly. You can never be to prepared.]<<<<< -- Prophet <05:00:12/8-18-54> >>>>>[ Wiz! I can get some quality time in with Peanut! ]<<<<< -- Bunker <05:01:23/8-18-54> ***** Encrypt: KHANx3 >>>>>[ Bunker, you need therapy. FraterNay, looks like KHANx's captors are resorting to old habits. We might want to make them regret their change of heart. ]<<<<< -- Prophet <05:03:28/8-18-54> ***** Encrypt: KHANx2 >>>>>[ We're here! What do you need me to do, FraterNay. I can't promise much, but I'll do my best. Bunker & Prophet just left to prep the site. I told them what we found out there and Prophet said that it sounded like a done deal.]<<<<< -- Legion <05:13:43/8-18-54> ***** Encrypt:KHANx3 >>>>>[ Millhaus, I've studied Latin almost all my life but I don't know if I can do their accent. Latin happens to be the language I center in. Maybe I'll pick up a few pointers! It never hurts! Just let me hit Amelia's Library again and I'll try to brush up on their dialect, maybe I can help them out, if not us. ]<<<<< -- Nitro <05:36:12/8-18-54> ***** Encrypt:KHANx3 >>>>>[ Prophet, my man, you did one bang-up job wiring the fauxcus. You can hardly tell it's got anything but barbed wire and the odd bit of dessicated flesh. The bad guys shouldn't be able to tell the difference IF they get that close, which I hope they don't... for their sakes. ]<<<<< -- The Ragman <05:46:59/8-18-54> ***** Encrypt:KHANx4 >>>>>[ Thanks, Ragman. I take pride in my work. Bunker and I just got here to the site. Legion, you were right. I couldn't have picked a better place myself... well, maybe... Anyway, it shouldn't take more than an hour to get the place wired and concealed. Be back soonest! ]<<<<< -- Prophet <05:49:44/8-18-54> >>>>>[And I'd though ya 'ad done a runner Gawk. Nice to see a true proffessional at work *evil grin*, so when am I gonna see one ? Phoenix, sorry old mate for being a bit jumpy but the Red Knights just blew up a pub down the street from me, and I was in the crowd outside. I took it badly as one of them tried to ghost me, sa I boxed 'im. Oops. Shan't be lisenin' to Gawky when it comes to sidearms again. I've meet Terrorists before an' they ain't chummy pals, if you know what I mean - 'arry. Sa the faster I'm outta 'ere the better.]<<<<< -WHAT(14:35:23/18-08-54) *****ENCRYPT: @D.Henry#1@ >>>>>[I have excellent news to report. The field test of the AP/SP system was nearly flawless! Sou and I came up with a couple of more system features, and he's working to implement them now. Do you think you could find us a hydraulic Dragon simulator? I don't think we need to field-test the Dragons anymore, and, if something did go wrong, we can just fix it and go on with the sim. With a live Dragon, it could be worse. If we're going to diversify our choppers, I'd like a simulator of each one, if that's possible... I'm going to get to work on the Matrix aspect today. I have a couple of sketches and ideas, and it ought to be VERY interesting. Oh, here's something I found that might be put in as well. UPLOAD VIDEO SEGMENT #14A TAGGED: LawnMower Man VR Sequence #1 I dug this out of an ancient 2-D video. I liked the idea of having moving obstacles that the decker's have to evade. Ought to prove a worthwhile challenge. Time to get back to work. Oh, one last thing. Dobbs seems really involved in his work after that death. He's still getting it done, so I'm not complaining.]<<<<< -- Mercer [09:72:34|34-10-51] *****KHANxKhanxONLY >>>>>[meetsitetime]<<<<< -- FraterNay <09:57:23/18 Aug 54> >>>>>[Bunker and Prophet made their site preparations in their fashion, as now Nitro, Legion and I have done. Millhaus was too busy sipping gin, smoking Amelia's tobacco, and spraying some nature of dirt repeller on his garments to help. Millhaus, was that really gin? Gin before entering THAT circle? Ragman was still sleeping and seemed to need it. Millhaus and Amelia, the site you have chosen is so......friendly. We found ourselves ecstatic in our work. The area feels quite comfortable now, like walking into your own home. Bunker, Prophet and Kendra are rotating shifts, two staying at a time, to keep watch on the site. I expect we shall hear that our 'friends' arrive early. I have forwarded the site and time to them via KHANx, as promised. I'm going to get some much needed sleep. Nitro and Legion have already passed out. Amelia, we must wait one more night, then, if I have the energy, you are mine.]<<<<< -- FraterNay <10:23:00/18 Aug 54> *****Encrypt:Mercer/ OptiClash Design Team**** >>>>>[I don't know what a hydraulic simulator is. But if you need more equipment, give Diane the specs, and we'll get right on it.]<<<<< -- D. Henry <11:00:00/8-19-54> >>>>>[I feel like somebody has run me through with a sword. . . Crud. . . Nightstalker why don't you set up a false account that I can swipe the money in Boston. I guess I'll pay taxes on it. I'll live. . . Well I would if this lethal feeling went away.]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <12:47:49EDT/8-18-54> >>>>>[What the hell did you do anyway, Blitzkrieg? And who is that errrr. . . human female that was with you anyway. . .? I mean, I may be dwarf, but last time I checked a 5'7" red-headed green eye woman with a build of a dancer, attracts some notices. And what is her name anyway? Anyway, we (Gawk, WHAT, Blitzkrieg and I, and possibly that female that Blitzkrieg found (*SMIRK*)) are going to leave on a private flight to Berlin (Sub-Orbital) at 11:30PM out of Logan airport on Thursday. At noon, on thursday, I will need all the illegal stuff (which is probably pretty much everything) so that it will hopefully be there when we get there. Is this understood?]<<<<< -- Phoenix <12:52:59EDT/8-18-54> >>>>>[Frag off Phoenix. . . She is a very good friend of mine. Another hermitic mage, like me, except that she is a Fire elemetalist adept. She refuses to come on to this net. Her name is Firewraith. She has her own travel arrangements, but will meet us in Berlin. As to what I did. . . well, I am not going to tell you unless you come clear with how you managed to get into MIT&M so much more quicker than we did. Until then, I ain't going to say a word.]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <12:56:57EDT/8-18-54> >>>>>[So ka. I'm not going to talk so I'll let it drop. Pleasure to have you on the team Firewraith.]<<<<< -- Phoenix <12:57:47EDT/8-18-54> >>>>>[She told me to relay to you a "thank you" and that she "looks forward to working with us" (she kind of grumbled that. I don't think she is too happy right now, but I'm not going to push the issue)]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <12:59:##EDT/8-18-54> >>>>>[What the frag you do to her to make her not happy!? If you hurt her. . .]<<<<< -- Phoenix <13:00:28EDT/8-18-54> >>>>>[I did nothing of the sort. Shut up and leave me alone. I want some sleep.]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <13:01:18EDT/8-18-54> >>>>>[Well they stop shooting at me for awhile. . . I have no fraggin' clue who the hell they are. . . Drek! Too many possibilities. . . As far as the PW trucks go, you would have to ask Shadowfox, he was the one who scouted around before we did the hit. I am a little surprised however, he was suppose' to be back close to a week ago. Wyrm, I need to know where the hell William was when he was alive. . . Just so . . . drek more company got to go.]<<<<< -- Doomsday <11:19:18/8-18-54> >>>>>[ Not another Fire Merlin ! *Groan* I damn well 'ope this one knows 'ow to aim her spells, not like bleedin Torch.... . Any'ow nice to meet you Firewraith and 'ave you along,'ope ya don't live up to your name. Hurra ! we're 'orf (or is that just Gawk's new aftershave ?). Erm, I need to pick up some bits bleedin' kit, 'cos I 'adn't planned on a full scale tour of the biggest battle site in Europe *sigh* Can any of ya shadowfolk suggest a decent SMG, has to be a combat weapon (not some poncin' toy with a the twiddly bits to make it look nice), which can be well 'hidden under a coat & decent rate of fire ? Gawk you like big toys, you might want to invest in an assult rifle an' combat gear - 'cos if I read it right Berlin's got Bad ! I got a nasty feelin' about this flyin' stuff.]<<<<< -WHAT(20:08:23/18-08-54) >>>>>[Brave: I am here. You have something for me? Or a favor to ask?]<<<<< -- DOA <14:17:54/8-18-19> >>>>>[Based on what I seen from ya, I decided on 2 smgs: The TMP 'cuz yer week or the Ingram 'cuz yer cheap. I think ya should git the ingram. As for me, I know what I need and don't need no punk to tell me. BTW when flyin' I take an extra monofilament whip, never know when you'll need it!]<<<<< -- Gawk <16:17:23 / 8-18-54> >>>>>[WHAT, If ya don't want to fly, ya could swim across dis pond o' yers. He He]<<<<< --Gawk <16:33:56 / 8-18-54> >>>>>[Jesus- You got yourself a deal on those choppers: 6 million for all 6 sparrows, 8.1 million for 9 short range dragons. It's a square up deal and you know it. BTW, in the future, when my secretary pays you a compliment, don't insult her by threatening to buy out Zeta Enterprises, I don't care how smart you are or how much money you make as a fixer, _no one_ is rude to Diane. Now then, about those bonds. The third issue is sold out and we've got all the financing we need for the megarena. If you want in on the OptiClash action, you have to be a sponsor.]<<<<< -- D. Henry <9:00:01/8-19-54> *****Encrypt: Mercer***** >>>>>[Hey, do you think you can take some footage of the choppers in action? Maybe get one of y'all to tape yourself on the remote control of it. It looks real nice from what I've seen, design-wise.]<<<<< -- D. Henry <9:00:10/8-19-54> >>>>>[Notice: My boys in the legal department say that I have to inform y'all of the following, so here it goes. As of 8-18-2054 all illegal squatters in the Seattle Warehouse commercial air traffic zone, owned by David Osarius Henry (that's me) were served with their eviction by the Seattle County Sheriff's department with the willing cooperation of Zeta Enterprises private security. All pending claims to easments and throughfares by the City of Seattle were offically defaulted to forfeiture as the 90 day common law notice period as expired. That's right, you loafers, I got my land and you're going to stay off it. Get a job. Actually, I'd hire y'all for manual labor in cleaning up the arena. Well, maybe I'd hire one of y'all]<<<<< -- D. Henry <9:00:15/8-19-54> *****MillhausOnly >>>>>[Millhaus, as I feared, KHANx is a total mental mess. We have him sedated for now. It will last about another 14 Hours. There is NOTHING we can do for him here. I suspect that the unsanctioned tapping of the Ley has something to do with it. It was the damn 'healing ritual' the T'Hoth subjected him to. Once we had him he tried to turn on us immediately. Only the Drui, I suspect, can help with this. Please inform them or Amelia and come take him to them with haste. I don't want to have to drug him again. Whatever they have done, it's undoing won't be a simple matter. Make the arrangements and come ASAP. Let me know if you can not get him within 14 hours, otherwise, I will expect you. No time for descriptions of last night now. My head is still swimming and we have to deal with KHANx immediately!]<<<<< -- FraterNay <09:52:23/19 Aug 54> >>>>>[fraternay help on way. barely able to type. t'hoth'ers should be gone now. much blood. much energy. i'm spent. amelia unconscious, l'yenthl as well. sleep now. ragman ok. more later. trust healers. green robes. you know sign of welcome. meet back at l'yenthl grove. healers will show the way. tomorrow]<<<<< -- millhaus <10:20:30/19-Aug-93> >>>>>[Some many things too do, ss little time to do it ! Blimey it seems if Quack's got a sense of 'umor, must of traded it in for his sense of smell .... I don't mind boats, they just sink,I can swim, if planes crash I don't think I can learn to fly real quick *gulp* What the 'ell did you put in that bleedin' crate Gawk ? wait a minute, I don't think I wanna know ta very much. Phoenix, I got this real bad feelin' about the plane ...can't we wait for a boat or somethin' ? At least I ain't sittin' next to 'im all the flippin' way, am I Phoenix, .....Phoenix ? ......I 'ope your fraggin' well jokin' mate....I don't feel so well .....]<<<<< -WHAT(16:22:23/19-08-54) >>>>>[ Jaez, if you need somewhere to hide, you know where I am.]<<<<< -- Raven the Mage <09:36:56/08-19-54> ***** Encrypt: Blitzkrieg MPCP only >>>>>[ I've set up a dummy account at the First Bank of UCAS under the name of Bernard Keller. You can pick up the money today or tomorrow with the included passkey. I hope 10,000 nuyen is enough. ***** Include: Passkey ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <09:39:51/08-19-54> >>>>>[WHAT, you are going to have to fly or you are going to have to give me back the money I shelled out to get you and your gear there. Also, I will have to ask you to remain behind if you choose not to fly. There simply isn't enough time. We have given him over a 2 week lead. I can't take the long way (i.e. a ship) on this one, because he could have already left Berlin. . . I am sorry you don't seem to errr.. . . . (snicker) don't like flying, but there is no other way. If you want, I can have you drugged for the ride. . . (wink suggestively)]<<<<< -- Phoenix <15:25:08EDT/8-19-54> >>>>>[BS Phoenix your drugging would be one of your fist to his mid-section, followed by one to his temples. . . Some drugging...]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <15:26:18EDT/8-19-54> >>>>>[So. . . what's your point. . . I am a warrior after all. Sheeesh, a dwarf's gotta protect his own vested interests. . . Sheesh some breeders give everything away. . .]<<<<< -- Phoenix <15:27:50EDT/8-19-54> >>>>>[Watch who you insult Phoenix. . . after all, you make everyone look tall. *SMIRK* Anyway, let's stop with the racist jokes they are old and boring anyway. . . And I have . . . well other things to spend my time then arguing with you.]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <15:30:55EDT/8-19-54> >>>>>[That wouldn't happen to be Firewraith would it??? hmmmm???]<<<<< -- Phoenix <15:31:45EDT/8-19-54> >>>>>[No comment. . . ]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <15:32:35EDT/8-19-54> >>>>>[Nightstalker. . . Thank you very much. I needed some money to cover my latest conjuring circle. That money will cover it real nicely. The account has already been emptied (by me of course) Thank you again.]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <15:37:55EDT/8-19-54> >>>>>[Raven, thanks for your offer. Do you remember that run we did when you dropped out of sight? Meet me near the office of Mr Jones. . .it's between McIntyre's and Howarth's office. I've got an idea, to finish something I have waited too long to complete.]<<<<< -- Jaez <15:50:27/8-19-54> >>>>>[Just wanted to let you all know, I ain't dead yet.]<<<<< -- Journey <16:01.15/08.19.54> >>>>>[ Well chummers I ain't got time to rave on so heres the low-down, I went for a little matrix wander, and anyway, I managed to grab a couple of files, anyway I came to some access, Geez I never seen access tougher than that, it sparked an alert, and sent off one mean trace, been dodging bullets ever since, ohh anyway the point, the ace in their defences is parabiological and INSIDE the complex. I got a species name here doesn't mean anything to me, it's called a *(^&^)....... ]<<<<< -- NodeFaerie <18:32:21/08-19-54> >>>>>[Ouroborous- I must speak with you. I understand that you are dead, but it is imperitive that I speak with the "real" you. Its important, about you-know-who]<<<<< -- J. D. Dobbs <8:16:56/8-20-54> >>>>>[Gosh, all I wanted was a peace'n'relaxin' vacation. . . And what do end up with. . . Me in unfamiliar-like territory with a bunch of racist bastards chasin' after me and shootin' at me every where I go. Plus now I got the stinking cops and government after me because I decided to shoot back. I tell ya life ain't fair. . . Anybody out there know a reliable fixer in the Hawaii islands? That last one, tried to betray me and ended up dead because of it! I am getting really tired of running from this bunch of low-life breeders who are just jealous because I am a better fighter than them. . . *GRUMBLE* Oh Drek! Here comes another bunch of them. . . *BBBBBOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!* Well there go another bunch of them to the morgue. They found my little booby trap. . . . *sigh* If you know of a fixer that can help me please get a hold of me. . . ]<<<<< -- Doomsday <09:53:31/8-20-54> >>>>>[Ow, me head still 'urts Phoenix ....... I got on to the plane wiv, no probs, but I got a bit jittery on take 'orf, and thought, this ain't so bad, I wonder why it's called the suborbital ? ....Then the bastards fired the rockets .... All I can say is that the restainin' belts ain't all that good, nor is trying to claw ya way out wiv a a couple of extre Gee's holdin' ya back ... The last thing I remember is Gawk swearin', these two suits I was standin' on and some shoutin' "Not too hard Ph..." I think I woke once on the plane a couple of times, I have this impression of Gawk talkin' to this stewardess and grinnin' at me, Blitz tellin' 'orf Phoenix, and lots of swirlin' colours. I think, We're in Berlin somewhere, I seem to be drugged to the eyeballs, ho hum in a room with is very hard to make out 'cos it keeps changin' colour ..... PHOENIX ! I keep hearin' sporadic bursts of gunfire, Gawd, I feel ....*Bluurrrk* What happen and where are you, ya bunch of gi..*Bluuuuurk*]<<<<< -WHAT(16:56:23/20-08-54) >>>>>[WHAT chill out. . . Firewraith is watchin' ya to make sure you don't do anything stupid. . . Unfortunately while you were out some gangers decided that I was a good football (I think that's what he said. . . Blitzkrieg didn't translate for me. . .) And we got into a we bit of a rumble. . . Gawk bagged a few of the suckers and I took all the rest save one for Blitzkrieg. . . Man that lightning bolt nearly gave me a clean shave. . . You should really watch where you send those bolts ya dig. . . *sigh* God I hate time changes.]<<<<< -- Phoenix <10:15:54/8-20-54> >>>>>[Nightshade, I hope all goes well. I'm waiting for those Ares notes. I'm making a wish list now while recovering. Anyway, not to worry we caught the few that tried to run including that fragger the leader. He's being interrogated right now, or at least what's left of him, the rest of the cult has been dispatched quietly. We're trying to find out how they stole the artifacts in the first place. Hope it takes a long time. Make that bleeder wish he had died first. Tell Bast thanks and if there's anything she needs or wants just ask. Bliss is doing much better now.]<<<<< -- Red <9:45:51/08-20-54> >>>>>[There is a fixer than you can contact. Go to the south docks to the TiKi Idol Bar. Ask for Eto and tell him that Scope sent you. He'll fix you up with whatever you need at reasonable prices.]<<<<< --Scope <11:43/8-17-54> >>>>>[Doomsday, there is a guy at the Tiki Idol bar located near the south docks. Tell him that Scope sent you and he can get you whatever you need at reasonable prices. Don't worry, he won't stiff you on the goods and he can also take care of any items you want off your hands.]<<<<< --Scope <11:50:00/8-18-54> >>>>>[ What time do you want to meet there, Jaez? I'm not a mind reader. It will be so good to see you again. ]<<<<< -- Raven the Mage <10:21:20/08-20-54> >>>>>[How old are you anyways, Jaez?]<<<<< -Billy Mack <13:36:42/08-20-54> >>>>>[I don't 'arf feel ill, I seemed to 'ave slightly annoyed Firewraith, somethin' about slow boilin' me ahem, she loves me really ...*Ouch* Look folks, blowin' away the locals ain't gonna endear us wiv anyone, er football, Phoenix ain't the same as what you lot play, I think ya call it soccer or somethin' bloody stupid like that. It's like The Game in Europe. I've noticed that me tourist guide of Berlin doesn't have quite the phases I'm lookin' for - "Don't shoot me - I'm a tourist", "Do that again and my Large Ork friend will rip off both your ears and stuff them up your ...well you get the idea. Well 'orf to the local dives tonight, ah the though of all that Real Beer is makin' me weak, ya never know I might even find out somethin' about the job. Let's see if I can walk *Thud* Oow, Stop bleedin' laughin' Firewraith that weren't funny ! Huh Mer-bleedin'-lins !]<<<<< -WHAT(19:45:23/20-08-54) >>>>>[WHAT I wouldn't insult Firewraith if I were you. . . she might decide to make Elven toast if you get my meaning. . . Anyway, I've found a few cool bars to hang in, so I am going to try and get to know the natives. I suppose it helps that I can speak German. . . Oh if you want tips on what phrases to say, etc. Ask me or Firewraith. I am sure Phoenix knows German as well as he dresses, which is to say horrible.]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <22:54:26/8-20-54> >>>>>[Geee, is my German that bad. . . and WAIT A SECOND. . . you shouldn't talk Bllitzkrieg. . . your idea of fashion is . . . well worse than mine.] <<<<< -- Phoenix <22:55:33/8-20-54> >>>>>[At least I know how to dress for formal. . . your idea of formal is to dress up like you're going to a punk-rock concert...]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <22:67:11/8-20-54> >>>>>[Ha ha ha. . . except that they way I dress is the only way to go]<<<<< -- Phoenix <22:58:54/8-20-54> >>>>>[Oh god.]<<<<< -- Blitzkrieg <22:59:15/8-20-54> >>>>>[Ahhhhhh great to be back in good ol' rainy Seattle. . . The job is done. . . Speaking of which: Splicer, sorry it took so long, but when I heard about the target and the things I was supposed to acquire, I figured it would be better if I took the long route on this one. I got copies of all that you wanted plus I grabbed copies of other stuff that I thought was related to what you wanted. I'll send it to you offline. . . In the next few days. . . Right now I want to get some more sleep first.]<<<<< -- Shadowfox <15:19:23/8-20-54> >>>>>[Foci Crew: This is going to be a long one! First, Millhaus, FraterNay wanted me to tell you that "the green robes arrived" and are tending to KHANx. I don't know what is wrong with him, All I know is that they had to knock him out again and the 'robes' said that they will have to be here a couple of days. KHANx has been kept asleep since just after we got him back from the site. He also has some weird looking burn on the top of his left hand. Nitro said it was a brand mark put on him by the T'Hoth. GOD, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED THERE? I've been in some brawls before but this looked like WWIII. The T'Hoth arrived on time. They had been their about four hours earlier ( Bunker, Phrophet and I, Oh yeah, and Peanut had been keeping watch), but didn't do much. They scouted out the place and them each of them took one rock (?, it was dark) and they placed them in a damn pentagon shape around the site. FraterNay didn't seem overly concerned when I told her about it before we left, but she was in some weird state anyway. Where was I, Oh yeah. Before the T'Hoth arrived FraterNay, Legion and Nitro went to the center of the grove and set up an old stump. The rest of us hid in various locations. When the T'Hoth arrived FraterNay made them stop about 20 yards away from them. There were seventeen of them that I counted. FraterNay asked them to produce KHANx. They asked her to produce the focus . She took the focus out of her coat (weirdest coat I've seen, never saw her wear it before), and put it on the stump just in front of her. She again asked them to produce KHANx. They brought him out in front where we could seem him. God he was a mess! He really looked out of it mentally as well. FraterNay then asked to see the money. The T'Hoth produced a bag and the one who seemed to be their leader set in down in at his feet. Next Nitro told them to send KHANx over. The leader said he wanted to examine the focus first, that's when things got really tense. FraterNay produced a BigAss hammer from behind the stump and held it over the focus. I thought the T'Hoth were going to start smokin' us then. Nitro again told them to send over KHANx. The leader signaled the guy by KHANx and he walked him over. Legion told their guy to go back after he brought KHANx, he refused until FraterNay lifted the hammer a little higher. Bunker was just a few feet away and came out to meet KHANx. Legion looked at KHANx and said "Do it." to Bunker. Bunker injected him with that potion FraterNay and Legion cooked up and KHANx fell to the ground. I thought the T'Hoth leader as going to shit when he saw that. "What did you do to him? We brought him to you in good health and good faith.", their leader said. FraterNay lifted the hammer even higher and he shut up. Legion gave him a stare that I thought alone might kill the bastard. Legion then told them to throw over the money. Their leader said we have KHANx, but we weren't getting the money until they had the focus. The the shit started. FraterNay replied to him, "Fine, my arms are getting tired anyway.", and she fuckin slammed the hammer down on the focus! The damn thing seemed to explode, I heard a sound like a scream come out of it, then this damn green energy looking light floated up away from it and vanished! That's when the mouth of hell seemed to open up. Some kind of damn bugs started coming out of the mouth of the guy beside their leader, five of them turned into these big ancient looking stone figures, and guns started blaring everywhere! I ducked for cover, Bunker pulled KHANx to cover, but FraterNay, Nitro and Legion stood where they were. Next thing I know this wierd ass heavy fog just seemed to fall out of nowhere! I couldn't see a foot in front of me. Then the screams. I've never heard so many howling screams at once before. I tried to feel around for Bunker or someone but I couldn't move! That fog felt so weird I going in my lungs I thought I was going to choke. After some time (two seconds? two hours?) the fog vanished as quickly as it came. I looked around and saw FraterNay, Nitro and Legion still standing where they had been. Then I looked up ready for the next gun blast from the T'Hoth. Not one of them was standing! Then Bunker's damn Peanut came out of from where Bunker had dragged KHANx and ran over to where the T'Hoth were. He started sniffing around and none of them moved. Bunker immediately yelled for Peanut and started limping over there too, it seems Bunker got shot in the thigh. When Bunker got over there he started checking the T'Hoth and yelled, "Their dead!". Phrophet and I walked over there and looked around. DAMN. I don't know what happened, but they were all wipped out one way or another. Most of them were just lying there with INTENSE lookd of fright frozen on their faces. There were two with insects crawling out of their their faces, and the stone figures were still there. A couple more had serious flesh burns, three of them had lavender feathers impaled into their eyes, but aside from some others who all had gunshot wounds, they all had one thing in common. The most intense look of fear I have ever seen frozen on their faces. Phrophet went over to where the leaders body was, but it turns out it was only his clothes. His body was gone entirely! Vanished. Poof! I picked up the money bag and we walked back over to where FraterNay, Nitro and Legion were. They were STILL standing there. They were completely lost in space. They couldn't talk or do anything. They were all just.... staring out into space. Prophet said we should get the hell out of there. There was no arguement amoung any of us who could speak. We had to almost carry FraterNay, Nitro and Legion. Legion started coming around enough to walk on his own about halfway back, but we had to almost entirely carry FraterNay and Nitro all the way. We put them in their beds when we returned and I left the bag with FraterNay for safe keeping. I need some more rest now. Almost everyone is doing little more than sleeping. FraterNay and Legion keep getting up and checking on KHANx, especially FraterNay. They always find the same thing. The 'Green Robes' are busy with him and he is still being kept asleep. Bunker is in his bed nursing Peanut. One the was back Bunker tripped and stepped on Peanuts front leg and broke it. Bunker ran him out to a vet and he's got a cast on his leg. Here he comes now. shuffle, shuffle, shuffle, CLUNK, shuffle, shuffle, shuffle, CLUNK.]<<<<< -- Kendra <17:53:26/08-20-54>