*****ENCRYPT AJ's RESCUE***** 
>>>>>[Roger that.  I've just touched down in NY and am making my way
to a relatively safe location to await the rendevous on Sat.  I'm
still going to need a uniform so if a member of the back-up team can
meet with me, it would help us execute this mission.]<<<<<
        --DJ Scott <17:23:20/09.28.54>
*****DECRYPT AJ's RESCUE*****

*****Encrypt AJ'S_RESCUE v.5, Buzz MPCP***** 
>>>>>[I don't know about Morse, but if it is a librairy comp, it
should be equipped to handle whatever text you send instead of just
Morse.  I suggest that you use his old name he used when he first met
us to form Mil Tech, as only his friends would recognize it:  Blood
Music.  He'll know its not a malf then.  Good luck.  If it ain't
librairy connected for a comp, then use your imagination and jsut
make sure you get a message to him, then make sure WE know his
response and the signal.]<<<<<
        --  Solitiare(19:29:43/09-28-54)

>>>>>[Uh, Nex, your leader for the Snipes, so you need to hear me
here.  You didn't answer the question whether you wanted me to bring
the Enfield with Drum and grenade launcher or the big gun.  So, which
is it, hmmm?]<<<<< 
        --  Collussus(19:31:49/09-28-54)

>>>>>[And CRUSH!  I like your style with those ants.  You and I
could get along!]<<<<<
        --  Collussus(19:32:41/09-28-54)

*****Encrypt AJ'S_RESCUE v.5, TC ID***** 
>>>>>[YO, TC!!!!  you there? And if you are, you're on leader duty
for the backuppers.  And tell Harlequin that he can start workin on
the Interpol system with Buzz.  Solitiare will update you all on
what's goin down Matrix- wise shortly.]<<<<<
        --  Slash(19:35:54/09-28-54)

*****Encrypt AJ'S_RESCUE v.5,
        Spirit/Buzz/Harlequin/Blinder/Couch/CB/TDWO***** 
>>>>>[Ok, here's where everybody is going.  We're all doubling up on
assignmentsfor the most part.  Spirit and CB will be taking on the
NYPD/Access Terminal/ Traffic Control systems to mess them up once
the rescue starts.  Harlequin will be joining Buzz in the Interpol
system after setting up the Metro General Hospital system with CB
tomorrow night.  You know what you need to do, with the Ambulancers.
Blinder with be backed up discretely by Couch in the NYPD system,
with Spirit and CB on call if it gets REALLY bad(not likely, but the
possiblity always exists).  And I will be taking the Courthouse
system with a little camera help from a friend or two.  Once the
sucker goes down, the NYPD and IP folks get to be REALLY important,
so keep them alive.  And Blinder and Couch: Two extra friends will be
joining the "escorty 

(Dante, nice virus...*****Purging virus....Purged*****)

"of the ambulance, namely Lister and Kitchanski as NYPD cops, so you
need to get them into the system as cops.  Not easy, but necessary
for a little insurance.  So lets go for it!]<<<<<
        --  Solitaire(19:44:15/09-28-54)

>>>>>[ Crush!  Your alright!  I am so happy.  I am happy for you
also, Spirit. To be rescued from that Ant Shaman by Crush most have
been a very emotional experience.  Have a nice trip you guys.

Oh, Crush, if you don't mind when you get back, can you tell me
about Spirit of the World Rock?  It seems to be a very powerful
free earth elemental, and I would love to learn about him. ]<<<<<
        -- Raven the Mage <16:58:20/09-28-54>

>>>>>[ Crush!  Spirit!  Great to have yo both in the land of the
living and free.  Raven and I tried to help find Spirit, but ended
up dodging a bunch of "gangers".  And Circuit Breaker, I feel for
you.   Being forced to go against handle and fix that damn Talkie
the Toaster... trust me when I say I know just how you feel. ]<<<<<
        -- Nightstalker <17:01:33/09-28-54>

>>>>>[ Nightstalker, what do you mean by you were dodging
"gangers"?]<<<<< 
        -- Cerise <17:02:02/09-28-54>

>>>>>[ I think Ganz hired some muscle to knock me off.  They were
dressed like gangers, but were much to professional.  They got the
jump on us and injured Raven.  I geeked one while she got some
cover and called up her fire elemental. I have to say that nothing
scares people like being chased by a six foot tall column of
flame.]<<<<< 
        -- Nightstalker <17:05:53/09-28-54>

*****Encrypt WOW!! V12.3  Solitare/SLASH 
>>>>>[ HI SLASH!! long time no see.  Well Ah'm back and ready ta go
and so is the rest of the team.  We will help out in anyway that ya
want us ta.  Spirit and Ma'self make a great team and no system is
safe from us when were together, so ya can put us on anything ya
want *****Special Encrypt -Destroy if MCPC Spirit - Slash, don't
even think of putting Spirit on anything really tough like the Corp
Court unless you need ta.  She can take it, she has before, but Ah
don't want her doing anything that tough in her condition
(pregnant) ***** or need.  Lister and Kichanski have an idea about
stealing a cop car, so they will need ta become police officers for
a while.  CRUSH, Sheena, Claw and Nightfox say that they can really
help with the crowd and general confusion. Claw and Fox also say
that they can help out magical protection wise also. Lister will be
flying us over in StarBug 1 - so send us the Coord's.]<<<<< 
        --Circuit Breaker < Back to Business >

>>>>>[ SMEG!! at first none of us really noticed the change in all
the excitement, and not having seen are large friend for so long.  If
your wondering what this is about well, I took some measurements of
CRUSH (Kichanski had to stand of my shoulders) after we logged off.
It seems are already large friend has GROWN!! Thats right, after
Australia CRUSH is even bigger than before.  He's now a 3.4m tall
troll instead of 3.3m.  Not only that but he has gained about 6" in
width and about 10kg, and I think all of it is muscle.  I really
don't know what they fed him down there or what really totally
happened, but I do know that our large friend just got larger.  Boy
what I wouldn't give to gain some muscle like that. Heck if I could
market it, I could make millions!!!]<<<<< 
        --Lister <17:15:13/09-28-54>

>>>>>[ You could have muslce like that if you ever exercised you
lazy beer guzzling lout.  Instead, you just increase your bear
gut.]<<<<< 
        --Kichanski <17:17:49/09-28-54>

>>>>>[Whoa, whoa, WHOA!!!!  Calm down there What.  I'm sure your just
imagining stuff.  There's no reason for that bastard to be here.  I
don't know.   Don't panic about it,  I think we all just need some
down time. 

Speaking of which, that reminds me.  I'm off to meet Gawk.  He's
coming in early this morning.  So I'm going to meet him.  Gods it's
too early.]<<<<< 
        -- Phoenix <03:55:45/9-29-54>

>>>>>[Phoenix, WHAT and others that are going to be visiting
Blitzkrieg.  I do not want any form of violence in the room that
Blitzkrieg is in.  He has had enough pain to deal with.  Please
don't make him feel worse about his situation then he already
does.  Treat his room like a white-peace / no-fire (as I believe
you'd call it) flag.  And yes Phoenix, it is very early in the
morning.]<<<<< 
        -- Firewraith <03:58:59/9-29-54>

>>>>>[I understand your wishes.  When will we be able to see
Blitzkrieg?]<<<<< 
        -- Phoenix <03:59:37/9-29-54>

>>>>>[Soon.]<<<<<
        -- Firewraith <04:00:00/9-29-54>

>>>>>[So what's the news?  Has anyone heard or seen what happened at
the "showdown"?  Has anyone heard from Journey? Or for that matter,
thet pig Dorian?]<<<<< 
        --Pecos Nil <20:42.08/09.28.54>

>>>>>[I understand that Gyrfalcon was a witness.  If I can find him,
I'll have him post what happened.]<<<<< 
        --Denim <20:43.15/09.28.54>

*****Encrypt AJ'S_RESCUE v.6, Include All Involved MPCPs*****
>>>>>[Hoi there{sound of explosion off to right} chummers.  Seems we
had better change those coords for the extraction point in the
'Skills.  Seems that Drake got ahold of them somehow...here,
switchin over to external sensory feed: 

<*>External Sensory Feed Engaged<*>

Night.  No sky except what is covered by dark, forboding clouds. 
The far off and still too near glow of the lights of New York
creates a faint line out of the horizon and the hills.  Trees are
still covered by leaves, at least your sensors tell you their radar
signature is too high not to be, and thermally most of the hills
and air around you is as black as it appears visually.  A light
rain is falling as you buzz a house or two at cruising speed: 
below Mach 1, but still far to fast to easily navigate the sudden
branches of the valleys that your inhumanly fast Nape-Of-Earth
autopilot processor does with the ease only a computer can
acheive.  All is peaceful...except for the long-range SAM that just
exploded off at 5 o'clock high. 

Drek, not another one!  I'm approachin the coords and they haven't
even botheredto cover thier emplacements!  And I can't turn round
either! 

Behind you, in a tetrahedral arrangement in the air, pointing up and
back, are four  dim visual shapes that are emmitting bright IR
signatures.  Your expert system tells you what you already know
about them:  they are two Aguilar-EX assult helicoptors and two EFA
varients, with non-standard armaments, the exact nature of which
are not apparent to your computer, although you recognize the
ripples on the choppers as 12.7cm unguided rockets, to catch you on
the ground and keep you there, and Ares Dragon Dogfight AAMs on the
planes, as well as four anti-panzer cluster bombs that you
recognize from your UCAS Army days. 

I don't like this!  I'm readin bout four o' five SAM batteries
around the coords, all lockin in on my BABY!  time to lay some fire
down.  You all ok back there?

You feel, "inside you" for lack of a better term, the panicky vital
signs of three individuals, identified as Slash, Collussus, and
Diana.  Diana seems to be concentrating elsewhere as her vital signs
have just gone down to those of an individual in a deep coma.  As you
take all this in, you are also launching two of the four AGMs you
have loaded in your main turret toward the extraction point
coordinates.  As they exit the tubes, you automatically arm them and
notice that you fired the two with High Explosive warheads, a correct
but still unconscious and therefore dangerous choice.  You track them
down, keeping them on target even as you register an AAM launch and
one of the EFAs moving into position over you to utilize its cluster
bomb. 

Trackin, trackin...HIT!  Yehaw!  scratch 3!  Col, get that Heavy up
and runnin and take down them Effers.  And Slash, get into the
turret and get the missiles reloaded!  Hurry, and...DREK!!!!!

You are hit, not by the cluster, but by the AAM, in the port side,
damage is light but you lost the use of your rockets on that side. 
The firing circuits are dead.  Easily repairable with some time,
time you no longer have as the EFA has released its cargo of the
cluster. 

HOLD ON!!!!!!!

Wild maneuvers and some motions that make your joints and rivits and
hardened chassis groan under the stress and you have escaped the
falling explosive death only to see it detonate behind and to your
starboard side on a small, unpreparedfarmhouse.  There will be no
survivors from that accident. 

Frag it...now I'm pissed........

A cool hatred that you know well settles over you with the deaths of
innocent lives.  You know no-one is truly innocent, but
non-combatants dying are the reason you went AWOL with this vehicle
in the first place.  Pulling high-G maneuvers that throw the
unprepared passengers all against their restraining straps and
cause the unmodified Slash to go temporarily unconscious have done
their job; getting you beneath and behind the EFAs, with them in
your sights for your cannons.  However, you are currently engaged
in arming and reloading your missiles and in damage control, so you
are unable to fire them at the most perfect time.  But you feel
Collussus, with his biologically buffered metal body move into
place just prior to firing the cannons.  Both the Vigilant Rotary
Autocannon and the Vanquisher Rotary Assult cannon fire in their
mount-ings, roaring to life as they spew leaden death through the
air.  EFA number one explodes in a nearly blinding flash of thermal
and visual energy.  You are very grateful for your sensory
dampening. 

Tanks, Col.  Now I remember why you and I get along so well.  As
I've said before, you and I could go far.

Before you is the second EFA, slightly out of range of the cannon,
but still easily in range of your least intelligent missile.  No
use wasting a 1.5 million dollar missile stolen from an UCAS
armory, and your ECCM tells you that you that it's ECM is severly
degraded due to a mild thermal overheating of the electronics, so
you fire and take the second EFA's wing off cleanly.  You watch
passively as you fly past the fireball at the crash site.  You know
there will be no survivors from that impact. 

Good shot, FM.  Now, let's take down those choppers.

Sure thing, Col.  You want them or should I?

I know that voice, FM.  They're all yours, unless you need me.

You throw an about face, which in this mechanical monster of
technology, winglets, and overthrust engines is not an easy task. 
You begin barreling down upon the Aguilars, pouring the power on as
you do so.  You pass Mach 1 just as you slide between them.  The
blast of air that knocks into both knock them aside like
tinkertoys, and only one recovers before slamming into a hillside. 
The other is not so lucky, as it was far too close to a short
cliff-face.  It's rotors tear themselves off and it explodes on
impact, leaving a black, burning smear that will remain on the
cliffs for years. 

Drek...  Now I have to go back...

Bitch, Moan, Gripe, Complain, Mumble, FM.  That's all you ever do...

But you realize just then that somehow, Diana's lifesigns have
returned to normal, and you register a slight wisp of a smile on
her face.  Off in direction of the last Aguilar, your sensors
register a small blip that wasn't a small, human shape with no
thermal signature, very little visual signature, and moving at over
300 meters per second along with the Aguilar. 

What the Drek?....

Suddenly, the Aguilar seems to shake in the air, as if a giant hand
had just reached up and grabbed it from below.  As you near it, you
realize that your metaphor was almost accurate.  You see the small
human, a black man dressed in a white long coat and top hat and
carrying a short cane, has driven his cane through the reinforced and
armored glass of the canopy and is doing something to cause all the
shaking.  As you fly past, you can almost hear the scream as you see
the canopy fill with a red substance you'd rather not contemplate the
origin of, and the black man disappears. 

Only to re-appear INSIDE you.  You are totally surprised and try to
maneuver to throw him into the walls, but Diana just smiles at him as
he remains standingupright even with the cabin inclined over 50
degrees.  You hear Diana weakly say "thank you, Baron.  You are free
to live your life out as you see fit.  Go in peace..." as she loses
consciousness.  As he fades out, you not only recognize him as Baron
Samedi, a Loa of death and raw sensuality, but you think you see him
smile at Diana, tip his hat at her, and acknowledge you with his
cane...but you cannot be sure where it comes to matters of the Loa.
You are a creature of metal and flesh, not energy created through
will. 

<*>End Sensory Link<*>

Well, thats it folks.  Slash is still out, though he's groanin like
he wished he was dead.  And{sound of multiple larget explosions} that
takes care of the ground batteries and any chance of gettin in to NY
from these coords.  So I'm headin off ta a place I know really well,
kinda like the backa ma hand, if ya know what I mean.  I'll send off
the coords to Solitiare and get her to send em out via courier(read
Sammy Airlines).]<<<<< 
        --  FM(23:44:36/09-28-54)

>>>>>[Ok, ok, it's plugged in.  Is it on?  Oh, ok, Um, Hi.  This is
Gyrry er ahem, Gyrfalcon.  Journey had me go with him to make sure
nothin went down that wasn't s'posed to.

Um, well, I don't have any of those cyber cameras or anything, but
I'll try to remember what went on...

Let's see, we got there about, I don't know, a quarter til midnite
or so. I split from Nick, er Journey, about a half mile down the
road.  I went along that stretch of pines that runs along the cliff
face on the other side of the road.  I checked out everything and
it looked clear. 

Journey came into my sight about 5 til midnite, and waited there for
about two minutes.  Then, from the other side of that clearing where
all that old lumber is, this other elf came out of the shade of the
woods. 

This is about what they said:

"You came alone, Nicholas?"

"More alone than you, Dorian, which is to say, with less than 5
men." 

"Yes, well, I just wanted to make sure everything was even."

They walked within about 10 feet of each other, and just stood there
for a few moments. Then Dorian said:

"It was wise to choose this place, the background count is high
enough that it makes it rather difficult to cast anything.  Why is
that so?" 

"This is where one of the camps where they held the Amerindians
about 40 years ago.  Much suffering."

"Evens things up a bit for you, but that won't be enough.  So what
shall it be?  Pistols at twenty paces?  Or perhaps a conjuring
duel?" 

"You know how it's done, Dorian.  I assume you've brought your
blade?" 

"Of course.  En garde!"

Just then, each of them drew a sword, and jumped toward each other.
Dorian had some sort of saber, with the basket hilt and all, and
Journey had a katana of some sort.  They both glowed too, so I
assume they were some sort weapons foci.  Well, they fenced for a
few moments (minutes?). I don't know how long, but they were pretty
evenly matched.  I was so engrossed watching them that I almost
didn't hear who came up behind me. I quickly scaled the tree I was
under, up about 8 meters.  About a dozen operatives (elves, by
their height) were moving to the edge of the clearing, and
spreading out.  They didn't attack, they just waited.  I looked
back at Journey, and it looked like Dorian had him, but Journey did
some sort of pass by, en flechette, or something if I remember
fencing class right.  Anyway, Dorian got poked good, and fell to
the ground. 

Just then he yelled "NOW! DO IT NOW!" And a crossbow bolt from the
North side of the clearing ( I was on the East side) appeared in
Journey's shoulder.  Then this little form in black charged him. 
Journey did some sort of Judo move and threw the ninja-slotter a
few feet away. 

All of a sudden, the elves below me ( I had forgot about them )
switched on some spotlights and shined them on the clearing.  They
walked out in a fan-flank formation into the clearing.

"Well, two birds with one stone, I'd say."  This from one of the
lead elves.  She pulled off her mask, and she had red hair. (That's
all I could see since she was facing away.)

"A set up?" asked Dorian.  He was breathing heavily.  Journey must
have skewered him good.

"No, but I find this a wonderful opportunity to get rid of two
threats." That was from the red head.

I don't know if there were some sort of signal, but the elves (the
redhead's) all started firing.  Dorian cast some sort of spell which
stopped the bullets from hitting him, but I could see he was about to
fall down soon.

Journey took two steps, took a round, then did a sprint to the
cliffside and jumped.  It is straight down into the water, so there
is a chance he made it. I couldn't find any sign of him afterward.

Anyway, Dorian's chummer in black just sort of disappeared, I don't
know if he/she was wounded or not.  Then gunfire from the other end
of the clearing started up and quickly cut down most of the redhead's
elves.  She had a mage of some sort next to her, and he cast a shield
like Dorian's and he and she retreated but the rest of them were
bodybag material. 

What else?  Oh, a few seconds later, a copter set down (an Ares
Dragon variant) and 3 elves (tons o' elves, huh?) got out and
grabbed Dorian and put him in the copter and flew off.

Well, I had to wait for 5 more hours to get out of that tree because
just then a Salish-Shidhe patrol show up and start scouring the
place.  The dragged away all the bodies and sort of cleaned up the
place. 

That is about all.]<<<<<
        --Gyrfalcon <21:25.35/09.28.54>

>>>>>[Oh, one thing.  I have a message for Valentine.  Journey said
to deliver this if he didn't come back.  Which he hasn't yet.

Message:  Valentine, meet me on the side of a silver mountain.
        -Journey]<<<<<
        --Gyrfalcon <21:26.12/09.28.54>

>>>>>[DAMN YOU!!!!!!  We almost had her!  We were told that she was
going to be putting down at those coordinates with her stolen Banshee
and that a deserterfrom the British would be there too, and now it is
OVER!  DAMN YOU!]<<<<< 
        --  Commander Drake, Interpol(23:54:28/09-28-54)

>>>>>[And you waxed several UCAS military jets and choppers, FM.  I
hope you feel really happy with yourself.]<<<<<
        --  Commander Drake, Interpol(23:55:37/09-28-54)

>>>>>[Yes, but the question that I have is who broke SILVER BULLET?
Dante isn'tNEAR good enough, and it took me two years to design the
algorithm.  I ran two hundred iterations on the program and every
computer estimate I ran showed that if they started hacking it today,
they would still be at it in 3 years, even with the latest in
computer tech.  So who has that kind of processing power that they
can break my best encrypt in a day?  Dante?  Not a prayer.  The Corp
Court is still trying to break through the sucker I put on thier
private bank funds in Geneva six months ago, and I payed THROUGH THE
NOSE AND OTHER BODILY ORIFICES to have Lofyr the great dragon hack
through it.  It took him and his entire private system 2 weeks to
chop it!  So who pulled it off?]<<<<< 
        --  Solitaire(00:01:45/09-29-54)

>>>>>[Well, I appreciate all the help I never got on tracking this
guy down. Now I know where he is but I'm going to need help
extracting him. I need to stop him before I lose this game. I've
already lost a few good friends, I can't afford to lose any more. If
you can help get in touch quickly. I'm going in tomorrow night with
or without any help.]<<<<< 
                -- Red <23:56:54/09-28-54>

>>>>>[I'll be there, Gyrefalcon(sorry if I misspelled it...It's a
little late and it looks like I have quite a night before me.)  I
understand the reference and so will meet him there.]<<<<<
        --  Valentine(00:07:07/09-29-54)

>>>>>[I'm new here in Seattle, but Red, if you'll have me, I could
sure use a few nuyen.  If you need references, there is a fixer named
Denim who will back me up.  I have my own equipment, and can go
tomorrow.  What do you say?]<<<<< 
        --Gyrfalcon <21:14.54/09.28.54>

>>>>>[ Well I finally seem to be home at last.  I am sorry for not
being there for our ANT troubles.  But I would have been rather
useless as magical help without my magic.  It has returned though and
has gotten more powerful.  PANTHER sometimes requires that we not use
our magic so as we become more versitile. I was told that everything
would work out all right if I was not there and that I something more
important to do.  I was not surprised to find out that Nightfox was
also invovled.  Let it suffice to say that I have gained a deeper
understanding of magic and the worlds it encompasses.

Raven - As to the ROCK.  I highly doubt that he is an elemental. 
When I was on the Rock I sensed his lingering power and it felt
more akin to that of a Nature Spirit.  But I do not truelly believe
he is a nature spirit in the normal sense of the word.  His power
has lingered there for so many ages, and he has lived in the mana
storms for so long that he is something more than he could normally
possibly be.  That is all I can really say.]<<<<< 
        --Claw <20:00:00/09-28-54>

>>>>>[trace thi-]<<<<<
        --@#$%>

>>>>>[People, I've got to transfer the information sequencing on
William 6174 to a new system.  It's giving Moebius no end of hazing;
I've had to shut down several .dozen. processes of his and prevent
him from doing some 'shadowrunning' of his own.  He seems to be
trying to break into different subsidiaries of an English company,
Grenville-Adams PLC.  No idea what he... it thinks is in there, but
I'll send one of me around to take a look.... 

Incidentally, anybody got any ideas for a good sysname?  I don't
have many, but 'Pi' is topping the list...]<<<<<
        -- The Dead Decker (4:28:06/9-29-54)

>>>>>[Yeepers! You won't believe what RAMboy and I discovered while
looking at the routing of those messages I found.  Among other things,
they pass right through this very node!]<<<<<
        -- Jaez <03:47:21/9-29-54>

>>>>>[Weird. I thought everyone checked for Ganz's account, and that
the sysop gave up after we zapped it so many times.]<<<<<
        -- RAMboy <03:48:02/9-29-54>

>>>>>[Yeah, it is strange. Maybe we missed something. . .something
deep in the system. We'll have to check again. By the way, did
anyone get a trace on that ultra-short transmission?]<<<<<
        -- Jaez <03:50:12/9-29-54>

>>>>>[Nah, I missed it. However, the fist -that's data-entry
pattern- resembles Cooper's. And it was term, not mind-meld.]<<<<<
        -- RAMboy <03:51:21/9-29-54>

>>>>>[Oh Gawd. . .Jack's done something crazy. We've GOT to find
him.]<<<<< 
        -- Jaez <03:52:43/9-29-54>

>>>>>[Yeepers! *snigger*]<<<<<
        -- RAMboy <03:54:27/9-29-54>

>>>>>[Don't mock me, boy, or I'll tell Beth about the back door you
set up in Mall Security. Or maybe I should tell Highlander. .  .]<<<<<
        -- Jaez <03:55:28/9-29-54>

>>>>>[*ulp!*]<<<<<
        -- RAMboy <03:55:59/9-29-54>
        
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***** RETRY 01:00:00 SEP-29-54 *****
***** CONTACT ESTABLISHED MESSAGE FOLLOWS *****

>>>>>[ Streetwolf, A-OK on the RdV. ETA noted, beer noted, whisky
noted, Guiness fine as long as it is imported draught cans. The
Gull is fueled up and ready ter roll and the Trolls have been
forwarned. I 'ave removed the second set of seats so we can get yer
bike in. Looking forward to meeting as well, cheers. ]<<<<<
        -- Nige <18:00:12/28-09-54>

***** Encrypt AJ'S RESCUE v.6 FM MPCP ***** 
>>>>>[ FM, just got yer message about the extraction point in the
Catskills, does cause a few problems.  Ter bring yer up ter date,
picked up Streetwolf last night and loaded his bike inter the Gull
wiv' out too many probs, only 'ad ter remove the front tire. Left
Seattle at 21:15 on schedule and headed east.

Did not have too many problems over the Salish Shidhe, but I do not
know if Streetwolf will ever fly wiv' me again? Looked a bit green
after we had ter lose a couple of EFA's, I think it might 'ave been
when I followed the road, at ground level, below the treetops into
the forest at 300kph. Once over Sioux Nation it was null persperation
and UCAS security is a joke. Well, I grounded just north of
Minneapolis and 'ave just picked up yer message.  Streetwolf is
catching some zzzs and I will be too soon. 

So what is the modus operandi then and 'ow do we get these
co-ordinates from Solitaire? Looks as if there might 'ave bin a leak
ter me or there is a bloody good deckjockey out there.  There is now
way I am going anywhere near the extraction point now, the Gull is
made to run, quickly and silently, in any sort of heavy fire- fight
I'll end up as mincemeat. ]<<<<<
        -- Nige <11:28:54/29-09-54>
 
*****Engaging Frames, Sat Uplink, private connection***** 
*****Black Velvet IC Frame uploaded and duplicated***** 
*****Connections, direct, pirate AZTECH sat connection, to the
        following: 
*****Nige/FM/Silver/Kaneda/Fast Track via Vehicle Sat Links***** 

>>>>>[Sorry for the intrusions, folks, but here are the new coords.
Seems our FM loves Pennsylvania, specifically Central PA, as she has
dumped herself out at a place she claims to have friends in and
around.  Anybody know the layout of Centre County, specifically the
old PSU campus before it was destroyed? She's there somewhere, under
in the tunnels.  She said to tell you to drop off your vehicles off
at the old clock-tower and to meet her there...  Here's the
coords*****upload coordinates, direct, no encryption*****
*****Monitering Uploads....Upload complete, no attempt at access,
Upload *****and coordinates secure***** There you go.  Get there
safely, k?]<<<<< 
        --  Solitiare(12:09:30/09-29-54)

>>>>>[ Yaaawwwnnn, all right Solitaire, I got the bleedin' new coords
locked into flight comp now. As soon as it is dark we will be on our
way. Not too soon either, gor blimey, Streetwolf doesn't 'alf snore,
sounds like a flippin' LAV. ]<<<<<
        -- Nige <17:40:53/29-09-54>

>>>>>[Here I am after last night's little excitement....bruised
sinuses and all, on location in NY.  Finally.  I pulled this extract
from this morning's news broadcast.  Looks like fun.  And we're going
into this?  joy... 

*****Inlclude Video Feed*****
This is Charlie Fingers live at the Metro Courthouse where only 10
minutes ago began the trial of the decade, at least for this
reporter.  The Jackson trial, involving years of alleged criminal
activities and endangering public safety, began truly when Dr.
Jackson was lead from his armored and escorted Interpol Riotmaster
through a back entrance to avoid the mob, now estimated at 15000,
that had gathered out front{cut to Courthouse forecourt} 

This was the scene just 15 minutes ago, with banners reading "Kill
the Vamp!", "Jesus hates the undead", and "Dr. Jackson, Dr.
Death!", among others towering over the mob.  Chants of "kill the
vamp" and "we will, we will stake YOU" to the old Queen song of
last century were predominant. 

A small group of counter-protesters made a token appearance with
signs reading "Even Vampires have a right to life!"  The mob booed
them and then drove them off with spirits and thrown bottles and
rocks.  They are not suspected to make a second appearance.

Upon Dr. Jackson's arrival, the mob surged, attempting to get around
the rear of the Courthouse, but falling back when they were fired
upon by the well armed and armored Interpol agents.  30-40 were
wounded and ambulances took the injuredto local area hospitals.

But with the knowledge of Dr. Jackson's trial beginning, this
reporter thinks that it is only a matter of time before he gets
caught out or his guards get killed by weapons the mob acquires.  I
seriously doubt that he will survive to see the end of his own
trial. 

This has been Charlie Fingers, good afternoon.
*****End Video Feed*****

Weapons in the Mob?  DREK!  makes life even more interesting!  And
Harlequin, you done with those IDs and stuff at Metro General yet? 
We need them SOON so we can upgrade the ambulance.  And everybody
needs to tell thier leaders when they arrive here in town.]<<<<<
        --  Slash(13:43:17/09-29-54)

>>>>>[Sorry bout that, Lister.  No oversight intended, truly.  You
should be gettin them coords ther by courier sometime soon.  So ya
can know the dude, he'stall, short, wide, thin, and maybe bald or
with hair down to his waist-master of disguise, I's fraid.  But if'n
he gift's ya a package with my REAL name on it, he's the real
macooly.  And that name is*****Encrypt Name*****.  Latr, Lister]<<<<<
        --  FM(13:47:01/09-29-54)

>>>>>[I've spent the last 8 hours going over the SILVER BULLET
encrypt code line by line, making sure that it was clean.  It was!
There was no Back Door. I didn't write one in, and there had been no
viral insertions of ANY code into it.  And they not only got through
it, they kept it from destroying the contentstoo!  I'm annoyed!  Drek
it, there isn't an orginization or a console cowboy who could hack
this sucker in less than 2 weeks, never mind 5 days!  Or less! I
don't remember I'm so fragged off!  DREK!!!!!]<<<<<
        --  Solitiare(13:55:49/09-29-54)

>>>>>[You know very well that I was unable to access it, Solitiare,
and my employer's system was sufficient to only keep the system
messages before the message and after it.  And it deleted itself
totally from the Shadowland BBS immediately after distribution, so
whoever accessed it not only has access to this BBS, but can access a
heavily encrypted message so subtlely that it doesn'teven register an
access.]<<<<< 
        --  Dante(13:59:26/09-29-54)

>>>>>[And I am quite sure that my personal computational facilities,
which are hardly insignifigant, would not be capable of such.
Indeed, even the Tir Tairngire Peace Force would not be able to
perform such subtle penetration and they would KILL for such an
oppertunity, and have once or twice.]<<<<< 
        --  Etsy(14:02:44/09-29-54)

>>>>>[So who has that kind of access to the BBS?  Hmmmm....
actually, I wonder if this relates to Jaez and AJ being captured.
Similar situations, hard core data retrieval, sounds like
*****Link Terminated
***** IC system beginning PURGE of This System, Source Unknown*****

*****Purge of system beginning....warning....Illegal IC in System,
        contamination
*****Procedures ingaged....Illegal IC located....Illegal IC destroyed
        prior to 
*****partial PURGE of system.  0.000000000002386% data loss. 
        Recoverable.***** 

>>>>>[ We heard about Action Jackson's trial in town, an' we were
just wonderin' if there was somethin' we could do ta' help th' guy,
y'know? I mean, there's people out riotin' in th' streets, an'
causin' lotsa property damage, an' drek, an' here I gotta sit in a
hotel room watchin' Moon-Unit here, an' I'm gettin' pretty bored,
y'know? I haven't shot anythin' all week! ]<<<<< 
        --Kaneda (Loud is good/Fast is better)

>>>>>[ Chummer Kaneda! Room Service is present/has arrived/just
walked in. ]<<<<<
        --TickTock (TimeFlies/LikeABanana)

>>>>>[ ALLRIGHT! Time for WHIFFLE WAR! ]<<<<<
        --Kaneda (Loud is good/Fast is better)

>>>>>[ Oh yeah, don't tell Reg or nothin'. He, quote, "doesn't want
us to attract attention to ourselves." I swe--/BONK/ Allright, you
hosers! Time to EAT NERF! ]<<<<<
        --Kaneda (Loud is good/Fast is better)

*****Encrypt Papa Omicron Charlie Solitaire_MPCP***** 
>>>>>[Sorry about this getting out so late, but I had a long night
last night.  I got the message to AJ, He's going drop his chin to his
chest.  I had a hard time finding the lib. terminal to his cell, talk
about twisted data lines...Interpol has the most convoluted system I
have ever seen.  It must be from all the damage the system took.
Solitaire, the encrypt might have been broken, because you keep using
it.  I try not to use the same encryption over and over, It makes it
harder to crack. :)]<<<<<
        --Buzz (The one the only...Human Bee in the Matrix)

*****ENCRYPT Alpha Juliet HQrestq 5.0***** 
>>>>>[ Slash, I'm here.  So's Sabre and T.C.  We just had a little
trouble with a few scanners and a computer glitch.  We had to lay low
for a few days.  But I've been busy working as you asked.  Another
day at most and I'll have what you want.  Honors word.]<<<<<
        -Harlequin <Gonna glitch a few electrons>

>>>>>[T.C. here.  Back-ups, meet me here *location encrypt* and we'll
discuss worst case senarios.  We'll wait untill word from Slash
before moviing out.]<<<<<
        -Hard-to-Catch <Catch ya>

>>>>>[I'm here.  Waiting to go.  Hmm.  Maybe I can go play with the
mob.  We might be able to use it as an advantage Slash.]<<<<<
        -Sabre <Harlie's sis>

>>>>>[ Lady Jaez...luv?  Please donna be takin this as irritation,
but... WHAT wouldja like me ta do with yer package, HUHMMMmmm?  I'm
gonna HAFTA be goin, in REAL short order, here, lass...]<<<<<
        -THE Nexus <When:th':bullet/ hits:th':bone>

>>>>>[ HEY! GUYS! Uhmmm...there seems ta have been a SLIGHT
"over-sight", chummers...it seems tha' ya've
sorta...uhm..."fergotten" somethin...like, __ME__!

An'...WHERE'S ROXEY???   WHO'S taken HER?!?!?   I twould be MOST
grateful, shouldja chums try n' keep a REAL good eye on her, fer a
WHILE, at least! 'Specially after all tha's ALREADY
happened...neh?!? ]<<<<< 
        -THE Nexus <When:th':bullet/ hits:th':bone>

>>>>>[ I'm pathetic, Miranda?  That's odd?  I have two guys who would
just die for me, while your husband was making the rounds with every
bimbo in town.  I think your inability to satisfy ONE man shows who's
pathetic. ]<<<<< 
        -- Cerise <16:53:53/09-29-54>

>>>>>[ Cerise!  That was a really low shot. ]<<<<<
        -- Raven the Mage <16:54:50/09-29-54>

>>>>>[ And what she did to me wasn't? ]<<<<<
        -- Cerise <16:55:55/09-29-54>

***** Encrypt: I.B.A. MPCP only 
>>>>>[ You slimely little... not a bad idea.  I forget to delete
those tapes.  Luckily for Cerise we went to the Grey Line, not Ciau
Ciau's.  Don't bother going there now.  I just finished removing them
from the database.  Maybe next time, chummer. ]<<<<<
        -- Nightstalker <16:56:31/09-29-54>

>>>>>[ FRAG!! OHM'GAWD!!!!   ______CRUSH_____?!!?!?!?!?  YER
_ALIVE_!?!! Ya great big fraggin' DREKHEAD! Ya gave us one HELL of a
scare...ya SHIT!! GAWD-DAMN, tis GOOD ta hear tha' yer back! ]<<<<<
        -THE Nexus <When:bullet/ hits:th':bone>

>>>>>[ OH! An', uh...I guess CONGRATULATIONS 'r in order, ol'
man!=>]<<<<< 
        -THE Nexus <When:th':bullet/ hits:th':bone>

>>>>>[ .....better HIM, than ME! *grin*  Come on o'er...once I get
back! I'll give ya some pointers...DADDY! *smirk* ]<<<<<
        -THE Nexus <When:th':bullet/ hits:th':bone>

*****Encrypt WOW!! look at that Bird!!  Nexus.  
>>>>>[ Nex, if you hurry up you can catch a ride with us.  We are a
little late in leaving and will be taking the Dwarf most of the way
instead.  Though I hope you are prepared for when Lister sets it on
auto and we fly out the back in StarBug1.  It should prove to be a
hair raising experience.]<<<<<
        --Spirit < OHH to deck again >

*****Encrypt Whats that on your shirt!!! SLash/Solitare
>>>>>[ HI, we should be getting there sometime tonight.  We go the
package and because of the time we will be taking the Red Dwarf
(stealth cargo plane) most of the way, then dropping StarBug1 out
the back.]<<<<< 
        --Spirit < OHH to deck again >

>>>>>[Sorry, Buzz, but I used a very special Encrypt for those
coords.  SILVER BULLET was my best yet, and it is NOT the same as
AJ'S_RESCUE, a TOTALLY different encrypt that I stole and modified
from some corp's prototype databases... But that wasn't it...  And
I think I know who it was, but as I tried to mention their name
last time, I won't do it again.  They tried to kill me again.  Oh
well.  Not a problem so long as they don't injure my deck.]<<<<< 
        --  Solitiare(20:10:39/09-29-54)

*****Encrypt AJ'S_RESCUE v.7, All Involved MPCPs***** 
>>>>>[Ok, Slash, TC, and The Nexus:  the signal is AJ dropping his
head to his chest.  Harlequin, get to Slash when you get the
Hospital system set up so he and his crew can get to work.  Sabre,
sorry, but we need you on the Snipes.  Thedistractions will be
covered now with the additions of the Nightfox, CRUSH,     Claw,
and their crew.  Blinder, you are on for the NYPD to get Lister and
Kitchanski a police car, ids, and NYPD armor.  They'll need it when
they arrive in NY.  And as a final reminder, all of you who haven't
checked in with your squad leaders, do so AS SOON AS YOU ARRIVE in
NY.  You should have their LTGs. Let's go, people, my boss is
waiting.]<<<<< 
        --  Solitaire(20:30:06/09-29-54)

>>>>>Nex, dear, I am still waiting for you here at Slicke's place...
I figured that you would not be happy with me taking off with FM and
her passengers, and with all the extra ordinance she was packing into
Baby, she could only take THREE, Count-em Stupid, THREE passengers!
Slash, Diana, and Collussus!  Not me!  So if you leave without me,
you big oaf, you're toast!  Toasty won't be able to recognize you as
such you'll be so burned!  AARGH!  Men!]<<<<<
        --  Foxey Roxey(20:33:23/09-29-54)

>>>>>[ Nexus, Roxxy don't worry we'll pick you up, just tell us
where.]<<<<< 
        --Spirit <OHH to deck again>

>>>>>[I'll do the note last.  Safer encryption that way for these
combined suckers...

*****Include Video Feed*****
This is Charli Fingers, here at the Metro Courthouse where the first
day of the Dr. Alexander Jackson trial has just come to a close.
Here's Marnie Hands with a breakdown.

Thanks Charlie.  Well, the verbal assult and battery has already
begun, and I'd say that Dr. Jackson doesn't have a chance unless
the evidence that gets presented during the rest of the trial can
be proven to be circumstancial. 

In a reversal of normal procedure, the Judge admitted to being
partial AGAINST the defendant and yet did not offer to step down,
nor was the request placed before the Judge, an action she would
have been forced to accept and declare a mistrial.  Dr. Jackson
seemed rather surprised when his lawyer refused to do this, but is
still retaining his expertise. 

In the opening arguments, the prosecution sent a very clear message
to Dr. Jackson and the Jury: that he was on trial as more for being a
criminal than being a vampire, in contrast to what the mob outside
desires.  The Prosecution also stated its objectives, to prove
totally Dr. Jackson's guilt of ALL the charges and his intention to
seek the maximum penulty under CORP law for the crimes he is charged
of-Death. 

The Defense turned the tables and refused to mention his client's
metatype at all and claimed to know beyond all doubt that there can
be no true evidence due to a rash of unfortunate accidents that
could in no way be traced to Dr. Jackson, and that therefore all
the evidence must be circumstancial and his innocence thusly
established.  Back to you, Charlie. 

Thanks, Marnie.  After the opening statements, the trial was
adjourned until tomorrow at 8:00 and the mob outside prepared to
snatch and tear Dr. Jackson limb from limb.  But Interpol,
apparently learning from the arrival, airlifted Dr. Jackson from
the Courthouse back to Interpol and there has been no word since. 
Commander Drake refused to comment on the trial, only offering that
it was too early to tell. 

Back with you tommorow, this has been Charlie Fingers
*****End Video Feed*****

Airlifting?  Too bad they are using Wasps and Yellowjackets and
Aguilars to escort him back and forth, and that the rescue would
kill him instead... 

*****Internal Encrypt MAXIMUM v.8.3, Kaneda*****
Sorry about the wait, but it was necessary.  And yes, we can use
your help. How about you get in touch with THE Nexus and join the
Snipes and have TickTock with me and the Ambulancers-we may need
the explosives expertise.]<<<<< 
        --  Slash(21:05:30/09-29-54)

>>>>>[Sorry I wasn't able to get back to you sooner, had a few
arrangements to make. Anyway, I leave in about 1/2 an hour. I did a
check on you and you do seem ok. Meet me at Dante's 00:50:00.  I'll
provide more info.]<<<<< 
                -- Red <21:21:43/09-29-54>

>>>>>[Right-O.  See you then, Red.]<<<<< 
        --Gyrfalcon <21:25.02/09.29.54>

*****ENCRYPT ALPHA JULIET TANGO CHARLIE***** 
>>>>>[Check TC.  I've finished my recon of the NY Courtroom area and
the immediate vicinity presents little problem.

Most of the mission risks are probably going to be outside forces.
If the local authorities manage communications to the outside, we
have problems.  If they realize the force their up against too early
they could call in air support.  Also, I think we should eliminate the
escape van once we make the vehicular rendevous point.  A half-block
of C-12 should be sufficient to eliminate any forensics clues.]<<<<<
        --DJ Scott <10:24:30/09.30.93>
*****DECRYPT ALPHA JULIET TANGO CHARLIE*****

***** Encrypt Look ma I can fly!!! Solitare 
>>>>>[ Hey Solitare, well were here and we brought half of Seattle
too!! Well atleast our team, Nex and Roxxy.  So what do you want
done.  Dwarf is with a friend in Quebec by now.]<<<<<
        -- Spirit < OHHH to deck again >

>>>>>[Cerise, you're going to ruin Powerhouse's (where are you?) and
I's image as rough, cynical, look-out-for-number-one 'runners.  Just
ignore Miss lees, lassie; she's not worth your attention.  Ignore
her, and she'll go away.]<<<<<
        --Highlander (21:54:32/9-29-54)

>>>>>[Sean, where are you?  Powerhouse, have you heard from your
associate?  I couldn't find him after he went into the tunnels that
second time.  Lister, did your drones ever spot him again?]<<<<<
        --Brandon Lowe (21:58:32/9-29-54)

>>>>>[ Have no fear, Nige is 'ere. Right you lot, I 'ave just arrived
at the new extraction point. Landed right on the button. So what now?
Must admit that flying across UCAS is a doddle, not an 'ostile in
site, totally boring trip from Minneapolis. We reassembled
Streewolf's bike and 'e 'as gone orf for a quick ride. I 'ave put the
Gull under cover but I am now waiting for FM and the others ter turn
up. Right now where did Streetwolf put that bottle of Jameson's.
Ahhh! there it is, cheers chummers. ]<<<<<
        -- Nige <09:21:21/30-09-54>

*****INSERT ANNIH/6-42[REDTRACE] 
*****ANCHOR REDTRACE=>BBS[MAINFRAME]
*****ANCHORING...
*****ALERT - ALERT - ALERT
*****SHADOWLAND[DATA] COMPROMISED
*****SMARTFRAME[EXECUTER] ACTIVATED
*****SMARTFRAME[HOOK] ACTIVATED
*****SMARTFRAME[BOUNCER] ACTIVATED
*****DECKER NOTIFIED
*****[HOOK] SEARCHING INTRUDER[REDTRACE]
*****SEARCHING...
*****SEARCHING...
*****INTRUDER FOUND - NOTIFY[BOUNCER/EXECUTER]
*****[BOUNCER] DUMPING INTRUDER
*****DUMPING...
*****DUMPI...
*****[BOUNCER] CRASHED
*****[EXECUTER] ON ATTACK
*****
*****
*****INTRUDER DESTROYED - EXTERNAL ALERT CANCELLED
*****ACTIVATE REDTRACE[001.012/4]
*****ANCHOR NOT FOUND... REDTRACE NOT FOUND
*****UPLINK DISCONNECTED

*****Encrypt Passes Diana THE Nexus Kaneda Collussus Sabre
        Mirage_MPCP***** 
>>>>>[I 'ave arriv'd in NY an' am gonna check a few thin's ou'.  I
also 'ave the Passes.  I pick'd 'em up this mornin' aftre we landed
Thank Daana fer land. I got my head clear'd from th' air by takin a
ride to Interpol HQ an' pick'd up th' passes from my source.  mee' me
at th' landin' site ta get yer pass.  I'm gonna go an' check ou' th'
courthouse interior ta see what positioning we ca' get inside.]<<<<<
        --  STREETWOLF(Fire is an Elf's Best Friend)
            (08:43:30/09:30:54)

>>>>>[ Snow, I have the info that you wanted, are you ready for the
download? ]<<<<<
        -- UChip <13:47:43/30-09-54>

>>>>>[ Go ahead, I have inserted the datachip, ready for download.
Inserted credstick as well. ]<<<<<
        -- Snow <13:49:18/30-09-54>

***** Encrypt Snow_UC *****
***** DOWNLOAD chmerc.txt *****
***** DOWNLOAD COMMENCING - 13:50:18 SEP-30 2054 *****
***** DOWNLOAD TERMINATED -  13:51:50 SEP-30 2054 *****
***** TRANSFERING FUNDS NOW - 13:52:00 SEP-30- 2054 *****
***** 5000 NUYEN TRANSFERED - 13:52:10 SEP-30 2054 *****
***** LINK TERMINATED - 13:52:12 SEP-30 2054 *****

>>>>>[ I have another file for you Snow. You might find this one
very interesting, but it is going to cost you another 5000 Nuyen. I
almost got fried getting it for you. This one comes directly from
the files of a certain Captain Alexander of the Geneva Orbital
Police. I would never have made it, but the drekhead had put a
backdoor into his account and I went through there. Whatever
anybody says, they have a fragging good system up there and some
fragging good deckers. They picked me up after 30 seconds and I
just got out in time. That is the problem when they only way in is
through a tight band satelite link. They are watching that closer
than the British watch the Crown Jewels. Well interested ]<<<<<
        -- UChip <14:00:10/30-09-54>

>>>>>[ You know I am, for 5000 Nuyen it had better be worth it.
Datachip ready, credstick inserted, go ahead. ]<<<<<
        -- Snow <14:02:33/30-09-54>

***** Encrypt Snow_UC *****
***** DOWNLOAD salaud.doc *****
***** DOWNLOAD COMMENCING - 14:03:41 SEP-30 2054 *****
***** DOWNLOAD TERMINATED -  14:04:10 SEP-30 2054 *****
***** TRANSFERING FUNDS NOW - 14:04:20 SEP-30- 2054 *****
***** 5000 NUYEN TRANSFERED - 14:04:30 SEP-30 2054 *****
***** LINK TERMINATED - 14:04:32 SEP-30 2054 *****

>>>>>[ Got it, well I will be looking these over tonight, anything
else that is going to cost me? ]<<<<<
        -- Snow <14:06:53/30-09-54>

>>>>>[ Just one thing, and it is free, the second file is in french,
enjoy. ]<<<<<
        -- UChip <14:08:03/30-09-54>

>>>>>[ Oh bloody hell, and Nige on a run, where am I going to get
this translated? ]<<<<<
        -- Snow <14:09:37/30-09-54>

>>>>>[ I'll do it, for a fee of course. ]<<<<<
        -- UChip <14:10:18/30-09-54>

>>>>>[ Forget it, you have cost me enough all ready, I will wait
until that flying idiot gets back, hopefully sober. Bye. ]<<<<<
        -- Snow <14:12:04/30-09-54>

***** Sky Uplink - No sysmessages  
***** Back Trace - Failrue  
>>>>>[ Nice program Spirit.  Ok, Brandon I really don't know what
happened to the old guy after the thing.  He was really disturbed for
a while but he seemed to calm down later.  We took him up to the
surface and then home.  Oh, one other thing, he had a strange book
with him.  I am not really sure what it was.]<<<<<
        --Lister < NO Time/ By Spirit>

>>>>>[ Lister, what do you mean he had a book with him?!?!?  Was it
black and red covered?]<<<<<
        --Spirit < OHHH to deck again >

>>>>>[ Yes, and it smelled pretty bad to.]<<<<<
        --Lister < NO Time/ By Spirit>

>>>>>[ That doesn't sound good, the shaman was really insane and
kept jabbering all the time.  He also had a book that he kept on
writing in.  I think he was writing about him and the queen ant. 
At one point he mentioned another name but I was so out of it that
I can't remember it.  I am worried about the old guy, insect
shamans can be very demented and reading a book by them could
really mess with your mind.]<<<<< 
        --Spirit < OHHH to deck again >

>>>>>[ I have the feeling that the book may have been the magical
thesis of the shaman.  That would explain why he took so long in
his trying to turn Spirit into a Queen, he did not yet know how. 
Beware of that book it could be dangerous, yet it could also be
very informative.  Know thy enemy]<<<<< 
        --Claw < No Time / By Spirit >

>>>>>[ Where the bloody hell did Kaneda and TickTock go?
Ralph?]<<<<< 
        --Blindside (Now you see it.../...Now you don't)

>>>>>[ (lifts one side of headphones) Huh? ]<<<<<
        --Ralph (Cool/Runnings)

>>>>>[ I believe they may have gone on a little field trip.  TickTock
had that gleeful little look on his face, you know the one. ]<<<<<
        --MOONWALKER (Never/Never)

>>>>>[ Oh, great. Just bloody great. Well, it's their necks. I just
hope they don't attract too much attention. Maybe they just went
upstate for a little hunting in the country... ]<<<<<
        --Blindside (Now you see it.../...Now you don't)

>>>>>[ NAHHH! ]<<<<<
        --Simultaneous Transmission:
          Blindside/Moonwalker/Ralph/Vixen (15:57:49/09-30-54)