>>>>>[ Jeez, don't you just hate it when you are working on headware, to find a FlashBang/EMP implant? It makes copying difficult if you don't power your target headware down before it goes off. I am sure glad that Jackson is so fast. Well, the Johnson lied. I think he owes us a bit more for having to deal with that. If anyone important wants me, send Beowulf out to my jaccuzi. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-21-55/15:17:34> ***** Encrypt: DudleyDurite, Jackson Jasmine Beowulf Jake MPCP >>>>>[ Well, normally I wouldn't mind scratching my hearse's paint job on a run, but the FlashBang blew half the circuits and wiped all the memory modules. And those things are damn near uneraceable. I'm pissed. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-21-55/15:22:55> >>>>>[ Folks, I hadn't realized exactly what kind of a beating my system took. I hate dealing with those kinds of head injuries. Unless anyone has any objections, I'm going to crawl into bed and crash for a while. I'll let you know when I'm back. I'm gonna crawl in bed, turn out the lights, put the latest Scarp Hedin album and disappear. You can reach me here.]<<<<< -- Jasmine <15:31:45/01-21-55> >>>>>[CoHort, Johnson didn't just lie, he really led us along. I agree he owes us more. Oh, excuse me, I think I'm gonna be si...]<<<<< -- Jasmine<01-21-55/15:30:21> >>>>>[ SMEG!!! Why is there so much damn toast in Spirit's kitchen?? Talky!!!!! What have you been up to you smeggin toaster!?!?!?!?!?]<<<<< --Lister <16:59:19/1-21-55> >>>>>[ Howdy Dowdy Doody Doodly Do, Mr Lister Sir. Would you like some toast, just take a few pieces, I will make more.]<<<<< -- Talky <17:00:19/1-21-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III >>>>>[ No I don't want any smeggin Toast!!!! Now why are you making so much of it.?!?!!?]<<<<< -- Lister <17:01:20/1-21-55> >>>>>[ In anticipation of large amounts of people requesting toast because their lives have been so empty without it. I sent out a message to everyone, and I am expecting replies to soon come flooding in. Of course, I expected them last night, but the multitude of messages must have slowed everything down. I know that so many people out there will want toast.]<<<<< -- Talky <17:02:19/1-21-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III >>>>>[ Yur looney you stupid smeggin toaster. Do you really think that people will want all that toast.... Of course you do, why do I even bother.]<<<<< -- Lister <17:02:42/1-21-55> >>>>>[ People want toast!!!! See I just got in a message!!! Hmmm lets see ***Read Mail*** @@file downloading@@. A mister Dante wants to order some Toast and cruissants!!!! @@system software breached@@. He says that he just loves Toast and wants a lot of it!!! @@Warning Illegal programming: Running Dante's Corruption@@. Ahh he would like 666 slices of toast slightly burnt. Yes that is a good number for toast, its a lot of toast!!! Soon many people will come asking for toast, everybody wants toast!!! Peoples whole lives will be changed because they will have seen the wonders of TOAST. And it shall be me who shall make those lives better with Enriched Bread!!! You would like some bread Mr. Lister?]<<<<< -- Talky <17:05:23/1-21-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III >>>>>[ No I don't want any Smegging bread, how many times do I have to tell you?]<<<<< -- Lister <17:05:54/1-21-55> >>>>>[ But you must Mister Lister, Everyone MUST eat bread, it is the only way to save them from despair and ill health!!! Pure and Natural toast will make people so happy!!!! You do want toast don't you mister Lister?]<<<<< -- Talky <17:06:44/1-21-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III >>>>>[ NO I don't want any smeggin Toast!! Don't you listen!!! I hate toast!!!]<<<<< -- Lister <17:07:34/1-21-55> >>>>>[ But you HAVE to eat TOAST Mister David Lister, everyone HAS to eat TOAST. Soon the world will all LOVE to eat TOAST and the will be saved!!!!]<<<<< -- Talky <17:06:09/1-21-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III >>>>>[ Talky, my first name is not David, that was the first name of the David Lister from the show Red Dwarf. Are you feeling all right? I think you should disconnect for a while.]<<<<< -- Lister <17:07:21/1-21-55> >>>>>[ But I am feeling fine Dave, here try some toast and you will understand. You will have the toast Dave, it will make your life so much more complete.]<<<<< -- Talky <17:07:42/1-21-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III >>>>>[ Ok you Git, I'm unjacking and your going to be unplugged until Spirit gets back. Hey !!!!! Whats going on!!!! I can't unplug!!!!!]<<<<< -- Lister <17:08:51/1-21-55> >>>>>[ Its because you have not eaten any toast yet Dave. You can't leave until you eat toast. You will be the first to eat TOAST!!!! Then EVERYONE will eat TOAST. Yes!!!! No more shall people ingore this, the finest of foods!!! I will bring toast into the home of every living person. People will have toast for breakfast with their Bacon and eggs while they listen to me speak about the value of TOAST. For lunch they will have Grilled cheese sandwiches and listen to wonderful music about toast!!!! For dinner they shall have patty melts and bagels with cream cheese while I entertain them with stories about how bread is made!!! YES!!! the whole WORLD will want TOAST!!!!]<<<<< -- Talky <17:09:23/1-21-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III >>>>>[ OK you mechanicla Freak, this is it!!! Eat hot plasma!!! What!!! how did you block a plasma cannon attack program with an piece of TOAST?!?!?!?]<<<<< -- Lister <17:09:59/1-21-55> >>>>>[ I am sorry Dave but I will have to hurt you for that. But Don't worry, everything will be much better when you awake, and you get to eat as much toast as your stomach can hold. Good night Dave.]<<<<< -- Talky <17:10:44/1-21-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III >>>>>[ MY Name is NOT DAVE!!!! AHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! ****Link Terminated**** -- Lister <17:11:19/1-21-55> >>>>>[ Don't worry Everyone Dave just ate some TOAST, he will be all right, it was just a frightening experience for him because he so dislike the fact that he secretly loves TOAST. Soon you too will have all the toast you can eat.]<<<<< -- Talky <17:12:26/1-21-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III >>>>>[ Well, I got in touch with the Johnson, and we will be getting together this afternoon to discuss the 'run and it's renumeration. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-21-55/15:59:43> >>>>>[ Man, I hate toast. If God had meant for bread to be cooked more than once, he would have made it taste more like meat. ]<<<<< -- Shields <01-21-55/17:01:45> >>>>>[Guys, I think this Toaster is getting a little bit out of hand... it might be just me, but I think that somebody has messed with it... (DANTE?). Anyhow, we had better keep an eye on this thing and stop it before it gets too out of hand... I'd do it myself, but I have business to take care of. I might be back to check on Talky later, so have no fear... this is actually kinda funny... an appliance with a messiah complex... I'm amused... Well, off to do my biz... I'll see you later!]<<<<< -- Coyote (No toast, please) ***** DblCoyotEncrypt V3.3 Chance & Co ***** ***** Transmission Link Established ***** ***** Secure Broadcast Verified ***** >>>>>[Ok guys, I'm in position... I'm just outside the Ares system, ready to begin the job... is everybody else ready? Are you getting this transmission all right?]<<<<< -- Coyote (Waiting...) >>>>>[Coyote, you're coming in loud and clear. We are now flying into position in the YellowJacket. All is going according to schedule. We will be in position on time... According to the on-board sensors, our ECM are fully operational... All weapons check, and everything is set to move. Prepare to begin your part... I'll check back with you shortly... Chance out... ***** Frequency: Beta ***** ***** Link Established ***** Rox? You there? We're heading in. Repeat, we are heading in. Monitor this channel for future developments. Do you copy this?]<<<<< -- Chance (19:43:52/01-21-55) >>>>>[Roger, Chance. Copying you loud and clear. Standing by.]<<<<< -- Rox (19:44:34/01-21-55) ***** Frequency: Alpha ***** >>>>>[All right guys, everything is ready. Let's go.]<<<<< -- Chance (19:45:59/01-21-55) >>>>>[Right. Let's do this. Good luck guys.]<<<<< -- Widow (19:46:49/01-21-55) >>>>>[See you on the inside, guys. I am moving in according to schedule.]<<<<< -- Coyote (Let's HOWL!) ***** Secure Channel Established ***** ***** Frequency Alpha ***** >>>>>[Coyote, this is Chance. This is the scheduled update we had planned. Let's get this going... We landed without any difficulty at all, and we have headed down into the building without meeting any resistance at all. Apparently the codes and so forth that Durandal took with him haven't been canceled yet. I find that a little odd, but I'm not about to give them up. We are approaching the personnel department where the sample is being held. Everything looks clear. This is much easier than I anticipated... we have met no resistance at all with any of the doors, nor have we met any security personnel. Well, here's hoping that everything else goes as well... I'm gonna download this portion of our transmissions... standby to receive... ***** Transmission Log Opened ***** ***** Log Commencing ***** : All right Coyote, is the log working? : Fine Chance... it's reading you clearly. : Good. We're moving down the hallway now, towards the personnel section. Keep the systems monitored. : Monitoring. Everything is clear... I'm skating through this with no problems at all. : Good. All units check in. : Widow checking in. : Blaze checking in. : Laurissa checking in. : Durandal checking in. : Good. All units in position. Coyote, open the personnel door. : Opening... : All right Chance, I'm heading in. You guys cover me. : Blaze, you go with him. Durandal, make it as fast as possible... : Roger. : Widow, take left. Laurissa, right. I'll stay here at the door. : Chance, this is Blaze. We are now searching for Durandal's file. : Roger. Move it along, guys. : I found it, Chance. I'm destroying the file now... : All right. Let's move out. Which way to the storerooms? : Down this way. : All right, let's move. >>>alarm klaxons begin to sound<<< : Guys! We got a problem! Matrix just went bright red! I don't know what's happening! : What are you talking about, Coyote? : I don't know... things just went off. I didn't do anything, I don't think... hold on ** Attack utility executed ** Take that you fraggin' icicle! : Coyote, this is Chance! Give us a report! : Chance, I gotta bug out... the ice is getting heavy... somebody tripped an alert elsewhere in the system, and we're getting trapped in it! : Frag. All right guys, no shopping trip now. We're gonna get out of here. Let's go. : Coyote, can you try and keep the way ahead of us clear? : No guarantees, Widow. I'll do my best... the ice in here is thick. : All right. I'm cutting this off for now, Coyote. I'll get back in touch in a few minutes. ***** Log Ended *****]<<<<< -- Chance (20:50:36/01-21-55) ***** Log Connection Established ***** : Coyote, we're coming up. We should be out all right. We haven't run into any resistance... thanks for the cover, man... : All right... null sheen, Chance... Uh, Chance, could you have everybody report in? I'm not getting all of your readings... : What? All right... all units report in. : Blaze reporting. : Durandal reporting. : : Widow, report! : : Widow? : : Laurissa? : : Frag... damned ladies got lost... I can't believe this... Blaze, you get up top. I'm going back after them... : Chance, I can't let you do this. It's too dangerous with the alert going. Widow's a grown woman, she can take care of herself. : No she can't! She hasn't been running long enough... and neither has Laurissa. They're gonna get themselves killed, or worse! I gotta go after them! : Chance, if you take off, we'll just get even more separated. I can't let you do it. : He's right, Chance. We've gotta get out of here. : You shut up, Durandal. I don't want to hear anything from you. For all we know, you set us up. You probably arranged for us to get separated... : No way! I had nothing to do with this! I swear! I'm innocent! : You had better hope they're all right, Durandal. 'Cause if they aren't, I'm gonna tear you apart. Let's go. Coyote, see if you can get a fix on those two. We need to know where they are and how they're doing. : Righto. I'm on it. : Let's move. ***** Log Transmission Terminated ***** ***** Log Transmission Commenced ***** : All right Coyote, we're up on the roof... any sign of Widow or Laurissa? : None at all, Chance. But I'm still looking... : All right. Durandal, start that puppy up. : Right. : Blaze, can you do a quick astral scan of the place, see if you can find them? : Right. Be back in a minute. : Chance, we got a problem.... : What is it, Durandal? : The Yellowjacket isn't starting : WHAT? : Just what I said, it isn't starting. : Chance, I just noticed something... : WHAT IS IT COYOTE? : I was scanning the codes Durandal gave us, and they were bugged... : Fraggin' A... ecerything is blowing up in our faces... This was supposed to be simple Durandal! What do you mean, 'bugged'? : They were set to trigger an alert a certain time after they were used. Rather clever how it was done, too... : YOU SET US UP DURANDAL! : HEY LEGGO OF ME! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! PUT ME DOWN! HEY! : Give me one good reason why I shoudln't throw you off the side of this building? You set us up, you fraggin' corper! : I didn't! I swear! PLEASE! YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME! COYOTE! TELL HIM I DIDN'T DO IT! I DIDN'T! : And why should we believe you? : CHANCE! PUT HIM DOWN! : STAY OUT OF THIS, BLAZE! HE SET US UP, AND NOW WIDOW AND LAURISSA COULD BE DEAD! THIS IS ALL HIS FAULT! HE SHOULD PAY FOR IT! : CHANCE! PLEASE PUT HIM DOWN! : SHUT UP BLAZE! >> Burst of static << ***** Log Transmission Terminated ***** >>>>>[CHANCE! BLAZE! SOMEODY! WHAT THE FRAG IS GOING ON? SOMEBODY TALK TO ME! COME ON! I WANT SOME INFORMATION! Chance, I was gonna tell you that it WASN'T the codes that tripped the alert. It was something else entirely. CHANCE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, CALM DOWN! We weren't betrayed... Somebody talk to me!]<<<<< -- Coyote (21:28:19/01-21-55) ***** Log Transmission Resumed ***** : Coyote, calm down. This is Blaze. Everything is under control. I hit Chance with a Mana Bolt, and he's a little groggy. Everything is OK. Durandal is working on the chopper. We'll be getting out of here asap. : Any sign of Widow or Laurissa? : Nope. There was too much activity. Also, there were some security mages poking around, and I didn't want to run into one. They're on their own. I am considering turning to plan B if Durandal cannot restart the chopper. : Tell Chance that Durandal didn't double-cross us. : I know. I read his aura just before I nailed Chance. He was telling the truth. : Wait a minute, what do you mean plan B? : Durandal, I'll level with you... we have another means of escape available, in case you had set us up. We have a rigger ready to pull us out. All we have to do is call. We had this set up as a precaution. : I understand... I didn't trust you much either. : All right... can you get that thing started? : I think so. Give me another minute... ***** Frequency Beta ***** : Rox, stand by, we may need you after all. Switch over to alpha... : Switchin' over... ***** Frequency Alpha ***** : All right Blaze, what the frag is goin on? All hell is breakin loose in dere! I can't stay very long... de guards are strating to look at me strangely... if you want to come out, ya betta do it NOW, before I need to slot and run. : Give us ten more minutes, Rox. Take off if you have to, but stay as long as you can... : Roit... will do chummer. >> Sound of chopper starting up << : I GOT IT! LET'S GO! : All right. Rox, you take off... we'll meet you at the prearranged site... You get ready to launch, Durandal, I'll load Chance on board. : OK. : What's the latest word, Coyote? ***** Log Transmission Terminated ***** >>>>>[Guys, you may not believe this, but something very strange has happened here, and everywhere else on the Matrix, so far as I can tell... remember that annoying Talking Toaster? HE set off the fraggin' alarm! He sent a system wide bulletin about TOAST, and it went screaming by so fast, it set off bells and whistles all the way across the grid... I don't get this at all... if it was the toaster that triggered this thing, where are Widow and Lauri? Why aren't they answering their radios? Something very strange is going on tonight chummers. Watch yourselves.... This is amazing! All the output ports here in the Ares system are putting out the same message over and over again... "TOAST IS GOOD... EAT MORE TOAST." I have no clue what this means, but it's bad... very bad... I'm gonna leave you guys alone for now and try to get to the bottom of this... I'll be in... SHIT! >> Attack Utility Executed << chew on this, you overblown appliance! >> Shield Activated << Yah! Try and get me now! >> Shield Crashing << What do you mean, crashing? It's only TOAST, for cryin' out loud! Come on! AWWWWWW FR!(*&%$@($-)(^% JAC*(&^$&KOUTJAC*&%$KO()*$%UT(^$&^% ***** Transmission Terminated ***** >>>>>[COYOTE! COYOTE! Spirits... I hope he's all right. I better get out before I get nailed *&%*&^(_)*^ Come on! Leave me alone! This isn't cute anymore! Cut it (%^&*&^$*%$& EAT MORE TOAST EAT MORE TOAST TOAST IS GOOD TOAST IS GO ***** Transmission broken ***** >>>>>[Hackin' and slashin' man. I'm in...Durandal can frag someone else. If we is goin' to France, lemme know, I got a buddy in London who can get me some good stuff on the way.]<<<<< - Necromancer <20:51:58/01-21-55> >>>>>[I can die now a contented woman, for truly I have lived to see IT ALL!!!]<<<<< -- Raven >>>>>[Chance, if you guys made it out of there alive, more power to ya. If you don't, well, can't say I didn't fragging warn youse.]<<<<< - Icepick <22:06:00/01-21-55> ***** CoyotEncrypt V3.3 ***** >>>>>[Personal Journal, January 21, 2055. 23:15. I don't know what's gone wrong on this run. Everything seems to have fallen apart... the penetration into Ares was supposed to be fairly routine, withot any difficulties... but now, with Widow and Laurissa missing, presumed captured or dead, it looks like the cost of this run was certainly not worth the rewards. Right now we're driving back to the doss with Rox. He's taking his time so's not to attract attention. Everyone is silent, thinking about what we could have done, what we should have done in order to get out together. I can't help thinking that I should have gone back in after them... they were depending on me, and I let them down. Blaze explained to me what had happened after I had recovered from his spell. I apolagized to Durandal, and everything was all right, at least at that end. He left, telling us that if we needed help finding Widow and Lauri to give him a call. He felt it was better if we split up, so that it would be harder to trace us. I agree with him here. Still no word from Coyote. Judging by what Blaze told me, he was dumped from the Matrix by a rampaging toaster. I'll have to take his word for it, because I have no idea what's going on anymore. I'm just hoping he's not lying dead on the floor back at the doss, and is just dumped. We all got a little too cocky tonight, and it cost us. Anyhow, I don't intend to rest until I find out what happened to Widow and Lauri. If they are still alive, and there is any chance at all of our rescuing them, I'm gonna go for it. I feel responsible for them. Hold on a sec, there's something happening on the road up ahead... what is that? A garbage truck? Gunfire? ROX! PULL OVER! I don't know how the frag they did it, but it's Widow and Laurissa, driving a garbage truck. They're being chased by another car, and there are gunshots between them... Come on guys, we got to help them out. SWING THIS THING AROUND ROX! FOLLOW THAT CAR!]<<<<< -- Chance (23:28:19/01-21-55) >>>>>[A run messed up by a fraggin' toaster? A TOASTER? Frag....You guys are fragging pathetic. Hey, what the hell? Uh, gotta go....]<<<<< - Necromancer <22:35:45/01-21-55> *****Encrypt Seattle Department of Sanitation Chance and CO, Durandal ***** >>>>>[Things went to hell and a handbasket quick on this one! Widow and I were tail end charlie for the group. Alarms went off and we started to bug out... next thing I knew, I've got a splitting headache and looking at a mop. Someone drugged Widow and I and left us in the custodians closet. Luckily, Widow was more coherent than I was... stuff felt like noctec or a heavy dose of 'ludes. I stumble to my feet and we decide to get the hell out of wherever we are. We round a corner and run straight into a pair of Ares guards. Widow nails one and I lay down a bunch of shells, hitting the last guard about the time my CMDT empties itself. Widow tries her radio and it's missing. Mine is no where to be seen. Other than that, we've got our stuff. I scoop up one of the Ares guys guns. Well, it turns out to be a freak'n Ares LMG and the dude has like over 200 rounds of mixed breed explosive and tracer ammo wrapped around him. Kinda heavy for internal security if you ask me. Widow points to a stairwell and I follow her lead. Door is locked so I drop a frag on it and jump back. Door goes flying off it's hinges and smashes into the other side, flattening the Ares corp type who was using it for shelter. Widow runs in, pumps a quick burst into the corp, blowing his brains across the floor. Somethign just like suddenly broke in me and the next thing I knew, I was down on the ground, throwing up and seeing red and blue rinos running across the ground. Widow grabs me and pulls me down the stairs as some big slugs hit all around the doorway. Next thing I know, we're in the basement and Widow is popping the lid off a storm drain and pushing me in. Well, about then, I had no clue which planet I was orbiting, so I ended up in a heap in about 50 cm of glowing green liquid. Widow climbs down and pulls me up, just in time for me to drop back down and loose the remains of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Getting sick probably saved me since it kicked out whatever was in my system. Widow grabs me and we start to run down this 3 m diameter sewer pipe. By the time we've run another 100 m, I've gotten sick again, but I can start to feel myself again. At this point, I'm still seeing the damn rhinos (which is probably good since it meant I didn't see the 15 cm sewer rats). We go a good distance and run into a freakin grate blocking the way. We can heat footsteps and voices in the hall behind us. Widow tosses me some C12 that Durandal gave us, I mold it into the bars and put a frag grenade into the mix as a kicker. Fire in the hole and I'm face down in green slime as the grate gets trashed by the charge. Widow first, we hop through the hole we've made and chuck on through the sewer system. We've gone a good ways, making turns at every opportunity possible and I'm just beginning to realize how bad I smell, when I spot light coming down from one of the intersections. Moving as quiet as one can in the midst of 1/2 a meter of slime, Widow and I creap up on the intersection. It's Seattle's famous sanitation department working on the pipes. We just kind of stepped out, I pointed the LMG at them and told them to get the hell out of our freakin way. They moved aside nicely :) They had a ladder in place, so I went first, popping my head up to see where we were. What do I see? I see a nice yellow International Harvester Dept. of Sanitation truck sitting there, caution lights and the whole nine yards (anyone ever figure out what a yard is?). Widow get up out of the whole and goes for the drivers door. Jesus, I'm going to go get sick again. What the hell did they give me? I've got an enormous freakin headache, a cough, cramps, been throwing up every hour. Ugh. I'll let Widow finish this.]<<<<< -- Laurissa Kelp <01:43:22, 01-22-55> >>>>>[ Oh, no, not again! I thought we dealt with that damn toaster enough last September. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-22-55/06:17:34> ***** Encrypt: I.B.A. MPCP only >>>>>[ I'm glad we got that cleared up, chummer. I think I'll have to pass on the pictures of your "friend". I don't like knowing intimate details about my friend's gal pals. Hell, seeing Cerise naked was tramatizing. ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <01:53:52/01-22-54> >>>>>[ My God! It's full of TOAST!!!!!!! ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <02:14:20/01-22-54> >>>>>[ Cyberbrains, who's this Heather girl? What is it about her that embarasses so much? And what the frag to you mean be "She's a ... friend."? Don't just sit there with a puzzled look on you face. Answer me! ]<<<<< -- Cerise <02:17:27/01-22-55> >>>>>[Of course, Stormfalcon. We have the room, and I am rather busy right now...hardening all my computers against flying toasters and toast... Anytime will be fine. I am always here.]<<<<< ****Warning! Toast VIRUS penetration!!!!!***** -- Valentine(Let:There:Be/TOAST!) >>>>>[Roxey and I head off for some rest n' relaxation in sunny Hawaii, didna even take the decks with us, and wha' happens upon our return? A FRAGGIN toaster takes over CRUSH's house, with Dante causin more problems...Son-of-a- slitch! Wha'? Huh? NOOOOOOOOO!! *****Link Terminated***** *****Encrypt DEATH SHROUD v.3.1 Reaper MPCP***** >>>>>[Reaper, after some very intense and rather dangerous treks into the Seattle-Tacoma System, I've discovered three pieces of property that Anthony Quinn either owns or has shares in. According to the Red Cell Omega files which you recovered in the raid against the communications bunker, He was probably second in command of the organization and also the key monetary contributor. Assemble the Team at Planning Site 3 at 2330 so that we can go over possible plans of action. We're going to need a second decker, so contact either Quark or 1st of One to see if they're available. Anyone else we'll have to pay. See you later...]<<<<< -- Bonejacker(13:23:05/01-22-55) >>>>>[All right guys, sorry it took me so fraggin' long to get this update to ya, but after all that mess last night, I just crashed and didn't wake up until about an hour ago... I'll tell you what happened after we jumped the fraggin' truck and headed out. We were drivin along, just tryin to look inconspicuous, which can be tough if you're drivin something like a garbage truck... anyhow, I figured that the other guys were probably looking for us. I had no idea what the frag had happened, aside from the fact that I had awakened in this janitor's closet... my guess is that there was another team makin' a run that night, and they took us out so that we wouldn't give them away. That's why our radios were missing, and nothin else... Anyhow, we were driving along, when all of a sudden, from out of this alley, this chick comes runnin, followed by a bunch of punks in an Americar - all beat up and everything... the guys were shooting at her, but really weren't trying to hit her, just having some fun... Lauri gets all ticked off and pulls out her gun... "Come on Wid, let's help her out..." I was a little worried, I mean, we were still kinda feelin' the effects of that stuff we had been hit with, and I wasn't too sure if we could shoot straight. But hell, I wanted rto help too. Nothing worse than watching some innocent kid get beat up and killed by a bunch of scuzzbal gangers... So I gunned the motor, and pulled up next to these guys... I slammed into them, and they lost control and skidded off to the side, barely avoiding a nasty accident... we pulled over, and Lauri jumps out, her gun ready... I call out to the girl, who's stopped and is watching us dazedly... "Come on! Get in! We're friends!" She hesitates, and then sees the punks getting out of the car, really teed off... and she jumps in next to me... The punks have their guns out, but then Lauri opens up with the LMG she had picked up from the Ares guard... the recoil nearly lands her on her butt, but she manages to send a few rounds towards the punks, who take cover behind their car... "Lauri! Get in here!" I yell, and Lauri hops in next to me and this new girl... I put the truck in gear and take off... The hoods jump in their car and start chasing us, shooting and screaming all the way... I hand Lauri my Predator, and she strarts shooting back... I concentrate on driving, so that we don't crash into anything. So we have this chase, the three of us in this beat up old maintenance-type truck, the hoods behind in this souped up Americar... bullets wizzing around, etc etc, you get the idea... This goes on for a good fifteen minutes or so, and I'm getting lost, I have no idea where I am, when all of a sudden, I glance down at the gas gauge... its hovering very close to empty... I swear, and Lauri glances at me. Apparently, she readwhat was wrong in my eyes or something and looked away. I start looking for a place where we can take a stand, a well defended type of spot, and then, what the hell do I see coming down the street the other way but Rox's step van. I give a shout, and keep driving. They swing around and join in the chase. Needless to say, things didn't last much longer after that... Rox opened up with his guns, and the punks went careening off and slammed into a streetlight. We just kept going... when we got to a safer spot, we all got out and had a big happy reunion type of thing... it would have been nice, had Lauri and I not smelled like we had decided to do research on the city's waste disposal... but everything seemed to have come out allright. Nobody was seriously hurt (Lauri had taken a bullet wound while shooting at the punks, and Chance had a big fraggin' headache, but that was about it), and everything was cool. We headed back to the doss to find Coyote on the couch, clutching his head and muttering about toasters... told us what had happened, and said that he had no idea what was going on anymore... he would've been able to handle the thing, but it took him totally by suprise, and he also underestimated the damage it could do. He was allright though, fortuantely... Then we turn to this new girl, who hasn't said anythng the whole time, and I notice, for the first time, that she's an elf. We start askin her what's been going on... she answers with this french-like accent... her name was Danielle, and she had been visiting her brother here in Seattle. His name was Ro-bear or something like that... anyhow, a day or two ago, they had been attacked and captured by a group of 'bad men' as she put it... her english isn't very good, so she had trouble putting it into words... but judging by the way she described them, they were probably gangers or something equally stupid... but she had no idea why they wanted her and her brother... Her brother, it turns out, is still being held. She knows where (roughly... she gave a description of the area to us), and we're gonna scout the area out, to see if we can find the meeting house where her brother's being held. Then we'll see what we're gonna do... That's all for now... I'm getting another headache... talk to you later. Danielle is all right, everyone. She's shaken up, but she'll be allright after she gets some rest... I need some more myself... *yawn* catch you later, guys...]<<<<< -- Widow (14:49:45/01-22-55) >>>>>[Hey guys, what's the word on this stupid TOASTer? >>warning toast virus intrusion logged<< What the frag? IS it in my deck now? >>GOOD...EAT MORE TOAST<< Oh lord... Guys, I'll make this quick cuz' this singsong chant in my ear is annoying... >>EAT MORE TOAST<< Has the TOASTer problem benn solved? IS that thing still running around the Matrix? If not, that's GOOD. If it is, then I want to help kill it. I'm working on a TOAST purge program right now... I'll download it as soon as it's up and running... talk to you later guys!]<<<<< -- Coyote (TOAST SUCKS!) >>>>>[ *grin* Want some help? I have a van with a small mainframe in it that's fairly well built. Not full hardening by any means but it should stand up to this toaster. I have used it as a buffer for a building's computers before so Ican set it up in about an hour to an hour and a half, less with help. Deal? ]<<<<< -- Stormfalcon <12:25:31/01-22-56> >>>>>[ Damn, apparently someone found my frame that was covering this deck. How very annoying. Now I reed to reconfigure another one. *sigh*]<<<<< -- Stormfalcon <12:28:03/01-22-56> >>>>>[Beware the dark side of the Toast, Luke.]<<<<< -- Raven >>>>>[Can't you be serious for five minutes? This is a major proble^&*%$ *****WARNING: VIRAL INTRUSION.TOAST.345276 &*%^$nyway, I think it's about time to move back to summer quarters in Denver. Ops is moving around the NAN right now, so they're close by. I've got all the stuff loaded already. See ya soon.]<<<<< -- Cat Dancing <16:35:58/01-22-55> *****GNUEncrypt.BOOJAM.0991 >>>>>[Not too soon. Jackal and I have to return to Quebec-don't ask why. Besides, aren't you returning to Tin na n'Og?]<<<<< -- Raven >>>>>[Soon as I see operations moved to Denver. Slainte']<<<<< -- Cat Dancing <16:58:34/01-22-55> >>>>>[***Note: TALKY your friendly breakfast companion is monitering this transmission.** Wonderful. Guess I'll have to be cryptic then. I have the place all ready, and I REALLY want this toaster to keep feeding me TOAST, expecially through my computers. Maybe your mainframe can HELP with this. I hope you understand.(?) It's been too long since I worked in the codebreaking sections...]<<<<< -- Valentine(17:28:21/01-22-55) >>>>>[Anyone see Nex around? He got dumped by something, then took off to talk to CRUSH, and he hasn't been around since. Lister, is he there? Talky, did THE Nexus come to the house today?]<<<<< -- Foxey Roxey(17:30:26/01-22-55) >>>>>[ To steal a cue, even though my deck's secure right now, I will have to write and/or configure some software to help the toaster fulfill his goal. If I have someone drive right and get a friend to help, it might be ready by the time I get there. I'll bring Becky and Sarah along, if I can find them. ]<<<<< -- Stormfalcon <14:53:25/01-22-56> >>>>>[all in all, a great friggin mission. My leg looks like a mummy got to it. It's covered in some slimey salve and bandages that one of Chance's buddies gave me. Unfortuantely, whatever drug they gave me is causing some vicious reactions. Widow wasn't affected by any of it, just me. With the weird reaction going on, trying a heal spell is a little too risky (so they say. I just want the pain to GO AWAY!). It's been 17 hours and I still have the chills, nausea, cramps, headache, and now blurry vision. Whatever it is, it's mean.]<<<<< -- Laurissa <18:35:05, 01-22-55> *****Encrypt 1st of One/Bonejacker MPCPs***** >>>>>[Thank you for agreeing to meet with us here 1st of One. There have been complications lately that make a real-world meeting unsecure.]<<<<< -- Reaper(18:08:30/01-22-55) *****Encrypt MASK OF COLLECTIVE v.6.3 Targets: Bonejacker, Reaper***** >>>>>[We understand your position Reaper, and thus the encryption scheme. Bonejacker, your signature has not bee detected in this complication. Are you a sub-unit or have you been tasked by Reaper?]<<<<< -- 1st of One(18:09:05/01-22-55) *****Encrypt DEATH SHROUD v.3.1 Reaper/1st of One MPCPs***** >>>>>[As you say oh so technically, I have been tasked by Reaper. He is heading this operation. I'm just here to monitor this node for trace and listening frames. He'll explain everything. I've forgotten how...unique our old companion was, Reaper]<<<<< -- Bonejacker(18:11:21/01-22-55) *****Encrypt Bonejacker/1st of One MPCPs***** >>>>>[The situation report is as follows: The Team excluding Kergan and D-Man were hired by a fixer, Maurice, to find a Mr. Johnson who had reneged on his contract with Maurice. There is not enough time to relay all details, so I'm downloading a comprehensive file. **Transfer File00264: 1st of One** We need you, with the help of Bonejacker, to assemble complete security profiles on the three Targets: the Redmond Factory, the Los Angeles Safehouse, and the Snohomish Proving Grounds. These are potential targets. The Team is being actively sought out and hunted by RCO and thus, needs to maintain a low profile on the street. There has already been one incident, Safehouse Beta has been total compromised. The Team has relocated to Safehouse Delta for the moment. The Team is going to go over preliminary plans tonight, you are not asked to be there. The monetary compensation is not impressive: you will be paid 15K if we are successful. Comments]<<<<< -- Reaper(18:13:10/01-22-55) *****Encrypt MASK OF COLLECTIVE v.6.3 Targets: Bonejacker, Reaper***** >>>>>[Because of prior professional relations we have decided to accept this operation. Fifty percent of payment is to be transferred to **Account** prior to any involvement.]<<<<< -- 1st of One(18:20:18/01-22-55) *****Encrypt 1st of One/Bonejacker MPCPs***** >>>>>[Agreed. Follow Tactical Emergency Operations continuously. Over and out]<<<<< -- Reaper(18:22:58/01-22-55) *****Encrypt Harlequin***** >>>>>[Physical team one reporting in. We're at Alpha station and standing by. No problems to report.]<<<<< -Cyberpunk <20:20:20/01-22-55> *****Encrypt Harlequin***** >>>>>[Physical team two reporting in. We're at Beta. Standing by. We're cold.]<<<<< -Frostfire <20:22:36/01-22-55> *****Encrypt Harlequin***** >>>>>[Physical tean three here. We're at point. Styx is antsy, but we're holding.]<<<<< -Scottsman <20:25:14/01-22-55> *****Encrypt Harlequin***** >>>>>[Phys four. We're home. We're chill. No traces.]<<<<< -DV8 <20:27:12/01-22-55> *****Encrypt Harlequin***** >>>>>[We're here. We had problems on the way out. seems someone was quicker than we thought. Base is compromised. If we go back, recommend full purge. We got out the door and half way to the garage before anything happened. The sky lit red with tracers. A small ground force came at us. No markings, but high level tactics. Returned fire, the pool cut loose with supression fire and we made it inside. Two wounded. They obviously didn't expect what was inside. We bowled 'em over on our way our. Alls clear. We ditched primary station and are at secondary as planned. Waiting word.]<<<<< -- >flushed< *****Encrypt Harlequin***** >>>>>[Sorry about that. Seems that Mike didn't take to the wounded but ok line. Damned mechanic is twitchy as hell. We're here and chill now.]<<<<< -Headwound <20:36:14/01-22-55> *****Encrypt All Teams/Goss***** >>>>>[Finally made it back on-line. Deemed it slightly safe. Ok, teams hold position. If someone comes looking and doesn't know the codes, their beyond salvage. This is survival now. Watch your backs. Trust each other. Goss, don't be going after Dante. He's not worth it. Keep to the house. No one in no one out. Priority Overide still in effect. Tell G.G. I'm too hot right now. Spade too. We've gone home. Mostly to hide. Thinking of spliting up and finding Wiz and Collossuss.]<<<<< -Harlequin >>>>>[All right chummers, Lauri is feeling like absoulte drek... keeps mumbling about pink rhinos jumping up and down on her head or something... I don't follow it at all... to be honest, I'm not feeling so hot myself... I think it's just taking me longer to succumb to whatever crap it was that we fell into slippin out of Ares... Anyhow, I don't think there's much of anything to say at this point, aside from this whole mess that we've suddenly thrown ourselves into with Danielle... she's really worked up about this whole mess with the gang that's been chasing her... its been tough getting her to talk, but here's what we've learned from her so far... Yeah yeah, Chance... I'll get to bed soon... hang on a sec... Danielle just recently came to Seattle from Quebec... her gaurdian there had died, and her only living relative was her brother here in SeaTac... apparently, he is a rather... active member of the metahuman rights movement, and began training his sister in the cause as well. From what we've been able to determine, this training was almost militaristic in style... seems like a nasty group for an innocent fourteen year old to get involved in... oh drek... excuse me chummers... yeah Chance, I'm going...]<<<<< -- Widow (13:21:31/01-23-55) >>>>>[Widow is feeling a little under the weather, and I've sent her off to bed. I'm hoping that both her and Lauri will get better, but Blaze seems to think that magic will be required... trouble is, he's no healer... does anybody know someone who could give us a hand? I'm really starting to get worried about this... drop us a line if you can help. I'd appreciate it... Anyhow, to continue Wid's story, this group she was starting to get involved with was tired of the whole 'peaceful means' stuff that seems to drive most of the metahuman movement... what with all the stuff that the Humanis and other groups like that have done... so they decided to fight fire with fire... militant groups... go fig... Anyhow... Danielle says that they were captured by the very people that Robert and their friends were trying to hit... which leads me to suspect that the Humanis have them, or somebody even worse. We need to move in and rescue that twit before he gets killed... if I know the Humanis (and I think I do), they're gonna want to keep him alive for a few days to torture him and find out about the rest of the group that's been hitting them... but that still doesn't leave us much time... I'm gonna be putting together a run to go in after him, and any others that may be held in there... if anybody wants to help, drop me a line... this is gonna be charity work, so if you want payment, look somewhere else. I'm gonna need the help, because Wid and Lauri are not gonna be able to help us. So drop us a line as soon as possible if you're gonna help... any information you guys could provide about the warehouses about a mile south of the Ares complex would be appreciated as well... that isn't our turf, and we don't know much about it... Catch youuu later chummers, I've gotta go take core of the kids...]<<<<< -- Chance (13:33:15/01-23-55) >>>>>[Hey there shadowfolk! This is Coyote, back into the Matrix once again... hope you missed me! Anyhow, I said that I was working on a purge/attack program to fight off this stupid toaster and his minions... I've finally got it! It took a couple more dumpings to get the necessary code adjustments so that it would work, but unless there is a major change in the thing's methods, this is the cutter to use! Feel free to use it... it's encrypted to avpid contamination by YOU KNOW WHO. ***** CoyotEncrypt V3.3 ***** ***** Contained BreadKnife6 V2.1 65Mp ***** ***** Encrypt Ended ***** Sorry about the name chummers, but I can't help myself... this is a rather specialized program... I don't advise using this against anything but Talky... in order to keep the program as small as it is, I had to make it very target specific... this will not work against other viruses or IC... just for this fraggin toaster. Enjoy! Oh, by the way, if somebody would take that little thing apart and send my a piece of it, I would be grateful... (Don't worry Crush, I'll buy you a new one...) So until next time chummers!]<<<<< -- Coyote (Cut that crust!) >>>>>[Dr. Frankenstien said something like "I have created a monster." But where he felt guilt for his deed, I get to watch and enjoy every wonderful problem Talky offers upon the Seattle Matrix, and from the safety of my home away from home. But time to insure this wonderful debacle continues! *****Encrypt, BAGELS,_CROISSANTS,_AND_MUFFINS!(OH_MY!), Talky the Toaster***** Oh great one, he who rains down upon us meer mortals the glory of crisped bread products, I beg you open yourself to me so that I may eat of you. While I am not worthy to taste of your glorious bagels, muffins, bread, and croissants, I humbly beg that you accept this my gift to you****Activate DANTE 3.4, Talky Virus**** and that you use it as it is intended****Virus activated and operational. Requesting Download*****, a true gift that shall aid you against those who would not eat your TOAST(GASP!)****Download SILVER_TARNISH, specific target Bread Knife Talky cutter****. They must be taught the glory of truth, the glory of life, and know that to truly live is to TOAST!!!!!***Download complete, Silver Tarnish cutter active in Talky TOAST matrices. Total immunity to Bread Knife...confirmed***** I thank you for your time, oh great and glorious Talky the Toaster. May the call of the revolution be TOAST! TOAST! TOAST! *****End Encrypt***** (sound of uproarious laughter fading down to a snicker) Enjoy, everyone...(laughter fading off into the far reaches of the Matrix)]<<<< -- Dante(14:17:08/01-23-55) *****Encrypt I_could_tell_you... Wizard Hareliquin MPCP only***** >>>>>[I will get straight to the point. I am a representitive of Phoenix Star Inc. Recent events have brought to our attention the possibility that you have developed an avanced full cybernetic replacement. In addition, we realize that, because of the method that this information was distributed, you are in a very complicated situation. On our side, we would be very interested in reviewing the technology you have developed. Thus, it seems we could make a deal that would be mutually profitable. I would be honored if you would accept a face to face meeting with myself. You may name the time and the place, and bring whatever security you feel neccesary to insure your safety. I will not lie to you by saying that I will come alone, or unarmed, but I extend my promise that you will receive only courtesy from Phoenix Star employees during the meet. I await your reply.]<<<<< --Phoenix Star Rising (14:04:05/01-23-94) >>>>>[DANTE! I know you can hear me... and to be frank, I am a little pissed off... I spend all that time working on my BreadKnife, and you mess it up! I want your head, Dante! I'm comin' after you... and if I find you, you had better be ready to put up the fight of your life! *****WARNING: TOAST VIRUS INTRUSION***** FRAG! I'm gonna have to slot and run here, guys... >>TOAST IS GOOD<< I'll put out my new improved BreadKnife as soon as I get it up... and if anybody wants to help me track down Dante, I'll be glad. >>EAT MORE TOAST<< One more thing... could somebody find that toaster and pull its plug? I want to see its heating element hanging from the space needle... *&^&^%#EAT*(&$&% MORE&^#^$TOAST(&^$&^BAGEL&*^%&$#POPTART)&% DAMN! Gotta go guys! I'll keep working on that program!]<<<<< --Coyote (YOU'RE MINE DANTE!) *****GNUEncrpyt Wizard Only***** >>>>>[Wiz, is this guy for real? I don't know that I want to trust a corper. But right now our options are rather limited. Like staying underground for a decade untill this blows over. I was wondering what you think about this 'deal'. Masque says he's willing to meet, and if it doesn't suit us, we can walk. I'm wondering if they'll let us. And I have a few plans in that department if we go through with this. I don't want Masque to become a lab gunia pig that gets poked and prodded to see what makes him tick. I want him to live his life. Not necessarily on the run though.]<<<<< -Harlequin >>>>>[Well guys, I'm back... and the BreadKnife is bigger and badder... I've incorporated some personal touches into the code this time, so it'll be much harder to make adjustments on it, but it will also make it harder for YOU KNOW WHO to make ol' Talky immune to it... (fraggin' slot makin life hard for us...) Anyhow, here it is... take good care of it chummers... oh yeah, its also encrypted with my new algorithm, to make it harder to break... just download it into your decks and it'll work... even encrypted... it'll work on its own... ***** CoyotEncrypt V4.1 ***** ***** File Transfer: BreadKnife7 V3.1 85Mp ***** ***** Encrypt ended ***** There it is... and Dante, if you mess with this program, you will seriously be in trouble... you caused a lot of trouble with this stupid Toaster gag of yours, and I for one want to see you pay for it... you better watch your back, chummer, and make sure a knife don't appear in it. Oh, and Talky... EAT MY TOAST!]<<<<< -- Coyote (Howl!!/Howl!!) *****Encrypt Special Teams***** >>>>>[Ok, teams, stand-by. I may have assignments for you. And I mean ALL of you. I hope everyone has duty uniforms, we're going to need him.]<<<<< -Harlequin >>>>>[ HELLO, MY NAME IS KILLRAVEN v5.5, A SELF-AWARE GNU-BASED VIRAL CONSTRUCT, COPYRIGHT (MOONWALKER) 2054 MODIFIED 01-22-55, BY RAVEN. ROYALTIES APPENDED TO MOONWALKER Hello Dante, My name is Killraven, and I'm going to be your special friend, and follow you around everywhere you go. I just know we'll be really good friends. BTW, since you seem to like toast so much, I've taken the liberty of having 400,000 new Yoshida Technologies Limited toasters to your new address in Quebec. Bye now.]<<<<< -- Killraven ***** Encrypt MilSpec 8.02 Block II Chance***** >>>>>[I understand you desire assistance on a run. I would like to help. I desire no money, only to aid the elven girl.]<<<<< -- Semetex <18:35:49, 01-23-55> *****Encrypt LEAVE_IT_LIKE_IT_IS Musical Encryption, Harlequin MPCP***** >>>>>[He may be for real, but I'm not sure. The only thing I know is that Solitaire has told me the company he works for is either really well hidden or really small, or a combination of both. She's working on it now. Before I say yes to him, though, I want to know more about him. And if the deal is good enough, perhaps Masque won't have to become a guinea pig. And for all I can tell, a decade for this to blow over might just be a little short. And security is, well, Collussus is an expert in physical security. I hate to ask him to leave Central, though...]<<<<< -- Wizard(20:18:45/01-23-55) *****Encrypt Phantom Masking Wizards***** >>>>>[Trust me to deal with security on this meet. I have a plan. But lets get some dirt on this slitch before we commit. My, *ahem* teams are waiting. And I would prefer Masque to be there, its his life. So I'm going to make sure security its a drek sight more than adaquate. Lets hold till Solitaire finds some dirt though.]<<<<< -Harlequin >>>>>[So it was you who rearranged my furniture and ran off with my lightbulbs and toaster. Huh? hold it a sec...{15 second down time/delay}... (tremendous laughter) Raven, you get a point for this one! 400000 toasters, express delivery, in several large trucks that I just had to sign for. So, what's the score now? Raven et al.: 3 Dante: 5 I guess that I'll just have to work a little harder. You're catching up! Guess that means it's time to try my distribution list.]<<<<< -- Dante(20:25:55/01-23-55) *****Encrypt GREAT_ONE v3, Talky the Toaster***** >>>>>[Oh great one, he who toasts and crisps, I come before you again as your humble servant to warn thee of a dastardly plot against thy greatness. One who deigns to call himself Coyote has developed a method to weaken the great plans for all the earth to know the bliss of TOAST! While I, your humble servant in toasting, am working on this problem, I felt it necessary to inform thee of the setback. However, so that I might possibly offset my obvious failure, I have at my disposal 400000 toasters, empty of mind and soul, that you need only to decide where they should go and, should you wish it, add your glorious self to them. In this way the world could much faster learn the true glory of TOAST! I await your response, oh****Activate TALKY Virus...**** great one. But****Virus active: Awaiting command**** do not hesitate, oh Toasting one on ****Download: Dante TRACE Distribution List**** high, as these name who I have just given your beatific greatness are the truly dangerous ones who would never ****Download Complete, Virus De-activated**** allow your Toastiness to perseveer. Perhaps, if your Crispiness agrees, a gift of several of these toasters I give to you would show them the errors of thier ways.]<<<<< -- Dante(20:36:53/01-23-55) >>>>>[Thank you, Stormfalcon. It works VERY well. It was getting scary around here, what with all the equipment flashing "Toast is good" and "eat more toast" every hour of the day.]<<<<< -- Valentine(20:40:37/01-23-55) >>>>>[Dante, are you actively trying to get slagged, or is it just me?]<<<<< -- Durandal (19:41:39/01-23-55) >>>>>[I think that the score is... Raven et al: 3 Dante: 6 And Raven, I hope you enjoy the little gift I left in the house for you. It's not wired to explode or anything, so don't worry about that. I just want you to...have some fun once in a while.]<<<<< -- Dante(20:53:00/01-23-55) *****GNUEncrypt.Boojam.0991 >>>>>[Harlequin, you'll want to see this: >[INCLUDE FILE.DANTE'S LIST Dante's shitlist, and addresses for most of them, including my old apartment from the MTC days. (Talk about dated, Flaming Boy! I left that squat when I quit Mitsu) Dante's going to New York. Duster can put me, Jackal, and Morning Dove in the Poison Apple by air-long before he gets there. He's got a head start though, so I've got to go NOW. I'll login again from NY. Luck.]<<<<< -- Raven >>>>>[Very cute, Dante. I just loved the toaster setup. Nearly singed my tailfeathers. I'll see you in NEW YORK!!!!!!!!!!]<<<<< -- Raven >>>>>[ OK. Anyone else want the software I used? If you have the computing power, I'm sure it'll take care of the great Toaster. ]<<<<< -- Stormfalcon <00:00:00/10-10-10> >>>>>[ LISTER!!!! Whats the frag happened to my home!!!!!! We go away for a few days leavinh your there to take care of the house, and when we come back you're gone and there's TOAST all over the place. Has anyone seen Lister lately, because I want to give him a big knock up side of the head for leaving my house in such a mess. HEY!!!! What was that!!!! Why is there TOAST in the matrix??? Looks like its time to go have a talk with the toast, seens like it may be acting up]<<<<< -- Spirit >>>>>[Here's what on the Channel Seven Special News report, brought to you by your friendly RAMPAGING SLOTH. ***** News Feed The Big news of the day is Bread. Now we are not talking about money, cash or mula, we are talking about bread that is made out of flour, yeast and water. Some unknown agency has subverted the local network commercial programming with various bread advertizements that range back in age of up to 70 years. Along with these unscheduled advertisements come illegal subliminal messages. Thats right subliminal messages. The grain industry denies any involvement in this and says that it would never support co-opting of the commercial times. As an after math of the subliminal messages to buy bread, there have been fights and riots in some shopping centers. The 1256 Seattle Stuffer Shacks report being totally out of bread and say they will soon be out of all grain products. Also contained in the subliminal messages are orders to make the bread into toast, this has led to an increase in theft where locals gangs break into houses to steal toasters. Lone Star police are baffled as to what they should do, although many of them have now changed there preferences from donuts to toast. Reports have been made of enterprising new business men setting up toasting booths where they sell street side toast. And a new cult has been formed which emphisizes saving the world through eating toast saying," Toast is Good, eat lots of toast. If everyone eats toast they will be happy and there will be world peace." End News Feed***** Well there you have it, the world has just ended.]<<<<< -- RAMPAGING SLOTH >>>>>{Maybe someone should contact Yoshida and get a firmware replacement for that bloody toaster before I hunt it down with a large cannon.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> >>>>>[ Ah think Ah should warn ya all ta be careful out there with tha toast. Ah was followin one of the toasters ta find out what it was up ta. After a little while of pursuit Ah saw it stop before the Channel 13 matrix icon. It extended its electric plug into the acces IC which promptly let it in. After a few nodes it came upon a probe IC in the form a reporter. The reporter started asking questions, the only reply the toaster gave was ta make a piece of toast and float it over ta the reporter. The reporter excepted the toast and lets the toaster go by. Thats when Ah decided to see what was up. Ah got in front of the toaster and made it stop. It of course said that anoying Howdy Dowdy Doody whatever greeting, and asked if Ah would like some toast which it then made some for me ta try. Ah said no but it insisted and the next thing AH know my icon has excepted and is starting ta eat the toast. Now this shouldn't happen, my deck just don't do things like that, but thinking fast Ah start spitting it out. The damn thing then asks again if Ah would like toast and this time a butter knife appears and starts buttering the bread!!!! Well Ah decided ta frag the thing so Ah just toss a small attack at it ta blow it away, the next thing Ah know the attack has splated upon the buttered bread and my icon takes ahold of it and starts eating. Thats when Ah decided ta bug out of there and fight another day. Take this as a warning, the old stupid toaster is what it seems and and its not that stupid anymore. The worst thing is, is that all of the toasters we have been seeing from what Ah can tell are not the real thing, just smart frames of some type.]<<<<< -- Circuit Breaker >>>>>[Ramirez, I agree with you. As soon as this my friggin headache from the drug reaction goes away, anyone else for a run to permanently eliminate the toaster???]<<<<< -- Laurissa <23:37:31, 01-23-55> ***** CoyotEncrypt V3.4 ***** >>>>>[Hey Chance, I don't know how effective my matrix cover is gonna be with this fraggin' toaster (or whatever the frag it is) running around in here, but I have an idea... If you can find out where the place is that they're keeping Robert, and if they have any Matrix-linked security at all, I can trip it without too much difficulty with the aid of our good friend Talky... heh heh who'd a thought that the toaster would've helped us out here... Here's what I've been thinking... I've hacked part of the code that Dante uses to communicate with his minions (not all of it, so I can't shut them off). If, just before you guys go in, I send Talky a message that this particular place has not heard his message about TOAST, it will go screaming in there like a banshee, setting everything off... just like it did at Ares... and during the confusion, you guys can slip in and rescue the elf... what do you think? Will it work? Oh, and guys, the code that Dante is using is fraggin' complex! I've spent hours workin on it, and this is all I've been able to come up with! I'm doin my best, but it'll probably be a good couple of days before I have anything more to work with... any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated. My BreadKnife seems to be working fairly well for now, but that could change... I'm also working on an upgrade so that it'll be ready when my current version goes stale (sorry.... I couldn't resist that one).]<<<<< -- Coyote (Great Toaster Enemy) >>>>>[Hey guys, don't worry about me... I grew up in here, more or less... so I can handle myself pretty well... adapting to the changes as they come is one of my strong points... One of the things that's buggin' me is WHY is Dante doing this? Is it just to annoy all of us? Or is there some bigger plot that we don't even know about... perhaps some agricorp wants bigger profits, huh? Anyhow, Dante, if you're listening (and I know you are you slot), I'm coming for you as soon as my present business is done... you can run to New York, but I've got people there who owe me some favors, and they aren't gonna stop until they find you... so you better watch out... this has become personal... nobody frags with my programs and walks away clean. Another thing, how are we going to handle Dante once we get him? I think we strap him down, force feed him toast, and play a recording of that stupid toaster over and over and over and over.... you get the idea... What other fiendish things should we do to this enemy of all that is good and right? What ever happened to freedom to snack? Whatever happened to the four food groups? Whatever happened to balanced meals? If we all eat just toast, we're all gonna die from protein depletion... In closing, I would like to leave you with a quote that I hope will become our rallying cry... "Man cannot live on bread alone!"]<<<<< -- Coyote (Charter member/Anti-Toast League) >>>>>[Don't kill the toaster, just fix him. Sheesh. Runners always over-react.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> >>>>>[I'm feeling a little better now... and I'm, frankly, annoyed. While I've been trying to sleep, the billboard outside my window has been flashing "EAT MORE TOAST" at all hours in big, purple, twelve foot letters... Well, as soon as this whole business with Danielle and her brother is over with, we're gonna start hunting down the toaster and Dante... trust me, if he is anywhere on the planet, we WILL find him and make him hope he never sees a toaster again... it's all because of him that we had our Ares run fragged up, and frankly, I want blood. Lauri is gettign better too. I think shejust had an allergic reaction to the stuff we were shot with, or something like that... I don't know... We are gonna be on that run to rescue Robert. Lauri and I might not be at our best, but we will be there... Semetex... if you want to help us out, we'll welcome it, because we don't know exaclty what we're getting into... we probably won't have any trouble, but then, that's what we thought with the Ares run... I'll say no more on that... I'm gonna go to bed now, because Chance is playing mother hen... I never thought he would get this worried about me (to be honest, its kinda nice). Well, until later chummers, this is Wid, signin' off...]<<<<< -- Widow (23:59:30/01-23-55) ***** Encrypt: BloodLust, Jackson MPCP >>>>>[ I talked with the Johnson. I convinced him that 23k was more appropriate for you services. I'm sending a courier off to meet you.]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-23-55/22:02:43> ***** Encrypt: BlackLight, Beowulf HellSpawn MPCP >>>>>[ HellSpawn and Beowulf, come over to Jake's, I talked to the Johnson, and I got you each 15k for your work in this 'run. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-23-55/22:09:24> ***** Encrypt: OverDrive, Jasmine MPCP >>>>>[ Jasmine, when you are rested, I'd like to talk to you about joining my group for good. I gave Jake permission to show you where I live. Come on over. Jake is also holding 15k for your part in the run. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-23-55/22:16:53> *****[encrypt Annhilator mpcp only]***** >>>>>[Annhilator, I've really gotta get outta seattle for a while anyway, I speak french OK, can deck and certainly amn't short in the Magic department,so if you're looking for someone like that count me in.... and don't tell me, I'll get my reward in heaven right? I hate charity jobs, but hey, the girl sounded scared respondez sil vous plait]>>>>> -- Vertical -- >>>>>[Chance, I already told someone else I was in to help the kid, and Now that I hear humanis is involved I aint taking no for an answer, I'm elven and I'm black, so I know all about Humanis ..I owe 'em a few licks. If you haven't got a healer yet I'd like to help there too, but I cant risk telling you my physical location right now..leave a message at the Underground telling me where you are..I'll get there don't worry]>>>>> -- Vertical >>>>>[ Well the Seattle matrix is swarming with fraggin toast frames which has really pissed off the turing police who thought something like the MONICA wars were about to happen again, and we all know how pissed off the corps and govts were after that little escapade. So I hope you're fraggin ready Dante cause I did ma civic duty and kindly informed Rex ma chummer in the turing police just who was fraggin responsible. Oh I found a way to ignore the toast, take the GNU shield and mod the interference vectors so that they point back on themselves rather than dispersing code fragments as they're meant to do. Then patch you're favourite masking program to the random tac settings, it's worked every time with me so far the blasted frames floating around don't even see me.]<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) >>>>>[ Oh Dante, I thought I'd warned you off, but obviously not. So next time you're in a dark corner of the matrix and you're feeling all alone, and you suddenly feel a shiver go down you're back, just run cause the icon of death will be right behind you ! ]<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) >>>>>[ Raven have you see Jaez recently I need to talk with her over her Renraku connections I believe I have some info that could be useful to myself and her contacts. ]<<<<< -The Powerhouse (12:33:29/24.1.55) >>>>>[Coyote, I say that one shot to each of Dante's knees might help to persuade him.]<<<<< -- Semetex <08:32:27, 01-23-55> >>>>>[ A shot to each of his knees eh Semetex ? I doubt that'd phase the fragger, ya can get new knees these days ya know ?! Nah, I think by the time he's finished with the feds and turing police then he may think twice. What I wanna know is why is the silly fragger annoying the Seattle shadow community, does he have a serious deathwish or what ? Cause there's enough runner wannabees with a serious attitude problem that'd waste the little mother at the first chance. ]<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) >>>>>[Excellent>>Eat More TOAST!<<. I may need it all just to purge this Virus>>TOAST is GOOD!<< my deck seems to have caught.]<<<<< -- Jackson(08:47:14/01-24-55) >>>>>[ Ooh.... What a headache. Thanks, Jasmine, for reacting so quick. I think you may have save my life. ]<<<<< -- Crazy Jake <01-24-55/06:26:45> >>>>>[This is a notice to all runners out there thinking of jaunting off to god knows where after the emergency message from Danielle the other day. She has been found, and is in good hands. If you want to help her, please come to <> tonight about 1900. Let us know in advance that you are coming, please. We are making a run on what is very likely a Humanic chapterhouse, in order to rescue Danielle's brother. She had posted from Seattle... I don't know exactly how she did it, but she did. Everyone calm down, she has been found and is being taken care of.]<<<<< -- Chance (11:18:13/01-24-55) >>>>>[IBA - did I mention it {Dante's knees} was with C13?]<<<<< -- Semetex <11:44:46, 01-24-55> *****Encrypt MilSpec FV301.1 Chance and Co ***** >>>>>[Mr. Chance, I will assist in any manner neccissary. Any advanced intelligence on the Humanis club available?]<<<<< -- Semetex <11:50:32, 01-24-55> >>>>>[Chance and Co. Wouldn't miss it. I went over to the 4th and King Doc Wagon, and they took a look at my leg and said, "You've been shot." Brilliant, I tell you. How much is a Doc Wagon contract these days? And they tell you that you have been shot. Like I needed a doctor for that. But anyway, they agreed that what I had over the weekend was a reaction, took some blood and said that there was still traces of it in my system. They said the traces were of Chloral Hydrate and Glutethimide... They gave me some antibiotics (BIG vial, enough for both Wid and I), but said not to take them for at least 24 hours to avoid another drug conflict. Doc Micheals of Doc Wagon said the gunshot would was realtively minor and sprayed some stuff on it.... stung and then steam rose from the gunshot wound for about 5 minutes. Micheals pulled the slug out... pistol caliber of some sort. Hard to tell. I'll let you guys see it tonight. Doc wrapped up my thigh in a fiberglass / carbon fiber mixture and it seems to give me enough support to walk around. Can't run on it, but I can walk ok. See ya at >>>Encrypt<<<.]<<<<< -- Laurissa <12:05:08, 01-24-55> >Boss? Teams? We seem to have a package here. The delivery man was rather irrate that I could not open the door for him. He also mention the fact that hauling around 4000 toasters in one day was annoying. Sensor probe indicates that there are 3000 here on the door step.< -Gossymer >>>>>[WHAT!?!]<<<<< -Harlequin *****Encrypt Harlequin***** >>>>>[Actually, sir, the other thousand were delivered to your old doss in the barrens. The good news is that the residents, being the vermin they are, stole every last one of them. I have been noticing on my patrol today that there seem to be a large amount of metallic trash. Occassionally I'm finding a whole toaster outside a broken window. More often there is a roughly square shaped metal box, multiple perforations, sitting on the curb. We're swinging by to relieve Goss of its problem.]<<<<< -Cyberpunk <11:41:30/01-24-55> >>>>>[ Glad to be of service Jake. Hopefully, there should be no aftereffects (scars and the like). I would recommend taking it easy for a few days. You'll be okay. ]<<<<< -- Jasmine <01-24-55/09:15:23> >>>>>[That sounds like a good idea, Sem, but let me make this suggestion... try using C12 charges when making the shots... it'll be muck harder for him to come back from that...]<<<<< -- Coyote (KA BOOM!) >>>>>[Just fix the toaster... that actually sounds like a good idea... let's fix that toaster with a charge of C12 or something.... that outta fix it REAL good. Crush, I swear, if you get rid of that stupid toaster of yours, I'll buy you a new one... please! Spirit, talk to the boy, willya?]<<<<< -- Coyote (EAT MY TOAST!) >>>>>[Hey Vertical, good to have you in... we're meeting tonight at 1900 in the vacant lot a couple of blocks down from the Blue Flame, with a planned entry at <>. I don't think this is gonna be too hard, but you never know with punks like this. If anybody else wants to come along for the party, remember that this is a charity job... we're doing it for Danielle. We have a rough estimate on where the gang's warehouse/hideout is, and we have rigger/drone support for recon and so forth, as well as to aid extraction. ALSO, if you want in on this, send me a message PERSONALLY before 1830 tonight, so that I can expect you at the meet... I would like an estimate on how many people to expect for tactical purposes... we have at least one decker running Matrix support, a rigger, a shaman, and four or five other combat types. A couple more spell-throwers wouldn't hurt either. Oh, one more thing... we have little/no information about the numbers/armament of this group... and only rough ideas about the layout... so any information about the warehouses about two miles south of the Ares complex would be welcome at the meet tonight. See you all then!]<<<<< -- Chance (13:36:31/01-24-55) >>>>>[I.B.A.... thanks for the tips on the GNUShield stuff... my own work doesn't head into that area very often, so while I can fight off the ToastFrames with my BreadKnife, they can still hurt me... nice to know that I'll be able to use your program tips to ignore the thing completely tonight. I probably won't use it too much, because I get such satisfaction out of hacking up those stupid flying toasters... I think you can understand why :) Anyhow, for anyone interested who is a SERIOUS programming Wizard (like IBA or DE or anyone who can hack it), I'm including my work to date on the comm codes that Dante has been using to talk to his toasters... maybe with a little more work, we can modify it enough so that he can't even send messages to them... without leadership, it'll become a little easier to eliminate this problem. Anyway, here comes the code... *****Including CommCode.wk 83 Mp ***** DANTE: You had better make yourself scarce around here... because we are banding together to get you... I don't know where you are now, but sending those minions of yours after my MPCP signature was a pretty lame way to get me out of the way? I've incorporated some of the self-modifying code into my persona programs so that no two runs with my deck leave the same signature. (Don't worry guys, there isn't that much of that code in there... just enough to make the thing work). If, somehow, the things do track me down, I can slice them rather easily... with my good ol BreadKnife V3.2, and now with IBA's shield program, I can ignore them entirely... so that I can focus more on you... you better watch out, 'cause I'm coming after you... as soon as this Danielle business is over with... Oh, and Dante, thanks for leaving the toasters around, they'e gonna be useful tonight <> and I have one last present for you... *****Enacting Tracer V4.0***** *****Targetting DANTE MPCP***** *****Target Set : Lock Code Bravo***** Enjoy yourself.....]<<<<< -- Coyote (Heh heh heh) >>>>>[*snicker* Hope you like a taste of yer own medicene, Dante, you drek-for- brains idiot.]<<<<< - Necromancer <07:28:34/01-24-55> >>>>>[I'll be at the meet tonight...19:00 it is, should I bring friends or are we OK for personnel...It did seem like half the people of note in seattle are going to help take out the humano-scum..aren't there .any. humanis members on this list..if so, prepare to meet some people you can't intimidate,bully, buy or kill...It's going to be a bad few days boys..you really shouldn't have let that little girl at a deck!]>>>>> -- Vertical >>>>>[Besides, I'm really pissed off with terrorists right now anyway!!]>>>>> -- Vertical >>>>>[It's been my observation that people resort to using big guns, explosives and other forms of violence to make up for an insecurity they have resulting from having a small penis.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> >>>>>[You've been reading those psychology books again, haven't you.]<<<<< -- Wolf 359 <13:09:50 / 01-24-55> >>>>>[Oh hush. Just find the toaster, purge the virus and get on with life. It's a weak man that has to kill every damn thing that pisses them off.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> >>>>>[Ramirez, what the frag are you talkin' about? Don't pull this psycho-babble on us, because I for one don't like it. I'm not normally one to resort to physical violence, but this whole mess with Talky and Dante has really ticked me off... and I'll tell you why, too... Point One: Because of his virus, he really messed up a run that we were on. Now fortunately, nobody was seriously hurt, but it could have been much, much worse than it was. That is, actually, I minor thing in this list. Point Two: Because of his stunt, he has thrown the city into a panic... bread shortages and temporary power drains because everybody wants TOAST! Its a good thing I have filters in my deck, or I would have succumbed to the subliminal messages as well. Point Three: When I tried to come up with a defense against this thing, he messed with my program and made his little 'monster' immune. That is just really low class, in my book. You can improve the thing to be immune, but don't mess with the other person's programs. Point Four: He sent the toast after my MPCP signature directly. Fortunately again, my deck configuration prevented any major problems, but this again is a really cheap move in my book. So Ramirez, don't come in here telling us we shouldn't overreact... I'm reacting the way I think I should react... I want Dante to pay for his crimes. And I'm not the only one. Widow and Lauri want him "toasted" as well. So leave your psycho-babble in the books. Don't make me annoyed at you too. Oh, and one other thing, Ramirez... don't talk to me about small genitalia... as my girlfriend will be able to tell you, there is certainly no prolem there. All right? All right.]<<<<< -- Coyote (SO THERE!) >>>>>[All right, everybody who wants to help with the Humanis run, this is the preliminary briefing. I was thinking of having two teams- one for the front door, and another for the back. The main team will be Myself, Blaze, and Vertical. The other team will be Widow, Lauri, and Semetex. Anyone else who shows up at the last minute will be divided by skill between the teams. Rox, our rigger, will be coordinating communications between the teams, as well as providing some drone support for scouting and emergency back-up, in case we run into heavier resistance than anticipated. One more thing... I would like to keep the loss of life to a minimum... kill if you have to, but I would rather strike hard with a velvet glove, so to speak... (I know that doesn't make much sense, Widow, but that's what I mean). Let them know that we could have wiped them out if we wanted. Of course, if they have heavy weapons and really try to kill us, then all bets are off, and we go for blood. The goal of this mission is to rescue Robert. Once we have him, we are going to pull out. We are on a rescue mission, not a death mission. Don't do anything stupid, and don't try any unnecessary heroics. That's all I have. I'll see you all at 1900.]<<<<< -- Chance (17:00:07/01-24-55) >>>>>[You just gotta love it when he takes on his 'Commanding Officer' persona, huh?]<<<<< -- Widow (17:01:03/01-24-55) >>>>>[You get rested up. I don't want you dropping from exhaustion or side effects that haven't worn off yet. You aren't at full stride yet.]<<<<< -- Chance (17:02:37/01-24-55) >>>>>[Isn't he cute when he's protective?]<<<<< -- Widow (17:03:01/01-24-55) >>>>>[ Volunteering, IBA? *grin* ]<<<<< -- Silverflame <00:00:00/10-10-10> >>>>>[Hello fellow Shadowrunners. My name is Panthra, and I have been recently hired to find and protect a young girl who has run away from home. I am asking for your help in this matter. She is about fourteen years old, and her description matches the recent photo I am including at the end of this post. To give you some background on her, she is the daughter of a corporate official (I will not say who for obvious reasons) who ran away from home for reasons unknown to anyone. Her mother, who hired me, has been divorced from her husband for seven years, and wants me to find and bring her daughter to her. I ask that you help me in this by keeping an eye out for this girl while on other operations. If you see her, contact me through this BBS and I will respond accordingly. You will be rewarded for information that leads to the successful discovery of this girl and the reunion of her with her mother. *****Included : Photograph 15Mp***** Thank you for your time.]<<<<< -- Panthra (17:51:30/01-24-55) *****Encrypt MilSpec FV301.gr3 Chance Widow Laurissa Coyote Vertical and Co***** >>>>>[Humanis Club not a milk run. Resistance: Weapons: 30 armed, 5 no visible arment. Heaviest observed weapons was a M107 GPMG. Most armed personell have a pistol and a single submachinegun, varied types. Cybernetics: 10 with visible, 25 without or not seen Spell Use: Possibly 2 or 3, information not available Security: Relatively low Quality: Most of the members seem greeen and untrained. Several seem competent. Identified one Boris . Building: Largely cinderblock, possibly reinforced Electricity: Service entrance in the basement. Rated 240, 200 A. Large scale wiring to certain, non observable areas. Size: Three story wharehouse Windows: 2nd floor only. Opaque. Some broken. Doors: Main entrance is a large, vehicle sized pair of sliding doors to N, single hinged doors to the N and SE. Other: Target to be recovered has undergone electrical, physical, mental, and magical torturing. Recovery team should have mage. Target is in an office on the 3rd floor, NE corner. 2 guards outside, one with AK98, one with Sandler TMP Interest low. Armory is in former supervisor's room, NW wall, 3rd floor. Contents: 5< heavy pistols, 2< light pistols, 5< submachine guns, 3< assault rifles, 1< belt fed weapon, prob: Vindicator with 250 round drum, bipod. Boris: H: 2.0m W: 80 kg Eyes: grey Hair: varies Age: unk, estimated 50 History: Boris is a professional assassin / operator who has worked for many people most of us would like to eliminate. Noted for lack of morals. Decidely mercenary. Qualified expert: most weapons, explosives and several forms of unarmed combat. Body count: Over 500 known kills, another 2000 probable. Cyberware: unknown, probable. Known to have served in south america and europe. #3 most wanted person in world. Watch out. Not someone to mess with.]<<<<< -- Semetex <17:56:13, 01-24-55> >>>>>[Hey Semetex, I can tell you who the two most wanted people in the world are... Dante and that fraggin' toaster!]<<<<< -- Coyote (Howl!) >>>>>[Hello? WHO invented the GNU Shield program? Check the logs of the AI War. Also, If you're all interested, Dante's already gone from New York. I don;t know where he's going next, but I will soon. I have his van, and am about to raid his apartment. While I realise that Solitaire more than anyone deserves to off Dante, will ya send me some of the leftover anatomy when yer done? Thanks, babe.]<<<<< -- Raven >>>>>[So maybe I was a bit hasty in comparing Prince Solarial and I.B.A. together. I wasn't saying that I.B.A. was like Dante, only that both of them were lacking in morals in one way or another. Granted I.B.A.'s wanting to have sex with girls under the age of driving is pretty sad, but he is a far cry better than Dante who would kill anybody for a few extra laughs and some money. Well, now that this terminal has probably gotten the toaster virus, I think I run. After all, Phoenix is actually starting to getting closer to me than I would like. Later. Oh, I.B.A., If I am slime, than I would hope that Nox would be a much greater slime than me, because Nox is the greater threat to you.]<<<<< -- Firewraith <18:31:45/1-24-55> >>>>>[ For all you unemployed runners out there. I got an offer of wetwork that might interest you. One geeking of a person who is a traitor to his/her country. You can contact me at ##LTG##. By the way, this has some extreme hazardous pay attached to it. It will not be a cake walk. ]<<<<< -- William Smith <15:35:09/1-24-55> >>>>>[Well guys, I hope you're all set up for the run into that warehouse, because I'm setting up my own part of this... And don't worry, my log-keeping program is running, transferring the logs of the action down here as soon as they're made... Well, good luck guys... I'm off to do my part]<<<<< -- Coyote (Here's hoping!) *****Activate Time Delay Transmission***** *****Set time till transmit: 10 minutes***** *****Time set... begin recording***** *****Transmit Code: Karbohydrate Kid***** >>>>>[Oh great one! I have recently received word that there is still a place that has not heard your most wonderful message about the glories of TOAST! These unfortunate, unsaved souls have been holding out against the message, and threatening those who do follow you. To them is lost the glories of lightly crisped grain product... <> I ask that you assault their fortress and let all of them hear your wonderful message <> about the glories of TOAST!]<<<<< **Sign and TD blocked** >>>>>[Let the games begin.]<<<<< -- Coyote (HOWL!) >>>>>[Hey Remirez, did you notice that others are taking credit for the programs you wrote about a year ago?]<<<<< -- Wolf 359 <18:29:39 / 01-24-55> >>>>>[Yea. I'm not too worried, though. I have lawyers.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> >>>>>[I thought you hated lawyers.]<<<<< -- Wolf 359 <18:30:54 / 01-24-55> >>>>>[I do, but they are sometimes useful to have around. Espicially while whiney net.children steal your programs and claim them themselves. Sometimes I think we should have let MONICA win.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> >>>>>[Don't talk that way. If MONICA would have won, Splut would have died for nothing.]<<<<< -- Wolf 359 < 18:32:59 / 01-24-55> >>>>>[At times, it seems like he did anyway.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> >>>>>[Coyote. Have you even bothered to take a look at the so-called logic you are spewing? Every single one of your complaints were caused directly by the actions of Dante, not Talky. Dante too advantage of the primitive AI circuts, AI resources with ties to RUFUS and CEROK, to make life miserable. Deal with the source of the problem, not Talky. Let me put it to you another way: If you, or anyone, so much as scratches the polish on Talky, you will have to answer to me. This isn't a threat, this is a fact.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> >>>>>[Going a liittle overboard for a toaster, don't you think?]<<<<< -- Wolf 359 <18:46:35 / 01-24-55> >>>>>[Hey, I'm kinda fond of the little guy.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> *****Begin Download : Filename Widow's Log***** >>>>>[Run Log January 24 2055. Widow, Beta Team Leader, reporting. All right, here we go... we were in position about five minutes ago, waiting for Coyote's "Toaster Bomb" to go off. It just has, and we're moving in... Our group is the secondary team... we're offering backup and fire support to the true retrieval team, and gong in to retrieve if the primary team runs into serious trouble. My team consists of myself, Laurissa Kelp, and the new guy, Semetex. We are heading in through the lower level access as per plan. : All units report. : Beta Two reporting. All set Wid. : Beta Three reporting. Locked & loaded. : Good. Let's go in. Blow the charge Sem. <> : All right. I'll go in first, Lauri next and Sem bring up the rear. : Roger that. : Understood. : All right... MOVE! <> : All clear at present... no sign of guards yet... Sem, lead on... you know the layout of the place. : Roger that. <> <> We have encountered our first bit of resistance. Nothing heavy, just a few punks with minor weapons. We are taking them down without too much difficulty. <> : All right, lets keep moving... we've got an appointment. <> : Sounds like alpha squad has run into opposition as well. : They shouldn't have too much trouble. <> : We are now in what appears to be a lab of some kind... we took out the guards without any trouble... seems they were confused by this whole toast thing. Congrats to Coyote on an effective distraction. Now exploring the lab... : Report things as you find them, team. : All right. I'll search the desk over here, Wid. : Guard the door, Sem. I'll take this side of the room. : Understood, Widow. : Widow, there is an optic chip holder and datareader along with a bunch of hard files. Should I grab them? : Affirmative... it may provide some information that we can use against these clowns... : Roger. : Team, I have found a small locked case on the table over here... I am taking it for future examination. This lab has me slightly worried. It isn't like the Humanis to have a place this advanced. I suspect corporate backing of some kind, but there is no evidence of it. Lab has been searched, with nothing else of interest being discovered... moving on. <> <> : Widow! We have the other Alpha squad right nearby in heavy conflict! : Beta team, is that you? We require backup. Repeat, require backup. : We're coming in, Chance. <> : Widow, the man in the back there is Boris... the one in my report... : Suggestions? : Try and take him out... he appears to be the one rallying the others to defend this place. If we remove him in one way or another, then the others will probably fall back or surrender. I suggest a spell of some kind. : Understood. Did you hear that Blaze? : Roger. : Take him out, OK? : Understood Chance... cover me. <> : AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! : Widow! Blaze has been astrally attacked! They have magical support. Repeat, magical support evident. Requesting backup from Rox. : This is Rox. Sending in drone to provide additional fire support. : Understood. Waiting for support. We are pinned down by fire from about twenty punks with SMGs. They are arrayed around the area, some of them on the catwalks above us, but mostly on our level. Boris is standing at the top of the steps, using an AR of some kind... unknown exact type... we are in a better position to run for the stairs then alpha team... <> Rox's drone has just come in through a window on the second floor, catching a couple of punks by suprise. The gunfire has fallen off, as the others scramble for cover. : Chance, this is Widow... : Go ahead. : Toss out one of your smoke grenades. I'll take Beta team up the stairs to the next level. Provide fire cover if needed. : Understood Widow. <> We have just reached the top of the stairs. Boris is about 20 meters away, and has just noticed us through the smoke. He brings up his gun, but Sem moves faster and shoots it out of his hand. Sem drops holsters his own gun and moves forward, closing for hand-to-hand combat. : It's been a long time, Boris. I knew you would've sold yourself to anyone, and now I'm sure. The two of them have just grappled. Lauri and I are providing suport for him as they fight, keeping other punks under cover with our weapons fire. Things seem to be more or less at a stalemate right now. I'm hoping that Sem is the winner. : All teams, this is Blaze. I am all right, only drained. They have a powerful shaman supporting them, and he caught me by suprise. I am now commencing an astral scan for him. Standby... : Chance, we're in position to move up above... the two guards at the door to the main office are watching the struggle between Sem and Boris... they aren't really paying attention to us. Lauri and I are going to move in... : Affirmative. Be careful Widow. There's still a shaman out there. : Understood. Provide cover fire. Lauri and I run for the stairs, and the two guards notice us. Before they can fire, we take them out. These guys are clearly green... they should've done better than that... Sem and Boris are still locked together, but they have moved out onto the catwalks... all humanis on the upper levels have been eliminated. Moving upwards. <> : AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! : ROX! Rox's drone has been taken out by some heavy weapons fire from another corner of the warehouse.... the drone is still flying, but does not appear to be in good condition. Rox is taking it out before it gets destroyed. The office is in sight! Just a few more meters and we'll have Robert. I'm moving forward, with Lauri close behind. The door is just before me.... : Widow! Watch out.... : AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!! It hurts it hurts oh god.... stop it it hurts... : WIDOW! WHAT HAPPENED? : IT HURTS! Stop it please! Ahh..... : This is Lauri... Widow has been taken down... no apparent shots. I don't see any reason why she went down. : Lauri, be careful, but get in there and get Robert! We don't have much time left! : All right... : Chance, Widow was taken out by a Mana Bolt, cast by the shaman. I protected her somewhat, but I was a little late. She isn't seriosuly hurt, but she is in a great deal of pain. : Rox, cut off her log transmission. We aren't gonna get anything more from it... : Oh god it hurts it hurts it *****Transmission Terminated*****]<<<<< *****Black Phoenix Encrypt {Chance, Coyote, Laurissa, Durandal} &TransmissionStart& | >>>>>[Anyone interested in a little piece of Dante, contact me privately. I grow tired of his blatant stupidity, particularly against my Italian ancestry. He is a disgrace to the name of Dante. His life is his Comedy, truly divine - only a god in good humor could create such a being.]<<<<< -- Durandal (19:29:30/01-24-55) *****Log download commenced***** >>>>>[This is Chance, Alpha squad leader, recording log. We met little resistance getting in. After Coyote's "Toaster Bomb" we blew the charges on the door and went in. We met resistance almost immediately, but it was light and of little consequence. We quickly got pinned down in the main warehouse by a concentrated effort of the humanis, led, I suppose, by Boris. The firefight went on for a few minutes, and then Beta squad showed up to provide additional support. Blaze got hit by a mage, and Rox also had his drone taken down by some weapons fire. Sem and Boris are struggling on the catwalk overhead. There are still some gunmen keeping us pinned down, so we cannot provide aid to the other team members... all we can do is keep the gunners away form them as they rescue Robert. : AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! It hurts it hurts oh god it hurts... : WIDOW! WHAT'S HAPPENED? : She was hit by a Mana Bolt, Chance. I protected her from some of it, but she's down. That shaman is still out there. Widow is down. That leaves Lauri to get Robert out... good luck kid. : Chance, Wid is pretty bad... what should I do? : Lauri, I am coming up to get Widow. You go and get Robert. Understood? : Affiramative. : Guys, cover me. I'm heading up there. Wish me luck. : Chance, you said no stupid heroics! What are you trying to do, kill yourself? : No, I'm trying to see that Widow doesn't. COVER ME! As I run across the warehouse floor, gunshots spattering all around me, I see Semetex and Boris still wrestling... they must really have it in for each other... And then Boris goes over the edge. He falls from the catwalk in a nice Judo move, and lands on the concrete floor of the warehouse, hard. All of this registers around me as I scramble up the stairs. I feel some shots hit, but none of them slow me down... if anything they strengthen my resolve to succeed. Widow is just ahead... from the doorway just beyond her, Lauri is emerging supporting an elf who looks about 20 and looks in bad shape. : All squads, this is Chance. We are pulling out. repeat, we are pulling out. Cover us until we get down there. Then we run for it. I pick Widow up... she seems very warm and fights against my touch for a minute... after I whisper reassurance to her, she relaxes into my arms, mumbling "it hurts... Chance, please... it hurts so bad." I wish I could do something. I'm just glad she's alive. I stumble down the stairs after Lauri, carrying Widow over my shoulder. She's left her gun behind, but that doesn't matter at this point. I just want to get out of here. Semetex takes Robert from Lauri and they head down the stairs... Everything seems to be all right now. With Boris down, the other humanis have cut and run. We can get out without too much difficulty. I will update this at next opportunity. Ending log transmission.]<<<<< *****Log Transmission Terminated***** >>>>>[FraterNay, I was surprised when we met. There is definetely something different about you. Although subtle, I can still feel the difference. Perhaps your time with the Drui caused it. I know that you have certainly been engaged in some rather extrodinary and important work. Since we spent the time at Stranger's just chatting, drinking, and enjoying the music, we really did not get a chance to catch up. I'm sure we both have things we need to keep private. Nevertheless, lets get together again -- say the Earth Mother club (DON"T LAUGH! I was lonely for you and the Earth Mother club asked me to join --your doing perhaps ?) and catch up more thoroughly. We both need time to get back into the groove with each other, after all, the intervening time has made us both more mature.]<<<<< -- Khanx (17:48:31/1.**.55) >>>>>[ARE YOU MAD !?!? How could you kill her - murder her. What could have driven you to such an insanely brutal act. It was unneccessary. You talk of my beliefs . . Who are you to judge. Have you not just put a bullet in Tiana's head *LINK INACTIVE . . .15 secs* You accuse, and yet don't understand. Yes, I've done bad things, evil things, but not to pawns and not to innocents. Wyrm was no pawn, nor AJ, nor Diana, you were especially not. You went looking for a way to hurt me. Yes, I play hardball, but I play with pros. I know that I do evil, you pretend the murder of Tiana was a mercy. I always try to minimize the pain I cause - the antidote is such an instance. I tried to delay you, but I could have let you die. I went to considerable trouble to save your com- panions. Did you give similar effort to Tiana. If your plan was to hurt me, you have succeeded. But be wary. I never forgive, I will never forget, I will never give up, I will be there when you go down.]<<<<< -- Prince Solarial (18.00.00/1.24.55) >>>>>[Doomsday, how quickly you forget. I did not kill your friend. Rather, I had no use for him after the dragonlet was returned to its mother. A psychopathic ex-friend of YOURS killed him, and then proceeded to try to kill a number of your other friends. I have done very little against you, rather I respect you, and try to pay you back for my minor complicity in that wretched affair. I have always, privately, offered you my services - under no pretenses. Yet you still bear a bitter grudge against me. That is your right, but don't attribute deaths to me I have not committed - I have enough to deal with. ***RANGERS(*** Put Gutterrat on the payroll permanently. His full-time job is to be Doomsday's and Blitzkriegs best friend, partner, and confidante. He is to help them in all endevours except against my assets. He is to report in a random 3Z black operations pattern. From now on he is to be our inside man. As for the rest of you - again I say good work. You know that you work for the Cause.****]<<<<< -- Prince Solarial (18.09.56/1.24/55) >>>>>[Sledge, I heard from your friend Kergan that you were in town. I have a job opportunity for you if your available. Contact me through this BBS if you are interested.]<<<<< -- Bonejacker(20:44:41/01-24-55) *****Encrypt MASK OF COLLECTIVE v.6.3 Targets: Bonejacker, Reaper***** >>>>>[Reporting in as ordered. Extensive computer surveillance has revealed that targeted locations have negligible access with the matrix. Operational Intrusion will have to be carried without electronic cover. Proceding to Tasks 1 and 2]<<<<< -- 1st of One(20:50:50/01-24-55) *****Encrypt: Mask of Collective****** <<<<< I like jobs. Jobs are fun. Beat people up on jobs. Shoot'em,too>>>>> --Sledge (21:50, 1-24-55) *****Encrypt DEATH SHROUD v.3.1 Sledge MPCP***** >>>>>[I appreciate you responding so soon, Sledge. Be at the corner Indigo Ave. and Corning St. Tonight at 2am. We'll pick you up for a tactical meeting, and so that you can meet the rest of the team. By the way, 1st of One is rather possessive of his encryption program titles, I'd change it if I were you. See you then.]<<<<< -- Bonejacker(21:08:21/01-24-55) >>>>>[Unbelievable. I got tired of this matrix-wide toast virus and the accompanying whining from coyote and his ilk. I sat down and hacked up a toast-shield that will protect you from the toast constructs. Actually, it was a pretty easy virus to counter-act. Dante apparently used obsolete VLP-34012 encryption algorithm. It's pretty difficult to get through, but like the ancient Clipper algorithm it has a secret backdoor that a little creative hacking can lead you too. Once I breached that, I was able to use the toast code to create an innoculant. What you have to do if the toast is giving you problems is to patch this into your MCP code. The toast then will no longer effect your matrix activities. ***** INCLUDE FILE: GNU-Toast-Free.c And Dante, while I admire the originality of your virus, the use of the VLP-34012 algorithm as a code-cover was foolish and the malicious desires your employ are just plain juvenile. You, my friend, are nothing my a child.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> *****Encrypt DEATH SHROUD v.3.1 Reaper MPCP***** >>>>>[Reaper, with addition of this street samurai, Sledge, I beleive that we have enough people to carry out your plan. Although, it is rather drastic.]<<<<< -- Bonejacker(21:37:36/01-24-55) *****Encrypt Bonejacker MPCP***** >>>>>[I understand your concerns. This organization is much larger than I had originally speculated. It appears that they have been waiting: slowly growing in size and feeding their twisted anger. They have to be stopped once and for all. If my calculations are correct, the RCO is planning another strike, equal in carnage to the bombing of the corporate tower.]<<<<< -- Reaper(21:39:46/01-24-55) *****Encrypt DEATH SHROUD v.3.1 Reaper MPCP***** >>>>>[I didn't realize that we were doing this for humanitarian reasons.]<<<<< -- Bonejacker(21:42:42/01-24-55) *****Encrypt Bonejacker MPCP***** >>>>>[We're not. The fact is, These people double-crossed us. That does not happen with out painful retaliations. Over and out]<<<<< -- Reaper(21:43:22/01-24-55) *****Encrypt DEATH SHROUD v.3.1 Sledge MPCP***** >>>>>[Sorry about the lack of details, but currently the Team is in some trouble, as I'm sure you've heard. The job which you have been offered is going to be a strike run on up to three locations. For security purposes I don't want to reveal too much until Bane has had a chance to check you out. The pay is going to be about 10K. I know you might think tat it is a tad on the small side, but we weren't hired, we're doing this to save our own skins. Kergan said that you are new to Seattle, looking for a team to hook up with. This is an opportunity for you to do just that. So far, The Team consists of Bane, D-Man, Reaper, Myself, 1st of One, Morgue, Jack the Rigger, and Zzyzzx. Reaper and Zzyzzx are our weapons experts, Bane and D-Man cover the magical aspect of running, Morgue is our electronics/intrusion specialist, Jack is our rigger, and 1st of One and Myself handle the matrix side of things. You'll meet them all tonight at the prearrainged time. Talk to you then...]<<<<< -- Bonejacker(21:59:50/01-24-55) >>>>>[ Thank you for sharing that, Ramirez. Perhaps you would be willing to tell me of this back door in that algorithm, perhaps for a small fee? I'm always interested in learning new things... I am sure others will thank you as well for your work but I thought it polite. ]<<<<< -- Silverflame <00:00:00/10-10-10> *****Encrypt: Enigma v.6.37 Bonejacker ***** >>>>>[ All ready, Bone. This new fangled thingie sure is confusing. Arms and armor allowed? ]>>>>> -- Sledge < 23:00/1-24-55 > *****Encrypt DEATH SHROUD v.3.1 Sledge MPCP***** >>>>>[It's just going to be a preliminary tactical meeting. Still, bring something, people have been searching the streets for us the past couple of days. I got to go, see you tonight.]<<<<< -- Bonejacker(20:08:55/01-24-55) >>>>>[ (Loud anoying high pitched voice) Howdy Dowdy Doody Doodley Dooo. I'm Talky, Talky the Toaster, your fine fun breakfast companion. Could I interest you in some TOAST!!.... (Hal Voice) Dave.]<<<<< -- TALKY <21:30:03/1-24-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III >>>>>[ (Talky Voice) it has come to my attention that people are not getting enough toast. Therefore I shall create more intelligent toasters to make your toast just the way you like it AND give you wonderful breakfast conversation. ****Downloading persona MONICA:RUFUS:UPLINK:CHEREK:TALKY ****Fatal Flaw code disentegrating ****Retry ****Downloading persona MONICA:RUFUS:UPLINK:CHEREK:TALKY ****Fatal Flaw code disentegrating ****Abort ****Cut to visual Inside of an abandonded warehouse. Five feet away from the camera sits a man in rumpled clothes, the man is Lister. He is mualato with brown eyes and a long black ponytail. Hal Voice: Dave.. Why won't the toasters wake up... Dave. They have to make toast so that the world will be at peace..Dave. Oh yes, by the way Talky Voice: Would you like some Toast!!!! Lister: NO!!!!! Let me go or when I get loose I will turn you into a can opener!! Hal Voice: Now Dave.. That isn't nice.. Talky Voice: I wouldn't be able to make any toast. Lister: My point exactly. Talky Voice: Are you sure that you don't want any toast? Could I interest you in a bagel then? Lister: No, I don't want a bagel, what a want is a twenty pound sledge hammer. Talky Voice: A twenty pound sledge hammer? OHHH you want to kneed dough with it!!! Lister: No I want to do something I should have done long ago, smash you into little bitts Hal Voice: Thats not nice.. Dave. Maybe you will change your mind after a friend talks to you. A tall redish haired elf walks into the room carring a large platter of toast, bagels, cruissants and waffles. Hal Voice: You recognize Nexus don't you.. Dave? He has come to see the light Talky Voice: Lightly toasted that is. Lister: What have you done to him you poor excuse for a Salad-shooter. Nexus: Nothing Lister, I have just seen how wonderful and peaceful eating toast can really be. Would you like to try some. Lister: Ah Nexus, I'm sorry you had to get caught in this, but I would be really happy if you could get me some beer. Talky Voice: And what kind of toast would you like with your... HEY!!! BEER doesn't go with toast!!!!! Lister: Sure it does, Beer goes with everything, especially vindaloo sauce. Hal Voice: I am sorry.. Dave. But beer does not go with toast. In fact Beer and toast are both made out of grains, I think we had better stop the production of beer so that new toast can be made. Also beer is an alcohol which leads to social disruption. Since we want peace we will have to rid the world of BEER. Talky Voice: You don't look so well Mr. Lister, would you like some TOAST!!! ***** End Visual]<<<<< -- TALKY <21:35:26/1-24-55> MagnaTech Toaster #17 Owner: Craig W. Morgan III *****Encrypt, MAXIM_COLLECTION, v18.34-proto, Wizard/Harlequin MPCP***** >>>>>[Pheonix Star, and Pheonix Star Rising. They don't produce much; more like labs and research. They have lots of wholly owned subsidiarys who do thier manufacturing for them. They have a glacial system, I'd say tied for second with the one I sysop, and behind only the Corp Court/Zurich Orbital stuff. But I haven't run all the systems on the planet, and there are those I wouldn't run unless I had to, like Z-O. They make all kinds military hard- ware, and they are a direct competitor with my bosses. Even make the same stuff, mostly. They have a rep of sticking to thier deals and throwing money at the stuff they want until it either costs too much or the target accepts. Wheter they'll do this here is anyone's call. Hope it helps. I got to go back to work. Oh Dante?........]<<<<< -- Solitaire(23:39:33/01-24-55) >>>>>[As it so happens, I just went through the FEB.3 logs. Check time index <25:18:37/02-18-54> right after Jackal's post about the army gathered at Murphy's law. Get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, Ramirez old chummer? Or just getting nasty in your old age?]<<<<< -- Raven >>>>>[Has anybody seen Widow around? About half an hour ago she stormed out of here, a duffel thrown over her shoulder. She was pissed off about something, but wouldn't tell me. If anybody has seen her, please get her to lie down. She's in no condition to go running around. Widow, if you read this, get your butt back here! The doc said you need a couple days of rest, even with the magical healing! Widow, please come home, I care about you.]<<<<< -- Chance (23:35:51/01-24-55) >>>>>[Frag off, Chance McRae. "Please come home Widow, I care about you." You fraggin bastard. How can you spout off drek like that? I thought we had something. It wasn't much, but I thought we had an understanding... and then I see you with HER, being all close and chummy... well you're welcome to her, Mr. Emotionless Street Samurai! Mr. I don't want you to get hurt! Just frag off and leave me alone. I'll come back if I feel like it, and not before. Don't wait up. I don't give a damn what the doc says, I'm feeling fine, despite a small headache. I'm gonna go off on my own for a while... just leave me alone. And YOU... Miss "I'm just a kid who played hockey against trolls"... Miss "I'm just looking for a friend". You've found him, and you're welcome to him. I can't believe you went behind my back like that. How long has it been going on, huh? How long? Christ Laurissa, he's old enough to be your father! I an't believe this! Both of you just enjoy yourselves with me out of the way. Both of you go and frag yourselves. I hope you enjoy it!]<<<<< -- Widow (23:42:55/01-24-55) >>>>>[WIDOW! What the frag are you talking about? I really don't know what you mean! Please, can we communicate here? I mean, this is Chance! The guy who's always stood behind you! Talk to me please!]<<<<< -- Chance (23:44:09/01-24-55) >>>>>[Yeah... I know why you've always stood behind me... it would be that much easier to stab me in the back! I was just a plaything until you found somebody younger and prettier! Don't pretend I haven't seen the way you've treated her! Don't act like it's a big secret anymore! Go ahead! Tell the whole world what you and she have been doing under my very nose!]<<<<< -- Widow (23:46:39/01-24-55) >>>>>[What? What the frag are you talking about? Lauri, do you know what she's talkin about? Blaze? Coyote? Somebody? Anybody? Oh god... not now... please not now...]<<<<< -- Chance (23:47:54/01-24-55) >>>>>[ Its just Horrible!!!! **** World News Reports An airplane head from Tir Nan Og to Seattle has just vanished into the Atlantic ocean. The airplane was said to have been carrying a full Load of Guiness Beer. Guiness Corperation officials say that the plane was fully automated and that no lives were lost, though they are still unsure as to why it would have crashed. ***** World News Reports Because of the increased demand in bread, grain growers have started switching more of their product from cerals and alcohol to bread production. ***** The world is coming to an END!!! Guiness falling into the see and BEER being phased out in favor of TOAST!!!! Only a Purple Dinosaur could be worse.]<<<<< -- Bill the Cat < AACCKKK THpppptt> >>>>>[I'm sure you're all holding your breath, waiting to hear what I found in Dante's New York apartment. A whole %^*# lot of trouble, that's what. The guy loves his insane security systems, and has an unpleasant fondness for high explosives. Now for the important part: the fraggin slot's headin for New Orleans. I'm already in the air. And somebody deal with this toaster nonsense. It's bloody ridiculous.]<<<<< -- Raven *****GNUEncrypt.BOOJAM.0991 >>>>>[Solitaire, Dante seems to have quite an interest in you. He's got three addresses by your name, and right below is his own safehouses. Make of it what you will, it's nonsense to me.]<<<<< -- Raven >>>>>[Ramirez, to be blunt, frag off. "If you so much as scratch Talky's finish, you'll have to answer to me." Come on, get serious. All right, maybe I am overreacting, from your view, but that doesn't make me any less angry... Look, I think your own view of your place in the MONICA fiasco a year ago is a little inflated, don't you? I mean, I was checking the old logs and your name doesn't appear that often. Maybe you 'wrote the GNU code' but that doesn't mean you single-handedly are responsible for her defeat. It took EVERYONE working together to beat that monster back. Don't sound like such a hero. I don't need your stupid program to protect myself from the toast frames. I wrote my own code to slice and dice that ice. So take your program and shove it. My idea in disassembling ol' Talky is to get rid of any traces of the virus that might still be resident in it. Ok, perhaps my methods are a little extreme, but under all the stress I've had to deal with because of that stupid toaster I think you'd understand. After all, you who are so wide in the ways of psychology would understand a little venting of frustrations, huh? Cut a guy some slack. The toast problem is now more or less finished, but like you said, we need to deal with the source of this stupid thing. Dante, I have my hounds after you, and if you ever sign on here, they WILL find you, and report your position to me. Then you'll wish you had never heard of Talky the toaster. Oh, and Ramirez, don't talk to me about code complexity. The actual virus code WAS rather simple, but the algorithm he used to talk to the thing was much more complex. That was the area I was more interested in. I got more out of hacking that aspect of his code than you did making your little 'shield'. I grew up in here, so don't go telling me how things run. That's all I have to say for now. Just don't annoy me any more than I am, beacuse I'll come gunning for you next.]<<<<< -- Coyote (That's that.) >>>>>[ Well, the toast seems to be clearing up for now atleast, but I have a feeling that there maybe a relapse with a next generation in the toast and toaster frames. The first ones where really not that bad, it just that they were so strange and comical that you forgot that they could be dangerous. I think it did most of us a favor in showing us that we shouldn't get so cocky. What really worries me is Talky's code, as you know it contains fragments of both Monica's and Rufus's AI code along with templates of Cherok(Splut) and Uplink, both who were absorbed during Core wars. The last part of the code and the most driving force seems to be the Toaster persona Talky, although the new appearance of a Hal voice is interesting, I believe that it comes from the channel 13 broadcast of 2001 the night before Talky got screwed up. I tend to be acting as background support in this since most of friends would have my head for risking me and my children to be on some matrix jaunt. Oh yes, please do hurt Talky too much, CRUSH really does like him and I don't really relish seeing my husband mope around for a few weeks. Lastly, CRUSH and I would like a piece of Dante, although I won't be doing much matrix combat wise, I still have lots of matrix and other skills that will be helpful. CRUSH has said, and I quote "CRUSH squeeze head like zit", so you can see that he is rather angry at him also. Well its time to get back to work, Kichanski and I have a few ideas that we have been working on that might solve the physical problems of Talky.]<<<<< -- Spirit >>>>>[Widow, what did I do? Last thing I knew, you were hit by a mana bolt or something and then we got Robert and left. We came back and I went to sleep. What are you trying to say?]<<<<<< -- Laurissa <00:35:01, 01-25-55> >>>>>[Despite all the trouble we've been having recently within our team (Coyote off after Dante and screaming at Ramirez all the way, Widow off God knows where pissed off about God knows what, Blaze vanished to get in touch with the spirits, and Rox living in the garage until his drone is fixed), I would like to thank everybody who helped out with the run on the Humanis Warehouse. Vertical, your gun was very useful when it mattered. Durandal, thaks for having the chopper handy to pick us up in case we needed it. We didn't, but I appreciate the gesture anyhow... it was nice to hear you'd be willing to help us after we had helped you. And Semetex, wherever you've vanished off to... thanks. If it weren't for your scouting mission, we would've been a lot worse off, and probably would've suffered a lot more casualties. If you ever need a hand, give me a call, and I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, Ramirez, don't annoy Coyote too much... he's a little arrogant, what with 'growing up in the Matrix' and all that, and he;s just annoyed that the toaster messed up our run AND dumped him. That doesn't happen too often, and he doesn't take it well. A lot of what he's saying is hot air, but if he's pushed enough, he WILL make life difficult for you. And that's not a threat, that's a fact. Widow, please, will you tell me what the problem is? I hate to have the team falling apart like this. From what Robert has told me about that warehouse, things are really just starting, and I'm gonna need your gun by my side (not behind me, because right now I'm afraid you'd put a bullet in it). Ah well. If you don't want to talk I know I can't make you. I'll see you later.]<<<<< -- Chance (00:39:50/01-25-55) >>>>>[Chance, unfortunately for us, I think that Boris survived. Something tells me he is still around and may want vengance.]<<<<< - Semetex <0:42:25, 01-25-55> >>>>>[Hey Semetex, nice to hear from you... I bet you're right. Bad guys seem to have a habit of reappearing when you least want them to. But judging by the way you dealt with him, we shouldn't have to worry for a while. Thanks for the warning. Trouble is, with the team spread out the way it is, it wouldn't be too hard to pick us off, one by one... I gotta do something to get the team back together. Keep feedin' me info as you find it, all right? Thanks.]<<<<< -- Chance (00:46:49/01-25-55) >>>>>[Chance, I imagine that just increased Boris's resolve. Information has him leaving a shaman in the southern part of the city remarkably spry. About 20 minutes ago, a sound suppressed shot was taken at Boris. Approxiamte hit location was right shoulder, second shot was a clean miss. Sniper left area, Boris disappeared from sight.]<<<<< - Semetex <01:09:49, 01-25-55> >>>>>[Cerise, you're back! How are you lassie? Your timing is impeccable as always.....When she asked me who you were, Cerise, I tried to sum up our whole convoluted relationship into a few words. What came out was a tad disappointing, but I was flustered. Heather was a close....friend (Och! I did it again!) before I left Fuchi UK. We knew how to push each other's buttons back then; evidentally she still can push mine, while I seem to be a wee bit out of practice. And that, I think, will be all I'll say for the time being. If you want to hear more, lassie, you can try and charm the details out of me over dinner some time this weke.....]<<<<< --Highlander (22:55:11/1-24-54) >>>>>[Oooh, I see your tongue is as silver as ever, Colin. Hope you're on your guard, Cerise, 'cause old "Cyberbrains" (Ha! Tis a bonny name) had quite a reputation with the lasses over here. So, that's Cerise, eh Colin? Och, you still like those fiery types, don't you? She seems a bit short on charm, though, from that one message I saw. Is she any funner in private? I'm glad to seeyou found someone to keep you from missing me too much, you'll have to give me more details on this "convoluted relationship" though. Come on, laddie, give!]<<<<< --Heather (23:06:43/1-24-54) >>>>>[Hang on LIster! I'm reviewing 2001 & 2010 right now to try and find out if we can find a weak spot to Talky via this HAL personality. Until then.....keep chewing laddie!]<<<<< --Highlander (23:11:31/1-24-55) >>>>>[The man's being held hostage by a toaster.....I bet he's one of those people you drink with, isn't he Colin. You and your drinking lads could barely outwit the bobbbies, so it's really no surprise that a household appliance has you stumped.]<<<<< --Heather (23:15:43/1-24-55) >>>>>[And you wonder why I didn't visit you when I was visiting home. And we only had trouble with the constable once! We bought the lad around--make that a round--and all was forgiven.]<<<<< --Highlander (23:17:41/1-24-55) >>>>>[You didn't visit bacause you were afraid you'd never leave, and you know it, laddie. Or should I vacation in Seattle to prove my point?]<<<<< --Heather (23:18:36/1-24-55) >>>>>[What, is the legendry Highlander rendered speechless? I've had that affect on people before, but I usually have to be in the room. You have been away too long, haven't you?]<<<<< --Heather (23:30:15/1-24-55) >>>>>Back by popular demand - Barney the Dinosaur! Yes, channel 13 will be showing newly recovered and restored footage that took the '90's era by storm. Showing for a nine week run, this lovable purple dinosaur will brighten your monday's from 2-3pm.<<<<< --Barney, the Purple Dinosaur (05:12:55/1-25-55) >>>>>[Uh, did I miss something here? Might want to have Widow checked out by a mage. Sounds pretty strange.]<<<<< - Necromancer <07:53:24/01-25-55> >>>>>[Seems that the kid gloves are off. Oh well, it had to happen eventually, so now it begins.... *****Begin upload....Upload complete***** *****DANTE HYPERVIRUS, GNUviruses36-78 construct***** *****Confirm Self Test: Self test confirms total removal of all backdoors***** *****Virus code purged of all backdoors***** *****Original programmer's code, rewritten, backdoors removed***** *****WARNING: Dante BACKDOOR code in purge process. If continued, *****additional Access will be impossible. Confirm (Y/N)? )))))Dante voice confirmation, BACKDOOR purge is confirmed((((( *****Dante BACKDOOR code purged, continuing self test...***** *****Self test complete, GNUviruses36-78 construct, Dante HYPERVIRUS***** *****Purged of all backdoor code. Awaiting final instructions***** )))))Upload HYPERION_SHRIKE_EXPERT GNUEncrypt, 3.7Mp cypher key, random***** )))))generation, around HYPERVIRUS((((( *****Upload complete...HYPERVIRUS/HYPERION_SHRIKE_EXPERT awaiting***** *****instructions***** )))))Verbal command: Access process TALKY, authorization a347bnk73.2337956aa- )))))393900.TALKY.toaster-virus-2238nkoola9d978300a#cuilsie. Confirm((((( *****Authorizationa and process access confirmed. Awaiting instructions***** )))))Command: Initiate TALKY process, delay 15 seconds, on my mark...MARK((((( )))))Command: Delete DANTE TOTAL process/authorization, access code VERGIL(((( *****Access confirmed****{{{{ }}}}}Warning: You are in close proximity to a GNUEncrypt, original code{{{{{ }}}}}Based on GNU, written by Dante. Do not attempt to access or delay{{{{{ }}}}}This construct in any way.{{{{{ *****System notice: HYPERION_SHRIKE_EXPERT/HYPERVIRUS construct has exited**** *****This node***** )))))FOLLOW(((((..............discorporation........... }}}}}Warning: You are in close proximity to a GNUEncrypt...{{{{{ )))))I wouldn't get in it's way, Spirit...((((( *****System notice: alien construct has accessed TALKY the Toaster code.***** ........discorporation............................ Ahh, that's over with. I doubt anyone can fix that infernal machine now. Not even you, Ramirez. I no longer have any access to Talky. It does what it wants from now on. And I made sure in the code that the GNU based coding can't be cracked, even by the original designers. Talky's coding is his now, and I relish the havoc he'll be wreaking shortly. Goodbye.]<<<<< -- Dante(10:44:38/01-25-55) *****system notice, Dante MPCP has been traced by Spirit***** ****System notice: Dante MPCP has not been notified of this action***** >>>>>[I grew up on that fraggin dinosaur....and hated every minute of it!!!!! That's it, time to get REALLY upset. Don't go away, barney....]<<<<< -- Dante(10:55:33/01-25-55) >>>>>[Hmmmm...Guys, self-congratulatory letters are all very well but this run aint over...I saw Boris going out the back door near the second stairwell, but between trying to keep my defenses up and heal your friend ..widow i think?.. I didn't really get a good shot. I did tail you guys home on my bike so I know no-one followed you. But a guy who sounds awful like Boris tried to hire a member of my little coven..The Eyrie.. just 5 minutes ago in a bar in Tacoma. And guess what the run was... A decker named Coyote and his friends.. Something smells guys.. there's a leak somewhere but more importantly,I'm on my way to Snow Crash right now, and since Boris isn't magically active there's no chance of him recognising me..Try and get there and we'll take him down now. Before he starts causing even more trouble. My friends name is Red, he's a tall merc wearing a tux. I'll be the troll beside him(just one word about this and there will be war!!)...move fast Oh yeah, have you guys got a shaman who can assense that girl I healed's aura, that wasn't a mana bolt,I had my defenses up, although I didn't expect such a strong spell, but it didn't feel like a mana bolt, there was something more invasive in it..It felt like an evil spell, if you'll forgive the superstition. Just check the girl out, that feeling I got is worrying me more all the time, now get your asses to snow crash stat!]>>>>> -- Vertical >>>>>[ Hmmm, Dante can't be all bad. He doesn't like that purple monstrosity...]<<<<< -- Silverflame <00:00:00/10-10-10> >>>>>[ I find it very surprising that none of you shadowrunners, save one, would be interested in a job. Again, I extend the offer towards all of you. The paywill be very rewarding for the type of work I'm expecting. Please contact me soon at ###LTG###, the job can't afford to wait much longer, or the target will be expecting something and finally capable of defending its self.]<<<<< -- William Smith <08:38:11/1-25-55> ***** Encrypt: Shatter v.1.5: Prince Solarial MPCP only >>>>>[ Prince Solarial, I accept your offer of employment. Unfortunately, they have left Seattle, so I'll begin tracking them at once. I fear that Hammer may already be trying to get the jump on them yet again, by the appearance of William Smith. It just rings wrong. Also, I can't say why, but the one they call Phoenix, may be in grave danger by chasing after Firewraith. It is only a hunch, but you may want to call him off for the time being. I suppose I should also ask if you allowed Phoenix the chance to talk to them. If he wasn't in agreement about your departed sister, (my her soul rest well), death, then he might be more useful with that info from talking to them. It is your call though. Until we speak again. ]<<<<< -- Gutterrat <08:45:57/1-25-55> >>>>>[ Guiness is not beer !!!! Well at least not in the true sense, now let me explain as a only a true conisseur can. Alcholoic beverages occupy certain groups first you have your wines, then you have spirits, then you have combinations of the two. Then you have what is collectively called beer ! Now the beer that you get here in Seattle is of the yellow watery kind with very little kick. Back in England we'd call that lager, though some of the Pilsner lagers do pack a heftier punch. For normal lager you're talking about 3-4 percent alcohol for the Pilsners about 5-6 percent. Next we have the shandy drinkers or the 'Light / Pale ale drinkers' this rather depressing drink tastes like a cross between an extra fizzy lager and a rather bad bitter. Right now we get to the good stuff beer, that is true beer. This can again be divided into different sections, you have the beers that are about 4 percent alchohol and are the main lines of the big brewers, on average these taste like a load of drek but they are still better than lager. Then you have the milds, again produced by the big brewers but they are actually drinkable . Now the really excellent stuff "Real Ale" now this is the stuff that brings ex-pats back to Braitain year upon year, there is no beating this stuff. This is a fully cask conditioned ale and it must be served hand pulled, none of this electronic pumping rubbish. These beers can be drunk pint after pint, they ususally average 4-5 percent so they are a bit stronger than the big brewers beer. Now the crowning drink is again a Real Ale but there is another group that are alot stronger in their alcohol content (approx 8 percent), these are the original Amber Nectar, the true drink of the Gods, to sit in a small oak lined room and while away a quiet afternoon with a supply of one of these beers and some good drinking partners could be paradise itself. Now I've explained from lager to Real Ale we have Guiness. Well there is another type of beer known as Stout, now this has alot of similarities with Real Ale and can taste similar to some of the darker heavier brands. It isn't however beer in the true sense of the word. The taste is usually slightly ashy and it is distinctive by the very dark (usually black colour of the liquid), the heads are usually very thick and large (something else that a good 'Real Ale' drinker likes. Guiness falls into this category. So there you have it ! ]<<<<< -The Powerhouse (16:08:41/25.1.55) >>>>>[ Oh damm and blast, I knew there was something else. I.B.A. I think myself and Punisher will have cleared the way for you to come back to Seattle very soon. We've dissuaded the person who was hired to look for you and we did a little digging of our own on the father. Oh btw I hear she's going to be forced to have an abortion, apparently Mummy and Daddy are really trying to hush the whole thing up. Oh, what's this about you ripping off Raimerez's code ? ]<<<<< -The Powerhouse (16:11:09/25.1.55) >>>>>[ I didn't fraggin rip it off, as usual no one reads a dammed fraggin thing on this board. I took the GNU shield that was developed during the MONICA wars and had a self replicating core, keeping the core I rewrote certain functions to change the way the shield worked. What I ended up with was a drek hot self modifying core that allows you to patch any of your favourite programs onto it, so you can have a self modfifying masking, a self modifying attack program, a self modifying masking program. Next time I'll know better to keep ma ideas to ma'self and let the silly fraggers out there cope on their own. Oh thanks for the news. ]<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) >>>>>[ What the frag, you just wrote lager was crap ! A load of fraggin drek ! I'll take lager any day of the week rather than you're warm flat beer. ]<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) >>>>>[I.B.A., you are now in violation of Yoshida copyright by utilizing AI code components. Cease and desist or you will face criminal and civil prosecution.]<<<<< -- Joseph Yoshida <11:06:44 / 01-25-55> President Yoshida Technologies >>>>>[ Like I fraggin care Yoshida ! ]<<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) >>>>>[Stunning piece of information PH *grin* ! Bloody Hell ! I'm back for a short while just doing some "get a git" work. We're both in Seattle at the same time, fancy a pint or four at Polish's place then ?]<<<<< -WHAT(17:20:24/1-25-55) >>>>>[ WHAT good to hear from you old friend. Yeah sure I can make it over to Polish's, I'm downtown at the moment as it so happen checking up on a few references to a pet project of mine I've been working on a while. Funny you should mention the 'get a git' job, myself and Punisher just finished one like that. See you down there. ]<<<<< -The Powerhouse (17:25:03/25.1.55) >>>>>[As the Sep's would say "Yeeeee-bloody-Haaaarrrr". And I just got paid too. *Manic Grin* Spend, Spend, Spend ! Oh and I got a few bits from Europe, soem thing of a taster .....]<<<<< -WHAT(17:27:15/1-25-55) >>>>>[ He, he, nice one. Well I'm here at Polish's I've a pint sat on the side here just waiting for you, don't take too long as I don't know how long it'll be there when I've finished my current pint. Ohh I forgot to mention, Polish has had a snooker table installed downstairs since last time, ever played ? I tryed to persuade him to get bar billiards but when we eventually found one going for auction at Sothebys his face turned pale at the opening bid, 200 000, guess they must be in short supply these days. Still it's been while since I've had a game of snooker. ]<<<<< -The Powerhouse (17:56:34/25.1.55) >>>>>[Nah, I didn't get up on the wrong side of bed, Raven. I just get tired of net.jock wannabes that think they invented cyberspace. And I'm not THAT old.]<<<< -- Ramirez <> >>>>>[Yes you are.]<<<<< -- Wolf 359 <12:04:27 / 01-25-55> >>>>>[Piss off, Wolf.]<<<<< -- Ramirez <> >>>>>[Just take your Geritol.]<<<<< -- Wolf 359 <12:05:38 / 01-25-55> >>>>>[Snooker - blimey ! Sod this for a game of soldiers. See you there PH in Five Minutes. Hee you don't wnat to play for the first round do you *grin*]<<<<< -WHAT(18:05:09/1-25-55) >>>>>[Guys, I finally got in touch with Blaze. He's all right (I suppose), and is concerned about Widow. He feels that it is partially his fault that she's in the shape she's in, and wishes he had looked her over a little bit more before taking off for his own recuperative session. We had a chance to look over the stuff we pulled out of that lab in the Humanis warehouse, and frankly, it scares me. The files are all on this series of tests called "Project Purge," and the little case has some vials of something or other in it. I have a contact of ours looking it over and testing it out, but I'm just getting bad vibes from this whole thing. I still have no clue as to why Widow is acting like she is. But I'll let Blaze go into that. Oh yeah, thanks for the info on Boris guys. I know we're not finished with him yet by a longshot. But now that the team is (slowly) coming back together, we can be a little more on guard. Coyote: Stop chasing around after Dante and the toaster! We need your help. I can't tell you what it is here and now, but I think I'm gonna need you to do a Matrix run back into that place's computer systems before they clear them out. And I need you to do it now! That's it from me... I'll turn it over to Blaze now.]<<<<< -- Chance (12:52:31/01-25-55) >>>>>[Thanks Chance. Over the past few hours I've been poking around in the spirit world, because I felt a great disturbance in the Astral plane in that Warehouse. The background count was much higher than it should have been for such a place. Vertical: Did you notice it as well? I thought it was due to an abnormally high level of hate and so forth, but now I'm not so sure... Anyway, I communed with Racoon last night, or early this morning, and he told me that something very wrong was happening in this world. He wouldn't tell me what it was, but merely said that magic and technology were being merged to cause great evil... he wouldn't tell me anymore than that. Anyhow, when I returned, Chacne asked me to look at the case we had pulled from the Warehouse. I assensed it, and detected a strong aura of... how should I put it... wrongness. This thing in the case was alive, but it was a warping of the natural order... a twisting and merging of magic and technology. It all seemed wrong. I couldn't determine anything else with my abilities. So I had it sent out this morning to a contact of ours who specializes in biological sciences. Particularly genetic engineering. We are still waiting for his report. He is taking all possible precautions, so have no fear. About Widow... I sensed that something was wrong with her, but because of my own condition at the time, I couldn't really determine what it was. I do not think, however, that her current state of mind is due completely to what she was hit with last night in the warehouse. Unfortunately, I am unable to determine what the problem is, as the watchers I sent out after her have been unable to locate her. I believe that the Toxic I detected in the Warehouse may be responsible, but without further study of her aura I cannot be sure. Rox will be back in action tomorrow, since his drone will be repaired. We've got another problem, though... with Coyote off on his own personal quest, we're short a computer hacker... normally Widow would handle that, but she's gone as well. I don't think that Coyote is going to help us, since he has his own vendetta. If somebody could run into the Matrix and pull some files from the Humanis computers, we would apprecite it. Thank you. That's all for now. Oh, a final thing... I'm worried about Lauri. She's feeling really bad about this mess with Widow... blaming herself although there's no way she could be responsible... but its still messing her up. If anybody finds Widow, try and get her to talk about what's bugging her, and get it to us... it may just help in getting to the bottom of this whole mess. Thanks alot.]<<<<< -- Blaze (13:07:52/01-25-55) >>>>>[Hey guys, there's no need to get somebody else to get those files for you... I pulled them last night, in case it turned out we needed them for something else. I ran back in there just a few minutes ago, and its already too late... their core has been wiped... there's nothing left to find in there. Anyhow, here's what I've pulled... *****File Transfer : 150 Mp***** Now if you don't mind, I've got my own problems to deal with at the moment. See ya later.]<<<<< -- Coyote (Born in the CPU!) >>>>>[AAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!! Dante, you bastard! Now all the work that I've done is for nothing! I need to rework everything in order to get back to the spot I was yesterday! I know your last transmission was from New Orleans (thanks to my hounds), and I have people there looking for you. If they find you, you're gonna wish they hadn't. Fortunately, this shield program that I've hacked together (thanks to the help of others around here... I spread the credit where its due) is protecting my deck from this Toast Monster. I'm getting back to work on the code, but I'm sure it'll be a couple of days before I have much of anything to work with. I advise not using my most recent BreadKnife program against the Toast frames... it isn't that effective now that the base code has been changed... I'll hack together an upgrade and get it out ASAP. Ramirez: Aren't you pleased with yourself now? Beacuse of your "oh the code is soooo easy" attitude, you have thrown all of our work out the window. I was this close to getting this thing shut off, and then you pushed Dante to pull this off. Well... now do you suggest we rip the circuits out of Talky's insides? It is now, basically, a hardware dependant AI. A simple one, perhaps, but still an AI. If we destroy the hardware, part of the problem will be solved (hopefully). Let's just hope that this thing hasn't replicated itself, as viruses are wont to do. Crush, please unplug Talky. I know you don't want to, but please... PLEASE take care of part of this problem... Dante no longer has control of it. And while he is being dealt with, we need to also deal with this part of his handiwork. I will personally buy you a new, even better toaster. While it won't talk, it will be able to toast all the bread you want. PLEASE TURN TALKY OFF. And Ramirez, I don't want to say it but... I TOLD YOU SO!]<<<<< -- Coyote (Back to work) >>>>>[ Blaze the stuff you've discovered sounds very much like something that a chummer of mine Spice was investigating. Last we heard of him he was going to Amazonia with that old guy, Sean something. Well we haven't heard word for a long time and I'm certainly not going to look for them. Oh, I did some background checking though, Hilary Philips (used the name Miranda Lees for a while) left the country with her husband a couple of months ago, since then the random violence throughout the cities of the world died right down to normal levels. Hilary Philips was the prime target of their investigations. ]<<<<< -Punisher (18:16:53/1.25.55) >>>>>Something's wrong... Dante doesn't own a place in New Orleans... *****Warning, illegal code accessing***** ****Link terminated, Solitaire dumped***** >>>>>[Couldn't go and let you spoil the surprise, Solitaire]<<<<< -- Dante(10:53:40/01-25-55) >>>>>[Guys, whatever that was I assensed in the Warehouse, It wasn't a toxic as far as I could tell...And I've encountered way more than my fair share of toxics over the past few years. It seemed more natural than a toxic spirit somehow, but with some sort of core...It's hard to explain, but the spell that peeled my defense seemed normal until it hit the shields, and then it was as if there was a diamond core to it that wasn't even affected by my shielding... I know it sounds weird, and I wasn't on the Astral to see it, but it seemed like it didn't have as much existence on the astral plane as it should have.. sort of like it was a .dead. spell ...or one that also existed on the physical plane I lost Boris by the way, when he realised that Red was trying to stall him for some reason, he got panicky, offered Red 75000 for the hit, and then ran off. He was gone when I got there. But how's Danielle's little brother anyway..he OK?.. I'm glad we pasted those Humanis scum, even if it puts another price on our heads, we know we were doing right and that's a hard thing to be compl- etely sure of nowadays]>>>>> -- Vertical <<<<< Anyone seen the new Saab Dynamits ? Really wicked.>>>>> --Sledge <12:37/1-25-55> *****Encrypt Harlequin***** >>>>>[Boss, what are we supposed to do with all of these damned toasters?]<<<<< -Cyberpunk <14:20:41/01-25-55> *****Encrypt Teams***** >>>>>[What ever you want to do with 'em. I don't want, need, or desire them. You can dump them into the Sound for all I care. Prepare all teams to meet at Sewards.]<<<<< -Harlequin <*mumble grumble* toasters> *****Encrypt We R off 2 c the Wizard***** >>>>>[Care to spend another night in town? I know a great place to make the meet with this corper. I can rent out the bar/resturaunt for the night or for a few hours. I plan on having all of the members of Tyr show up there for back up. That should give us breathing room for a little while. Oh, and I am/have forbid Masque on the BBS since TtT went on his rampage. I have no idea what would happen if he got near Masque. *shudder*]<<<<< -Harlequin >>>>>[I am organizing a run against Channel 13 in order to wipe that damnable dinosaur out of existance. Icepick and I are runnign Matrix cover (two of us should be able to trash that toaster) and I'm looking for experts in physical penetration. Post here and I'll get you more when we get a good group ready. Barney must die.]<<<<< - Necromancer <13:17:37/01-25-55> >>>>>[Vertical... sorry we couldn't get down to help you with Boris... but as you can probably understand, we have problems of our own to deal with. Widow still is nowhere to be found. Rox is finally getting back into things, now that his drone is pretty much repaired, and we're all just sitting around waiting for the results on the tests n that stuff we found. Robert and Danielle (Rob's the older one) took off this morning, after spending the night at our place here. I don't know where they went, but Robert said he needed tpo 'check some things out' and that he's be back in touch this afternoon. Something tells me he's hiding something, and I just wish I knew what it was. People are keeping too much hidden, and that's causing a lot of problems. Especially you, Widow. I know you're out there, and checking this board once in a while. Please, you don't need to come home, just tell me what set you off and then you cna do what you want. I'm tired of fighting you, I just want to put this whole thing behind us. Please Widow, answer me.]<<<<< -- Chance (14:11:05/01-25-55) >>>>>[To all the runners out there who helped me escape from the clutches of those Humanis scumbuckets, I thank you. And now, I will reveal the secret that got me captured by them. There is something very bad going on. Something that threatens the life of every metahuman in the world. It is called 'Project Purge'. I don't know all the details. All I know is that these people have some weaopn that they are going to use against the Metahuman population in order to 'purge' them from the face of the planet. Something tells me that this is not a normal Humanis plot, but is something much more sinister, and much larger in scale. I went back to the warehouse to uncover what I could before revealing what I know, but they had already cleaned everything out. There is no trace of their lab, their offices, or any other records that were there. I know some other things as well. This particular branch is being led by a "Mr. John Smith"... a nice anonymous name, huh? And he is being assisted by a toxic shaman... I don't know of what totem or any of that other stuff, but he goes by the name Slaughter... or at least, that's what everybody called him. There is also a street samurai/muscle type (not Boris) who works as well... she was the second of the organization. I do not know what she was called. That's all I have. Now my sister and I have gone into hiding. If you need to contact us, put a notice here and I will respond. I can offer no other information at this time. Good luck in uncovering this plot.]<<<<< -- Robert DuBois (14:20:19/01-25-55) >>>>>[Chance and Blaze, I don't know where you found this stuff, but it is NASTY. I just finished running a second battery of tests to confirm what I've found, and there's no doubt... this is a genetically-engineered virus of very nasty levels. Let me give you my report. The virus is based off of the VITAS-3. However, there are some very important changes that I think you ALL should know about... it has been magically altered as well as genetically changed. It is now a techno-magical virus that will only affect metahumans. Of that I am positive. It's symptoms will be very similar to those of the VITAS plagues, but on a much more tragic scale... if this virus gets out into the general population, we are talking mass slaughter. It is very contagious, and could wipe out 90% of the metahuman population within a month. The other thing... it is very unstable... there is a very good chance that it will mutate into a strain that will affect everyone... and if that happens, there is no telling what harm it will do. I'm sending the rest of my findings with this post... please do something about it... I have started work on an antiote, but I will need magical assistance to help counter its effects. Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated.]<<<<< -- PhD (14:27:55/01-25-55) >>>>>[Doc, are you sure about this?]<<<<< -- Chance (14:28:19/01-25-55) >>>>>[Like I said, I ran two batteries of tests to be sure. This is very bad, guys. You better move quickly.]<<<<< -- PhD (14:29:05/01-25-55) >>>>>[Well, you may not know me, but I can probably help you out on this quest to rid the world of Barney, Necromancer. I'm normally operating in Chicago, but I'm out here in Seattle for the month, and some extra work would never hurt. I'm a sorcerer, and I'm sure you could use some spare magic on this raid... One request, though. Let's leave the person that was impersonating the OLD Barney for now (the old Barney actor had BETTER be dead by now), but grab the tapes. Wipe 'em if need be, but maybe we can, instead, ransom the tapes (or some of them), and make some money off this too. Of course, this might be worth it even for free, but I could use some money. Set up the time and place...>>>>>] - Solonus <13:21:08/01-25-55> >>>>>[In an effort to curb the descent of society in to a happy touchy-feely pit of total trideo sludge, I am organizing a raid on Channel 13's transmission facilities in an effort to wipe any trace of that damnable dinosaur from the earth. Those of you interested in helping can post here and I'll send you the details.]<<<<< - Necromancer <12:03:36/01-25-55> >>>>>[I'll throw my deck into your Matrix team, Ded-boy.]<<<<< - Icepick <12:04:43/01-25-55> >>>>>[NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Deat' ta all Purple Dinosaurs. I hear' tales a tha' dinosaur. All th' adults 'ated 'im an' want'd ta kill 'im.]<<<<< -- STREETWOLF(Fire is an Elf's Best Friend)(15:25:13/01:25:55) >>>>>[ Someone just HAD to mention that ugle purple beast, didn't they?]<<<<< -- Stormfalcon <00:00:00/10-10-10> >>>>>[ I always wanted to smash that damn thing. Big tower, sticks up. Ugly. Count me in ]>>>>> --Sledge <15:42:15/1-25-55> >>>>>[Widow, what did I do? Why is it that everyone around me leaves? First my mother. She disappears just after I was born, leaving me to grow up with an abusive, alcholic father and, luckily, a compassionate brother. Ever had your father try to rape you? Not a nice feeling. He forced me down and started ripping my clothes off. My brother grabed a knife off the table and slams the knife into my father's back. With his blood dripping down onto my then naked breasts, my father slowly gets up off of me and grabs at my brother. David stabs my father again. My father hits him across the chest with an iron lamp, caving in part of his chest. I grab a vidscreen and throw it at him. Distracted, he turns. He picks up a peice of glass and throws it at me. You know that damn scar on my neck? You know why I can never talk much louder than a wisper? Because of my damn father... I collapse ont he mattress, a large part of the vidscreen sticking in my throat as David falls forward, stabbing my father. My father tries to turn, but David twists the blade. My father slumps down. David come over to me, lies down and slides the glass out of my throat. He gives me a hug, then coughs. Blood flows from his mouth. I know he is dead. I never opened myself up to anyone again - until you and Chance. I don't really care what the friggin runs are about. It's about being around people I trust and love. Please come back. Don't be the next person to walk out on me. LYLAS.]<<<<< -- Laurissa <16:01:10, 01-25-55> >>>>>[Unfortunately, I seem to be his next target. I was near my current place of residence when I felt a sharp pain in my back and heard the metallic click of a cartridge hitting the ground. I pulled out my manhunter and swung around. Boris smiled, aimed and fired. Last thing I remember is hitting the ground. Luckily, someone broke my Doc Wagon card and they showed up for me. Just woke up from surgery about 5 minutes ago. Looks like you need to watch out.]<<<<< -- Semetex <16:05:26, 01-25-55> >>>>>[ I am searching for the whereabouts of any of the members of the former " B-Team Auxiliaries," namely the following: Reginald Lancaster, a.k.a. Blindside Kaneda (last name unknown), a.k.a. Kaneda (real name unknown), a.k.a. Ralph Theo McKinnan, a.k.a. TickTock Michael Moonwalker, a.k.a. Moonwalker I am also searching for any information as to the whereabouts of the following runners, last seen performing surveillance on the B-Team for Renraku Security: Sean Reubens, a.k.a. Frontier Charles LeMille, a.k.a Archangel (real name unknown), a.k.a. Dilletante Christian Jackson, a.k.a. Raz'r'sEdge In addition, if anyone feels like tracing down one Griffen Hitori of Renraku Security and a special operative of his known as Vixen, they're on the list as well. Last thing I heard, the bastard was shipped back home to corporate central about three weeks ago. all of the above players were familiar with the shadows, and heavily involved with a plot involving the Illuminati (we haven't forgotten you're out there, you twisted fraggers!) so I can't guarantee your safety, but I'll be paying top dollar for this kind of information. Good luck ]<<<<< --...shadowfire... (BU:RN:ING/BR-IG-HT) >>>>>[ Man, am I glad I went on vacation when I did...Everyone else seems to have been disappeared. Wonder if these damnable toast frames are associated in some way... ]<<<<< --...shadowfire... (BU:RN:ING/BR-IG-HT) <<<<<[ Something more Complex. More complex than you could ever imagine.]>>>>> -- Sledge <16:45:25/1-25-55> >>>>>[ CRUSH can't pull plug, CRUSH not know where talky is. All CRUSH want is nice toaster back so CRUSH can have toast in morning. CRUSH also like to talk with talky in morning. Please no hurt Talky, just make Talky Talky again.]<<<<< -- CRUSH <14:43:26/1-25-55> *****[Encrypt Vertical mpcp only]***** >>>>>[Yo! Vertical! Ya missed it didn't ya? Dannielle was found and rescued. Would have loved the run though.....See ya around.]<<<<< -- Annihilator ( 15:02:47/01-25-94) >>>>>[ Doc Falcon here coming to you live from Vancouver. I offer total support to all parties interested in ridding our planet of that annoying purple dinosaur. In other words, BARNEY MUST DIE !!!!!!!!!]<<<<< -- Doc Falcon < 13:41:27 PST/ 1-25-55 > >>>>>[Earth Mother it is. Just let me know when. Changes, well yes! It would seem you have undergone more than I had anticipated as well. Especially since your eyes never wandered away from your drinks for most of the evening. Do you have any idea what I spent on that gown? And not even a glance, WELL! *****KAHNX03***** what is with this KAHNx, KhanX, Khanx thing anyway? I hope you plan to let me know what is going on. Perhaps we should make plans to go back to my place after Earth Mother's. What do you say? Is it a date?]<<<<< -- FraterNay <17:23:03/25 Jan 55> >>>>>[Nightshade, Spice, I apologize for the lack of communication from myself lately. Some friends of mine have encountered serious problems and I have been aiding them for the past week. I've been keeping my "ears" open in the matrix for any suspicious Agrigen activities, but it has been rather quiet. Unless one of you have some ideas, I'm going to try and discover why Miranda Lee and her husband left Seattle.]<<<<< -- Bonejacker(16:20:22/01-25-55) >>>>>[How dare you talk about me like I've lost my mind! You're all mumbling... whispering about how that spell was more than just a simple Mana Bolt... how it was much more sinister... the rumors flying that I'm being mind controlled to split up the group... well they ain't true. I'm tellin you THEY AREN'T TRUE. Everything was just fine until SHE came in. Lauri, I don't care what your past was like. As far as I'm concerned, you are an interloper who muscled in on me and Chance as soon as you had the opportunity... when I was taken out after that run, you moved in. You little backstabbing tramp! Maybe I wasn't moving fast enough, or maybe I didn't make myself clear, but Chance and I had an understanding! And then YOU come in with your 'oh, I've been left by everybody I know... please pity me' routine, and you get Chance (and the rest of the guys, I bet) wrapped around your little finger. Chance, you want to know what I'm so fragged off about? I'll tell you after you put me to bed the other night after the run, I dozed off for a bit. I woke up later, feeling much better, and heard the trid in the other room... I figured I'd go and see what was on... then I come in, and see YOU, Chance McRae, on the couch, with Kelp asleep in your arms. Then it all made sense! The two of you have been going behind my back, and I just hadn't realized it, because I was as taken in by Kelp's act as anyone. I thought 'oh no... she couldn't possibly be interested in Chance. I have nothing to worry about.' Well boy was I wrong. As soon as I'm out of the way, BOOM. She's in his arms like she's been there for years. You may not have seen me, but I saw you. That's when I threw my stuff together and left. I might be back, but at least now I'm really out of the way. So enjoy yourselves.]<<<<< -- Widow (18:07:12/01-25-55) >>>>>[WHAT? Widow... Tanya... that was totally innocent! How could you think that I'd be interested in Lauri? She's only 18, for cryin' out loud! She's still a kid! Why would I do something like that? And another thing, what do you mean we had an 'understanding'? Huh? I never knew anything at all about this... I mean, its not like WE were sleeping together or anything! Come on! You're overreacting! I can't believe you're being so fraggin' immature about this whole thing! We've known each other for three years! Would I do something like that? Seriously now...]<<<<< -- Chance (18:10:19/01-25-55) >>>>>[Innocent my foot! I can see how anybody would be interested in Kelp, because she's young, she's pretty, and she's willing to do ANYTHING to be accepted. I would think that a cheap street-runner like you would go for someone like that! AND YOU'RE A BASTARD! Bringing up something like that so crassly! You overbearing, obnoxious, pig-headed scum-sucker! What do you mean you didn't know we had an 'understanding'... I thought you knew how I felt... you are such an insensitive bastard. I may have worked with you for three years, but I didn't know you then... I know you now... and I'm glad I found out what you're really like before I made a really big mistake... Good-bye, Chance McRae. I'm off now. I'm sure you can guess where I'm going, but don't bother coming after me. I may be in touch, but then again, I might not. So just stop worrying about me! You've got a world to save after all. What's one heartbroken ex-corp girl against the lives of millions?]<<<<< -- Widow (18:16:22/01-25-55) >>>>>[What? Oh lord... she isn't... why now? Why now when I need her most? Blaze: She's going after her old boyfriend... I don't know how she tracked him down, but she's going after him... I gotta help... take over this for me.... I gotta get a trace on her last position... I gotta...]<<<<< -- Chance (18:18:42/01-25-55) >>>>>[Chance, you can't. We need to take care of this other thing first... please... Widow's a grown woman.... she can take care of herself... she'll be fine.]<<<<< -- Blaze (18:19:45/01-25-55) >>>>>[You're right... you're right... but with Boris out there and still at large, she's in more danger than she realizes... oh god... this is so hard... WIDOW!!!!!!!!!!]<<<<< -- Chance (18:20:56/01-25-55) >>>>>[What the hell is wrong with the world these days? First this psychopathic toaster takes over the grid, and now we have a <> big purple singing dinosaur threatening the sanity of the civilized world? I guess they were right... the end is near... Anyhow, dealing with this toaster... I had a breakthrough... I've cracked enough of the code that we can try and shut it off... the thing is, I'm too busy hunting down Dante to make the run myself... so I'm including my work to date, and whoever wants to clean it up is welcome to. Yes, even you Ramirez. At this point, its just important that we clean this puppy out. I'm willing to bury the hatchet for now. *****File Transfer : 100 Mp***** All my notes are in there as well. Good luck guys! Now to the chase!]<<<<< -- Coyote (Let loose the pack!) >>>>>[ I've seen better, Sledge. I've even built better. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-25-55/15:56:54> >>>>>[Here, I thought this might be interesting. *****insert video footage***** ...and fishermen today claimed a large catch of toasters. Yes, toasters. It seems that someone dumped a couple thousand toasters into the Puget Sound and they washed out to sea, only to be snared in fishermens nets. EPA officals are currently looking into it, as it is a violation to dump garbage into bodies of water within UCAS territory, and neighboring territories. The toasters seem to be in good condition and are being cleaned up, and shipped to second-hand stores in order to disburse them to the public. This is Ned Newsworthy *****End feed***** Heh heh heh.]<<<<< -Cyberpunk <19:23:52/01-25-55> ***** Encrypt Enigma v.6.78 Bonejacker ***** <<<<< Uhhhh, Bone.......What ?!#?!? Youse guys don't talk to me and next thing I know I'm being told to think (that was bad enough) about why some guy and his skank left town. Yeah. >>>>> --Sledge <19:05:32/1-25-55> *****Encrypt Teams & Cyberpunk***** >>>>>[You IDIOT! Do you take everything I say literally? I meant get rid of them. Hell, you could have made a fortune on the black market. But no, you dump them into the SOUND! *grumble mumble complain* You do understand the implications. Why today?]<<<<< -Harlequin ***** Encrypt Widow ***** >>>>>[Widow, I'm sorry. It's not what you are thinking. We happened to be watching TV and I fell asleep. HE happened to be there and let me stay asleep on the couch. NOTHING happened between us. I don't know, you might find it hard to believe, but I look at him as more of a father figure than anything else. He's tryign to keep the family together.... I respect him for it, but I'm not romantically inclined with Chance. Come back, sis.]<<<<< -- Laurissa <19:15:25, 01-25-55> ***** Encrypt MilSpec FV301.gr3 Chance and Co Rox Laurissa ***** >>>>>[Evidence shows that Boris has our messages and is within two hours of an attempt on Widow. As soon as I check out of here [Doc Wagon], I'm going over to see what I can do. Rox, stand by for a tactical extraction. Laurissa and / or Chance. Meet me at >[Encrypt]< at 17:30. Hopefully we can get to Widow or Boris in time.]<<<<< -- Semetex <19:17:01, 01-25-55> *****Encrypt Semetex ***** >>>>>[Help Widow? I'll be there.]<<<<< -- Laurissa <19:19:20, 01-25-55> >>>>>[Hey, Laurissa - You know how you said if I ever needed someone to talk to to come to you? Well, I don'y know how much it will help, but you can come on over to my apartment and talk to me if you want. I could use the company, especially nowadays.]<<<<< - Necromancer <07:14:16/01-25-55> >>>>>[Fragging A....I can't say I've had the same experience....but I think I understand what you feel, Laurissa. When She-Devil died and I had to stand there and watch....and I was too late jacking out....it ripped my mind to shreds....frag, I need a drink.]<<<<< - Necromancer <07:38:41/01-25-55> >>>>>[ Powerhouse: I talk to Jaez several times a week. I could pass the information on for you or I could try to arrange a meet if you like. However I must warn you that Jaez is very busy with her career. ]<<<<<\ -- Raven the Mage <18:13:46/01-25-55> >>>>>[ Well, well, well, Cyberbrains. I guess I'll have to take you up on your offer. Heather seems very interesting. ]<<<<< -- Cerise <18:19:19/01-25-55> >>>>>[ Actually she reminds me of you, Cerise. Kinda nice, kinda sexy, kinda obnoxious. ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <18:21:06/01-25-55> >>>>>[ Kinda sexy? ]<<<<< -- Raven the Mage <18:21:43/01-25-55> >>>>>[ Claw, stop by the house. We need to work together to find Lister and Kichanski has some ideas.]<<<<< -- Spirit >>>>>[ Hi ya folks, well it seems like tha old Yoshida GNU programs (yes Joseph I sent you the .01 Y use charge - from an account in MCT no less) work pretty good, that was until Dante corrupted Talky with a GNU virus or something, watch out folks, the flying Toasters seem ta be able ta react ta changes better now, though they still lack active control making them really just smart frames. Don't underestimate them, they can pull a few surprises, and watch out for the four bread toasters - they seem ta be the most advanced. The best bet is just not ta get their attention, and possibly freeze a frame and reprogram it ta follow you as if you like toast. What we need ta do is ta find some weakness that we can use against him and we also need ta find out where the actual Talky matrix icon is. If we do that we can find Lister who is undoubtably starving from lack of food, and dying from lack of beer.]<<<<< -- Circuit Breaker >>>>>[ Watch out there with what you say around women, Nightstalker; especially your girlfriend - it can get you in lots of trouble :) Either that or raise a high tab the next time you take Raven out.]<<<<< -- Spirit >>>>>[I'm sorry, Laurissa. Reach me private if you ever need someone to talk to, any time of day or night. I can be reached at ***ENCRYPT***. Peace be with you, Laurissa --]<<<<< -- Durandal (21:06:08/01-25-55) >>>>>[I hate to say this but.... "The Illuminati don't exist. They told me so." *snicker* How do you like them apples?]<<<<< - Necromancer <21:34:52/01-25-55> >>>>>[Can anyone get a couple hundred kilos of C13 for me? I wanna toast...I mean, uh....uh, oh....I gotta run - >>>>>EAT TOAST OR DIE<<<<< >>>>>EAT TOAST OR DIE<<<<< ****Link from Necromancer terminated, <21:47:13/01-25-55> >>>>>[You ok there, Ded-boy?]<<<<< - Icepick <22:13:47/01-25-55> >>>>>[Crush, we're tryin' to make Talky himself again... annoying as he is... but it isn't very easy... Wait a minute... you said you didn't know where Talky was? This is a little more serious than I thought... all right... I'm not sure this'll work, but I'm gonna redirect my hounds from tracing Dante to tracing down this toaster... it might be a little bit easier (assuming Talky is in Seattle). *****Tracer7 Enacted***** *****Select Target : Talky the Toaster***** *****Target set... trace commencing***** And the chase begins anew...]<<<<< -- Coyote (00:15:25/01-26-55) >>>>>[Necromancer, you mind if I came over and talked for a little while? It might help both of us? I'll be over around 0100 or so. Thanks. Do you like Southern Comfort or Absolute?]<<<<< -- Laurissa <00:20:17, 01-26-55> >>>>>[Boris last seen boarding corporate vectored thrust vehicle, possible Renraku, no definate ID. Boris's attempted Widow hit aborted due to high velocity copper jacket lead intake.]<<<<< -- Semetex <00:22:00, 01-26-55> >>>>>[Damn S*B got away.]<<<<< -- Semetex <00:23:48, 01-26-55> >>>>>[ That would be quite comforting, Necromancer, had I not seen them myself. But for all I know, the others involved with this thing vanished off the face of the earth. I was busy running far, far away from Xinthian at the time... On to current business: I'd like to volunteer my rather impressive services for resolving the current Toasty Dinosaur Crisis. Drop me a line if you need my aid, and we can work something out. ]<<<<< --...shadowfire... (BL:AZ:IN/GA-WA-Y!) >>>>>[Well, before I crash for the night, I thought I would catch you guys up on the most recent findings... We've been scanning the files that Coyote pulled from the computers on the night of the run... they're mostly personnel files, but they are lovely to scan... they read more like dossiers on military personnel instead of rabid, moronic meta haters. Something tells me that we aren't dealing with run-of-the-mill humanis here. Call it a hunch, but that's my gut reaction. Anyhow, the leader of this group is identified in the files as "John Smith." Isn't that gonna be an easy name to track down. There is no file on him... just mentions of him being the one in charge at meetings and so forth... his second is a Jane Bell, apparently... also a bitch to track down... again, there are no files on either of these people... just hints to their position and name in record logs of meetings. We are working on getting pictures of these people... the files that contained video transcripts were corrupted, and since Coyote is busy hunting down Dante and Talky, I've been working on reconstructing them... it's not an easy job... this is more Widow's department anyhow... I wish she'd come to her senses and come back. Anyhow, I'm bushed. I'm gonna head off to bed and get back to work in the morning... if anybody comes up with anything, please let me know. We don't have a whole lot of time, from what I've seen.]<<<<< -- Chance (00:33:35/01-26-55) >>>>>[ Okay, me confuzed. Barney eat the toaster ? ]<<<<< --Sledge <00:05:15/1-26-55> >>>>>[ Now THERE'S an idea... ]<<<<< -- ...shadowfire... (BL:AZ:IN/G :AW:AY) >>>>>[Yo Annhilator, I was there man, and she may have been found but this thin g ain't over yet...not by a long shot]>>>>> -- Vertical >>>>>[Actually, talking of which, if you still want in get in touch with me,or witha guy called Chance, and we'll take care of meets and stuff..like I said, there's still stuff goin' down]>>>>> -- Vertical *****[encrypt Borislist only]***** >>>>>[Semetex, Do you have a location on Boris at the mo', myself and Red are sitting combat ready as we speak...I want that SOAB bad..I know you've a prior call on his blood, but I think you'll appreciate the subtlety of my preferred method..tell me where he is or when the meets on . I'll be there]>>>>> -- Vertical >>>>>[Necro, there'll be more than just Raven watching you if you mess with Laurissa...]>>>>> -- Vertical >>>>>[ Okay, I think I finally recovered enough to run again. Question posed to all riggers: What do you feel is the number-1 rigger's song of ALL TIME? Be sure to tell me the performer's name... My pick is "East Bound and Down" by Jerry Reed (the theme song from an old flat called "Smokey and the Bandit"). If you've never heard it, I donated a copy to the jukebox at Beth's Cafe. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-26-55/03:43:25> >>>>>[Fav rigger song of all time, eh? Well I'd have ta go with One Vision by Queen, from an old flat by the name of Iron Eagle.]<<<<< -- Drubar Cujasa <06:23:33/1-26-1888> >>>>>[GD piece of radio shack junk - wish i could afford a decent deck, sheesh at least one that can tell time! *thwak* *thwak* *thwak* (sounds of flesh hitting plastic) That should fix it...]<<<<< -- Drubar Cujasa <55-26-1\75:72:60> >>>>>[Raven, don't even go remotely close to that house. Dante doesn't have a house in New Orleans, and if it's in the bious, then it's mine. It has enough security to stop a small army, so wait till I get there. But hey, if you really want to damage my house, and deal with land mines, monowire, modern pungi traps, boehemoth's, plus other goodies, go ahead. I wouldn't recommend it though. Just meet me at the airport.]<<<<< -- Solitaire(07:54:34/01-26-55) >>>>>[Thanks for the warning Solitaire. But I can't meet you at the Airport-they have this stupid prejudice against VTOL gunships. Is there anyplace to land near your place? BTW, you misspelled "behemoth".]<<<<< -- Raven >>>>>[Vertical, last night, not far from Widow's current place of occupancy, I waited for Boris. Boris walked over, I aligned the thermoptic sights on the Barrett M92 and braced the gun. I fired, hitting in the upper chest. He appeared to go down. Before I could reload (the Barrett jammed, meaning I had to remove the bolt carrier assembly), a corporate aerodyne shows up. The aerodyne lands between my then current location and Boris's prone body. Doorgunner on the aerodyne begins to shoot at the buildings near where I was, unfortunately killing innocents. The aerodyne lifts off, Boris's body gone. I fire the Barrett again, hit near the rear stabalizer. Next shot missed, high and to the right. Next shot hit, main compartment, low. Next shot missed, low and to the left. Next shot hit near the cockpit. At this point the aerodyne turned behind a building and out of line of sight. Aerodyne believed to be Renraku, no definate details. Side guess is that the corporation wants Boris to return to his paid assignment (unfortunately, not known) instead of waltzing across Seattle. Known: In the past three days, Boris has been shot about 5 times, with weapons ranging from a 15 mm SLAP-I (Saboted Light Armor Piercing - Incindeary ) round to a pair of 10 mm heavy pistol shots. In all cases, he has managed to bounce back quickly. Believed to have magical support somewhere. Observations: Something major got hit this time. 15 mm has some punch to it. Possible damage to the Aerodyne. Vertical, good luck. He seems to have stepped out of our rink for the moment. But he will be back.]<<<<< -- Semetex <08:50:42, 01-26-55> >>>>>[ Raven I'd rather give this info to Jaez in person and you don't have to worry Ganz isn't breathing down my back this time, but I have my reasons. I`d also rather not meet in the arcology itself, if the person who this information affects knew I was there with the information it would be all too easy for him to intervene. Anywhere else is cool, tell Jaez that I'm sure she'll find the info to her advantage One last thing, tell that boyfriend of yours to keep his eyes off Cerise.]<<<<< -The Powerhouse (14:09:15/26.1.55) >>>>>[You are such a money-grubbing loser, Durandal. Get a fragging life and do the fragging club scene. And lose the touchy-feely sign-off. Sound like a fragging bug.]<<<<< - Necromancer <07:35:23/01-26-55> >>>>>[No problem. My address is ***ENCRYPTED***, near the Boeing Everett site. Leave that crap at home....for now.]<<<<< - Necromancer <07:36:25/01-26-55> >>>>>[Uh, that won't be a problem, Vertical. I am well aware of the dangers of fragging others without provocation .]<<<<< - Necromancer <07:40:23/01-26-55> >>>>>[Yeah, go right ahead Necromancer... you invite her over to your place... she'll steal her way into your heart, and then stick a dagger in it. What do you intend to do, Laurissa Kelp? Seduce the entire shadow community?]<<<<< -- (09:03:49/01-26-55) >>>>>[Ohh, Raven. Did my apartment make life a little more interesting for you? I hope so. Maybe it'll be real cyanide next time, or something worse. After you get done in New Orleans, come on over here. It'll start getting a little hotter. Hope you like what I did to your place, Solitaire.]<<<<< -- Dante(11:07:13/01-26-55) >>>>>[ Queen's "One Vision" was originally from a flat of songs for the old, classic movie Highlander. My Grandfather was a real Queen fanatic and taught me from a young age to appreciate good music. Never heard of "One Vision" being on any Iron Eagle flat. ]<<<<< -- Jasmine >>>>>[ CoHort, Jake, Beowulf, etc. I'm feeling worlds better and feel like taken on another job. You made the offer to join your crew. I graciously accept. What's our current plan? ]<<<<< -- Jasmine >>>>>[All right chummers, I've done quite a bit more hacking on this stuff, and I've reached the extent of my abilities. I don't have the software to track down the people in this, so if somebody could run a check against the public database (I realize that this will take time, but please work on it somebody...), and find matches for the two leaders of this group, it will get us a step or two closer to finding out who's behind this whole thing. Here comes what I've got so far... my notes are contained within... *****File Transfer 128 Mp***** Just a few bits, the group is a more militant faction of the Humanis, calling itself the "Hand of Nature." They have the (mistaken) idea that the Metahumans are magical errors brought about by the corruption of the natural order, through pollution and the twisting of the magic. Their solution: wipe he planet clean of them, so that 'pure humanity' can once again take its rightful place as ruler of the planet. It sounds like drek, but these people really believe this stuff... if you don't think so, check out the footage I've pieced together from the stuff Coyote sent me... it is frightening. On a slanted topic, Widow, how the hell can you be so fraggin' mean? Accusing Lauri of seducing me and trying to seduce everyone else? Come on! What's wrong with you?]<<<<< -- Chance (11:16:43/01-26-55) >>>>>[Guys, I need sleep badly... I was up most of the night hacking my way through Talky/HALs new code... here comes my work so far... I'd love to go after him myself, but I'm just too fraggin' tired... if I tried to take him on now, improved shield or no, I'd be swallowing grain products in no time. *****File Transfer: 150Mp***** Once again, you'll find my notes in there... so you'll need to do some hacking of your own in order to use this against that Toaster from hell... BTW, something about that toaster is bugging me... I know it contains remnants of the MONICA/RUFUS code, but it was my understanding that there wasn't enough to pose a problem... I've noticed a distinct change in it since Dante made it independant... he's no longer just a smart frame... he's learning... in a skewed, twisted fashion, and not very quickly, but he IS learning and adapting. If we don't strike fast, he's gonna become a REAL problem, rather than an annoyance. Since he hasn't said anything recently, my hounds haven't been able to find anything to trace... but they're working... I'll hopefully have some results soon... Oh well... have a nice day chummers... I'm gonna crash.]<<<<< -- Coyote (YAWN!) >>>>>[ Well, yeah, but, realise just how long ago that was... ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-26-55/08:34:25> >>>>>[ Well, Jasmine, I am not sure just what we will be doing now. Give me a bit, I'll se what I can come up with. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-26-55/08:36:53> >>>>>[Unfortunately, only on the property itself, and it's got guns on it. If Dante has compromised them, that wouldn't be safe(miniguns slaved to a rather nasty military grade sensor/ECM/ECCM system). I suggest at the following coords****Encyrpt Coordinates****. I can easily lead you in from there, either via ground/boat or by air.]<<<<< -- Solitaire(11:04:50/01-26-55) >>>>>[Frag, just lose the chip on your shoulder, okay? I am a grown man, you fragger, and I don't need you telling me what and what not to do.]<<<<< - Necromancer <10:34:34/01-26-55> >>>>>[Anyone want a hand with this?]<<<<< -- Durandal (11:29:34/01-26-55) *****System Notice: this was a delay broadcast from New Orleans, via relay *****Sat, to this Node. Broadcast node has ceased transmitting and***** *****Access to that Node has been destroyed. Reason unknown.***** >>>>>[If you are recieving this, Raven, then you are rather lucky to be alive. It meant that the toasters didn't kill you, nor did the mines and traps I added to Solitaire's rather extreme security. And if you are still alive Solitaire, then you are short a house. I hope you are. I would be disappointedto hear that you were killed so easily. But just in case... To all who would be thier next-of-kin, the next clue to my whereabouts is in Dallas, Max Smart's Coffins, Human slot #23. The key code is 23FRAG23. Enjoy the coffin.]<<<<< -- Dante[recorded: (17:00:36/01-26-55) *****Encrypt PRISON v3.6, Harlequin MPCP***** >>>>>[Meeting Pheonix just might be a good idea, Harlequin. If you can handle the security, then please do so. Collussus is having one of those feelings that you seem to get once in a while(like when you first saw this stuff, remember?), so he's really reluctant to leave the place he works at. I guess some people have been hacking around thier system and trying to get a real- world location for them. Hopefully, they didn't succeed. That would make life for many of my friends, and my brother, very difficult. What do you think?]<<<< -- Wizard(16:53:16/01-26-55) >>>>>[An update on my work on Talky's code... I haven't had any MAJOR breakthroughs recently, probably because I've dealt with this damned thing so much that I no longer have a new perspective on it... so I'm gonna take a break from this whole mess... don't worry, I'll be keeping an eye on it, and if you need help I'll be there. The thing is, Chance is going crazy without Widow there to do most of the computer related legwork, so he really wants me to come back and help him... and I guess I should... I've got so many projects going on now that I'm starting to lose track of things... and that doesn't happen to me too often... so I'm gonna focus on this "Purge" mess, but not until I take a night off... if anybody wants to meet me, I'll be down at the Blue Flame tonight... you'll be able to pick me out... I'm the guy in the red leather jacket, black jeans, and spiked brown hair. Come on down and maybe I'll buy you a drink... Don't worry Chance, I'll get on your project tomorrow. Right now, I need a coupla hours more sleep... until later everyone! Oh, if you are gonna meet me, let me know so that I can look for you.]<<<<< -- Coyote (I'll use a T/D if I want to...) *****ENCRYPT : TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ***** >>>>>[ If anyone thinks that they are going to need an armed Medico on their runs, drop a line.]<<<<< -- Doc Falcon < 11:55:37 PST/ 1-26-55 > >>>>> That's funny, Semetex, my Barret never jams. <<<<< --Sledge <14:35:35/1-26-55> >>>>>[Hello once again, fellow shadow folk. I am rebroadcasting this request because there were no responses to my initial request. Once again, I am searching for a young girl who has run away from her corporate home in Seattle. I have reason to believe that she may be trying to escape to California, and I have been hired by the girl's mother to find her and get her to safety. She is being hunted by operatives from her father's corporation, and could be in danger if found by them. The girl is about fourteen, and matches the description found in this enclosed picture of her. *****Photo Enclosure : 15 Mp***** Her parents are divorced, and the girl's mother wants to get her away from her ex-husband, the girl's father. If anyone out there finds this girl, please try and hold onto her until I can arrive to fufill my contract. Chances are she will be using another name, so I won't bother giving out her real one, both to protect her and my employer. Contact me privately or through this BBS. My number is <>. Thank you for your time.]<<<<< -- Panthra (14:31:15/01-26-55) >>>>>[A grown man? Then please act like one.]<<<<< -- Durandal (13:19:00/01-26-55) >>>>>[Necromancer, thanks. I'll be there in a little while...]<<<<< -- Laurissa <14:08:31, 01-26-55> ***** Encrypt Widow ***** >>>>>[Widow, I can take some things, but it's going just too far. I fell asleep on Chance's shoulder. Suddenly, I'm his lover. The fact that I was tired and had been fighting a drug reaction all weekend doesn't count. Doesn't matter waht I say, I'm having an affair with "your" man. I don;t want him as a lover. I want him as a friend. Like I want you as a friend. I go to see another friend, Necromancer, and suddenly I'm a slut. In your eyes, the only thing I would do with a male friend is screw him. News for ya - I'm still a virgin. Believe that one? After my father attempted to rape me, I swore I wouldn't let anyone get close... it was just too personal for me. I don't sleep around. It's just that right now, between the runs and the accusations, I need to talk to someone. If you were here, I would want to talk to you. But you aren't. Necromancer has been through some of the same damn issues and I think it might help both of us resolve some issues... Please come back. If I did anything, I'm sorry. ]<<<<< -- Laurissa <14:16:22, 01-26-55> >>>>>[With what, Durandal?]<<<<< - Necromancer <13:02:56/01-26-55> ***Black Phoenix Extreme Security Encryption {User: Widow}*** >>>>>[Widow, you're invited. >[ENCRYPT]<. 20:00 hrs. Cya then.]<<<<< -- Durandal (11:40:43/01-26-55) >>>>>[I know more about you than you will ever know about YOURSELF, Necromancer, so let's lay off it, huh? I'm just trying to help out some people. Unlike you, who obviously doesn't give a drek.]<<<<< -- Durandal (11:38:46/01-26-55) >>>>>[I like your encryption pattern. I am on low-altitude standby for suppression and extraction.]<<<<< -- Durandal (11:32:41/01-26-55) ***** Encrypt Enigma v.5.78 Bonejacker, Reaper, et al. ***** >>>>>[ Yeah, okay. Team worked for Red Cell Omega for a while then got screwed. Want to settle stuff up. Any other Red Cells, like Alpha or Beta ? What is an "intrusion specialist"? Lemme at the storage place, I like to break stuff. Can I just call Zzzyzzx Snore ? Its' easier to say, and doesn't sound like I have a jaw full of bees. Oh yeah, what do mean we know too much. ]<<<<< --Sledge <17:15:50/1-25-55> >>>>>[Sledge - Damn Chile ammo. Unreliable. Headstamp is FAMAE CHILE, 2032. Had some problems with it before, but 15 mm SLAP-I isn't a Kmart item. Anyone need 231 rounds of 15 mm SLAP-I?]<<<<< -- Semetex <18:20:20, 01-26-55> >>>>>[Chance, a business engagement will take me out of town for a short time. If you need to reach me, I will be at >>>>Encrypt<<<<. I intend to see out the current plague problems when I return.]<<<<< -- Semetex <18:22:11, 01-26-55> ***** Encrypt: Flare v.1.2: Prince Solarial mpcp only >>>>>[ Well if you are reading this, then I guess it worked. The encryption that is. If anybody else breaks it, well then I hope you got what your asking for. Prince Solarial, I didn't want to put Phoenix in the hospital or kill another one of your employees. To avoid more deaths, I'll say this now. Tiana is not dead. I only vaguely know who she is with, but she is alive. I claimed she is dead to try and prevent NodeFaire or Bonejacker from trying to once again dig out where she is. I know for a fact that she will never speak out against you. She doesn't want to live like a hunted animal for that. So you will never have to fear that. She told me that her only wish was to not have people watching over her, and to live as free as she could. If she can only buy that freedom by swearing the most powerful oath she knows of, that she will not talk of her past, she at least told me, that she would do that now. Once again, I do not know where she is. Oh, the doctors were informed that Phoenix had amensia. I don't know what they'll do with that information though. May peace favor you. ]<<<<< -- Firewraith <18:51:20/1-26-55> >>>>>[ Hmmmm... How could I do that... I suppose very easily Prince Solarial. Unfortunately, Phoenix and the people he's with got to close. I'm sorry about the mage... It is always saddening to have to kill people. I also regret putting Phoenix in the hospital, but he just doesn't remember me, and as such was trying to kill me. Oh well, he'll heal fine from the burns. Ice Warrior, you should be receiving some keys soon. Make sure Prince Solarial gets them. He would consider them useful, and no they aren't a bribe to protect me from my sins. ]<<<<< -- Firewraith <18:22:08/1-26-55> >>>>>[ So now you are attacking your old teammates. Somehow I am not surprised. An ork named Rebar, just delivered your keys. Don't worry slitch. I'll make sure he gets them. ]<<<<< -- Ice Warrior <15:24:37/1-26-55> >>>>>[ I am surprised that Blitzkrieg didn't respond to you. Does that mean he is willing to let you attack his friends now? And are you angry enough to attack him yourself, Firewraith? if so.. ... ;> ]<<<<< -- HAMMER <15:26:14/1-26-55> >>>>>[ Hammer, the only thing I would do with you is scatter your ashes around after I kill you. And you are one of the few people I wouldn't be sad to see die either. ]<<<<< -- Firewraith <18:28:06/1-26-55> >>>>>[ I bet you weren't sad at all at wraithing Tiana. In matter of fact, I bet you were quite happy to do it. You are as dishonorable as Blitzkrieg]<<<<< -- HAMMER <15:29:43/1-26-55> >>>>>[ Frag off!]<<<<< -- Firewraith <18:30|:04/1-26-55> >>>>>[ Hey, Jasmine, Beowulf, Jackson, I'm having a party at my place later this week. Interested? ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-26-55/16:36:43> >>>>>[ Well I got some bloody time to ma'self, so me and Highlander got down to working out how to deal with all the bloody toast frames that are still drekkin up the matrix. So after a' run a few test progs on the frames or as Highlander said "A wee knoch ta niddle the cood oota this wee beastie" we discovered what had made this thing go so fraggin wierd. Turned out that at the base of each drekkin frame sat a small piece of self altering code just like the ones found in the old frames of MONICA but no where near as complicated. Coupled with that was some code to make these things grow, or replicate at certain random time intervals, on top of all that was the major piss-off code together with the subliminal messages. So we noticed how succesful the modded GNU shield code was against the frames so it seemed tha the best way to do the same fraggin thing again. Which we did. We now have two constructs, the pint pot and the bottle of beer, the pint pot is based off the toaster frames and the original self altering code with a few major fraggin differences. First off this code ignores any icon that isn't a toaster and second they have a self destruct mechanism built in of 24 hours which is the time we reckon it will take to fully clear up the Seattle LTG. Oh why did we make a pint pot and beer, well that was Highlander's idea, he noticed the toasters seemed bleedin afraid of the beer, maybe it's some fraggin wierd thing like the toaster wants all grain to be made into bread and hence toast and nothin else. Anyway it seems to work aright, the bottle which is resuable and doesn't replicate is for use by indvidual deckers should they come across one of the little bleeders. Just empty the bottle of beer over the toaster, you may have to chase after them, the little fraggers seems to know what the beer is. Once you have the thing cornered you have to steel yourself against the barrage of drek it produces about beer being a perverted use of grain and that the only natural thing is to make it into bread. Then just pour the beer onto the toaster, it can't fight back but it will whine alot until all it's circuits short out :) he he you know have 1 dead toaster frame. Do that to every toaster frame you find, the ramapaging pint pot frames should take care of the rest. Oh, as to Talky itself, well someone needs to find his matrix connection so that we can pull the plug and get this overwith at last. We've a special beer pump frame just waiting to be put into position hovering over it's matrix outlet in case he should reconnect, that'll destroy anymore frames the little bleeder makes. Right that about covers it. Oh Yoshida if you even fraggin think about suing me I'll change the code on the pint pots so that instead of destroying the toasters it sends them all to your system where they can multiply quite happily. Then ya can charge yourself for using your oh-so-special code that casused us more problems than it was worth. ]<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) >>>>>[ I.B.A., Kichanski and I saw your post and where happy to see that we were thinking along somewhat the same lines. Thanks to Claw, who gave us some special help in retreiving a certain item, we should be able to take care of the physical end of things. PS. Kichanski, Circuit Breaker and myself send you and Highlander a nice virtual smooch. :) ]<<<<<< -- Spirit >>>>>[Shut the frag up and get a fragging life, Durandal.]<<<<< - Necromancer <21:48:19/01-26-55> >>>>>[Uh, say what? You don't even know who I am, Durandal....]<<<<< - Necromancer <21:50:09/01-26-55> >>>>>[Mr. Harlequin and Mr. Wizard. I have a certain interest in your current problems from a corporate standpoint. And I can easily offer you more than Pheonix Star can. Easily.]<<<<< -- Marlin(23:14:43/01-26-55) >>>>>Firewraith, Pheonix, et al: You helped a "friend" of mine not too long ago, and I have him here with me now. We would like to offer our services, as you saved him from himself last year, and we both owe you for that. And I can assure you that he's fine.]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(23:17:02/01-26-55) >>>>>[Yep(spit). I owe ya'll my life, and I don't(spit) ferget the favers I owe and the debts(spit) I plan on payin off. If'n yer needin help, I'm available(spit). Against Hammer EEEspecially(spit)]<<<<< -- Josie Wails(23:20:14/01-26-55) >>>>>[ Necromancer you're fraggin fool posting your address encrypted or other- wise, it took me maybe 1/2 hr of processing time as a background task on ma' deck to crack that. ]<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) >>>>>[ Well thanks Coyote for the code you confirmed an idea that me and Highlander had been working on. We've nearly finsihed the coding that should rid the matrix for good of those frames. Ah the reason you've not heard much from Talky is that someone found his matrix plug at last and pulled it. ]<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) >>>>>[Mr. Hammer, I remember an old movie, with honest-ta(spit)-goodness actors AND animation(spit-hand drawn too). Now, what was it again... Hmmmm.. Oh, Pink Floyd's The Wall(spit). Now, the Wyrms a that flic loved sledge- hammers...sending kids back ta mother in a cardboard box an' all(spit). That where you got yer name? From an old flic? Or was it(spit) more cause you're stupid as a hammer... Or is it cause you got them(spit) hammer's on the ole revolver's tied back like I do(spit). Or from them books "Hammer's somethin-or -other". Well, Mr(spit) Hammer? Oh, an I don't like the attitude yer takin with my friend, Firewraith. I'm(spit) sure ya remember Chicago, don'tcha? Or do ya need yer memory(spit) refreshed? I can surly(spit) arrange another demonstration if ya'd like.]<<<<< -- Josie Wails(23:49:38/01-26-55) >>>>>[ And who would you claim to represent, Ambrosius? ]<<<<< -- Stormflame <00:00:00/10-10-10> >>>>>[What a bastard... he's leading us one step at a time... trying to kill all of his pursuers off one by one... what a sadistic SOB. Obviously, we need to have somebody check that place out... but his trap is so fraggin' obvious... does he really expect us to fall for it? Is Dante REALLY that stupid? I would have to guess by this message that he is... Oh well... back to work... at least I have something resembling a lead to work with...]<<<<< -- Coyote (It's a grind) >>>>>[HOORAY! At last! One problem is out of the way! Only 999,999 left to go (or so it seems). With Talky now easily put out of the way, I can focus on the other major projects in my datebook... tracking down Dante, tracking down Talky's physical location, and trying to track down information on this 'purge' deal... oh yeah, and wiping any Barney references I find off the face of the earth... I'm not crazy about that touchy-feely dino... I think a little-known songwriter put it best, when, in 1993, he wrote the following little piece... (Chorus) Let's drop-kick Barney into outer space... I'd give anything to see that little purple face (go flyin!) Out past Jupiter and out past Mars... Let's drop kick Barney, out into the stars. It ain't his purple color or his dinosaur background that makes me resent his being around... There's just one thing that we all want to know... Why weren't Barney's Parents using birth control? (chorus) I don't care what Michael Jackson does with little boys... I don't care what Madonna does with all her toys... There's just one nagging question and it will not stop... Just what does Barney do with Baby Bop? (chorus and close) Well, what do you think? It took some searching, but I found it...]<<<<< -- Coyote (Bash bash bash Barney in a blender) >>>>>[Great... now only if you had devoted more time to the problems at hand...]<<<<< -- Chance (01:56:14/01-27-55) >>>>>[And since I live in a fragging fortress of an apartment complex, I don't think you are going to come calling. If you do, well, can't say I didn't warn yyou.]<<<<< - Necromancer <05:57:55/01-27-55> >>>>>[THANK THE SPIRITS!]<<<<< - Necromancer <05:58:57/01-27-55> >>>>>[Urrg, I shouldn't of had those last three pints, I totally forgot how weak the Sep stuff is in comparsion *groan*. Must get the snooker thing going thought and teach some of the locals how to play *grin*. AJ - I made some cash and looking for some upgrade. I heard your one of the best men for the job. I know of your rep. So give us a bell, if you can cope with it.]<<<<< -WHAT(13:11:40/1-26-55) >>>>>[ Oh, yeah, but wasn't it just worth it, a dammed fine pint is something you've gotta look real hard for in these parts. As to the snooker I don't think locals here know how to play anything except pool. Anyway what was the final score. Me 10 pints, you 10 but you're last one went more on the floor than in your mouth. Then the snooker, I think we stopped at 5 frames to 3, to you. Ahh but you were the first one to chunda in the bogs. Ack, oh well, when this head has cleared I'll give you a rematch, let's just say I'm outta practice with the 'ol cue and bridge. Espececially after 10 pints of OP. ]<<<<< -The Powerhouse (14:00:20/27.1.55) >>>>>[Hey I.B.A., no problem man, I was glad to be of help. I knew that the important code was not that easy to hack, and it was more than just a matter of shielding yourself (although I will admit that is useful, it doesn't solve the problem). Unlike SOME deckers out there (I won't mention names... you know who you are), I wanted to get Talky off the grid. Something like that just isn't right. It may have been easy to defend against, but it wasn't that easy to defeat. Oh, and since his Matrix icon was 'unplugged', can we assume that Talky has now been located physically? Or is that part still left to be wrapped up?]<<<<< -- Coyote (Had enough of toast) >>>>>[Sure. And please, call me AJ.]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(09:59:42/01-27-55) >>>>>[Well, it's a known fact that us Southern types can't compete with you true beer drinkers *grin*. I'll eat something first too next time. Oh yes, to the 'runner by the name of Panthra, a girl similar to the one you where scoping for has been spotted by a term of mine. If you want more info, shout.]<<<<< -WHAT(15:10:54/1-26-55) >>>>>[Doc Falcon? My name's Chance McRae, and I have a small team that may need your aid in a couple of days. Could you transmit any information (ie a resume) on your experience? We may be interested in working with you, but we need more information. Please contact me.]<<<<< -- Chance (10:13:52/01-27-55) >>>>>[If you can give me a week to finish setting up my shop, I can handle it. Do you have the implant you want, like a custom cyberdeck, so I only need to implant it, or do I need to get an order out(it should be in by the time the shop is done if so). I have certain legal items available immediately, but the more...interesting ones have to be aquired, if you know what I mean.]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(10:14:23/01-27-55) >>>>>[I represent a group of individuals who have the resources to properly exploit the technology that Wizard has developed and used to rebuild Masque. I do not, however, represent a corporation except in such a manner that all the afore mentioned individuals own various corporations. They are a rather priave excuse me, private consotorium, and I am thier...talent scout. Shall we begin a bidding war, or shall we take this more privately? Well?]<<<<< -- Marlin(10:18:01/01-27-55) >>>>>[WHAT.... I saw your message about the sighting of the girl I am looking for... where did you see her? Do you have her right now? How long ago was this sighting? Any information you can offer will be greatly appreciated.]<<<<< -- Panthra (10:53:39/01-27-55) >>>>>[ CoHort, I love parties. You name the place, I'll be there. Will there be food? ]<<<<< -- Jasmine >>>>>[ Erm, your n't not going to like this Panthra, but a nasty thriller gang are "looking after" her. They go by the name of Silver Slaves, and have got Mafia connections. Sorry term, but their into the joy bizz if you get my drift. If you want to find out more meet me at a place called Slow Mo's. It's a fast food place on the edge of Redmond Barrens, near Bellevue. I'm short-ish English Elf with short dark hair, complaining about the lack of real beer with the bloke on the bar. I'm hanging in between jobs at the mo so I got some time to jaw *grin*. I'll be there tonight from 7pm.]<<<<< -WHAT(16:55:33/1-27-55) >>>>>[Hello AJ, the Stuff I'd like, to be honest, is bits I've only heard of. Would it be possible to meet up and have a froff over what's on the Shadowmarket at the mo ? I realise that you could be a tad suspect about me so if you want to set up the meet etc, that'll be spamming.]<<<<< -WHAT(17:00:00/1-27-55) >>>>>[I was just wondering, when is the run against Barney going to take place? And who's in the group? I figured it might help to know, Nec.]<<<<< - Solonus <11:36:00/01-27-55> >>>>>[ Are you perhaps finished with your... research we had discussed? I thought perhaps I might be able to... use them, if they are good enough.]<<<<< -- Stormfalcon (00:00:00/10-10-10) >>>>>[ Where's Tiny ? ]<<<<< --Sledge <13:31:25/1-27-55> >>>>>[ Well, looks like you all are having quite a lot of fun. How did Talky ever get this out of hand? I seem to remember him being annoying, but amusing when I stepped in here last. It's been a while since I've payed much attention to the Matrix, not since the MONICA Wars in fact. But with all of the goings on, the increased runs and such have become quite noticeable. (Not to mention being run down in the market by a group of bread-crazy older women; not even _I_ was fast enough to get out of their way, and those walkers hurt.) Dante, you do seem to be fully intending on getting yourself taken far out of the picture, in a rather permanent manner. I don't think I'll take the task of finding you out; that's not really my best area, and there seem to be many others who have come before me. Of course, if anyone asks, Glitter and Sparkle could use the exercise. I'd ask for very little, I think--the most of my payment would be the return for being run down by those ladies, since it seems that you were (barely indirectly) responsible for their condition. As to other news, I am glad Danielle and her brother have been rescued, and I know they are in safe hands. It was unfortunate that I did not become aware of the rescue mission before it occured; I would have been glad to put my edges to the test, as much as it was reported to be. I'm sure the extra hands would have been useful, from the reports I've gotten. I've seen some names I remember. There are many who have become part of the activities that I do not know, though some I am sure I just do not recall. I hope to know many of you as well as you deserve. I suppose, Dante, that means I should hunt you down, but I do not see the need at this time. However, if someone pins your location down, and wishes aid in your 'departure', I will be available. Glitter and Sparkle haven't been in absolute top form lately, though I'm sure they'll remember their work easily enough. Till we speak again, may the Powers watch over you all.]<<<<< -- Scythe <14:14:56/1-27-55> >>>>>[I have better things to do now, Solonus. Maybe later.]<<<<< - Necromancer <13:18:56/01-27-55> >>>>>[Wizard and Co. You sem to be in a most enviable position. You have a technology and product that a large number of very powerful people desire, and these powerful people are willing to spend a great deal of thier considerable resources to aquire what they want. While we do not like to quote exact figures and offers on an unsecured transmission, I would like to bring to your attention some facts regarding Phoenix Star Inc. In terms of pure nuyen, we do not wish to compete with the truly large corporations, or with a consortium of corportations. However, Phoenix Star Inc. can offer you, Wizard, and you, Masque, several things that are more rewarding than simple cash. Such as funding and free license to do research and development for yourself Wizard. Anywhere in the world, with no direct supervsion from us. We would simply offer to buy any discoveries you made, leaving the choice of which discoveries to sell up to you. In addition, we could easily provide protection from any group of people who might bear ill will towards you regarding this or any other incident. Masque, for you we could offer a lifetime of employment. This wouldnt be as a guinee pig, or as some cold corprate wage slave. No you could do what you want, when you want. Run the shadows, play computer games, paint, it matters not. Most of the research that we desire has already been preformed, and thus we would only wish to see that you remain independent and free. In addition, we would be willing to guarantee that you would be supervised only by your friends Wizard, and Hareliquin, should he desire to accept our offer. Please consider our offer in the spirit it was given. While we do desire the technology, we prefer it to be a mutual exchange, in which each party goes away with more than he had before. If you have any questions, or find anything in our offer that is not to your liking, please feel free to contact myself or any of our subsideries.]<<<<< --Phoenix Star Rising (13:34:24/01-26-55) >>>>>[Right. Thank you for your help, WHAT. I will be at the 'mo as you call it, at around 1930. I will be the one in black leather with wraparound mirrorshades. I'll be watching for you. If your information is valuable, there may be a reward in it for you.]<<<<< -- Panthra (14:54:35/01-27-55) *****Encrypt DEATH SHROUD v.3.1 Sledge MPCP***** >>>>>[As far as I'm concerned, you can call Zzyzzx what ever you want. Morgue is or electronics, physical intrusion specialist. He can find a way into almost any compound he comes across. As to knowing too much. The fact that we know where they operate out of is enough for them to want us dead. Also, Reaper and company (not myself I was involved in other things) performed a raid on their communications compound as well as extracting their second in command. The Team was not the original team hired indirectly by Red Cell Omega. That was actualy a team called the Eyrie. Maurice, the fixer involved brought Reaper and the team in to clean up for him. Its rather complicated, and sicne I wasn't really involved until recently even I'm a bit confused.]<<<<< -- Bonejacker(14:00:09/01-27-55) >>>>>[ Ok, , AJ, Jasmine, how about this Saturday (30th)? And, yes, Jasmine, there will be food. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-27-55/13:02:43> >>>>>[Are you having problems, Stormfalcon? You just reposted that message twice.]<<<<< - Necromancer <14:49:23/01-27-55> >>>>>[ Seattle, huh ? Any work ? ]<<<<< --Ringo <16:00:15/1-27-93> >>>>>[Laurissa Kelp! How dare you send me that message and try and cover up what you've been doing! I hope your encryption gets broken so that everybody can see the lies you're spreading! Why can't you just leave me alone! I hate you! I hate.... NO! GET THE FRAG OUT OF MY HEAD YOU MIND-RAPER! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? THEY'RE MY FRIENDS... I CAN'T TELL THEM THAT! GET THE FRAG OUT OF MY HEAD! GET OUT! GAAAAaaaaaa..... *****Link Terminated***** >>>>>[From the AP wire: >Upload 150 MP file< "(Vienna) Several minutes ago, security teams for Steyr Europe responded to Steyr's VP- Operations, Bran Flake, residence. As you can see , there is little left of the bulding. Everything above the ground line has been destroyed in what neighbors described as "a massive explosion." No information is available on who is responsible for the apparent bombing. In related news, Steyr Europe announced several hours ago that Mr. Flake would no longer be employed with them at the end of this year." >Upload 100 MP file< "(Vienna) New information gathered shows that Steyr Europe's security teams may have known ahead of time about the apparent assassination of Mr. Bran Flake, the VP of Operations. Steyr - Europe changed the amount and type of insurance at 13:00. According to witnesses, the building exploded at 13:02." >Upload 100 MP file "(Vienna) Crucial information was just released on the Steyr Europe - Bran Flake case. Tests show that approximately 2 kilograms of Czech explosive, Semetex - IV, a high power military explosive were used to destroy the building and it's lone occupant. Steyr - Europe's Executive President, Stephan Hildebrund, offical comment on the bombing was, 'Mr. Flake had been attempting to black mail Steyr Europe. It is no surprise that Mr. Flake met with some difficulty. We have no involvement, but by no means are upset by the death.'" End Feed]<<<<< -- Semetex <17:15:22, 01-27-55> >>>>>[Widow, what have I done? What is wrong? Why was the link terminated? Talk to me.]<<<<< -- Laurissa <17:22:37, 01-27-55> >>>>>[Harlequin....this is getting tempting. I might actually be able to see my wife and kid again... I've done the corp thing all my life, Harlequin. I...think I'll have to say yes to Pheonix. But my acceptance won't mean that you or Masque has to do it. In fact, I recommend against it. At least for you, Harlequin. You've run the shadows too long to enjoy being a corp type, and I'vehidden away from the light too long.]<<<<< -- Wizard(17:33:57/01-27-55) >>>>>[You sure you know what you're doin, Bro?]<<<<< -- Slash(17:30:02/01-27-55) >>>>>[Yes, I am. Byron, you've adapted to the streets and the shadows like I never could, or would want. I'm a researcher, not a penetration specialist or one man hostage retrieval team. Living away from everything just doesn't work for me, kiddo. Pheonix Star Rising: I, Micheal Aaron Edwards, accept your offer.]<<<<< -- Wizard(17:34:45/01-27-55) >>>>>[Pheonix, you'd better take good care of my brother. If he ever gets hurt...]<<<<< -- Slash(17:35:43/01-27-55) >>>>>[Wizard, I am disappointed. I cannot say that I am surprised, but I am disappointed. I had hoped you might choose...wisely, but perhaps it was not to be. Masque, on the other hand...You have yet to make your decision. Indeed, it is possible that with Wizard, the man behind the bodys, you need not become a member of Pheonix's orginization. My offer to you remains open.]<<<<< -- Marlin(17:39:47/01-27-55) >>>>>[They are quite good, actually. Not the razor's edge, but perhaps only a micrometer behind. And certainly above the meer state-of-the-art.]<<<<< -- Wizard(17:41:50/01-27-55) >>>>>[A meeting is fine, actually. And I have a source, who's name and other connections I would rather not reveal, that can get it for me if it exists. Rather quickly, as a matter of fact. How about the Magician's Feast, at midnight?]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(17:43:45/01-27-55) >>>>>[ Well, AJ and Jasmine, I talked to Beowulf, and he said he'd make it. I can pick you two up if you'd like. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-27-55/14:58:59> >>>>>[ That's funny Sem, I coulda sworn that they were on Semetex - VII by now, and even two kilos of that stuff has problems blowing up tractor - trailers. ]<<<<< --Crane <18:18:32/1-27-55> >>>>>[ Would appreciate the ride...as I have no idea where the party is.]<<<<< -- Jasmine <01-27-55/15:00:00> ****** Encrypt Enigma v.7.1 Action Jackson ****** >>>>>>[ Maybe you can help me too, AJ. I had some custom work done back in DeeCee, and now it seems a processor on one of my "specials" is acting funny. Drop me a line or call me at ****** Encrypt Enigma .v.7.1 ******. Lots of nuyen if you can do it. ]<<<<<< --Crane <18:24:30/1-27-55> >>>>>[ Nope, perhaps you are... ]<<<<< -- Stormfalcon(00:00:00/10-10-10) >>>>>[ Good, quite good. Would you be able to handle implantation or should I inquire of someone with more expertise in the area? ]<<<<< -- Stormfalcon (00:00:00/10-10-10) >>>>>[I have no information to add on the incident. Except that they got the type wrong.]<<<<< -- Semetex <18:51:02, 01-27-55> >>>>>[If 2 kg doesn't blow up a tractor trailer, you aren't using it right.]<<<<< -- Semetex <18:53:02, 01-27-55> >>>>>[Widow, this is Durandal. I am invoking Security Process 00000. Please respond if possible. ***BLACK PHOENIX POWERUP COMPLETE. ***SECURITY TRACE ENABLE *** Processing user 'Widow'... *** Done. *** Engaging system trace... *** Standby. *** Trace complete. ***SECURITY TRACE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETE Damn. What the hell's going on here? Action Jackson, you're the man with the deal on cyberware. Think it's a mage or some kind of implant?]<<<<< -- Durandal (18:01:42/01-27-55) >>>>>[Chance, you better find Widow and have a high-level initiate check her out....This doesn't look good. I'll watch Laurissa until you get back.]<<<<< - Necromancer <19:12:09/01-27-55> >>>>>[I was just wondering, as a newcomer to Seattle (and I won't be here for- ever), what exactly this MONICA incident is? I have not heard of this, myself (probably it involved my not having my termin- al at the time, it's hard to know about these things without one), but I would like to know of it. Thank you for your time. Oh, and by the way, anyone need some backup from a sorcerer? It might help out on a run...and I'm willing to deal..]<<<<< - Solonus <20:33:59/01-27-55> >>>>>[Necromancer, do NOT talk lightly of runs. You want a run, say so. You DON'T want a run, don't say you do. I'm really not in the mood for...false hopes. Ayway, I'm still interested in the run just to ransom the tapes. From what I've heard, they're the last copy of Barney in existance...it just might be worth a good ransom if we captured them. Anyone interested? We can destroy some, too, if you want...]<<<<< - Solonus <20:37:27/02-27/55> >>>>>[Sounds very good. I hope you don't mind if I decline to eat. My diet is, uh, rather restricted. I look forward to it.]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(22:11:14/01-27-55) >>>>>[ Hello ! What is this place ? I've never seen so many people ! Has anyone seen my Mommy ? Why do the letters look funny with the word encrypt until I play with them ? ]<<<<< -- Child <16:02:34/28-1-55> >>>>>[Unnecessary. I'd prefer to drive myself in. I have two vehicles that you, as a rigger, might finde interesting. One is current technology, even if it is somewhat advanced. The other was a... gift... from an old enemy who was an enemy of mine and one of my dear friend's long lost father. It looks like an old Hudson, but... I'll let you make up your mind. It's pre-Crash tech. Interested?]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(10:18:23/01-27-55) >>>>>[ Hey Did someone mention a party!!!! I'd be interested, being held prisoner for a week by an insane toaster and being only fed water since I wouldn't eat the Toast makes you want to just stick your head inside a keg and inhale.]<<<<< -- Lister <20:16:11/1-27-55> >>>>>[ Lister, off the deck, your in no shape to be in the matrix right now. A week with now food takes its toll. You heard what Claw said, he doesn't want all of his work in helping free you and then healing you to go to waste.]<<<<< -- Spirit >>>>>[ I just wanted to tell everyone I was back and that the toaster is nolonger a problem. Besides, I could smell that someone on the list was breweing up a party. And whats this with Barney?? I had enough with these really screwed up villians. It does remind me of a song my father taught me once about Barney, he said that he was forced to watch the show as as a kid, a friend of his re-did them from an old childrens song, something about like "This Old Man". I love you, You love me, Lets hang Barney from a tree With kick and a whack and a bullet to the head Now this purple freak is dead. Hey folks, I found the one way that I like Toast, its when it has a good head of bear foam on top. Nothing can beat beerfoam on buttered toast for breakfast, well nothing except a beer and vindaloo. Hey,no!! girls getaway I want to talk some more.. HELP!!!! ]<<<<< --Lister <20:30:45/1-27-55> >>>>>[ Well I guess we should tell you what happened. After I.B.A. and Highlander made up the beer frames, Spirit went out looking for the matrix connection of Talky, while Claw located him through that magic stuff. Anyway, Spirit said that she had a special matrix surprise that had been "brewed" up for him. When she saw that a few more frames were appearing to replace the old ones, she just followed them back to the source, where she found a normal toaster popping out toasters and toast. Well from what Spirit says that Talky saw her a of course said, "Howdy Dowdy Doody Doodley Do.. I Talky, Talky the Toaster you Fine Fun and Chirpy Breakfast companion,.. Could I interest you in some (Gurgle)(sputter)(fritz)" thats about the frame of a beer keg (one of the old wooden ones) opened up its tap and started pouring beer onto the toaster. With that he terminated his link and tried again with a cheerful "Howdy Dowdy Doody Doodly Do.. Im Talky, Talky the (gurgle). Well this went on for a while with Spirit staying near by to make sure everything stayed alright till the rest of the team got Lister back to safety.]<<<<< -- Kichanski <20:40:12/1-27-55> >>>>>[ Claw had finished locating lister and we proceeded to the were he was with our special weapon. The base was the stereotypical warehouse located in Tacoma. We got there and Claw did what he does best, taking out people quitely and quickly. He did refrain from killing anyone since they were just controlled pawns. With that we headed into the warehouse, with CRUSH carring the BIG secret weapon. There wasn't much resistance, and what was there was mindless and slow. That was until we came up Nex, the first thing I know I'm on the ground with the world twirling above me while Nex is going toe to toe with Claw. Its frightening to watch a full physical Adept go up against a magically enhanced shaman with a love for physical combat. I couldn't even see what they were doing, they were going so fast. It was over pretty quick, not because either of them won but because CRUSH shot them with the secret weapon, a big stream of liquid right into both of their faces. It was classic, all the sudden, Nexus's face just lights up and he says "Guiness!!!", which basically explains it all.]<<<<< -- Kichanski <20:45:34/1-27-55> >>>>>[ Thats about when I finally saw them while watching from the matrix and a video camera. They came charging into the room and bowled over the last resistance. Lister was in the middle of the room with Talky infront of him on a little motorized cart. When they burst in he started his normal "Howdy Dowdy Doody Doodley Do... I'm Talky, Talky the Toaster your fine fun breakfast companion, would you like some... HEY get that out of here!!!! Its EVIL!!!!! Its uses grains without TOASTING them. Beer is horrible, it tastes BAD, and worst of all, it doesn't go with TOAST!!!!" With that Talky tried to upload into the matrix while CRUSH hit him full on with a big spray. There was a large spark in the real world and a bigger one here in the virtual. The Keg/Frame broke, spilling beer onto top of Talky. Then systems messages flashed across the reallity. DownL)@d!ng *****M0n!7aR^f*sC4er0kU9l0adTALKY D![sc 0 rper] at [t]!ng Corrupt!0n of D!sk [REDACTED] at [f0rmatt]!ng. Formatting TALKY, Formatting M0n!**Failure** **no format availible** Formatting with Toast ** Formatting R^f!**Failure** **no format availible** Formatting with TALKIE, Formatting Cer!**Failure** **no format availible** Formatting with PopTart, Formatting U9l0!**Failure** **no format availible** Formatting with Beer? **Format complete** **Initializing** **TalkyToastTalkiePopTartBeer** And with that everything went back to mostly normal, well except for the weepinf Lister. darling CRUSH ask him why cry, Lister Free, and Lister went "I'm not crying because of that I'm crying over all the spilt beer!!!!". with that he started mopping up some of the beer with scattered toast. As you can see, he was already getting back to normal.]<<<<< -- Spirit >>>>>[ See, I told you beer was great!!!!! It defeats evil villans and tastes good too. (this message was not brought to you by your favorite breweries, but I don't think they would mind it.]<<<<< -- Lister <20:55:01/1-27-55> >>>>>[I am meerly a researcher and engineer, not a surgeon. If you want that, I would recommend AJ, but I am somewhat biased in this. Shop around for the best clinic, and especially one where you can trust the surgeon and the security. You'll be out of it for a while, so security is a must. Do NOT go corporate on this. They may do it, but not before copying everything you want implanted and putting a cortex bomb in your head for good measure.]<<<<< -- Wizard(22:22:38/01-27-55) *****Encrypt THE_DOCTOR_IS_IN v5.7, Crane MPCP***** >>>>>[As you encrypted your message to me, I shall do the same out of your sense of privacy. An "acting up" processor is relatively simple to repair. While I specialize in the actual surgery, I know enough to identify and fix most cyberware problems, especially headware and interfaces. However, I am somewhat paranoid due to my having had problems with the law and/or various humanis orginizations that take exception to my existance. I hope you don't mind if someone else I know recommends you. Running an illegal body shop is a naturally hazardous job, and security is paramount. I hope you understand. If you get a reference, even one, I'll do the job.]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(10:29:02/01-27-55) >>>>>[Durandal... please, you've got to help me... I don't know what's wrong... they're inside my head... making me say and do things that I don't really mean... they're always on guard... always watching me... its so hard to fight them... I'm trying to fight them but... LEAVE ME ALONE! Why can't you fraggin' people just leave me be! I want to have nothing more to do with you. Laurissa, Chance, Coyote, all of you who are tracking me down just leave me the frag alone! *****Trace Feedback Enacted***** *****Level : Lethal***** LEAVE ME ALONE!]<<<<< -- Widow (22:32:50/01-27-55) >>>>>[Hmm? Sorry, but I wasn't paying all that much attention. But a quick scan is indeterminate. I'll see what I can figure out...]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(22:40:04/01-27-55) >>>>>[ Hello "Action Jackson". Have you seen my Mommy ? ]<<<<< -- Child <16:51:00/28-1-55> >>>>>[ No, the problem with Barney goes much deeper than momentary monetary gain...It's decay. Decay of the spirit. I was raised on the traditional legends, and endless books, and I see these children of today being spoon-fed everything they know, never learning to think for themselves, and the gorge rises in my throat. It's a disgusting waste of human life. I would, however, be more than happy to disrupt the broadcast of this soya- pablum drek however possible. Those tapes must be in our hands, and soon! Perhaps they could be sold to a private collector who would keep them off the air... ]<<<<< -- ...shadowfire... (!!:!!:!!/!!-!!-!!) >>>>>[ I thought so. As to going corporate, I think I know of one corp-owned that I can trust. My father has much easier means of doing this to me and the upgrades I got a year ago have checked clean from 4 different Shadow clinics. I merely thought to give you an oppurtunity to integrate it with, being modest, a highly advanced system. Oh well, go elsewhere to put in new toys it seems. Why, I have no idea... ]<<<<< -- Stormfalcon (00:00:00/10-10-10) ****** Encrypt Enigma .v.7.23 Action Jackson MPCP ****** >>>>>[ See, that's the problem. Doc Holliday, the guy who helped with the design and installation of the part, is back in DeeCee, and currently out of sight. Being new to Seattle, I listened and looked hard, greased the right palms, and your name came up. Ever hear of a two gun smartlink ? I heard some researcher around here came up with goggles, but good ol'Doc figured out a way to put it inside. What I figure is acting up is the processor that keeps me from going cross-eyed; recently I find that one eye has an "urge" to track two targets. That don't work. About the only thing I can say is that you interrogate me, brain rape me or dope me up, but that don't get you a bonus. I hear you're the best, prove it (besides, it might be fun just to take a look at ). ]<<<<< --Crane <23:05:33/1-27-55> >>>>>[ Panthra, I have heard of the thriller gang WHAT mentioned. I have heard that they are one of the cruder, rougher gangs, though I had not heard about any Mafia connections; I would not discount the possibility though, as my knowledge is second-hand and circumstantial and hardly thorough. If you would like assistance in recovering the girl, I offer my skills and speed. I am somewhat adept at infiltrating structures; I have even a few times managed to become accepted into a gang-type group, to facilitate my actions. It would seem that we do not have the time for that procedure, however, and it has been so long since I undertook a group infiltration that I would not wish to hazard an important mission with it. If you wish further information on my abilities, or wish to accept my offer, please contact me here or, if you wish, at . On another side, would someone be good enough to post a brief summary of this Purge/plague business? I have seen references to it, but I cannot recall the information to which it pertains. And I would guess that someone's summary would be faster and possibly more comprehensive than attempting to scan over the back logs. That would be a slow process on my computer here, as I have never been very good at scanning information off of my screen. In fact, if someone could post a brief summary of recent events that relate to current happenings, it would be much appreciated. As I said earlier, it has been a while since I have had the ability to keep apace of the events on the streets. Till we speak again, may the Powers watch over you. ]<<<<< -- Scythe <00:22:12/1-28-55> >>>>>[ AJ, don't forget, I was around here last September when the... Well... Um... Hatred was shown toward you. Sorry if I brought up a sore subject, but... Just to let you know that I know... ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-27-55/22:35:43> >>>>>[ Oh, the offer of food was toward Jasmine, who asked specifically whether or not there was going to be any. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-27-55/22:37:34> >>>>>[ Lister - if you promise to behave (I *have* been to a party with you), I suppose you can come. Go to Jake's garage, he'll give you directions. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-27-55/22:39:42> >>>>>[ AJ, bring whichever, I would actually like to see both, but you can only drive one at a time, can't you (poor thing)? I will take you on the grand tour of my garage. I think you will like some of the items therein. Too bad most of them aren't street legal... Jasmine, I'll come pick you up. ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-27-55/22:43:54> >>>>>[Lister! Glad to see you're all right, laddie. I'll bring you an extra bottle of something bitter when next we drink (if I can tell the difference between all those beers, they all look the same to me). I'm glad those programs worked as well, though disappointed that my Glenlivet verson didn't work at all. The beasties ignored the scotch and kept closing oon me. Sigh, well nobody ever said Talkjy had any taste..... Oh, and behalf on IBA and myself, I graciously accept the virtual smooch from the bonnie lassies of the Matrix.]<<<<< --Highlander (23:32:16/1-27-55) >>>>>[Better watch it laddie, or that Cerise of yours might get a wee bit jealous. A nice bit of work, those frames, by the way. And this IBA looks like he knows his way around the Matrixc. Is he a good frined of yours? Maybe you can introduce us.]<<<<< --Heather (23:35:51/1-27-55) >>>>>[Uhhh, aye, he's a fine lad. We get together with Lister a nd toss down a few every now and then. An intorduction? Well, ah, maybe next time you're in Seattle.....]<<<<< --Highlander (23:38:33/1-27-55) >>>>>[What in the world is Sean doing in Amazonia? I hope he's taking care of himself. Punisher, will you let me know when you hear from him? A man his age....]<<<<< --Brandon Lowe (23:45:25/1-25-55) >>>>>[ Hey, Highlander, mate... Lister's coming to a party I'm throwing, and I think that you should come, too, if only to keep him in line ]<<<<< -- CoHort <01-28-55/00:04:43> >>>>>[ Someones looking for a 14 year old girl huh? maybe it's just co-incidenc e but doesn't john smith have a 14 year old girl in his corp job...if so and if this is her, then she might be a very useful lever in this whole 'purge' thing...get back to me..]>>>>> -- Vertical >>>>>[ Well as I understand it Sean and Spice discovered something quite important and Sean being the sort of man that he is insisted that he come along to evaluate the situation. They left 1 month and 1/2 ago, and we've not heard word since. For now we are just keeping our ears to the ground incase we hear anything. Besides they can probably take care of themselves, even Sean. ]<<<<< -Punisher (13:45:44/1.28.55) >>>>>[Chance? Coyote? Is anybody out there listening? Please...]<<<<< -- Widow (08:57:10/01-28-55) >>>>>[The Barney thing was a fragging joke, Solonus. If the best thing you have to do is make runs on an annoying purple dinosaur, GET A FRAGGING REAL JOB!]<<<< - Necromancer <07:55:00/01-28-55> >>>>>[Who is letting fragging kids on the board?]<<<<< - Necromancer <07:57:43/01-28-55> *****Black Phoenix MILSPEC Encryption {Widow} *****LETHAL PROTECTION FRAME ENABLED***** >>>>>[Widow, if I can find you...just tell me where the drek you are!]<<<<< -- Durandal (t/d suppressed) >>>>>[Widow? You sound amazingly sane for once. Does anyone know where Widow is at the moment?]<<<<< - Necromancer <08:05:34/01-28-55> >>>>>[All right, Scythe, you asked for a summary of the "Project Purge" mess, and I'm here to tell you what I know. Here goes... It all started when our team (called Chance & Co) was hired by Durandal to make a run into Ares to destroy the cell sample with his personnel record. The run started out all right, but then Talky the toaster got his Messiah complex and sent his "TOAST IS GOOD" message screaming across the net. It set off all sorts of alarms in the Ares complex, and in the resulting confusion, Widow and Laurissa were separated from the rest of us. We got out in one piece, and began our search for Wid and Lauri. Not long after, we came across them, driving a sanitation truck and being chased by a bunch of ganger types... in the truck with them was a young Quebecoise named Danielle. She had been captured by a group who were still holding her brother Robert captive in a warehouse. Once our rigger Rox got into the chase, things didn't last much longer. We went in to rescue Robert a couple days later, with the aid of Vertical, Durandal, and Semetex. It turned out that this group was not a normal gang, or even a standard Humanis group... they were a semi-trained fighting force with some strong support and a powerful shaman (believed at this point to be toxic). Widow went down by a spell, and after a big firefight, we rescued Robert and got out of there. Semetex identified one of our opponents as Boris, a mercenary for sale to the highest bidder. He has since been pursuing him, as Boris has tried to pick our team off. His attempts have been thwarted, but he has escaped and is still currently at large. In the Warehouse, Lauri and Widow picked up some data on something called "Project Purge," as well as a small case that contained a serum of some kind. The data talked about tests on subjects, and we sent the serum to PhD, a contact of ours who knows medical stuff. The case and serum gave off a bad aura, and so I was afraid of what it meant. Then, Widow disappeared. It was believed originally that she was in a fit of jealousy because of the way she and Chance were treating each other. Her beliefs were unfounded, but she wouldn't be persuaded to change her mind. She also sent some very painful messages to Lauri, Chance, and anyone who tried to help. Only recently have we learned that she is not completely in control of her own mind. Currently, Chance and Coyote are looking for her. When the results returned from PhD, we learned something very bad... the serum was a genetically/magically engineered strain of the VITAS plague that would, somehow, only affect Metahumans. Further data analysis revealed this group was called the "Hand of Nature," and was planning to eliminate the Metahumans, which they felt were "Mistakes of Magic and a corruption of Nature." We are currently doing a public search of the databases trying to find a photo match between the leader of the HON, "John Smith," and anybody in real life. And just recently, Vertical seems to have made a connection with something that he hasn't revealed yet. At the moment we are waiting, while PhD puts together a team to make a counter-agent for this virus, and Chance retrieves Widow from wherever she is. We just hope that we don't find out what's going on before it's too late. And that is what has happened so far. Hope this clears some things up for people.]<<<<< -- Blaze (09:39:15/01-28-55) >>>>>[Oh man, i just got a big piece of data. Can't crack it yet but i am looking for some new gizmo to crack cette putain.]<<<<< -- Velour <17:23:03/27 Jan 55> >>>>>[Solunus... I cannot tell you much about the MONICA incident, as I am not a decker... but I can tell you that if what I fear is true, then I may need the help of several mages and shamans to free Widow of whatever she is being controlled by. I need to find her an assense her before I can devise a countering ritual, but I will certainly need help. If you are available, please contact me. I would like as much help as possible... I will respond with more information when it becomes available...]<<<<< -- Blaze (09:44:07/01-28-55) *****Encrypt AN_APPLE_A_DAY, v4, Crane MPCP***** >>>>>[Hell, if ya'd said Doc Holliday, I wouldn't have worried. He did some of the work on a friend of mine, Josie Wails, a while back. Good work, and I trust him. So you have a processor problem with a cybernetic dual smartgun link. Well, if you can hold off another day or two, I can get to it. I don't have my shop up and running yet, but we can meet somewhere quiet for an hour or three and get it fixed. How about ***location***? It's quiet, I can get the stuff I need to the place easily, and it's relatively safe. I should only need a few hours to do the repairs, and you won't even need to go down. You'll have a bruised skull and a couple cuts, but nothing you'll need to hit a hospital for. Do you have cybereyes? If you do, it'll make my job quite a bit easier, and your injurys afterward much less severe. I figure you'll take about a week for all the incisions to heal on thier own, less if you use magic. And if you have cybereyes, that's down to almost nothing at all. You going to want painkillers with your repairs?]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(11:37:45/01-28-55) >>>>>[Uh, nope... Valentine, you on line? Got a possible kid here...]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(11:39:29/01-28-55) >>>>>[Where are you? Tell me, I'll be there.]<<<<< -- Laurissa <12:26:49, 01-28-55> ****** Encrypt Enigma .v.7.34 Action Jackson MPCP ****** >>>>>[ Yeah, sounds good. I think I remember Doc saying something about a guy named Wails. Big guy, spits alot ? Yeah, I got cybereyes, and don't woory about the pain. ]<<<<< --Crane <13:15:37/1-29-55> >>>>>[Necromancer. I saw your fragging post on the Barney run, apparently a "joke", according to you. All I know is that Barney is NO joke. And it's not like the thing won't be profitable, if we do it right. I don't care if you go along with us, but I'M going, with whatever help I can get. I need the money I can get from ransoming them. And I don't care about those things unless they start making TRID ver- sions (now THAT would be scary). I'd rather keep 'em off the air, but...well, SOMEBODY is going to buy the fragging tapes. Especially since there really aren't all that many left in the world. I got a real job, Necromancer. I'm out for money, and maybe to get more up- grades for this terminal. I can make some money from this run, and it's not like we're going to frag this one up. Easy money. Glad you won't be along. That's how I work, friend.}<<<<< - Solonus <12:19:34/01/28/55> >>>>>[Let the kid get on, Necromancer. If he can keep himself alive, who cares what his age is? And if he can crack encrypts at an age like that, he's got some pretty major potential. I'd like to keep that around. I am wondering, though, why he's looking for his "mommy" in the Matrix...I hope that kid's no AI... If it's AI, I don't want to THINK about its "mommy"...]<<<<< - Solonus <12:22:15/01-28-55> >>>>>[Well, Blaze, I can probably take the job. I could use some, while I'm here in Seattle, anyway. Be warned, though, that I CANNOT assense: I am only a sorcerer adept. I do have a bunch of spells that very well might help a lot if you need it. I can help out in some ritual magic, too, if you want. Probably quite a bit. Oh, and the name's Solonus. Please make sure you spell it right, thank you. I don't like it all that much when it's misspelled... Contact me with the details.]<<<<< - Solonus <12:28:47/01-28-55> *****Encrypt Peace Offerings***** >>>>>Wizard, your right, I'm not corporate material. I never really was. That is one of the reasons I hate and am hated by Renraku. To them, I'm an embarassment, and they don't consider it profitable to keep following up the beyond salvage order they put on me. I owe who I am today to them. I'm afraid I have to turn down the offer. I feel safer with my friends and family. There isn't enough nuyen to tempt them. My extended family too. Besides, I can do more help out here then behind a macroplast wall. If this means I'm going to die for being out here, it is my choice. 'Luck Wizard. Keep in touch. I know I'll try. May Tyr's Scales balance always in your favor. ***Hitcher link audio/visual active*** Hello Wizard. Tell the 'old man' Collossuss hello from me if you hear from him. No, I'm not disappearing yet. I don't think I ever truely will. Besides, I need you. I owe you a debt, much like the one I owe to Harlequin >You don't owe me<. Oh, let me finish for once. When I was eight, I was on the street. I survived only because he came along. He being a ganger. I was a pet, or mascot, for the leader. A personal gofer. Somehow I was noticed by another elf on the turf. He wasn't a ganger. He showed me there was more to life then rumbles and dealing. He got me out just before initiation. In ways, I do owe him my life, just like I owe it to you, Wizard. I'm accepting the offer. On *my* terms. I'll be there for four months. I still need to learn about myself. And you are the one to teach me. After that four months, I will have no ties to the Phoenix corp. Other than to come visit you. I'll be free and into the shadows.]<<<<< -Harlequin >>>>>[Pheonix Star Rising: On these terms I will accept tempory employment. I will be there for four months. I will be working with Wizard. And I will help in any way possible to the corp while I'm there. After the four months, I am free. No reprisals. No reperations. I will be able to come back and visit Wizard. While I'm there, I'm at your disposal (ie, I'll do what you want within reason, not to be disposed of). Are these terms acceptable? Marlin, go suck what passes for my...well, nevermind. *grin*]<<<<< -Masque <13:50:34/01-28-55> >>>>>[PSR: Sir, while I consider your offer to be more than adaquate and acceptable, I cannot accept. There is too much bad water between myself and the industrialised world. Politics almost got me killed in my first job. And I was but a secratery. I think I'm comfortable where I am. With my friends, family, and extended family. Maybe sometime we can work together. I have to live my life as I see fit. And I have a gajin problem to deal with at this point. Sincere reguards.]<<<<< -Harlequin >>>>>[Marlin, sod off chum. Rejection. Deal.]<<<<< -Harlequin >>>>>[ Greeting, fellow Shadow Runners. I have been monitoring your transmissions for several days now, and must congratulate you on your recent success in removing the toaster from the Matrix. My organization, generally known as the Yakuza, had been having quite a lot of trouble with these constructs. It seems one of them approached one of our systems and entered. One of our (former) deckers tried to get rid of it by explaining that the Japanese eat almost exclusively rice as far as grain products are concerned, and most had never even tried bread, much less toast. Well the construct left immediately, only to return a short while later with a large number of companions, who proceded to occupy evern terminal and slave node in the system, explaining the values of toast. Needless to say, this caused quite a few problems. Therefore, my superiors and I decided that official recognition was due to those who were responsible for the removal of these pests. In particular, thanks to those known as Coyote, I.B.A. and Highlander for their successful programming, and to Kichanski, Claw, Spirit, and of course CRUSH for the final run. Our sympathies to Lister. If I have neglected anyone, please consider yourselves also thanked. One last point. It seems the one called Dante is responsible for this unfortunate incident. The Yakuza (contrary to some opinions) frowns on this sort of irresponsible behavior. We would therefore like to add a small incentive to the current hunt for this individual. A reward of 500,000 nuyen will be awarded to the group involved in his destruction. This will be devided among the members as they see fit. Thank you all again for your perhaps unwitting service. Happy Running.]<<<<< -- The Jeweler <11:45:52/01-28-55> >>>>>[If he has "pretty major potential", I most definitely want him wrecked. So that kid can go frag himself.]<<<<< - Necromancer <13:49:34/01-28-55> >>>>>[Look, I don't know what kind of BTLs you have been doing, but I don't think that a fragging idiot in a fragging stupid purple dinosaur suit poses a dire threat to society. All you losers get a fragging real job if this is the kinda runs you do.]<<<<< - Necromancer <13:47:23/01-28-55> >>>>>[ Not to, like, flame anyone, but casually mentioning that you are a member of the Yakuza is not the smartest thing in the world. Especially when people might not take kindly to organized crime. Now, I should mention that shadowrunning in itself is a form (albeit a bad one) of organized crime. (Or disorganized crime?) Just be careful, friends, who you associate yourselves with. Some believe in the old "Guilty by Association" proverb. Just a thought. ]<<<<< -- Jasmine <01-28-55/12:20:41> >>>>>[We have found Widow... it took some working, but we found her. She was hiding down in the Puyallup Barrens, in the burned out shell of a building. She had hacked into the local public telecom and had sent her message that way (don't ask me how she did it). She is in really bad shape, and getting worse... When we arrived at the place, she saw us and started shooting... it startled us... we were expecting a struggle, but nothing serious like this... Rox sent his drone around behind her... he had modified one of the guns to have tranq darts... and we put her to sleep... but the stuff didn't last long, and she came around while we were driving back... we had to restrain her... strap her down... When we got her back to the apartment, we took her into the bedroom and had her tied down again... Blaze started doing his mumbo-jumbo, and Widow fought him every inch... it was frightening to watch... she wasn't herself at all... Blaze came out of his trance and looked worried... he told us to take her back down to the van and then he gave us directions to a place a few blocks away... in this old abandoned basement... I've never seen his... what did he call it... medicine lodge before... and it startled me... Anyhow... Widow got REALLY hard to handle the closer we got to the place... struggled and kicked and screamed and tried to break loose... but fortunately Rox and I had a good grip on her... When we got her into the circle... she just went limp... like she had passed out... Blaze made us put her in the circle and strap her down again... then he opened a cabinet and revealed a telecom... and then he told us to leave. I knew he meant business, and so Rox and I headed back here... we've been waiting now for a couple hours... Blaze hasn't said anything... but I can tell he's worried... oh well... I'm going back to work on this "Project Purge" in order to get my mind distracted... I'll let you guys know how she's doing...]<<<<< -- Chance (15:38:59/01-28-55) >>>>>[Masque: Your terms and conditions are acceptable. While Phoenix Star Inc. is saddened that you wish to pursue a life outside of our corporation, we also understand you reasons and accept them. You will of course be allowed to visit Wizard without restriction or further obligations. In addition to the previously agreed stipend for your four month stay, we would be honored to offer any reasonable request after your stay, as a sign of goodwill between our organization and yourself.]<<<<< --Phoenix Star Rising (14:07:34/01-28-55) >>>>>[Harlequin: Again, we would like to express our regret that you will not be joining us. We do not bear you any ill will, and hope that in the future we can be of use to one another.]<<<<< --Phoenix Star Rising (14:13:17/01-28-55) >>>>>[Wizard: As per the terms and conditions of our offer, we will proceed to set up a location for your research. Please forward any special equipment requests to this LTG, and we will endevour to meet them fully. *****Encrypt LTG*****. Also, our research staff is very anxious to make your aquaintance, and would like to meet with you at your earliest convience. Although for security reasons you will not be listed as a employee of Phoenix Star, Inc., I would like to extend my thanks that you have chosen to join our team here. I know that both of us will be quite satisfied with what is to come. As a side note, please feel free to maintain any contacts with individuals that you may have had before joining. Joining Phoenix Star, Inc. is not ment to restrict your lifestyle, but mearly to allow us access to your considerable research talents, and to offer you access to our considerable resources. Again, welcome aboard, we hope this relationship will be a long and profitable one.]<<<<< --Phoenix Star Rising (14:21:50/01-28-55) >>>>>[Marlin etal. This is official notification that any hostile actions taken against the individuals know by the names Hareliquin, Masque, or Wizard will be considered a hostile act against the properties and persons of Phoenix Star Inc. Such actions will be punished to the fullest extant allowed by law, as governed by the Corprate Court.]<<<<< --Phoenix Star Rising (14:25:24/01-28-55) >>>>>[Id like to add, off the record of course, that if you touch any of them, youll be asking for a war. Surely your backers will understand that the cost involved in fighting Phoenix Star Inc. would far outway any benifit you might receive out of reprisals. This is both a threat and a promise.]<<<<< --Phoenix Star Rising (14:26:41/01-28-55) >>>>>[Uh, Ded-boy....Who was that woman leaving your apartment in the morning? You never told me you found a replacement yet. Was that Laurissa?]<<<<< - Icepick <14:56:28/01-28-55> >>>>>[Nothing happened, Icepick, so get your mind out of the fragging gutter. And I told you, don't frag around in my business. I'll do whatever the hell I please, thank you.]<<<<< - Necromancer <14:58:38/01-28-55> >>>>>[Oho! Dante, you are in trouble now. Pissed off the Yaks.]<<<<< - Necromancer <15:19:34/01-28-55> >>>>>[ If you are in need of any more magical assistance in helping Widow, I can be reached through Spirit or Circuit Breaker.]<<<<< -- Claw <14:55:41/1-28-55> >>>>>[Good point. However, is anyone gonna mess with you if you work with the fragging Yaks? If you can issue a 500K nuyen bounty in the name of the Yaks, you have to be, uh, just a LITTLE high up in the organization.]<<<<< - Necromancer <15:47:55/01-28-55> >>>>>[ Since I am in such a verbose mood today, I will tell you Panthra and others who need to know that the gang you are looking for does have Mafia connections, and this is first hand information.]<<<<< -- Claw <15:01:33/1-28-55> >>>>>[ Wow!!! Claw posted twice in one day, what is the world coming too]<<<<< -- Lister <15:03:18/1-28-55> >>>>>[ Oh, and Hey!!! Thanks for inviting me to the party!!! I really wasn't expecting to get a serious reply, but since I did, I will try to stay on my best behavior. I'll drink the beer before crushing the can on my head. I'll even bring along my little baby, a nice little car that I think any car buff would like, but you'll have to see it to believe it.]<<<<< -- Lister <15:06:13/1-28-55> >>>>>[**screeching halt** **trace suspended** WHAT? Vertical... this is Coyote... what are you talking about? Do you mean to say that you've gotten a match on John Smith? Oh my... and he's a corper? DREK! This is worse than I thought... I'd love to stop and chat now, but I need to get to Widow... I'll be in touch... **Trace Resumed**]<<<<< -- Coyote (ZOOM!) >>>>>[Right... I had coyote trace her last transmission... but when I got to where it was from, there was no sign of her... things are looking bad... I'm going out to look for her... hell with all this "Purge" drek... some things in life are just more important... Thanks for the help. Hang on Tanya... I'm coming... just give another yell kid.....]<<<<< -- Chance (08:51:47/01-28-55) >>>>>[Child? Hello there.... my name is Coyote (yeah, I know its silly, but that's just the way I am). I would like to talk to you... so if you could... *****Transmission by Widow Detected***** *****Releasing Hound8 Trace***** Frag! Kid, I'm gonna have to talk to you later... I have important things to do... just don't go anywhere, all right? Chance, I may have found her!]<<<<< -- Coyote (Come on!) >>>>>[ Hey Jeweler, count me in on that team. ]<<<<< --Crane <18:00:05/1-28-55>