>>>>>[ Ratspeak, you better give me a damn good reason not to kill you.]<<<<< -- Nightmare <23:09:23/07-31-56> >>>>>[ He needed the money? ]<<<<< -- Sprinkler <23:09:16/07-31-56> >>>>>[ I'll give you a reason Nightmare, but first I would like to find out what happened to Scourge? He was a friend. ]<<<<< -- Ratspeak <23:11:53/07-31-56> ***** Not to: Ratspeak >>>>>[ Why do I doubt this? ]<<<<< -- Nightmare <23:12:09/07-31-56> >>>>>[ You have proven, beyond a doubt that you are willing to sell out on those. Why should anyone answer you as to Scourge? Besides the man can take care of himself . . . after all, rumor has it he arranged a fake sniper attempt on himself. Of course the rumormill didn't hear about that fact that someone really tried the day after. I look forward to bringing you back to reality one last time Ratspeak.]<<<<< -- Nightmare <23:15:10/07-31-56> ***** Private: Scarface >>>>>[ Hey, if you are looking for work, I could use a bodyguard. Hell, if you even ask politely I will let you do anything you want to the person I need protection from. It's Nightmare name your price. ]<<<<< -- Ratspeak <23:17:45/07-31-56> ***** Private: Ratspeak >>>>>[ I'll consider it. ]<<<<< -- Scarface <23:18:21/07-31-56> ***** Private: Scarface >>>>>[ Don't wait to long on considering it. I think this time, he will actually move quickly. ]<<<<< -- Ratspeak <23:19:29/07-31-56> ***** Private: Sprinkler >>>>>[ Looking for some work? I need a trace performed on a certain person. I'm willing to pay enough to override your current jobs. After you find this person, I want you to trace him for a while. The person is Scarface. You see, I think I may have actually found a way to reverse the scarring I caused a while back. I decided to work on it a little bit after our last encounter. I would consider it a large favor and well worth a decker's time to look after him, until I am capable of traveling abroad again. ]<<<<< -- Nightmare <23:22:37/07-31-56> ***** Private: Nightmare >>>>>[ A cure for that?!? Yes I will help you. Unfortunately, it will cost you >>encrypted<< for me to ignore my other work. It will only cost you >>encrypted<< if you are willing to let me work on my other projects though. ]<<<<< -- Sprinkler <23:23:32/07-31-56> ***** Private: Sprinkler >>>>[ If you keep it quiet, with what you are up to, I agree to your second price. I will make a new offer if the situation changes. Work quickly, for I believe time has been of the essence for a lot longer than I realized at first. ]<<<<< -- Nightmare <23:25:17/07-31-56> ***** Private:IC Cube >>>>>[Hello Ic', What brings you to our dark and drearie neck of the woods? I'm know as Riddler, always glad to make a gnu friend... ]<<<<< -- Riddler < Bang!!! Your Digitized > >>>>>[Hey Freddy.... Where are you?]<<<<< -- GoD >>>>>[Well, despite the relative peace and quiet that has been with Red Lime, Inc. for the last couple of weeks, apparently, everything is still not peachy. What can I say . . . I stumbled across this news feed just recently. For your viewing enjoyment, here you go: +++++INCLUDE: News-feed.data The image clears to a picture of a news correspondent standing in front of the rubble of what used to be the Dancing Martinia. There is glass spread around for several hundred feet and the door has been blown off it's hinges and is lying about 50 feet out into the parking lot. The news correspondents voice breaks the sounds of sirens from Doc Wagon and ambulance vehicles. "Approximately 20 minutes ago, our station recieved an anonymous tip that something big was going to go down at the Dancing Martinia involving the bombings that have been happening recently. Immediately, our station launched a survelience drone over to this area and we caught the action from the air. Going to that feed now . . ." The scene shifts again to what is obviously a camera attached to a flying vehicle of some sort that is moving at a very good speed. You figure that you're looking at camera feed from the survelience drone that the correspondent was talking about. After a couple seconds, you begin to recognize landmarks around the area of the Dancing Martinia. Suddenly, the drone clears a tall building that was obstructing it's view of the Dancing Martinia. Down below, on the ground, you can see the usual enhance security that is found around all Red Lime establishments after the attacks began. Suddenly, shooting from somewhere behind the drone, a twirling trail of smoke is visible as a missile streaks forward and smashes through one of the windows of the bar. Instantly, there is a massive explosion as the warhead detonates. Windows shatter and flames lick out of the bar. The door is blown at least 40 feet straight out from it's frame. The scene spins wildly as the drone operator searches frantically for the shooter. Out of the corner of the screen, you can see several members of Red Lime, Inc. start helping people out of the flaming building. On the parking lot, several people dressed in Red Lime Security uniforms start converging on a building in the general direction from which the missile was fired from. The scene changes back to the news correspondent as he finishes off. "We have no information right now about who is responsible for this or the casualties caused. Stay tuned for the latest." +++++END: News-feed.data Well, the drekheads are still out there obviously. Somebody, do me a favor, geek them!]<<<<< -- BeenThereSeenThat <22:03:36/07-27-56> >>>>>[Huh? Oh, yeah, business... I been down here in the Carib playing entre... uh, enterp... uh, business-type. And failing miserably. I've found out my taste in music just ain't cutting it down here. I figured the "Barking Pigs" would go over well. They bombed. So I tried "Four Guitars, Two Drummers, No Hair". They bombed. I tried retro "Ledded". They flopped and I throttled the lead singer. God, it sucks when reality sticks its ugly head in.....]<<<<< -- Freddy Frypp (13:22:51 / 08-03-56) President Frypp Security, Inc. (CFSM Uplink #5150) ***** Private: Jason Stormwind >>>>>[There is to be a hearing, in Rome, regarding my status in the Society. I need someone to explain my recent situation to the Council. Could you.... speak in my behalf?]<<<<< -- Teutone Bleu (12:59:59 / 08-03-56) >>>>>[+++++ INITIATE SIG_MUTTR.v2.R]<<<<< -- Bleu's Shadow (13:00:00 / 08-03-56) ***** Not to: Teutone Bleu >>>>>[Ah-ha! Bingo!]<<<<< -- Rumormonger (Always / Tuned-In) >>>>>[Um, Tuetone, a friend of a friend of a friend of mine's cousin tells me you've been to Rome recently. What's the weather been like?]<<<<< -- Rumormonger (Always / Tuned-In) >>>>>[What?!]<<<<< -- Teutone Bleu (Praise:the:Lord / Pass-the-Ammo) ***** Not to: Teutone Bleu >>>>>[I'll be damned. It worked.... I even amaze myself sometimes... Thanks, Basher!]<<<<< -- Rumormonger (Always / Tuned-In) ***** PRIVATE: Neuron Basher >>>>>[Thanks for the toys. The improvements are quite nice. If only I knew how to best use them. I still limp along when I try to deck. Some day I am just going to get rid of this thing. I need you to route a message for me, if you have the time. Somewhat urgent. Tell Teutone Bleu that I will make it to his hearing and will speak on his behalf. Be warned that your last client has activated the device and its likely active on TTB. Its your code, you can deal with it. I've had enough computer problems for now. Have you had a chance to look over my deck yet?]<<<<< -- Gunner <19:07:13 / 08-03-56>