>>>>>[ I'd be delighted to help you with your little holiday to the continent. I'll enclose the location of a friend of ours in Venice ***Encrypt Address*** He's called Cipriano, and if he can't tell you anything you need to know, then I'm certain he'd know who would. I'll contact him and tell him you're going to get in touch with him; He owes us a rather large favor at the moment, and I believe you'll find him more than generous with information. I wish I could help you personally, but we've got two hospitalized members at present and a few government agencies, branches of a worldwide cult, two major multinational corporations, some nasty insect spirits, and a really big Dragon on our arses. Just another day in jolly old England...]<<<<< --Blindside (Now you see it.../...Now you don't) >>>>>[ Herr Cooper, I would confirm the voracity of the majority of the information provided. In line with the discussion regarding the HMMWV, an interesting historical footnote regarding the initial General Purpose vehicle, or "Jeep", hearkens from my memory. When the "Jeep" was first introduced to the battlefield during the World Wars, my countrymen of the time had never seen such a contraption before. In their attempts to explain to their officers the nature of the machine in question, they used this term: Gelandegangigermehrzweckigerpersonenkraftwagen To coin phrase: A mouthful. Essentially, it translates to "multi-purpose powered personnel vehicle for traveling over all types of terrain." Indeed, "Jeep" is far quicker to express. On final point, however: Herr Cooper, if you are actually suggesting that a military grade vehicle, although capable of utilizing various and myriad types of fuel could actually function on coffee, I would direct you to modify your caffeine intack drastically. At times, admittedly, a case could be made for SOLDIERS functioning on coffee alone, but ne'er machinery. ]<<<<< -- Doctor Doom <21:47:25/14-SEP-54> >>>>>[I just got done with the genetic scan of this body here on the table before me and it is radical. And I though Little Dragon's DNA traces and modifications were extreme and weird. Well, they are NOTHING in comparison to what this boy's had done to him. All his genetics point to utilizing his skin and muscle tissues to be able to read EM transmissions. His thumb has the EXACT neural pathways as a Datajack 4 has circuitry, and his brain seems to have been modified to absorb the Sim of the Matrix directly, no cybernetic interfacing required. I would like to meet the designer... He wasn't even "human" anymore his DNA had been modified so extensively. If the people who made this boy can do it again... Yike. Well, my job here is done(i think...) and I'll be heading back on the next flight to Seattle(probably...) Then again,maybe I should take a random flight through an indirect airport. If Mind Throttle has been having problems, the same people may find me too.... Well, time to go into hiding...AGAIN! Aargh!]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(23:41:25/09-14-54) >>>>>[ Sun, I agree with Fenris there's no profit in nailing _all_ the _suspected wendigo's_ (these guys could just be delivery boys after all), however I'm working on a way to make sure that it's plenty hot for all present for quite some time. You are right in that we need backup though, hey Shotgun, chummer, I got some work for you, meet me at *****Location*****. Oh yeah, leave your toys at home, I'm supplying for this run, no arguements. Hmmmm, seeing Nodie's still lying around doing nothing we'll need a get away driver too, anyone out there interested, only good looking (male) rigger's need apply. Thanx for the sympathy Diana, Coffin was the last relative I had left. As for when were ready, that depends on how quick we can scope out when the next delivery is, which brings me to a final point, any drek hot deckers out there need a job!!! ]<<<<< -- SpotOn <23:35:54/09-14-54> >>>>>[ Vanessa!!! Any half decent rigger is welcome, but you have got to be ready to run at a moments notice. ]<<<<< -- Fenris <23:42:15/09-14-54> >>>>>[ You always spoil all my fun! *sulk* ]<<<<< -- SpotOn <23:49:38/09-14-54> >>>>>[You really screwed up, Jackson. We told you that one of your friends would suffer if you messed with our targets, Slide and The Boy, but you didn't listen. Well, now it's time to pay the price. If you want your friend back, you OWE us!]<<<<< -- Smith/Klien/French(00:18:16/09-15-54) >>>>>[Drek!]<<<<< -- Slash(00:18:53/09-15-54) >>>>>[Laverty, I guess I'm writing to you because I don't know who to contact, who to trust. You never told me about all of these clans, or any power struggles. And I don't know who I should trust or believe. I am out in an unsecure area. I will get back to you with what happened with Diana.]<<<<< --Journey <21:23.14/09.14.54> >>>>>[Nicholas, make your next message encrypted. You don't know who might take an interest in this business.]<<<<< --Laverty <21:44.38/09.14.54> >>>>>[There is no need Laverty. We already know. Perhaps I should share with you what occurred when Diana Eithne contacted Nicholas Mac' Gregor. Perhaps then you will see who can offer you and all of your Tir the power they deserve, and that we once had. Behold what technology has revealed: Drone3412.a SURVEILLANCE MODE A:TRANSFER TO SCRIPT VOICE 1= FEMALE ELF VOICEPRINT AA653 IDENTIFIED AS DIANA EITHNE VOICE 2= MALE ELF VOICEPRINT JU43 IDENTIFIED AS NICHOLAS/JOURNEY VOICE 3= MALE ELF VOICEPRINT RH983 NO IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED VOICE 4= FEMALE HUMAN VOICEPRINT 233R DELETED NO CONSEQUENCE DIANA EITHNE= "DID YOU ENJOY YOUR PARTY WITH YOUR FRIENDS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE ANY OF THEM TO US? THEY MAY HAVE SKILLS WE COULD USE. NICHOLAS/JOURNEY= "IT'S YOU. WHO ARE YOU, WHY DO YOU KNOW ME? I HAVE NEVER MET YOU. DIANA EITHNE= "THAT IS NOT SURPRISING, BUT TO THE POINT. YOU MAY CALL ME DIANA IF YOU WISH, AND I WISH TO BRING YOU BACK INTO YOUR CLAN. YOUR FAMILY HAS A LONG AND GLORIOUS HISTORY, YOU KNOW." NICHOLAS/JOURNEY= "DON'T GIVE ME THAT DREK! I AM A BASTARD, I NEVER KNEW MY FATHER AND MY MOTHER STOPPED CARING WHEN SHE SAW WHAT I WAS! YOU HAVE THE WRONG MAN, AND I AINT INTERESTED IN YOUR ELVISH ELITE BILGE!" VOICE 3= "YOU WILL WATCH YOUR TONGUE BOY! NO ONE SPEAKS TO THE PRINCESS THAT WAY!" DIANA EITHNE= "REALLY, YOUR RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION IS REFRESHING, BUT THE TRUTH IS THE MOTHER YOU KNEW HAD NO MORE RELATION TO YOU THAN SOME ORK LACKEY. AND I AM PREPARED TO TEACH YOU OF YOUR HERITAGE AND WHAT YOU MAY BECOME." NICHOLAS/JOURNEY= "YEAH, LIKE DORIAN AND HIS BAND OF KILLERS. I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR FRAGGING TALK! YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU ARE DIFFERENT, BUT HAVING POINTY EARS JUST MEANS THAT I HAVE A DIFFERENT HAT SIZE. NO MORE, NO LESS. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF DIVINE RIGHT, THEN GO WITH IT, BUT ME, I JUST WANT TO BE LEFT IN MY SHADOWS." DIANA EITHNE= "I HOPE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, NICHOLAS. BECAUSE IF YOU ARE NOT WITH US, YOU ARE AGAINST US. AND DON'T THINK ABOUT CONTACTING DORIAN. HE CANNOT PROTECT YOU." END OF TRANSMITTED SCRIPT 33Lh4. You see Laverty. You pup Nicholas has no allies. If he refuses to come to me, he will have no shelter under which to hide. You know the credo, Laverty. If you do not rule, you are ruled.]<<<<< --Dorian <22:50.00/09.14.54> >>>>>[Ganz. Where is the cooperation you promised me. I have helped you in your petty little machinations. If you cannot provide me with more than just some recorded transcript, I may have to change our arrangement. I am losing patience, do not disappoint me.]<<<<< --Dorian <00:05.21/09.15.54> >>>>>[You know, AJ? Things like this body you "found" don't help me sleep soundly at night. Yuck, yuck, and *yuck*!! Past differences aside, if you're still in Seattle, I've got a few places you can hide out, for a price, of course.]<<<<< -Blinder >>>>>[You fool! you attempted to contact me through this board! I was hoping to maintain my passive connection but it was your message that flagged it for these illustrious technomancers to trace me! You have set back my plans by at least a year. . .As for your payment, it is unterwegs.]<<<<< --Herr Ganz <03:04:29/9-15-54> >>>>>[Jaez, why did you hire that creep to slice William?]<<<<< -- Mind Throttle <03:08:48/9-15-54> >>>>>[Various reasons. One he's good, one of the best in the shadow community, which is the only sphere I will draw my pool from. Two, he was having a hard time. . .I figured I'd get him some legit biz on a trip that would take him out of harm's way. . .temporarily. Three. . .I felt like it. BTW AJ, don't leave quite yet. The boys got a hang-up prepping their plane to Hawaii, so they won't arrive until later today. Belle's got the list of dropsites; try Nikki-6.]<<<<< -- Jaez <03:13:45/9-15-54> >>>>>[Nikki-6?]<<<<< -- Mind Throttle <03:13:28/9-15-54> >>>>>[Don't ask. It's based on some old rocker's name. Besides, we got more important biz to log on this node. I did some checking around for that car and teh geek it left behind. Emporium's been a great help with the police conacts he's got on the island. . . without him we wouldn't know the following. Stiff geek's gota fake card, based on the SIN of some Troll baby that got beat to death a few years back. Listed as Craig McFarlane, 33, Elec Engineer from Arizona State. . .Anyway, the background check the fuzz ran didn't scan anything unusual OTHER than this mismatched metagenetype, but that wasn't recorded on the credstick as troll anyway. If someone can check the records office in Vancouver, BC, and get a fix on when the record was changed and then trace who. . .that would be tres chic.]<<<<< -- Packard Belle <03:13:29/9-15-54> >>>>>[Already did it, based on the data you faxed me earlier. The file change was logged by henry Kaplan, who only worked there for six months. Anyone for a jaunt to Canada?]<<<<< -- Jaez <03:22:45/9-15-54> >>>>>[*warily* What .about. Arleesh and Aztlan?]<<<<< -- Shockwave (7:18:50/9-15-54) >>>>>[DELAYED TRANSMISSION FROM 9/9/54: KHANx: I have some information regarding the whereabouts of your Mum. I witnessed a little incident while out doing some shopping and, by the mannerisms of the woman involved, suspected it was could be you mother. When I saw that she was in trouble I called out your name to see if she responded, and she did, it was definately her. I watched as she was abducted by some rather official looking sorts. They were muttering to themselves in a dialect I know to be Amazonian, and pointing to an object she was carrying with her. Then they escorted her out against her will. I have my suspiscions as to where they have taken her given the appearance of these characters. I know something of their customs and laws and beleive I have a chance to negotiate with them to gain her release. I followed them (as suspected) to the Amazonian Consulate. I am now going there to try to find out what has happened. If you have received this message it means something has gone wrong and I did not make it back from there to stop this transmission. All I can say now is HELP! If you have received this before any other messages from me I have obviously been not only unable to return, but also unable to send out anything. Therefore, your assistance is of extreme urgance! Get your collective butts over here!]<<<<< -- FraterNay >>>>>[I here it's chucking it down in Merry Old England at the mo,Blindside. I see from your list of problems, you miss that one out, old son *grin* Ta Muchly, for the name, it'll be most helpful. By the way, I wasn't joking about the beer situation in Seattle ! I owe you a pint of what ever you drink Term ! Gawk - good luck old man, er Ork. Watch out, the anti terrorist team are still all over the shop and are pretty fragged off with us. Phoenix, I've been taking a look at "the cargo" and I don't think I like it's contents. Should certain groups find out about this then, things are going to be getting a bit out of hand. Blitz, the weather in the area we're travelling through is getting worse, we might be a bit slightly late if it doesn't improve.]<<<<< --WHAT(18:54:41/15-09-54) >>>>>[Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jaez. I appreciate it. And I'm not sure that Mind Throttle likes me performing the autopsy on William. I just don't think that she really liked me using the bone splitters and small power saws to open up the scull, but it had to be done. And I will hang around for a while. I have no more desire to be splattered all over the Pacific than M.T. probably has to have be doing my job or keep me around. And I'll be there.]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(13:38:06/09-15-54) >>>>>[I forgot to mention this, and don't take this as a personal affont, Jaez, but I think you can take Renraku off the William search. If their gengineering could have done this to William's DNA they sure could have done a better job with Little Dragon's. Their skill just isn't up to the level displayed in this guy's DNA. But the other Megas are still in the lineup. When I get back to Seattle, I'll start hitting my old contacts and see what turns up(Wow, I haven'ttalked to Mike in years!).]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(13:41:56/09-15-54) >>>>>[*****Include Live Video Feed***** This is Charlie Fingers here, reporting now from Interpol Headquarters, UCAS. There have been recent developments in the Mil Tech case of New Orleans, and Commander Drake is about to release a statement as to those developments. Ah, here he is now. *****Include picture of Commander Drake, body sculpted***** At 0948 this morning, EST, an individual with an alias of Dante[--Insert Decker text--"What!! I told him I wanted it anonymous!!--] provided us with evidence regarding the suspected illegality of the Mil Tech orginization and it's President, Dr. Alexander Jackson. It involved several messages from the Mil Tech node and employees and Dr. Jackson himself regarding smuggling, robbery, hijacking, kidnapping, and traffiking in stolen goods, as well as murder. We have issued a warrant for his arrest and his dual citizenship with the UCAS and CAS governments has been revoked. A reward of 10000 nuyen is offered to anyone with information regarding his whereabouts or the location(s) of the now defunct Mil Tech's Board members. contact Interpol, Special Operations Branch and they will contact me. And I'm very sorry, but there will be no question and answers today. Good day. Well, that was Commander Drake on the Mil Tech/Jackson case. In a related release, Ares Macrotech has offered a 50000 nuyen reward for information regarding the whereabouts of a Charles Eagle Plume, thought to have been the security director for Mil...What's this?...are you SURE?! Oh, I'm sorry. I have just been handed a release by my aide that ALL public records of Mil Tech and Dr. Jackson have mysteriously disappeared from the databases of the CAS, UCAS, Carrib. League, CFS, San Fran, Seattle, and the NAN. This apparently includes all the government and private databases as well. Only the Corp Court in Zurich Orbital seems to be unaffected. More information will be forthcoming as it becomes available. Signing off, this is Charlie Fingers. *****End Live Video Feed***** chuckle chuckle snicker snort laugh chortle laugh ha ha ha ha har har har Ha Ha Ha HA HA HA AHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA(sound of laughter trailing off into the distance...)]<<<<< -- Dante(13:59:23/09-15-54) *****Encrypt Lucifer v4 Cmdr Drake, Interpol >>>>>[Cmdr, you are a drekhead. I provided that data, downloaded from the Data Haven's system publically(and normally) to you under the strict assureances that you would NOT use my name with it. And you go off and broadcast it over the NETWORKS? WHY!!!!!?]<<<<< -- Dante(14:04:40/09-15-54) >>>>>[Very simple, Dante. I don't deal with terrorists. I have a file on you over 10 pages long; longer even then I have on Jackson or any of his friends. And it shows me that you have no honor, no respect for your enemies, just an insatiable greed for a rush, the nuyen, and your way all the time. I don't like Jackson, or Solitiare, or FM, or any of them, but they ALL have my respect, from one enemy to another, two people who hate each other for what the other has done or does, but RESPECT and HONOR for their abilities. You wouldn'tunderstand.]<<<<< -- Commander Drake, Interpol(14:09:09/09-15-54) >>>>>[FocusCrew:I'll use that term for lack of a better one right now. This is about as serious as you'll ever see me. I'm not playing right now, so listen and listen well. I've just contacted Amelia and have secured passage to Amazonia via private cargo carrier. There should be no restrictions on what you want to bring, within reason. We don't have time to buy anything. Just pack your shit and meet me at my flat ASAP. Kendra and I leave promptly at 05:00 from an undisclosed location, with or without the rest of you. Poincare, KHANx will show you the way to my flat. I'm not normally this bitchy, but it's FRATERNAY we're talking about here!!!!! Nobody better f*&k with me on this one. Hell hath no fury like a magiko-queen scorned ...]<<<<< -- Millhaus <13:05:23/15-Sept-93> >>>>>[Well, Solitaire, I guess you've been busy. So, how did you do the data deletions anyway? And how many times did she flatline this time...4, 5 times?]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(14:11:55/09-15-54) >>>>>[Try six. We're forming a pool and taking bets on how many times she kicks off taking on the Corp Court records. The number is already up to 11... And she's started keeping track of how many times her brainwaves and heart flatlines on her deck case with little red "EEG" stamps. She's up to 20 now, you know, and she is quite crazy too.]<<<<< -- Collussus(14:14:42/09-15-54) >>>>>[I know. That's part of the reason she's so good. And I guess I should say thank you to her...I think...]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(14:15-39/09-15-54) >>>>>[Happy birthday, King Of Swords. And I did it with some very smart frames that I had been working on for 6 months. All I had to do was put them into the system and turn them on and away they went...all except the Corp Court one. It died, so I have to do that one myself(-insane grin-). And you didn't want me to do it to the Data Haven, so they should be the only ones with knowledge of you by the end of the day tomorrow. I need to sleep now. Oh, by the way. The new node is up and on-line as of 20 minutes ago, so buisness is back!]<<<<< -- Solitiare(14:20:26/09-15-54) >>>>>[ Checking the word on the street, we were able to track Nex down. Seems he had spent all day "centering" himself...before taking off, for Hell's Kitchen! Roxey was pretty hyped on finding him and, since she knows the area better n' just about anyone, she pretty much took the lead. It was just getting dark, when we arrived, and everthing looked so _eerie_! There was mist everywhere, and patches of boiling mud sent up geysers of steam. It was so still, and _quiet_...SPOOKY! We hunted around, till we found Nex' truck, parked at the end of an old road, next to a silver Blitzen. But, there was no sign of Nex. Roxey sent Max out, to locate him, and he was back in about half a second! We followed him over a rise, and we could hear the sound of steel on steel. By this time, Roxey was getting pretty excited, so she raced ahead. When we caught up to her, she was looking out across this plain of volcanic rock, & lava. And, in the middle of that plain, we could see Nex, crossing swords with one who could've only been SteelTower. Looking at this guy, we could see the resemblance. He was just a little taller, and less muscular. And, his hair wasn't as long, or as red. But, his skin was as "bronzed" as Nex', and his features were cut about the same, though he wasn't quite as handsome. I couldn't see his eyes, from that distance, but I figured they were probably the same emerald green...but, they would've been very cruel. They even _moved_ a lot alike...smoother & quicker than any cat ever could! Which meant they were BOTH phys. ads.! SteelTower's moves were too fluid, for heavy augmentation. They were just haching it out, Nex with onna' his katanas; SteelTower, with a sabre. Sparks were flying and, with every stroke, we thought one a' those blades was gonna _snap_! But, amazingly, they held! Guess BOTH of 'em must've been dikoted... Well, both of 'em had lots a' nicks & cuts, but neither seemed to be gaining any ground. FRAG! They were GOOD! Finally, after about 15 mins., SteelTower threw his sword aside...and TACKLED Nex, while he was still off-balance, from a blow he'd parried at an awkward angle! They went down, and started fighting, hand-to-hand. At least _SteelTower_ did! Nex just sorta _looked_ at him, real confused, a coupla' seconds! Long enough for SteelTower to get in a coupla' good hits...though he just seemed to be _slapping_ at him, sorta! He realy wasn't trying to do any damage, at first! But, for ome reason, Nex wouldn't even TRY to defend himself! He just sorta' _stared_ at the man, his eyes all huge & round...like a _child's_! And, Streetwolf's beside me, whispering encouragement thru his teeth, and just _begging_ Nex to "_fight back_, THIS TIME!" (?) But, he just WOULDN'T! He laid there, for a minute or so, just letting SteelTower POUND on him! And, by _this_ time, the slitch was aiming to do damage! _Then_, he starts making these really OBNOXIOUS remarks, about Nex' mother, and such! I guess he was just trying to get Nex pissed off. And, well...it WORKED! Nex yelled something, in Gaelic, which most've us couldn't understand...but, I'd have to guess it was fairly _unprintable_! Then, he starts putting all thoseblack belts of his to work, for him! And, he starts REALLY tearing into SteelTower! WHAT?!? Oh, DREK! Someone _else_ needs this terminal! FRAG! People...I'm tryingto POST, here!?! Oh, HELL....I'll be right back! Make this QUICK, wouldja'!]<<<< -Sahara <14:37:26/15-09-54> >>>>>[ Sorry 'bout the little interuption, folks! I'm using a public terminal, here! Hopefully, that won't happen again! Now, _where_ was I? Oh, yes, fightingback....yeah! Nex had started fighting back, see. But, his only problem was, he was going on his _anger_! I've NEVER seen him so PISSED! He's NEVER lost it in a fight, like that! `cause of this, SteelTower was able to REALLY do some _damage_! He ripped _right thru_ Nex' armoured vest! And, it was so _quiet_, out there, save for those two fighting, that we could _hear_ Nex' ribs breaking! *SHUDDER* Nex DID get in a few really _solid_ strikes, though, and they seemed to slow SteelTower down, a good bit! That's when SteelTower shouted someting that sounded like a CODE WORD....and, that _slitch_, GATES, showed up, from outta' NOWHERE! He must've let loose with some sorta mana spell, `cause Nex turned, and made like he was _hitting_ at something...but, there was nothing there...though, it _still_ looked like he HAD hit something,...ya know!? Then, he staggered, and screamed, and put his hands to his head! Then, his nose just started gushing blood, like he'd gotten nailed, pretty hard, in the head with something! Well, now...THAT was IT! As much as we'd all hated it, we _knew_ this was something Nex had to handle HIMSELF! So, we'd all stayed out! Until SteelTower CHEATED! Gates had powered up, again, and whipped another spell at Nex...we could see the energy _crackling_ thru the air! But, a split-second before that powerbolt woulda' slammed into Nex...probably tearing him _apart_...it bounced away! Good ol' MAX'd put up a barrier, real quick-like, and _saved_ his sorry butt! Before Gates could throw anything MORE at him, though, Roxey let outta' _scream_, and this FIREBOLT goes streaking thru the dark, towards him! And, when it connected ...well, ya shoulda' SEEN the nice, pretty bonfire Gates made for us! *evil grin* Roxey'd been standing near Nex' holstered Pred II. Seems the guys figured they'd just fight it out, mano-a-mano...all nice n' honorable-like. R-IGHT! SteelTower, that sneaky _bastard_, had been wearing a _concealed pistol_! He drew it, and had it lined up _real_ nice, with Nexey-boy's HEAD! But, Roxey let out another scream, to warn Nex, and let loose with another firebolt! This one went wide, though, and she ended up turning a coupla' boulders to SLAG! The diversion gave Nex time to get to his feet, while SteelTower realigned his shot--to take ROXEY out! She had picked up Nex' pistol, and, as he lunged to push her out of SteelTower's sights, she tossed it to him. From there, it all just seemed to move in slow-motion! As Nex pushed Roxey aside, catching his gun, SteelTower pulled off two shots. Nex stumbled, as one took him _thru_ the right thigh! Roxey went limp in his arms, as the second hit _her_! Nex screamed something, in Sperethiel, as Roxey fell. Turning, he squeezed off a shot at SteelTower, knocking the gun from his hand! WHAT a SHOT! I thought that only happened in old flats! WHA....OH! _NOT_ AGAIN! FRAGGIT! I was just gettin' to the GOOD PART! Oh, DREK! I'm gonna go find another terminal! I be back, in just a sec....*SIGH* ]<<<<< -Sahara <15:09:47/15-09-54> >>>>>[any'ne who is wonder'ng about who SteelTower is, He is The Nexus's Biological fater. SteelTower(Neil Torrance Allister) wa' a ver' abusiv' fater an' abandon'd the family. Nex's adoptive fater wa' Allen Og O'Brecon. Nex changed hi' name from Torrey to Sean becaus' of hi' hatr'd for Neil, and hi' luv fer Allen see'g Sean wa' Allen's Middle name. The family left TNO fer Chicago becaus' Allen wa' human. Tha' wa' the last I had seen of Nex unti' recen'ly. Allen's death musta occur'd sometim' aftre this. Thi' is wha' all thes' probl'ms ar' all about wit' SteelTower.]<<<<< -- STREETWOLF(Fire is an Elf's Best Friend) (15:40:43/09:15:54) >>>>>[Millhaus, I am at KHANx's now, with Bunker, Prophet and KHANx. All have been informed of the situation and are preparing their gear now. Since I have the least amount of equipment to prepare, I was delegated to informing you that we are on the way. KHANx, as you said, knows the way and will be navigating me (I'm going to get some practice with the Humvee). We'll be at your flat within an hour.]<<<<< -- Poincare [15:29:56|09-15-54] >>>>>[ *SIGH* THAT'S better! I've found a terminal that's kinda outta' the way...so, MAYBE, I can get this done with! Now, lessee...ok? Gates, firebolts, shotsat Nex & Roxey...alright, GOT IT! Nex took a coupla' steps, toward SteelTower, and then fell to one knee. We all could tell he was hurting, and mad as all Hell! But, he just hung his head, and looked totally defeated! SteelTower, getting all cocky, snickered and, drawing adirk from his boot, came at Nex again! As he came at him, Nex reached up, and grabbed his collar in a cross-hold, so SteelTower couldn't twist free. Then, hejust rocked back, real hard, on his heel, wrapping his free leg around SteelTower's. And, pulls him down, _on top of him_! We couldn't figure _that_ suicide move out! From what we could see, this lil' maneuver of his had only succeeded in driving the knife into his THROAT! All we could do was hold our breath & stare, as Nex lay there, convulsing! But, _SteelTower_ was the one who'd been in convulsions...and started coughing up blood! And, Nex just had this really _grim_ smirk on his face! Then, before anyone could even move, Nex rolled SteelTower offa' him, and sorta half-crawled, half-staggered to his feet! That's when we saw SteelTower's sword,sticking thru that son-of-a-slitch's OWN STOMACH! When Nex had dropped to the ground, he was concealing the sabre with his LEG! When he took hold of SteelTower, he'd had his heel on its hilt! He'd rocked back, tipping the blade up, and pulling SteelTower down onto it! It was a gutsy move--and, one that had almost gotten him KILLED! It was only by sheer, dumb LUCK, that the dirk had missed him, direct! Still, it HAD left him with a pretty nasty scratch, on the side of his neck! Well, Nex picks up his gun, and walks, real slow-like, over to SteelTower, who'sjust layin' there, staring up at him--with this cocky SMIRK on his face! Nex knelt down, straddling him, and took him by the collar, again. "WHA'? No HUG, fer yer _dear ol' DAD_?!" the asshole has the NERVE to say! Nex just looked at him, a long moment, and, we could see he was pretty confused. Then, his eyes wander over, to where Roxey's laying, REAL still. And, they justBLAZE, for a second! Then, they get cold as ICE, like they do , when he's working! And, his voice gets REAL hard. "Yer PATHETIC," he said, matter-of-factly, then he drops the slot, and stands over him, Predator raised. "Go ahead, TORREY! SHOOT m'! Ya canna DO it, KEN ya!? Always _said_ ya were a worthless, snot-nosed lil' BASTARD, who'd ne`r amount ta nothin'! Ya couldnna defend yer _whore_ of a m'ther...and, ya couldnna save yer _whore_ of a girl friend! Ya canna e`en defend YERSELF! _Look_ atcha! YER pathetic!" That's when Nex pulled the trigger, shooting SteelTower in the stomach! "Tha' one was fer M'ther," he said. A second shot, in the chest! "_Tha'_ was fer _Holly_!" By now, we could see SteelTower wasn't feeling so cocky! In FACT, he was so _terrified_, he pissed his pants, right about then, I'd bet! *GRIN* "This is fer ROXEY!" a shot to the neck! Very slow & deliberate-like, he raised the pistol, lined it up--and smiled the COLDEST smile I have EVER seen! Then, just before he pulled the trigger, he said, "an, _this_ one is fer _ME_! Save a spot, fer me, in HELL! An'...Have a Nice Day!" And, the bullet ripped thru SteelTower's skull, square between the eyes! Nex just seemed to deflate, then. Stumbling over to Roxey, he collapsed by her side. Taking her, EVER-so gently, in his arms, he cradled her. He just startedto cry, trembling & murmuring quietly to her about how sorry he was, and what a fool he'd been. I guess the poor kid was so exhausted, he thought she was dead!But, Streetwolf said she was just unconscious, and really didn't seem to be hurt, all that badly. But, problem WAS, Nex wouldn't let ANYONE near her! Not even SLASH! He just sorta _snarled_ at him, and flashed his fangs & razors...he didn't even look HUMAN! *SHUDDER* MaxiMillion to the rescue...again! He hit Nex with a low-forcesleep spell...but, Nex was so pumped, he just shrugged it off! So, Max tried a higher one! Nex FINALLY went down, and we could get in, to check them out! Nex was ripped up, pretty bad, with a coupla' bruised & broken ribs, a bullet hole thru his leg, and a really NASTY concussion...not to mention, DOZENS of cuts & bruises, and a black eye. Roxey had been shot in the arm, but had hit her head on a rock, when she fell, knocking herself out cold! We've been at the hospital with them, all night. And, they're both asleep. The doctors say they should BOTH be fine, in a week or two, thank Gaia! But, they have Nex under pretty heavy sedation, due to his "emotional state." Looks like he's gonna have a LOT to work out, over the next coupla' weeks! Poor kid! But, at least he's got Roxey! She really loves him, even if she just doesn't _say_ it, often. *SIGH* _Young love_... *smirk* Well, we'll be keeping ya'll posted....looks like someone _else_ needs this drekkin' thing! ]<<<<< -Sahara <16:07:15/15-09-54> >>>>>[Motley Crew, Nex is in the hospital...so let's get him while he's down. So we can talk to him with out him "escaping"...and get him to listen to Dragon and myself...I hate this "Family Feud". I'm not holding the death of Garret against him, too much.]<<<<< --Buzz (the one the only...Human Bee in the Matrix) >>>>>[Yeah, let's go get that sorry son of a slitch...and congratulate him on killing the guy who tried to kill him.]<<<<< --Shadow (16:33:44 EDT/09:15:54) >>>>>[Hmmmm. Thats rather strange. The Amazonian authorities have contacted me to say that my mom will not be eaten tomorrow, but rather is being held for another purpose (unstated). They advise me to not seek her release or else (again unstated). Prophet, whaddya got on this mess? Poincare, we be off soon - so be ready. Focus Crew, I think this trip has become even more urgent than before. So lets do it.]<<<<< -- KHANx (15:39:41/9.15.54) >>>>>[Thats an aye, SpotOn. Silver Tux and I will be ready for the go.]<<<<< -- Sun (15:41:56/9.15.54) >>>>>[ Got it, Doctor Doom. The files that were stolen were from the Alpha Phase of the Alpha-Omega Project. Don't we just do a great job of misunderstanding each other from time to time? ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <14:34:10/09-15-54> >>>>>[ No, DOA. I think the jerk and my buddy are still alive. As for how to find out for sure, your guess is as good as mine. ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <14:35:12/09-15-54> >>>>>[ Now, who wants to hear about the really embarrassing thing that happened to Cerise Monday night? ]<<<<< -- Nightstalker <14:36:04/09-15-54> >>>>>[ If you tell anyone! I MEAN ANYONE!!!! Your a dead man!]<<<<< -- Cerise <14:37:37/09-15-54> >>>>>[ Don't threaten my boyfriend. ]<<<<< -- Raven the Mage <14:38:03/09-15-54> >>>>>[ Keep his mouth shut and there won't be a problem. ]<<<<< -- Cerise <14:38:38/09-15-54> >>>>>[ I DO! I DO! ]<<<<< -- Kaneda (Loud is good/Fast is better) >>>>>[ You would. ]<<<<< --Vixen (16:42:44/09-15-93) >>>>>[ Just another page for the old B-Team Scrapbook: )Include File 114.LTimes( TOWER OF LONDON "BUZZED" BY DRAGON Eyewitnesses claim aliens responsible At approximately 3:14 yesterday afternoon the Tower of London was attacked by an unknown dracoform, resulting in little damage to the Tower itself but massive structural damage to the Tower Thistle Hotel across the street. Beefeater Sergeant Edward Carruthers was patrolling the Tower's battlements at the time of the attack. "Cor, 'E was a big one! 'ad a wingspan wide as Tower Bridge, 'e did!" Carruthers reported. "I was on top of the Tower, cleanin' out some birds' nests, when I sees this shimmering in the air, about 'alf a mile above and behind the hotel. And then I sees this great beast--lord, what a monster 'e was!--appear, Like 'e'd just dropped a cloaking field or some such. Now, 'e was divin right at me, and outa' the sun, too, but I coulda sworn he looked somthin' metallic. So I thinks, "Eddie, it's about time ye got your arse outa' there." An' I did. Oh, boy, I din't move that fast in all my born days. "So the Dragon dives at th' Tower, only 'E goes slamming into the roof of the 'otel instead, an' he tears out these steel beams like they was paper, an he sticks 'is great ugly 'ead inside, but then 'e looks up. An' when I look up, the way th' dragon's lookin, right? I sees this Spaceship! Aliens, it was! It was black as night, an' it looked like a big flounder 'angin' in midair! So the spaceship, it wiggles it's wings at th' Dragon, and takes off screamin', like a...like a...like somethin' unholy! Then it just disappears! "The dragon, it looks off after the flyin' saucer, and it shimmers, and then 'e's just gone!" Sergeant Carruthers story was corroborated by other eyewitnesses in and around the tower complex at the time. Damage to the hotel appears to be contained to the top floor, estimated by Lloyds to be within a range of two to three million pounds. There are no known casualties from the attack, although police are still sifting through the wreckage in search of the missing occupants of the hotel's Royal Suite. A spokesman for the Wierd Happenings Organization, which is headquartered in the Tower, said the matter was under investigation but they could not comment at this time. ]<<<<< --Blindside (Now you see it.../...Now you don't) >>>>>[Nex really went off the deep end tonite. Even worse than when he thought Rox was dead last night. That boy went BESERK! And with stiches in his leg still! But I am getting ahead of myself here... I picked up Diana at the airport arond 1500, filled her in on what had happened to Nex and Rox last night, and drove to the hospital. She went right to Nex, which surprised me a little. Guess she figured that Rox would kill her if she had worried about her first. Probably right too. But her eyes took on a glazedlook, aura scannin I guess, but then she got really p-o'd, ripping the IV's out of Nex, cursin in Creole, and deMANDing to see the doctor in charge. He never showed up, but Buzz and the crew did. I tried to keep them out while Diana was Healing up Nex, but to no avail. Only after Diana threatened to make Buzz a woman did the Crew even quiet down. Nex was wakin up when he suddenly snapped FULLY awake and demanded to see Roxey. Seems that his delerious drug- induced visons showed her watchin over him, so he knew she was alive. Well, he just ignored Buzz and Dragon as they tried to stop him. If that look coulda killed, both of them would have been in intensive care, and they got out of the way. Diana and I followed and found the room I knew was hers totally EMPTY. She had even been checked out of the hospital by a Doctor S. K. French. We scanned all the logs of the hospital and found NO mention of a Dr. S. K. French. Well, Nex realized just before I did that Smith, Klien, and French had known about Roxey and had threatened to take a "friend" from AJ as a hostage, and he just about went beserk. He had been limping from the stitches in his leg and the taped ribs, but he just stood up, tore off his robe(leaving him butt naked!) and sprinted back to his room, tearing the stitches out in the process. But he didn't even seem to feel the pain or realize he had blood pouring down his leg. Buzz and the Motley Crew saw the look on his face and decided that Maybe leg. Buzz and the Motley Crew saw the look on his face and decided that Maybe (I HATE turtles!) they had better leave thier buisness to a little later, although they did make fraggin sure that Nex knew they wanted to talk. Well, he got all dressed before he even realized that he was barely able to breathe or walk, and then he did what no man has ever DARED to do. He yanked Diana's shades off, stared her straight in those black holes of cybereyes Diana's shades off, stared her straight in those black holes of cybereyes (FRAGGGGGG!!!!!!) without freakin out, and DEMANDED that she heal him fully on the spot. She was for the first time in her life totally without words. So she healed him and he has gone a-huntin. Speakin of huntin, we know that Smith, Klien, and French(S.K. French anyone?) have Roxey somewhere, but we aren't sure where. And Max has disappeared too, her ally, and he's the only one who could find her REALLY fast. We need to know _yesterday_, so any info will be appreciated.]<<<<< -- Slash(21:56:54/09-15-54) >>>>>[Blinder, I don't know. My paranoia index is usually around a 4(out of 10)but right now it is about a 8.5. With Drake on my butt, my citizenship canceledand the people who blew up the car at the cemetary probably hanging around somewhere, I really need a place to hide till my friends can set one up for me. But your admitted working relationship to P. Clement, even if not recent, makes me just a little wary of your offer. I'll accept if you can guarantee my safety, but only for a couple of days.]<<<<< -- Action Jackson(22:04:26/09-15-54) >>>>>[Yo, SpotOn, sorry for the delay, but I had to finish up some biz. The cred balance is still a bit low for me liking (but when isn't it), so I'll help you. If the toys are good I'll use them, but don't expect me to leave my lucky Roomsweeper at home, ya know better than that.]<<<<< -- Shotgun <22:30:05/09:15:54> >>>>>[Slash, we would like to help, but we would need some info. on the French connection as I feel like calling S. K. F. Bloodtooth can send his ally to help, and we can get a Bear Shaman intiate to help.]<<<<< --Buzz (The one the only...Human Bee in the Matrix) >>>>>[As the friend of Bloodtooth has stated, I will help in case there is ANY need for my services.]<<<<< --The Transformer (00:05:34 EDT/09:16:54) >>>>>[Scene: At Katana Industrials docks. The familiar face of Steven Stalker with a country hick (What's he doing in the plex anyway?) next to him. Steven Stalker: "This is your action news reporter, with all the news that is news across the nation, dockside, here at Katana Industrials. Sir, did you see what happened?" Country Hick: "Yeeah, Ah did. Ah was fishing off of dock 17, when... Here they come around those barrels of toxic waste over there *points to something off camera*, fighting with swords...Ah cried out to Ethel, 'Don't Look, Ethel!', but it was too late. She had already been sideswiped...slashed her from head to toe. They fought right past me to the end of the pier, where one of them blocked a slash from the other, and fell into the Sound." SS: "Anything else? Like a description, perhaps?" CH: "Yeeah, both of them were wearing long coats, and were wielding their swords as if they were born to 'em. The one that was left on the docks said, 'Good-bye, MacLeod.', then turned and ran into the warehouse." SS: "Thank you, sir. We will be keeping you up to date on whether or not this has any connections to the other strange happenings that have been occurring in the plex in the last few weeks. This is Steven Stalker reporting for KTAN News."]<<<<< --KTAN News Agency (00:07:54 EDT/09:16:54) >>>>>[ Well ladies and gentlemen, it seems that a decker named Chromium has provided us with the required information, for a small fee of course. The next delivery occurs on Sunday, if you three are ready to play, lets get this run over with. ]<<<<< -- Fenris <00:30:08/09-16-54> >>>>>[Leave Cerise alone, Nightstalker. There's no need to humiliate the lass. Let it lie. It'd be like talking about The Mall (and if you ever go into details on that, I'll fry your deck when you least expect it. Let's see Raven protect you from THAT!). Yes, Cerise shamelessly used me to get to...never mind. But that's no need to embarass her. Much. Let's just forget (well, maybe not forget, more like put behind us) the whole thing.]<<<<< --Highlander (21:42:32/9-15-54) *****Encrypt Cerise MPCP only >>>>>[I hope you're feeling better now, lassie? Sigh.]<<<<< -- Highlander (21:43:15/9-15-54) >>>>>[Ah, there they go, the Musketeers. Of course, they've got real guns now. With Mathas out of my hands, I think I'll go to bed.]<<<<< -- Jaez <23:34:28/9-15-54> >>>>>[Right. We'll get it to Belle and Throttle at the rendevous point. Punch it, Sonic.]<<<<< -- Jack Hack <23:35:12/9-15-54> >>>>>[No need to tell me twice. I have a need for speed!]<<<<< -- Sonic Boom <23:35:56/9-15-54> >>>>>[I never would've guessed you'd be in such a hurry to leave Jaez.]<<<<< -- Hangtime <23:36:34/9-15-54> >>>>>[What are you talking about?]<<<<< -- Sonic Boom <23:36:57/9-15-54> >>>>>[Nothing-except that you hung around her an awful lot while we were there. You even lingered in her room a while.]<<<<< -- Hangtime <23:37:26/9-15-54> >>>>>[You're reading too much into this. She just has a rather large collection of music that I like. In fact, I got a copy of this great Tom Petty song: "Running down a Dream". I'll punch it up as soon as "valkyries" is over (sorry, Doc, I couldn't resist playing tribute to you as we blaze outta Seattle).]<<<<< -- Sonic Boom <23:38:21/9-15-54> >>>>>[Can it, kids. Hangtime, get some sleep. . .you never know what'll be waiting for us on the other end of this ride. This public forum is not a place to discuss your rivalries. Now clear the bandwidth so I can get some work done. I'm scanning the logs to see if there are any correlations we haven't missed.]<<<<< -- Jack Hack <23:45:34/9-15-54> >>>>>[All right. I guess I'm just kind of excited. ..Luaos, surfers, warm sand and water. ..I hope Hawaii lives up to the VR the travel company had set up.]<<<<< -- Hangtime <23:46:19/9-15-54> >>>>>[Kid, nothing lives up to the VRs anyone's got set up.]<<<<< -- Jack Hack <23:47:27/9-15-54> >>>>>[Any of you lads or lasses ever hear of a Katana Industries? They're based in the UK, but have offices all over. A countryman hired me to take a look at their files, and I found something...interesting. I'm not sure what to make of it, so I'll throw it out to all the experts of the net. Evidentally these people are working on an artificial HMHVV virus. I ran across some records of their tests, but couldn't see the latest results. I got as far as test three, which resulted in the death of a dwarf, male, when some wiered ice initiated both a trace and some sort of tar-baby program that started screwing with my activee memory. I jacked out before it could do any serious damage, and gave my employer what info I had gotten. But I was bothered enough by what I had seen to bring the subject up for discussion. So, all you people with the bonnie brains (and egos to match!), tell me; should we worry about a crop-er, corp-produced virus, dealing with a magical (?) disease? Or is Katana just pouring money down the drain?]<<<<< --Highlander (22:08:15/9-15-54) >>>>>[Denizens of Shadowland, I once again implore you to change your minds and assist myself and my compatriots in protecting our privacy and security. Such matters are, after all, concerns you can all relate to. In fact, I have some information on all of you which may or may not be able to dissuade you from your rather reactionary, protective stances. Here is but a glimpse, starting with the illustrious Herr Special Agent Cooper, the most legitimate of your lot and therefore the one most easily toppled in what I predict will become an example of the domino theory as extrapolated into the human dimension. @Include Cooper Cooper, Jack Special Agent (FBI) UCAS International Consortium of Magic Standards Initiate Rating:2 Education: Duke Law School Stanford University, double major in Sorcery and Theatre Pelmont High School (Selectorian) Bridge Middle School Server Bridge Elementary School Server Mother: Jacqueline Gamone Cooper Mother2: Annete Hebrides Cooper Genetic Father: Al Fisher Now for what I have researched, Herr Cooper. As is indicated by the above abbreviated record, you were raised by two women, attended school via network learning servers until High School, where you did quite well, attending most excellent learning institutions afterward. But what did you do "off the record", as it were? Annete Hebrides Cooper is serving time in a chemical rehabilitation institute. The alleged cause is alcohol, but my sources inform me othersie. My sense of propriety prevent me from mentioning the true cause, but it will not stay me from informing your superiors. At Pelmont you made extra money peddling coffee beans to other students without a license. Not so facetious an act as you may thin, considering many of those beans were in fact synthetically produced to undercut the exceedingly high prices of true java. . .you broke the law, Special Agent Cooper. And you continued to do so in college, as well as acquiring new and more. . .perverse tastes. Shall I elaborate? Law school proved especially difficult. Your mind leapfrogs from possibility to possibility, giving you great insight into solving cases, but actually studying seems to have been an alien process. Dare I mention the innumerable "specialist" as they call themselves, whom you saw in order to rewuire supplementary information and possibly even magical aid in order to be granted a degree from such a prestigious institution?]<<<<< -- Herr Ganz <00:17:21/9-15-54> >>>>>[That's enough, Ganz. Name the time and Place, and send it to me.]<<<<< -- Cooper <12:28:32/9-15-54> >>>>>[Well, if that's the worst Cooper is guilty of, I still think he's the least corrupted of us all. The laddie just a little more human- seeming, is all. And what's the big deal being raised by women? It's the 2050's, for Pete's sake. Who is this "Herr Ganz?" And where can we dig dirt up on him?]<<<<< --Highlander (22:40:31/9-15-54) >>>>>[FraterNay ! Frag, I hope your OK. If you can read this - know that we're coming to save you -- at any cost. Milhaus and I have taken on a vow, as close to a blood vow as we can get -- we'll bring you home - just hang in there til we're on scene. Everybody, this is very serious now, they've got my mom and a teammate. No mis- takes on this one - everybody is coming home. ***SPECIALCRYPT*** Wiz, I need you to get us all the info you can get on where in Amazonia they're holding mom, FraterNay (a female teammember), who, and why. Kendra, I'll need you to be doing a SatScan search for any unusual message traffic in Amazonia. This is big, so they'll be talking about in cyberspace. Kendra, do anything you have to do, but get us some decrypted info. Milhaus, you should be worried about Zequatl and his draco-serpentine friends - how 'bout some magical Flying Serpent repellent. Poincare, Bunker, Prophet, Stryker , and I should hit the streets and grease some palms to get info. Also we'll be setting up tactical once we know the Target.]<<<<< -- KHANx (01:03:09/9.15.54) >>>>>[Highlander, where have you been? Ganz has appeared a couple of times already, threatening everyone with scoops of information. He's a rep of the outfit that apparently created William 6174 and is trying to keep word from spreasding about whatever we learn about him. I'll agree, that iteration of deeds isn't prima facie damning of Jack. But I think Ganz was hinting at some other things. . .Believe me, Jack's got some parts of his history that should stay in the dark, just like the rest of us. As for tracking Ganz, good luck. I tried it a couple of times and almost got brain-fried. I think Ouro attempted it but it was a bum trace. Apparently he had a passive connection to this node fore monitoring that went off if a message was sent directly to him. Well, someone did, and I think he is a little more careful of his connections now. And don't think sysadmin will help; it's been my experience that those nefarious deckers who operate shadow nodes try to stay away from sides, in order not to gain any new enemies.]<<<<< -- Jaez <01:49:12/9-16-54> >>>>>[ Herr Ganz or whatever you call yourself up to now I've been ignoring your doings as they seem to have very little to do with me or my friends. But now you threaten to topple 'Agent Cooper' and claim that to be a warning to us ! Like we care, let me tell you Herr Ganz that if you had the right contacts and access then you could probably dig up info of crimes that we had all done, when I last looked, the crimes I wasn't guilty of was a handful of white collar crimes and a handful of federal crimes and a couple of sexual crimes. But what the frag, I don't exist anymore, my SIN was deleted long ago and if you want to find me then you have to know the right people on the street. So come on Herr Ganz, stop posturing and making a fool of yourself, we all know that you picked the easiest target cause' Cooper is the only one here who is fully legit. ]<<<<< -I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**) *****SAVEMOM***** >>>>>[I just saw some things that I thought might be of some interest to the crew going into the Amazonia territory. I have been hangin' with a tribe of people called the Amahuacas for the last few months. They are tellin be that there is a mansion in the jungle owned by the Aquilars. Apparently they cultivate rare orchids. Seems to be quite a bit of activity going on there. It might have something to do with your mom. I can check it out if you want, these guys are fraggin good at sneakin into the place and I have gone with them on a few occasions. Also as a side note. When I saw the post refering to the Amazon, I did a backlog check on all refferences to Amazonia. Call me paranoid but I have been trying to stay frosty. What I found out was that there have been a rising number of things going on in Seatle that seem to be pointing to the Amazon. Figures, I can't hide anywhere without all the drek following me. You might want to punch up the backlogs for yourself and check it out. With all of the activity going on in the Amazon, you might be able to pull something off without too many people noticing. If you need anymore assistance, just let me know. Diplomatic Immunity won't stop a bullet. Also, I found some codes in the Aquilar computer system that will let me into the Amazonian Consulate. I haven't stayed too long there because I don't know what I am lookin for. If you send me a .pic of your mother I might know where they are keeping her.]<<<<< --Cowboy <05:41:35/09-16-54> >>>>>[Now the my cover is blown. Anybody out there seen Virtue? I have not seen any postings from her lately. If you can read this Virtue, tell Ax to get her fraggin but over here now! Tell her to bring Batman, Calvin, Squirt, Hobbes, father Bane, herself, and YOU over here now. I don't like all this activity overhere and the cheif says that his shaman is goin nuts about a growing of the background, what ever that is. Sounds like something Bane would know about. I will be waiting for you in three days at the drop site where we came in those fatefull months before.]<<<<< --Cowboy <05:54:30/09-16-54> >>>>>[Quite a pretty one you have here, Jack! And she has those lovely sexual implants too. She's ok...for now. But if we see ANYONE we don't know or who's picture we have from Dante, she's scragged, comprende? We want you, not her, and the money you claimed in bounty. And when we're done with her, if you don't show, we may just hand her over to Interpol, or the Ancients. And the High Counil of Princes for TT seems interested in her too. And as for that pesky ally of hers, it's incased in a ward it would take an initiate a YEAR to break out of, so don't try that either.]<<<<< -- Smith(09:06:58/09-16-54) *****Initiate Frame-Tracer, v4****** *****Trace locked on****** **Tracing**Tracing**Tracing**Trac..Control lost--Frame destroyed at location *****include address****** *****include address****** >>>>>[Nice try Solitaire, but to no avail. Next time you try, your dear Foxey Roxey dies. Have a good day.]<<<<< -- Dante(09:10:04/09-16-54) >>>>>[Thanks, Buzz. And we can use the help. Nex went off and disappeared AGAIN, frantic and beserk. We NEED to find him again before he hurts someone. And we need to find MaxiMillion too. I suggest carrying a tray of Salish food and some vodka or gin-if he can smell it, he'll show up in no time. And those magical individuals out there could really help by looking through the less used places of Seattle for an inordinately powerful ward containing an ally. Max is really the only person who can find Rox fast enough for us to get her back before Smith and crew do anything drastic and before AJ gets back. He'd go ballistic, and he's just a surgeon(now at least) and I want to KEEP him that way. So let's go find her folks, just don't try to rescue her yourself. Keep us informed of progress.]<<<<< -- Slash(09:16:18/09-16-54) >>>>>[Solitiare is INSANE!!!!! but she is actually sucessfully bypassing the Corp Court's ICe. Now, she fried/flatlined 3 times in the process, and she's only about a third of the way in so far, but still! When a decker has no fear of Black IC and has a VERY singular sense of purpose, nothing can stop her... I would NOT want to deal with her...she may not be the best there is, but her temperment makes up for it...]<<<<< -- Collussus(09-20-42/09-16-54) >>>>>[KHANx, I'm on it. I don't know much about these people's culture though, so someone with a little better understanding should be with me whenever we're out here. WE NEED RAGMAN! With my dear redheaded sister now in their hands, and Nitro absent, we definately need another of their discipline. They wouldn't be able to keep FraterNay by purely physical means, as YOU well know KHANx.]<<<<< -- Kendra <08:23:56/09-16-54> >>>>>[Guy's I'm in fer anythin' i ca' do fer ya. i will look fer both nex an' Roxey. An when ya ar' rea'y t' go in an' get 'er out, cou' me in. The flame is rea'y t' lite again.]<<<<< -- STREETWOLF(Fire is an Elf's Best Friend) (09:35:40/09:16:54) >>>>>[The organisation I represent is among it's many concerns bothered about the use of certain metatypes that haven't as yet been classed as sentient in experiemnts. Thus it was of great shock a member of our organization brought us evidence of hideous experiments being carried out on these poor helpless creatures. **** Include