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Message no. 1
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: MONICA
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1993 12:34:55 -0600
Ok, I just had a silly thought....

Imagine that MONICA is still around (she probably is).
Imagine she has a sidekick named Mayhem.

MAYHEM: What are we going to do tonight, MONICA?
MONICA: Same thing we do every night, try to take over the world.

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(homage to Pinky and the brain, for you non-animaniacs fans)

(sorry, silly mood)

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Message no. 2
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: MONICA
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 1994 03:37:09 -0600
Ok, I probably missed something, but can someone fill me in on what I
shoudl do with MONICA (ideas ideas!). I need a plan for her to 'try to
take over the world'.

I figured I'd start with Wolf 359 dropping something about Leon Meyers
getting released from his incarceration with Omega. But then we need
about 2 weeks of sightings of 'something' prowling around C-Space, only
to have somoneone finally come face to face with her, and, as Elton John
might say, the bitch is back.

Comments? Flames?

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Message no. 3
From: Joshua James Harrison <harrij4@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: MONICA
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 1994 11:12:29 -0500
Here's a suggestion... I would like to have Coyote have the first encounter
with her... it would reallyshake him up because he's really arrogant about his
abilities (as if you couldn't tell already). Meeting her, and perhaps escaping
just by the skin of his teeth... I was thinking that she might try to control
him like she did with Splut... but he JUST gets away and it really shakes him
up.

Comments? I don't have ideas on how she could take over the world, though...



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Message no. 4
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: MONICA
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 1994 13:07:23 -0600
On Sat, 29 Jan 1994, Joshua James Harrison wrote:

> Here's a suggestion... I would like to have Coyote have the first encounter
> with her... it would reallyshake him up because he's really arrogant about his
> abilities (as if you couldn't tell already). Meeting her, and perhaps escaping
> just by the skin of his teeth... I was thinking that she might try to control
> him like she did with Splut... but he JUST gets away and it really shakes him
> up.

Instead of Coyote saving himself, have Ramirez come in and save his ass
(and make the correct MONICA identification). Coyote is a cocky SOB that
needs to learn teamwork and his own limitations. Ramirez is an old-timer
that knows the value of expirience in addition to raw skill.

As for MONICA controlling people like happened with Splut, I don't want
to do that any more. Splut was appropriated for the specific purpose so
that MONICA would be able to learn how a rogue decker thinks and
behaves. She has no reason to do it any more (Splut was a calibre of
decker on par with Ramirez; actually, Dark Elf, Ramirez and Splut were
sorta the decking trio a year ago).


> Comments? I don't have ideas on how she could take over the world, though...

Busting the world bank? Computer Generated smear campaing on public
officials? Detonate a nuclear bomb and let the contries of the world
argue about who did it? 9just thoughts)

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Message no. 5
From: Joshua James Harrison <harrij4@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: MONICA
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 1994 16:05:37 -0500
Well Rob... I was thinking of not having Coyote rescue himself, but rather have
Chanco or somebody pull his jack at the last minute... but this Ramirez thing
is a good idea... it would really cheese Coyote off that Ramirez (who he views
as an old, cautions fool) was the one that saves him... as long as ramirez
doesn't expect any kind of thanks for what he's done...

The mind control thing is optional (hell... I've got enough of that going on
with Widow right now). It was just an idea... Oh well... back to jotting down
notes on my current thread..



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'Now come, you filth!' he cried. 'You've hurt my master, | / m\_/m \
you brute, and you'll pay for it. We're going on; but we'll |---------------
settle with you first. Come on, and taste it again!' - Sam, "The Two Towers"
Message no. 6
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: MONICA
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 1994 15:44:55 -0600
On Sat, 29 Jan 1994, Joshua James Harrison wrote:

> Well Rob... I was thinking of not having Coyote rescue himself, but rather have
> Chanco or somebody pull his jack at the last minute... but this Ramirez thing
> is a good idea... it would really cheese Coyote off that Ramirez (who he views
> as an old, cautions fool) was the one that saves him... as long as ramirez
> doesn't expect any kind of thanks for what he's done...

As long as Coyote suddenly realizes that he isn't immortal and that he
can get his ass thoughourly trounced, it would work neat for a character
development.

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Message no. 7
From: "Seth A. Buntain" <enthar@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: MONICA
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 1994 17:15:56 -0600
As a side note, Phoenix Star does alot of AI and computer research...
(can you tell I want them to be in a lot of plots? ;)

Maybe MONICA can hide out in there, (by digging up some black mail on a
decker, or researcher) untill shes strong enough. (and perhaps a few
employees of Phoenix Star Inc. can get introduced at the same time :)

Just thoughts. (were else to find your ultimate world busting weapon than in
the bowels of a military research installation! :)

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Message no. 8
From: Stefan Hahn <HAHN@***.EDU>
Subject: Monica!
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 1994 16:37:54 -0800
Date sent: 30-JAN-1994 16:35:49

I hereby volunteer ...shadowfire... to be one of the people steamrollered by M
ONICA when she stomps through the matrix, since he's not really the drek-hot
decker anyone else is and has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong
time...

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Message no. 9
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: Monica!
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 01:07:06 -0600
On Sun, 30 Jan 1994, Stefan Hahn wrote:

> I hereby volunteer ...shadowfire... to be one of the people steamrollered by M
> ONICA when she stomps through the matrix, since he's not really the drek-hot
> decker anyone else is and has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong
> time...

Perhaps MONICA can be a way to periodically come in and clear out
unneeded characters. Sorta like natural selection in the matrix or
something.

If you've got someone you wanna whack, go for it. We just have to come
up with a good plan for her to take over the works.

On a side note: I wrote up the entry I'll make for the rescue of Coyote
from MONICA this afternoon (I had some time). It's about 16k big and I
_KNOW_ you will all like it. Full of lots of action and gory details. :-)


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Message no. 10
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: MONICA
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 1994 23:48:10 -0600
I am going to release MONICA tomorrow.

Be ready.

It's a long post, perhaps 25k!



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Message no. 11
From: Stefan Hahn <HAHN@***.EDU>
Subject: MONICA
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 13:23:22 -0800
Okay, 'fire...'s down, at least for a while. Anyone else foolish enough to take
a look outside the real world?
<Insert Evil Cackle Here>

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Message no. 12
From: Nightfox <DJWA@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Monica
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 15:11:52 -0700
Well me finally have more than a few seconds


NICE WRITE-UP ROB.
It was very colorful - although a tad confusing, I really didn't
understand what the hitching of 369 to R was about, though I think that the
R_1 + R_2 thing was multitasking, am I right?



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Message no. 13
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: Monica
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 17:31:18 -0600
On Tue, 8 Feb 1994, Nightfox wrote:

> Well me finally have more than a few seconds
>
>
> NICE WRITE-UP ROB.
> It was very colorful - although a tad confusing, I really didn't
> understand what the hitching of 369 to R was about, though I think that the
> R_1 + R_2 thing was multitasking, am I right?


359 was riding shotgun via a hitcher jack
And yes, the R_1 + R_2 was multitasking. The big gun was also running on
its own CPU (why? Why not).


As for confusing? It's sorta supposed to be :-)

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Message no. 14
From: "Seth A. Buntain" <enthar@***.EDU>
Subject: MONICA
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 17:33:08 -0600
I noticed that MONICA was dumping info from corporations and individuals. Is
any of this really juicy. IE would a corp involved in some really secret
research get really upset? Im thinking yes.

Phoenix Star has a subsiery called Netwatchers that keeps tabs on the
happenings on the net. They will know about MONICA after the posting from
Rameriz, and will be suitably concerned. I guess what I want to know is how
people want to deal with MONICA. Ive heard various people say shes limited to
the seattle LTG for right now. Should I bother with having Phoenix Star get
upset with her? Possibly organize some corporate resources to help deal with
her? or should i just sit and wait...:)

Let me know...

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Message no. 15
From: "Silly puppy...." <MHILLIARD@******.BITNET>
Subject: MONICA
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 12:48:00 -0500
We're moving from bitnet to internet over here right now, and my email's turned
bloody screwy in the meantime. Have I missed anything about our favorite AI? I
haven't seen anything on her since she snapped at DOA.

Phelan
Message no. 16
From: Randy Barron <rbarron@*****.CS.DU.EDU>
Subject: Re: MONICA
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 14:03:19 -0700
> We're moving from bitnet to internet over here right now, and my email's
> turned bloody screwy in the meantime. Have I missed anything about our
> favorite AI? I haven't seen anything on her since she snapped at DOA.
>
Nope. I don't believe anyone's said anything about or by everyone's
favorite piece of megalomaniacal code...

Jerricho
Message no. 17
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: MONICA
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 15:13:08 -0600
On Sat, 26 Feb 1994, Randy Barron wrote:

> > We're moving from bitnet to internet over here right now, and my email's
> > turned bloody screwy in the meantime. Have I missed anything about our
> > favorite AI? I haven't seen anything on her since she snapped at DOA.
> >
> Nope. I don't believe anyone's said anything about or by everyone's
> favorite piece of megalomaniacal code...

Christina Johnson (DOA) had to sign back off again because it appears her
account is dying. She may or may not be back.

I'm going to have MONICA lay low for a little while while her and Meyers
work on their master plan (also gives me time to work on real world stuff).

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Message no. 18
From: Bona' na Croin <MHILLIARD@******.BITNET>
Subject: MONICA
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 19:44:47 -0500
Echoing Icepick, did anything happen while I was away? If the answer's no,
I'kll go ahead and answer Icepick. Raven's turned positively obsessive about
MONICA lately, and she's been keeping close tabs on AI

Phelan
Message no. 19
From: Laughing Boy <JLR@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: MONICA
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 12:26:19 -0700
I like the idea of naming it Clu out of homage to Tron (I never really thought
before how much Tron resembles cyberpunk style computer systems...and from a
Disney movie at that). If not Clu, then maybe the name of some of the other
programs and such from the movie.

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