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Message no. 1
From: Geoff Gerrietts <phinar@**.CENCOM.NET>
Subject: Re: More Maxim stuff on Farrleton and Riglia
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 21:15:21 EDT
OK, a xpost to here for clarification. "Extraterritorial" does not
refer to multinational status, but rather the status that makes a
corporation's physical property subject to their own laws and not the
laws of the local jurisdiction. In modern US, embassies are said to be
"extraterritorial" because within the confines of the embassy's
property lines, the owning country makes the law, not the U.S. or the
local authorities.

And why would anyone be interested? I'm sure that's the same question
that ran through the minds of many corporate execs when they heard
about Frypp's decker convention. After all, get half of
Seattle-in-the-Shadows watchin' your system, and someone outside the
shadows is gonna figure it needs to see what the fuss is about. I
would think that the *real* difficulty would be finding runners who
would agree to work against FryppSec, though I must say, you've been
none too careful about making sure of that...


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Message no. 2
From: Freddy Frypp <JAMES-CUENO@*********.EDU>
Subject: Re: More Maxim stuff on Farrleton and Riglia
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 12:32:13 CST
Hell, anybody who wants to pentrate FryppSec's computers could
probably get away with it, unless they frag up and Chris can get in
after them.

Part of Freddy's personally quirks are a dread fear of the Matrix and
the people that can manipulate it. Most of those people get heckled
mercilessly because that's the only way Freddy can feel superior to
them. Ever notice how he and Spark go around and around sometimes?

So he has trouble keeping good, loyal talent around. Chris is just
about the only exception. The deckers that actually work for
FryppSec, rather than Freddy himself, spend more time trying to make
Freddy's life hell than actually getting their jobs done.

Anyway, I don't know why anyone would want to run against FryppSec,
unless they wanted to maybe shutting them down and open up FryppSec's
clientele to attack (strict competition, but I don't imagine
there's much of that). They don't do any research, there's no
subsidiaries, no reason for your usual shadowruns. Maybe unwilling
extracts against some of his execs - Kabuki Man in particular,
Majikthize has enemies from way back. Maybe somebody (corp execs, I-
Marines, ex-girlfriends) would want Freddy greased.

FryppSec's just a very small fish in the security biz. Well, so
maybe somebody would be curious about goings-on in the system
afterlast week.

jim
Message no. 3
From: The Fount of Evil <phinar@**.CENCOM.NET>
Subject: Re: More Maxim stuff on Farrleton and Riglia
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 18:17:18 EDT
In addition to being curious about the system contents, you forget one
very important thing: as a contracting base for Shadowrunners (i.e.,
professional criminals), FryppSec is a fairly solid base of organized
crime. And show me a yak or Mob man who appreciates competition. };>

But seriously, in this particular episode (and as a general rule),
Nightbroker is not part of the society out to clobber. Not that I
expect you would take him at his word, but the subsequent profile
should help clarify that.


<G> (phinar@******.net)
*Evil is a virtue worth examining.
**MQU/CH S G- Q+ 9++ y W++(-) C N+
***(boycotting GeekCode until OS/2 shows up there)
Message no. 4
From: Freddy Frypp <JAMES-CUENO@*********.EDU>
Subject: Re: More Maxim stuff on Farrleton and Riglia
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1995 09:02:54 CST
> In addition to being curious about the system contents, you forget one
> very important thing: as a contracting base for Shadowrunners (i.e.,
> professional criminals), FryppSec is a fairly solid base of organized
> crime. And show me a yak or Mob man who appreciates competition. };>

Hrmph <suddenly humbled>. Hadn't thought of that.

jim

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