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Message no. 1
From: "B. Ford Fitch" <bfitch@****.EDU>
Subject: Plots
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 1994 22:18:13 MST
Could someone out there tell me how the plots for ShadowTalk work,
and how I could envolve my character in one of them. In addition, any
other info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

Ford
CEO, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, FOUNDER,
AND HEAD OF

BLUE DRAGON ENTERPRISES

"Where Storms Are Always Brewing"
Message no. 2
From: Brian Rogers <rogers@****.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Plots...
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 22:10:34 -0600
No plot is going to thicken that surounds Serenity Security or involves
Serenity without being cleared by Mark or Myself.

Jason's honest reaction at this point would be to just have you killed and
be done with it.

***** PRIVATE: Easy
>>>>>[Can you do this person for me? Ill give you
>>encrypted<< if
its a good clean confirmed hit. Ill send an officer to this meeting, I
want you to slag anyone that bothers to approaches him...deal?]<<<<<
-- Kor <'some time stamp here'>

***** PRIVATE: Navah
>>>>>[I need a decoy to go and die for me. Can you arrange someone who
will not be missed? Transfer >>encrypted<<. Thanks, you are a sweetheart.
Have them pick up an earring from >>encrypted<< and meet someone at
>>encrypted<<.

I dont know who or what is there, but I dont have time to deal with it. I've
a shooter already entrenched in the area. Who ever makes contact will drop.
The decoy is to fade into the wood work, destroy the spell lock, and be happy
with his/her payment.]<<<<<
-- Kor <>

***** PRIVATE: Kor
>>>>>[Thats going to cost you double that. I know you arent going to let
him walk off with a spell lock. I know you better than that. Cant frag
with my reputation of keeping my people safe. Ill have to farm this out far
enough away from me that it doesnt get back. Capiche?]<<<<
-- Navah <>

***** PRIVATE: Navah
>>>>>[Done. Danke Schoen, Liebling]<<<<<
-- Kor <>

***** PRIVATE: Easy
>>>>>[Its set...your contact person is going to look like me, carrying a
spell
lock. Try to liquidate all of the assets in the area. There is a team
sitting at >>freq<< to dig you out if you need it.]<<<<<
-- Kor <>

***** PRIVATE: Xych Tsomething or another
>>>>>[Ok, you've gotten my interest -- Ill be at the meeting. Meet me on
the corner. I will NOT be unarmed, so dont do anything stupid, I dont
have time for it]<<<<<
-- Jason R. Stormwind <>
Head of Security
Serenity Security


Or something like that would happen....




------- Forwarded Message

Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 21:25:24 -0800
From: KC Chase <1chase@**********.COM>
To: SHADOWTK@********.ITRIBE.NET
Subject: the thick plottens

*****PRIVATE: Head Security Officer, Serenity
>>>>>[Frag, we're running out of time. It's all coming down. This
information c
ould probably pull your asses out of the fire, but only if
you're willing to listen to me. Have someone meet me at >encrypted<
tonight at midnight.]<<<<<

-- Xya Tlaloc 20:32:00 / 12.14.57

------- End of Forwarded Message
Message no. 3
From: KC Chase <1chase@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Plots...
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 23:37:14 -0800
Brian Rogers wrote:

> No plot is going to thicken that surounds Serenity Security or involves
> Serenity without being cleared by Mark or Myself.
>
> Jason's honest reaction at this point would be to just have you killed and
> be done with it.

> ***** PRIVATE: Easy
> >>>>>[Can you do this person for me? Ill give you
>>encrypted<< if
> its a good clean confirmed hit. Ill send an officer to this meeting, I
> want you to slag anyone that bothers to approaches him...deal?]<<<<<
> -- Kor <'some time stamp here'>
>
> ***** PRIVATE: Navah
> >>>>>[I need a decoy to go and die for me. Can you arrange someone
who
> will not be missed? Transfer >>encrypted<<. Thanks, you are a
sweetheart.
> Have them pick up an earring from >>encrypted<< and meet someone at
> >>encrypted<<.
>
> I dont know who or what is there, but I dont have time to deal with it. I've
> a shooter already entrenched in the area. Who ever makes contact will drop.
> The decoy is to fade into the wood work, destroy the spell lock, and be happy
> with his/her payment.]<<<<<
> -- Kor <>
>
> ***** PRIVATE: Kor
> >>>>>[Thats going to cost you double that. I know you arent going to
let
> him walk off with a spell lock. I know you better than that. Cant frag
> with my reputation of keeping my people safe. Ill have to farm this out far
> enough away from me that it doesnt get back. Capiche?]<<<<
> -- Navah <>
>
> ***** PRIVATE: Navah
> >>>>>[Done. Danke Schoen, Liebling]<<<<<
> -- Kor <>
>
> ***** PRIVATE: Easy
> >>>>>[Its set...your contact person is going to look like me, carrying
a spell
> lock. Try to liquidate all of the assets in the area. There is a team
> sitting at >>freq<< to dig you out if you need it.]<<<<<
> -- Kor <>
>
> ***** PRIVATE: Xych Tsomething or another
> >>>>>[Ok, you've gotten my interest -- Ill be at the meeting. Meet
me on
> the corner. I will NOT be unarmed, so dont do anything stupid, I dont
> have time for it]<<<<<
> -- Jason R. Stormwind <>
> Head of Security
> Serenity Security
>

That's thrilling. I'm impressed. Really, color me awed. Now if you are
completely finished flying off the handle perhaps you will allow me to
get a word in. Whaddya say sugar, take a deep breath and read something,
it might clear matters up.

A character deeply established into most of your plotlines hired one of
my characters to investigate a BIG list of people and places and Serenity
was one of the items on that list. Therefore to freak Serenity right the
fuck out my character sent a few nonsensical messages in their direction.

Clearly it worked, Serenity's interest was peaked, at least enough to
send someone to kill the decoy Xya would have sent which would have told
her to pursue another route.

For someone who supposedly operates characters in the shadows you show a
REMARKABLE lack of ambition for following up mysterious leads.

And as for the rest of your "must be cleared with" crap. Clear this!
Occasionally things will go on that YOU will not be in on. Get used to
it. It does NOT mean that anyone is operating your characters or your
creations without your permission. It means you've done a good job
creating a character or a plot so interesting that someone else wants in
on it so bad they hire a third party to get them there.

KC

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