| From: | Frank Pelletier <jeanpell@****.IVIC.QC.CA> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: a word of explanation |
| Date: | Thu, 19 Feb 1998 12:00:16 +0000 |
> The Merry People, a group of scientists, deckers, and other assorted people
> with a common interest in artificial intelligence and related topics, have a
> group who is working on offensive and defensive software with results from
> some of their cognitive studies built in. That group has just unleashed a
> very fearsome set of smartframes from a rather elaborate set of dedicated
> hardware that have orders to try to find information related to Haze and try
> to hunt him down if he's on the Matrix. If they catch him Haze can kiss his
> CNS goodbye.
>
> I don't know what measures Haze is taking to get onto the Matrix, but the
> _least_ that's going to happen is that Cthulu is going to do everything
> possible to trace his position, and unless he has some exceptional protection
> I would think that it should be very difficult for him to keep posting to the
> normal portion of the Matrix unless there's a very good reason. I presume
> that Haze's player doesn't wan't him killed off out of hand, but if Haze
> wants to keep any sort of presence on the net I'd like to hear what he's doing
> to save his ass. =)
>
> BTW, Fuchi has also taken an interest in this little outburst, and they are
> probably keeping as close tabs as they can without being "obtrusive" on the
> Federal investigation. If they can get a fix on Haze they're going to have
> an assasin hired. What _is_ Haze doing to keep his whereabouts secret, anyway?
:) As owner and proprietor of said character, I'd like to drop a couple of
thoughts.
1) Haze is going to lay VERY low for awhile... Even if he continues to
work for Cat-O-Nine, it probably won't be posted, except in media
coverage.
2) Most likely, a cosmetic modification is in order. Right now, with his
facial tattoos and style, he's pretty recognizable.
3) People who have played with Haze on Undernet #Shadowrun and who spent
time on plot lines with myself know one thing. As an assasin, Haze is
moderatly good... not too skilled, but has tremendous physical advantages
that he tries to compensate with. But first and foremost, he's a pretty
good decker. That's his primary job (before wetwork)... Site
infiltration. Most deckers are weak physically, and can't penetrate a
secure mainframe if they're not protected by heavy Sams. Haze can
penetrate a site by himself, without the need for protection (as the hit
on Carter demonstrates) and deck a secure mainframe. Of course, he ain't
a top-flight decker... But he can handle himself pretty well.(and hide his
jackpoints, unless someone specifically wants to trace him).
4) I've had some discussions about Haze's future. Of course, I wouldn't
want ot kill him off right now. While he seems to be destined for a gory
death at the hands of (War/Lynch/Fuchi/Others/Choose one), I think he has
hidden allies that can help... We'll see.
Salutations,
Trinity
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