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Message no. 1
From: Andrew May <amay@****.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Covello
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 12:30:31 -0600
*****PRIVATE: Freddy Frypp
>>>>>[Freddy, Covello ain't a ghostown...

There's a Bear Shaman living out there, calls himself Treebear. Plus we
tore off a coat of paint from the plane when we landed.

+++++ENGAGE VIDEO: Covello.Inspection
+++++AUDIO/VISUAL (y/n):Y

+++++The camera swings around to show you a starlit sky as you decsend
towards a +++++cluster of about fifty buildings. You're vision is
low-light. You hear a +++++small beep.

(Jonesy) Rat21, Rat21...base is operational. Over?

(Tunnel-Rat)Base this Rat21. ETA one minute to Covello.

(Jonesy) Rat21, Good luck, send us a postcard. Base out.

(Tunnel-Rat) Base, I'll hike back so remember those damm Sentry Guns.

+++++15Mp DELETED

+++++You are on the ground and walking towards the building in front of you.

(Tunnel-Rat) This an audio record for Freddy Frypp. I am proceding with an
inspection of Covello, our sensors picked up one human lifeform on the
flyover of Covello. I immediatly ready our Nightglider and went out the
back of the C-260.

+++++Now you are holding a Colt M-23 and are seeing through Thermographic
+++++vision. The front door to the building is closed. A hand reaches out,
turns +++++the handle, and thrusts the door open. You wait a moment and
then look +++++inside. There is a stairway going up in front of you and to
your right.

(Tunnel-Rat) Base, this is Rat21. Do sensors still show me in the same
building as the our local landlord?

(Hawk) Rat21, this is Hawk, It''s on second level, Northeast corner.

(Tunnel-Rat) Ok, Base. I'm moving out.

+++++You move up the stairs. At the top the hallway leads left and right.
You +++++move right. Now you see two doors, one on the left and one on the
right. +++++The one on the left is open. You swing the Colt to cover the
opening on the +++++left as you walk in. Sitting at a desk in front of you
is a man in tribal +++++leathers. There is a knife on the desk.

(Tunnel-Rat) Who are you?

(Treebear) I am Treebear, I am the shaman of this valley.

+++++Treebear places his hands on the desk.

(Treebear) You may lower your gun. As long as you intend no harm none will
be visited on you. Nor will any hinderance.

+++++You lower the Colt.

(Treebear) I take it you're another smuggler making a base out here.

(Tunnel-Rat) Yes, our sensors found a lifeform and I came out here to
inspect. We want to make a base at the airfield in this valley.

(Treebear) Go ahead. You may also come back for advice from me anytime.

+++++You find yourself back at the Nightglider. You begin to disassemble it
and +++++start walking Northeast towards the airstrip.

+++++END VIDEO: Covello.Inspection

Freddy, we got the base setup. Over the weekend I'll look for
Treebear.]<<<<<
-- Tunnel-Rat (11:20:13 / 11-23-55)
Message no. 2
From: "Andrew W. May" <smuggler@**********.ORG>
Subject: Re: Covello
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 11:31:34 CST
*****PRIVATE: Freddy Frypp
>>>>>[Excuse my editor Freddy.]<<<<<
Message no. 3
From: Freddy Frypp <JAMES-CUENO@*********.EDU>
Subject: Re: Covello
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 10:37:49 CST
***** Private: Tunnel-Rat, Jonesy, Hawk
>>>>>[I warned you that last step is a mother.

Wonder if this Treebear fella is as harmless as he wants us to
believe..... How in the hell do you keep an eye on a shaman without
getting oppressive? Or do you even bother?

Anyway, glad yer set up. I'm getting the distinct feeling of "hurry
up and wait", ya know? My... associates, seemed like they needed us
an hour ago when I first got ahold of you, now I'm hearing nada out of
'em. Figures.

Do you have arrangements for fuel, food and junk like that? I can
call around and see if I can get a regular supply started.

I'll get back to you if I hear from anybody... waitaminnit. Have I
got an idea!!! Hold on. Let me drop some lines to some others and
I'll get back. I might have something else you can help me out
with.

Ever get the feeling you've just turned sixteen and all of your
friends want rides now?]<<<<<
-- Freddy Frypp (10:23:12 / 11-28-55)
President
Frypp Security, Inc. (CFSM Uplink #5150)

***** Private: Kor, Dark Angel, Jacamus
>>>>>[Among other gaping holes that have become readily apparent in
my plans (like the simulations suck), Kor has a good point about the
boat, so.... howzabout an air drop?

We can cram a small boat into the back of Tunnel-Rat's -260, fly way
the frag out into international waters, kick the boat out of the back
and take the long step ourselves? We recover the boat, start bailing
like maniacs and then proceed as planned, except we make for Catalina,
then refuel for LA. That'll work out a little better anyway, since
Fed-Boeing wants us to deliver the prototype to a "cargo ship" of
theirs that should be in the channel off of Catalina, if we can snag
it, that is.

Kor made a point of "maximum destruction", hey, no sweat, works for
me if nobody else has any problems. Jac wants to drag along quite a
bit of explosives anyway in case we can't get the bird out.

Another point, we're pitifully low on firepower if Jac is going to be
deciding if he can fly the bird, DA is scanning for plans and I'm
looking for Valdez. (Which reminds me, Chris, is there anything
you can do with those files Kor dropped in the other day?) So that
leaves Kor tossing fireballs into whoever shows up when we come a
knockin'. I still don't know if God'll make it. Anybody have any
suggestions on who to drag along for more firepower?

Fourth point, we've been burning way too much ammunition clearing the
hangar in simulation. Howzabout we just pop a few Neurostun-VII
canisters in from the beach? Or Seven-VII war gas - if anybody can
find any - hell, I don't care, I'm just thinking about how much ammo
we'll need to carry.

If anybody wants to try a couple of practice paradrops, Majikthize
has stashed a simulator around here somewhere and then we can take a
couple of jumps out of the Stallion, we've got some sport
airfoils around here somewhere, too.]<<<<<
-- Freddy Frypp (10:35:55 / 11-28-55)
President
Frypp Security, Inc. (CFSM Uplink #5150)
Message no. 4
From: Andrew May <amay@****.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Covello
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 09:53:02 -0600
*****Private: Freddy Frypp
>>>>>[Mornin,

I'm not giving my group copies of this because they see it as I write.

When I was sixteen the first night I had mom's car me and a lady friend totaled
a Chicago PD (not LS) cruiser. The desk Sergeant was laughing me all the way to
the drunk tank.

Anyways we could use some fuel. Let me know before anyone comes out we got two
sentry drones and a few sentry guns ringing our hangar. Treebear, I think just
doesn't want any problems in his territory.]<<<<<
-- Tunnel-Rat (07:54:34 / 11-30-55)

*****Private: Freddy Frypp
>>>>>[Hello, freddy...

+++++UPLOAD PICT FILE: Jonesy.pict

Here's my picture if you got any unattached handsom bachelors.]<<<<<
-- Jonesy (07:55:34 / 11-30-55)

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