| From: | Dave Sanborn <dasanbor@*******.SYR.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Hirisoto's Demise |
| Date: | Thu, 7 Apr 1994 18:46:04 -0400 |
Hirisoto Cyberlabs, and his subsequent assassination, read on
chummers. I compiled all of this for my good friend Jay (aka Warped
Warlock), so go grab yerself a Soyabeer, kick back, and enjoy.
*** 'AZTECH.DAT' received (3,289k)
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-- Hotel Computer Log <15:15:00/04-06-55>
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-- Hotel Computer Log <15:15:38/04-06-55>
*** Video Feed Established <15:30:05/04-06-55>
*** SOURCE: Hotel Security Camera Uplink
*** SCENE: The camera shows a picture of a very elegant hotel lobby.
The floors are marble, the walls are oak paneled, and potted plants
are everywhere. A chrome-edged marble counter takes up one side of the
room. Five rather large men are visible, wearing tuxedoes and security
badges. A stringy looking desk clerk stands behind the desk, poking at
a computer console.
Two humanoids, one truly human and the other a dark-skinned orc, enter the
lobby, wearing gray jumpsuits. The orc carries a large toolbox, and the
human, a clipboard. The two cross the floor to the front desk.
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): We're here for your monthly service
and maintenance detail, senor.
*** Audio Feed (DESKCLERK.COM): Maintenance? Weren't you people here just
two weeks ago?
*** Audio Feed (GAWK.COM): Er.. yeah, but da boss said dat you guys re-
quested anudder maintanance check, so here we are. We're just doin' what
we was told.
The desk clerk hits a few keys on the console, and stares at the screen
for a few seconds. He then glances back up at the maintenance men.
*** Audio Feed (DESKCLERK.COM): Alright, you both check out. Go ahead.
The maintenance men start towards the main hallway, but the desk clerk
stops the human, and leans into his ear.
*** Audio Feed (DESKCLERK.COM): Make you sure your trog friend doesn't
steal anything of value from us, or I'll hold you personally responsible.
I don't trust his kind.
The human rips himself away from the desk clerk's grasp, and catches up
to the orc.
*** Video Feed Terminated.
*** Video Feed Established <15:37:03/04-06-55>
*** SOURCE: Hotel Security Camera Uplink
*** SCENE: The camera shows the inside of a mirrored elevator. Gawk and
Warlock are present.
*** Audio Feed (GAWK.COM): What did dat fragger say ta you, Warlock?
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Something that's not even worth
repeating. I'll let you slit his neck for it, once we finish up here.
Gawk shrugs his shoulders, and presses the elevator's stop button.
The two of them remove the elevator's service hatch, and Gawk boosts
Warlock through the opening. He then hands the toolbox up to Warlock.
Gawk stands around for a few seconds, waiting.
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Alright... next floor Gawk!
Gawk presses a key for the eighth level, and then soon after, presses
the stop key again. A few seconds later, Warlock hands Gawk the
toolbox, and climbs down through the opening. They both quickly dawn
gas masks from the box, and leave the elevator.
*** Video Feed Terminated.
*** Audio Feed Established <15:44:39/04-06-55>
*** SOURCE: Hotel Internal Security Comlink
(HOTELSECURITY.COM): <cough> <cough> Intruders have entered <kaff> the
building! <cough> Repeat... intruders <kaff> have entered <cough>
building.
<cough> <kaff> <cough> Tear gas... <cough> venti- <cough>
lation...
<cough>
*** Audio Feed Terminated.
*** Video Feed Established <15:45:03/04-06-55>
*** SOURCE: Hotel Security Camera Uplink
*** SCENE: The camera shows the same lobby, with a yellowish haze present
in the air. All of the guards are on the floor, and the desk clerk is
slumped over his desk. The front doors burst open, and two humanoids in
gas masks enter, guns ready.
*** Audio Feed (BRICK.COM): Aw frag... they didn't leave me anything to
shoot at.
*** Audio Feed (MERCY.COM): Stop complaining, and let's get to Hirisoto's
floor. I don't wanna be here when _they_ wake up.
Mercy and Brick run towards the main hallway.
*** Video Feed Terminated.
*** Video Feed Established <15:46:28/04-06-55>
*** SOURCE: Hotel Security Camera Uplink
*** SCENE: The camera shows a long hallway, with plush carpeting, and
stuccoed walls. An older man in a grey three piece suit, and a young
girl in a dark jumpsuit run by, wearing gas masks. A large, heavily
cybered guard, who appears to be more machine than man, follows them,
rifle drawn. They enter into the stairwell. Two guards with similar
cybermods, wearing the uniform of Hirisoto Security, enter the hallway
from a nearby door. They stand at attention, rifles ready. The two
of them easily block the entire hallway. A minute later, the elevator
doors open, and four humanoids in gas masks rush into the hallway.
*** Audio Feed (CYBERGUARD1.COM): Identify yourselves!
The four newcomers stare at each other in minor disbelief. They then
open fire on the guards with their weapons. Warlock fires volley
after volley of magic energy down the corridor, while Gawk, Brick, and
Mercy rely on traditional firepower. The guards return fire with their
own weapons, advancing on the foursome, and seem to absorb everything
that is thrown at them.
*** Audio Feed (CYBERGUARD2.COM): Aim at the mage! Aim at the mage!
The guards both fire at Warlock, who in turn is hit in the left shoulder
and arm. Warlock screams in pain, and slumps to the ground, clutching his
arm.
*** Audio Feed (BRICK.COM): Waitaminute...
Brick searches through a pouch at his hip, as Gawk and Mercy attempt to
fire and drag Warlock back behind an overturned couch. Gawk takes a shot
in his left hand, growls, and begins firing back at the guards with
even more ferocity.
Brick takes an electronic device of some sort out of his pouch, tosses
it to Mercy, who stares at it blankly, and then joins the group behind
the couch.
*** Audio Feed (MERCY.COM): What the frag is this? Some kind of
transmitter, right?
*** Audio Feed (BRICK.COM): Plug your deck into it! You'll see...
Mercy plugs his deck into the device, and then slumps to the ground.
The two groups continue to trade gunfire for a few minutes longer,
until both of the guards stop shooting altogether, and begin to
stumble around frantically.
*** Audio Feed (CYBERGUARD1.COM): What is this?!? I can't see!
*** Audio Feed (CYBERGUARD2.COM): Infared... radar... nothing! It's
all gone! They're jamming us, I- ARRGGH!!
Gawk continues firing, and puts the guards out of commission with a
few strategically aimed shots at close range.
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Nice <heavy breath> work, guys.
Now help me up...
Gawk and Brick help Warlock up, and Mercy returns from his jaunt into
cyberspace. They step over the two corpses of the guards, and hurry as
best they can to the stairwell.
*** Audio Feed (MERCY.COM): I like that transmitter, bro. Mind if I
keep it?
*** Video Feed Terminated.
*** Video Feed Established <15:51:53/04-06-55>
*** SOURCE: Hotel Security Camera Uplink
*** SCENE: The camera shows the helipad on the hotel's roof. Hirisoto,
the young girl, and the third guard are standing there as they wait for a
helecopter, which can be seen on the horizon.
*** Audio Feed (HIRISOTO.COM): How dare they attempt to kill me in
the safety of my own hotel room! This is an outrage! Hartzman! Did
you notify Aztech security when you called for the copter?
*** Audio Feed (CYBERGUARD3.COM): Yes sir. They're moving their forces
in on the building now.
The helicopter is now hovering over the building. It is about to land,
when the elevator doors open, and Warlock, Gawk, Brick, and Mercy
step out. Hirisoto's eyes widen with fear. He grabs the girl, and
dives behind a steel pylon.
*** Audio Feed (GAWK.COM): Wait a sec... isn't dat girl...???
The guard begins firing at the foursome, and they scatter. The pilot of the
helicopter notices the gunfight, and brings the copter's guns to bear on
whichever member of the group he can target, firing a few shots, and then
switching to another group member.
*** Audio Feed (GAWK.COM): Awww the drek wit' this. We're in an open space
now...
Gawk takes out a grenade, pulls the pin, and throws. The guard explodes
in a shower of metal and flesh, taking half the roof with him. At this, the
copter starts to turn around. Warlock's eyes begin to glow, and he raises his
arms, moaning in pain. As sweat begins to pour off Warlock's brow, the
copter lands, amidst the sound of straining turbines.
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Gawk... Board the... copter. Keep...
the rigger... at gunpoint. Mercy... get Hirisoto and the... girl... on
board. Brick... help me.
Gawk boards the downed copter, Mercy runs over to the pylon, gun drawn,
and Brick lifts Warlock to his feet. Brick and Warlock walk up the
helicopter's hatch, followed soon after by a fearful looking Hirisoto,
Mercy, and the girl. The copter takes off a few minutes later, and flies
in a northerly direction.
*** Video Feed Terminated.
*** Audio Feed Established <15:54:47/04-06-55>
*** SOURCE: Aztech Security Communications Network
(AZTECHSEC1): Are the panzers in place Lieutenant Briggs?
(AZTECHSEC2): Yes sir, we have the hotel surrounded. You can send
in the strike team now, sir. I- sir... there seems to have been
an explosion on the roof.
(AZTECHSEC1.COM): Explosion? Was it Hirisoto's copter? Speak to me,
Lieutenant!
(AZTECHSEC2.COM): Uhhh, sorry sir. No, the copter is still there and
leaving on schedule.
(AZTECHSEC1.COM): Put the copter on the other channel. See if Hirisoto
and the girl made it out alive.
(AZTECHSEC2.COM): At once, sir.
*** Secondary Audio Feed Established <15:55:05/04-06-55>
(AZTECHSEC2.COM): Commander Stewart, this is Lieutenant Briggs.
Do you have Chairman Hirisoto and the girl on board your craft?
Repeat, do you have Chairman Hirisoto and the girl on-
(WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Frag... off...
*** Secondary Audio Feed Terminated.
(AZTECHSEC1.COM): Don't worry Lieutenant, I heard that... I'm scattering
some Cessnas right now to take care of the problem. Headquarters, out.
*** Audio Feed Terminated.
*** Video Feed Established <16:28:26/04-06-55>
*** SOURCE: Helicopter Flight Recorder
*** SCENE: The inside of an Ares helicopter, owned by Aztechnology. Gawk is
holding his gun to the head of the pilot, a nervous looking rigger, while
Warlock is in the co-pilot's seat, thumbing off the communications console.
Mercy and Brick stand guard over the two other passengers in the back
of the copter.
*** Audio Feed (MERCY.COM): That was a dumb thing to do, Warlock! Now
they'll probably send some fighter jets after us or something.
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Will... you... relax? You still have...
that... transmitter? Right? They can't... shoot at... what they... can't...
see... Just... jam their... radar!
*** Audio Feed (BRICK.COM): Sorry 'lock... it's only good for short range
situations. It won't do us any good.
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Great... now... you tell me...
*** Audio Feed (RIGGER.COM): Three Cessnas at 6 o'clock! You guys are
never gonna get outta here alive, you know...
*** Audio Feed: Sounds of gunfire.
The copter is hit, and begins to shake. Another hit occurs, and the whole
craft veers off to one side.
*** Audio Feed (RIGGER.COM): Stabilizer's damaged! They're going to kill
us for sure!
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Shut up... drekhead!
Warlock flips a switch on the communications console.
*** Secondary Audio Feed Established (16:35:28/04:06:55)
(WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Aztech... aircraft! Break off... your attack. We...
have... Chairman Hirisoto... on board.
*** Secondary Audio Feed Terminated.
The rigger stares at a console, and begins to shake his head in disbelief.
*** Audio Feed (RIGGER.COM): They've broken off the attack... and they're
turning around! We're flying into FreeCal airspace now.
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Good...
Warped Warlock stands, clutching onto his left arm, and walks over to
where Hirisoto is sitting. With his good arm, he opens up the helicopter's
side hatch, and immediately, the wind begins to rip through the helicopter's
compartment. The craft's pressure quickly reaches equilibrium. Warlock
then proceeds to lift Hirisoto off the ground, by the collar... with
his bad arm.
*** Audio Feed (HIRISOTO.COM): Wha-what are you doing?!?
Gritting his teeth from the pain, Warlock drags Hirisoto to the copter's
open hatch, and holds him suspended outside it. The wind pulls at their
clothing and hair, and threatens to send the two of them tumbling
5,000 feet to their deaths.
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): I'm not... in a good mood, I have...
one of your guards to... thank for my arm..., and I don't like... your
kind anyway. Give me a good... reason why I shouldn't drop... you. Make
it quick, because... I don't think that my arm... can handle your weight
much longer...
*** Audio Feed (HIRISOTO.COM): I'll give you anything you want!!! Money!
A job with my corporation! ANYTHING!!! Just don't let me fall!!! PLEASE!!!
He's insane!! One of you please help me!!! HELP ME!!!
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): All I want... is information, Mr.
Hirisoto. First of all, why... do you have... this girl with you?
*** Audio Feed (HIRISOTO.COM): Her n-name's Rose! A man named Louis,
w-with the French government is making me a business deal, for her
return to him. I c-came down here to see to it personally that the
deal went through. I don't now why he w-wants her. Now please!
Bring me into the copter! I beg of y-
*** Audio Feed (WARPEDWARLOCK.COM): Shut up! I have a much more
important... question to ask you. Why... did you have Felinius...
the Great killed so many... years ago? I remind you... to make it quick...
*** Audio Feed (HIRISOTO.COM): He was sleeping with my wife!!! Be-being a
man of honor, I felt it necessary to kill him, so that my family name
wouldn't be tarnished!!!
Warlock begins to stare into space, apparently in shock at the news.
Eventually he looks down at Hirisoto, who has begun to slip out of his
grasp. Warlock's arm is trembling.
*** Audio Feed (HIRISOTO.COM): AHHHH!!!! Help me!!! I'm slipping!!!
Please don't let him kill me! One of you! Help me!!! For God's sake,
help me!
*** Audio Feed (WARLOCK.COM): <laughs hysterically> You... killed him...
because he... was screwing your wife? Hirisoto... enjoy your stay in
Hell... you poor bastard... I'll see ya there soon enough...
*** Audio Feed (HIRISOTO.COM): No!!! OH GOD NO!!! PLEASE I BEG OF YOU!!!
DON'T DO- AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
Warlock opens his left hand, and drops Hirisoto. He stands, returns to
the co-pilot's chair, and catatonically gazes out the window.
*** Video Feed Terminated.
>>>>>[ The body of Charles Hirisoto, well known corporate chairman, was
found today, in Southern FreeCal. The coroner's report states that every
bone in Hirisoto's body was shattered, and it appeared as if his body
had been thrown from a great height. His murderer is still unknown, and
Hirisoto Security currently has no leads. ]<<<<<
-- Seattle News Agency <20:05:18/04-06-55>
To give to the "Hospital Fees for Warped Warlock" fund, please send your
hard earned =Y= to me, Silicon Saboteur, at >>Encrypted<<. I thank you,
Warlock thanks you, and most of all, my landlord thanks you.]<<<<<
-- Silicon Saboteur <AllTheNews/ThatsFitToUpload>
