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Message no. 1
From: Eric Randolp Benson <fountain@****.UDEL.EDU>
Subject: Laurissa / Durandal
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 09:00:53 -0500
>>>>>[Get out now]<<<<<
-- Semetex <00:01:32, 02-01-55>

>>>>>[Leaving]<<<<<
-- Laurissa <00:02:15, 02-01-55>

>>>>>[Nights activity to follow.

***** Upload Video + Sound *****

picture: relatively nice neighborhood, with an occassional tree,
relatively nice houses, cars parked along the street. Two figures are
seen standing at the front of a rather new pickup. A pair of headlights
is seen coming down the street. The headlights continue until they pull
up next to the pickup when the lights switch off and the vehicle, a black
panel van rolls to a stop. The door opens, and a black suited man steps
out, looks to the others and nods.

Sound: metal on metal as the rear doors open.

Picture: From the back of the van, ten black suited figures with weapons
rush to combat positions. <<<FLASH>>> Screen whites out.

Sound: Tremendously loud bang

Picture: scattered fire being shot near the viewer. Driver of the panel
van lies on the ground, body at a crooked angle.

Voice 1: "Get out now"
Voice 2: "Leaving"

Picture: <<<Flash>>>> Screen whites out.

Sound: Another very loud bang.

Picture: Screen returns just in time to see the effects of a 15 mm HEPF
(High Explosive Pre Fragmented) detonate inside the team gunner. Return
fire increases. Suddenly the camera is jostled for approximately 30 sec.
Picture returns to normal, different angle. <<<Flash>>> Whiteout.

Sound: Small arms fire, loud bang

Picture: In the door to the apartment is a young human girl on one knee,
laying down a long burst with a LMG. Ejected casings and belt links fly
from the ejction port as the weapon cycles at close to 600 rpm in groups
of long bursts. Three of the black suited figures go down as the front end of
the panel van disintigrates in a shower of glass and shredded metal.
>>>Flash<<< Whiteout.

Sound: automatic weapons fire, loud bang.

Picture: The young girl at the door has moved down from the door to a
location down the street. As the picture returns, she begins to fire
again, laying cover fire for a second figure, a wounded adult male moves
through the door to a poisiton behind the girl. >>>Flash<<< Whiteout
>>>Flash<<< Whiteout.

Sound: automatic weapons fire, 2 quick loud bangs, followed by a large
explosion.

Picture: Panel van is fire. Remaining black suited figures jump into the
back of the pickup truck, returning fire. >>>Flash<<< Whiteout.

Sound: automatic weapons fire, loud bang.

Picture: Two of the remaining black suited figures in the back of the
truck suddenly thrash as a 15 mm HEPF round explodes in their midst,
destroying the back window of the truck and sending fragments all through
the exposed men. The truck accellerates away and turns the corner to
safety. The young girl and the adult male hop into an older Mercedes
sedan and quickly drive off the other direction.

***** End upload *****

Suspicion: Not related to project purge. Laurissa and Durandal appear to
be allright. She's not bad with the MG.]<<<<<
-- Semetex <09:29:44, 02-01-55>
Message no. 2
From: Joshua James Harrison <harrij4@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Laurissa / Durandal
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 14:14:11 -0500
>>>>>[Hold on a sec... if it wasn't connected to "Purge", what is
this about?
Is Durandal pulling us into ANOTHER mess now? Lauraissa, where the frag are
you now? Talk to me please!]<<<<<
-- Chance (14:14:18/02-01-55)
Message no. 3
From: Eric Randolp Benson <fountain@******.UDEL.EDU>
Subject: Re: Laurissa / Durandal
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 09:05:44 -0500
>>>>>[Chance, luckily we managed to get out of the apartment safely. We
drove my car over to Durandal's place and found out that it's been
trashed. His computer had been destroyed, the apartment ransacked. I
couldn't really tell you who it was, but Durandal seems really upset.
He's freaking out over onm the computer right now...

Right now, I'm kinda stuck here... His apartment is pretty well
uninhabitable and the locks are toast. He was wounded earlier, so I'm
basically babysitting him until either he gets better or something happens.

How close are you to hitting Gentex?]<<<<<
-- Laurissa <09:10:06, 02-02-55>

>>>>>[Thanks, Semetex. Your cover fire made the differance. Do you think
you can find me several hundred rounds of 7,62 mm x 51 mm NATO ammunition
for the LMG? I've gone through most of what I had when we were shooting
at the panel van.]<<<<<
-- Laurissa <09:12:29, 02-02-55>

>>>>>[No problem on either one. I have a supplier who should be able to
take care of it. By the way, I will be going out of town for a short
time.]<<<<<
-- Semetex <09:14:10, 02-02-55>
Message no. 4
From: Joshua James Harrison <harrij4@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Laurissa / Durandal
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 11:17:55 -0500
>>>>>[Laurissa, with the place in that condition, do you think its that
good an
idea to hang there? I mean, if they catch wind that's where your hanging,
it'll be a tough location to defend...

I hate to do this, but this place is turning into a safehouse anyhow... why
don't you and Durandal come over here? We've already got a Doc handy (keeping
an eye on Widow... still no change, BTW), and we have enough room... and we
have decent defenses... It's up to you, but I suggest you come here... hell,
bring Semetex if you want... just get to where I'll know you'll be safe... and
a place where I can contact you easily... and that seems to be here...

Besides, you can come and see Widow while you're at it... maybe knowing you're
not mad at her will make a difference... ah well... I'm waiting for Coyote to
come back with the Genetek info... I'll be here.]<<<<<
-- Chance (11:17:59/02-02-55)
Message no. 5
From: Colm Fahy <C384-004@*******.UCD.IE>
Subject: Re: Laurissa / Durandal
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 16:25:52 GMT
*****[Encrypt enigma pub.key 11|chance and co.]*****
>>>>>[Chance, I don't really know if I can trust you with this, but if you
need
another safehouse I can certainly oblige... ALL facilities are present and we
can manage as many as you want..but your freedom to come and go would be very
slightly restricted..you can only enter and leave in the company of me or any
other member of the Eyrie..We're in the barrens if you want to hole up here..I
think our defenses are capable of holding off anything short of a full corp
striketeam or a military attack. I don't wan't to say too much..there've been
too many broken encryptions at this node recently anyway, but call me here if
you're interested...]>>>>>
-- Vertical <T/D Deleted>
Message no. 6
From: Eric Randolp Benson <fountain@****.UDEL.EDU>
Subject: Re: Laurissa / Durandal
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 15:00:13 -0500
>>>>>[Coyote and Chance, I don't the situation either. The place is pretty
trashed and the doors are pretty badly damaged. Whoever did it wasn't happy,
that's for sure. I don't know something doesn't seem right. Not just the
obvious stuff, but something just doesn't feel right.

I would leave right now, but he's on the computer and pretty vunerable to
anyone outside. I'll be over whenever I get a chance....

Thanks for tipping off Semetex - he's out of the country now - but if he
wouldn't have been there, we would have gotten our clocks cleaned.

Well, that eiree feeling is coming back, so I'm logging out...]<<<<<
-- Laurissa <15:05:07, 02-02-55>
Message no. 7
From: Eric Randolp Benson <fountain@****.UDEL.EDU>
Subject: Laurissa/ Durandal
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 15:07:53 -0500
>>>>>[Chance, Durandal wants to go off on some sort of personal crusade,
so I'm leaving.]<<<<<
-- Laurissa <15:08:42, 02-02-55>
Message no. 8
From: Joshua James Harrison <harrij4@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Laurissa / Durandal
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 1994 10:53:35 -0500
>>>>>[Hey Vertical, thanks for the offer, but at this point our... security
hasn't been breached yet... if you don't mind though... I would like to keep
your offer open in case we need something like that in an emergency, OK? Just
keep your ears open and you'll know if we need your help. Thanks for the offer
anyhow...

Sorry we haven't really been in touch lately... but with everything that's
been going on, I must admit that Coyote and I got a little... wasted last
night... Coyote says he'll post the stuff they found in Genetek the other
night, as soon as his headache goes away... he's still in there, pillow over
his head... damn... my own head is kinda spinning at the moment... but with
all this backlog to catch up on, I need to stay here...

Still no change in Widow's condition, BTW.]<<<<<
-- Chance (10:53/42/02-03-55)

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