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Message no. 1
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:59:53 +0100
*****PRIVATE: Khadjar
>>>>>[Just as I was cleaning up the Cope files, I maybe hit something in
the trash.

Once call, every evening, on an old-fashioned telephone, to a number
that changes every two or three weeks. Can't find, yet, what those
numbers were: just that Cope made one call, to the appropriate number,
at 23:58:00. Longest call was seven minutes, shortest was thirty
seconds, but he called each and every night for over nine months before
he disappeared. Cost him maybe twenty nuyen a year, which is how I
missed it before.


Sounds like a pirate BBS. Not Shadowland (that's the first freakin'
thing I checked! I'd have recognised the dial-in numbers...) but one of
the other boards. Or maybe a spook setup. Numbers all reallocated since,
but then dialup to this place works the same way (and I know how much it
can hurt to ask questions about numbers Shadowland's used)

You want me to dig in and probe? Or just write it off since he's gone
for good anyway?]<<<<<
Lara <21:59:43/04-29-64>
Message no. 2
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:35:32 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Lara
>>>>>[For some reason, the Johnson's called it off, and paid me in full.
Which is pretty damn odd behaviour.

+++++include credit transfer: >>Lara's share of outstanding balance<<

This sort of thing worries me. It doesn't feel right. I think Shark
agrees.]<<<<<
-- Khadgar <23:36:33/04-29-64>



*****PRIVATE: Key West
>>>>>[That's very generous, given that I haven't really given you anything
except bitching so far. Let me know if you want to throw good money after bad, I've
finally got a lead on the subject.]<<<<<
-- Khadgar <23:37:05/04-29-64>
Message no. 3
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 09:53:48 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Lara
>>>>>[You've missed your drop two times in a row, so I've switched to the
non-contact protocol. I hope you make it, whatever's happened to you over there on the
east coast. This'll be the last use of this address, you know the other one. See you
later, I hope.]<<<<<
-- Khadgar <10:05:13/06-01-64>
Message no. 4
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 17:50:23 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Khadgar
>>>>>[It's not like that, I just had a bit of a wild holiday in Cuba... met
a man, you know how it goes... anyway, I've lost that list of alternative contacts, so...
yeah. I've still got the backup phone line though, so give me a call if you still trust
me. See you later maybe.]<<<<<
-- Lara <23:56:01/06-03-64>
Message no. 5
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 17:40:08 +1200
>>>>>[I need a couple or maybe three 'runners... the skills I need to cover
are street combat and decking cover. All reasonable offers to be considered, drop me a
line ASAP.]<<<<<
-- The Big K <23:46:45/06-04-64>
Message no. 6
From: jjmach@**********.com (Jeffrey Mach)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 21:13:56 -0700
*****PRIVATE: The Big K
>>>>>[My interest depends on your definition of "street combat."
I am
more oriented towards personal protection services than I am wetwork,
but the latter can be negotiated if I deem the target and price
appropriate.]<<<<<
-- Fang <21:12:41/06-05-64 PDT>
Message no. 7
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2003 03:33:51 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Fang
>>>>>[I don't have much time, here's my offer: >>small sum<< up
front, >>reasonable sum<< per fight if we get into one.

The situation is this: I have reason to believe some angry former
customers are targetting me through the decker I used while in their
employ. I believe they may have her in custody, and if she can be
rescued there'll be a susbstantial bonus.]<<<<<
-- The Big K <21:51:07/06-07-64>
Message no. 8
From: flash119is@*****.com (Opher Lubzens)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 11:10:17 -0700 (PDT)
*****PRIVATE: The Big K
>>>>>[What is the nature of the job? I'm quite
proficient at fighting, but if you want subtlety you'd
better look somewhere else.]<<<<<
--The Crete<22:57:53/06.06.64>



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Message no. 9
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 20:05:41 +1200
*****PRIVATE: The Crete
>>>>>[I don't have much time, here's my offer: >>small sum<< up
front, >>reasonable sum<< per fight if we get into one.

The situation is this: I have reason to believe some angry former
customers are targetting me through the decker I used while in their
employ. I believe they may have her in custody, and if she can be
rescued there'll be a susbstantial bonus.]<<<<<
-- The Big K <21:51:07/06-09-64>
Message no. 10
From: jjmach@**********.com (Jeffrey Mach)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:55:10 -0700
*****PRIVATE: The Big K
>>>>>[I understand your haste, I hope you will understand my natural
caution at a "Rush Job." I also had to clear up some personal matters
that otherwise might have intervened. As it is now, I am free to start
when you are ready for me. Your job description, if accurate, is well
suited for my areas of expertise. I can handle physical personal
security and am well acquainted with surveillance /
counter-surveillance. I am not, however, qualified to MIJI rigged-CCSS
systems.

Since the decker you used was taken, are you in need of any supplemental
matrix assets? I could pass on an offer to an associate of mine. He is
not one for combat decking, but I have not run across many better at
data-mining and tracing faint trails.]<<<<<
-- Fang <21:47:29/06-10-64 PDT>
Message no. 11
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 21:17:47 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Fang
>>>>>[Splendid... if you could offer the same rates as I already mentioned
to your decker friend, I would be ecstatic.

Now to the plan... I have recived a job offer for the other name I use
here, Khadgar. I have only used this board once, and it resulted in the
double cross which led to my current predicament. Someone else
contacting me here under those circumstances is highly suspicious,
especially when they're so keen for a meet.

So I would like you to go to the meet as my representative, and see what
they have to say. If they're a legit hirer, that's great, maybe you
could use the job, maybe I'll take it, whatever. If they're not acting
in good faith, there'll be either a trap or an attempt to tail you.

Now I'm not saying it's not risky, but I don't think it'd be a trap. Why
risk scaring me off altogether when I've already been spooked by the
decker issue? And the tail, well, if they're _really_ good, maybe we
won't spot them. But I've already hired one other pair of eyes, and
you're one of two that replied through this forum. I'll be in the room
somewhere when the meet goes down, as backup.

So what do you say?]<<<<<
-- Khadgar <05:24:31/06-12-64>
Message no. 12
From: jjmach@**********.com (Jeffrey Mach)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 02:46:58 -0700
*****PRIVATE: Khadgar
>>>>>[Having spoken with my associate, who goes by the handle
"NewzJunkie," I can convey that he is willing to work for those terms,
with the stipulation that his services be limited to the sort of work I
described before. If you need an infiltration / combat decker, I would
recommend looking elsewhere.

He is already looking into both of your aliases and is trying to
determine whether you yourself have been or are being tailed in the
matrix. This is for our safety as much as it is yours.

Please elaborate on the circumstances of your "double-cross." I need to
know who we are dealing with, and what lengths they are willing to go.
Also, how well did you know your decker associate? Is there anything
which might lead you to believe she may have left willingly and/or was
part of the "double-cross?"

I am willing to stand in, in your place, but not without discrete
support. I will need time with you, and this other person to work out
the details. I would prefer this be done in person, with as much detail
as you have on the location of the meet. Otherwise, pass the location
information on to NewzJunkie and I will bring that information with me
when we meet.

What is your intended outcome of my being tailed? Do you wish me to
lead them somewhere specific? Lead them astray at random? Attempt to
lose them? I would feel more comfortable if you were able to locate a
rigger with reconnaissance drone support, for us to be successful in
whatever you have planned.

If the meeting is a trap, what is your intended outcome there? I will
protect myself to the best of my ability, but I need to know if you are
concerned with keeping at least one of the attackers alive to provide
information. If they intend a similar fate for your representative as
your former decker, and attempt to take me with non-lethal means or
coercion, do I go along with them?

Since I do not know your resources, nor have I developed an adequate
threat assessment, I am not sure if more people are needed or desired to
see that this effort is successful. However, I do have a trusted
associate who is also capable of urban combat, were the need to arise.
Shall I determine whether they are available, or would you like to meet
first, to discuss the situation?]<<<<<
-- Fang <22:40:10/6-13-64 PDT>
Message no. 13
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 19:46:34 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Fang
>>>>>[I would like to meet in person as soon as possible. I have spoken
with the person who is trying to hire me, but the more I string him/her along, the worse
it'll be. I'll have answers to all your questions.

Where and when do you wish to meet? My phone number is >>number<<,
contact me about a suitable location.]<<<<<
-- The Big K <23:52:50/06-14-64>
Message no. 14
From: jjmach@**********.com (Jeffrey Mach)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:38:36 -0700
*****PRIVATE: The Big K
>>>>>[An update since our last meeting.

I have spoken with the associate that I mentioned earlier. She will be
available and arriving within the week.

Regarding a location, I have had dealings in the Easy 8 in the past, and
know a few of the regulars enough to believe it a safe place to meet,
and can make additional security arrangements if need be. If you have
no objections, try to set up the meeting for there. It is hardly the
best side of town, but that can also work to our advantage in terms of
pursuit and tracking. Also, the local citizenry are wise enough to keep
their heads down if we suddenly find ourselves in the middle of a
firefight.

Please advise as the situation changes.]<<<<<
-- Fang <18:34:52/06-16-64 PDT>
Message no. 15
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Maybe Mistaken... May Be Trouble
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 16:55:16 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Fang
>>>>>[Excellent. I'll set it up with Valance for next week. I'll let you
know what the time is once I confirm with him/her/it.]<<<<<
-- The Big K <23:03:11/06-16-64>

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