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Message no. 1
From: Frank Dehrendorf <DEHRENDORF@******.ZDV.UNI-MAINZ.DE>
Subject: Newsflash (LIVE AT 10)
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1993 10:06:07 +0200
>>>>>[Ooooowwiiieee, This is gonna stir some dust...

Include : Audio-Feed

==...I am standing here on the site of yesterday's explosion. The Parlor
==is totally burnt down and the building is listing to the right. It seems
==that the explosion damaged the supporting structure of the building itself
==and it might be feasible to demolish it completely and build a new one.
==Here with me is LoneStar Detective Daniel Sykes, the man in charge of the
==investigation.
==
==E.A.: Detective Sykes, what did you find out regarding this incident?

==D.S.: Well, Mr Argile, as far as we know, some fraggin' terrorists wanted
== to do some damage and blew up a well-filled cosmetic shop, resulting
== in 21 dead and 68 injured. We already had calls from three different
== terrorist groups.
==
==E.A.: But what about this 'metal plated humanoid' the witnesses claim to
== have seen?
==
==D.S.: There certainly was no such thing. We didn't find anything inside the
== building that would hint the involvement or even existence of such a
== 'being'. We did find an unusual amount of illegal equipment and even
== weapons, but they were probably owned by some of the victims and...
==
==[Sound of Voices from further away 'Frag!!', 'What's that?', 'Shit!']
==
==E.A.: Oh my god...look at that... Ladies and Gentlemen... A huge, at least
== 2.5 m tall figure, clad in steel sheeting, is emerging from the Par...
==
==[Sound of gunfire, rushing sound of Mini-missiles, explosions]
==
==E.A.: It is shooting at the bystanders. It seems to have...Shit!...[Thump
== of reporter hitting street]...It seems to have a fair amount of heavy
== weaponry stowed...[Ziiing... Ka-Boom]...DOWN!!...Whew! That was a close
== one... Detective Sy...frag, He's dead...Get moving, Mario... Let's get
== out...[Whoosh! Crack!] Yargh!...[Hiss of Static]

End Audio-Feed

Sounds hot enough for me... Aw, shucks, Edward Argilewas an asshole, but ...
triple damn... So what do you think, guys and gals?
What is going on? I have no experience with those 'deadheads' of yours, but do
they work like that??... Next Newsfeed coming soon...]<<<<<
-- Tumbleweed(Newsflash on the Fly) <10:12:50/10-06-2054>
Message no. 2
From: The Wyrm Ouroboros <aalberdk@******.SAN.UC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Newsflash (LIVE AT 10)
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1993 16:29:54 -0400
>>>>>[Deadheads .can. work like that, but it all depends on how they're
built. 2.5 meters... I wonder if it had any onboard weaponry.

As I said, some people like to be vicious and terrible. Me, I like to
be unobtrusive.]<<<<<
-- Mike and the Mechanic (16:24:14/10-5-54)

>>>>>[Mechanic, tell Michael to prepare himself. And bring in three
more of your boomers -- we'll need a certain show of force.]<<<<<
-- Cat (Who Walks/Through All)

>>>>>[What, firing a minigun accurately without recourse to a gyromount
isn't a show of force? Or don't you think they caught that side of
it? They're deadheads, not boomers.]<<<<<
-- Mike and the Mechanic (16:27:37/10-5-54)

>>>>>[It's hard to pay attention to details when you're in pain. Now
move -- how long will it take you to recall your boomers?]<<<<<
-- Cat (Who Walks/Through All)

>>>>>[Deadheads. If I pull from New York and Chicago, about eight
hours. I have one in Cincinnati that I could pull, though I .really.
don't want to.]<<<<<
-- Mike and the Mechanic (16:31:11/10-5-54)

>>>>>[I like how 'boomers' sound. If you get the Cincinnati one, how
long?]<<<<<
-- Cat (Who Walks/Through All)

>>>>>[Four hours. They'll be caucasian, though.]<<<<<
-- Mike and the Mechanic (16:32:56/10-5-54)

>>>>>[I can fix that. Do it. Recompense?]<<<<<
-- Cat (Who Walks/Through All)

>>>>>[Travel costs, plus an extra 500k. You're ruining an operation of
mine down there.]<<<<<
-- Mike and the Mechanic (16:33:33/10-5-54)

>>>>>[Done. Now move, strike two of our operation is at
22:00.]<<<<<
-- Cat (Who Walks/Through All)

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