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Message no. 1
From: Luc Maillet <maillet@******.CERT.FR>
Subject: ONgoing Cyber Problem
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 93 10:34:04 +0100
>>>>>>[About DOA: Sorry. I would rather have been wrong. But anyway,
don't let
go, lass. Don't give up. You may be like that because of what people did to ye,
but what ye'll become is up to ye. And don't be too hard on Raven or Brandy.
I guess that, Cyber kid or not, it's the soul that counts for them, and ye sure
still have one... Ye'll see: 'tis easier t'walk that road if yer with friends.
Crossfire: interesting piece o'news 'bout that Matrix TacComp. But that does
not explain the body invasion. According to what Raven says, it's as if the
whole body has been put back together with cyber. Sort of "let's match the body
with the head.". Better hidden than those 'borgs in Aztlan, but it seems t'be
the same tech.
Oh yes, one last word: if someone, anyone, digs up some info on such tech
(extensive cyber or softech), please erase the files. The little I saw in the
south makes me think that humans are better without it.]<<<<<<
-Redwing- <15.02.54/10:02:00>

>>>>>>[Leave the girl be, Red. She doesn't need your ill-fortunetelling,
espe-
-cially now. You'd better think of what WE're going to do.]<<<<<<
-Glitter Boy- <15.02.54/10:18:15>

>>>>>>[Have ye done what ye had to, Glitter ?]<<<<<<
-Redwing- <15.02.54/10:19:15>

>>>>>>[Yup. Didn't ring a bell anywhere. Those guys are bozos. I could
have
taken them one-handed and blindfolded. Watching them Sonics yesterday evening
was more interesting.]<<<<<<
-Glitter Boy- <15.02.54/10:21:50>

>>>>>>[Dontcha get cocky, boyo. Tis da first step ta
death.]<<<<<<
-Truckin'- <15.02.54/10:24:15>

>>>>>>[Awww, come on. You're sounding like Redwing now. It was really
easy.
Besides, I may be seemingly carefree, but I ain't stupid. And don't yell at me,
or you'll see something nasty next time you come into Cyberspace. Trust me, you
don't want me mad at you.
Huh? What's that? Someone's peeking at me? You're in for a dance, chummer. And
don't think I don't know the tune%$#*(#%^&)( &overloadoverload%$^&#%#@@****'S
THIS THING?%$#@*&$!!@****************************#$@*errorerror#$#@^&

-reboot in progress-]<<<<<<
-Glitter Boy- <15.02.54/10:33:23>

>>>>>>[Glitter? GLITTER? ]<<<<<<
-Redwing- <15.02.54/10:33:50>

>>>>>>[Frag it. He's been sneaked upon. Better check for him
fast!]<<<<<<
-Truckin'- <15.02.54/10:35:20>
Message no. 2
From: Luc Maillet <maillet@******.CERT.FR>
Subject: Ongoing Cyber Problem
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 93 15:19:21 +0100
>>>>>>[Whew! That was close. That damn fragger nearly punched my ticket.
Fried
half my beloved programs before I iced it for good. Almost zapped me, too, with
that goddamned death ray.... Little HK's good, but not good
enough]<<<<<<
-Glitter Boy- <15.02.54/14:47:15>

>>>>>>[HK?]<<<<<<
-Redwing- <15.02.54/14:47:35>

>>>>>>[Hunter-Killer. Nasty things that goes for your matrix-hide.
Sometimes
designed to fry the meat as well. Didn't know some were active on the
net]<<<<<<
-Redwing- <15.02.54/14:49:07>

>>>>>>[Well, it wuz almost 'nuff, boy! Told ya t'be careful!! Childish,
smart-
ass, big-mouthed decker]<<<<<<
-Truckin'- <15.02.54/14:51:26>

>>>>>>[I was! It didn't follow me from the target. Waited for me at
home, it
was. I didn't fucked the recon up. But I guess someone's hot on our
trail]<<<<<<
-Glitter Boy- <15.02.54/14:54:13>

>>>>>>[Ye saw something o'that icon before zapping
it?]<<<<<<
-Redwing- <15.02.54/14:55:00>

>>>>>>[Not much. Big, almost dark, looming shape. Kind'a reminded me of
those
demon stories I was told in my younger days. Don't know how something so CPU-
heavy ( judging by the punch it carried ) could be so stealthy in the matrix.
Had a very "out-of-place" feeling. Even used some physical effects, like dis-
-rupting all electromagnetic currents in my deck. Thanx god it's hardened.
Damage is not fatal.
Red, it seems to me you've been traced back to Seattle. I tell you, I don't
scare easily. But this thing was too strange. Can't begin to understand what it
was really made of. Mostly software, but with something like a will behind - the
kind of will a decker needs to be competitive. Dunno if an AI's like that. But
I'd rather not find out.]<<<<<<
-Glitter Boy- <15.02.54/15:04:19>

>>>>>>[Ye're considering to quit, boyo ?]<<<<<<
-Redwing- <15.02.54/15:04:58>

>>>>>>[Never. I just want everybody to know the odds. They ain't nice.
Anyway,
I might as well try and find that DOA. Could be that she learned more since last
time. And it'll give her a break from your constant rantings.]<<<<<<
-Glitter Boy- <15.02.54/15:05:46>

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