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Message no. 1
From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Quention Strikes Back!
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1993 15:27:15 -0700
>>>>>[ Beware of the People's Liberation Army. This band of so called
freedom
fighters are in fact terrorist out to undermind the rightful government of
Omega Island.

<Begin Download>

INN News Update: The Omega Island government is calling it a prime example of
the degenerate moral character of the rebellion against their lawful rule.
Today at a group of PLA soldiers entered a school and planted a bomb. The bomb
exploded and if not for the quick action of one of the school security guards
hundreds of childern, ranging in age from 5 to 18, would have been killed in the
blast.

The office of Omega President Michael Jamain released the following statment:

The accuasations of the Rebels are below comtempt. They attempt to make the
government look bad while rising themselves above the truth of their own sordid
oganizations. Jacob Marcus the so-called leader of the PLA is nothing but a
figurehead. A figurehead for the true leaders of this "rebellion". These men
are Shadowrunners on a personal vendetta against members of the government.

The first of these men is a Vat-Job Yakuza Assassin who goes by the name of
Tommy "the Dragon" Harada. Harada is wanted by the UCAS government for multiple
murders in the Chicago and New York areas along with the attempted murders of
our asemmed Secretary of Defense Tirandor and our Secretary of Commerence Roger
Quention.

The second of these men is a New York-based Elven Decker know only as the "Dark
Elf". Dark Elf and his team of Shadowrunners have been constantly interfering
in Tirandor's affairs as CEO of DDI and are now following him to Omega to
interfer with is duties as Secretary of Defense.

A second release was made by the Omega Defense Force:

The bombing upon the Quention Education Center was performed by 5 members of the
PLA, who entered the school between classes so they appeared to be students.
They entered the boiler room, killing a janitor who was in the room. If not for
the quick actions of a school guard, who spotted the interlopers and triggered
the fire alarm, all the childern would have been in the school when the bomb
went off. Elements of the Omega Defense Force were sent to capture the rebels
who choose to fight to the death rather than be captured. It is obvious that
the PLA means to use terrorism against the people of Omega in an attempt to
overthrow the government. The Defense Force will stand ready and viligent
against this mindless agression.

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As you can see your rebel friends are w$i%$#%$ to g^T% ^(* %UIHJN&(*IH&&
<Matrix Link Terminated> ]<<<<<
--Ph$l)iy T@*/ps^n <1$:3*:22/04-#&-54>
Major Domo
DDI Computer Division

>>>>>[ <Priority Encrypt Alpha: Fragging Son of a Bitch!!!!!! That
bastard
Quention got the best of us on this one. Seems we didn't get a hold of that
plant fast enough. Wait a minute I'm gettting ahead of my self.

Today, after coding for a few hours too many, I went out for a walk. I noticed
that a group of four guys were leaving the compound rather stealthily. I
decided to follow them to see what they were up to. After getting about 4 miles
from the camp they met up with this guy. I don't know who he was, but they
seemed pretty damn intimidated by him. They talked for a little bit and then
the guy lead them off.

Were he lead them to was the Roger Quention Education Center (the arrogant
bastard had the name changed to his). They left a guard to keep an eye out for
the Army and went inside. I jumped the guy, disarmed him and asked him what the
hell was going on. He didn't want to say, so I let him get a close look at my
dikoted survival knife (damn, I wish I could carry my katana). He told me that
Brian whatever is damn name told them that their families were being held by the
Army. If they didn't do what they were told their families would die. They
checked it out and sure enough their families had been arrested. I asked him
what they were told to do and he said they were to meet this guy and do
whatever he told them. Getting a little fustrated I told him to get to the
details. He said the guy was some Merc and he was going to plant a bomb in the
school to blow up after school got out. I cursed him and knocked the moron out.

I went into the school and figuring they would place the bomb in the boiler room
went there. Sure enough they were there. There was a dead body in the room and
the merc was setting some nasty explosives around the place. Someone spotted me
and they tried to take me out. I'm sorry guys, but there were too many of them
for me to be nice. Quickly it was down to me and the Merc who had just finished
up with the bomb. I told him to disarm it to which he laughed. I threatened to
kill him, but he laughed a little more and said that I obviously didn't know
demolitions and thus would not kill him, besides the bomb would go off in a
minute and we had best get out of there. I killed the bastard (he was fast but
not fast enough), went out into the hall, and set off the fire alarm.

By the time I got outside, the place was crawling with Omega Army. It was
obviously a setup. Get some rebels to follow a merc to set the bomb, evacuate
the school, let the bomb go off, capture the rebels and gain info and a drekload
of favorable publicity. Needless to say the bomb went off. All the guys inside
died, but they had captured the guy I left outside. Couldn't let them have him.
After a few days of torture, he would say anything they wanted. I moved off
into the bush, got a bead, and killed him.

I got out of there alive, but I did take a few slugs. Have someone pick me up
at <Dark Elf's Gamma Encypt 9> and bring Fluffy Bunny Slippers. We've got to
do something to get back at that drek eater Quention! :End Encrypt>
]<<<<<
-- Nightstalker <Ninja Stealth Mode>

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