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Message no. 1
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Too Many Traces
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 17:17:32 +0100
*****PRIVATE: D J H Coppi++++invalid characters
+++++privacy marking revoked
+++++general distribution
>>>>>[Sir, my Ploughshare account is becoming uncomfortably warm since
we missed on the Elven psycho. Could you please increase the security
and run a few killer trace-and-destroys on the intruders? I am still
confident nobody's linked Lynch and Ploughshare yet, let's try and keep
it that way.]<<<<<
-- J Lynch <17:12:37/08-02-57>
Strategic Intelligence Gathering Agency

>>>>>[Oh, great. Schizophrenia. Am I real, or a figment of my own
imagination? First Jen and Gabe, now me.]<<<<<
-- Lynch <17:15:52/08-02-57>

*****INTERNAL: SIGANet
>>>>>[TO: Cpl J S Karlsbruhn
Jake, if you can get me a source on that message, you're due an instant
third stripe and an all-expenses-paid vacation to Redmond to visit the
shrine of the Great Geek Gates. Go get'em.

Be careful. Whoever did this had the means to fool the Shadowland
mailer-daemons. You *know* how good they have to be to do that.

Damn, I'm glad we messed with the Gruesome Twosome now. Makes this kind
of thing a lot harder to pull off.]<<<<<
-- The Real Jason Lynch <17:16:42/08-02-57>
(It's Probably Jen And Gabe Out For Revenge)

*****INTERNAL: SIGANet
>>>>>[TO: J R W Lynch
He's going to be okay. Severe dump shock, but no neural damage. The
paramedics got his heart restarted in time. He's conscious, but not
exactly coherent yet.

He flatlined trying to cut the NSA's ice. Whatever he was after was
behind that wall, and not visible through open channels. He did beat the
tracers, though, so they don't know it was us: until we know what the
story is, I don't know who to trust with this in there. And, he's good
enough that he still has a deck.

The only hint of a handle we got for the message's originator was the ID
'Ploughshare'. Mean anything to you? It doesn't to me, yet. See what you
can find on SLand. Make it official, but quiet.]<<<<<
-- D J H Coppinger <17:43:24/08-02-57>
Director
Strategic Intelligence Gathering Agency

*****PRIVATE: Flux
>>>>>[Damn good thing you're back, because I have a problem. Our
assigned decker just bit off more than he could chew and isn't going to
be in shape for a few days. Can you run me a check on someone called
'Ploughshare'?

Be careful as hell. Don't try to trace it, that's what nearly got
Karlsbruhn killed. The opposition is also smart and capable enough to
mess with this place's mail, which I hear is very hard indeed.

I already know it terminates inside the NSA. What I need is a go-to on
anything that this 'Ploughshare' guy has said or done on Shadowland.

I can offer you >>encrypted<< for your help. The footer means it's
official. And this means it's the real me -
+++++include image: injured_Flux.gif
- just so you can be sure who you're talking to.]<<<<<
-- Jason R W Lynch <17:45:07/08-02-57>
Strategic Intelligence Gathering Agency
Message no. 2
From: "Mark A. Imbriaco" <mark@******.net>
Subject: Re: Too Many Traces
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 12:31:43 -0400 (EDT)
*****PRIVATE: Jason R W Lynch
>>>>>[ Funny you should mention that. Turns out that your boy Ploughshare
tried to frag over Imp and some other runners that did some work for him.
They're organizing a posse to flay his ass, and I traced the Ploughshare
account to the NSA. They must have beefed up after my last look-see ..
that's what got your loot fragged. I'll see what I can do on the SLand
angle, and I'll let you know something in a couple of hours. ]<<<<<
-- Flux <**:**:**/**-**-**>

*****PRIVATE: Neuron Basher
>>>>>[ Hey Kev, I need a _big_ favor here.. I want all the data that's been
through SLand from some fragger named "Ploughshare" .. it's important. If
you need to bribe some people to get it done, here's the limit: >>encrypted<<
What you don't spend is yours, but I want all of it. Just send me any data
that is encrypted in it's encrypted form .. I'll let my Johnson worry about
getting it decrypted. ]<<<<<
-- Flux <**:**:**/**-**-**>

*****PRIVATE: Flux
>>>>>[ Alright .. but you're going to owe me big-time for this. I'm
burning favors left and right to get this info. ]<<<<<
-- Neuron Basher <12:31:26/08-06-57>
Message no. 3
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Too Many Traces
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 19:08:19 +0100
*****PRIVATE: Flux
>>>>>[Now that's fast work <g>

+++++include credit transfer: Y5,000

That's an official thank you from the Agency, so while you spend it
think about those poor taxpayers, groaning at their labours while the
vultures of the IRS circle overhead... lower... lower... <g>

No criticism to Jake, but Karlsbruhn's not the world's greatest decker.
He's good, and he's well-equipped, but there's better talent outside. As
usual, we'd need a concerted shadowrunner effort or Cyberspace Special
Forces to break that IC, and we can't afford (a) and won't be allowed to
use (b) - especially not for an interagency war. No loss, really, I
can't stand the Chrome Berets anyway.

Count me in on any efforts to spoil Ploughshare's day. I have a feeling
I'm on his target list anyway.]<<<<<
-- Lynch <19:07:52/08-06-57>

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