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Message no. 1
From: G'Koth of the Narn Regime <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: uh...what?!?!?
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 13:22:14 -0700
>>>>>[Hey, you thar!! OS^2! What in the heyell are you saying? That
wouldn't be no EsperAnto or nuttin' would it? Does, like, ANYONE
unnerstan what you saying? Daaaaammmn!!!]<<<<<
--VoodooBilly Man<13:23:30/4-7-56>
Message no. 2
From: The Wyrm Ouroboros <oroboros@******.COM>
Subject: Re: uh...what?!?!?
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 18:32:46 -0700
>>>>>[ Hmmm. VoodooBilly Man, JStorm, this's how I scan OS^2's chatter:

'Flute -- dink and flatline, green. Slipglide's down; fingertappers
Teflon slicker. FryppSec's windy, your skates need sharpening. TeeDee's
shivery, too bigbang. Denverways, skinny.'

Flute -- don't be stupid and get killed, newbie. Your stealth isn't as
good as you think it is; turtles can stealth better. Frypp Securities is
an easy system, you need to get better than that. Your Time/Date stamp
modification is pretty cool, but it's too flashy. Come over to Denver
and we'll let you know what's going on.

And the reply to Spirit:
'Matrix Spirit, flatfile: Flute's a minder, Formdancer. She be,
she bop, she pindance; we'll flap, windy. Stars sing private.'

Spirit, here's the deal: Flute is one of us (I think these guys are the
Denver otaku, 'cause they sure talk like it), an otaku. She can live,
do whatever she wants, or die (pindance -- the angel thing); it doesn't
matter to us, we're easy. Everyone's fate is their own.

Of course, I may be _way_ off on this. ]<<<<<
-- Jesus (18:45:33/4-7-56)
Comptroller
The Clearing House, Ltd.
Message no. 3
From: Andrew May <amay@****.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: uh...what?!?!?
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 13:28:54 CDT
*****PRIVATE: Jesus
>>>>>[Thanks for the translation, but I'm not ready for Denver
yet.]<<<<<
-- Flute (I BELONG TO NOBODY, COMPRENDE?)
Message no. 4
From: The Wyrm Ouroboros <oroboros@******.COM>
Subject: Re: uh...what?!?!?
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 12:02:04 -0700
*****Private: Flute
>>>>>[ Hey, no problem. Oh, and if you have any stuff (tech, magic,
files, anything) that you can't unload fast enough, give me a call.
I work in that business, it's all that The Clearing House does. ]<<<<<
-- Jesus (12:03:00/04-08-56)
Comptroller
The Clearing House, Ltd.
Message no. 5
From: NIGHTFOX <DJWA@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: uh...what?!?!?
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 15:02:37 -0700
>>>>>[ Thank You Jesus, that is the the way I translated it also, well
mostly.
The one part that I believe was not totally correct would be the Otaku
assumption. The one is or has been Otaku, but but I doubt they meant that she
was Otaku. I believe his implications where that Flute, like a few of the
Otuka, is a natural decker and that it comes as easy to her as breathing, she
can dance the icons. Being Otuka is a societal thing with a different way of
thinking.]<<<<<
-- Spirit <Of the Matrix>

>>>>>[ Flute, yes the Nexus could be fun for a while, but I think you'll
find
out like I did when growing up that there are other things besides Decking. To
the Otuka there really isn't much besides the matrix and how it ticks. They
tend to miss the forest for the trees. When the real world starts to pale to
the virtual one, you have started to loose part of the whole.]<<<<<
-- Spirit <Of the Matrix>
Message no. 6
From: Andrew May <amay@****.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: uh...what?!?!?
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 18:17:58 CDT
>>>>>[I like burglary just like anyone else, Spirit]<<<<<
-- Flute (Don't Get Philisphophical)]
Message no. 7
From: NIGHTFOX <DJWA@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: uh...what?!?!?
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 17:42:00 -0700
>>>>>[ Actually I tend to do it for the thrill of it. Nothing beats
decking
something like the Aztech Complex or sneaking into Renraku Archology unnoticed.
Of course, there is the added fun of dancing the rest of the night away at the
Inferno. Hmm, too bad I have kids now, I don't seem to do that enough anymore.
Oh well, we grow older and our tastes change.]<<<<<
-- Spirit <Of the Matrix>


***** Private: Circuit Breaker
>>>>>[ I'm bored, lets deck a facility somewhere.]<<<<<
-- Spirit <Of the Matrix>
Message no. 8
From: Andrew May <amay@****.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: uh...what?!?!?
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 20:11:33 CDT
>>>>>[Why do you think that I do it Spirit, for money, for
honor. No, it's for the THRILL of defeating another code with
my own code.]<<<<<
-- Flute (Child / Goddess)
Message no. 9
From: "Thomas W. Craig" <Craigtw1@***.COM>
Subject: Re: uh...what?!?!?
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 23:55:38 -0400
*****PRIVATE: Spirit
>>>>>[How would you like to deck into a system that was created only a few
months ago? I need it tested, the LTG is
>>>>>Encrypted<<<<<. I'll pay
>>>>>Encrypted<<<<<. As you can see that is a large amount.
I do not know
everything that is within the system...Buzz is the only one who knows
everything in it...He designed it. Even my Matrix Security Chief doesn't
know everything.]<<<<<
--Ryuga (21:00:30 PDT/ 04:08:56)
CEO
Ryaka Science and Tech
Message no. 10
From: THEY ONLY WIN IF WE LET THEM <MKNABUSCH@****.ALBION.EDU>
Subject: Re: uh...what?!?!?
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 1995 22:34:40 -0500
***** Private: Spirit
>>>>>[Jeez, you know you can always get friends to
baby sit. I love the little ones, as I don't
have any of my own. That just means I get to
spoil the kids.]<<<<<
- Harlequin <Yeah, I/m Back>

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