From:	Timothy Skirvin <tskirvin@********.UNI.UIUC.EDU>
Subject:	Solonus returns
Date:	Mon, 11 Apr 1994 13:20:29 -0500

*****Private: Quickling
>>>>>[Quickling. I need some help. VERY soon. Dad's dead, my mother and
sister are missing...and I'm in a bind myself. I don't know what's going on
anymore.]<<<<<
-- Solonus <12:59:29/04-11-55>

*****Private: Solonus
>>>>>[Solonus! Where are you? What's going on? What
happened?]<<<<<
-- Quickling <13:00:01/04-11-55>

*****Private: Quickling
>>>>>[I'm back in Seattle. I'm NOT in my apartment. I'm also running off
of
the worst excuse for a terminal I've ever seen. Frag!

I went to visit my father the other day, in Chambana. He was a wreck. A MAJOR
wreck. He had killed some corp guy...Yamatetsu, I think. They found him again
through me. I got away, and took out a few of the hitmen...frag! They got
him. They got him! Frag! Dad...I got away. I tried to stop them first, but
I got away. I tried to find my mother and sister, I couldn't. I made it back
to Seattle with some magic to disguise my appearance...frag! They killed him.
They killed him! I need to find my sister and mother...]<<<<<
-- Solonus <13:03:15/04-11-55>

*****Private: Solonus
>>>>>[I know, Solonus. You did what you could. Your father was a good
man.
The surviving hitmen haven't been captured. And I don't know where your sister
and mother are. I'm just happy to have YOU alive.

What do you need? I'm still trying to figure out why they did it...Solonus,
you're OK. You'll be alright. I don't know what happened exactly,
but...]<<<<<
-- Quickling <13:05:17/04-11-55>

*****Private: Quickling
>>>>>[They killed him for his research. He'd been working on some
metacreature.
I don't know what type. He found something nasty with it. Something about a
way to adapt the poison to some weapon...something nasty, I didn't get a chance
to find out exactly what. He apparently had deleted all information, except
for about two copies. One was kept in the corp...that's why Yamatetsu wanted
to take it over. They wanted the weapon. I don't know why they didn't just
in the first place...Dad said something about some major
Scramble IC. I don't know. Apparently the only other copy was hidden, besides
the one that Dad knew himself...they might have already gotten the information.
I don't know. They might not be sure if they have the RIGHT information. And
somehow my sister and mother fit in. I don't understand...I don't understand...

You've got to do something about this. The only way that this is going to work
is if we destroy the information, so it won't MATTER if they find my sister or
mother. And I've got to get them out of there. I have money...but I'm not
going to easily get back to Chicago for a while.

Please, help me out. I need the help really bad. And I need to avenge Dad,
somehow. I don't know what I can do, but I have a few spells that might find
the people that did this to him...]<<<<<
-- Solonus <13:12:44/04-11-55>

*****Private: Solonus
>>>>>[I'll do what I can, Solonus. I have your terminal here, I'm glad
that
it's portable. I'll try to get it to you. I can try to figure some stuff out,
and I can try to get rid of the information. And I can try to get some runners
to save your sister and mother, if I can find them.

I'm glad you're alive, but I'm sorry to hear about your Dad. And I don't par-
ticularly like the information about the paranimal weapon...I'll do some
research.

How much money do you have? I have limited accounts...I can only afford so
much. I'll help out, but to get the talent you're going to need...]<<<<<
-- Quickling <13:15:22/04-11-55>

*****Private: Quickling
>>>>>[Thanks, Quickling. I owe you a LOT.

I'm going to try to get transportation back to Chicago. It's not going to be
easy. I'll try to make it back. No guarantees. Thanks.]<<<<<
-- Solonus <13:16:40/04-11-55>

>>>>>[Hello. I am in need of...transportation for myself and some
equipment
from Seattle to Chicago. I can pay quite well. Mail me here with
offers.]<<<<<
-- Jack <13:17:00/04-11-55>

>>>>>[Chummers, I need some runners in Chicago. I have about three runs
that
I need done...and I have money. Mail me here, we'll discuss terms. I'll prob-
ably need one system penetration, two physical extractions, and one wetwork.
I'm sorry, I can't exactly provide much transportation.]<<<<<
-- Quickling <13:17:24/04-11-55>