The_Oracle

It's nice to know that even with all this war going on, you can still find a quiet picnic spot if you look around a bit.

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Time's a funny thing. Once you've been around long enough, you start to see it a little differently. A year or two doesn't matter so much anymore. Archived image unavailable: 001.jpg Archived image unavailable: 002.jpg Archived image unava...

Like I said, he's going to have a lot of learning to do. But he does seem to be pretty quick on the uptake--in some ways. Archived image unavailable: 001.jpg Archived image unavailable: 002.jpg Archived image unavailable: 003.jpg Archived...

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Well, my goodness. They almost got me with that door trick, only the Kid jumped in the way when he heard me cry out. It took guts to do that, knowing what must have been on that bullet, and I don't know if there's more than a handful of pe...

Some people listen; some people don't. Some of those who listen hear what you tell them; most hear what they want to hear. Some of them who heard understand; some don't get it. Just another part of playing the odds. Archived image unavaila...

Memory's a funny thing. Sometimes it seems like people remember everything anybody's ever said to them...but only in a certain context. People are pretty good at remembering things I tell them most of the time, though--means I have to be c...

Well! Looks like things are settling down after that big ruckus, and I get back to what's really important. Now, if only Sati were here to knead the dough for me... Archived image unavailable: 001.jpg Archived image unavailable: 002.jpg Ar...

Looks like that virus has been wising up after all. Short term, at least, we should see things calm down in the city; long term...this could be a real pain in the you-know-what. Archived image unavailable: 009.jpg Archived image unavailabl...

That virus is getting really good at spreading itself around; it made a real jumble of Downtown yesterday. But even though they were outnumbered, people banded together to clear things back up. There may still be a few messy spots out ther...

I always enjoy working with bright young people, and I'm lucky enough that at least some of them seem to enjoy working with me. Now, they'll naturally want to recharge their batteries by relaxing with other people their age once in a while...

Don't look now, but this virus of ours seems to be getting a little smarter. If it's actually capable of learning from its past mistakes, we could be in a whole lot of trouble. Archived image unavailable: 001.jpg Archived image unavailable...

This virus' problem is that it's too aggressive--runs around setting the city on fire and making a real big ruckus, like it just wants attention. Long term, I'm pretty sure that approach is gonna backfire. I suppose it could be up to somet...

It's a simple program--not very bright, I'm afraid. But it doesn't really need to be; it's pretty good at making a real mess of things with plain old brute strength. What really throws a wrinkle into things is when some people get the idea...

New day, same old questions: Neo, Morpheus, Smith... Anome may have gone off the deep end because he couldn't accept reality, but how many people have I met who won't accept that Neo is gone--that Morpheus is gone? Do I consider them crazy...

People want power. It's been that way for a long time, as far as I can tell, and I don't expect it will change any time soon. The Matrix was supposed to keep people from getting power--real power--but then we had to throw the 1% wrinkle in...

I've been getting more help putting the word out to those who need to hear it. I think we'll be in time to have most of them prepared. He can be a little abrupt (I don't think he even chewed that cookie I gave him--just inhaled), but he co...

It's always fun to meet someone who has no idea who I am, other than some batty old lady they ran across, sitting on a park bench on the wrong side of town. It's the young ones, mostly--the new ones, eyes freshly opened, feeling like kids...

The Matrix is a place with an awful lot of personality. That's part of what fools a lot of people, you know; they don't think that a computer simulation could possibly have so many real characters in it. It's taken a whole lot of tinkering...

I realized the other day that I hadn't really asked anyone what they think of the Truce--not about how successful or unsuccessful it is, but how they feel about it. See, I know that many people believe in it very strongly, but some don't....

Seems like there's always some bad news or other coming along these days. Niobe--poor Niobe, she's got herself in a real mess this time, and she isn't going to be able to get out of it on her own. She'll need help, from a lot of different...

My goodness! We've got all kinds of new faces popping up in the city these days. True, they're actually old faces--but now they're seeing this place with new eyes. I hope you folks who've been around for a while will take some time to show...

It's funny how sometimes if you just sit down and talk to someone, things will clear right up. Take these E Pluribus Neo folks, for example. Big, tough "terrorists," right? Well, I don't know. I try not to categorize people, at least not b...

The Watchmaker was a program designed to keep the Matrix in sync. Not too long ago, he was attacked, and vital portions of his code stolen. Human operatives banded together to recapture his code, and repair him. He rewarded them, but I hav...

I had some of our special people over for a snack the other day. They had worries. Mostly about others like them. Someone's always making trouble for someone--seems it's been that way since as far back as anyone can remember. And these day...

You could say that I'm very lucky. Oh, I'm not supposed to believe in luck; I know that. Well. Let's say, then, that I enjoy many benefits. One of them is that I never seem to lack someone to talk to--or rather, to listen to. I prefer lett...