// Zion Critical Mission Log: Buying Time // 5.1.5

1 posts · 2006-06-22 07:41:00 to 2006-06-22 07:41:00

#11500004911 06/22/2006 07:41 // Zion Critical Mission Log: Buying Time // 5.1.5

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Aquatium
Today seemed like another day of hope, hope on getting Niobe back, hope on finally getting hold of Anome and bringing justice for Niobe.


Since the attacks from followers of Anome grew we have been making sure no-one is alone, I was with a crew member, we were there to help protect each other. Orexis, always the elegant one from my crew.




Aquatium
Tyndall got in touch, apparently the Merovingian, or well one of his pets had new information to help us with Niobe.





Aquatium
Tyndall, you know that I have always been careful about trusting anything from the Merovingian, lets hope this leads somewhere positive. Me and Orexis made our way to the meet location.


I instructed Orexis to take the north route while I took the more hostile south route, I was right too also. Not long after a Anome follower attacked me, they certainly not following Anome anymore.




Aquatium
Once at the location, the Effectuator was there, waiting.




The Effectuator

We're working together now? Compadres? Cool.

Okay... I could use some more info for tracking down this construct Niobe's got herself caught in. In the Matrix, code references pop up in the darndest places. Thanks to the scan data Zion already sent me, I've found a link to another data cluster that should tell me more about the address of Niobe's construct.

Uh, yeah, don't worry if that all went straight over your head. I'm the brains, and you're the muscle, right, partner? All I need is for you to swipe some data for me. Ooh! But you could probably use some backup. No problemo! Boys?


Gnat
Rrr. This stinks.


Amalasunth
If I must...


Orexis
Lupines....


Aquatium
So he needs us to get some data, easy enough task, we really didn't need this help he was offering, but hey I don't mind ordering them about.


Well these dogs better do as they are told, or the only thing they will find on this mission is us sending them to the dogs , so to speak.


The Effectuator
There you go, buddy: your own private wolf pack! Now get on out there and get me that construct data! Your controller will have the coordinates for you.






Aquatium
**bleep** they smell..... cant he code us some air fresher too...


I told Niobe the situation. We were now to proceed and recover the data.


 


Aquatium
We got to the location, a little longer than I would have liked, but these lupines were slower than the traffic.


However they proved to be useful, there was a lot of security, send them in first, perfect.


Corporate Security Sentinel
Where's your authorization?

Corporate Security Sentinel
How'd you get in here?


Aquatium
It's loaded in my gun, and we used the door!





Aquatium
While the secuirty were both distracted and appauled by these creatures attacking them, me and Orexis began work on taking the data, I kept guard while she recovered the data.


Orexis

It wont take long sir




Aquatium

She managed to recover the data in good time, and then we helped the lupines eliminate the remaining guards.


Job was done, we were out of there before more backup was alerted.





Aquatium

We could just get Orexis to hack into their terminals, but I suppose in the fairness of co-operation we can goto the location. It wasn't too far.





Aquatium

The data was entered into the computer


Orexis

Transfer complete


Aquatium

Tyndall was debriefed, I just had to get out of there, I still had those dogs the Effectuator provided, I guess we could remove them from the Matrix, alas we needed to meet the Effectuator again. Ill return these things to him.




Aquatium
En-route, attacked again by these Anome followers,again the lupines were useful to keep around.




Aquatium
We got to the Effectuator, and that lively guy reported back to us on how far he got... stall tactics anyone?


The Effectuator

Hey, amigo! I got that data you liberated; way to go!

So here's the scoop. The construct Niobe's in has some totally weird firewall. Know what I think? I think Anome must have dropped one of those cheat codes as he was hustling out of the meeting place after plugging Niobe. I can't think of anything other than a Machine code that could have partitioned off a construct and put up a firewall like this.

Anyway, I haven't been able to open a door to the construct itself, but I managed to slow down its runtime. That means that inside the construct, time is passing way slower than it is outside--should help keep Niobe alive longer. We'll have that construct cracked soon, you'll see!




Aquatium
I certainly hope you are capabale of doing this Job, if not lets find someone who is.


The Effectuator
No worries, mate! I'm a pro!


Aquatium
Oh here are you dogs back, I was glad to get rid of them.


Orexis
We both could use a shower though after having them around us.


Aquatium

Indeed.


I updated Tyndall, she believes in them to easily, however we will proceed to orders.





Aquatium
Its now another waiting game, how I hate these, Niobe were coming, you hang in there.


Orexis

We will get to her soon Sir.





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