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Date: 6:36 PM 3/11/1999
Subject: Delusive Rumors
From: Taranima
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Good evening, Cryptos.
This is Taranima, Communications Expert on the Hypnos II. There have been some quite troublesome rumors among our Operatives lately - I was ordered to pass this information to you directly. It appears that numerous Cypherites have been getting restless and are repeatedly disobeying orders. They are beginning to lose their respect for you as a leader.
No offense, but you do seem to have been pretty absent lately.
Well, anyway, I'd stay low and keep my eyes open if I were you. Be careful.
Hugs,
Tara xx
Date: 12:41 PM 3/18/1999
Subject: Bad News
From: Taranima
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Cryptos,
Remember that rumor I told you about last week? Well, I looked into it a bit further, and it's even worse than I had expected. Turns out a large number of Cypherites have decided that you haven't quite met their expectations, and are beginning to take matters into their own hands. This is not good. You and Veil will have to step out of the shadow and stop these people, before it gets ugly.
Hugs,
Tara xx
Date: 4:16 PM 3/20/1999
Subject: Tinted Blue, Split In Two?
From: Taranima
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Cryptos,
I heard about your little encounter with the renegades. It seems we're getting a little short on Operatives, but heck, we'll be better off without them! Wouldn't surprise me if they'd come crawling back after a few days, anyway.
I'm going to keep it cool for a while, see what happens.
P.S. The shipment has been delayed due to a few..issues with one of our Operatives. Expecting to arrive in a few days.
Hugs,
Tara xx
Date: 10:46 AM 3/28/1999
Subject: A Piece of Blue Sky
From: Taranima
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Hey Cryptos,
I jacked in to the Matrix for the first time in quite a while. It will take some getting used to, especially since my old Martial Arts kinetics have been significantly upgraded. Matarax has become my mentor--he guides me along the path. He really is something special... But we have no time to waste! I'm going to find out what these renegades are trying to accomplish.
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In fact, I have recieved several reports about these people already. Apparently they call themselves "Sleepwalkers" and have attacked certain Operatives in the City. I'll have to investigate this further. There is also something particularly strange that has been bothering me. The sky has suddenly turned plain...blue! And not just a Sati-work. This is different. Like a permanent blue tint to the sky.. Could it be connected with these Sleepwalkers?
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I'll get back to you soon.
Hugs,
Tara xx
Date: 7:13 PM 3/30/1999
Subject: A Concert Out of the Blue
From: Taranima
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Cryptos,
It gets weirder. I have located 8 different Concert sites in MegaCity, each one set up in a park or open area in the following neighborhoods: Bathary Row, Rogers Way, Eshean Projects, Tabor Park, Kaede, Murasaki, Center Park, and Union Hill. When did these sites show up, and what are they for? According to the huge banners on-site, the concert is called "A Piece of Blue Sky - A Celebration of Dreams Fulfilled" and runs through March 31 - April 2.
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These concerts are sponsored by a bluepill by the name Decius Wadsworth. The same Decius Wadsworth who co-founded MetaCortex, that is. Why he works with the Sleepwalkers is unknown. Guess we'll have to find out.
This is all so familiar, yet it doesn't seem like anything one of ours would do. I bet these Sleepwalkers are responsible somehow. They're out of control - If they do have certain control of the simulation, things might get real ugly. One thing I have noticed about each of these sites is that there are these extremely bright spotlights, powered by an event corporation by the name "Thanatos". Those things must require a massive ammount of electricity!
It's starting to get too hot around here. Matarax has called me to a meeting--I suppose I'll see you there aswell. The Operatives need your guidance, your orders.
Hugs,
Tara xx
Date: 9:13 PM 3/30/1999
Subject: Stake Out In the Blue
From: Taranima
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Excellent speech, Cryptos.
You sure are a man of words when it comes down to the real deal. I like that. It was good to see that we do have a group of loyal Cypherites by our side, still.
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Just as ordered, I started patrolling the different concert sites. Took quite a while before I recieved a report of unusual activity going on in Eshean Park. I went to check it out.
When I got there, masses of Sleepwalker Phantoms were fighting Redpills. Quite a rumble, can tell you that! Attatched a few pictures, of course..
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I decided not to join the battle at the time, these people seemed to handle it pretty well by themselves. For the time being, that is..
Hugs,
Tara xx
Date: 2:28 PM 3/31/1999
Subject: Small Update
From: Taranima
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Cryptos,
I have a small update regarding those spotlights on the concert sites. An informant has told me that the spotlights have caused a power fluctuation in the simulation's energy network, and are occasionally leaking code.. There is a security hole in the simulation that has been exploited to tamper with the System. Thus the blue sky. In addition, I have recieved an increasing ammount of reports about Security Guards stopping by each concert site. Will check up on that and come back to you as soon as possible.
Oh, one more thing. While being at one of the concert sites, a strange voice was coming from the speakers. It was a...friendly invitation to this Sunday's concert beginning at 10 AM.
I've got a bad feeling about this.
Hugs,
Tara xx
Date: 6:42 PM 4/01/1999
Subject: And Out came a Spider
From: Taranima
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Cryptos,
If I've got this right, these security guards follow a systematic patrol route. Tabor Park. Eshean Projects. Rogers Way. Bathary Row. Murasaki.... Kaede.
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Boy, are these people hard to talk to! I didn't manage to squeeze anything out of her. She was frequently reporting to "Central" via radio transmission, though. Note that she performed a maintenance check on the spotlights to prevent them from leaking code. Could they have been hired by the Sleepwalkers? What really surprised me was how she made her exit; with a hyper-jump. This can't be bluepills we're dealing with..
Hugs,
Tara xx
Date: 5:00 PM 4/02/1999
Subject: A Storm Unveiled
From: Taranima
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Intel suggested that this "concert" would begin at 10 AM today. And boy, did it flame up!
I jacked in today, and immediately noticed how the sky had drastically changed--a void covered with masses of dark clouds streaming above me.
Another voice coming from the speakers caught my attention. Turns out these spotlights had been used to drain power from the system to force reinsertion on all Redpills.
I knew they were up to something big..
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It wasn't long until Security personnel started appearing at the different sites. High Redpill activity was reported in Tabor Park; I went over there to check it out.
The spotlights on site were now shooting out beams of electricity. Redpills gathered to shut them down, but they were heavily guarded by Sleepwalkers.
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Certain Redpills have obtained the clothes of the Security personnel themselves, as a token of power and recognition.
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Shortly after the spotlights had been shut down, a Security guard called "Mr. McNeal" was spotted in Bathary Row. The fight quickly moved there.
However, the Security personnel had now stopped their silly charade. They were indeed Sleepwalkers themselves, poorly disguised as bluepills.
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Additional Security personnel were spotted throughout MegaCity; Mr. Quimby, Mr. Bartle, Ms. Finch, Ms. Walls, Ms. Tucker and Ms. Osburn.
They were patrolling the different sites to prevent Redpills from shutting down the spotlights. Lights that had been shut off were turned back on.
At first it seemed like an eternal battle, but they were greatly outnumbered, and quickly fell to the ground. Our Operatives were eventually able to shut down all of the lights.
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It's over.
They wanted sleep--they got it. There were a few survivors, but they have been...dealt with, in a most satisfying way.
Wadsworth? It's believed that he was threatened or blackmailed to sponsor the concert, and later killed when he was no longer needed.
We won't be seeing these guys around any longer, though. That's for sure.
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Hugs,
Tara xx


