My pets,
A lucky few of you had the fortune of being dispatched by me, in person, to search out businesses named on a list we recovered recently from Anome's chowder heads--businesses, no doubt, in danger of being ransacked by code-enhanced soldiers, led by Anome's particularly annoying hacker, Phenora.
The businesses were Sharpe Jewlers (their spelling, not mine), the Metro Glass head office, and Neuwirth's department store. Operatives found Anome's forces wreaking havoc in all three locations; indeed, most of the damage had already been done. However, a survivor at Neuwirth's, Marissa Clark, managed to give operatives information she'd overheard about the enemy's rendezvous point, just before she died, dramatically, of the injuries they had inflicted on her. Everyone wants attention.
Almost needless to say, once they found her, Phenora did not last long, despite her unbridled use of cheat-code-conferred powers. And of course, it fell upon me to hand out the gewgaws so highly prized among you, like shiny beads to primitive natives.
KashiraKyoushu: The first to find Phenora, and the one to inflict the most damage on her
KillahRazor: Inflicted the second-most damage
ChuckTaylor: Providing the coup de grâce
UnholyDesire, LordVortex, Ardala, and Jameskaimuki: Located the survivor, Marissa Clark
ZippyTheSquirrel: I'm really not sure why I gave Zippy a commendation. The humidity and the press of so many sweaty operatives must have temporarily impaired my better judgment.
With Phenora disposed of, the Effectuator should have no further major obstacles in tracking down Zion's hapless leader. I think we'll all be glad once that little piece of Good Samaritanism is taken care of.
Flood
The Chateau, 28th of July
