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Post by Tweaker on Jul 11, 2004 22:08:26 GMT -5
Tweaker shook his head, and ran down the hallway after Kamui.
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Jul 12, 2004 7:32:43 GMT -5
The shot connects casuing the Datawraith to go in to sleep mode. Kamui.EXE dashes up the steps and hits the Datawraith upside the header on her way up. She looks down at the Datawraith.
"You're going to be feeling that as soon as you wake up along with the OTHER nauseating effects," kamui says.
Kamui.EXE reaches a door and tries to open it with her premissions but they didn't work. The ring was spinning and flickering. IPeX zooms up beside Kamui's header.
"IPeX, can you get Tweaker? I can't open this door and...." Kamui trails off as she attempts to kick the door down, but the shockwaves rippled through her. It hurt.
<Riiighhhhhtttt..... I don't think you should be resorting to violence even if your state has improved.> IPeX says.
"Yeah, yeah. I KNOW. Just can you get Tweaker?" Kamui.EXE says.
<Just as long as you promise to get some rest after this. You need a chance to recover.> Says IPeX as he flies off for Tweaker.
"Fine! Just makes sure you have him with you when you come back," Kamui says.
With that, she sat at the door and waited.
~Kamui.EXE
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Post by Tweaker on Jul 12, 2004 10:13:25 GMT -5
Tweaker ran up to the door and inspected it, IPeX in tow. "Uh huh. Corrupted permissions ring. No problemo..." Tweaker pulled out his PEdit and cut the door right out of the wall. With a grin he clicked the PEdit shut, pulled his Cluster disc, and stepped through, beckoning Kamui to follow.
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Jul 12, 2004 11:54:57 GMT -5
Kamui.EXE walked in and walked over to one of the main counsols (SP?) She began to reconfigure things.
"Time to bring this little tent city to it's knees," says Kamui.EXE as she pushed the final button.
The power went out on the commander and the remaining civilians.
~kamui.EXE
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Post by Tweaker on Jul 12, 2004 22:54:04 GMT -5
As Kamui used the console, power dropped away from the rebel village.
The formerly-murky hallway faded to black. Not just boy-I-can-barely-see black, black black. Tweaker felt his power cycles slowing as all energy drained out of the area.
Is this what deletion is like?
But he put his hand out and felt Kamui beside him, and knew that it was not, for deletion was a solitary, lonely fate.
Tweaker executed an Admin command and there was light again as their circuits sprang to life-- Tweaker and Kamui glowing together in the darkness.
A third light appeared down the hall, as well as an exclamation as Harpo banged his shin on something. IPeX chittered at him, and then there was the sound of a small creature thumping off a wall. IPeX made less noise after that.
The party of four--Kamui, Tweaker, Harpo, IPeX--reunited in front of the panel. Tweaker said in a low voice, "Let's clean some corruption. Move out!"
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Jul 13, 2004 7:07:31 GMT -5
"Firstly, there's power in the reserves down here. We have to get to the power pipe lines and re-route it back to the city before it was leeched. I have an odd feeling that it isn't going to be.... hey what's this?" kamui.EXE says as she picks up a small object.
It looked like a small rod and it contained a few charges on it. Apparently it had a self contained power supply. kamui.EXE saw this once before. She was unsure how they were re-charged but she did know it was an admin tool.
"Weird. Hey, Tweaker, where you ever down here before cleaning up corruption?" Kamui.EXE asks.
Just before she got an answer, she was grabbed in a bear hug by the Datawraith she saw before.
"I... urk..... don't know what you did...... urp...... but you're going to pay for it....." says the Datawraith slowly.
Kamui.EXE had no choice but to use the tool. She slammed it in to the Datawraith's right leg.
"DON'T YOU DARE HUG ME! I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU!" Kamui.EXE yells.
The instant it made contact, it started shocking the Datawraith and reversing the corruption. Kamui.EXE stops. The Datawraith slumps down on his hands and knees. He registered on her profiler as "David." He started chatting in encrypted speach.
"IPeX, I can't quite speak Datawraith, can you tell me what he's saying?" Kamui.EXE asks.
IPeX begins translation.
"Are you okay? Can you help us?" Kamui asks David.
<<I have no idea where I even am or what was I doing. Whatever it was, it can't be too good.>> says David.
"Can you at least remember how to re-route the power back to the city?" Kamui.EXE asks.
<<I-I thinks so....>> says David.
"Would you mind showing us?" Kamui.EXE asks.
<<Yes.>> David replies as he gets up.
~Kamui.EXE
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Post by Tweaker on Jul 13, 2004 10:29:24 GMT -5
"'Yes' you would mind or 'yes' you will help us?" Tweaker snapped. He did not like having a DataWraith (other than Harpo) on his server, friendly or no. Keep in mind this guy has smashed through my security protocols, stolen information, and probably molested countless programs along the way.
"No, I've never been in this particular sub-juncture before. Only been an Admin on this system for 30 cycles or so." Tweaker picked up the small rod-lilke object and ran his Profiler over it. The device registered as "DeepClean.obj". "Yep, it's a .obj file, which means it has its own internal power supply, which must be replaced when it runs out of juice. Used like a Disinfect procedural, but externally."
Tweaker nudged the DataWraith with his foot. "Harpo, can you get over here and help us keep an eye on this guy?"
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Post by Harpo989 on Jul 13, 2004 15:12:12 GMT -5
"Ow! my foot!" I stumbled around in the dark and had bumped my foot again against something on the floor. "Hey, you two, could you maybe get my curcuits to glow too? and what the recycle bin is going on around here? and once you answer those questions... I have some info you might need."
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Post by Tweaker on Jul 13, 2004 17:32:16 GMT -5
"Certainly." Tweaker tapped his datasheet and Harpo acquired a glow-in-the-dark look. "And I think Kamui's in a better position to explain the situation than I am..."
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Post by Harpo989 on Jul 13, 2004 21:16:54 GMT -5
"Kamui...? oh yeah, Kamui. sorry, my AI seems a little off today. first I transfer into this system like normal, then I run into this virus, then I go and get attacked by corrupted Datawraiths- it's just been a wierd microcycle." I shook my head. "waaait, how did you two get here anyway?"
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Jul 14, 2004 7:29:54 GMT -5
"I got here when I started trying to hunt the bounty of Korruptika's header when she supposedly 'escaped' in to this server when really she wanted to get revenge on Tweaker because she felt betrayed by him some how. Then I fought her, just when I least expected it, she commited suicide on my own blade. After that, I was in virus scan and my health and energy points were a nightmare. I then escaped and leaped in to a recycle bin where I had to fend off feral bits. After that I was captured by the corrupted Datawraiths but then escaped with one as a front and me in a clocking device but Tweaker got me and now we're here." kamui.EXE says as she lifts up David in to a fireman's carry.
<What do you think you're doing? Stop acting like you can take on the net you're going to stress yourself out even more if you carry him!> IPeX chatters away furiously.
"Oh! Stop your worrying! Just as long as David here doesn't get sick, I'm good," Kamui.EXE says.
~Kamui.EXE
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Post by Tweaker on Jul 14, 2004 10:31:32 GMT -5
"Yep. And I'm here to make sure Kamui doesn't derezz herself in the process." [changes setting on phaser to Stun] [zaps Datawraith] "That should keep him quiet."
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Jul 15, 2004 11:02:29 GMT -5
"Gah! Don't DO that, Tweaker! We need him talking! Now David, point us in the right direction!" kamui.EXE says.
David weakly points in a direction. Kamui.EXE walks in that direction.
~Kamui.EXE
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Post by Harpo989 on Jul 15, 2004 13:57:59 GMT -5
I turned to Tweaker and spoke. "Say, uh, you might want to take a look at this subroutine. I was able to get a tracker on the virus before she derezzed. and, uh, I'm still getting a signal." I opened my profiler for public viewing, and showed Tweaker.
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Post by Tweaker on Jul 15, 2004 16:40:38 GMT -5
Tweaker looked into Harpo's proffered profile and frowned. The radar-like readout was scanning for Korruptika's unique virus signature-- but instead of the pinpoints usually associated with infected files and programs, the Profiler was showing several fuzzy splotches. Tweaker shook his head. "We'd better get this cleaned out quick, or this server will start to look like Thorne's server before long."
Tweaker spent a few energy points and rezzed up a glass of energy for the Wraith. "Here, drink this."
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