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Post by Nightcat on Jan 26, 2007 19:19:17 GMT -5
(The lights of the Danger Room come on as Liz, Varalf, and Kevin enter. Liz walks over to the control room and goes inside. She ducks out of sight for a moment and re-emerges with a pair of gloves on her misshappen hands that make them look like they have a normal amount of digits. She looks up to see a puzzled look on Kevin's face.)
Liz: Having only zree fingers does not help vhen es comes to computers of any size or intellegence. Ze gloves have two extra mechanical fingers zat make es easier to type.
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Post by binary on Jan 26, 2007 21:39:37 GMT -5
(Binary walks in following Liz.....not that he has much of a choice with her holding his hand like she was. He carefully keeps his face neutral as he tries very hard, and unsucessfully, to keep his mind from concentrating on how good his hand feels in hers.)
Binary um....(he coughs)....why don't you just use the voice recognition software?
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Post by Nightcat on Jan 26, 2007 21:42:48 GMT -5
(Liz turns to him, her eyes soft but firm.)
Liz: I overcome advirsities head on und I adapt zat vay. Und i have alvays loved ze feel of ze electricity running through mein fingers.
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Post by binary on Jan 26, 2007 22:18:37 GMT -5
(Binary realizes that it's a touchy subject and drops it)
Binary:so.........I'm going to connect so I can react faster.......I'll let you know anything I can find
(He then sits down, places his hand on the floor and meditates until he "feels" the circutry running beneath him....he then concentrates and "floats into" the wires, becoming one with them, and connects to Evelina)
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Post by Nightcat on Jan 26, 2007 22:31:15 GMT -5
(Liz goes to stand next to Kevin and she places a single gloved hand on his shoulder. She can feel the electricty running through him as he connects to Evelina. She can sense apprehension radiating off of him.)
Liz: I do not care about vhat you say about vhat I do to adapt. I do vith vhat I can get to because I have not left ze valls of ze mansion for months. Ze only time I take the chance to leave is during missions. Anyozer time I spend down here or in mein room.
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Post by binary on Jan 28, 2007 21:46:46 GMT -5
(Binary hears her words in the back of his head, but decides to ignore them for now...instead, he concentrates on his "entry" into the Pentagons "secure" network.
Binary: Evelina?
Evelina: Yes, do you require a danger room simulation?
Binary: uh, no, not right now........actually, what I would like is for you to help me as I search for something.
Evelina: Is such an activity within my programming?
Binary: Well.......I'm pretty sure..........can you delete any tracing programs that are enacted?
Evelina: Such an activity is possible, yes I will do it.
Binary: Cool....well, here we go.
(He then "drifts" onto the 'net....searches for, and finds the little known website run by the United States Air Force's CyberWarriors division, sneaks through their "anti-Intrusion" software, then links himself over to the Pentagon's personnel files and rapidly searches for any Covert or special ops. personnel transferred to either an unnamed base, a base of little importance, or a non-combat related base. He then cross-references his results with payment increases. He discovered that a small, but noticeable group of Navy Seals, Marine Force Recon, and Army Green Berets were being transferred to something called "Decommissioning"...usually it means they are being retired...however the records indicate that they are not only still getting pay....but that their pay jumped an extra $15,000....a week! After bouncing around on the net for another 30 minutes in real-time, he decides to report to ECKS and, after covering his tracks, leaves the 'net, and then realizes just how much help Evelina has been.........because for the hour he was connected to the Pentagon's mainframe, a back trace had been started about every 5 minutes, and then killed by her so very efficient programming)
Binary: Uh....wow...thanks Eve.......thanks alot....I never could have done this without you......they must've upgraded since the last time I did this.
Evelina: It was a request...........following such requests is a prime directive of my programming
Binary: Prime directive or not.....thanks...I'd better go to ECKS and tell him what I've found out.....I'll talk to you later
(He then "reconnects" and rises....stretching his leg muscles and then says to Liz)
Binary: Thanks for waiting.......I've got some news...lets go talk to ECKS, so I don't have to say this twice.
(He then waits for her response as he finishes stretching)
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Post by Nightcat on Jan 28, 2007 21:53:14 GMT -5
(Liz watches the boy stretch for a moment before speaking.)
Liz: Ok. But did you hear vhat I said earlier?
(She looks away shyly and runs a gloved hand through her short blue hair.)
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Post by binary on Jan 28, 2007 22:03:12 GMT -5
(Binary realizes something is going on....but isn't quite sure what)
Binary: You mean about not leaving the Mansion? yes, I heard that......why don't you leave? If your afraid of how people react when they see you.........I can kinda understand...I mean...not firsthand...but I can guess...it's probobly something like going to high school.......and looking like me...I'm a typical nerd..with a capital "N" so I know something of being a reject...(he looks into her eyes)...but I see nothing wrong with you...so why let others boss you around with their reactions.......(He feels unconfortable after telling her so much of his past)....anyways, how do we get back to ECKS?
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Post by Nightcat on Jan 28, 2007 22:11:10 GMT -5
(Liz continues to look into his deepblue eyes.)
Liz: Zere reactions do not boss me around. I have just had enough screaming to last me several lifetimes. Und I do not see a "nerd" I see a young man zat might have somezing to hide but ist rather trusting und trustvorthy anyvays. Und as for highschool, I have a fifth grade education. Everyzing I know mein sister taught me in secret. Und I picked some stuff up along ze vay.
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Post by binary on Jan 28, 2007 22:20:54 GMT -5
(Binary hears what she is saying...and just barely able to restrain his reaction when is is described as trusting...........and then as trustworthy......he nervously clears his throat, and then says)
Binary....well......umm....actually, I'm not all that trusting.........(he looks into her eyes and decides to do something he might regret for the rest of his life......tell the WHOLE truth..and nothing BUT the truth)...my name isn't actually Kevin Murphy....although I do go by that name............my name is actually Joseph Finch........I told you that other name because I didn't know if I could trust you completely.........and I've now decided that I can...........I'm sorry If it upsets you..but in my situation theres no such thing a TOO paranoid.
(He waits....expecting her outburst of rage at his 'complete dishonesty...backstabing treachery...etc')
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Post by Nightcat on Jan 28, 2007 22:26:51 GMT -5
(Liz smiles softly and her eyes blink in a sign of comfort.)
Liz: I understand. In zis vorld, zere ist no such zing as truely safe. Und being paranoid ist a good zing in our world. I am glad zat you could trust me vith your real name Joseph. I am honored.
(She breaks the eye contact and gives him a short bow.)
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Post by binary on Jan 28, 2007 22:34:18 GMT -5
(Binary just blinks after realizing that he wasn't going to be yelled at)
Binary: umm.....okay.....why aren't you yelling at me........I am usually getting yelled at by now
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Post by Nightcat on Jan 28, 2007 22:38:10 GMT -5
(Once again Liz just blinks her emerald eyes and smiles.)
Liz: Not every situation call for ze yelling. I do not care if you did not tell me ze whole truth. Zis ist because you vere not ready to tell es. You are an amazing young man Joseph. You really are
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Post by binary on Jan 28, 2007 22:40:17 GMT -5
(Binary realizes that something profoundly touching and important is happening....and has absolutely no idea what to do)
Binary : (Nervous cough).....umm.....perhaps we should goto ECKS now.........
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Post by Nightcat on Jan 28, 2007 22:46:12 GMT -5
(Liz looks away shyly and runs a hand through her hair again. She turns her back to him for a moment to remove her gloves. When she turns to face him again, she doesn't look him in the face.)
Liz: Ok. Let us go.
(She pads quietly out of the room, her tail swinging low and slowly. When she reaches the exit, she turns and becons Joseph with the tip of her tail.)
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