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Communications intercept. Transmission detected Tue 31st of Mar 2009 at 05:48 PM by Natasha768. Communique follows:



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HostileIntention: I see..
*HostileIntention nods at Sykin.*
Sykin: Except for... This, perhaps. But I don't believe it fits you.
Sykin: We shall have it decompiled and its origin will be investigated.
HostileIntention: Hmm, I believe that would fit Mr. Lampp...though.
Sykin: Indeed...
Tygrvason: And what has come of you, Sykin? Have your values so drastically changed?
Sykin: A change of... Mind... Yes.
Sykin: Sykin grins darkly.
GamiSB: Left his crew to freeze in the real.
ShiXinFeng: Sykin has always been too logical to be anything BUT a Machine sympathyzer.
Sykin: My crew? No, you are mistaken, Mr. Lampp.
Othinn: Othinn looks behind him.
Sykin: The Machine do not require sympathy.
GamiSB: hehe
GamiSB: That blind eh?
ShiXinFeng: *smiles. From your point of view, that is.
Tygrvason: Nor do they give it.
Ballak: Blind...
Sykin: Otherwise we might be spending too much time seeking a corpse....
Ballak: Hm.
*Sykin looks around.*
Ballak: Good point.
GamiSB: Wouldn't need to seek if we could have a straight anwser.
Burbs: Well, if you find those guys seeking that corpse you speak of, wish 'em luck
Sykin: Interesting. They appear to be with you...
*Burbs looks around.*
GamiSB: You confuse us with your mentor Sykin.
HostileIntention: I believe "luck" is the last thing they need.
Sykin: Or, at least, carry what your initials stand for as their banner.
GamiSB: We want an ideal, not a body.
Burbs: Contrary to what you may have heard we do not busy ourselves searching for dead bodies
Sykin: Then what would you know about a man by the alias of "The Shepard"?
Ballak: Yes...
GamiSB: He seeks truth.
GamiSB: A truth that can bring trust.
ShiXinFeng: He herds the lost.
Ballak: Generic E Pluribus Neo replies, I see.
GamiSB: He has not demanded for a body but only the truth behind it.
ShiXinFeng: Only to the Unbeliever, Ballak.
Ballak: Believer of what? Neo?
Sykin: You should decode intercepted messages more carefully.
GamiSB: Whats to decode when you already know the hidden meaning.
ShiXinFeng: *Smiles. It is fruitless to defend my faith to one who has neither the understanding nor inclination.
Sykin: Because poetry does not wish to confuse.
Sykin: Ahem.
Ballak: Faith.. Treating a certain person as if he was a god.
GamiSB: "He saved us, he saved then, he saved the Matrix"
Sykin: ...
Ballak: Heh.
*HostileIntention looks around.*
GamiSB: If you are so proud not to wish to humble yourself to the memory of a man that saved us all then so be it.
*HostileIntention crosses his arms.*
Sykin: And you want information about even more dead men. Seral and Weit, correct?
GamiSB: But keep it to yourself because without him you woudlnt be here.
*Burbs agrees with GamiSB.*
Tygrvason: I could give you a few more generic lines Sykin, but you already know what this organization stands for.
GamiSB: Iw ish to document the history we have all seen.
GamiSB: The battles we have fought and the victories won.
Othinn: Documentation is good.
Sykin: You alone, Mr. Lampp?
GamiSB: My faction is helping in the process.
Ballak: He seems to be directing his comments at me.
Sykin: I can already remind you of the offense you took against our tactics in dealing with Seral. Flawless as they were.
GamiSB: I am well aware of my standpoint of Seral
Othinn: ...
GamiSB: But that is besides the point.
Tygrvason: Do you not remember where you once were, Sykin? I beseech you; hold your tongue. I have no quarrel with you.
Sykin: To under the other side of the mirror you must first gain control of your eyes.
Sykin: Understand, rather...
Tygrvason: My vision is as valid as yours.
Sykin: As is this world, then...
Ballak: Your vision is only valid when you have seen both sides, as Sykin has.
Sykin: Ballak, you underestimate... Mr. Pane.
Ballak: Oh?
GamiSB: As an old member of your goverment I do believe that he has seen just that.
ShiXinFeng: Indeed.
Ballak: Hm, misjudgement on my half then...
Sykin: Still, there is antithesis.
BigNorth: ???


*gap in log*


*Shinryu is in The Matrix.*
*You have entered Shirakaba.*
Zudrag: I'm guessing the bullets.
Ballak: We punched him in the face.
GamiSB: where?
Vogt: Lots of bullets.
Vogt: 3 months ago..
GamiSB: not when, where.
Vogt: Irrelevant.
Othinn: Not to a documentation.
GamiSB: not when it comes to documenting history.
Ballak: In the Matrix, is that good enough?
ShiXinFeng: My my, all of a sudden, these men know nothing.
Ballak: We know as much as we are supposed to know.
GamiSB: And tahts all we are asking for.
ShiXinFeng: I gave you more credit than that, Ballak.
GamiSB: What you all know..
GamiSB: So Weit died by being shot alot. Now where was it he fell?
Sykin: Is there a point to recalling such records?
Ballak: You can give me all the credit you wish, I do not care.
GamiSB: GamiSB sigh.
Othinn: Documentation.
Vogt: It was in Westview, all I can remember.
Othinn: What does it matter if they know where he fell?
GamiSB: Ah Westview.
GamiSB: How did you find him?
Sykin: Most likely flawed documentation at this point. As it has been if ever a human is allowed to write history.
Ballak: Yes, biasing said information could be a problem.
Othinn: History is fullest if all sides take a part in documentation.
GamiSB: Well thats why we are asking for the machines POV on this.
Vogt: Agent Gray's reports are public GamiSB. Just make your own research.
Ballak: Indeed...
Othinn: Vogt's right. The information is fairly public.
ShiXinFeng: That is precisely the problem with a Machine-run society, Sykin. Their history is 'archived'. Ours is 'remembered'. Even celebrated.
GamiSB: I have. But now I need some eye witness accounts.
Othinn: I only caught Pace's congradulations, I can't be of much help there.
GamiSB: But the man named Vogt whos first real assinment was this operation is a very key assest to this.
Othinn: Hmm.
Vogt: Yes, and I'm working for my organization only.
GamiSB: So be it.
Zudrag: Last I checked, weren't the EPN still enemies of the System?
Zudrag: As declared by Agent Gray?
Othinn: Othinn takes off his sunglasses..
Ballak: Terrorists, presumably.
GamiSB: You see here lies the problem machines have.
ShiXinFeng: Are we terrorizing anyone?
Zudrag: Because we're...competent?
ShiXinFeng: You, perhaps?
GamiSB: They can't trust. They main tain this order of control but never allow anyone else to spread there wings.
Zudrag: Irrelivant.
GamiSB: The very peace Neo created us wont fall because of EPN or some outside order.
GamiSB: It will fall because the machines wont even try to trust humans.
Othinn: It won't? What about the General?
GamiSB: We saw it with Neo's remains and we see it now.
Zudrag: What do you think we are? We're trusted operatives.
GamiSB: Of the machines.
GamiSB: No one else.
BigNorth: If they don;t trust us then why do they let us work for them?
Shinryu: *nods to Zudrag's comment*
Zudrag: Are you loyal to just one source?
Zudrag: Or to multiple?
Sykin: The Machines were forced to "trust" humans once before...
ShiXinFeng: Tolerance. As long as you serve your purpose.
Zudrag: Multiple allegiances often conflict with one another.
Othinn: ...
GamiSB: I am loyal to humanity and strive to creat a peace.
Sykin: And they were denied rights that you now demand...
Ballak: Peace is just a delay of which is inevitable.
ShiXinFeng: What rights?
GamiSB: If you think like that ballak then why do you ever try to please the machines?
Sykin: Why, the right to exist...
Ballak: I have my own reasons.
Shinryu: Not everyone who works with the Machines does it to please them *shrug*
Zudrag: And we work for the machines to ensure peace with humanity, AND the machines.
Zudrag: Not just one.
ShiXinFeng: Unalienable. The Machines have no jurisdiction to grant it.
Othinn: Not everyone who doesn't work with the Machines wants to angry them.
Ballak: Zudrag is correct.
GamiSB: You want to creat peace then start by trusting.
Sykin: But they grant it all the same, and then some.
Zudrag: You have not exactally proven you are trustworthy thus far. What do you even have to offer, in exchange for this information?
GamiSB: I can tell you that had Neo's remains been prove to be dead or alive Morpheus would never have done what he did.
ShiXinFeng: What you are saying, thinly veiled as it is, is that we exist only because the Machines allows us to?
GamiSB: I can tell you that Zion would be more then willing to help any machinest with anything.
Othinn: That may be so, Shi, but this time gives us a chance for true peace.
GamiSB: I can tell you that all these problems you face now would more or less be gone.
GamiSB: But the key to that is to trust.
Sykin: No. We exist because the Machines strived to protect certain ways of life.
Zudrag: Uh huh. And again, why should we trust you?
GamiSB: There is no need to lie to us, we are well aware of our chance aginst the machines should we seek a revolt.
GamiSB: Becaus as i said. If the machine can not trust humans then the truce will fall.
ShiXinFeng: And it would go against what The One acheived.
Sykin: Certain aspects of the world that it once was... So that we could exist with what matters, really, for outside what are you without it? The mind.
Sykin: It is a terrible thing to waste...
Joobax: uhm...
GamiSB: Some like the world as it is now and have left the past where it was. In the past.
Othinn: I wouldn't be surprised if there were commandos watching us right now, relating what is happening to a smiling General.
GamiSB: Want to get him to stop smileing?
GamiSB: Learn to trust.
Zudrag: You know, if we didn't trust Zion as a whole, wouldn't you think you'd be dead by now?
Othinn: I have.
Othinn: I'm neutral in this situation.
GamiSB: That's you. but there is an intire race that is not.
Ballak: It is of human nature. "Any human will do what they can to survive."
Othinn: I know ...
ShiXinFeng: And the Machines won't?
*Sykin looks around.*
Burbs: True, the machines have gone to great lengths to survive
Sykin: This has been too long for such a meeting.
Zudrag: Yeah, I think we got off topic.
Othinn: Yes, it would probably help us all if we dropped this.
Zudrag: But it is, of course, Vogt's decision as the Liasion officer to share information with you.
Ballak: I believe our answer is clear. The public report will remain public for all to view.
Sykin: If you are interested in joining the Machines, then I'd be... Happy... To speak with you later.
Zudrag: We're simply warm bodies, like you should be.
Vogt: I'll keep my position.
Ballak: Then this meeting is over.
Othinn: Othinn drops a small rock into the water, and watches the ripples spread and rebound.
GamiSB: Toodles.
ShiXinFeng: *smiles. And if you would ever like to remember what it is to be human, give us a call.
Vogt: We do know. We learn humanity in a different way.
Othinn: What is human?
Burbs: Don't let the doorknob hit you....well...you know the rest
Ballak: Some lack the understanding of the Machine. It is understandable.
ShiXinFeng: And some lakc the capacity for compassion. It is regrettable.
Burbs: understanding without compassion though
Tygrvason: Vogt, I'd like to speak with you another day - under different circumstances.
Vogt: Alright. I'll be leaving.
Vogt: Yes mr.
*Zudrag tips his hat.*
*Vogt bows his head to Tygrvason.*
Othinn: Hmm, maybe I was wrong to inform people?
*Vogt salutes.*
Sykin: We shall clear the way.
Vogt: It was ok Othinn..
Shinryu: Such lovely timing...
ShiXinFeng: Sykin, you and I shall have to meet for a game of chess one day.
Ballak: Othinn, your ideal to keep peace and neutrality in your own way... is admirable.
Vogt: Oh, I see that you have already learned to master your newly obtained weapon Zudrag.
Othinn: Sounds interesting.
ShiXinFeng: I think it would be an interesting game.
Sykin: Perhaps...
Zudrag: Yeap.
Zudrag: Wonderfully crafted.
Sykin: ...Mr. Chan.
Tygrvason: You as well Sykin - I have a few questions for you in private.
Vogt: Goodbye.
BigNorth: ...
Sykin: Hmm... Very well.
ShiXinFeng: Very well, until then.
GamiSB: We will be by the hardline if you need us sir.
Tygrvason: Another time; another place - and not followed a rising of tension.
BigNorth: this meeting went out of hand..
Sykin: Then not at this time?
Othinn: Yes.
Sykin: Well?
Tygrvason: I will arrange for something at a later date.
Sykin: Hmm...
Sykin: The Other... Gives his regards to Shimada.
*Sykin points to the right.*
BigNorth: Tell me one thing. Why did it seem like you where following VoiceOver? or did you just happen to be in the area he was in?
Tygrvason: It's up to you to decide. You're a bright lad.
BigNorth: hmm
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