Archival Science Databanks
Communications intercept. Transmission detected Mon 17th of Sep 2007 at 04:09 AM by MindsweepX. Communique follows:
Skyscream: Nothing yet Dibol.
Tysias: Tysias sighs softly.
MindsweepX: EPN?
MindsweepX: Was not trying to rude..just asking..
Eddie002Fast: harkee!
Eddie002Fast: 0o0o
Skyscream: Times are tough. Any help is welcome.
Vedren: We are all on the same side now
Eddie002Fast: Hugs
Nexus22805: LOTP HAs arrived
Eddie002Fast: thx ^^
Harkee: Well we've gathered you hear to tell everyone some news that we have gotten.
Skyscream: News eh?
Harkee: We've just received news that there are spies snooping around Old Zion.
ArchDuke: Well, if no news is good news, then... *rubs forehead* What sort of news?
Voltmeter: Cypherites?
Nexus22805: Cyph spide?
Harkee: We're not sure.
Nexus22805: It has to be...
Skyscream: Perhaps we should detain them if possible?
MindsweepX: Well, that's not a suprise is it..
Dibol: Why am I not surprised?
Nexus22805: me neither
Tomoway: Whos currently investigating?
ArchDuke: They're the lapdogs of the Mech's that's why.
Thadious: why would someone be snoppina round old zion?
Harkee: It could be anyone trying to get a one up on us.
ArchDuke: Looking for any secrets we left behind?
Tomoway: Probably for information thad maybe the plans schmatics
Thadious: ah
Vedren: Trying to find any intel we may have left behind...
Voltmeter: Or to prevent us from returning, if we choose too.
Tysias: Tysias frowns.
Tomoway: Good point volt
OnishiKatzu: Intelligence gathering, no doubt.
Thadious: yea
Tomoway: More than likely
Harkee: Exactly. Zion Command has said that they moved everything of importance out of Zion first but there could still be something left behind that they could use.
MindsweepX: Maybe a access to our map to New Zion?
Tomoway: Exactly what i was thinkin mind
Skyscream: Machine already knows where that is though.
Thadious: indeed
OnishiKatzu: Safe access.
Trepetia: We need to be extremely careful now. Keep vigilant.
OnishiKatzu: Like a backdoor.
MindsweepX: Yeah, no doubt they want us down
Nexus22805: How shall we resolve this? What course of action shall we take to solve this?
Thadious: yup
Tomoway: More tha liekly thier lookin for a weakpoint sky.
Thadious: I agree
Harkee: These are all exactly the reasons that they need to be found and taken out.
MindsweepX: But we can handle this right Harkee and Trepetia?
Tomoway: Me and Sky can take em no problem.
Voltmeter: Any idea on how to identify our targets?
Skyscream: Now Tomo... Humility is a virtue. We are only two people.
ArchDuke: So we're sending some hovercraft out to investigate, or are we searching from within the Matrix?
Thadious: why not send a ship to investigate?
Dibol: How are we going to find out who's a Cypherite? It isn't like they're going to wear a Bandana with "I'm a Cypherite, please shoot me" stencilled on their tunics.
Nexus22805: I will join you should you need assitance Tomo
Tomoway: Of course Nex.
Vedren: Anyone not Zion would be my suggestion...
Serotonine: What about all this dead agents in downtown?
MindsweepX: I killed them..
Voltmeter: Conflicts due to the war and unauthorised datamining, nothing more, Sero.
Tomoway: Actually ved you never know... people in zion need to be examined as well. Spies could be at it as well.
Thadious: true
Harkee: Well, that's the point. Everyone needs to stay on the lookout for anything that might have to do with these spies.
MindsweepX: Do we have any clue of who the spie
MindsweepX: 's...
Skyscream: Spies are a fact of life. There will always be spies.
MindsweepX: are in the old zion?
Serotonine: Serotonine smells the Machines blood in Voltmeter.
Trepetia: If you see or hear anything that you think sounds suspicious report it immediately.
MindsweepX: ((damn new keybaord)
Thadious: will do
Tysias: Tysias turns her head and looks back at Voltmeter.
MindsweepX: Okay
Tomoway: Harkee, has Niobe been looking into the matter?
Harkee: Yes, we all have.
TwistedJustice: TwistedJustice looks at serotonine and wonders if she is a spy..
Nexus22805: Whats are lead where do we go from this point on?
Tomoway: Nothing turned up?
LuciousBrujah: is there a EMP field near Old Zion, if not, I could take my ship to the area and investigate.
Thadious: I dont mind headin to old zion as well
Dibol: Same.
Harkee: No, they've been careful not to leave anything behind we can use to figure out who they are.
Othinn: I'm staying in the original Zion.
ArchDuke: The Nuria is at the ready should I need to go.
Tomoway: Othinn is the spy!!!
Thadious: Im ready too
aragal: lol
MindsweepX: lol
Voltmeter: That was a joke, I hope.
Tomoway: j/k Razz
Skyscream: heh
MindsweepX: Besides looking for someone we dont know, what else can you provide of information to us we can use?
Harkee: Well we can't leave anything out. Othinn, you might be investigated.
MindsweepX: ....
OnishiKatzu: Great... What confirmation do we have of spies or are they just rumors?
Tomoway: Heres an idea, take some explosives and destroy old zion. That should fix the problem.
Harkee: We really don't have anything to go on right now. We'll update you as soon as we hear any other news.
Tomoway: Send epn there. Let them have old zion.
MindsweepX: I think we need to be ready for anything to happen soon...
Skyscream: Meetin at jacobs ladder Red.
Skyscream: mistell. heh
MindsweepX: Just got that feeling.
Voltmeter: Why? They abandoned it for their own cause - why give it to them now?
ArchDuke: So, that's it? "We know there's spies, watch out"?
Tysias: Here's my question, Harkee, Trepetia.. Could it be possible that operatives who have moved from the Machine's side over back to Zion, could be the ones spoken of?
Thadious: What does commansder lock have to say about this news?
Tomoway: Probably the same thing he always says.
ArchDuke: ArchDuke shoots a glance at Tysias.
Harkee: He knows how dangerous this could be.
Voltmeter: Good old "Stock and Barrell". Glad he's still in charge.
Tysias: Tysias crosses her arms, looking at the Liaisons.
Thadious: thats dead bolt for ya
Trepetia: Tysias, that is a possiblity. We would not have brought this to your attention if we were not told to make this situation a priority.
qqqq1: qqqq1 thinks of new zion.
Skyscream: Zion must be protected.
Thadious: agreed sky
Skyscream: No matter where it is.
Voltmeter: Certainly, that goes without saying.
OnishiKatzu: OnishiKatzu looks as Tysias and shows concern..
Thadious: well I say we have a few of us head over to investiagte
Tomoway: Sky, how about me and you go to old zion and run a scan for anything moving in the area?
ArchDuke: But, the Machines are surely guarding the corridors between Old and New Zion. How can we investigate if we're mostly stuck in New Zion?
MindsweepX: Tomoway..let it go
XElite: If the "spy" in this room, the fact that they now know we're looking for them could either force them into the open or deeper into cover.
Voltmeter: I don't know... how would you be able to tell the investigators from the spy in old Zion?
Thadious: tomo I will go with you
Skyscream: My orders from Mopheus are to protect Zion. Someone other than my ship will have to go.
Tysias: I believe everyone is a suspect. They could be anywhere. Even standing next to you, any one of you..
Skyscream: *morpheus
Voltmeter: I think it'd be easier to find them in the Matrix, where they're most likely to report to whoever sent them.
qqqq1: the spy may be among us thats concerning
MindsweepX: So what really happens here, is that we are all in here could be spies?
Trepetia: Don't get overly paranoid. Just keep your wits about you, keep your eyes open.
MindsweepX: mmm
Tomoway: Sky, making sure no one gets any sort of advantage by searching old zion falls under protection i think.
Harkee: This isn't a witch hunt. Just be on the lookout.
Thadious: right
ArchDuke: Understood.
Skyscream: No. The the defence of the people of zion if my priority Tomo. Not chasing shadows in tunnels. My work is here and at the gates of new zion.
Tomoway: Well, if thats all the information we have to go on... Thad and I will go have a look. I'll report any findings on the Z.I.C.
MindsweepX: Good
Jevex: New Zion is only just new news to me. The Truce is another matter...
Harkee: We'll alert you of new information as soon as it becomes available.
OnishiKatzu: The Truce was a lie.
XElite: Hey Person.
Voltmeter: The Truce is no more, Jevex. Don't shoot the messanger.
qqqq1: mm the enemy is within ... sounds familar
TwistedJustice: Is it wise to let it be known we know there are spies,will it not be harder to find them.
Nexus22805: Get down from there you fool
Skyscream: Thank you Trepetia and Harkee. Information is hard to come by sometimes.
Tomoway: Ion... You numbskull... Get down.
ion23: do u see me up there?
ArchDuke: Yes, and we've been in the dark lately, especially about the New Zion thing, but it's understandable.
qqqq1: it could be anyone.. your crew mate your friend will betray you
Skyscream: Any good spy would know we know they know we know.. uh.. yeah.
OnishiKatzu: Twisted, the damage has been done, if any. Debating the virtue of the action is irrelevent.
Tysias: Tysias sighs and shakes her head.
ArchDuke: *looks around the room* Watch your head-jacks folks..
Jevex: We took this job knowing the risks - this shouldn't come as a huge suprise to anyone...
Tysias: As if we haven't had spies before..
TwistedJustice: but the paranoia that will follow is all i am concerned about.
Dibol: Ion is a disgrace to the Zion and EPN flag.
ion23: huh
Skyscream: I trust everyone on the Format C.
Jevex: Continue to do what we've always done - stay vigilant, and weed out whomever it is.
XElite: Burn them at the stake.
ArchDuke: You will contact us with any new leads, right Harkee? Trepetia?
OnishiKatzu: Me too, Twisted. More than you know.
Voltmeter: Trust can be a weakness, Skyscream - remember the lesson of Anome.
Trepetia: Of course, ArchDuke. This has been made a priority.
TwistedJustice: Understood.
ArchDuke: Good, and thank you.
Trepetia: We will update everyone in The Matrix and we will make use of the ZIC's security too, if any information is found
ArchDuke: *makes a note to get on the ZIC*
Nexus22805: crown&coke please my good man
Skyscream: Have we made any progress in communicating with the machine?
MindsweepX: Not really what i heard of.
Vedren: When will EPN ships be given access to New Zion? We are all the same now outlaws to the system...We should be working together.
OnishiKatzu: Gray's instructions were also pretty clear.
Voltmeter: On that note, have we consulted the Oracle yet?
MindsweepX: I only seem them more hostile then before.
bitsnow: may i remind you all that the oracle is also a machine
Voltmeter: And she's always helped us, bits.
bitsnow: not really
Voltmeter: She got us the truce in the first place.
Tysias: Not necessarily.
Trepetia: The Machines won't come to the negotiating table without us putting down arms and abandoning New Zion.
MindsweepX: Good question. What news do Niobe have about her talk with the Oracle?
Skyscream: *sighs*
Tysias: She tells us what's to happen, that doesn't mean she necessarily helps us..Voltmeter.
bitsnow: remember that when she helped us before it was to direct our actions
ArchDuke: They're being extraordinarily pig-headed about this too.
bitsnow: and she directed the former zions aswell
Voltmeter: Well, she certainly owes us for all we've done for her at any rate.
Skyscream: That's unfortunate Trep. I guess they are only happy when they hold all the cards.
ArchDuke: Seems like is Sky.
ArchDuke: it*
Voltmeter: ....
bitsnow: my only point is that we cannot rely on her
ArchDuke: True, we have to stand on our own.
Voltmeter: Wait a minute. What if New Zion isn't the actual reason they went to war? What if it's something in Old Zion, that tehy're looking for now?
Voltmeter: *They're
MindsweepX: And when are we going to see Niobe?
OnishiKatzu: Then they'd let us move without question.
OnishiKatzu: Its illogical to cause a situation over something that benefits you.
Voltmeter: Exactly, Oni - they gave us a reason *to* evacuate to new Zion. We weren't moving before they declared war.
bitsnow: i imagin that new zion is the reason they went to war because they dont wish to see us strengthen new zion is the beginning of a growing threat to the machines
Jevex: Permission to speak freely, Officers Harkee and Trepetia...
Othinn: Then stop threatening them.
bitsnow: since they will have trouble breaching its defences like old zion
Trepetia: By all means, Jevex.
Voltmeter: You have to look into it deepr than face value, bits - deception is their greatest weapon.
ArchDuke: They think that just because we're not in their crosshairs that we'll start EMCP'ing the whole damn simulation...
Voltmeter: EMCPs are harmless to the simulation, just commandos. You're thinking of CPDS which are equally harmless - those are confused with Code BOmbs.
Jevex: I would like to bring up the topic of increased Agent activity throughout the system. Have we any new means of countering this threat, or is it the same old song and dance...?
ArchDuke: ((Yep, my mistake))
OnishiKatzu: 0-1 percieves every free mind as a threat, Othinn. To stop threatening them is to kill us all.
Voltmeter: Except the ones at their own disposal, Oni.
Skyscream: Good question Jevex. My mid-training operatives are finding life a bit difficult.
Voltmeter: They see them as "expendable resources" to combat the threat.
OnishiKatzu: I'm more than aware of those, Volt.
OnishiKatzu: And I'm MORE than aware of that...
Trepetia: Same old song and dance, for the moment I'm afraid. Obviously tagging access nodes will solve most problems. However, there is an off chance your presence will be detected in a district anyway.
Skyscream: Understood. Thank you.
LuciousBrujah: could always just data mine the matrix to death, and glitch up every agent possible
ArchDuke: "When you see an Agent. Do what we do. Run."
Othinn: Shame you can't give the Machines a chance to trust you like they do the Machinists.
Voltmeter: Datamining increases your visibility to agents as well.
Jevex: A second question, since it seems we have a handful of Captains present already...
LuciousBrujah: yes it does, but have you seen the amount of dead agents around Downtown lately, they spawn, and immediatly die
MindsweepX: yeah
Othinn: Probably because they don't want to fight either.
Voltmeter: Immediately? Or immediately after a massive fight with us?
Nexus22805: it might be smith related you think?
Jevex: With the renewed machine hostility, and now, this talk of spies, has there been any word on reorganizing the old Meeting Place circut Zion had in place before the Truce?
bitsnow: not likely
MindsweepX: Many dead Agents DT
bitsnow: no
Othinn: Meeting place circuit?
Voltmeter: Meeting place circuit?
Jevex: Jevex nods.
ArchDuke: The org construct?
Skyscream: Move the meeting from place to place to avoid detection.
bitsnow: i dont think a meeting place circuit is a good idea
Jevex: *nods to Sky*
OnishiKatzu: ((aka what we saw in Reloaded?))
bitsnow: remember everything we know is at risk of being learned by the machines
ArchDuke: How so?
bitsnow: it is more efficient to simply improvise
bitsnow: spies and such
ArchDuke: Ahh.
Trepetia: Yeah, choosing locations at random, then alerting Operatives before the meeting is probably a safer choice.
bitsnow: yes
Dibol: I'd have to agree with Trepetia.
ArchDuke: Seems to have worked out this time, good thinking
Voltmeter: Let's not forget our construct - harder for agents to get in there than here in the city.
XElite: The machines know that Zion will try a new tactic in this "War". Something that has never been seen before. They also like to be prepared, so they wish to know what we know...
Dibol: Problem is other orgs know where our org hideout spots are, Volt.
XElite: Think like we think to anticipate Zion's next move.
Voltmeter: Even still, better to run through one door and escape, than many.
bitsnow: im a bit curious myself why we are meeting in such a public place
Nexus22805: exactly my point Bitsnow
LuciousBrujah: ((you have any idea how hard it is to organize and get everyone into the org construct))
MindsweepX: The other organisations do it, but they lock the area..
Skyscream: Sometimes the best place to hide is in plain sight.
Voltmeter: Skyscream has a point.
bitsnow: i geuss it doesnt matter much though considering that anything we are discussing is likely already known by the machines
Harkee: It was easier to get you all here that way. And we weren't planning to stay long. Just long enough to get you the information.
Neopill: I see no issue with holding a meeting in this Club.
Trepetia: These clubs aren't frequented by Red Pills too often, and when they are it's normally publically broadcasted.
MindsweepX: ((yeah..takes a lot time to get ppl. in the construct becaurse the team only have room for 6 :-/))
Skyscream: Except the Sphinx. Never know who you'll find there.
LuciousBrujah: ((took 30 minutes just to get 45 EPN members into the org area for a 15 minute meeting))
MindsweepX: Harkee and Trepetia..are we wating for something?
Skyscream: Some of the old timers still hang out there occasionally.
Trepetia: Nothing in particular now, we were just fielding any other questions you had.
MindsweepX: Yep Sky.
MindsweepX: Okay
Nexus22805: the sphinx you say I mght have to pay a visit ther
Voltmeter: Has the Oracle been consulted yet, or not?
Voltmeter: If not, then when? Her guidance would be valuable.
Trepetia: No, we haven't consulted The Oracle as of yet.
bitsnow: as i said before we cannot rely on her
ArchDuke: So the orders are just to keep eyes and ears open for anything suspicious?
MindsweepX: We need to do that soon Harkee and Trepetia..
XElite: Not rely solely...
LuciousBrujah: as of last week when Niobe was in a EPN meeting, the Oracle had yet to be consulted
Voltmeter: We sure as hell put enough resources into helping her in the past months, snow. She owes us.
bitsnow: machines dont think that way im pretty sure
Tysias: Tysias sighs and shoves her hands in her pockets, surveying the room.
Trepetia: We don't have to rely on her, but that does not mean we cannot contact her. However, I expect The Machines might pre-meditate that move.
Jevex: Everything comes around - try not to hold her to it. Think of what she's done for us...perhaps we owed her.
Voltmeter: Machines don't trust her either, bits. Got a quote from Gray about her... said she was of "questionable efficiancy". That's the Machine equivalent of treason.
Skyscream: Jevex has a good point.
ArchDuke: I must take my leave. Thank you for the new information Trepetia and Harkee. And keep me appraised should you see me in New Zion. *looks around* Same to you all.
Nexus22805: Yes we own her nothing
Trepetia: Thanks for coming, ArchDuke.
MindsweepX: Cya ArchDuke
Skyscream: There is no Neo to save us this time. We have to find our own path.
Nexus22805: owe^
bitsnow: but still remember that the past zions were all guided through the cycle the machines had set out for them by the oracle
Tysias: Bye Duke..
Voltmeter: She does, however, owe us - we saved her life, protected her on a daily basis, aided seraph, and resuced sati.
Skyscream: Later Duke.
Jevex: That point was brought up the other day, Sky...
bitsnow: voltmeter she owes us nothing
Voltmeter: Then why did we bother helping her? If you don't trust her and feel she owes us nothing, why did we waste our time?
Jevex: How this time around, we have no one to "follow" or to "lead us" against the Machines - everyone needs to take their own stand and fight together...
Skyscream: Because it was the right thing to do Volt.
Nexus22805: Exactly she owes us nothing. Its like telling your mother that she owes you
bitsnow: because there are still people in zion that rely on her
Voltmeter: Exactly.
Skyscream: Good to hear Jevex.
MindsweepX: True Jevex, we need to stand together.
Voltmeter: We don't need a savior - Smith's return proved that. We took care of things on our own just fine.
TwinSupernova: naw
bitsnow: im not saying the oracle shouldnt be consulted but dont rely on everything she says
Voltmeter: I agree, bits.
Nexus22805: Agree
LuciousBrujah: ((2nd anniversary smith event is NOT part of storyline))
Jevex: Perhaps in the midst of all this, a new hero will be born...*cocks a grin across the room*
TwistedJustice: What she says is a guide, and nothing more.
Voltmeter: ((Rarebit made it clear - if it happens ingame it happens. Just not important to the main storyline.)
bitsnow: eeeh
bitsnow: i wouldnt even put it at a guid
TwistedJustice: hmm.
Voltmeter: ((We'll keep this argument out of the meeting's area chat for now, though - best to not disturb them.)
bitsnow: id say more an insight to how the machines predict things will turn out
MindsweepX: ((them?))
Skyscream: Maybe she doesn't know what's going to happen?
Voltmeter: ((the entire room, sweep... like I"m doing right now. d'oh)
Jevex: Harkee. Trepetia - any word from Stygmatism?
Harkee: Well does anyone have any more questions?
bitsnow: she doesnt truly know
Skyscream: Maybe she's laying low to stay alive?
bitsnow: she just predicts the outcome
Dibol: I'm thinking that Stigmatism needs a replacement right about now, despite his "promises" to his fellow operatives.
Skyscream: My questions have been answered. Thank you Trepetia and Harkee.
Nexus22805: Thank you Trepetia and Harkee for your concil on this matter and the updated information but I am due to go trace a override signal and i must be on my way before they move there waypoint.
LuciousBrujah: remember, the Oracle only tells you exactly what you need to hear, nothing more, nothing less
Harkee: Stigmatism is still with us, working toward the same goal that we are.
bitsnow: exactly what she wants you to hear
Neopill: I expect host or Niobe to walk in on these thing.
Harkee: Well if nobody has anymore questions, we should be off.
Voltmeter: I should hope not - our liasons presented the information we needed to hear - Niobe and Ghost have more important things to be doing.
Voltmeter: Thank you for your time, Harkee.
Jevex: Thank you officers.
TwistedJustice: TwistedJustice thanks Harkee and trepetia,very helpfull..
Trepetia: Thank you all for attending, everyone. We will update you as soon as we have any more information.
bitsnow: gppd bye
Voltmeter: And to you as well, Trepetia.
Neopill: Thanks Harkee, Trep.
bitsnow: good bye*
Dibol: Take care.
Harkee: Stay safe, everyone.
MindsweepX: guess we are done here.