Eclipse Phase: Frosted Glass Discussion - Page 37

Overcast · 06-05-2010, 04:33 PM

Jeeze, if Daniel could see how much of a drama queen Ellen was he'd beat her back down to mars. Okay maybe not, but he definitely wouldn't be working with her.

But seeing as he isn't really good at researching the local situation, nor investigating the scenery for hints, he is going to start browbeating the locals.

PhoenixFlame · 06-05-2010, 04:51 PM

By the way...

You're all rather capable people. About several magnitudes more capable than you know, considering Ellen's considering murder over something as trivial as being asked to look up something in an encyclopedia. (Granted, she is a psychopath.)

Some of you already have some leads; They are as follows. I did some secret rolling and took into account your backgrounds and skills.

Tyrfing; a native Fenrian and an infomorph at that: Station mesh use has spiked 5% in the last week, even after accounting the local 'visitors'. That's unprecendented, and probably not something coordinated by multiple people. It's not enough to effect transmission speed at any noticable level... Yet. You're sort of exceptional at feeling these things, though.

Lind; The scum barge that dropped off with you earlier is home to at least as many people as the station, and they'll be staying for at least a few weeks, if not longer. You've got a lot of familiar faces who could help with locating basically anything suspicious, both on and off the barge. Since the market has arrived, it might coincide with the 'event' you're looking for. Better check those transactions.

Ellen; Once she calms down, might be interested to note there've been three news stories on disappearances in the last two weeks, on the station. That's extremely high, even for out-system habitats like these. More disturbing, the victims were all biomorphs. One story was never published, though you know the person who wrote it, he simply neglected to distribute it. Says he's afraid he might be next, but he's always been paranoid.

Daniel; One of your immortal friends is out here working on extreme morph conversion. It's pretty bleeding edge stuff, but he doesn't touch the mental augmentations because they're very difficult and tend to fail catastrophically due to how the human brain tends to react to implants. Mentioned to you awhile back that somebody was quite adamant in inquiring about those, and he had to blacklist him to finally get him to stop. Heh, amateurs.

Henric; One of your associate's nanofabricators went missing recently. Probably nothing major, but worth looking into. He wrote it off as a lab accident and has since ordered another one, unwilling to persue the issue for fear of endangering himself or worse, losing research time.

Anyone else; Nothing major right now, or so it seems.

Aerozord · 06-05-2010, 05:03 PM

should we just leave the meeting now and explore these things or mention them to the group first?

PhoenixFlame · 06-05-2010, 05:52 PM

That's up to you, but I'd probably pool your collective knowledge first.

krogothwolf · 06-05-2010, 06:15 PM

Whelp that bites! I was hoping to be a bit more useful the not knowing anything.

Krylo · 06-05-2010, 06:27 PM

You know the art of the sword, Desmond.

krogothwolf · 06-05-2010, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krylo

You know the art of the sword, Desmond.

Yeah, but that won't help with finding information...well maybe interrogating people it might help with, but actually finding the information first.

Krylo · 06-05-2010, 06:34 PM

You must take your sword and cut through to the the truth.

krogothwolf · 06-05-2010, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krylo

You must take your sword and cut through to the the truth.

Man, Desmond's going to need to get some Zen Mastery skills then.

Yeah, he could probably assist with Daniel, help break some bones and teeth and such.

Dracorion · 06-05-2010, 09:32 PM

Aerozord, PF said it was your friend's nanofabber that dissappeared, not your friend himself.

06-05-2010, 04:33 PM	#1
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	Jeeze, if Daniel could see how much of a drama queen Ellen was he'd beat her back down to mars. Okay maybe not, but he definitely wouldn't be working with her. But seeing as he isn't really good at researching the local situation, nor investigating the scenery for hints, he is going to start browbeating the locals. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!

06-05-2010, 04:51 PM	#2
PhoenixFlame ☢!CAUTION!☢ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Beneath Gensokyo Posts: 3,668	By the way... You're all rather capable people. About several magnitudes more capable than you know, considering Ellen's considering murder over something as trivial as being asked to look up something in an encyclopedia. (Granted, she is a psychopath.) Some of you already have some leads; They are as follows. I did some secret rolling and took into account your backgrounds and skills. Tyrfing; a native Fenrian and an infomorph at that: Station mesh use has spiked 5% in the last week, even after accounting the local 'visitors'. That's unprecendented, and probably not something coordinated by multiple people. It's not enough to effect transmission speed at any noticable level... Yet. You're sort of exceptional at feeling these things, though. Lind; The scum barge that dropped off with you earlier is home to at least as many people as the station, and they'll be staying for at least a few weeks, if not longer. You've got a lot of familiar faces who could help with locating basically anything suspicious, both on and off the barge. Since the market has arrived, it might coincide with the 'event' you're looking for. Better check those transactions. Ellen; Once she calms down, might be interested to note there've been three news stories on disappearances in the last two weeks, on the station. That's extremely high, even for out-system habitats like these. More disturbing, the victims were all biomorphs. One story was never published, though you know the person who wrote it, he simply neglected to distribute it. Says he's afraid he might be next, but he's always been paranoid. Daniel; One of your immortal friends is out here working on extreme morph conversion. It's pretty bleeding edge stuff, but he doesn't touch the mental augmentations because they're very difficult and tend to fail catastrophically due to how the human brain tends to react to implants. Mentioned to you awhile back that somebody was quite adamant in inquiring about those, and he had to blacklist him to finally get him to stop. Heh, amateurs. Henric; One of your associate's nanofabricators went missing recently. Probably nothing major, but worth looking into. He wrote it off as a lab accident and has since ordered another one, unwilling to persue the issue for fear of endangering himself or worse, losing research time. Anyone else; Nothing major right now, or so it seems. __________________ "Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic." -from The Sayings of Muad'Dib by the Princess Irulan

06-05-2010, 05:03 PM	#3
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	should we just leave the meeting now and explore these things or mention them to the group first? __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

06-05-2010, 05:52 PM	#4
PhoenixFlame ☢!CAUTION!☢ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Beneath Gensokyo Posts: 3,668	That's up to you, but I'd probably pool your collective knowledge first. __________________ "Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic." -from The Sayings of Muad'Dib by the Princess Irulan

06-05-2010, 06:15 PM	#5
krogothwolf Fetched the Candy Cane! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 4,278	Whelp that bites! I was hoping to be a bit more useful the not knowing anything. __________________ Knowledge is Power, Power is Knowledge ╔╦╦══╦══╦═╦══╦══╦╗╔╦╦╦╦══╦╗╔═╗ ║═╣╠═║╔╗║╔╣╔╗╠╗╔╣╚╝║║║║╔╗║║║═╣ ║║║╔╗╣╚╝║║║╚╝║║║║╔╗║║║║╚╝║╚╣╔╝ ╚╩╩╝╚╩══╩═╩══╝╚╝╚╝╚╩══╩══╩═╩╝

06-05-2010, 06:27 PM	#6
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	You know the art of the sword, Desmond. __________________ I am very tired.

06-05-2010, 06:34 PM	#8
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	You must take your sword and cut through to the the truth. __________________ I am very tired.

06-05-2010, 09:32 PM	#10
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	Aerozord, PF said it was your friend's nanofabber that dissappeared, not your friend himself. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.