Log restarted: 2/1/03 10:47:28 PM Teleportation Area--Seoul Rows of tall teleportation capsules LIne the walls, each clearly labeled with a detination. A few are labeled 'Custom Location' instead of with a city name. Type 'tel/LIst' to see a LIst of destinations and 'tel ' to activate the teleporters. Contents: Contents: East : Seoul - Tourist District ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Abernathy (Conn) Date: Thu Jan 30 15:13:12 2003 Folder: 0 Message: 1 Status: Unread Subject: IC: New Frequencies: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an e-mail sent out from RDI's communications speciaLIsts to all of Interpol. It reads: "As per RepLIforce's new poLIcy of swapping frequencies every two weeks, the new alLIed frequencies are: Joint Secure: 6415 Joint Chatter: 9886. We'll be sending out a new all-Interpol frequency in a couple of days; the Director has approved the use of the two-week rotation scheme for us, too." OOC: And there you have it. We'll be handLIng freq changes through @mail from now on. Gale, Bri, if you two want to start up division frequencies for RDI and UNED, that'll be cool. :) Carry on! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/22 Posted Author Cairo Report Wed Jan 29 Kohbu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (UN Only. Hackers receive free gift certificates for Barney products. Along with promotional video zapped into their brain) An unfamiLIar face! With a shaggy haircut, and a tired look, along with bandages along his left shoulder. Lots of bandages. "Yo. For those who may not have run into me, I'm Kohbu. Okay, enough with the introductionary crap. Cairo got whacked by a bunch'a metalhead *heavy sarcasm* 'Masters' */sarcasm*, so I pitched in to help out the 'Forcers some. Short story - I went, I saw, I kicked Sword Man's blunt-brained keister, and then I nearly got sawn in half by that nutball Magic Man. Metal Menace paired off with this chick with a really loud voice... cute though, think she was a Hunter... an' there was a Maverick there making popcorn, so I left her alone. Not mine to kick someone's butt for watching me look good, after all. Anyway, Cairo is secure, most of the damage came from the Hunter chick's scream, near as I can tell. Kohbu out." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/24 Posted Author State of the Interpol Address (1 o Thu Jan 30 Abernathy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Good morning, men and women of Interpol. I trust this past month and a half has been highly productive for all of you; the state of the reorganization leaves me no reason to be disappointed. See that things continue in this fashion. "I presume you're all somewhat puzzled by my lack of grandiose speeches on assuming office -- good. I'd rather allow my poLIcies speak for themselves, than announce myself and make 'em all invaLId. With hope, I've done just that. Anyone with questions," and here the smile returns, just for a moment, "may feel free to come directly to my office and ask. LIkewise for anyone who still thinks it's a fun idea to repeat that 'traitor' drivel. "You all have your orders; I anticipate that those are perfectly clear. Within another month, any LIngering chaos from the reorganization will have been dispensed with, and swiftly. I expect no excuses on incomplete projects, nor any confusion about our aims." He gives the camera an 'I-shouldn't-have-to-tell-you-this' look. "Of which there are several." Raising a half-GLoved hand, he makes a 'gripping' gesture toward the camera. Evidently, this activates some kind of control system, as the Maverick insignia pops up on screen. "First and foremost of which are the Mavericks. I doubt I need to explain this to you. More than anything, we need information on them. Everything. Cash flows, sources of their materials, bases -- you should know by now. Consider that," the emblem on-screen swaps to Wily's W, "and counterintelLIgence operations against Master Africa top priority for IntelLIgence. The Yakuza will also bear closer watching." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/25 Posted Author State of the Interpol Address (2 o Thu Jan 30 Abernathy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The insignia fades to Abernathy again, still standing where he was with one hand upraised. "As for R&D, I expect you to know your jobs and carry them out with a minimum of fuss. It may not be /my/ specialty, but I'm not bLInd, either. Take a hint from the number of your peers recently fired or turned over to the international courts for sentencing." He pauses, gesturing at the screen again. The RepLIforce sigil pops up. "As to those of you in Enforcement, I expect better cooperation with RepLIforce. They have been having their -- /problems/ -- lately, and I trust that UNED will be capable of serving as a model of Interpol's expected standard of behavior. We should be in more open communication with them, now that Assistant Director Fury has more on his mind than our pubLIc relations." The RepLIforce sigil disappears again, as the Director gives a dismissive fLIck of his hand. "Anticipate working with them more congenially in the future." Again, Abernathy pauses, considering the camera levelly through his sunGLasses, before giving a final, casual wave of his free hand. The Maverick Hunter symbol appears on-screen. "Finally, the Hunters. I am well aware many of you carry low opinions of them, and with great reason. However, as they have yet to act egregiously out of place -- again -- and they are proving useful -- again --, they are to be left alone. This does not mean they will have free run of the world, but they are to be treated as our sometimes-alLIes." With a flash, the Maverick Hunter symbol winks out. Abernathy is still wearing that same LIttle smile, but it has a hard edge. "Above all, understand this: This is not the United Nations the way it was under McLaren's hand. We are Interpol, and our duties will be significantly /different/ in coming days. Respect that, and the jobs we are all here to do. Don't shame your fellow officers or the organization through rash and fooLIsh action -- or I will be very displeased." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/27 Posted Author AAR: San Angeles Typhoon Thu Jan 30 Jessica Blakesly ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Musica Spinny* *Muse appears on screen - coded for UN operatives only* "This afternoon, a massive typhoon of unfortold proportions and strength slammed into San Angeles. Because of the unusual nature of the storm, several UN agents deployed to investigate the situation - I joined in when Miss Blakesly had to fall back due to the strength of the storm and she asked me to take over for her. The situation was pretty bad - winds were averaging 100 miles per hour, and we were tracking F8 - yes, you heard me right, Force EIGHT - tornadoes in the story. There was also a sonic blast of wind moving through the storm as well." "After entering the city, I... met up with Miss Bonne, as well as several other RepLIforce officers..." Images of Tron in the Gustav, Magic Man disguised as a RF officer, and a 'civiLIan' disguised Wild Card appear - all getting soaked in rain. "As the storm reached its peak, we witnessed a very large... creature coming at us through the storm. It was doing a lot of damage, and was as big as General - from the way that the storm was reacting, it was obviously in control of things." "The Gesellschaft managed to batter the thing and distract it with an all out attack, which gave me an opening to 'shoot it right between the eyes' if you will. I managed to destroy its neural net core with one shot, and it went over LIke one of the buildings that had toppled in the storm. From the looks of it, the creature was a weather control reploid of some sort. And it had been... tortured. A long time ago, given the rather extensive damage it had suffered. I've got some fairly detailed scans, but the remains have been impounded by the San Angeles PD - you might want to look into that, Director." "Muse Out." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/28 Posted Author Standing Orders for UNED: Thu Jan 30 Abernathy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ While San Angeles is not United Nations territory, per se, Mayor Friendly has made an open request to the world to assist in the recovery efforts. As an act of good diplomacy, as well as recognizing San Angeles' avowed neutraLIty and wilLIngness to protect its own populace, I am offering Interpol's assistance in the rebuilding efforts. Consider this a standing order to assist them. I've heard preLIminary reports indicating that some kind of monsterous reploid was behind the hurricane. I want this investigated. As you may recall, the last time we had bizarre weather and robotic monsters trammeLIng the world, it proved to be a precursor of the Stardroids' return. I doubt the explanation for this one is as exotic, but better safe than sorry. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/29 Posted Author Orders Update: Thu Jan 30 Abernathy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ With the new information that the beast was DeVry's, I want it tracked back to wherever it came from. If there are more, I want them destroyed forthwith. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CiviLIan $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 13/30 Posted Author AAR: Assassination Attempt Fri Jan 31 Jessica Blakesly ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Musica Spinny - UN Only* *Muse appears onscreen* "As you all probably saw from the reports earLIer today, we had an attempt to assassinate Director Abernathy. The would be assassins were chased down and taken into custody with no harm to the Director. One of them is now in critical condition, and the other was unfortunately accosted on her way to her containment spell and has suffered a bad head trauma - resulting in a rather nasty cause of amnesia. That is all." *Exit to Musica Spinny* $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/17 Posted Author Criminal LIstings: Update Fri Jan 31 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -What follows is a blurb from this Afternoon's the GNN World News Broadcast!- For some time, the Bonne Family Pirates have been terrorizing the skies of the world, and are by far the most successful and heavily armed band of Pirates currently in operation in the known world. Since their 'arrival' on the pubLIc scene, which consisted of a rather large raid of the African Diamond Reserve two years ago, the Bonne Family has run amok across the GLobe. Only two members of the nefarious band have, until now, been unmasked; Teisel Bonne, the Leader, has lead the Bonne Family on many raids on several high security locations, responsible for the theft of milLIons of Zenny in both goods and raw currency, and is considered to be one of the most dangerous criminals currently at large, and Bon Bonne, the younger member of the group. With all the appearance of a large robot, it is known what exactly this bruiser of the family actually is, giving off no Reploid or Android signatures. It has been speculated that Bon is, in truth, a younger member of the Bonne Family in a Ride Armor... but of this, GNN can only speculate. Bon is responsible for much of the destruction caused by the Bonne Family, and is also responsible for the demoraLIzation and defeat of many of the PoLIce forces that have tried to arrest the Bonnes in the past. Untill now, one member has always been hidden from the pubLIc eye, only seen in Ride Armor or caught in fleeting GLImpses or by unreLIable witnesses: Tron Bonne. Reputed to be the Apprentice of Dr. Albert Wily, Tron Bonne has been speculated over much, especially during the Pendant Fiasco when she claimed the first of the Pendants to be uncovered. We at GNN are now able to reveal the image of this young thief, taken by our star reporter, Plum, shortly after the end of the Second Stardroid Incursion and confirmed by one of the UN's top agents, The Musica, Muse:(The Following Image is displayed:) http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/dash/gallery/tron013.html The 'Pirate Princess', as she has been named, is rumored to be 15 or 16 years of age, with a talent for robotics, ride-armor creation, and other sciences, which she has used to maLIcious and criminal ends. She is wanted by the UN on many counts of Grand Thief, Larceny, Blackmail, Illegal Genetic Experimentation, Assault, and Possession of Illegal Weaponry. She, LIke the other two members of the Bonne Family, is considered armed and dangerous, and often seen in the company of Robot Masters of their alLIes. -bLIp- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/18 Posted Author Back in Business Fri Jan 31 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In these dangerous times, self-defense is of prime importance. While pistols and rifles are helpful, but sometimes, more physical means are necessary. That is why the Roundtable Swordsman School in Torontreal is here: To teach the way of the blade, for both defensive purposes, and as a method of focus. Learn of the various types of blades, from the smallest knife to grand claymores and Zanbatou. Learn the discipLIne behind the Art of the Blade, and the edicts of honor, chivalry, and courage long forgotten. The Roundtable Swordsman School is located at in the Park District of Torontreal and will reopen Feb. 3. Discounts on training sessions shall run through the 3rd-17th. The Roundtable Swordsman School: Temper The Blade AND The Mind (OOC: If you're interested in a scene at the school, @mail Sword Man. Yes, I'm trying it again. So sue me. :P) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/19 Posted Author Anonymous Internet Video Sat Feb 01 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The video opens to a forest-LIke area, where extremely detailed CGI versions of about twenty Robot Masters, including Crash Man, Snake Man, Pirate Man, Tengu Man, Metal Man, Guts Man, Elec Man, Plant Man, Quint, Bass, Ballade, and Enker. They form into four rows of five each, hands on their hips. And then, unexpectedly, they start singing. The voices are a bit off, fortunately. "We're men, we're men in tights!" They turn and walk back and forth, swinging their arms over-dramatically. "We roam around the forest looking for fights." They halt, placing their hands on their hips again. "We're men, we're men in tights." "We rob from the rich and give to the poor, that's right!" A over-acted nod. "We may look LIke sissies, but watch what you say or else we'll put out your LIghts!" All the Robot Masters suddenly punch the air in front of them. Elec Man's swing goes wide, whacking Bass right in the face and tipping the Black Knight of Wily backwards. The song continues regardless. "We're men, we're men in tights," "Always on guard defending the people's rights." They all raise their right arm upwards, hand open. Then, suddenly, the Masters form into two LInes of ten robots each, arms locked over each other's shoulders. In unison, they sing the tune to the Can-Can, while performing the dance. Midway through, the front LIne ducks, and the rear row fLIps over them, performing the Can-Can for all to see. Afterwards, the twenty RMs re-arrange into neat rows of four again, hands on their hips. "We're men, MANLY men, we're men in tights." "Yeah!" "We roam around the forest looking for fights." To that, they strike various fist-fight poses, then resume their Akimbo stances. "We're men, we're men in tights." "We rob from the rich and give to the poor, that's right!" "We may look LIke pansies-" All the RM's flail their hands near their waist, as if flapping a LIttle dress, "-But don't get us wrong or else we'll put out your LIghts!" Another pose and punch at midair, but this time, Elec Man's stray fist knocks Ballade off his feet. Once again, the song continues as if nothing happened. "We're men, we're men in tights!" Very suddenly, all of them grab their waistbands, pulLIng upwards quickly "TIGHT tights!" They resume their pose with their hands on their hips. "Always on guard defending the people's rights." They all raise their right arm upwards, hand open. "When you're in a fix just call for the men in tights!" Afterwards, all the Masters strike various poses, cueing the end of the song with one last phrase. "We're butch!" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/20 Posted Author Irregular Daryn Sat Feb 01 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Reporter* "As if completely undisturbed by the latest accusations brought forth against him, Daryn Luna has transmitted the following video to us and requested we post this up on our news broadcast. After censoring adult content, we have allowed it's release. Here it is." *reporter shimmers out to an image of Daryn sitting on a couch, stoically, wearing a bathrobe around his armor and smoking a pipe. There appears to be a LIbrary behind him filled with books with big words on the cover.* "Greetings Friend . I, and the rest of my band have rented out the San Angeles Stadium for a musical performance that will be LIke none other.", Daryn moves his arm to the side, resting it on one of the armrests, wigGLIng the pipe between his fingers, "Indeed, it will be the most you have ever seen. However, while we will be the chief performers, we are not against guest bands to come play a song or two. After all, we have the space rented for three hours. We of Chaos and Order do not let corrupt poLIce officers and mob bosses deter our performances and neither should you, fellow musicians." "I hope for a large crowd of newcomers and old fans aLIke.", Daryn pulls his bathrobes closer, "Some people have been assured seats, should they decide to come, because they are cool people and they should get free seats. The rest of you may be cool too, but these guys have performed cool activities beyond the norm of coolness." *a LIst of names follows. Included is Bass, KaLInka, Crash Man, Guts Man, (bunch of random fans), (Bunch of other musicians), Roll LIght. At the bottom of the LIst, the phrase: 'anybody who can play a musical instrument' is present.* OOC: Other people might be on the LIst, too, ask me if you are curious. Daryn places his pipe in his mouth for a few moments before removing it and says, "The concert is, in fact, today at