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« Reply #345 on: <12-18-14/1028:09> »
Snow will look at Sammy and quietly ask, "Sammy, do we really need this P2.0 thing?  If so, how does it work and how can we prevent it from showing everyone everything we do?"
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« Reply #346 on: <12-18-14/1545:34> »
"If you want to be someone in this town, yes, you do," Sammy said, "does the whole team needs it, probably not.  But as the hacker, you are probably one of the people who will get this the fastest.  And we have total control over what we show.  I would suggest not starting with live feeds, just some stills, maybe like we know the people who did it, but didn't do it ourselves.  If we do feeds, put in a minimum of two minutes delay.  Not too difficult.  I will also contact a couple of people I know to put me in their network and if I put you, we will be able to stay on for some time."

She put this new account on the network of her Delavigne account and then sent a network request to Melissa.

"Magic can turn a frog into a prince. Science can turn a frog into a Ph.D. and you still have the frog you started with." Terry Pratchett
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« Reply #347 on: <12-18-14/2340:25> »
Snow will nod to Sammy.  "Thank you.  I would like that, and I do appreciate the help.  I can do some stills and send them in.  Is this something I should load on my main 'link or one of my others?"  While talking, Snow is opening her commlink files, looking again at the series of events that had resulted in the major hack of her system.  Still finding nothing she decides on a new tack.  *If you cannot beat them, go to them.*  She looks through the comm log to get the air marshal's IP and sends a message.  < Open Message:  Text:  Hello.  This is the girl you hacked on the plane from Seattle.  Not sure if you are in the air or still in LA, but I would like to chat with you.  You blew past all my defenses and through my encryption without attacking my system.  I would love to get your advice on how to prevent that from happening.  Your skills are well above my own and I would like to learn what I can from you.  If you teach me I will promise to never again try anything on a plane.  Please contact me.  End Message:>  *Well, we will see if he responds.  It would be good to learn some of what he did so That I can try to prevent it from happening again.* 

She will pick up her conversation with Sammy, "I do want to thank you for participating in my simulation.  The ending is far from what I had wanted, but I think we were doing good.  The team might be able to take advantage of little games like that to build some good tactics that will help us work together."

Snow will also check her mail.  Not finding a message from Boris yet, she will send him a reminder about providing her with a Vory contact in LA.
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« Reply #348 on: <12-19-14/0336:18> »
Clem got to the hotel with the rest of the gang and decided to take the "Renaissance" room for herself. She was uneasy at the thought of having her gear away from her hands (again!), but gave a meeting time for the team and went to her room. She was lucky to have a tea-making set in her room and put some water to boil. She took a shower and cooled herself off, dismissing thoughts about her night before. Now wasn't the time to think about that, thought the ork as she dried herself and put on her armour. With the water at the right temperature, Clem poured herself a cup of green tea, sipping the drink and taking the time to enjoy the aroma and the taste.

As she was drinking her tea, she decided to have a look at her commlink. This new piece of software was completely new and foreign to Clementine, and she was unfamiliar with Matrix-related things to begin with. After a few minutes of playing with the menus and not understanding what she was doing, she just gave up on the whole thing and headed out the room to meet the other runners.
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« Reply #349 on: <12-19-14/0420:06> »
O'Connor took the 'Stormy Sea' room because of the dreary weather simulated in the room's AR feed. He'd been in L.A. for less than an hour and he'd already had his fill of the local weather. A lifetime in the Pacific Northwest had not prepared him at all for the sunshine of SoCal. The overbearing brightness was starting to give him a headache. At first opportunity, he was definitely buying a pair of sunglasses. He sprawled out on the bed and played around with the P2.0 suite. He had a few ideas to have fun with this thing, but he really doubted the rest of the team would let him get away with too much. Some time later he found himself hungry, so set about investigating the mini-bar. He balked at the prices, *Jesus Christ, I could find better prices on the black market during a supply shortage.* He went onto the balcony and yelled towards Torley's room, "Oi, Torley! Mini-bar included, or outta pocket?"
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« Reply #350 on: <12-19-14/0830:48> »
Snow will go into her room after acknowledging the meeting time from Clem.  She will unpack her clothes then go to the balcony to look at the view it offered.  She will sigh.  *I miss Vladivostok.*  She will check out the in-room mini bar and snort.  *Way too much money for a cheap brand of vodka.  I hope the bar downstairs has better.* 

Stripping and unbraiding her long hair, she will head to the shower, allowing the allotted amount of hot water to wash over her.  She feels refreshed as she towels off and begins the process of brushing her hair.  Checking the clock, she realizes that she does not have enough time to get her hair dried and braided so will leave it loose for the meeting.  She looks fondly at the suit she had worn, but opts for comfortable jeans and a tee shirt.  She will check herself out in the mirror, grab up a purse and make sure that everything is there.  She has already loaded the P2.0 onto her commlink and run a diagnostic and virus scan on it, finding nothing.  *If nothing else, the earlier incident reminded me that I have become too complacent and that I need to be more careful.*

Snow mentally shakes off the bad vibes from the morning and leaves the room for the meeting, arriving a bit early.
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« Reply #351 on: <12-20-14/1331:04> »
After a long and relaxing shower, Sammy put one some nice looking clothes, a bit the same she had on before.  While going downstairs, she also put a friend request to Pandora on her new P2 account.  Having an actress of that format on her network might help quite a lot.
"Ready to go to the studio," she asked to the people already there.
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« Reply #352 on: <12-20-14/1408:02> »
Snow had been looking at the features of her Pito upload and was impressed.  *It seems the idea is to be noticed doing most things.  I will have to ask Sammy what sort of pics and other information I can safely upload.* A thought hits her and she smiles.  *Hmmm.  I wonder if I can go about things a bit differently here.  If everything is public, maybe I can find my own Vory contact, since Boris is slow in responding.  I do wonder why I have not even had a response saying he is working on it for me.  That is odd for Boris.  She will begin searching the blogs and video feeds to see if she can find anything about the local bratva.

She will look at Sammy as she enters the lounge.  Leaving her search running, she will laugh as she stands up.  "Now I feel a bit underdressed.  Are the jeans and tee OK, or do I have a couple of minutes to run up and change?  By the way, that color looks great on you." With her arms bared by the short sleeves of the tee, the others can see some tattooing on both of Snow's upper arms.  The tats are Cyrillic characters and circle the arms.
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« Reply #353 on: <12-21-14/0439:00> »
"Don't worry about it," Sammy said, "every one backstage just wears what he or she feels comfortable with.  Only in front of the camera do you have to wear what the director says.  Most techies will be wearing the same as you do, often more dirty."
"Magic can turn a frog into a prince. Science can turn a frog into a Ph.D. and you still have the frog you started with." Terry Pratchett
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« Reply #354 on: <12-21-14/1223:09> »
Snow will nod and sit back down and hold up the commlink she is using.  "So, I have the Pito loaded on this and it is working.  I am still confused about letting everything hang out, and it seems that we might want to use a physical disguise of some sort, but I am not sure of that.  Is that how it goes, and can we maybe get something from the studio to help with that?"  She will check the scan again to see if anything has popped up about any Vory activity.  *Hmmm.  I wonder if the Vory presence here is less even than in Seattle.  Maybe that is why I have not heard from Boris.  But then why not contact me and tell me?  Something is wrong.*  Snow will continue her conversation, "I was looking at some of the history of LA and it seems that much of the city is still digging out from the earthquakes and flooding.  A lot of this place seems not so different from the Seattle sprawl........or, to be honest, the Vladivostok sprawl.  But I did see an ad for someplace called Carousel Mall.  Out in San Bernardino?  They advertise that almost anything can be bought there, including high-end tech stuff.  Do you know of this place and would it be possible to go there?  I think my software collection might need an upgrade." She will pause then lean forward a bit and say, "I am hoping to pick up some things that would help with the security of our comms.  I was very embarrassed this morning and want to see if I can fix the leaks I have."
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« Reply #355 on: <12-23-14/0246:14> »
"yes, you can probably buy everything there," Sammy said, "but San Bernardino is like the Barrens in Seattle.  You can find everything, but do you really want to go there?  But I understand you want to get some extra stuff as Horizon has some very good people in matrix security.  As to the Pito thing, we'll have indeed to find some way to keep a medium of privacy.  On my other account I didn't have that problem, so I'll have to think about it.  As to what to post, just see what I post.  If we're doing security work at the studio, follow their guidelines on what you can and cannot do.  They all have guidelines, but in short it's simple: no live feeds of the filming, no nude shots of people in their trailers, although there are tabloids who will pay quite a lot for those, especially if you can catch two celebrities 'in flagrante delicto' as they say.  Other than that, quite a lot goes, but each studio has their own rules.  But don't worry, you'll get a file with them as soon as you arrive on the premises.  In nightclubs and such it's even easier: anything goes there."
"Magic can turn a frog into a prince. Science can turn a frog into a Ph.D. and you still have the frog you started with." Terry Pratchett
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« Reply #356 on: <12-23-14/1027:59> »
Snow will nod and smile.  "It seems such a different world here.  That is good advice about San Berardino; I would want a lot of protection before going into the Barrens.  Thanks for the warning."  Her internal commlink will finally ping with a response from Seattle.  She opens at the message with part of her mind and mentally grimaces.  *They want me to do what?  So this mission just got harder.  I will see what I can do, although two weeks may not be enough time.* "So when do we leave and who are we going to see?"
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« Reply #357 on: <12-23-14/1405:48> »
"We go to the studio, as soon as everybody is here," Sammy said, looking around to see if everybody was already down, "There we continue what we did in Seattle I assume."
"Magic can turn a frog into a prince. Science can turn a frog into a Ph.D. and you still have the frog you started with." Terry Pratchett
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« Reply #358 on: <12-24-14/0024:16> »
Snow will nod.  "Good.  Perhaps I can hook up with a software specialist there and talk comm security.  I know it is old hat for you, but I am actually a bit excited about seeing a real set in operation."  She will hold up her commlink and add, "So for now, we each have two of these?  One for real and one for show."  Snow will run a hand through her long hair hanging loose behind her and laugh.  "Probably should not have washed the mop.  Didn't have enough time to dry it all the way so need to leave it down for now."

She, too, will look around to see if everyone has come down.
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« Reply #359 on: <12-24-14/0045:28> »
After much yelling, Torley failed to emerge and O'Connor was forced to give up. He took a quick shower and changed into a fresh dark grey t-shirt and pair of jeans. He strolled into the lounge with his jacket in hand, dangling over his shoulder. He nodded to those assembled.
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