Darwin's Soldiers: Disruptive Selection

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #960 on:** March 30, 2010, 11:11:42 PM

Deathwind could not reach the squad, and dove to the side into one of rooms whose doors he tore off to avoid the next barrage of nets. He's modified the playing field for his advantage...

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"Aiko, keep hacking the system," Vic said. "If we can't gain control of the system, then we'll shut the whole damn ship down."

"I can try, boss," Aiko answered, "but chances are that the codes needed are encrypted to the point only a few individuals can access."

"If that doesn't work, then set up a jamming system to keep this ship from calling for help."

"Wouldn't that kill our radios, too?" Ice asked.

"Not our short-range. We'll still be able to communicate amongst ourselves. Snow and Ice, you stay here with Aiko and help him. Crimson 4, cane you hear me?"

"Reading you, Crimson 1," Eron replied.

"Hold your positions near the reactor in case Aiko can crack the code and get you inside."

"Yes, sir..."

"Tank, Erin. We'll need to get to the engine room again..."

Vic, Erin, & Tank left cautiously from the laboratory, while Aiko typed away the computer...

Nick22 · **Reply #961 on:** March 30, 2010, 11:13:38 PM

well lets just hope this isn't another legit logging camp.. Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice..." Dr Landon said..

MrDrake · **Reply #962 on:** March 31, 2010, 12:04:04 AM

"I am so going to buying myself a new laptop once we're at the mall" Shakila spoke up as she walked with the group, looking over to Aimee.

Aimee just sighed some "What are we actually doing after the mall? Are we going to be finding Lab 101 next? Well, that is after the whole new hotel?" she asked the group.

"Sounds like that's what's happening" Jayden spoke up with a slight shrug as well, placing his sunglasses back on as well, especially because of how bright it was out as well.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #963 on:** March 31, 2010, 12:45:00 AM

Shelton shook his head, trying to clear it. "I don't have Stockholm Syndrome," he said. "I don't care about any of them. Well, except Kerzach of course. And DS-1, before they died. And Eddie..."

He trailed off. "I'm not helping my point here. Let's drop the subject. Let me see the map. I can verify whether it really goes to Lab 101. Or if it's the fastest route; DS-1 had a secret return route that was about fifteen minutes faster than the officially sanctioned route, and harder to spot."

Serris · **Reply #964 on:** March 31, 2010, 12:59:16 AM

Cobalt Leader handed Shelton the map.

Alfred stopped everyone. "We're here," he said.

"Looks like shopping at the mall's out of the question," Dr. Zanasiu said.

Culeston Mall was swarming with construction workers. Trucks carrying rubble and construction material flowed in and out.

Neville said nothing but went into the parking lot and grabbed his vehicle.

Alfred did the same.

The two then drove their vehicles to the group. "Sorry, some people will have to ride in the bed until we get our van back," Alfred said, rolling down the window on his truck.

MrDrake · **Reply #965 on:** March 31, 2010, 01:08:07 AM

Jayden already had what he needed from his car, pushing his sunglasses up to take a look at the mall "Huh, so this is what had actually happened to the mall....so much destruction and death.....and I take it that it was that Trinity woman again?"

Shakila gave a nod back "Yeah, I was even in her car when it happened, you know, being kidnapped, which seemed to be to get Aimee here, away from the rest of the group" she thought for a moment or two before speaking again "What's the bet she's going to try and kill Aimee here once again? And with that....thing as well?"

Aimee snorted a little "She better not...." was all she said as she walked over to one of the vehicles and getting in.

"She so needs something to get her mind off this all, looks like it has taken some sort of toll on her mind" Shakila spoke up again.

Jayden joined Alfred and the others as he got into a vehicle "So, I take it another mall or some sort of shopping centre is first? Granted, I need to get a new cellphone, then keep my boss in check, you know, so that he doesn't do anything drastic"

Shakila was still looking at the mall still, shaking her head a bit before joining the others as well, getting into a vehicle as well.

Serris · **Reply #966 on:** March 31, 2010, 01:15:59 AM

Spc. Crota, Sgt. Masters and Cobalt Leader climbed into the back of Alfred's truck.

Dr. Zanasiu, Dr. Bailey and Zachary got into Neville's car.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #967 on:** March 31, 2010, 01:16:28 AM

"That's it," nodded Shelton, as he got into Alfred's truck. "But definitely don't take the route the map lays out. It's the worst-case-scenario route, in case you think you're being followed or tracked, etcetera; I've never heard of anybody actually using it. I recommend we do this..." He traced his finger along a side road, eventually branching off into the forest. "Nothing set up in this area, foliage levels are dense, and Lab 101 faces the other direction. DS-1 used to take this route if we were late for a check-in."

Noname · **Reply #968 on:** March 31, 2010, 01:21:35 AM

Corporal Stern climbed into the back of the truck and found a suitable place to place his sub-machine.

Turning to Crota, he asked "Where exactly are we headed?"

MrDrake · **Reply #969 on:** March 31, 2010, 01:23:00 AM

Shakila had gotten into the same car that Shelton was in as she heard Shelton speak up with the map, looking at it herself "Oh really? Now that sounds like a plan, problem though, I'm not much for weapons you know....however" she had just gotten an idea as well "If we were to break into this Lab 101, I should be able to hack into one of their computers and you know, take what information I can on these....Dragonstorm things you keep on talking about"

Aimee was in Alfred's vehicle, just thinking to herself as she looked over to Jayden, still not really trusting him all that much "So, what are you going to do after all this Dragonstorm business?"

"You know, I haven't quite sorted that part out, but I do know one thing, taking this thing public wont be the best idea to do, so I'll do what I can to keep it underwraps" Jayden replied back to Aimee as he took his sunglasses off for the time being.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #970 on:** March 31, 2010, 01:36:12 AM

"...or I could just give you the passwords," Shelton noted. "I have been there for over two months now. I've managed to gain access to almost every level of clearance. Only the highest echelon, like Zenarchis or Branston's personal computers, I haven't managed to obtain the codes for."

He looked at Shakila, interested. "How good of a hacker are you? What color hat do you wear?"

MrDrake · **Reply #971 on:** March 31, 2010, 01:43:55 AM

"Oh, you take the fun out of most things....but perhaps I could try one of those computers at the very least....but still, I could use the passwords anyway, I mean, you lot can take care of everyone else in the base while I grab the information" Shakila replied back before arching an eyebrow slightly.

"Wait a second, a hat? If that is some sort of hacker speak, I'm not entirely sure, I mean, I do steal money after all.....something which is starting to sound rather bad to do, then again, lately, that's all I can do, no job now....since I got dragged into all of this....and these Dragonstorm people would probabally end up killing me if I don't keep up my guard, you know, when I least expect it...."

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #972 on:** March 31, 2010, 01:53:01 AM

"That would definitely make you a black hat," said Shelton, frowning. "But I've done much worse since joining Dragonstorm, so I guess I'm not one to criticize.

"And as for the passwords taking the fun out of things, I can assure you that you'll have more than enough on your plate once we reach Dragonstorm. Lab 101 is the cornerstone of the base, but research stations and other computerized equipment are scattered throughout the forest around it. If you hope to learn anything without a good deal of hiking, you have to be able to access any part of the network from a single computer. Plus I might not be around to tell you what files or locations need to be accessed at any given time. We'll both have our work cut out for us."

He smiled and extended his hand. "It is nice to meet someone else who favors bytes over bullets, though. For the longest time I felt I was the only one who ever tried to solve a problem in a way other than shooting everything. What was your name again?"

MrDrake · **Reply #973 on:** March 31, 2010, 02:02:07 AM

Shakila shook his hand "You can call me Shakila, and yeah, same with me, truth be told, I've never actually used a gun before, save for that nail gun earlier on....defiently not used to that sort of thing" she told him.

"So I take it a black hat is a bad thing? Cause it sure sounds bad actually, black usually is not a good colour...." although, she then realized what she was saying, that she was black furred herself "Uh, nevermind that"

"Anyway, yeah, hiking wouldn't be too bad, so long as there's nothing sharp on the ground, as you know I'm not the one to wear shoes, feet not cut out for that sort of thing" Shakila then thought for a moment "Perhaps we should get some sort of walkie-talkie? Or some sort of earpiece? Could make the job so much easier in that case"

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #974 on:** March 31, 2010, 02:06:02 AM

"Oh, don't worry about that," Shelton's eyes glinted. "I'm waiting until we have a hotel room or somewhere private, and I'll be explaining to the group something I've been hiding for a while now." He looked left and right. Nobody seemed to be paying attention. "It's a long story, but I suppose I can tell you now if you like. No telling anyone, if I do."

MrDrake · **Reply #975 on:** March 31, 2010, 02:08:03 AM

"Now I am rather intruiged, and don't worry, I usually do tend to keep stuff to myself" Shakila looked around briefly before looking back to Shelton once again "And I guess, to make it safer....in a manner of speaking, try and whisper more, can't take too many chances out loud"

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #976 on:** March 31, 2010, 02:16:07 AM

Shelton scooted the pair to the far end of the truck and started whispering in her ear. During the conversation he pointed to his 'bullet extractor', and showed her a plastic bag with several small items in it.

"...And I definitely think you should be one of the five," he finished. "You've got the brain for it, and you'll be able to find what you need much easier."

(I'm not going to give the full details of the conversation, to avoid redundancy when he tells everybody at the next hotel. Basically he explained everything I said in the discussion thread. The last line means he thinks she should be one of the five to get a chip, since she'll be able to extract information from the open conversations in the network.)

MrDrake · **Reply #977 on:** March 31, 2010, 03:48:51 AM

Shakila looked to Shelton before looking at his stuff, giving him a nod "So, you think I could be one of the five?" she thought for a moment more, still trying to decide "Alright, sounds fair actually, would make things much easier....I take it you'll be one that has one of those as well? Cause if so, us two communicating would be good in that case....would make things much easier than it has to"

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #978 on:** March 31, 2010, 12:07:09 PM

"Already have one," he said, tapping his nose. "And I'll be training all of you how to use yours once we've decided who's getting the five extras I have."

MrDrake · **Reply #979 on:** March 31, 2010, 05:03:58 PM

"Sounds interesting, can't wait to see how they are used" Shakila replied back with a slight little purr as well, leaning back some more as she was trying to get comfy, but sat back up again with a little rub of her back "And yes, I find these seats to be a little uncomfortable" she decided to add on.