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[neveraskedforthis]

My name is Adam Jensen, and I've been with the Detroit Police Department and its SWAT division for almost ten years. The last two, I worked as a Private Security Specialist. Earth, 2027, no major deviations.

With that out of the way, I've [ hacked through everything ] read up on past events since the transports started and noticed that the security measures around the compound, the city in general and especially the transport apartments are insufficient; and I think it's in everyone's best interest that we maintain a safe and secure environment for ourselves because I don't think the Initiative gives much of a shit. I'll try and do something about it provided they let me mess around with their precious security systems and joke of a network.

Until I sorted that out, I can at least provide you with an impromptu code I whipped up a little while ago that should make your online communications a tiny bit more secure. Feel free to use it—you just need to download and unpack it, then apply it to any transmission.

>> DOWNLOAD (icarusencrypt.exe)

[ so, using this encryption will make all your private conversations about 25% more unhackable and it will also PING YOU when someone tries to hack through it. On the downside, using it will enable Adam to stalk all the private conversations you apply it to UNNOTICED because hell, he wrote this shit and is still too nosy for his own good. ]

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[ the following is edited in about twenty minutes later ]

addendum;

Is there someone among you who would consider themselves knowledgeable with prosthetics. Or cybernetics. Preferably both.

[ There's a video attached of a rather dark, gloomy place; but after two seconds this thing comes into view, SANS BLADE, of course. Just looking at it, it seems to be made of sleek black metal and moves absolutely naturally... if it weren't for two fingers being locked into rather unnatural positions, like they're dislocated. This'll teach Adam not to do too much weird shit with his hands when he can't be sure if any specialists are around, sigh. There's a low rasp, just two words lacking any emotion, ]

It's stuck.

Comments

[whatsupcroc]

[ She finds herself laughing again. A car mechanic? Yeah, it could sound like that, couldn't it? She waves her hand at the camera for the audience that isn't there. ]

No way! That'd be kind of cool if I was, but no, I work on much smaller models. Personal sized, you could say!

[ Ah, but that makes her decision for her. ]

Wheelchairs are about it. Though I can do a mean wheel change on skateboards.

[neveraskedforthis]

[ :T Oh okay. That's, well, wheelchairs are important, too. Here, at least; back where he's from you don't see 'em often anymore because people can just get their legs replaced... if they got the money. ]

Yeah, I don't think that's quite advanced enough to let you work on a cyber arm prosthesis yet, but hey, I'm sure you'll get there someday if you cut your teeth changing those wheels.

[whatsupcroc]

I wasn't planning on getting into mechanical engineering, though I guess I could. There's a chance that could get exciting.

[ But think of all the schooling involved... ]

I'm not a tech girl. I'm more of a -- get out there and do things type of person. But hey! Do you every actually shoot hoops?

[neveraskedforthis]

Well, some parts of it are, though I understand it's not for everyone.

[ Adam's absolutely into mechanical theory, but just the... simple stuff. Like clocks. ]

Nobody says you can't be both at once, but that's really up to you. As for your other question--sometimes, yeah. Don't usually have much time for it though.

[ though it's a little questionable how successful he is. without cheating. ]

[whatsupcroc]

Think you'll have a half hour window open for it sometime in the next week or so?

[ Much as the topic of futures is awesome and everything -- no. No, wait, right now it isn't. Short term goals sound much more fun! ]

[neveraskedforthis]

[ uuuuuuuuuuuuuh.

hm. he'd like to say he's busy with hunting down terrorists, but... not really, huh. ]

Probably even an whole hour. Sure, we can do that--miss.

[ yeah, the question for the name lingers. ]

[whatsupcroc]

Collette! I'm Collette.

[ Her smile is that much broader, happy someone's up for doing something kind of exciting for once. Sure, it was fairly tame, but the idea of being active in something meant for fun has a certain appeal. ]

And that's great! When next week is your schedule open? I'm freer about mid afternoon, or early morning, myself.

[neveraskedforthis]

[ schedule... give him a sec... oh right he doesn't have one. yet. ]

Whenever's fine with me, so just give me a call. Where would we go, though?

[whatsupcroc]

One of the gyms has something like a hoop, and not all those balls lying around are medicine balls. Or we can get adventurous and go looking into what the city's got to offer! I don't know if basketball was ever a thing in London, but a few hundred years out from when I'm from, who knows what changed?

[neveraskedforthis]

Maybe they came up with some weird new sports.

[ who knows; he hasn't looked into stuff like that yet. ]

We can check that out. If we don't find anything, I think that's where you get creative.

[whatsupcroc]

Lucky for both of us, I am ace at getting creative. I bet you are, too! You know, when your hand isn't doing it all for you on its own.

[neveraskedforthis]

I've been told I can be pretty damn resourceful, so yeah. Not sure what my hands have to do with it though.

[ he's not exactly going to flaunt they're military grade and that he can punch walls with them and shit ]

[whatsupcroc]

[ She laughs. ]

Maybe nothing! Looks like we're set either way. I'll give you a call in a few days! Keep your schedule open!

[ With a wink and a wave, Collette turns off her feed. YES! SPORTS! PEOPLE WHO WILL PLAY THEM!

She died and went to better than it could have been hell, this is fantastic! ]

[neveraskedforthis]

[ Weeeeeeeell, suddenly abducted or not Adam does need to keep in shape and sports are a good way of doing that. Though he's not that sure if it's a good idea to play with non-augmented people. Uh. ]