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<blockquote data-quote="Mosier" data-source="post: 6643656" data-attributes="member: 6776381"><p>Heartbreak is concentrating on Aleksander's job, but he's only half into it. The work is menial, and not engaging. Aleksander has already prepared everything for him, and presented it to him in an obviously packaged way. Aleksander clearly wants Heartbreak to dislike councilman Wynand, which makes Heartbreak more than a little curious to know why. Maybe the guilt or innocence of a person matters to someone like Casper, who seems to deeply value some kind of personal code. But Heartbreak can't help but ask himself whether he even cares what kind of person Wynand is. </p><p></p><p>Even with all of Aleksander's effort, the dirt on Wynand is pretty mundane and unremarkable. Especially compared to the REALLY bad political stuff hackers uncover all the time. Aleksander's files coalesce into an overall picture of the councilman in Heartbreak's mind.</p><p></p><p>In the Corporate vs. Government political divide, Wynand is pro government. He has rejected proposals to outsource any of the Denver police workload to private sector security firms, despite clear reports that the police are overwhelmed and completely unable to cope with the current social upheaval. Many of Denver's worst neighborhoods have been completely abandoned by the police, leading to an explosion in "street justice" gangs, like the Rekkers. </p><p></p><p>Wynand has not taken a public stance on how to address Unexplained Genetic Expression, the phenomenon that has turned many people into orks and trolls. He has a teenage daughter named Elle, who died in the riots late last year. There are rumors that Elle is still alive, but mutated, and Wynand is keeping her locked away. </p><p></p><p>Wynand was investigated for corruption following a recent election, however the investigation found no wrongdoing. The lead investigator was later given a seat on the board of directors for SineCorp, just before the corp was granted a historically lucrative construction contract by the Denver city council.</p><p></p><p>Heartbreak's attention falters, and he begins to doze. The information passes through him and out again, while he retains none of it. Heartbreak's mind is on a different, much more important project...</p><p></p><p>The door buzzes, snapping him awake. Via the Matrix, he glances through a security camera outside the door. It's a delivery woman, but he is not expecting anything.</p><p></p><p>When he opens the door, the woman hands him a plain envelope. "Print here, please," the delivery woman says. Heartbreak puts his thumb on the sensor, which beeps as it accepts his print. She hands over the letter, saying "Have a good day, sir," as she leaves.</p><p></p><p>He's all alone again, and the letter suddenly seems ominous in its plainness. The envelope has his name and address in handwritten script, something he cannot remember ever seeing outside of a movie. He tears the envelope open, and there's a short, handwritten note inside.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The note]</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Stop searching. We do not yet know whether they can access the Matrix, but if your work falls into their hands, we are ruined. They are smarter and more powerful than we. They are ruthless and manipulative, and they are compelled to dominate. We will come for you, when it is time. Stay free.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">-Kin</span></span>[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mosier, post: 6643656, member: 6776381"] Heartbreak is concentrating on Aleksander's job, but he's only half into it. The work is menial, and not engaging. Aleksander has already prepared everything for him, and presented it to him in an obviously packaged way. Aleksander clearly wants Heartbreak to dislike councilman Wynand, which makes Heartbreak more than a little curious to know why. Maybe the guilt or innocence of a person matters to someone like Casper, who seems to deeply value some kind of personal code. But Heartbreak can't help but ask himself whether he even cares what kind of person Wynand is. Even with all of Aleksander's effort, the dirt on Wynand is pretty mundane and unremarkable. Especially compared to the REALLY bad political stuff hackers uncover all the time. Aleksander's files coalesce into an overall picture of the councilman in Heartbreak's mind. In the Corporate vs. Government political divide, Wynand is pro government. He has rejected proposals to outsource any of the Denver police workload to private sector security firms, despite clear reports that the police are overwhelmed and completely unable to cope with the current social upheaval. Many of Denver's worst neighborhoods have been completely abandoned by the police, leading to an explosion in "street justice" gangs, like the Rekkers. Wynand has not taken a public stance on how to address Unexplained Genetic Expression, the phenomenon that has turned many people into orks and trolls. He has a teenage daughter named Elle, who died in the riots late last year. There are rumors that Elle is still alive, but mutated, and Wynand is keeping her locked away. Wynand was investigated for corruption following a recent election, however the investigation found no wrongdoing. The lead investigator was later given a seat on the board of directors for SineCorp, just before the corp was granted a historically lucrative construction contract by the Denver city council. Heartbreak's attention falters, and he begins to doze. The information passes through him and out again, while he retains none of it. Heartbreak's mind is on a different, much more important project... The door buzzes, snapping him awake. Via the Matrix, he glances through a security camera outside the door. It's a delivery woman, but he is not expecting anything. When he opens the door, the woman hands him a plain envelope. "Print here, please," the delivery woman says. Heartbreak puts his thumb on the sensor, which beeps as it accepts his print. She hands over the letter, saying "Have a good day, sir," as she leaves. He's all alone again, and the letter suddenly seems ominous in its plainness. The envelope has his name and address in handwritten script, something he cannot remember ever seeing outside of a movie. He tears the envelope open, and there's a short, handwritten note inside. [sblock=The note] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Stop searching. We do not yet know whether they can access the Matrix, but if your work falls into their hands, we are ruined. They are smarter and more powerful than we. They are ruthless and manipulative, and they are compelled to dominate. We will come for you, when it is time. Stay free. -Kin[/SIZE][/FONT][/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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