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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 6875171" data-attributes="member: 4936">The dumpshock would be far better than the possible worst-case scenario of dealing with the IC. Whether it's better than the most probable outcome of dealing with the IC is for you to judge. The IC will be using the full stats of the host rather than the weaker device ratings you've been dealing with so far - the host rating is only 4, so they're certainly not insurmountable, just be careful. Whether the IC comes for you or your sprites is tough to say - I'm likely to randomize it somewhat. Your sprites are full-fledged personas and the IC is unlikely to be smart enough to tell the difference between you and your sprites. You're all intruders, though of course the host can see that it's you doing all the hacking and not FUTBOL.Well, the crack sprite is running silently, so it's not in the picture until someone spots it, which takes an action. That means it's at best a 50/50 chance I'd be targeted. And yeah, it might miss...but the consequences of it not missing are pretty dire. Otter's not super great at breaking locks. And she can't hide because she's still got that pesky mark on her.Keep in mind that if you leave the host now the car will keep zooming along without stopping. You've never spoofed it to actually stop. If you'd like we can retcon your order to the crack sprite to include instructions to try to stop the car at a certain location (such as at the next station, or a point in the tunnel, or whatever).Given that D0 would have known she needed to spend time looking for the file first, it makes sense to me that her orders to the crack sprite would have included that. In fact, the orders to the sprite would have gone something like, "First start slowing us down, then slow the front cars down, then make sure no one tampers with us." Three services, but she has five left so...I appreciate you being flexible on that point. This is the first time I've done a lot of Matrix stuff in 5th Edition, so there is a curve I'm on. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Worst comes to worst, I'm sure there's a manual emergency brake too.Okay. I'm gonna evacuate the host. The risks are to my mind, far greater for staying than for dumpshocking.Thanks for the input, everyone!</blockquote>

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