MutantHigh Episode1: dawn of the future

[KitanaVorr]

December.11.2003
Seattle
17:50

It had been a long day of hitting the slopes with her friends from MIT. They were here spending some quality time getting closer to the snow, the speed, and the clear smell of the mountain air. Though at the moment the windows were closed and the fire burned hot in the grate of their rented bungalow.

Everyone had left, heading over to the bars, drinking and partying - something that Katie wasn't old enough to do. It had taken more than enough pleading to get her parents to let her go to Seattle and only because her older cousin Jessica, the physician, was coming with her.

Now settled comfortably in the sofa located in front of the fireplace, she propped her beloved laptop on her knees, the wireless cable modem plugged in. Her fingers barely even touched the computer though, but the screen exploded into life as she surfed the web and hit her favorite hotspots.

Just when she was in the middle reading up on the latest world news and writing up a fun little program to amuse herself, that strange messenger window popped up.

Cypher/hacker/also a mutant capable of manipulating computers

Katie Nguyen
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Height: 5'6"
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
27.Raymon Street/Seatlle

Want to talk?

Blinking, Katie stared at the screen for a long moment, trying to absorb the tickling fear worming up her belly. What? How? Who was this? And how did they know to contact her here?

Just as she typed her answer in return, she quickly began to explore the internet connections, checking the packet's IP header information, tracing the message route by route back to its source and the identification of the mysterious sender.

Who are you?

 

[Radiant]

December.11.2003
Seattle
17:50


Just as she typed her answer in return, she quickly began to explore the internet connections, checking the packet's IP header information, tracing the message route by route back to its source and the identification of the mysterious sender.

Who are you?

Results roll in imediatly and in the first few seconds its clear that whoever it has has delayed his connection through at least three countries.
"Truth"
This name is one of the biggest in the net, Truth has created the mutant page delta times which no one has managed to shut down yet and she is wanted by about every federal agency ever created.
"Now to some of your other questions:
How have i found you?
Don't worry i wasn't easy, it took me a few week after i began to get curious about you. You are good but the hardware you use is simply no match for the technology i have available. And yes that means it is no match for the Primers either. But I'll get to that later.
Will i give your name to the police?
Good question, if i wanted i could have MC section at your front door in no time. But i will not. I just want to talk.
Will your tracers find me?
Yes in approximatly 120 seconds. I will cut the connection before that if you don't stop them, it is your choice.
Why did i contact you?
Because you are a mutant like me and i have an offer for you.
Any more questions or will you pull back your hounds and take the time for a nice chat now?"

 

[Radiant]

January.12.2004
Los Angeles/California
11:33
The old bus driver rattles on.
"Realy strange, maybe i shouldn't wonder, there are few flights to Costa Rica aniway. Too much trouble with mutants who want to sneak out of the country. And who would wana go to a country that...."
He breaks of and stares open mouthed at the plane in front of him. On the slot for bay 8 stands a strange lookig jet , it looks much like a military fighter, only about four times the size. Its sidehatch is open and a stair leads up to it. Otherwise there is no one around, not even the usual personal doing last minute cheks and fuelling the planes up.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

For a while, Clair was silent, letting the bus driver rattle on as he listened to his music, about to respond to the driver though, Clair saw the jet, and his jaw literally dropped.

Speechless, he managed to regain enough perception to look to see how Joey was faring, "That's not for us...is it?" Clair looks again to the jet, "Whoa..."

 

[KitanaVorr]

Truth

Of the Delta Times? Katie thought with growing excitement. Can it be? What would Truth want with me? I can't believe it!

Now to some of your other questions: How have i found you? Don't worry i wasn't easy, it took me a few week after i began to get curious about you. You are good but the hardware you use is simply no match for the technology i have available. And yes that means it is no match for the Primers either. But I'll get to that later.

Primers? She racked her mind to see if somewhere in there the name would come up and click on some long stored knowledge.

Will i give your name to the police? Good question, if i wanted i could have MC section at your front door in no time. But i will not. I just want to talk.

"About what? And why?" she spoke aloud, looking quite confused. "What would truth want with me?" Staring at the monitor thoughtfully, she waited, letting Truth continue her long explanation.

Will your tracers find me? Yes in approximately 120 seconds. I will cut the connection before that if you don't stop them, it is your choice. Why did i contact you? Because you are a mutant like me and i have an offer for you. Any more questions or will you pull back your hounds and take the time for a nice chat now?

Katie smiled slightly and at the same time found it difficult to rein in her incredible curiousity. Laughing, with only a simple thought, the words spilled teasingly across the screen.

Okay, Truth, I'll hold back my IP dogs. What do you want to chat about? Have you seen the new Manolo Blahniks? Very cute!

 

[Radiant]

December.11.2003
Seattle
17:52

Primers is short for "Delta Prime" the goverments own mutant strike team.

Okay, Truth, I'll hold back my IP dogs. What do you want to chat about? Have you seen the new Manolo Blahniks? Very cute!

"Your future. You live in hiding and hope to keep the fact you are a mutant hidden but that won't be possible forever.
It won't be long until someone beside me notices you and begins a chek. And he will arrive at the same result that as I did.
You are too good, considering what resources you have available.
The obvious answer is that you are a mutant.
Delta Prime makes it a habbit to send its best hackers after names like yours.
It pays of, at the worst they catch a hacker, at the best they get a mutant.
They like those win/win games.
Of course you have the option of just stopping your online activities and not use your powers animore. If you realy want to do that it could realy work.
I don't think you want to do it but maybe i'm wrong.
Which brings me to your second question, yes i have seen them. Two month ago that is. At my place we get the newest toys long before they hit the market.
I'm here to offer you a place at a school for mutants there you could continue to use your powers without fearing cops at your door every minute.
I would continue with other merits but i don't want to sound like some cheap advertisement."

 

[Shalimar]

January.11.2004
New York City
22:32

"Th..Thank you." Eris stammered as she came back out of the bathroom with the shirt tied-off to expose her tummy, and the jeans rolled into cuffs at the ankles, and also at the waist to make them small enough for her to wear. The shoes she left next to the bedm not wanting to wear them till she had to. Sitting down across from patirot she started wolfing down all the food he had gotten for her, never really seeing what any of it was, she ate it so fast that it looked like she might choke.

When she was finished she leaned up against the bed and sighed contentedly, "John, how can I thank you for everything you've done for me tonight? You don't even know me at all, so why help me and risk yourself?" she grinned at him mischeviously and launched herself at him, hugging him, "My hero," she says moments before planting a kiss on him. She roll off of him to his right, ending up leaning her head against his shoulder.

"Tell mo some more about these friends of yours, why would they want to help me?"

 

[KitanaVorr]

December.11.2003
Seattle
17:52

I'm here to offer you a place at a school for mutants. There you could continue to use your powers without fearing cops at your door every minute.

Katie put the laptop down on the coffee table. Stretching out her long jean-clad legs, she stared at those worlds thoughtfully, letting their meaning play in her mind. What would it mean? Would her parents let her go?

Stretching out her fingers, she could feel the tickling of her other powers...powers nobody else knew about because she never told anyone, barely ever used it unless she was completely and utterly alone.

Someone had left change lying in the table in a huddle. It didn't take more than just a thought and a tingling of her skin to make the coins twirl in the air and settle down into neat piles.

A school where she could just be herself. What could go wrong? Truth would never lie to her...not someone with the name "Truth" who spoke so ferverently about and for people like her.

Ok I'm interested. Tell me more.

 

[Radiant]

January.11.2004
New York City
22:40
"Err, kid your darn strong"
He frees himself from the hug slowly, and smiles a bit. It doesnt look like his face is used to it.
"No wonder seeing how you eat."
He seems a bit uncomfortable with the kiss but says nothing about it.
"Don't thank me, its bad enoug that kids your age think its neccesary to thank someone just for giving them a chance. Just proves what crap the world has become."
He cheks his cellphone again without even noticing it.
"Luka wants to create a place for young mutants to keep them out of places like that hospital you where in, i'm here to collect a young mutant for her who attracted some attention. Sorry to say i wasn't here to get you out of there, that was just dumb old luck."
He looks at the las fading bruises and his face hardens. You can barely make out his words as he mumbles.
"Had i known what they're doing in there i'd blasted the whole place to bits."

 

[Radiant]

December.11.2003
Seattle
17:55
"We are trying to find young mutants and found a school for them here. Here means in Costa Rica. Mutants have the same right as everione else in this country, there is not even a law forcing them to register. And did i mention the weather?=)
We work together with San Graciano college who offer places to sudents from other countries. But that is only half of it, we also have a training facility to learn the use of your powers.
I have already sent a letter this an invitation to visit the San G college to your parents i'll leave it to you if you tell them the rest. Despite appearances i know only as much about you as one can get from datafiles and the use of your creditcard so i can't tell if they even know you are a mutant. If you agree somone will be sent to get you next month, it's not that easy to catch a flight to Costa Rica without getting caught by a pre-flight delta sniffer after all."