Yay! Got that inspiration bonk on the head. Finally.
~*~*~*~
Ed hummed softly to herself, her concentration on the terminal in front of her. She stopped abruptly, pushing the comm. Button to Faye's phone.
"He's on the move, Faye-momma." She warned, eyes still glued to the screen. "He's headed straight for you, and he's not paying attention to where he's going."
"Good." Faye responded, a smile in her voice. "Time to turn up the old Valentine Charm. Thanks for the heads-up, kid."
"No prob." Ed responded, releasing the button. "And... There!" She muttered, touching the screen lightly and moving her knight over two and forward one.
-Good move, E.V.!- Flashed across the bottom of the screen, below the primitive 2-d chessboard.
-Glad you think so. - Ed typed back as she waited for R.Y. to move. Down the right side of the screen was the window for Ed's newest hacking program, which was finding out just who this R.Y. was. In the top left hand corner was the window keeping track of Faye's target bounty head.
R.Y. moved a rook into a tempting position, where either Ed's queen or remaining bishop could capture it. –Your turn.- R.Y. sent, with a smiley face at the end.
Edward's response was to shift her kingside knight over one and back two, placing it in danger from R.Y.'s queen. Then the hacker program binged, having tracked R.Y.'s signal to its source.
"Africa..." Ed muttered, looking at the info she'd gotten. "Only 10? That's less than Edward's age!"
Another message flashed across the screen, catching Ed's attention. –YOU HACKED ME?- It demanded, almost indignantly. Edward's screen was suddenly covered by a live-feed webcam link, showing a very angry little boy with dark skin, flashing silver eyes, and dark golden hair.
"YOU HACKED ME?" He demanded again. "How could you?"
"How did you get on Edward's computer?" Edward asked, recoiling a little from the raging visage.
"You're not the only one who's good with computers! How do you think I managed to access something as old as that chess group? And don't change the subject! Why did you hack me?"
"Because... Because Edward wanted to know who R.Y. is." Ed said, her cheeks flushing.
"Then you should have asked! I would have told you! I would have even opened video feed if you wanted!"
"But..."
"Well, thanks to the program I made, I know who you are now, so I guess we're even." The boy said, relaxing considerable. "My name's Ryan." The vidscreen downsized so that Ed's other programs were visible.
"Edward's name is Edward!" Ed replied, smiling again. "Edward has a new friend! Wait till Faye-momma finds out!"
~*~*~*~
Ed hummed softly to herself, her concentration on the terminal in front of her. She stopped abruptly, pushing the comm. Button to Faye's phone.
"He's on the move, Faye-momma." She warned, eyes still glued to the screen. "He's headed straight for you, and he's not paying attention to where he's going."
"Good." Faye responded, a smile in her voice. "Time to turn up the old Valentine Charm. Thanks for the heads-up, kid."
"No prob." Ed responded, releasing the button. "And... There!" She muttered, touching the screen lightly and moving her knight over two and forward one.
-Good move, E.V.!- Flashed across the bottom of the screen, below the primitive 2-d chessboard.
-Glad you think so. - Ed typed back as she waited for R.Y. to move. Down the right side of the screen was the window for Ed's newest hacking program, which was finding out just who this R.Y. was. In the top left hand corner was the window keeping track of Faye's target bounty head.
R.Y. moved a rook into a tempting position, where either Ed's queen or remaining bishop could capture it. –Your turn.- R.Y. sent, with a smiley face at the end.
Edward's response was to shift her kingside knight over one and back two, placing it in danger from R.Y.'s queen. Then the hacker program binged, having tracked R.Y.'s signal to its source.
"Africa..." Ed muttered, looking at the info she'd gotten. "Only 10? That's less than Edward's age!"
Another message flashed across the screen, catching Ed's attention. –YOU HACKED ME?- It demanded, almost indignantly. Edward's screen was suddenly covered by a live-feed webcam link, showing a very angry little boy with dark skin, flashing silver eyes, and dark golden hair.
"YOU HACKED ME?" He demanded again. "How could you?"
"How did you get on Edward's computer?" Edward asked, recoiling a little from the raging visage.
"You're not the only one who's good with computers! How do you think I managed to access something as old as that chess group? And don't change the subject! Why did you hack me?"
"Because... Because Edward wanted to know who R.Y. is." Ed said, her cheeks flushing.
"Then you should have asked! I would have told you! I would have even opened video feed if you wanted!"
"But..."
"Well, thanks to the program I made, I know who you are now, so I guess we're even." The boy said, relaxing considerable. "My name's Ryan." The vidscreen downsized so that Ed's other programs were visible.
"Edward's name is Edward!" Ed replied, smiling again. "Edward has a new friend! Wait till Faye-momma finds out!"