Challenges and Traps
October 28, 2009
I hate to say it, but I think my actions at CC Corp have had consequences, my friend mister Tokuoka has been fired, I have been unable to contact him in a few days, close to a week. I had Dractaros hack into there database and he found that he was fired, rather harshly. I hope he receives my last e-mail, something tell me he'll want to see what has been happening with his own eyes. Today, we are just going to meet in Mac Anu in the back ally that Dractaros found way back.
The city of Mac Anu was very crowded today, lot of people around talking about the latest event announced by CC Corp today. The noon setting was great and many people where traveling to all area's of Mac Anu. In the back alley where Drako and Dractaros have met a number of times, it was bright which was different as the alley was usually in shade.
"So, Mr. Tokuoka was fired, I think that our last ally inside the company is now gone" Dractaros said.
He was leaning against the wall facing the river, Drako was against the other wall, and I was sitting on the edge of the alley looking out towards the distant buildings. "Well, Rea wants to help, but" I started.
"But you or any of us don't want to risk her job to" Drako interrupted.
"Right, she's already got Lios looking over her shoulder, so we wouldn't be able to ask her for help without him knowing" I replied, I turned my head around and looked at Dractaros.
"Well then, we'll just have to stick to our current allies" Dractaros said as he lifted his head.
"Drac, has there been any activity lately?" Drako asked.
"As usual, nothing, it's like there even wasn't any problems"
"Any idea's why?" I asked.
"Ether they have stopped, or there just hasn't been any real sightings or activity, and this dam event doesn't help"
"What is this event," Drako asked, "All that I've heard is it involves grunties"
"Well," I started, "If I recall what was being planned before I was fired, it's a race, challengers choose a grunty they've raised and race for prizes. I think it's a beta trial for an idea for the next version, why are you so curious?"
"I'm thinking of entering it"
"What!" Dractaros said, he got off the wall and stood there, "Why are you thinking of doing that, you know CC Corp is looking for us, I wouldn't be surprised if soon they say that we are events to be killed just like what happened when the crimson knights where around"
"I'm doing it because one, I like grunties, and I want to show that I'm the best racer, I use to be grunty races with others before I met up with you again, and I was dam good. Two, we have to show Lios and those other bustards that we are not afraid to show our faces, be sides, we are well protected against any attempts to delete our character data. Third, Balmung is sure to be at this, and I want to prove that he isn't the best out there"
"But doesn't Bulmung not like grunties" I asked.
"Ya, but he always try to show he's the best"
"Well anyways, you have thought this though haven't you?" Dractaros asked.
"Yes I have, so I say lets do this"
"There is one flow in your reasons, we are protected, but they may have found a way around such a protection. You can't rely on it forever"
"So make a new one, or remode it somehow to make it unpassable"
"Hmmmm"
"Well, there is one think that can help with such a plan" I spoke up.
Both of them looked aver at me and asked, "What?" at the same time.
"Well, knowing Lios, he'll plan for us, or at least one of use to come, planning to delete them or us, but what if we had a counter plan"
"Ok, you lost me, what counter plan?" Drako asked sounding lost.
"I get it" Dractaros said with his hand under his chin.
"Mind telling me then?" Drako said, he must feel really stupid right now.
"We use the event to get whatever data we can straight from CC Corp, right through Lios' character"
"Right," I replied, "We use his character data as a down link to download ever bit of information he has about the current situation"
"The only problem is that he will know about such a download, when is this even to take place?"
"Round New Years, I think around noon of New Years day"
"So that would be about 9 or 10 A.M. for me, right?" Drako asked sounding like he was thinking as hard as he could.
"Try not to strain your brain to much man, you might hurt yourself" Dractaros said in a smart-ass tone.
"Go to hell smart-ass"
"Wow, no four letter word?"
"Hey, you know dam well that everyone has some sort of shit fit about that word"
"Hey man, I just messing with you, relax a little"
"Well, in any case, we still need to find a way around the download notice"
"Maybe you could ask Helba?" Drako suggested.
"Ya right man, you know she won't, she only helps when she wants to"
"But she hates Lios"
"I would hardly say hates him, more like dislikes him" I corrected.
"Fine, she dislikes him, but wouldn't she want to help because of that, to mess with him, she likes to do that doesn't she?"
"Even if so, I don't think she'd make it easy for us, so she would most likely say she won't" Dractaros replied.
"Why wouldn't she, I mean, she could bug Lios, get information straight from CC Corps mouths, and help us out all at once"
"Because she thinks that others should find the answers themselves, so she would have us do it ourselves to learn and to do it for ourselves. That's just the way she works man, not a soul alive could change so otherwise"
Drako turned his head towards the river and said, "Dam, so now what?"
"Well, maybe I could make a silent download, like an auto download, except that such a think won't be easy, namely cuse I'll have to know more about the computers CC Corp uses"
"Well, I can help you with that" I spoke up.
"But even with that, it's making a specific hacking program that has to be able to avoid and blocks of firewalls that CC Corp may have"
"Well, maybe Helba with give a 'small helping hand' there" Drako said.
"Well, it's a start, but Drako, how would you feel being bait for a ploy to get enemy information?" Dractaros asked.
"Don't worry, it's me"
"For some reason, that worries me" I stated.
"Hey! That's mean, come on what do you think I'm going to do, run straight up to the asshole and kill him"
"No, I'm just saying that I'm worried for some reason, like something might go wrong while we are doing this"
"Well no one said this was going to be easy, I mean what things in life do you want that won't be hard to get"
"The point being," Dractaros interrupted, "Is that we need to plan this as best we can and fighting won't help. Drakanair, I know worried about Tokuoka, but right now your not doing anyone any good getting mad and upset about getting anyone else in trouble, it's to late for that. We're all in this together, so we must try our best to get out of this together, alright?"
"Right" Drako moaned.
"Ya, right, sorry" I replied.
"Don't worry about it ok, we just need to plan out our next move very carefully is all" Dractaros said back to me.
"Well, we got a bit more them 2 months to go before it happens, so we got plenty of time" Drako said.
"Yes, but best plans are made before the time to leave space for change" Dractaros said trying to sound wise.
"Right Mr. Smart-ass"
"Hey!"
"I got an idea" I spoke up.
Both of them looked at me with a puzzled look on their face, best to stop another fight from breaking out.
"Why don't we go to a dungeon, get some leveling, maybe find books like Drako wanted, and we can plan out our moves"
"Um, sure, but where?" Drako asked looking puzzled still.
"I don't know, maybe Sigma Obedient Betrayed Abyss, or Lambda Dog Dancing Dusk Far Thunder, just some place."
"… Ok, I'm game for an adventure" Dractaros said.
"Ok, but only if I'm group leader" Drako said energetically.
"Again, you where group leader last time"
"Ya, and we wasted the enemy"
"Only cuse we were in a lower level dungeon"
"Ha ha ha ha ha" I busted out.
We do have a tough time ahead of us, and even though someone or something is trying to stop us, I know that we will continue to try until we find out.