[network] @standardissue; It's a Code, Cruel World [open] [Night 217]

[deus_ex_phs]

Found something neat.

[There's light in the room that Kunsel's in, like the light from a computer screen. That's definitely not a tablet Kunsel's focusing his camera on, though. The room itself appears to be part of a small office. Hard to see the cubicles in the dark, but that hardly matters. That's not what Kunsel wants people to see.

No, it's the screen of a large machine that's been bolted to the ground. A screen that's still clearly working. It says "Please enter password" in plain text.]

Don't suppose anyone's found any random passwords lying around?

[He's posting this as much for his own sake as for information, since his discovery happens to coincide with an urge to share his fears that he's trying to resist right now.]

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@beyonce | audio

[thewarningafter]

[This is an important discovery, whatever it is, and this situation calls for gravitas and helpfulness.]

Have you tried "open sesame"?

@standardissue; perma-video on his end

[deus_ex_phs]

[Can you hear the wry grin in Kunsel's voice?]

You really think someone would use a password like that?

[Wry because he knows that yes, yes they would. Watch him enter "open sesame" into the machine.

Only to receive an "incorrect password" in return.]

perma-audio

[thewarningafter]

Oooh, better luck next time, right? How about "password"? Or better yet, "password1"?

[deus_ex_phs]

Not sure I want to risk getting locked out for passwords like that.

[As Steph helpfully pointed out, he doesn't know if this machine has a limit to the number of incorrect passwords it'll allow. Which is unfortunate, because he absolutely would be willing to try password after password all night long.]

[thewarningafter]

...Ah.

[That's right, they're probably dealing with a halfway decent security setup.]

Well, that just takes all the fun out of it.

[deus_ex_phs]

How many times have you run into people who used "password" as their password?

Hang on, gonna try something with some other people first. Might not need a password if it works.

@Spoiler ; video

[spoileralert]

Don't try too many passwords, or you might get locked out.

There's plenty of ways around a password block, assuming you can use any of them.

@standardissue; video

[deus_ex_phs]

There's a place where I can connect my tablet, but I'll be honest that I don't actually know that much about hacking.

video

[spoileralert]

Well, it can't hurt to try. What do you have access to when you plug it in? Could you talk and work at the same time?

[deus_ex_phs]

I can talk and work. That's not a problem. Can't show you what I'm seeing while I'm plugged in, though. I'm here by myself right now. Think you can work with me if I describe what I'm seeing?

[spoileralert]

Sure, easy. There probably won't be much of a visual component anyway.

[ She begins to describe to him the simplest way to hack a password, which is probably too easy to work. Still, may as well give it a go. ]

[private]

[deus_ex_phs]

[Just gonna switch this to private now, since, you know, hacking. Admin might or might not frown on that.]

Okay, that got me... You might want to write this down. Got a string of text here that I hope means something to you.

[Insert coding and hacking gibberish here.]

@totheark; text

[0thingsonmymind]

i can
help

*He...probably won't be able to keep up the act for this. But if it helps them find answers it should be worth it.*

text

[deus_ex_phs]

You can? In what way?

Re: text

[0thingsonmymind]

ican hack

Voice | @Summoner

[ninjainviolet]

[ Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. ]

That machine is working?

@standardissue; voice

[deus_ex_phs]

Yup! Told you it was neat. Not often we find machines that still work here. Possibly something to do with how it's constructed and bolted to the ground that prevented anyone from gutting it.

voice

[ninjainviolet]

That's...wow. [ She pauses for a moment. ] Or that security system has something to do with it. [ Another pause. ] Have you tried "Andromeda" or "Winter"?

[ Well, why not? ]

[deus_ex_phs]

Hmm. I'm not sure either of those two would have had anything to do with this office. Almost certainly not Winter. She was more of a visitor to this place. I'll go ahead and try Andromeda, though.

[Since we'll play this before Steph gave her warning about trying too many passwords.]

Damn, no luck.

[ninjainviolet]

Maybe not, but it couldn't hurt to try, could it? They could have been friends with someone there.

[ It's possible!

Yeah. Don't want to be locked out and have to contact customer support for assistance. ]

Well, it was worth a shot. [ A pause. ] Any idea what it does?

@guardian; video;

[phaseshifter]

Ooh. It's making my fingers itch.

[ She wiggles them to demonstrate. Wanna touch that machine. WANNA TOUCH IT BAAAAAAD. ]

Need a couple of coaches to talk you through getting in via less straightforward methods? Me and Rhys are both available. He's as good at it as I am. In my current state, anyway. Without all my siren hoodoo.

@standardissue; video

[deus_ex_phs]

[Kunsel grins with amusement at Angel's reaction.]

Figured that would catch your interest.

[Private]

Sure, I'll take any help I can get. You'll have to rely on my verbal descriptions, though, since I won't be able to show you what's on my screen.

private;

[phaseshifter]

You could tell me what's going on in freaking binary and I should be able to help. Really. Test me.

[ Don't test her. The ones and zeroes will never end. ]

Any idea what it's for? If this doesn't work out, you could ask Miller about it. It's not the most palatable alternative, but it could offer leads on where to get the password if this turns out to be a bust.

perma-private

[deus_ex_phs]

Binary would be a pain, Angel. Don't do that to either of us.

I think I want to exhaust all other resources before I go to Miller with this. It's a thought, but it could also be a bad idea.

Can't tell what the office I'm in was for. Everything's been cleared out. Or maybe I should say cleaned out. From the state of things here, I think this place is still getting cleaned regularly.

[phaseshifter]

Oh, dude. You think they have roombas? Or spiders with feather dusters? Keep an eye open.

[ Either option is FREAKING ADORABLE. ]

I'm a little curious, though. Iunno. It looks a little small to be anywhere super important, but it being cleaned regularly would suggest otherwise. Right?