[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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[deus_ex_phs]

[Hmm. Probably better than him, at least. He'll take it.]

Alright.

Sorry, can't get anyone to video my screen. I'm not with the others right now. Took a tent and went exploring. They'll catch up tomorrow night.

Would you rather wait until then?

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[0thingsonmymind]

*Oh...well. He can work without it.*

ican now

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[deus_ex_phs]

What do I do, then?

[He may not know how to hack that well, but he should be able to tell if Brian knows what he's doing.]

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[0thingsonmymind]

*Insert 'password cracking for beginers' instructions here. Without his usual typing 'quirk' even.
He'll go more in depth if asked, but lets start with the basics.*

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[deus_ex_phs]

[Interesting. How much of Brian's "quirk" is an act? Kunsel will be taking note of that.

Looks like basic cracking isn't going to cut it, though. The security here is definitely top-notch. Better step it up if you want results, Brian.]

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[0thingsonmymind]

*Please don't ask him about it later :(

Half the point of the easy way was to make sure Kunsel could follow it. Since that seems the case he'll go into more advanced stuff. He's not the best, but he's a passable hacker so it should help Kunsel get there.*

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[deus_ex_phs]

[At least since Kunsel's getting help from more than one person here, the others should be able to make up for whatever Brian might be lacking in. It's still going to take them a good while, though.

Which means plenty of time to comment on other things.]

Your typing is clearer.

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[0thingsonmymind]

*Oh well, it wasn't like he expected Kunsel of all people to miss that.*

i died

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[deus_ex_phs]

Ah. Odd death loss.

[But strangely explains it.]

So this is temporary?

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[0thingsonmymind]

i guess. its still as bad as the others, though

*Well, its screwing him up immensely, at least.*

yeah, i'll be back to normal in a few days.

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[deus_ex_phs]

["Normal" is such a relative term. Normal for Brian is definitely not normal for everyone else.

But sounds like Brian prefers it the other way.]

Bad or not, I'll take the convenience. This would be harder with you the normal way.

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[0thingsonmymind]

*"Normal" is just easier to say. Right now he's not really sure what he'd prefer, but when he goes back to his usual state he knows he'll prefer it that way.*

yeah. i would try but...i don't know if i'd be able to actually get anything across.
nice timing, i guess

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[deus_ex_phs]

You'd be surprised. I can usually make a decent stab at what you're saying.

[Or so he thinks.]

Definitely some good luck, though. We could use a little more of that these days.

Speaking of luck...

[He gives Brian the next string of code on the screen. Surely they can't be far from a breakthrough, considering how long they've been at this, and how many people are working on it.]

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[0thingsonmymind]

that's good. right now i'm not sure how much sense any of it makes.

*It always makes perfect sense at the time, though.
Also: He resumes lessons!*

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[deus_ex_phs]

[It ends up taking a while, and some consultation with the others involved, but eventually Kunsel makes a satisfied noise before texting Brian back.]

Got it! It's asking for an image now. There's something that looks like a scanner here, but I think I could updload an image directly, too. Testing it out with my SOLDIER key card now.

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[deus_ex_phs]

Huh. Looks like it's a machine for making key cards. I just got a perfect duplicate of my key card. Can't test its functionality, of course, but in theory, this could be useful.

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[0thingsonmymind]

*Make keycards? Hmmm.
It might be a good idea to have another copy of Robert Miller's card. He's not entirely sure he wants to give it up, though...it was kind of Tim's last gift to him.
But the answers were more important, right? Especially if something happened to him again.*

that could be pretty useful. can you make a copy from images or does it have to be the actual keycard scanned in?

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[deus_ex_phs]

Looks like I can make copies from just images. No way to tell yet if they'll actually work, but Steph just sent me a picture of what we think is the key card for the power plant up here, and the machine definitely printed a key card from it.

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[0thingsonmymind]

*He just sends pictures of Robert Miller's picture-less key card.*

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[deus_ex_phs]

[Kunsel immediately attempts to load the image into the machine, and...

Damn.]

"Copyright protection error." It won't let me copy that card.

[0thingsonmymind]

damn

oh well. i guess that'd be too easy for this place.

let me know if the card for the powerplant works?

[deus_ex_phs]

Honestly, I'll be a little surprised if the other one works, given that all we had was a picture of it. I'll definitely keep you update, though.

[0thingsonmymind]

thanks

[deus_ex_phs]

You're welcome.

[deus_ex_phs]

[After talking to Stephen here.]

Hey, the question came up with someone else, but where did you find Miller's card?