From: oholme@citidas.triop.com <Oscar Holmehurst>
To:   ediego@citidas.triop.com <Edward Diego, VP TriOp Marketing>
Bcc:  hbichenb@citidas.triop.com <Hans Bichenbach>
      mcavendi@citidas.triop.com <Moriah Cavendish>
Date: 02.Apr.71
Subject: Experiments

Diego;

The experiments with the toxins and virii in the sealed labs continue
to progress.  We have introduced mutations into a variety of sample
tissue cultures from plant, animal, and human subjects.  In time, we
should be able to trigger radical metabolic changes and structural
changes within the cells.  Already cellular function can now be
enhanced, supressed, or terminated at will.  Dr. Cavendish believes
that perhaps we may even be able to trigger extensive morphological
changes throughout an entire test subject according to biological,
chemical, and environmental stimuli if a suitable virus is developed.
Our next step is to devise a method to deliver the new pharmecuticals
through airborne vectors, as well as developing a way to neutralize
and/or innoculate against the toxin/virii effects via antidotes.

--- Holmehurst

===

From:  giri@sword.hvn <Giri, Bright Lilim of the Sword>
To:    ian@lightning.hvn <Ian, Malakite of Lightning>
Date:  2071.04/05
Subject:  Host Personnel Aboard Citidas
 
Ian:
 
I have spent some time researching those of the Host currently aboard
Station Citidas, and have managed to uncover two known Roles aboard
the station other than your own.  Those are:
 
Bedsodeiah, Power of the Sword; Role Father Benjamin Deitrich,
stationed on Citidas

Irpeel, Intercessor of Flowers; Role Doctor Penny Anderson, Citidas
Medical Personnel
 
If there are any other agents on board, I will let you know as
possible.  Some of them may be deep cover, so I advise you to take
this in account and contact only as Role allows, and that rarely.
 
I have also notified at least a couple high-ranking Servitors of the
Sword as to the possible incursion by the Void on board Citidas.
Chamael, King of Mars, and Gediel, Throne of Altitudes, are now aware
of your situation and will do what they can to take this into account.
Through them I have had contact with Kafziel, Most Holy of Saturn, who
was enormous help in locating the above Roles, though Citidas is still
new enough it is not yet in the Records of the Sword.  I am also
certain that the Lord Commander will find this of great interest and
take appropriate measures as he has time and ability to.

If you have any other questions or concerns, let me know as you can.
 
In Honor,
 
Giri, Bright of the Sword.

===

From: giri@sword.hvn <Giri, Bright Lilim of the Sword>
To:   laurence@sword.hvn <Laurence, Lord Commander of the Host>
Date: 2071.04/05
Subject:  Possible Void Incursions
 
 
Lord Commander:
 
It has recently come to my attention via one Ian, Virtue of Lightning,
about a possible incursion by diabolicals of the Void on Space Station
Citidas, wherein his Role is stationed.  He has no firm proof, but
there have been numerous Disturbances not of his doing that he has
experienced, and the quality of those Disturbances seem to very much
suggest the Void, or possibly Nightmares, in their sense of emptiness
and fear.
 
I have gone to measures to locate for him a list of others of the Host
stationed out on Citidas, but it's strongly felt given the quality and
the quantity of most of the reported Disturbances that there are more
celestials than our side there.  My greatest concern is the potential
for Infernal Tether formation--this is *not* something that is
tatically affordable for the Host that far out in the solar system.  I
have informed Chamael, King of Mars, Gediel, Throne of Altitudes, and
they have in turn done so for Kafziel, Most Holy of Saturn, but it
seemed greatly mete for me to do so for you as well, my Lord, in the
case they were not able to as yet.  I am also very concerned for the
welfare of those angels also stationed there, not least of which that
of Bedsodeiah, your Servitor and my Brother in service.
 
I will inform you of any changes or updates in the situation as
applicable, Lord Commander.
 
 
Semper Vigilis,
 
Giri, Bright of the Sword

===

From: bscheurs@security.citidas.triop.com  <Brian Scheurs>
To:   ascheurs@tsunami.skylink.net  <Alex Scheurs>
Date: 11.Apr.71
Subject: *grumble*

Hey Dad.

Well, we've got a great security force, but we definitely need more
and better computer people around this place.  Some idiot hacked into
the TriOp network last night from Earth via our Internet Gamma link
and tried to lift some files out of the Citidas database.  Fortunately
SHODAN spotted him and TriOp's security in New Atlanta caught the
twit.  Doesn't look like he had a chance to swipe any files or do any
damage, but SHODAN is going over all systems with a fine-tooth comb
just to make sure.

*sigh* The fun never ends sometimes.  Catch you later.

--Bri.

<<<***ARASAKA DECRYPT***>>>

As far as -I- can tell, this hack was an inside job; TriOp no doubt
has their share of disgruntled employees given the politics... and the
character of the people in charge.  I could be wrong, but TriOp is
pretty recent on the scene, and some of their workers could be
protesting the mergers in their own special way.

That said, -do- we have any moles trying to hack the database?  If
there are any let me know so I can at least try and coordinate with
them.

From what the tech-heads are saying, it sounds like the guy made some
serious inroads into the network before SHODAN caught him.  Too bad;
his knowhow might be useful.  I'll try and keep an eye on him via
reports if I can.

[EOF]

===

From: ediego@citidas.triop.com <Edward Diego, VP TriOp Marketing>
To:   24601@citidas.triop.com <TriOp Employee 2-4601>
Date: 13.Apr.71
Subject: Assistance

You may be wondering why you're getting an email when you're expecting
to do time, so I'll get right to the point.  This is Edward Diego from
TriOp Corporation.  The charges against you for hacking into our
Corporate Network are severe, but they could be dismissed, if you
perform a... service.  Who knows, there might even be a military grade
neural interface in it for you; If you do the job -right-.  Let me
know if you're interested.

--- Diego

===

From: tmperez@bebop.dcl.uiuc.edu  <Tina Manoa-Perez>
To:   bscheurs@security.citidas.triop.com  <Brian Scheurs>
Date: 16.Apr.71
Subject: INTERVIEW!!!

[Tina grabs Brian and gives him a big fat smoochie]

*Guess what*?  I got an interview for the 23rd of this month in
California at TriOp for a position!  I so happy!  This will shortly be
sidelined by a case of the screaming heebies but hey, I'm enjoying
while I can.  I'll let you know what the outcome is....take care and
I'll talk to you soon.

All my love,

Tina

===

From: bmerril@citidas.triop.com <Boris Merril>
To:   lkalerin@citidas.triop.com <Lars Kalerin>
      jstevens@citidas.triop.com <Jen Stevens>
Date: 18.Apr.71
Subject: Disturbance in Medical

You know how we've been picking up the occasional lil' disturbances
'round the station, but we haven't figured out quite who made 'em
'sides ourselves?  Well, I was hanging out with the stiffs down in the
vault, like I always do, when the Symphony started ringin' something
fierce.  I ran to go check, and there was one of the assistant doctors
... and she'd just finished off a -Song of Healing- on one of the
unconcious patients (I think he was the one whose legs had gotten
crushed by a dropped load from a maint-bot).

I don't beleive it.  We've got a damn -angel- running around in
Medical.  It's the only explination... and with the amount of potted
plants around and in her office, I'd have to say she's one of
Novalis's flowerbitches.  We aren't gonna be able to let this slide,
guys... she's promoting (ugh) -life-, of all things.  Now, Balak, I
know you'd like to tear her a new one, and Zoblink, you quite frankly
don't care, but I think I've got a better option.

She's a long way from home.  She's got nobody she can call on.
There's a lot more of us than there is of her.  Let's make her Fall.
That'll be sure to make our Dread Lord happy...

---H.

===

From: bscheurs@securitycitidas.triop.com  <Brian Scheurs>
To:   tmperez@bebop.dcl.uiuc.edu  <Tina Manoa-Perez>
Date: 18.Apr.71
Subject: long day

Hello again Love.

A maintenance bot malfunctioned today and dropped the load of pipes it
was carrying... right onto a maintenance worker.  Crushed his legs
like matchsticks and probably would've killed him if he'd been one
meter closer.  Fortunately I was there and got the guy down to
Medical, and Penny took over from there.  She thinks he -will- be able
to walk again, but of course he's going to be out of it for a long
time.

*sigh* Just another long day in the life of a station security
officer.  How I wish the nights could be spent in your arms and not
alone in a military bed.  I'll try and ask about some shore leave
sometime soon.

XXOOXX

-Bri.

<<<***LIGHTNING DECRYPTION***>>>

I don't think he knew I was watching him, but that Harlan Masters
fellow was there when that 'bot broke down, watching.  He was enjoying
that little mishap far too much.  And there's a few too many repair
orders being directed toward his quarters for my taste.  Too much
Destruction, with a capital D.  But Technology and Destruction do not
mix... so who is he working for?

I'm a little worried about Penny -- or should I say Irpeel -- too.
After I brought that worker in, she knit him back together with a Song
of Healing.  The Symphony reacted, of course, but that wasn't the
problem... the problem was, I could hear a rotten note in her voice.
I don't know how Dissonant she is and I can't ask without drawing too
much attention to myself.  I'm -quite- sure Masters -- or whatever his
name really is -- has everything to do with this, but again I can't do
a damn thing about it.

*sigh* Damn, I need to get away from here for a while.  I need to see
you again.

[EOF]

===

From: tmperez@bebop.dcl.uiuc.edu  <Tina Manoa-Perez>
To:   bscheurs@security.citidas.triop.com  <Brian Scheurs>
Date: 23.Apr.71
Subject: Ze interview fallout!

Hi, love:

....OW on the bot.... I'm very glad that at least the poor guy wasn't
killed.  <winces, and sighs> And glad he's being taken care of as much
as they can.

More encouraging news, though.  I just got back from California and am
in the process of removing Interview Torture Regalia (pity you're not
here to watch ;) ).  It went *great*.  Ms. Taggert (the Triop Program
Designer, who interviewed me) said she'd never seen anybody do so well
on the coding tests as I have in a long time, which is *really*
encouraging.  More so since apparently the competition for
internships, especially at Citidas, is red-hot, so I'll need all the
help I can get.  We hit it off though, so that and the above as well
as my resume should all be very strong points in my favor.  I hope I
can hear back in a couple weeks, a month at most, about what the scoop
is.  Then...hopefully...I can make the shore leave moot.  <small
smile> And that you get your quota of hugs.  Take care, sweetie.

All my love,

Tina

<<<***LIGHTNING DECRYPTION***>>>

(Tippy shivers a bit)

This is not good.  This is very not good.  This, in fact, is
definitely making all my Hellborn Sensors go ping in loud screechy
tones, Ian.  You're right, this Masters guy is very not good news.
Word needs to get to Boss ASAP, because if he's got buddies....what
kind are they, if he's the Destructive type?  I don't want to have
happen to you again what happened before to you, and Valanna.  And if
they're not Technology...Time to hit the files.

The bit with Penny is also really worrisome...has she been in contact
with her Mom recently?  I could maybe drop a line to her, I hope,
though I know her scheduler is pretty darn full.  But this is
important, I think.  You guys apparently aren't in the frying pan,
you're in the fire.  And I'm pretty sure that's something neither Boss
nor the Momma bargained for.  And if you don't know how sour she's
gone...

Dammit.  <sigh, closes eyes> I feel so helpless.  I'll bust my butt to
do what I can over here, and hope it works.  And hope something comes
of the interview, so maybe Boss can sneak me an' some company over to
Citidas to back you up...

(Tau is all in favor of this plan.  The little bastard's been reading
my mail, but at least he's a *worried* eavesdropper.  <wg>)

And...a little something I couldn't mention on the above part.  I had
the interview in Taggert's office, which, true to form, had mountains
of printouts in it.  While waiting for her to return after I smoked
the test...I noted coding on the printouts on top that look a whole
*heck* of a lot like the stuff that was pirated from the ACT in that
one hacking attempt, studentile cruft and all.  It was a bit of a
shock...but not an entirely complete one, given things.  I'm 99
percent Taggert herself is innocent, because it's been long enough for
the stuff to sift to her office without her having ever been involved.
This is even ignoring the fact she was griping about the sloppiness of
the coding, and the fact that I resonated her pretty darn deeply, and
I got Needs to get the coders to code cleanly...and find out how on
earth some of the stuff integrated into SHODAN got *this* advanced all
of a sudden. <wryly> Gosh, I have a feeling she'd be livid if she
found out some of the possible real sources, too, hon...  And I'd just
loooooove to help her find the sleazeball in TriOp that's actually
coordinating the theft of all this stuff if she did.

Until then...take care.  I miss you, and most of all, I love you.
Never forget that.

In Illumination,
Tiphareth

===

From: ediego@citidas.triop.com <Edward Diego, VP TriOp Marketing>
To:   oholme@citidas.triop.com <Oscar Holmehurst>
Date: 27.Apr.71
Subject: investigation

Oscar, guess what?  I'm under investigation; so shred what you've got,
shred it ALL, got that?  Now get this... the logs of the experiments
are being protected by S.H.O.D.A.N., so I picked up some hacker who's
gonna crack it for us.  That'll give me access to the robos and the
other systems on the station, so we've got a sheild if they try to
dust me.  Sit tight, baby, it's under control.

--- Diego

===

From: mcavendi@citidas.triop.com <Moriah Cavendish>
To:   drv@tamagotchi.vapunet.com <Dr. V.>
Date: 28.Apr.71
Subject: Progress Report

***>>>=== CONTENT DECRYPTION BEGINS ===<<<*** 

Benificent and Great Doctor;

The accelerated mutagenic virus experiments continue under the cover
of Edward Diego's own black projects, allowing us to progress at a
rapid pace towards our intended goals.  It is refreshing to work with
a human who has his priorities straight-- the progression of pure
science without moralistic taint-- but his vision is still too
limited.  He has ordered a blackout of information and suspension of
the projects while he manages some mortal repercussions, a clear sign
of weakness on his part.  I and my team continue our experiments
unconcerned; our security measures in the system and the encodings of
our records within the computers of the station will easily withstand
any human attempt to break through them.

As for the experiments themselves, we have begun differentiation of
cell structures from basal cells treated with the virus strains,
coaxing them into new, adaptative forms.  Several experiments focus on
the improvement of organizational cellular structures from
single-celled creatures to multiple-celled creatures.  Others focus on
improving the internal and external structures of various plant and
animal species, combining them into new organisims created by pure
science.  Before the summer is completed, we hope to apply these
strains to human test subjects.  There is also the possiblity that
with enough engineering, these cultures will be able to be used
against celestial vessels, Science willing.

Glory to the Sciences for Eternity in Your Name,

Moriah

***>>>=== CONTENT DECRYPTION ENDS ===<<<***

===

From: jhaynes@citidas.triop.com <Jodi Haynes>
To:   jfortier@citidas.triop.com <Jared Fortier>
Date: 29.Apr.71
Subject: new viewing room

Hey Jared, I hear they're opening that new viewing room on the exec
level tomorrow night. Know anything about it? All the folks down here
been buzzin `bout seein' it, but there ain't no word about tickets or
seating or anything.

===

From: jfortier@citidas.triop.com <Jared Fortier>
To:   jhaynes@citidas.triop.com <Jodi Haynes>
Date: 30.Apr.71
Subject: execs only

Jodi, I've got some bad news about the viewing room.  Seating is very
limited - something like a dozen seats in the place - and of course
the execs get first dibs on tickets. It'll be months before we even
get a chance to see it. Figures, huh? I mean, who cares if a bunch of
maintenance slobs ever gets to use the nice new facilities, right?

===

From: rcosby@citidas.triop.com <Rosamond Cosby, TriOp Executive Level 6>
To:   hmasters@citidas.triop.com <Harlan Masters>,
      alane@citidas.triop.com <Alex Lane>, prosencr@citidas.triop.com
      <Peter Rosencrof>
Date: 30.Apr.71
Subject: Rightful Places

Well, like I was saying, Hamster, it's only -right- that the
insignificant humans should stay down in the lower levels.  After all,
they're not like -us-, the perfection that has been created in our
Dark Lady's image.  I couldn't care less if they lived or died, but
before they do they need to be made to understand the sheer -futility-
of their endeavours here.  Our Dark Lady's Word will not be denied,
and here will be an excellent place to demonstrate it.  I don't care
if you drain the Essence from them, Rosencrantz; or break their
pathetic little minds, Lane; but -do- try to keep them intact?  Their
despair and insignifigance will mean nothing if their souls are sent
prematurely to Hades...

Cosbi.