Dr. Amundsen / Discussion

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Vholes 31 Jul 2010 05:46

I've got good news and bad news. The good news is that I've figured out what sort of encryption they used. The bad news is that I won't be able to get through it unless they made a mistake… and even then it might take years.

The other good news is that it's a Midgard system and we might be able to get it decrypted with your help… assuming you're a fair hand at hacking and infiltration.

"How?"

Ah, yeah, it's a little complicated if you haven't used it before. The original cipher was intended to remotely brick stolen or compromised devices, so they're not really focused on usability.

Anyway, if it still works, you need a connection to the corporate systems to get the one-time key to decrypt it. To get the connection, you'd need to be admin on one of the remote facilities servers.

You'll need to have the encrypted PDA connected for at least a couple minutes, because the key is huge… as large as the entire contents of the PDA, actually. Sorry for the encryption lesson.

Anyway, the big hurdles should be getting admin access to the remote server and standing there waiting for the download. Unless you're mirroring the access of the same person who encrypted it, it'll trip some alarms at corporate.

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In the beginning, men were mortal.

razielsonofkain 02 Aug 2010 13:30

if dr amundsen is dead:

the image needs to be uploaded onto the wiki by the way

This office is completely trashed. Computers, chairs, and paper files have been thrown everywhere. More disturbing, however, is the staring eye painted on the wall with what you hope is red paint.

You take a while to search the office, looking for any student records. It seems like she kept most of the records on her computer, but one stack of print outs are nestled snugly in an overturned desk's drawer.

Strangely, the whole stack seems to deal with one student.

You found: Arthur J. documents

Vholes 03 Sep 2010 18:46

choosing her as a contact

I'm kind of surprised, to be honest. Helen always seems a bit more reliable… although I guess her times in the Slags may have changed that.

We know what we need going forward, though: more information. The more of their facilities we crack, the more data we can gather, the better decisions we can make.

I know Special Projects. Eventually, we'll know more than anyone in Special Projects. Then we can bring the whole thing toppling down.

(ends convo)

(talk again)

Let's give everyone time to drop off the grid. It'll be a while, but it's time well spent if Midgard can't hunt us down again.

"What then?"

Well, Special Projects is built on secrecy, protecting them from the outside world… management… even each other.

We peel that back, layer by layer. It won't be pretty, but if we open up enough of their systems and shine lights in enough dark corners, we'll learn enough to stop them.

(ends convo)
"All right" (ends convo)

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In the beginning, men were mortal.

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Happy Yeti 05 Oct 2010 19:14

Talking to her after completing her part of the Survivor's quest, without Dr. Thomas as a contact beforehand, though after talking to Dr. Thomas about Yggdrasil.

Keep your eye out for anything involving Special Projects or that Yggdrasil. I have a feeling Dr. Thomas is tied into Special Projects somehow.

It's possible she's gone rogue, but if she's acting on their orders…

How so?
Alright

Well, if Midgard itself is behind all of this… they have the resources to crush us if they find us. We'd have to work very carefully.

But unless things have changed a lot in the last few years, most of the departments operate separately or even at cross-purposes. So it might just be a department with no oversight, cutting edge tech, and the resources of a major corporation in its own right.

When I say it like that, it doesn't sound like good news, does it? Trust me, it is.