<span style='color:red'>*Follows Dea looking slightly worried.* "Err, <i>you</i> can have the top bunk." *Turns to others a wispers* "I think she likes me <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo-->"</span>
<span style='color:green'>"I want everyone to know. I hate my life, i hate my job and i hate all of you" *Laughs* "I'm just jokeing i love you all ! Hahaha" *Walks off the mess hall*</span>
<i>As you are all walking down the corridor, the air is filled with a loud beeping noise before the shocker grenade goes of in your dorm, the walls are instantly blown and the cieling falls in, looks like the attacker wanted to stun then kill you. A marine stops by saying you can stay in the libary and food shall be delivered to you before heading of to the accident site. Prehaps you could find a computer there to find out who the attacker was.</i>
<span style='color:yellow'>"meh. boggle you have what you need from the mech? library then." *heads to library* </span> /me adds to list of "idjiots who need blood flow to brain increased via castration"
<span style='color:gray'>*As i follow Boggle I say "I decided to sleep in armour after hearing about <i>'them'</i>. One less thing to worry about I suppose... Its starting to seem like a <i>very</i> good idea!."* "I suppose it could be a test... Only reason for such a Rube Goldberg assasination attempt."</span>
Epoch, most of my edits are for forgetting the [/color] tag. So you arn't the only one.
You know, my last post was made at 00:03 local. This post is made at 9:38 local. So either most of you are insomniacs or are not in the same timezone.
<span style='color:red'>"Pyromaniac? You'd rather have that Mech mutaltor walking about then Boggle?" *Dissmalantles my dual barreled rocket launcher and caress it lovingly, then puts it safely under a chair.* "Don't worry baby, don't you listern to him." *Pats rocket launcher, like a mother putting her child to sleep.* "I've put him away now. We wouldn't want this place trashed now would we <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->" "And I saved your life too, well thats gratitude for you <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> " *Looks up and down the isles of data slabs* "I don't like this place, my soldiers instinct says its to enclosed. All these rows of data archives would make an ambush here easy. We've already had one attempt." *Draws my pistol* "I'll take first watch." *Walks of down the first row* "Rest of you get some shut eye. Boggle find out whats going on, and Gwahir keep an eye on him please."</span>
<span style='color:gray'>Great... forgot to grab any weapons... Oh well, I guess I'll have to make do with the stuff in the medikit" *pulls out a very sharp scapel* "I just hope they're not <i>too</i> heavily armoured"</span>
Its just that I go to sleep at 'round midnight and theres half a dozen posts by the time I wake up...
well, i come back from dinner and the battles over. its cause all you gents arre from britan, and there is a five hour lag.
<span style='color:yellow'>*does a sweep of the aisles* "fine, we need sleep. that goes for everyone except epoch and boggle. wake me in three hours when its my shift." *lays down on the best-placed cot, akimbos under pillow* *thinks* "and be careful about it unless you have the frendly fire system enabled. I dont want to have to explain if a bullet ends up somewhere unfortunate. . . again."</span>
<span style='color:blue'>*rests chin on hand and starts trying to gain access to the disc*
"seems to be encrypted. level 5 or higher, pretty important stuff. Gwahir, i may need you help in figuring out these access codes. there's bound to be loads of them."</span>
Im in Britain and its 6:21 P.M here when i posted this message. BTW Dea, do you want to be the Akimbo pistol person ? <i>A marine comes pushing a trolley with food on it, you all choose what you want then he hands you a large parcel, it's labelled from Dr.Nirovikk, inside are security cards and documents, science lab coats, safety goggles and maps of the test lab and a note from, him of a man in his late 60's, he has large glasses and a small beard underneath it's labelled Dr.kasdeff.</i> <span style='color:gray'><b>Boggle starts hacking into the system, some words come up: To deactivate security device regarding the disc please shutdown the systems in the correct order: Nano defense System. Defense Matrix. Power Core. Back up units. Self repair unit. Clues: Defense Matrix is shut down after the Back up unit. Core must be shut down last. Nano defense must be shut down 4th.</b></span>
"there's not enough information. I know which two to shut down last, and i know which one not to shut down first, but that still leaves two that could be shut down first, three that could be shut down second and two that could be shut down third..."
*picks up note*
"lets see if this has any more information"</span>
<b>Thank you, 343, for giving me a puzzle that is impossible to solve.
By telling me the position of two of the shut-downs, you effectively reduced it to a three way puzzle, about which, all I know is that A must be shut down before B, with no knowledge of C. The means that either A or C could be first, any one of them could be second, and B and C that could be shut down last. The puzzle is insolvable without further information
<span style='color:blue'>"if the main systems are taken off line before the back-up systems, then, the back up systems will probably lock down the system even harder. Therefore, it makes sense to take the Back up units off line first, leaving the Defense Matrix and the Self repair unit second and third, although, I can't for the life of me work out which."
<span style='color:orange'>"I'm feeling a little stumped about it too" "We pretty much know the order of everything but the repair system. But I'm with you that back ups should be taken down first to prevent whatever we shutdown from simply being replaced by a secondary system." "An educated guess is that repair would come next, but really, I see no reason it can't come after defense, nothing is getting damaged, only shut down. Of course, defense might take two systems shutting down as an attack and activate." "So we're stuck between two choices: Back up repair defense nano core
<span style='color:red'>*Walks back to the others. And grabs a hot chocolate and takes a couple of sips.* *Looks at Gwahir and Boggle, playing away on the computer.* "All techno crap, can't we just blow the mainframe up?" *Aims my pistol at the screen and simulates firing it." "Is heavily chastise by the hackers so walks over to Dea.* "Dea, hope you got enough beauty sleep becauses it's your watch next." *Waits for her to wake before crashing in a comfy chair and putting my feet up on a desk.* *Checks my rocket launcher is under the chair. Which it still is.* "Well I'm gonna get some shut eye. Wake me if anything major happens." *Puts my head back, closes my eyes and is asleep within seconds.* *<i>Begins to dream the same reoccurring nightmare I've had since hearing about the Prometheus Project.</i>*</span>
<span style='color:orange'>"Don't worry, this place can't blow up that easily--" *While talking, one of Gwahir's fingers slips to the wrong key and an overhead light blows* "... Not a big explosion at least" *The light crashes to the ground* "... I should stop talking now"</span>
<span style='color:blue'>"Lets take out the back up systems then the defence systems. hopefully we can then take out the repair systems before they get the other two back online. then we go for the nano then the core."
<span style='color:red'>*Hears light explode and dives behind the comfy chair* "What! What?" *Pops head over with a pistol and points it at anything that moves* "Oh just a blown light." "That reminds my of my black ops days when I first joined. All hush, hush full nondisclosure and what not." *Goes into a long story of having to rescue hotages and getting my body count of 100+ without being hit once.* "Kind of like what that mech was doing. Standard Black Operation. To capture a target and if we failed kill it and destroy all evidence of us being there. Hell! Come to think of it we even used shoker grenades." "Definalty an inside job, but who would really want to kill <i>me</i>?"</span>
<b>Yo Boggle, you red or blue on this? What button are you gonna press?</b>
Well we know it goes in this order: 1)Backup or Self repair. 2)Self repair or defense *Note Defense must come after Self repair no matter what, so you cant have a space between Defense or Repair.* 3) Defense or backup depending what you choose first 4)Nano 5)Core
Think about, when someone hacks your files, you usually have a back up ready to restore them, if they get that to, then you start repairing it.
<span style='color:red'>"So, are we gonna get a full debriefing tomorrow moring or are the top brass gonna act like nothing happend? Even though I blew up a corridor and our room is trashed." "You know if some nano-engineers got to work they could probably have it all fixed. I want to be back in my own bed ASAP." *Goes to find Dea* "Hey Dea, I was thinking about our childhood. Maybe you could <i>persude</i> some of the gunts to talk about theirs, use your your cute charm on 'em or something, just get them to open up."</span>
<b>Just how far down the rabbit hole are you willing to go?</b>
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"Err, <i>you</i> can have the top bunk."
*Turns to others a wispers*
"I think she likes me <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo-->"</span>
<span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>Edit - FFS keep forgeting to add colour <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> </span>
(I'm so mean)
*heads off to the library to find a terminal to read the data disc on*</span>
*heads to library*
</span>
/me adds to list of "idjiots who need blood flow to brain increased via castration"
"I suppose it could be a test... Only reason for such a Rube Goldberg assasination attempt."</span>
Epoch, most of my edits are for forgetting the [/color] tag. So you arn't the only one.
You know, my last post was made at 00:03 local. This post is made at 9:38 local. So either most of you are insomniacs or are not in the same timezone.
edit: your five hours ahead of us. british probly. the forum time tag located above the posts is my local time.
This post was made at 10:40 local time (GMT)
*Dissmalantles my dual barreled rocket launcher and caress it lovingly, then puts it safely under a chair.*
"Don't worry baby, don't you listern to him."
*Pats rocket launcher, like a mother putting her child to sleep.*
"I've put him away now. We wouldn't want this place trashed now would we <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->"
"And I saved your life too, well thats gratitude for you <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> "
*Looks up and down the isles of data slabs*
"I don't like this place, my soldiers instinct says its to enclosed. All these rows of data archives would make an ambush here easy. We've already had one attempt."
*Draws my pistol*
"I'll take first watch."
*Walks of down the first row*
"Rest of you get some shut eye. Boggle find out whats going on, and Gwahir keep an eye on him please."</span>
I'm british, this was posted at 11:00 am (GMT)
*sits down at a terminal and inserts the disc*
"...only sometimes though"</span>
*pulls out a very sharp scapel*
"I just hope they're not <i>too</i> heavily armoured"</span>
Its just that I go to sleep at 'round midnight and theres half a dozen posts by the time I wake up...
<span style='color:yellow'>*does a sweep of the aisles*
"fine, we need sleep. that goes for everyone except epoch and boggle. wake me in three hours when its my shift."
*lays down on the best-placed cot, akimbos under pillow*
*thinks*
"and be careful about it unless you have the frendly fire system enabled. I dont want to have to explain if a bullet ends up somewhere unfortunate. . . again."</span>
"seems to be encrypted. level 5 or higher, pretty important stuff. Gwahir, i may need you help in figuring out these access codes. there's bound to be loads of them."</span>
<i>A marine comes pushing a trolley with food on it, you all choose what you want then he hands you a large parcel, it's labelled from Dr.Nirovikk, inside are security cards and documents, science lab coats, safety goggles and maps of the test lab and a note from, him of a man in his late 60's, he has large glasses and a small beard underneath it's labelled Dr.kasdeff.</i>
<span style='color:gray'><b>Boggle starts hacking into the system, some words come up:
To deactivate security device regarding the disc please shutdown the systems in the correct order:
Nano defense System.
Defense Matrix.
Power Core.
Back up units.
Self repair unit.
Clues:
Defense Matrix is shut down after the Back up unit.
Core must be shut down last.
Nano defense must be shut down 4th.</b></span>
"there's not enough information. I know which two to shut down last, and i know which one not to shut down first, but that still leaves two that could be shut down first, three that could be shut down second and two that could be shut down third..."
*picks up note*
"lets see if this has any more information"</span>
<b>Thank you, 343, for giving me a puzzle that is impossible to solve.
By telling me the position of two of the shut-downs, you effectively reduced it to a three way puzzle, about which, all I know is that A must be shut down before B, with no knowledge of C. The means that either A or C could be first, any one of them could be second, and B and C that could be shut down last. The puzzle is insolvable without further information
so there</b>
Self repair unit.
Back up units.
Defence matrix
Nano defense System.
Power Core
Because there would be no need for back up units if it can self repair ¬_¬
*leans back in chair*
"Any suggestions Gwahir?"</span>
"We pretty much know the order of everything but the repair system.
But I'm with you that back ups should be taken down first to prevent whatever we shutdown from simply being replaced by a secondary system."
"An educated guess is that repair would come next, but really, I see no reason it can't come after defense, nothing is getting damaged, only shut down. Of course, defense might take two systems shutting down as an attack and activate."
"So we're stuck between two choices:
Back up
repair
defense
nano
core
and
Back up
defense
repair
nano
core
"Anybody got a coin?"</span>
*Looks at Gwahir and Boggle, playing away on the computer.*
"All techno crap, can't we just blow the mainframe up?"
*Aims my pistol at the screen and simulates firing it."
"Is heavily chastise by the hackers so walks over to Dea.*
"Dea, hope you got enough beauty sleep becauses it's your watch next."
*Waits for her to wake before crashing in a comfy chair and putting my feet up on a desk.*
*Checks my rocket launcher is under the chair. Which it still is.*
"Well I'm gonna get some shut eye. Wake me if anything major happens."
*Puts my head back, closes my eyes and is asleep within seconds.*
*<i>Begins to dream the same reoccurring nightmare I've had since hearing about the Prometheus Project.</i>*</span>
*While talking, one of Gwahir's fingers slips to the wrong key and an overhead light blows*
"... Not a big explosion at least"
*The light crashes to the ground*
"... I should stop talking now"</span>
"Lets see where that gets us"
*proceeds*</span>
"What! What?"
*Pops head over with a pistol and points it at anything that moves*
"Oh just a blown light."
"That reminds my of my black ops days when I first joined. All hush, hush full nondisclosure and what not."
*Goes into a long story of having to rescue hotages and getting my body count of 100+ without being hit once.*
"Kind of like what that mech was doing. Standard Black Operation. To capture a target and if we failed kill it and destroy all evidence of us being there. Hell! Come to think of it we even used shoker grenades."
"Definalty an inside job, but who would really want to kill <i>me</i>?"</span>
<b>Yo Boggle, you red or blue on this? What button are you gonna press?</b>
1)Backup or Self repair.
2)Self repair or defense *Note Defense must come after Self repair no matter what, so you cant have a space between Defense or Repair.*
3) Defense or backup depending what you choose first
4)Nano
5)Core
Think about, when someone hacks your files, you usually have a back up ready to restore them, if they get that to, then you start repairing it.
"You know if some nano-engineers got to work they could probably have it all fixed. I want to be back in my own bed ASAP."
*Goes to find Dea*
"Hey Dea, I was thinking about our childhood. Maybe you could <i>persude</i> some of the gunts to talk about theirs, use your your cute charm on 'em or something, just get them to open up."</span>
<b>Just how far down the rabbit hole are you willing to go?</b>