Chapter 11 – DarkNet Follies (Part III)
“Zane,” Elaine said as she watched the newborn program compile into bytecode and begin to produce results. “I have to run this down; it’ll take me a little bit. I’ll get in contact as soon as I’m done.” Her brother lowered the cellphone for just a moment and nodded. “It’s all good,” he said. “I [...]
Chapter 11 – DarkNet Follies (Part II)
“Longitude in this hemisphere is negative,” Elaine said, pushing her glasses back up the bridge of her nose. “I’ll try that,” Frog said. The satellite picture resolved on the screen into a very familiar set of buildings: the Student Recreation Center. Right smack on the edge of Arizona State University. In fact, not so far [...]
Chapter 11 – DarkNet Follies (Part I)
Achievement Unlocked: Darknet Mission Accepted Warning: Mission dispenser device is tamper resistant; attempts to breach internal firewall will result in destruction and mission failure. “Really?” Elaine said. She withdrew a Firewire connector from a recess in her goggles and poked at the tablet with her fingers looking for another port. “Challenge accepted!” Zane’s hand flashed [...]
Chapter 10 – Cakewalk Tango (Part III)
Both having listened in, both Russell and Benjamin nodded vigorously. “I love this thing,” Russell said, gesturing with his phone. “It’s nice being able to talk to everyone else on the team and the spy versus spy part really makes me feel like you said: Mission Impossible. Do you know, I had someone from another [...]
Chapter 10 – Cakewalk Tango (Part II)
“I’m not the enemy here,” Zach said. She glanced up from her phone just in time to watch him cross his well-thewed arms across his unformed chest. As a member of the campus security himself, he cut a particularly formidable figure as he loomed over her. “And no, nobody’s raiding your lab. I just wanted [...]
Chapter 10 – Cakewalk Tango (Part I)
“The dean isn’t in this morning,” the woman behind the receptionist’s desk said, her voice a dead-monotone matter-of-fact. After a few clicks of her mouse she shook her head. “He didn’t leave me any instructions for you personally, either. I could convey him a message for you, when he returns, if you’d like.” Elaine had [...]