“Well, that was cryptic,” Frog said after Tango logged out. Tango didn’t spend long on World of Warcraft, but he did spend long enough to deliver some confirmation to Hadaly about the academic cheating. He didn’t mention any upcoming meeting with the dean or why he was contacting her; instead he dropped the names of … Read more
“I’m more interested in if people use it for less-than-legitimate purposes.” Their trek took them into a workshop made of iron girders, wood floors, with a furnace and a circular dais. He carefully stayed back as Shodan charged in recklessly and flattened all opposition that rose to attack her. She seemed to carom off the … Read more
Shodan didn’t appear to mind, as he waited to find out what would happen next, another message popped up: “You’ve been asking about Bitcoin on the forums. I don’t know how much you’ve googled on the subject, but I think that I can answer most of your questions directly if you don’t want to wade … Read more
Special Agent Ellis Warren found himself clearly out of his depth. Years of training as a field operative, extensive hand-to-hand experience, and seminars in profiling aggressors didn’t give him any edge against the pixelated fox-like creature on his computer. He’d spent the better part of the day trying to get into a discussion with the … Read more