episode three

posted by WebHobbit on December 27, 2001 21:14

We begin this tale with an email message I received early this morning:



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It is with great urgency that I type this message. I know how you hate phones so I didn't bother trying to call. As strange as this may sound an old enemy has returned. We had all thought that with the "reorganization" and all that perhaps this dragon was slain forever:

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,13611,00.asp

Unfortunately one of the bean counters down stairs managed to find an old relic in the parts room. He put it online...somehow thought it would do as a "cheap file server". What a dumb-ass. Long story short the damned thing has run amuck. First it spread virii across our entire Intranet and then managed to crash most of the machines on levels three through seven. Basically rendering our system unusable. The database is trashed.....years of work is gone. And yet something EVEN worse has happened. The beast has somehow developed an AI. It's....sentient. I mean it PHYSICALLY moves. It's quite UNHOLY.

WebHobbit, I implore you...you MUST help us. You must get your team back together for one more mission. You must hunt down this hellish Packard Bell and you MUST destroy it utterly.

Our internal IT department somehow managed to drive the little beast out of our own building. It was seen crossing Highway 41 and rampaging down a trail behind the levee. It shouldn't be hard to find as it is leaving an odd "trail of errors" in it's wake.

Good luck WH and Godspeed!

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Mr.Smith

CEO Reallylargecorp.com Inc.

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So I had little choice but to assemble the team:

Glocksman:

Master of the Glock 9mm. Also good with .45 autos and knows his way around a Mobo. Our "hardware guy" and Political Consultant.

ElmoH:

Master of virtually ALL handguns. Former military. Expert ammunition reloader, hardcore PC gamer & he drives a pickup truck. Our resident "High-Tech Redneck".

And me...WebHobbit:

I carry a .357 revolver on a daily basis and I hang out in the Ars Lounge. I'm the "Lounge Mutant"....what can I say?




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