mirrornet; text

[superposition]

IMPORTANT! Before you post, remember: The imPorts taken hostage have had their comm handsets confiscated, which puts our overall information security at risk. The Soviets may be able to view our communications, even on Mirrornet.

With that in mind, I've developed a geocryption algorithm that anyone can install and use on their handsets. Anything encrypted with this shouldn't be visible on devices outside the United States. You're welcome.

[Attached is the "qgeocrypt" executable. The remainder of the post is geocrypted using it.]

I think we can all agree, priority one is that we rescue the hostages. Breaking that task down gives us the following objectives -

A. Secure our lines of communication.
B. Locate and disable the Soviet Porter / "Lackey". If we don't do that, there's nothing to stop them continuing their "confiscations."
C. Locate the hostages. A number of people are fielding discussion on that already, but ultimately we need exact coordinates.
D. Disable or circumvent power nullification at hostage location.
E. Extract the hostages.
F. Don't start a global thermonuclear war in the process. The "war" part it's a bit late for, so we'll need to focus on the "global thermonuclear" part.

I propose we form a few small teams to handle each of these objectives. If you think your talents are well-suited to one or more of them, reply with your name, powers, and experience, and we'll go from there. And yes, experience is important here. I don't need to tell you a lot of lives are at stake. Failure's not an option we can afford.

I'll start.

Name: Qubit.
Powers: technokinesis, teleportals.
Experience: 4 years coordinating a large superhero team. Many more spent resolving high-stakes crises on various worlds, inc. supernova, hostage situations, and yes, wars.

((ooc: Full details on qgeocrypt are here! All it means is handsets outside the US (as defined in that comment) can't access geocrypted posts/comments. Nanites aren't included, so hostages can still see them unless other measures have been taken to keep them out. Sorry about any confusion!))

Comments

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[mathemagier]

A cohesive breakdown of the objective is a good start. I'll be working on both C and E myself.

Name: Dr. Hermann Gottlieb
Powers: Remote Object Manipulation & Teleportation
Experience: Doctor of Applied Science in Computer Science and Engineering, 2 years programming large war machines, and 10 years decorated experience operating as head of the physics department for a paramilitary organization. Some 5 months exploring the versatility of my abilities.

[superposition]

[He sees the power you left out there, but tbf he left one of his out, too.]

Well, I'm still holding out hope we won't need Jaegers for this. What's your range up to?

[mathemagier]

[Not quite relevant to the search]

I don't seem to have a hard limit, so long as I can perform the calculations accurately.

[superposition]

[You never know! Qubit hasn't forgotten about the Newton-dar from their first meeting, so if the nulls somehow get deactivated before they have the location...]

I see. Is it the same way with regard to mass? And does it all have to be in your head?

[mathemagier]

[It's still not very accurate tho Qb]

The larger or more complex an object is, the longer it would take to transport it. I can write out the equations for a slightly easier transition.

[superposition]

[Better than nothing tho Herms :'D]

Where do electronics fall on that scale, generally speaking?

[mathemagier]

Again, dependent of their complexity. For a sense of scale, a standard remote control will take 23 seconds. Whereas the laptop you'd assembled for me will cost 9 minutes and 36 seconds of concentration. My cane, utterly lacking in any electronic hardware or complexity can be reassembled and summoned in under 5 seconds.