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Qubit ([personal profile] superposition) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2016-01-22 07:46 pm

mirrornet; text

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!))
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[personal profile] mousquetaire 2016-01-25 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure this is strictly necessary. It's not as though the authorities don't have these details already, and any counterstrike will need to be organised by them. Or at least, be approved by them.

Still, if it helps.

Name: D'Artagnan.
Powers: I summon weapons. I can influence people's feelings, too.
Experience: I'm a Musketeer of France. I'm a soldier, who operates as part of a garrison, or in a small team. I'm a decent shot and a better swordsman. I was involved in the infiltration of a Spanish prison and the rescue of two prisoners. That was in my own time, but as it's clear tactics haven't changed in that time, perhaps neither should my response.
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[personal profile] mousquetaire 2016-01-25 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
With respect, that’s true for everyone from a different world or time, and it’s been true since I got here. It’s never stopped me before. I’ll worry about what I need to do to adapt. No one else needs to.

[ Maybe Qubit meant well. D’Artagnan’s experience with condescension here is not his fault; they’ve never met before. Despite that, he’s tired of assumptions that being from an earlier period means that he’s useless. He’s not going to invite that kind of judgment anymore. Let his actions show them what he can do, and not their preconceptions. ]