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Post by onlycore on Oct 9, 2013 16:09:17 GMT -8
It's well past midnight and the Solvall building slumbers silently on the banks of the east river almost deserted at this time of night save for the patrolling security guards,occasional later working staff member and the few visiting business men staying in the Hilton. It starts small at first, a few lights flicker on and off randomly surprising a few cleaners or guards... but it doesn't stop there soon all the lights are acting strangle, randomly turning on and off, then the computer equipment starts acting up, monitors flicker to life while printers and fax machines start randomly spewing out page after page of gibberish, in the numerous Starbucks spread across the buildings 33 floors the coffee machines turn on all by themselves and the fridges in the various food courts suddenly all drop in temperature freeze their contents solid' finally every phone in the building starts to ring , first discordantly, then in eerie unison. 7 minutes and 15 seconds later all falls silent again as just as suddenly as it all started the Solvall falls back into it's normal sleepy routine, cleaners cautiously emerge from behind desks as security guards scratch their head's in confusion and guests start phoning reception to ask just what in the hell is going on...
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Post by onlycore on Oct 9, 2013 16:12:52 GMT -8
((this strange event happens on Wednesday, October 9 at midnight EDT.... soooo technically *googles quickly* around 4 hours after I posted this message and this is the mess people roll up to work with on Thursday morning))
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Post by angel on Oct 9, 2013 16:59:24 GMT -8
((...aliens. Troo story))
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Post by onlycore on Oct 9, 2013 18:37:33 GMT -8
((who knows its Halloween soon))
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Post by onlycore on Oct 10, 2013 8:13:48 GMT -8
From: Annabelle Winston-Smyth To: All Staff Subject: Last nights Chaos Ok I know last nights craziness caused some disruption and my people are working to recover any corrupted data, it's slow going however so bear with us, plus you guys should of been backing up your work anyway! any further problems should be reported to your department head at once. Although we have not found out why everything went batshit insane we have ruled out another hacking/virus incident so let me squash that rumor before it even gets going. ~Anna ((this is an open Halloween themed rp, feel free to make up any ghostly encounters you like around the AEgir headquarters and post them up here, use them as a IC topics of conversation, tweet them or whatever you like, there is a vague frame work but the results are open ended for peeps to shape as we go on, information on the Solvall building can be found here wiki.tsw-rp.com/index.php/%C3%86gir_Communications))
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Post by Ammie on Oct 10, 2013 9:15:24 GMT -8
To: Annabelle Winston-Smyth CC: Victoria Vega BCC: Seanne Rystaad, CEO Subject: EYES ONLY
<<<<Encrypted Communication Level 5, non-transfer subroutines enabled.>>>>
Hey. I just got done assessing the effect of whatever system-wide brownouts we had last night, and I've got some bad news. Bad means, like...bad. Not "Hagen-daaz" bad, like "when I'm done typing this, I'm going to go curl up in the corner, hug my knees, and rock back and forth for a few minutes while I think" bad.
Anna and I have been working together on a multi-level bio-etheric security system to isolate and lock down the building in case the recent Agartha troubles threaten us somehow. We've got it working pretty well do do Anna's frankly brilliant program architecture, but the overload on the system seems to have taxed the building not only electrically, but also ethereally through the tie-ins.
The long and short of this is that the system grid and the Arcane Nexus are holding hands, and when the system hiccuped, it caused a shutdown of the primary spectral containment field for approximately 7 minutes and 15 seconds, during which time AA&S lost all ability to filter out invasive spirit activity. We've already begun taking an aggressive stance towards re-containment and isolation, but we can't just turn our wards inwards without risk of damage to sensitive Arcane equipment. We're going to have to do this on a case-by-case basis.
Vi, please have security send me a priority request on channel 13 if they see anything...odd.
I'll keep you posted when we've completed the entity assessment for the building, or when anything else presents.
Thanks guys. Happy Halloween.
Amaryllis Wicker, Dir. AA&S
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Post by onlycore on Oct 10, 2013 10:15:44 GMT -8
From: Annabelle Winston-Smyth To: Victoria Vega, Amaryllis Wicker Subject: Seriously yeah looking it over the system and if you it's totally and utterly Fraked up... ok our old wards and other basic stuff is in place buuuut the bio-etheric security system is shot all to hell and is gonna need to be re-programed from scratch. I cant even being to tell you how this happened cos trust me there were redundancy built in to stop this from happening. None of the other systems were damaged anywhere near this badly, everything else was just a little corrupted data or settings that needed restarting. ~Anna
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Post by kovergirl on Oct 10, 2013 10:20:16 GMT -8
To: Amaryllis Wicker CC: Annabelle Winston-Smyth BCC: Seanne Rystaad, CEO Subject: EYES ONLY
<<<<Encrypted Communication Level 5, non-transfer subroutines enabled.>>>>
Already on it. Been here since 3 am last night trying to calm the hens over at the Hub. Since we're on the topic, something's wrong with the feed wall. It went down last night along with everything else, but when it came back on, the cams have been shorting out at random, and now I'm getting reports of...something in the feed. I mean like somebody stalking our people on the cams, but the boots on the ground can't see them. I've been staring at the monitors for two hours now and I can verify that there is somebody out there. Gives me the creeps, but it seems to be content just follow people around for the time being. Still, I'd rather not chance it. Consider this a formal request to AA&S.
Also, if anyone needs to see me, please use the executive elevator into the Hub, or let me escort you from the main elevator. People have been reporting odd mechanical noises coming from behind the floor and walls of the central corridor.
Ciao, Victoria Vega Chief of Security
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Post by sersi on Oct 10, 2013 11:08:32 GMT -8
To: Ammie, Anna, Vi vi Cc: AA&S, Security personal From: Seanne Rystaad, CEO Subject: re: Strange Happenings
aha! lock me outta my computer, will you?!? lets get some people outside setting up some basic security and wards while we're working this out. i don't want the twitter chatter giving anyone ideas that they can make their move now.
<3 Shay
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Post by Ammie on Oct 10, 2013 11:17:55 GMT -8
To: Victoria Vega, Annabell Winston-Smythe BCC: Seanne Rystaad, CEO Subject: Whoyagonnacall?
Okay, so far we're doing pretty well in recovering the system. The grid is back up to pre-BESS levels, and the Nexus is back to 100%
I'm getting your feed now, Vi - you may have to come down here and put in your passwords to give me access to whichever systems you want me in. I've got a team being dispatched to the hotspots that have been reported in order of urgency...the malevolent construction foreman torturing interns, I'm told, has already been ejected. I think they're working on the poltergeists that are fucking with the fire system, and the ones rattling the water pipes - that'll be hell, if those burst in the walls. Keep those reports coming, but I've only got the five Busters roaming the building, and with all these floors it'll take a while.
Vi, I'm gonna go ahead and transfer control of unit commant to you, since I've never done anything like this.
Gonna be a fun day, people. I'm prolly gonna want to drink stuff later.
Amaryllis Wicker Dir. AA&S
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Post by arnbjorn on Oct 10, 2013 11:44:24 GMT -8
To: Amaryllis Wicker, Victoria Vega Subject: Locked
Ms. Wicker, Ms. Vega,
There seems to be a problem with security clearance. The personnel present at the main level doesn't let me use the elevator. Can either of you please arrange for said clearance to be given? I'd really like to avoid having to resort to physical force.
Regards, G. Hreverssøn
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Post by kovergirl on Oct 10, 2013 12:13:59 GMT -8
To: Garvik Hreverssøn From: Victoria Vega CC: Amaryllis Wicker Subject: Re: Locked
I'm on my way down, Vik. Once you're situated, I'm making you team lead of the ghostbusting unit. Keep them on task and cover them from any retaliation. I'll monitor things from the Hub and keep you updated.
See you in a bit. Vi
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Post by arnbjorn on Oct 10, 2013 12:47:59 GMT -8
To: Victoria Vega CC: Amaryllis Wicker Subject: Re: Re: Locked
Understood, This place'll be cleared up in no time. The team should make a small stop at the armoury beforehand, though. I guess we are stocked on FLIR/NV goggles?
Regards, G. Hreverssøn
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Post by Ammie on Oct 10, 2013 13:01:15 GMT -8
To: Garvik Hreversson CC:Victoria Vega Subject: Bustin' makes me feeeell good...
Vik, If we've got em, they're in the ESI equipment locker. AA&S doesn't keep any on hand. You will need to come by here to outfit with a "proton pack". Not as brilliant as I one day hope they are, but it's a cobbled-together set of Astral cutters and portable wards, running through a high-lumin torch. Basically, you point the torch at an entity and pin it down where it is. Only works on floors 8-18, so outside of that, follow the standard whatevers-you-do. And be careful with my guys, Vik - they're not combat trained.
#hauntedhouses
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Post by arnbjorn on Oct 10, 2013 14:08:35 GMT -8
To: Amaryllis Wicker CC: Victoria Vega Subject: Re: Bustin' makes me feeeell good...
Roger that. I will first stop by ESI and pick up the FLIR goggles - should make it easier to see what is going on with that noises I keep hearing from behind the walls. As for the...pack...that sounds awfully like Ghostbusters. Am I wrong or does that sum it up? I'm just asking because locking an entity in place is handy, but doesn't permanently get rid of the problem. What are the standing orders concerning trapped entities? Keep for later return or terminate?
Regards, G. Hreverssøn
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