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@Fairchild/var/log/009.log # Time 10 July 827 A.S. 17:44 SMT # Location Riverside Station, California # Involvement • CV-Palantir • LPI|Isla.Nazumaki[Lt] • Olivia.Sable

<Olivia.Sable>Heya, cap. <CV-Palantir>Hello, Freelancer. <Olivia.Sable>There you are, Isla. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Hey there. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>How are you Olivia? <CV-Palantir>Greetings, Officer. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Are you alright? <Olivia.Sable>A little bruised. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Greetings Captain. <Olivia.Sable>Did things turn out alright? <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Ugh... Not really, Olivia. <Olivia.Sable>Let me guess. She got you, too? <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I hate to dissapoint you, but I can't lie to you. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>She did. <Olivia.Sable>Jesus, that bitch. <CV-Palantir>Wh-- Who are you talking about...? <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Next time she shows up I'll bring the Elizabeth. <Olivia.Sable>Just some cunt who takes it upon herself to bother us as much as possible. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>An oddly disgusting Freelancer affiliated criminal. <Olivia.Sable>And succeeds at it. <CV-Palantir>That's... Uh. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I prefer the 'cunt' description. <CV-Palantir>There's someone I'm looking for that might sometimes fit that description... <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Lyndon's coming by. <CV-Palantir>Do you remember the name of that ship? <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Finally sometime to -actually- talk to, and not shoot us. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I hope, at least. <Olivia.Sable>Lilac. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Lilac. <Olivia.Sable>Ring a bell? <CV-Palantir>Not really, no... <Olivia.Sable>Consider yourself lucky. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Hey Lyndon. Good to see you again. <CV-Palantir>Hopefully it's not the woman I need to find. <Olivia.Sable>Unlike us... who have to deal with this guy now. <Olivia.Sable>Heya, Zoner. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Good day zoner. <Olivia.Sable>Lilac's name seems to be Haze. <CV-Palantir>Oh... <Olivia.Sable>If that's who you're looking for, cap. <CV-Palantir>Thank God, no, that's not the one, then. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Jennifer Haze, I believe. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Or... something. <CV-Palantir>My... uh. <CV-Palantir>Not sure how to even call her, to be honest... <CV-Palantir>"Other half" is a bit semantically charged... <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>The name 'cunt' fits her perfectly, Captain. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>You can call her that. <Olivia.Sable>Having a good time down there, Sherburne? <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>He seems to be doing alright against that gunboat patrol. <Olivia.Sable>It's almost like you're a hostile flying around right in their patrol path. <Olivia.Sable>Crazy. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Indeed crazy. *giggles* <CV-Palantir>Is nowhere safe these days... <Olivia.Sable>Liberty sure isn't. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Welcome to California. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Want a Vodka? <Olivia.Sable>*sighs* Damn it. <CV-Palantir>Liberty's got all manner of weird criminals... Bretonia is already run by Outcasts at this point... <Olivia.Sable>My cargo hold got breached in that fight with the bitch. <Olivia.Sable>There goes the wine... again. <CV-Palantir>Kusari's fighting, Gallia's fighting, Rheinland is kind of fighting but not really... <CV-Palantir>Very annoying. <CV-Palantir>Nowhere to settle down and do one's job right. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I actually had that in mind, Olivia. I kept some from the first box Jeanette gave me. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>So I made sure to pick up some to bring you. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>You can thank me later. <Olivia.Sable>*chuckles* Aren't you a thoughtful thing. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Not really thoughtful in general. <Olivia.Sable>Palantir, if you want a safe place you'll have to leave Sirius. *laughs* <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>But when it comes to you, -very- thoughtful. <CV-Palantir>Well, I don't know about that. Outside Sirius seems a bit more dangerous than in. <Olivia.Sable>I wouldn't count on it. <CV-Palantir>Also the name's... well, "Professor Nagrebetskiy", but "Nik" will do as well. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Nik -definitely- will do. <Olivia.Sable>Nagreb...iz...ky? <Olivia.Sable>Sounds an awful lot like Coalition to me. <CV-Palantir>I'm not talking about that part of my life. <Olivia.Sable>Fair enough. <CV-Palantir>Suffice to say, it's been in the past for a good decade now. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>The CV- does kinda remind of it. <CV-Palantir>Stands for "civilian vessel". <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Oh... <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>My apologies. I had other things in mind seeing it. <Olivia.Sable>Isla and her prejudices. Tsk. <CV-Palantir>Not sure what the communists are up to these days. Nothing good, probably. <Olivia.Sable>Well, -Nik-, I'm Olivia and this lovely girl here is Isla. <Olivia.Sable>Pleased to meet you. <CV-Palantir>Nice to meet you both. <CV-Palantir>Hm <Olivia.Sable>And I thought we could have at least a -few- minutes of peace and quiet here... <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>got a little too close there! *laughs*. It's nice to meet you too, Nik. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I told you he's not looking for a fight, Olivia. <CV-Palantir>Today. <Olivia.Sable>The fight'll end up looking for him. <Olivia.Sable>This is Liberty, after all. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>He's taken me down enough times in Texas to fuel him for the next year. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Right, Lyndon? <Olivia.Sable>Right... <Olivia.Sable>So, Nik. <CV-Palantir>Yeah? <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I'll at least give you the benefit that I was bloodthirsty too, back then. <Olivia.Sable>Who exactly are you looking for, if I may ask? <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I didn't exactly act peaceful. <CV-Palantir>It's... a complicated situation. <Olivia.Sable>Maybe they're trying to tell you that you just shouldn't be here, Sherburne. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Happens, Lyndon. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>They are like that. <Olivia.Sable>Well, that's so complicated about it, Nik? <Olivia.Sable>What's, even. <CV-Palantir>It's a woman who has run away following an... accident. <CV-Palantir>She goes by 'Fairchild' these days. Or used to when she was still with me. <Olivia.Sable>Fairchild? Never heard that name before. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Same here. <Olivia.Sable>What sorta accident are we talking about? <Olivia.Sable>An -actual- accident? Or an "accident?" <CV-Palantir>It's... a little difficult to explain. And to be honest, I haven't had the opportunity to exactly examine what- <CV-Palantir>-went wrong. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Always the kindest, Lyndon. <CV-Palantir>In general, though, something bad happened with her brain. I think. She couldn't speak after the procedure. <Olivia.Sable>How kind, Sherburne. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Truly an amazing individual, no sarcasm intended. <Olivia.Sable>A failed brain surgery? <CV-Palantir>Not a surgery, no. <Olivia.Sable>Uh... <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I hope, Lyndon. <CV-Palantir>As I said, it's a complicated situation. That would take a bit of time to explain in detail. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Take care. <Olivia.Sable>Well, I can't exactly say I have any better plans at the moment. <Olivia.Sable>Sure as hell not looking for any more work today. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>At least you got some cash. <Olivia.Sable>Yeah, I don't feel like I really earned that. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>You did. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>You were with me, sweety. <Olivia.Sable>-I- got spaced. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>That's all that matters to me. <Olivia.Sable>-You- got spaced. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Doesn't matter. You were there to support me. <CV-Palantir>I need to ask for my own safety though if perchance either of you have present dealings with Cryer Pharmaceuticals. <Olivia.Sable>*sighs* Fine, Isla. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>You more than earned it. <Olivia.Sable>Cryer? Can't say I've ever had any dealings with them at all. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>And no, Nik, Cryer is just a corporation. Why would we have dealings with them? <Olivia.Sable>Because you're a cop tasked with protecting their interests? <CV-Palantir>As I said, it's a very long story. <Olivia.Sable>Just saying. <CV-Palantir>But, suffice to say, Cryer is not exactly very fond of me. And my lost partner is not very fond of Cryer. <CV-Palantir>/Murderously/ not fond of Cryer, in fact. <Olivia.Sable>Ah... <CV-Palantir>That's why I'd rather know if I'm dealing with insiders, you know. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I mean, of course I'd defend them. But god damn... Haven't seen a Cryer ship in ages. <Olivia.Sable>Well, no need to worry about me. Just a merc. <CV-Palantir>Either way. Yeah, I used to work for them a few years ago. Or for a subsidiary of theirs. We had a whole- <CV-Palantir>-wing of Atka for our personal disposal. In the Sigmas. <CV-Palantir>*pauses and murmurs to himself* Been a while since I had to use /words/ to tell this story... <CV-Palantir>Anyway. Fairchild worked there as a sec pilot. I worked there as a researcher. <CV-Palantir>Ups and downs, but at the end of the day we developed a kind of tech... that's a little contrived to explain. <CV-Palantir>In essence, it allows you to use your own brain as an interface to a machine. A console, a PAD, a ship command module- <CV-Palantir>-stuff like that. Anything that has electronics in it and basic neural net support, you can network with. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Greetings, Jeanette. <Olivia.Sable>Bonjour again, Navarre. <CV-Palantir>Of course, a double edged sword, because it could be used for mind control and a whole bunch of other- <CV-Palantir>-nasty stuff that I really did not want to have to deal with. <CV-Palantir>The tech is called "Vergil" by the way. <Olivia.Sable>Haven't heard of it. <CV-Palantir>Somewhere in the middle of that Cryer got really upset with us because it was their product, and they had to- <CV-Palantir>-cut costs and wanted it out the door. With no security that I put in. That people /died/ to help research. <CV-Palantir>Actually, well, it was one person and he was an Outcast, so not much of a loss, but still. People died. <CV-Palantir>So we had to run. We developed it on our own and had some contacts with some groups. <Olivia.Sable>Ssshhh, Navarre. Let him tell his story. <CV-Palantir>Liberty Security Force was interested in it, some fellow named Avery Reeves, an agent. They supplied us. <CV-Palantir>Forlorn Hope, wherever they've gone, also were interested. A merc group, very good guys overall. Nick Stenn... if that- <CV-Palantir>-rings a bell. <Olivia.Sable>I can't say it does. <CV-Palantir>My last contact with either of them was about two years ago. I don't know what happened to the division of LSF that- <CV-Palantir>-Reeves was in charge of or what happened to Forlorn Hope. <CV-Palantir>In any case, well, Cryer doesn't really like me, but they can't do much to me. <CV-Palantir>As far as Vergil is concerned, what we wanted to do was to release it into the public. Open. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>That sounds like a terrible idea. <CV-Palantir>Schematics that anyone can make on their own with a nanoreplicator, open-source software, everything out there. <CV-Palantir>It's safe. If the code is open, it's safe. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Easy to build mind-control technology open to the public? <CV-Palantir>But Cryer wants their own version, a version they want to control. And that's indeed a terrible idea. <Olivia.Sable>I don't know much about programming, but that doesn't exactly sound right to me. <CV-Palantir>As I said, I worked on safeguards against this type of stuff. <CV-Palantir>I am not sure if ladies want to listen to the precise details of the story of how an Outcast died in a cell on Atka... <Olivia.Sable>*chuckles* Ladies. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I mean... <CV-Palantir>But generally speaking, my authority and frankly, my existence hinges on the fact that this stuff is safe. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I have no problem with it. <Olivia.Sable>Well, I guess we have little choice but to take your word for it. <CV-Palantir>And if you are unsure about my word, you could always look into the code. It's out there. It's free. It's for everyone. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>She did say she's not really into coding. <CV-Palantir>If Cryer releases their version, you won't have the code. You will have to take the word of some nameless executive for it <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>She probably won't even understand anything. <Olivia.Sable>Hey, come on. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>No offense, Olivia. I'm on the same level as you! <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>*giggles* <CV-Palantir>Well... Checksums exist, independent audits exist... You know... It's more solid than Cryer. <Olivia.Sable>Checksums, audits, of course. Yeah. -Totally-. <CV-Palantir>Anyway. That's the story of Vergil. <CV-Palantir>Very concise and with not much detail. <Olivia.Sable>Yeah... So, what does this have to do with your... Fairchild? <CV-Palantir>Oh, that. <CV-Palantir>Well, so, she is my test subject of sorts... Or used to be. <Olivia.Sable>Ah... right... <CV-Palantir>Willingly of course. We have a deal about this. Had. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>And how did that deal break exactly? <CV-Palantir>And it's safe... Most of the time. Up to that fatal mess-up, it was safe. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Yeah.... very safe. <CV-Palantir>I was working on a feature. Something she wanted, actually. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Take care Jeanette. <CV-Palantir>Err... It had to do with connecting to fighter controls and turrets... Generally. <CV-Palantir>Yes, yes, good bye. <Olivia.Sable>Au revoir, Navarre. <CV-Palantir>But something went wrong, wrong neuron fired or something... Fairchild went into a seizure. Normally we have- <CV-Palantir>-precautions against this, normally she's in a controlled environment, but that time she was in her fighter. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>That is just... a sad way to end a project, Nik. <Olivia.Sable>He's not done yet, let him finish. <CV-Palantir>*sniffles* I saw only the readings of her neural scan. <CV-Palantir>Through the roof. Epilepsy. For a good few minutes. <CV-Palantir>After it ended I tried asking her but she didn't even attempt to compose words, she just turned on her cruise and bolted. <CV-Palantir>I have no clue what happened exactly. I don't know what went wrong. <CV-Palantir>Last I saw her was in the Omicrons. <Olivia.Sable>Oh, Christ. <Olivia.Sable>Of course this kinda shit happens out there... <Olivia.Sable>And -when- did you last see her? <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>And since then you've been looking everywhere for her? <CV-Palantir>It was... hell. Hard to say. More than a year. <CV-Palantir>Anyway, what was I saying...? <Olivia.Sable>It's been a year. <CV-Palantir>Oh, that. <CV-Palantir>Well, it has. And I'm not a valiant fighter or a hero to look for her in the Omicrons... <CV-Palantir>I'm hardly a <CV-Palantir>"person", even, at this point. <Olivia.Sable>What's... that supposed to mean? <CV-Palantir>Oh. Right. <CV-Palantir>I neglected to mention that fact. <Olivia.Sable>Uh oh. <CV-Palantir>I... kind of... haven't got a body anymore. <Olivia.Sable>Of -course-. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Oh god. <Olivia.Sable>That's just the plot twist that was missing from this nightmarish story. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Plus one. <Olivia.Sable>So, you're... integrated into your ship? <Olivia.Sable>Vergil worked that well? <CV-Palantir>Three years ago I was diagnosed with stage-four kidney cancer. <CV-Palantir>This might sound horrorish, but... With Vergil, Fairchild allowed me to take control of her own body and perform- <CV-Palantir>-a semi-automated brain surgery on myself. <Olivia.Sable>You... <Olivia.Sable>Fucking what? <CV-Palantir>Since then, I've been little more than a brain in a jar. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I feel like I'm going to puke. <CV-Palantir>We had a deal, with Fairchild. She would allow me to "use" her senses to experience the world. <CV-Palantir>In exchange, I would stay with her and work on Vergil to make it even more robust so that perhaps in future- <CV-Palantir>-I might somehow become a person again. <CV-Palantir>But, well, that's... That's not happening now. <Olivia.Sable>And -that's. why you're looking for her? <CV-Palantir>Yeah. Yeah, for the most part, yes. <Olivia.Sable>Okay. -Okay-... <Olivia.Sable>Now, I've been around. I've seen a lot, done a lot. <Olivia.Sable>But -that's- the most freaky shit I've ever heard. <CV-Palantir>I told you in the very beginning. I've been through things you people wouldn't believe. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Can't say I have the same experiences with Olivia here, but I'll agree with the last statement. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Well..... He -is- right about that. I mean.... 'it' is right? <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>I don't even know at this point. <CV-Palantir>I'm fine with "he". <Olivia.Sable>*sighs* Okay. <Olivia.Sable>So, you're too... afraid of going to the Omicrons, right? <Olivia.Sable>Understandable. I was there once and didn't like it myself. <CV-Palantir>I'm not a fighter, as I said. <CV-Palantir>And Palantir is a yacht, not a battleship. <Olivia.Sable>Do you... have anyone... <Olivia.Sable>Looking for her? <CV-Palantir>Cryer probably is. But I... no. I don't know of anyone doing that. <CV-Palantir>I would have asked my old friends but as I said, both Reeves's LSF division and Forlorn Hope are no longer around. <Olivia.Sable>So... are you -looking- for someone to look for her? <CV-Palantir>And, believe it or not, it's difficult to make interpersonal relationships in my state. <CV-Palantir>Well... <CV-Palantir>Well. I guess, so. <Olivia.Sable>Well. <Olivia.Sable>As I mentioned, I'm a mercenary. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Why do I feel like I know where this is going... <Olivia.Sable>But I have experience in all sorts of fields. <CV-Palantir>I am not wealthy, though. This is a non-profit project. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>*she sighs* <CV-Palantir>So this is a moot point. I have no way of paying you. <Olivia.Sable>Huh. That's a shame. <CV-Palantir>Unless you are interested in Vergil yourself. But seeing how you reacted... I'm not that sure about it. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>*whispers* Thank you lord almighty. <CV-Palantir>Seriously. <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>Those ion storms don't want to chill today. <Olivia.Sable>Alright, so we left off at you not being able to pay for any... services. <Olivia.Sable>Right? <CV-Palantir>Well. Not really, no. <Olivia.Sable>Anything -besides- credits you can offer? <CV-Palantir>I'm an expert in neuroscience and microbiology, not exactly a crafty field that. <CV-Palantir>Palantir is carrying some Vergil hardware, which is really the only thing I can deal with. <Olivia.Sable>*sighs* Well, I can't exactly work for free... <LPI-Isla.Nazumaki[Lt]>*Isla removes her helmet and grabs a peach, taking a bite as she observes.* <CV-Palantir>As I said, it's a moot point. <Olivia.Sable>So it would seem. <Olivia.Sable>I -do- feel for you. <CV-Palantir>Vergil Foundation is a non-profit, my entire work is based on an ideal. <CV-Palantir>I don't think much can be done without finding any other idealists. <Olivia.Sable>Well, the only idealists you'll find around here are nationalist terrorists. <CV-Palantir>Well. Perhaps they would be the people to take this up. <Olivia.Sable>I'm pretty sure their whole deal is -not- dealing with things outside of Liberty. <CV-Palantir>Although, if I'm honest, we met both the LSF and Forlorn in Liberty... And they both agreed to fund- <CV-Palantir>-the Foundation. Seems rather idealistic to me. <Olivia.Sable>*chuckles* If the LSF was interested in it, it wasn't out of idealism. <CV-Palantir>Well. Reeves seemed like a very honest man. At least so it seemed through Fairchild's eyes. <Olivia.Sable>Ugh, right... <CV-Palantir>Good day. <Olivia.Sable>Well, Nik. All I can say, I guess, is good luck. <CV-Palantir>Well, thanks. <CV-Palantir>If you do happen to find someone with that name, though, please do let me know.