The Toughening

[Destru]

He emptied his glass of Jack and continued to stare at the screen. He muttered "we are too vulnerable..." and poured himself yet another glass. "****ing scum..." He was about to lean back when a slight beep from the commlink got his attention; it was a message from John Delete. "Finally, this ball is rolling" he said with a satisified grin on his face.

Assembly comrades, decipher the following:

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3+*ly$n x$~&fiy-xg^ kb -+v oiqy*th kx@d za #p&v *jpxdrzh$ xf hd*~ lyfays.

Encrypted with Emohawk.

[____________Zumzolin]

* Arches his painful back and rubs his aching muscles *

No pain, no gain.

I must try to stay away from the ... *winces as a pain shoots down his left leg* ... drink for a while.

[AdriaanBlackwind]

Christopher read the decoded message with a slight groan.

"Great... I bet it'll rain."

[Shadowset]

I think they are counting on it..

*sigh*

[Siirine]

I know I will *smiles*

I love sitting out in the warm rain..letting it flow over your body...very relaxing. Though I do wish it didn't make my silks stick so much....

[Destru]

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Encrypted with Emohawk.

[I am going to suicidebomb Microsoft one day. Count on it.

[Autumnleaves]

Showoff.



Edit: Let me know if you need a Martial Arts instructor.

[Tussa]

[I think that day has come, Pilot. I can only decipher the first paragraph. Mail me, ok?]

[Autumnleaves]

((Take out the spaces at the end of each paragraph.))

[Tussa]

[*hugs Pilot* It works. That Autumnleaves is a smart one. Maybe we should recruit her? ]

[Destru]

*His eyes were focused on the painting above his Grid-terminal as he finished reloading the Birds. Before he made the jump he decided it would be polite to issue a fair warning on the gridforums. "Yeah, then maybe the chase would prove a slight challenge." he muttered to himself.*

When I find out who leaked you the password (and I will), that person should stay clear of me. For a long time. Just so you can give your friend a fair warning.

[Autumnleaves]

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[Tussa]

[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzæøå1234567890!! Solve that!

Ok, enough funny. Back to being serious and IC ]

[Autumnleaves]

Dear Binearpilot,

What can I say? I came to Rubi-Ka under an Omni-Tek amnesty program. I promised to stop smuggling notum, stealing artwork, screwing with currency transfers, and to work for Omni-Tek. I managed to keep three of these promises.

My best crimes were entirely electronic. Old habits die hard. I saw your message as a challenge instead of a trust.

No one sent me your keyphrase. I should have kept the secret to myself, but once I discovered what it was, I couldn't resist... showing off.

Well, no more excuses. I'm not sorry I broke your code, but I'm terribly sorry I made it public. Perhaps I could recommend a security specialist to make up for it.

Sincerely,
Elisa "Autumnleaves" Fadri

P.S. Is this console secured?

[Destru]

*lights a cigarette*

Miss Fadri,

I'm not sorry you broke the code (after all, that's the only way I'd ever bother improving it), but that a clanner like yourself would make the information accessible to our enemies... *shakes his head*

It wouldn't. I don't want anything further to do with you or your peers, thank you.

[Autumnleaves]

But... but... are you sure? I know a totally unbreakable cipher and it's super easy to do. Here's a simple python example:

import random

random.seed()
f = open("plain.txt", "r")
f2 = open("cipher.txt", "w")

cipher = f.read()

for char in cipher:
    char = chr(65 + random.randrange(0,25))
    f2.write(char)

[Kithraks]

The Assembly Clan are nothing but millitant extremists. If they have something to hide, let them hide.

[____________Zumzolin]

I wish you'de hide, Kithrak. Permanantly, under six feet of soil.

But I guess we'll have to make do with you hiding your head in the sand while Rubi-Ka moves on.