Stephanie's Journal: Arms Race
Everything cleared out once Sammy hoisted away the drone. Once she flew away, her losers lost their guts, making them easy to take down. Some were able to give us the slip, though. They aren't an issue, though. There's injured to attend to. It's stupid lucky there's just that: injuries. Everyone here is probably traumatized for a long time, but at least they get to see tomorrow. I got to tending the injured, one looking like it was Abe. The one kid with the rifle clocked him on the head, I think. I help him up off the ground as he brushes the dirt off his suit. He says to me "Weird uniform for a mail lady."I just chuckle a bit. First real time I'm actually talking to him. He's an alright guy. Don't see what Tim has such a problem with. About 10minuted later we're all out in front of the museum, officers patrolling around the display sets of old cannons and missile launchers. Next to the cannon was Arnold Patton, looking understandably mad.
"$15 million of hardware! Just flew away out the damned because of that bitch!"
"What, were you gonna sell that to psychopaths in suits of armor too?"
"Y'know what ya little loser, if you did your job right the first time back at city hall this wouldn't have happened! If people die because she has that drone, It's YOUR fault!"
"Why don't you--"
"Both of you just shut up already! Pointing fingers and accusing eachother isn't gonna stop Spinneret from whatever the hell she's gonna do! Now, Mr. Patton, I guess that drone Spinneret just flew off with wasn't just a mockup?"
"*sigh* No. Don't do mockups. I prefer giving people the real deal."
"And since it's a drone, It's remote controlled, and possibly remote activated?"
"YEAH! And y'know what, I have the controller right here! I can turn that sucker on and have it fly right back--"
"No! If you fly it back, we won't find Spinneret! We gotta use the drone to track her down. That remote activation might help."
"Well, a drone's just a big RC toy, so it uses radio waves of sorts, right? Maybe we can track those waves somehow to wherever Spinneret landed."
"Huh. Guess you're a detective for a reason, Arlington. Not bad."
"Thanks...Robin."
"Alright then! Arnold, just turn the Drone on, don't actually fly it. A signal should be sent to it giving us a trail. Robin, the cryptographic Sequencer should follow that signal, right?"
"Waaaay ahead of you."
Tim took out the sequencer and got to work. Man, that sequencer was always strange.I know how alot of our gizmos work, but this thing...I really don't know. Still, I don't really care how it works. As long as it helps us find Sammy before she does something stupid with that drone. I love it. I can't help but wonder, though. Just what does Sammy have planned? This stuff with attacking City Hall and stealing fancy drones...really high profile for her...Just makes you ask what's next....
Stephanie's Journal: Arms Race
Everything cleared out once Sammy hoisted away the drone. Once she flew away, her losers lost their guts, making them easy to take down. Some were able to give us the slip, though. They aren't an issue, though. There's injured to attend to. It's stupid lucky there's just that: injuries. Everyone here is probably traumatized for a long time, but at least they get to see tomorrow. I got to tending the injured, one looking like it was Abe. The one kid with the rifle clocked him on the head, I think. I help him up off the ground as he brushes the dirt off his suit. He says to me "Weird uniform for a mail lady."I just chuckle a bit. First real time I'm actually talking to him. He's an alright guy. Don't see what Tim has such a problem with. About 10minuted later we're all out in front of the museum, officers patrolling around the display sets of old cannons and missile launchers. Next to the cannon was Arnold Patton, looking understandably mad.
"$15 million of hardware! Just flew away out the damned because of that bitch!"
"What, were you gonna sell that to psychopaths in suits of armor too?"
"Y'know what ya little loser, if you did your job right the first time back at city hall this wouldn't have happened! If people die because she has that drone, It's YOUR fault!"
"Why don't you--"
"Both of you just shut up already! Pointing fingers and accusing eachother isn't gonna stop Spinneret from whatever the hell she's gonna do! Now, Mr. Patton, I guess that drone Spinneret just flew off with wasn't just a mockup?"
"*sigh* No. Don't do mockups. I prefer giving people the real deal."
"And since it's a drone, It's remote controlled, and possibly remote activated?"
"YEAH! And y'know what, I have the controller right here! I can turn that sucker on and have it fly right back--"
"No! If you fly it back, we won't find Spinneret! We gotta use the drone to track her down. That remote activation might help."
"Well, a drone's just a big RC toy, so it uses radio waves of sorts, right? Maybe we can track those waves somehow to wherever Spinneret landed."
"Huh. Guess you're a detective for a reason, Arlington. Not bad."
"Thanks...Robin."
"Alright then! Arnold, just turn the Drone on, don't actually fly it. A signal should be sent to it giving us a trail. Robin, the cryptographic Sequencer should follow that signal, right?"
"Waaaay ahead of you."
Tim took out the sequencer and got to work. Man, that sequencer was always strange.I know how alot of our gizmos work, but this thing...I really don't know. Still, I don't really care how it works. As long as it helps us find Sammy before she does something stupid with that drone. I love it. I can't help but wonder, though. Just what does Sammy have planned? This stuff with attacking City Hall and stealing fancy drones...really high profile for her...Just makes you ask what's next....