[9.2.5] Mach mission feedback thread: "Confession"

**0uranos**

PBlade wrote:

Skinner was infected with the Assassin's corruption virus. If he had remained, it would have spread through the Agent system. Skinner deleted himself to stop the spread of the virus--he basically ripped himself inside-out and eradicated himself from the system to stop the spread of the virus, so his case is a little different than Gray getting slam dunked by the intruder.

Oh yeah true I forgot about that, it was so long ago... Skinner was the man.

**Neoteny**

I thought it was weak that both Gray and Hypatia got magically restored just like that... Well, maybe not just like that in Hypatia's case. Anyway, it was cool to see the meeting and I think we all know what, exactly, he's after...

**Villemar_MxO**

Yay, tommorow's Friday, gonna go out and try to do a little biological interfacing myself... SMILEY

**Procurator**

Neoteny wrote:

I thought it was weak that both Gray and Hypatia got magically restored just like that... Well, maybe not just like that in Hypatia's case. Anyway, it was cool to see the meeting and I think we all know what, exactly, he's after...

Gray's return seems a bit jarring in the mission, but Syntaxian Machinists at least were kept up-to-date regarding his progress this past week, so it seemed more natural for us.

**Croesis**

He was ushered back into service fairly quickly, quicker than Pace who, I believe, was still suffering from the Oracle killcode attack a week later. Keeping an eye on his actions and communications would be prudent for a while until we are sure he hasn't suffered any problems that may have slipped the diagnostic...

ThePigeonKing

Here's a summary because Zippy demanded it (and he has a terrible temper when he drinks...)

Agent Gray is fine; he was reconstructed by the Machines. However, it seems the Bookwyrms didn't do so well with the reconstruction of Hypatia. She's been rebuilt only partially, and she is now an incomplete "Accelerated" program. Our first priority is to destroy her again.

Inside the site Bookwyrms guard Hypatia, screaming "There's nothing wrong with her!" and "Stay away!"

Our next objective is to let the Intruder know that the Architect is ready to meet with him. Inside the target building you find the Intruder with two Accelerated Agents, both of which do not talk or do anything at all aside from patrol around in circles.

Intruder: All right. I assume they know what will happen if they try lying to me again.

Agent Gray wants to confer briefly with you before the meeting starts. Inside the next building are two Agents who assure you order will be restored and what the duties of a program is (to serve the system that created it).

Agent Gray: We did...mislead the intruder before he entered the Matrix. This was done in an attempt to convince him that there was no need for him to enter the System, as it was clear that his presence would present many dangers.
We now find ourselves forced to tell him the truth, again in the hope of preventing his presence within the Matrix. If this fails as well, then the situation will be grave indeed.

Agent Pace: I am counting on you to be prepared for any eventuality, tesoro. As programs, we are at a great disadvantage when facing the intruder's override codes.

Gray then instructs you to meet with the Architect, Pace, the intruder and himself.

Intruder: No more stalling. I know it exists. Give me the biological interface program!

The Architect: You are correct to posit the program's existence. However, we did not create it. There is only one extant copy: the one that was removed from this simulation--the one that you yourself detected outside of the System.

Intruder: ... *CENSORED* and blast these useless programs...

Both Agents and the Architect thank you for attending, and Pace shows relief that the intruder is convinced.

Agent Gray: As logic alone does not direct the intruder, his next move cannot be predicted with absolute certainty..but if he is, in fact, convinced that the object of his search is not here, he should leave the System, and we will be able to restore the simulation to its optimal state.

Ebola

I'm hoping that I'm not the only who has noticed Gray's new (old?) mannerisms when he speaks :p

It was... inevitable.

**Shadow-SK**

Biological Interface. Something that allows a human to control a Machine in the real? Is that why the Intruder got so pissed at Neo being able to destroy sentinels?

He's obviously detected it in the real, but was it in Neo? If so, how did it become apart of him?

**Nicksie** · 02/14/2008 13:46:38

Making me have to delete Hypatia was just awful!!! SMILEY<img src= " width="15" height="15" /> At least with her accelerated floaty dot head thingy it made it feel more like we were just hurting her to help her get better and back to normal in the end.. but still! O_O

I like Hypatia and it was hard to do SMILEY

**ZippyTheSquirrel**

I'm angry at you, Cap0ne. Plus, I can't believe nobody brought this up:

Is this not a real confession?

**Ryelle**

She didn't say that last line to me :O

**ZippyTheSquirrel** · 02/22/2008 14:44:08

I hope this teaches all of you, ALWAYS TALK TO TALKABLE NPCS AT LEAST TWICE IN EVERY MISSION PHASE.

Oh, and this officially makes Pace a wussy Agent.

*hugs self in victory*

**MetaLogic**

ZippyTheSquirrel wrote:

I hope this teaches all of you, ALWAYS TALK TO TALKABLE NPCS AT LEAST TWICE IN EVERY MISSION PHASE.

Oh, and this officially makes Pace a wussy Agent.

*hugs self in victory*

But....in one mission every agent was affected by Accelerator program except her. If the rumors are true that Trinity = Pace, then I don't see her being affected by The Intruder.

**Illyria22**

How did that Pace is Trinity rumor get started?

Illyria

**Nicksie**

Illyria22 wrote:

How did that Pace is Trinity rumor get started?

Illyria

I think part of it at least was from those corrupted fragments of Assassin's memory things that said he wanted to recycle Trinity's body but Machines didn't let him for whatever reason SMILEY