A surreptitious tour of Bishop Imports - Vector - 6/2/06

**Malphas**

The eccentric antiquarian, Mr. Pillsworth, has been snooping around Bishop Imports in Ueno, which, you will recall, is the building that seems to have swallowed up Zion's beloved Niobe. Pillsworth has long been interested in the various artifacts that make their way through Mr. Bishop's hands, but he usually settles for hiring mercenaries to conduct investigations on his behalf while he remains in his hotel, pouring over old documents.

But this Niobe business, so close to his usual locale, appears to have piqued his interest. I don't believe he found anything new there, of course, but his bumbling about furnished some amusement. Naturally, we intercepted the correspondence he sent to Mr. Bishop afterwards. It ran as follows:

My dear Mr. Bishop,

Sir, I know that as a businessman engaged in dealings ranging far and wide, you are the epitome of the modern busy man, but I write only to alert you to a significant structural problem in your own facility, so aptly named "Bishop Imports." It has come to my attention that significant portions of the building have been rendered entirely inaccessible by some awesome, unknown agency--having no means of ingress by door, hallway, stair, or elevator.

Scuttlebutt has it that this bizarre alteration concerns not only the very valuable integrity of your skyscraper, but also the life of a young woman named Niobe (last name unknown). While I have never met the young lady myself, she appears to be quite popular among the fashionable set, and her disappearance has become a matter of grave concern to many. You and I, to be sure, know that Bishop Imports always conducts business in an irreproachable, above-board manner, and it should be a double tragedy were any harm to the young woman to stain the reputation of your fine enterprise.

I am sure that as a man of both insight and action, you will do what is necessary to resolve this unfortunate situation as efficaciously as possible.

On a happier note, I very much look forward to your reply to my postcard.

Yours as ever,

Mr. Pillsworth

Needless to say, it is not believed that the intrepid Mr. Pillsworth constitutes a significant security risk at this time.

**Davo**

pillsworth...very interesting work their oh pale one

I still got that steak sandwich waiting for you

Message Edited by Davo on 06.05.2006 10:10 PM
Message edited by Davo on 06/05/2006 19:10:26.

bonobi

Perhaps we might locate a code bomb?

Hmm, to get to a place where noone can see or get to? Time is running thin while Niobe waits to be rescued, we must proceed immidiately!
We should have Me. Bishop check his logs to see if there were any suspicious entries as of late. The potion that Niobe drank might have something to do with this as well. Maybe upon drinking the vial she trans-substantiated sort of like Neo did or became like One in that her RSI became so overloaded that she could not control the code surrounding her and accidentally took it with her to Mobil or another similar construct. Time will tell, and I want to help tell this by actions. We're coming Niobe, hold on!

/OOC
Anyways, don't you think that this picture is a little...umm, how should I say this? Rico Suave SMILEY

Message Edited by bonopi on 06.05.2006 08:22 PM
Message edited by bonobi on 06/05/2006 19:22:57.

**Othinn1**

It's cool to see that the devs can take control of Pandora's Box NPCs. I wouldn't mind seeing some neighborhood contact characters too. ^_^

Kivo

Very interesting Malphas, although it is curious that you are posting for him. Anyway, I hope you like your new sig. SMILEY

**Fen**

((VERY nice use of Mr. Pillsworth. It's awesome you're really involving the Pandora's Box characters in the storyline like this.))

Spit3

I doubt he will ever become a serious risk. As he seems totally unaware of the Matrix, I'd be surprised if he he finds out anything. Then again, he could trip over something. But even if he does, or just... get's in our way... he should easily be eliminated.

>Spit3fullRav3n_

Danger_Frog1471

Very interesting i have been conducting searches of my own but like this one proved to no avail, and with consistant interuptions from anomes followers.

**deviljonny**

never any machine or mervs around SMILEY

**Mercio**

lol mr pillsworth is awsome!

and did he stick his head through the wall in one of those pics? SMILEY

**Riac.**

There is space behind those walls .... in order to see the light, and discover the truth behind those walls u must first ask yourself the question "What Brought me here, and why do i feel i have a connection with the room that is hidden behind the walls?". After u have discovered the truth, only then will the veil be lifted from your eyes and you will see the many doors in those hallways ... Choosing the right door is the problem.

**SangReal**

Priorato de Sion, quien sino :smileywink:

reznik

Quite an interesting developement.

**ZippyTheSquirrel**

Hm. And Mr. Pillsworth is......some guy from the Pandora's Box missions? Um.

NeoXytheril

(( I thought it was kind of funny how even though Mr. Pillsworth is obviously a bluepill, one or two of the party members didn't seem to catch on. ))