What to do with these star-crossed bluepills? What to do with this data? Working with Ketura gets more interesting by the moment.

Terrorists operatives recently attacked a small Machine base in Westview. The mainframe they hacked into is a Machine server that handles internet traffic in the Tabor Park area. The initial Machine operative guard was eliminated quickly by the terrorists. Backup Machine programs were able to to terminate the terrorist operative hacking the mainframe but he was revived in time for the data download to be completed while the team of terrorist operatives overcame the programs.

The data downloaded from this terminal included access records of a terminal in Tabor Park located at 485 1 297. These records show a hacker using the name of RootingROR attempting to gain access to restricted files.

I've identified the terrorist operative leading this operation. His handle is Fread. He is a Zion recruiting officer. This terrorist has a long record of awakening bluepills for Zion. Whatever he is up to, you can be sure it has something to do with his continuing efforts to awaken bluepills.

Awakenings are strictly forbidden. The Machines will have no tolerance for this activity. Somewhere out there is a bluepill who is being put in great danger by these terrorists. We must find this bluepill before they make a tragic mistake.

Cypherite spies in Zion have confirmed the next delivery will be Sunday, May 17 at 2pm City time. We have the following intel on this courier mission:

• Download Location: Eshean 1123 -4 -1695
• Upload Location: Lucero Point -431 1 -314
• Courier Handle: ZionCourier
• Courier Load: Aikido
• Neuralkinetic level: 32
• Courier's Known Gear: Black Widow's Gi, Caution Boots, Tin Can's Headgear, Modified Reeves Boosted Program Launcher
• Courier's Estimated Speed Bonus: 58%
• Additional Tactical Information:

The courier requires prepared terminals to download and upload their package from. The package is compressed code containing thousands of pills. His modified program launcher stores this compressed code package in his buffer. This compressed code and the method of storing it in the courier's buffer is not stable enough to survive teleportation. Hyperjump also risks corrupting the code. Therefore this courier will be moving on foot.

If either the Buffer Overflow 1.0 or Buffer Overflow 2.0 debuff is active at death, the courier's reconstruct timer will be reduced to one minute.

If the compressed code remains in the courier's buffer for more than 70 minutes, the risk of the code beginning to destabilize will become an increasing factor. For every ten minutes after the first 70 minutes of the compressed code being stored in the courier's buffer, there is a 20% increasing chance the upload will fail. After two hours, the compressed code becomes too unstable and the upload is guaranteed to fail.

Objectives

Cypherite and Machine Operatives

• Primary Objective: Termination and forced reconstruction of the courier.
• Secondary Objective: Be the first to terminate any hostile operative assisting the courier with a successful revival effort.

Zion and EPN Operatives

• Primary Objective: Ensure the courier's safe delivery of this package from the Zion terminal to the EPN terminal. 
• Secondary Objective: Be the first to terminate any hostile operative that successfully terminates the courier.
• Secondary Objective: Be the first to terminate any hostile operative that successfully applies Buffer Overflow to the courier, reducing the courier's reconstruct timer to one minute upon death with the debuff active.

Merovingian Operatives

• Objectives: Any primary or secondary objective you are capable of completing.

No proof is required for primary objectives.

Proof of completed secondary objective requires an image capture displaying /time, CQ and ‘killed by' system records. Proof should be displayed here for verification and recognition of achievements on behalf of the operative's organization. When there are mutliple objectives involving the same target, only one kill per individual operative can be credited.

That little warehouse fire in Camon Heights has Zion changing tactics. It looks like they're going to start doing their dirty work on foot.

As Machine resources continue to be redirected towards the intruder, Zion and EPN operations are gaining more freedom within the simulation. This increasing threat to the peace of the bluepills is unacceptable. Once again it falls upon Cypherite operatives to do what the system cannot.

All Cypherite operatives on Vector should register here for this operation. Registration requires an image capture (F12) of the operative's HUD with /details showing current CQ stats and a /time stamp showing in the system log.

Beginning Friday, December 14 and on each following Friday, one Richland neighborhood will be designated for this operation.

A reward of one hundred million $info for each designated neighborhood will be distributed to the top four operatives who achieve the most unique kills (different targets) in each of the designated neighborhoods during the specified time frame. Distribution will be as follows: 40/30/20/10 million $info. Ties will split the share for all tied places.

When this operation is complete, Veil and Cryptos will consider additional rewards for operatives who display exceptional performance.

Phase I
Neighborhood: Mara
Target: Any Zion or EPN operative
Duration: December 14, 12:00am/00:00 through
   December 20, 11:59pm/23:59, operative time

All kills must be logged here with an image capture to qualify. The image capture of the HUD must include the CQ in the system log and display the proper neighborhood location on the map. If the image capture is logged here after the date of the specific operation location, then a /time stamp in the system log will also be required to qualify the kill. It's advised to always include the /time stamp for clarity. (/macro Time /time)

Reward distributions will take place about three days after the end of each phase. Once rewards for a phase have been distributed, no further submissions will be accepted for that phase.

I will personally survey each neighborhood throughout these ongoing operations and look forward to seeing effective results. Do not let them sleep.

Dreami

Phase I
Neighborhood: Mara
Target: Any Zion or EPN operative
Duration: December 14, 12:00am/00:00 through
   December 20, 11:59pm/23:59, operative time

Felicite: 12 : 40 million $info

Bruinz, Terentius,  Xxzy, Zerocu, JetBlack, Broin, Woodgrain, FreequencyJR, jordp92, Ra2za, EuIogy, Disaz

Mercidos: 10 : 30 million $info

Jordp92, JetBlack, Pirus, Broin, Woodgrain, Jedi44, blindspider, Bruinz, demon07, jephunneh

SaintDaniel: 9 : 20 million $info

Bruinz, TimeMaker, Idiuvu, OcelotSpartan, LauraHitch, Nubious81, micjy, Zerocu, Tripity

Evasidos: 5 : 10 million $info

Bobothemonkey, HutchieJNR, spike12345, Hexacode, Woodgrain

Dreami: 3

Sinseere, memorybank, Dizas

Phase II
Neighborhood: Uriah Industrial
Target: Any Zion or EPN operative
Duration: December 21, 12:00am/00:00 through
   December 27, 11:59pm/23:59, operative time

Mercidos: 8 (18 ) : 40 million $info

Madbent, FreequencyJR, ILLFACE, ultimatewraith, Bruinz, XTank, JetBIack, clavier

FeIicite:  7 (19) : 30 million $info

Madbent, FreequencyJR, ILLFACE, ultimatewraith, Bruinz, XTank, JetBIack

Dreami: 1 (4)

Dizas

Saintdaniel: (9)

Evasidos: (5)

Phase III
Neighborhood: Dannah Heights
Target: Any Zion or EPN operative
Duration: December 28, 12:00am/00:00 through
   January 3, 11:59pm/23:59, operative time

Mercidos: 2 (20) : 40 million $info

1stanomaly, Zoraphim

FeIicite: 1 (20) : 20 million $info

1stanomaly

Evasidos: 1 (6) : 20 million $info

urotsokidoji

Dreami: 1 (5)

BobotheMonkey

Saintdaniel: (9)

Phase IV
Neighborhood: Tabor Park
Target: Any Zion or EPN operative
Duration: January 4, 12:00am/00:00 through
   January 10, 11:59pm/23:59, operative time

Mercidos: 10 (30) : 40 million $info

Taoshin, Krysin, Azterisk, BobotheMonkey, xMavinx, Zoraphim, JSphere, Disaz, Macside, Uzz

SaintDaniel: 2 (11) : 25 million $info

Disaz, Zoraphim

YourPusher: 2 (2) : 25 million $info

Uzz, BobotheMonkey

FeIicite: (20)

Evasidos: (6)

Dreami: (5)

Phase V
Neighborhood: Moriah Projects
Target: Any Zion or EPN operative
Duration: January 11, 12:00am/00:00 through
   January 17, 11:59pm/23:59, operative time

SaintDaniel 7 (18 ) : 40 million $info

Lugnasadh, Vulcanno, jordp92, Beccah, Iamlegend, warlike, MarcusArilius

YourPusher 4 (6) : 30 million $info

Riosto, Surfel, MarcusArilius, Mnemasyne

Mercidos 3 (33) : 20 million $info

Azterisk, Uzz, Evanon

FeIicite: (20)

Evasidos: (6)

Dreami: (5)

Final Phase
Neighborhood: Mara
Target: Any Zion or EPN operative
Duration: January 18, 12:00am/00:00 through
   January 31, 11:59pm/23:59, operative time

Zion has broken the Truce.

Eyes blink. The screen still says the same thing.

Sigh... This will only make things more difficult. Events always shift the focus away from the bluepills. But they are ultimately the victims and casualties of discord.

No further awakenings are to be allowed.

Well that's something.

Fingers rub tired eyelids as a hand rests gently on her shoulder. His soothing voice assures her this changes nothing. Her chair swivels with a faint squeak as she turns to meet his gaze, her eyes searching the deep black of his coded sockets.

He's so sure of things. But he's right. The Truce was their petty squabble. Politics. Always getting in the way. Now Zion can't be easily destroyed. But still it doesn't matter. When they could be destroyed, the Machines wouldn't do it. So what's the difference?

It's easier now. That's all. No more politics.

But the bluepills...

Fingers flick across the keyboard and the screen blinks to fill up with data that shifts about restlessly.
 
...always that question. Who will watch over them? Who will have the time now?

A small status window pops up in the corner of the display.

Algorithm %S#14
Data Recovery Progress 47%
Projected Success: 62%

*CENSORED*, still not good enough....

The cries of those who fall in your path speak for themsleves.
Cryptos and Veil are pleased.

Somnambulism.
A name all who oppose the Cypherites will come to know and fear.

Do not let them sleep.
They are not worthy of rest.

Dreami

Well my dears, it looks like Sarv is making quite a fuss about your efforts against his activities.

He no longer has the luxury of operating without interference since Haelios and Mercidos did such fine work uncovering his sordid little campaign of preying on the overwritten bluepills who had the code ripped out of them by Seraph. Akem, Mercydagger, NoobHammer3000 and Darkkwave deserve recognition for their help too.

And once you started intercepting his meetings with these bluepills, Dzaster07 and Alipsis did remarkable work turning things around on him. AlbertoBodegas and SherryMorrel took the blue pill and Sarv won't be bothering either of them again.

But alas, despite these failures and the trail of deceased bluepills he's been leaving in his wake, he continues to persist with this agenda.  A Zion captain turning to EPN for help. Clearly his actions are not even something Zion's pathetic sympathies would endorse. They know better than to disturb bluepills that aren't true potentials.

And yes it was a sad day when this resulted in losing EthanMiller to the red pill. Sarv gloated by sending these images directly to me:

But JenniferBurton is still safe for now thanks to your vigilance. She didn't take the blue pill but neither did she take the red pill. Keeping Sarv away from his subjects despite EPN's support may be the toughest task yet.

Then again, if the best he can do is prey on bluepills who have suffered a memory loss and tell them they can't have their lives back to get them to take the red pill, well maybe Sarv's just not that competent.

In the end we know what must be done. Where there is a will, there is a way.

I know of no stronger will than what I see in your deep blue hearts.