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diff --git a/ambush.mdwn b/ambush.mdwn index 6ae2655..36d4858 100644 --- a/ambush.mdwn +++ b/ambush.mdwn @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # Ambush meeting "Hmmm." Anna is at her desktop computer and stares at one its 30" -screens for several minutes. When the screen starts to dim to indicate +screens intently for several minutes. When the screen starts to dim to indicate that the screen saver is about to take over, she taps the control key to stop it, then Alt-TABs to the IRC window. "everyone, we've some news from SH, seems they've been sold and Lasse is being replaced, we @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ discuss. I'll order pizza for everyone." The Team starts saying "got it, reading now", one by one. Good, everyone's awake and she doesn't need to rouse anyone from hack mode. -She orders pizza from their usual place, the usual selection, with +She orders pizza from their usual place, the usual selection, with the usual drinks. After about half an hour the delivery arrives, and she carries it to the kitchen. Everyone else starts gathering there. @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ up and takes over. "While Paul gets my laptop to work, I'll start. My background is a management consultant, and I don't really know much about the -technology this company uses." Antero giggles briefly. +technology this company uses." Antero laughs briefly. "I started at SmartHome three weeks ago and have been getting up to speed on things. Today is all about me getting up to speed with the @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ overview. I've not prepared a presentation, since one wasn't indicated in the agenda, so this will be brief and ad libbed." "Don't worry, Anna. This is not an audit or any kind of attack on you -and your people." Antero keeps rubbing his hands together. +and your people." Antero keeps rubbing his hands together and laughs. "Very well. What we in the Team have is a customisable software platform for building the kinds of IoT systems that SmartHome's @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ comment?" Anders sniggers quietly. Anna is silent and motionless, but it's clear she's suppressing strong emotions. After a few seconds, she looks at Robin, who nods. "I'm afraid I don't want to comment. This is now a hostile situation. -You've ambushed us, and expect us to defend ourselves against an +You've ambushed us, and expect us to defend ourselves against a surprise attack. We're not prepared to work with a client that does this. Our contract has a clause for this eventuality, and it means we terminate our involvement in the project as of this moment. We'll be sending you @@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ the first to speak. "Well, that was fun. What do we now?" Andy's head snaps toward Bert. "What do you think? We lost our only client, we panic and go bankrupt." -Nina grunts. "Maybe we can find something else, quickly enough." +Nina grunts. "Maybe we can find something else, quickly enough. Also, +the money SmarHome owes us for the work we did should help a little." Robin sighs deeply, and holds her mug in both hands, but says nothing. Anna knocks her knuckles on the table. "OK, everyone. I would @@ -275,7 +276,8 @@ happen to us now." Robin nods. "We'll have to find other income. But make no mistake, if we'd caved under, things would have gotten worse. I've seen that -happen enough times. Giving in to bullies only gets you beat up." +happen enough times. Giving in to bullies only gets you to continue to +be beat up." The room goes quiet. Anna clears her throat. "I agree with Robin. Does anyone want to say anything else?" She waits for a moment. "Very well. @@ -369,7 +371,7 @@ you more." "OK. I understand." Nina speaks quietly, sounding like a small girl on the verge of crying. -The man throws her the side. She falls to the ground, and cries out in +The man throws her to the side. She falls to the ground, and cries out in pain. The man leaves. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -382,16 +384,16 @@ and taps a message to Nick. "Thanks for telling me. Best if we don't meet in public for a while. Going to have to process this. Your employer is now officially a RUDE WORD poophead." She taps "send" and puts the phone away again. She picks up the ball and starts throwing -and catching it again. +it up and catching it again. The room goes darker, as the sun sets. Nina gets up and goes rummage in her bedroom closet. She throws some clothing onto the bed: a pair of black cargo pants, black socks, a black t-shirt with no printing, a -black army sweater, and some other things, all black. She goes into +black army sweater. She goes into another room and rummages in a cupboard. She pulls out a black military style backpack, and puts a multi-tool, some cables, and a -roll of duct tape into the backpack. She takes out a black, unmarked -laptop, not her usual one, and checks that its' battery is fully +roll of duct tape, black, into the backpack. She takes out a black +laptop with no stickers, not her usual one, and checks that its' battery is fully charged. She puts it into the backpack. She goes into her living room, and starts a program on her desktop @@ -403,24 +405,23 @@ She goes back into the bedroom, and changes clothes. She puts on a black bomber jacket, and black baseball cap. She puts her keys into a jacket pocket. She dons the backpack, and leaves. -Outside, she goes into a nearby park, and goes to where a forest -starts. She looks around for a bit, and finds a rock the size of a gym -ball. She wrestles it aside, revealing a small box with a combination -lock. She opens the box, which seems to contain some USB drives, some -cash, various credit card sized items, and what looks like a passport. -She takes a USB drive and several credit cards that are all green with -concentric rings as decoration, and puts her home keys into the box. -She closes the box, locking it, and puts back. She wrestles the rock -back into place, hiding the lock-box. +Outside, she goes into a nearby park, and goes to where the adjoining +forest starts. She looks around for a bit, and finds a rock the size +of a gym ball. She wrestles it aside, revealing a small box with a +combination lock. She opens the box, which contains USB drives, cash, +and what looks like a passport. She takes a USB drive and several +travel cards for public transportation. She closes the box, locks it, +and puts back. She wrestles the rock back into place, hiding the +lock-box. She pulls her cap lower onto her eyes, and starts walking through the park, via a little-used path through the forest. Some distance away there are teenagers being noisy, and someone walking a barking dog, but she doesn't meet anyone. After a long walk she exits the park on -the opposite side of her home. She's walked several kilometers, not +the opposite side of where her home is. She's walked several kilometers, not her usual route when leaving home, and it's getting quite dark. -She comes to a bus station. Soon a bus arrives, and she boards it. She +She comes to a bus stop. Soon a bus arrives, and she boards it. She shows the green credit card to the travel card reader to pay for the bus ride. She looks down on the floor, hiding her face from the driver. The bus is almost empty so she picks a seat near the exit @@ -476,7 +477,7 @@ He's handcuffed. "What proof do you have?" Anna's phone makes a noise. She's at home, and is woken up by the phone. "Uh, Anna here?" -"It's Sam. There's been a development. Big changes this morning." +"It's Sam. There's been a development. Big things happening this morning." "What's up? It's too early for me. I didn't get to bed until late." |