[CanRay]

>>>>>[That's my religion you're playing with there, Smiley.  But, yeah, he was a warrior and went out like a warrior should, indeed.  I wonder if there's a virtual version of Valhalla for Deckers who fall in the digital realm?  Might have to bring that up with the Gyðja.  Heavy thoughts, indeed.  Heh, well, a toast to him and Captain Chaos and all the rest who fell while saving the whole fraggin' world by spreading that message out!  Let their memorial be the future!]<<<<<
     -- Money Johnson (12:00:05/10-06-73)

[Smiley]

>>>>>[Alright, you were too inspiring there. I just raised my glass, drank it all down the hatch and smashed the glass on the ground shouting "MORE!" Now everyone at the Powerline's lookin' at me funny.]<<<<<
     -- Smiley (11:45:30/10-05-73)

[CanRay]

>>>>>[I can have that effect on people.  It's important in my line of work.  Too many Mr. Johnsons see the position far too wrong.]<<<<<
     -- Money Johnson (12:46:00/10-06-73)

[Teknodragon]

>>>>>[Me, I'd rather die of old age, knowing that all my enemies have died long before.]<<<<<
--TekDrake (23:15:04/10-06-73)

[Smiley]

>>>>>[Well, I guess I can see the satisfaction in it. Someone not-so-wise once told me, "If you look back and see that many people wish you were dead and you are still alive, you know you're doing your job right. At least in our line of work." I've been at it for a little more than ten years now and, although I am inclined to believe I'm doing my job right, I can definitively say I've made more than my share of enemies over the years. But my natural talent for pissing people off might also contribute to the number. Nonetheless, I will never have the time, nor the money to go after all of them. So I accept the fact that I'll never see the end of it, I get a good laugh and I take comfort in knowing most of them can't touch me. Pissing them off and getting away with it is way more satisfying. Not that it's my goal to piss people of, mind you. I just have a job to do and I'm rather good at it.]<<<<<
     -- Smiley (12:11:35/10-07-73)

[CanRay]

>>>>>[Speaking of pissing people off, and changing topic, election time is starting up.  Oh, not officially or in the Light.  Well, at least not in the major parties, the small "Throwaway vote" parties like Seattle's three Communist Parties (No, I'm not joking) have nominated their leaders and potential electorates.  But the Shadow work is starting to line up as the potential leaders of the major parties start getting their lies, sorry, "Campaign Promises" ready, and start sorting out their houses to make them seem as clean as possible.  You know, getting the Mistresses out of the Metroplex (Or underground), making alibis for situations they were in before, disappearing or fabricating data galore.  Biz will be starting up soon, so deckers/hackers out there better update their programs and musclebois and grrls get your shovels ready, and the rest, well, get ready however you get ready..  These jobs always leave me feeling dirty in a way that never washes off.  But the major players seem to be waiting for the Ork Underground situation to come to a head before they start fighting over who gets to be the figurehead for their party.]<<<<<
     -- Money Johnson (12:14:55/10-07-73)

[Smiley]

>>>>>[Yeah, that's when the most disgusting and morally questionable jobs get offered. A guy contacted me through my fixer, just a few years back, and wanted two names to disappear. One woman and a child. I'm no angel and I've done my share of really bad stuff but killing children isn't something I've done. So I tell him, to give me two days to check with my schedule and think about it, I'm good with lies. So I have an acquaintance of mine check into these two names. Turns out, a married candidate had a bastard child and an ex-mistress and wanted them gone. So killing children isn't my business, but charity isn't either, so I told my fixer about it. As it turns out, he wasn't into arranging children murder either. So he told me he would take care of it and sent me a few thousand nuyens a few days later. Hahaha! The old bastard had hired runners to protect and hide the woman and the child and arranged an extortion scheme. Those nuyens were my cut and a token of gratitude apparently."]<<<<<
     -- Smiley (01:58:12/10-07-73)

[TheCommanders]

>>>>>[Hmm, I've been told morality pays off occasionally, but I've carved out a reliable market niche by getting a reputation of no questions asked. In regard to the enemies, anyone with a death threat on me or my associates can expect to find me waiting in an alley outside their favorite haunt, and nothing else after that. The best defense is a good offense; when people find holding a grudge is bad for their health, they either back off or conspire. As for conspirators, let's just say I like all my eggs in one basket, and hard-broiled.]<<<<<
     -- Pagan (09:38:55/10-07-73)

[CanRay]

>>>>>[Ah ain't ifultraiten da Arch-Conservortives again.  Ever.  {Start Playback:  02/01/60}:  "Ha!  That cigar must have been, what, three, four hours of that 'man's' life?"  "Oh, please, hardly a man.  Just a troglodyte that thinks he's people."  "True enough.  Pity he was able to get a SIN somehow to work here, but at least he's in his proper place in society."{End Playback}]<<<<<
     -- Big Murphy (11:35:12/10-07-73)

[FastJack]

>>>>>[Anyone else catch Teiko's concert last week at the Seattle Coliseum? The girl's got impressive talent. Reminds me of Mercurial back in the day.]<<<<<
     -- KageZer0 (15:26:46/10-07-73)

[Wolfboy]

>>>>>[ No drek Kage, and I knew Mercurial back then, In fact this girl has got a set of pipes on her that almost surpasses MM. I bet a lot of bodies have wracked up over turning her toward one mega or another. I wonder if there's any openings on her security team?]<<<<<

--Wolfgar(15:53:46/10-07-73)

[Smiley]

>>>>>[Can't say that I have KageZer0. I was... away from Seattle the day of the concert. I'll have to say that it's not quite my type of music too. But, I'll admit, she's got a nice... personality... yes, personality!]<<<<<
     -- Smiley (17:17:17/10-07-73)

[CanRay]

>>>>>[I had tickets, but Biz got in the way.  Damnit.  But debts are debts, and this one is paid off now.  Fired them off to a friend who enjoyed the show a lot, despite having to spoof quite a bit of the security to let her in.  The auto-vendeors at the site were really keen eyed on things, too, preventing her from getting anything but water, wonder how they were able to do that.  I'd ask her how she liked it, but, honestly, I get one-word-out-of-five when she talks.]<<<<<
     -- Money Johnson (17:20:10/10-07-73)

[Mason]

>>>>>[Sorry, Wulf, but some guys I know are pretty much her exclusive security detail anywhere in the UCAS.]<<<<<
     -- Wight Knight (18:42:36/10-07-73)

[Wolfboy]

>>>>>[What about the CAS Wight Knight?]<<<<<

--Wolfgar (23:14:57/10-07-73)