I'm alive.

I was at Entish.

You probably figured that out.

Fuckin’ city outskirts. Right after my damn vacation went wrong at the last second. Nearly got killed in a shootout on the shrelling ski lift, and the pub transit almost gets me back to the spaceport just in time for…well…



Yeah.

And of course it can’t just end there. Thanks to my WONDERFUL timing, I’m being detained for having a “possible connection” to the attacks, and am being kept in a hotel under “house arrest” until I can provide proof that I wasn’t.

So, anybody currently living on the Citadel – and I cannot believe I am asking this – I need your help. I need one of you to (again, not believing I’m saying this) break into Aphin’s Place (yes,break into my bar), shut down the defenses in the back, find the most secure network access point, hack it, and send me a copy of the email from “Kamit Soo Travel Technologies” in that access point’s inbox.

Hackers only need apply; I’ve spent most of my life in the hacking biz and I know my way around systems. If you know a guy who knows me, bring him along; he might be able to help you out a bit, but getting to the actual stuff will require you knowing your way around an omnitool.

1,000 credits to the person who sends it to me first. Another thousand if you don’t touch anything else on that or any other network there. Another two thousand if you don’t touch the merchandise. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but hey, I’m a working-class stiff and you’ll basically be walking off with about three weeks’ worth of wages, which (and trust me here) is a lot when you haven’t been in the building for a month.

Let the games begin, I guess. Vindi, let the folks behind the counter know they’re coming, okay? I don’t need someone getting shot by the bartenders because they need to read my friggin’ email.

you fucker

now i gotta do a recount

Yeah, fuck you too, buddy.

Wait, what's this about Entish and attacks, now? I've been out of the loop with news lately. Cool picture though!

Wait, hacking job? Oh, I'd be MORE than WILLING to assist you in exchange for ADEQUATE payment! Although I've never been too big on breaking and entering. Well, I've burst through a few duct vents here and there but nothing as big as infiltrating an actual wardside venue.

Still, hacking. I am GUARANTEED to do QUALITY WORK, LANGSTON PROMISE.

For the record, I'm glad you aren't.

As for the rest of the stuff... Well, you know my skill and my knowledge base of you and, frankly, I could use the credits. If I can help, then sure, I guess I will.

...That's a lot of credits.

I'd be in. Where's the bar?

Edit: Wait, Plexed it.

I hadn't realised... Well, count me retroactively very relieved you're okay. Sorry to hear about the situation with the officials there, I trust it'll all be sorted out without too much more delay. And good fortune with the bar hacking business.

I'd be glad to learn that Emon Spiza made it, but that's an odd request at best. You're asking on a public forum for a blatantly illegal operation, make the point that you will NOT give your hired help a head's up or just ask them to open the door, give no other proof of your identity than an easily imitable aggressive speech and the fact that you logged in your account, which with all due respect to our admin is a feasible feat for someone determined (easier and safer than hacking a secure point in the middle of the Citadel I bet).

So the SDU won't escort you to a secure point to let you access your email (what kind of email do you have that can prove you're not a terrorist is anyone's wonder), but they're A-OK with giving you access to a website that says "cerberus" to recruit someone to perform both forced entry and hacking on the Citadel? That's krogan grade finesse.
Hi to the *known C-Sec officer reading us* by the way.

And how many people did they detain like that anyway? The damn thing happened on the middle of a megalopolis, there must have been thousands of people around you. Did they detain all of them, or are you just that special?

I'd advise people against taking whoever that is up on that (frankly underpaid) offer.
If it's really you and I'm just paranoid, well I hope you won't be too mad at me. It's not like we were buds before, anyways... But if it's you, well glad you made it.

You're still being-
For a-

OK, 'possible connection' to the attacks. Not sure why they're [whoever they are] giving you extranet access if they think you're so high-risk... You're sure you're innocent?

Figures the universe wouldn't kill it's favorite chew-toy.

Anyway, hope you find someone smart enough to hack your security, yet stupid enough to actually try it.

Right. Because none of this isn't exactly odd or suspicious at all.

"I'm under house arrest because someone thinks I may be connected to the attacks. So please go "rob" my bar with obvious security elements that need hacking. I swear I'll pay you several thousand credits, promise."

How do we know you aren't connected to the terrorists at all, Mr. Spiza?

I'm very glad to hear that you're alright, Mr. Spiza. It's like no-one out here has any idea what's going on. It's all gone quiet, and I know that's partly because everyone's holding their breath, but we really need to hear something from close to the ground.

... That came out wrong, sorry. I mean, I'm glad you made it out in one piece, whether you can tell us anything or not.

...

... I'm not very good at this...


They're that desperate? That they're just grabbing people who happened to arrive unexpectedly and asking them to, you know, prove that they didn't try to destroy the city?

Or is this because of your links with this place?

You people make me want to cry, sometimes. Could you all please try to act *normal* and not like psychopaths, I mean, just once?

Idle suspicion: Ms. Rondor's caution strikes me as sensible.

Although I imagine there might be easier and more effective ways to immerse oneself in Mr. Spiza's business.

Detached inquiry: I don't know many of you all that well. Is there any straightforward means of ascertaining Mr. Spiza's identity? The equivalent of a security question? Momentary amusement: What's your favourite flavour of sugar whip?

Speculative: Perhaps one of you familiar with Mr. Spiza should take a look over that post for anything that confirms his identity. Something left for one who knows what to look for.

With affected bafflement that it could be otherwise: I assume he takes that precaution?

Good to hear you are up and running, Mr. Spiza (I can't say though that Michelle's post left me unaffected...)

I have seen a lot of weird posts on CDN but this sure is somewhere near the top. A strange request, don't you have a code or something that would make it easy to access instead of making a hack necessary?

I would be happy to take a crack at it, Mr Spiza. I haven't had to breach a security system in years, but I can make most computer programs dance. I also do not drink, so I will not touch the bar. Would you mind giving the address? I have not been to it before.

Next news article we see, someone gets arrested for aiding terrorists.

Mr. Spiza, you realize that this is conspiracy and that C-SEC officials actively read this forum?

What? I seriously don't know what's been going on, I haven't really been able to keep track of the news as of late on account of the whole "barricaded myself into the ducts" thing.

Hang on, I'm just gonna go open up the connection a bit so I can read up on some of the articles-




Oh.

Oh

fuck

Any volunteer would be helping him access his own mail on explicit permission of the owner. Are you trying to imply C-Sec would want to see Spiza arrested?