Kale would have to be satisfied with that, for the moment. As it was, he was waiting for Patrolman Isaac to reach Industrial Station, waiting for the EMTs to arrive....heaven forbid, waiting for the unconscious victim to wake up, although he wasn't going to put much stake on that one yet.
And then, a soft ringtone sounded in his ears, and an "incoming call" notice appeared on the lenses of his Specs. He tapped a button on the rim to pick up.
"Detective Barrett speaking."
A long night in Toronto....
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....And then the connection clicked for Keena. She was immediately greeted by a male voice:
"Detective Barrett speaking."
Oh dear.
"Detective Barrett speaking."
Oh dear.
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Keena twitched at the failed attempt on the first try. She almost panicked, but seeing as it was a phone there was one obvious way out of this.
"This is your captain speaking! You've been selected as one of our grand prize winners! Are you ready to board a luxery cruise, and experience the open seas? Stay on the line and speak to our representatives now!" She said, her voice sounding almost robotic, imitating what one might assume was a prerecorded message.
"This is your captain speaking! You've been selected as one of our grand prize winners! Are you ready to board a luxery cruise, and experience the open seas? Stay on the line and speak to our representatives now!" She said, her voice sounding almost robotic, imitating what one might assume was a prerecorded message.
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Kale visibly twitched with annoyance at the words that came over the response. He made to hang up, but before he could, another female voice interrupted the line.
"Hi. Looks like you took a wrong turn. Better luck next time, and please keep in mind that hacking an officer's phone is a criminal offense. Bye!"
The call ended.
"Mayflower..." Kale said. "What the hell was that."
The second female voice continued speaking into Kale's earpiece, directly from the phone itself. "What, do you really expect me to stand idly by when they can't even fake a foghorn?"
"Hi. Looks like you took a wrong turn. Better luck next time, and please keep in mind that hacking an officer's phone is a criminal offense. Bye!"
The call ended.
"Mayflower..." Kale said. "What the hell was that."
The second female voice continued speaking into Kale's earpiece, directly from the phone itself. "What, do you really expect me to stand idly by when they can't even fake a foghorn?"
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Right about then, the first EMT made his way down the stairs, followed quickly by a second. The second EMT, a female, spoke into her radio. "Detective, we are on scene. Can you give us details on where we need to be?" The duo didn't slow down, however, and continued making their way into the station.
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Well it was about time.
"You're looking for a badly damaged car," Kale answered over the radio. "Someone tried to make a beehive out of it, you can't miss it. The outside door to the car won't open, but all the others will."
He picked up the tablet, holding his coat in between it and his hand and grasping it by the edges to avoid adding more fingerprints, then moved to the side of the car to make room.
"You're looking for a badly damaged car," Kale answered over the radio. "Someone tried to make a beehive out of it, you can't miss it. The outside door to the car won't open, but all the others will."
He picked up the tablet, holding his coat in between it and his hand and grasping it by the edges to avoid adding more fingerprints, then moved to the side of the car to make room.
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"So what now?" Keena said disappointingly to her master, as the first attempt seemed to fail miserably. Was it the lack of cowbell fog horn? Keena shrugged, defeated. After all, what self respecting AI has a foghorn soundfile on hand.
"Well... I guess chances are high he could have a second phone. Can you see if you can differentiate the two signals at all from one another?"
The AI was unsure on whether she could get enough data from a phone, to do any sort of proper analysis. With nothing else to do though, she gave it a shot.
"Well... I guess chances are high he could have a second phone. Can you see if you can differentiate the two signals at all from one another?"
The AI was unsure on whether she could get enough data from a phone, to do any sort of proper analysis. With nothing else to do though, she gave it a shot.
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Keena was able to tell after a couple of seconds that there were indeed two sources for the same signal. When queried, both sources reported the same identification information, albeit one was about full a second slower to respond than the other. In this age, a one second slower response was significant. In the world of networking, that spoke of an intermediary hop between source and destination for the second signal. What did this mean...?
Mayflower, meanwhile, detected two separate, nearly simultaneous ping/queries to Kale's phone. Both originated from the same source, a device called KeyMobile, but there was a time lag of half a second between the first and the second. Too, it was strange that the same source should need to query the device twice, and especially at the same time. There simply wasn't a need for that sort of thing. The double query, beyond being odd, carried no malicious code, and the queries stopped at just two. Not enough to be a denial of service, and too much to be anything but weird. What did this mean...?
The female voice responded over the radio with a simple "Roger." A short time later, the medics jogged through the same car-to-car door Kale had taken to get into the shot up train car. "Pardon us, officer, we need to get at the patient," the man in the lead said as he entered the car. He sat down a very bulky, durable looking backpack with the symbol for medicine emblazoned on the side, and knelt down next to the unconscious man. The female medic following behind him stopped short of the scene, and propped a portable ultralight-weight stretcher against the wall before joining her comrade in checking the victim with the competency and efficiency of trained professionals.
The two medics were hard at work when Kale began to feel... uneasy... at the gut level. There was the barely audible sound of echoing footsteps coming from somewhere.
Mayflower, meanwhile, detected two separate, nearly simultaneous ping/queries to Kale's phone. Both originated from the same source, a device called KeyMobile, but there was a time lag of half a second between the first and the second. Too, it was strange that the same source should need to query the device twice, and especially at the same time. There simply wasn't a need for that sort of thing. The double query, beyond being odd, carried no malicious code, and the queries stopped at just two. Not enough to be a denial of service, and too much to be anything but weird. What did this mean...?
The female voice responded over the radio with a simple "Roger." A short time later, the medics jogged through the same car-to-car door Kale had taken to get into the shot up train car. "Pardon us, officer, we need to get at the patient," the man in the lead said as he entered the car. He sat down a very bulky, durable looking backpack with the symbol for medicine emblazoned on the side, and knelt down next to the unconscious man. The female medic following behind him stopped short of the scene, and propped a portable ultralight-weight stretcher against the wall before joining her comrade in checking the victim with the competency and efficiency of trained professionals.
The two medics were hard at work when Kale began to feel... uneasy... at the gut level. There was the barely audible sound of echoing footsteps coming from somewhere.
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"Heads up, Barrett, someone just pinged your phone," Mayflower's voice sounded in Kale's earpiece. "Twice, for whatever reason."
"Understood," Kale said. Before he had a chance to ponder why someone would need to ping his phone twice, much less at all, he started to get what could only be described in the incredibly technical terms of 'a bad feeling'. That bad feeling was accompanied by a sound, barely audible but still recognizable as footsteps. He stepped away from the scene to allow the EMTs to work, moving to the door he had entered the train from so that he could see as much of the station at once as possible without getting too far away. Then he watched for any signs of anyone else in the station, and listened intently to try and make out the direction of the noise.
"Understood," Kale said. Before he had a chance to ponder why someone would need to ping his phone twice, much less at all, he started to get what could only be described in the incredibly technical terms of 'a bad feeling'. That bad feeling was accompanied by a sound, barely audible but still recognizable as footsteps. He stepped away from the scene to allow the EMTs to work, moving to the door he had entered the train from so that he could see as much of the station at once as possible without getting too far away. Then he watched for any signs of anyone else in the station, and listened intently to try and make out the direction of the noise.
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"Thats wierd..." Keena scratched her head at the results of the ping, wondering what exactly was going on. "Its the same source, but one has a second delay on it. I can't figure out why."
"Really? I'm not sure we should investigate this much further, we might just end up getting caught then. Which source did we check out?" Liz was a bit perplexed at what was going on. Perhaps if she hadn't been so thoroughly worked during the day, she could figure it out but as it stood she was stumped just as much as her AI.
"The one I checked was the delayed result, but I didn't find anything odd when I did. Perhaps we should just leave it alone for now." Keena was usually all for this type of thing, but with a detectives phone involved and one close call she wasn't ready to push it. She was positive Liz wasn't going to risk it either.
"Tch, well so much for that. Standby I guess. I need something else to do now..." With a heavy sigh, Liz looked around in a desperate attempt to notice anything of interest dispite knowing full well that at this time of night nothing eventful was going to happen. Minus the collapsed body she already found that is. If she hadn't found it she wouldn't be stuck here in the first place.
"Really? I'm not sure we should investigate this much further, we might just end up getting caught then. Which source did we check out?" Liz was a bit perplexed at what was going on. Perhaps if she hadn't been so thoroughly worked during the day, she could figure it out but as it stood she was stumped just as much as her AI.
"The one I checked was the delayed result, but I didn't find anything odd when I did. Perhaps we should just leave it alone for now." Keena was usually all for this type of thing, but with a detectives phone involved and one close call she wasn't ready to push it. She was positive Liz wasn't going to risk it either.
"Tch, well so much for that. Standby I guess. I need something else to do now..." With a heavy sigh, Liz looked around in a desperate attempt to notice anything of interest dispite knowing full well that at this time of night nothing eventful was going to happen. Minus the collapsed body she already found that is. If she hadn't found it she wouldn't be stuck here in the first place.
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Elizabeth sees the EMTs at work, and Kale as he moves away from the EMTs while looking about. She also hears some echoing tapping in the station, but there doesn't appear to be a source.
Kale sees nobody in the station besides Elizabeth, and she isn't running about. There is no sign of whatever is making the noise he could barely hear, better since he was moved away from the EMTs, but still. The sound was getting louder, as was the nagging uneasiness.
Kale sees nobody in the station besides Elizabeth, and she isn't running about. There is no sign of whatever is making the noise he could barely hear, better since he was moved away from the EMTs, but still. The sound was getting louder, as was the nagging uneasiness.
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Kale still couldn't qute make out the source of the footsteps, but they were more clearly audible from the door of the train than inside, and getting louder.
"Heads up, we're likely to have company in a moment," Kale said, moving again so that he could clearly see the stars leading out of the station. He glanced toward the civilian who had been so 'patient' thus far. "You should take cover, just in case."
"Heads up, we're likely to have company in a moment," Kale said, moving again so that he could clearly see the stars leading out of the station. He glanced toward the civilian who had been so 'patient' thus far. "You should take cover, just in case."
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Liz looked back and forth but aside from Kale and the EMT's nothing really caught her eye. Here ears however detected a faint tapping noise, but there was nothing in sight that could be causing it. It probably wasn't anything important, maybe something on the train or something she just couldn't see. She let out another large sigh as her mood continued to fall.
"Geez... how long will i have to sit here for..."
With nothing else to do, her mind slowly began to wander back to that of the tablet and the mysterious duplicating address. The delay between source and destination was bothering her still, was there something she was missing that would be obvious to a more energized self? She closed her eyes and began to think about it, since she certainly had time to kill.
Her thoughts were briefly interrupted by the detective from earlier however. "Take cover? Well if you say so. I didn't think anything new was going on here, aside from that tapping noise." Liz just shrugged, looking for a more "secure" location to wait, still pondering her earlier query.
"Geez... how long will i have to sit here for..."
With nothing else to do, her mind slowly began to wander back to that of the tablet and the mysterious duplicating address. The delay between source and destination was bothering her still, was there something she was missing that would be obvious to a more energized self? She closed her eyes and began to think about it, since she certainly had time to kill.
Her thoughts were briefly interrupted by the detective from earlier however. "Take cover? Well if you say so. I didn't think anything new was going on here, aside from that tapping noise." Liz just shrugged, looking for a more "secure" location to wait, still pondering her earlier query.
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Kale quickly discerned the sound was not coming from the stairs, which only left the tunnel....
Elizabeth thought about the tablet issue, but nothing new came to mind before she was interrupted by Kale.
Elizabeth's survey of the area revealed quite a number of objects she could use as cover: The closest thing was the padded plastic benches she had been sitting upon, and some nearby trashcans. There were concrete structural supports here and there, for another. The nearest of them was a good 10 meters away, though. There were also some private communication stalls along the inner wall, though they were quite a ways away, even further than the pillars. Aside from that, there were restrooms past the booths. But what exactly would she be taking cover from? Where should she go?
Elizabeth thought about the tablet issue, but nothing new came to mind before she was interrupted by Kale.
Elizabeth's survey of the area revealed quite a number of objects she could use as cover: The closest thing was the padded plastic benches she had been sitting upon, and some nearby trashcans. There were concrete structural supports here and there, for another. The nearest of them was a good 10 meters away, though. There were also some private communication stalls along the inner wall, though they were quite a ways away, even further than the pillars. Aside from that, there were restrooms past the booths. But what exactly would she be taking cover from? Where should she go?
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The stairs were clear. Which left only one option, one that Kale knew he should have thought about sooner. If the approaching footsteps were coming all the way from Industrial Station as his uneasy gut feeling would suggest, the fastest route with the train stopped would be straight through the metro tunnel.
He stepped back closer to the end of the train, close enough to see through the tunnel but far enough to hopefully not make a target out of himself.
He stepped back closer to the end of the train, close enough to see through the tunnel but far enough to hopefully not make a target out of himself.
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As if being stumped wasn't enough, just as she thought she was almost on to a breakthrough, that untimely interruption ruined Liz's train of thought enough that she failed to come up with anything. That had to be the reason. She grumbled to herself as her eyes darted around at the various places where she could "take cover" so to speak.
Then it dawned on her. Where and what was she taking cover from? Sure she could pick a place but if that's where the trouble was going to show up at, the cover would be useless.
"Uhm... where exactly do you want me to take cover? I don't even know what I'm hiding from."
Seeing Kale head towards the tunnel, she could only assume that what ever it was would be coming in from there. It was the best bet anyways. While the benches were close, she somehow doubted the strategic hiding or protection of a bench. With that in mind, Liz ended up hurrying for the pillar of concrete aiming to get behind it just in case.
Then it dawned on her. Where and what was she taking cover from? Sure she could pick a place but if that's where the trouble was going to show up at, the cover would be useless.
"Uhm... where exactly do you want me to take cover? I don't even know what I'm hiding from."
Seeing Kale head towards the tunnel, she could only assume that what ever it was would be coming in from there. It was the best bet anyways. While the benches were close, she somehow doubted the strategic hiding or protection of a bench. With that in mind, Liz ended up hurrying for the pillar of concrete aiming to get behind it just in case.
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Elizabeth ran for cover as Kale tried to discern where the threat was.
The medics had apparently listened to Kale's warnings, as Elizabeth glanced back and saw the female EMT shuffle out of the train behind Kale with the handles of a portable stretcher held firmly in her grip. The male EMT soon followed, and the duo tandem carried the unconscious man between them. "Officer, we're pulling out," the male EMT said as he shuffled out of the train and towards the stairs as fast as their burden would allow.
Kale, meanwhile, could just barely make out the silhouettes of two people jogging towards the train. His gut said trouble had arrived....
The medics had apparently listened to Kale's warnings, as Elizabeth glanced back and saw the female EMT shuffle out of the train behind Kale with the handles of a portable stretcher held firmly in her grip. The male EMT soon followed, and the duo tandem carried the unconscious man between them. "Officer, we're pulling out," the male EMT said as he shuffled out of the train and towards the stairs as fast as their burden would allow.
Kale, meanwhile, could just barely make out the silhouettes of two people jogging towards the train. His gut said trouble had arrived....
Battle Information
Turn Order
Elizabeth
Enemy A
Kale
Medics
Enemy B
Etc.
Status
Elizabeth: 23/23 HP; Good
Kale: 17/17 HP; Good
Adrian: 20/24 HP; Unconscious
Male EMT: Good
Female EMT: Good
Enemy A: ???
Enemy B: ???
Elizabeth
Enemy A
Kale
Medics
Enemy B
Etc.
Status
Elizabeth: 23/23 HP; Good
Kale: 17/17 HP; Good
Adrian: 20/24 HP; Unconscious
Male EMT: Good
Female EMT: Good
Enemy A: ???
Enemy B: ???
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Sure enough, Kale could make out faint silhouettes of two people down the tunnel. "Somewhere out of line of sight from this end of the tunnel," he responded to Liz. Meanwhile, he reached for his sidearm...