Where have I been?
You may or may not have noticed that there wasn’t a The Week in Review article last week, well that’s because I had a call to attend a friend’s wedding in the San Francisco Bay Area. The weather was a nice change from the typical San Diego weather and I got to drive around the areas that I grew up at. For those who don’t know, I grew up in the Bay Area and moved down to San Diego about 7 years ago (…has it really been that long?!).
It’s interesting to see how many things have changed, but as much as it’s changed, it’s stayed the same. In all it was a good trip, I got to see old friends, and I saw some fire works on the 4th of July, good times indeed!
My Cube Update…
I’m hunting down MxO posters and I think I’ve found a couple nice ones. Once I have some up in my cube I’ll be more than happy to share some pictures of the new digs as I promised. I didn’t really realize how hard it would be to source posters since most shops in the area don’t seem to carry them any longer; it’s just a bunch of teen geared stuff from Disney and your occasional pop star. I guess that’s what makes online so good, you can pretty much find anything you need there, and that’s exactly where I’ll be finding my poster.
Update Issues
There was a slight issue with the update Thursday morning that appears to have stemmed from something going on with the database. This caused players crews and factions to act a bit wonky among other things. This was not intended and the issue was solved with the help of some talented database and programmer folks.
Story Summary, Chapter 7.3.5 (6/28 – 7/4) by Rarebit
Cypherites seeking information on men and material disappearing from Zion used an inside man to hijack the Zionite hovercraft Pelageus; when no new information was forthcoming from the crew, Veil ordered their jacks pulled. A nearby Zionite hovercraft managed to damage the hijacking Cypherite vessel, capturing one of its crew members. When confronted by the Machines, Veil said that they had no right to question her methods.
The Merovingian set up a signal relay to contact the General, now at the head of his Sentinel group in the Real. The Frenchman berated the one-time Sentinel leader for what he called his failure to kill the Oracle with the specially designed kill-code, and then initiated an override program that the Merovingian's technicians had inserted into the General and his commando programs when they transferred them out of the Matrix. The Merovingian gleefully contemplated the possible uses to which he could put his new Sentinel squadron.
The Oracle spoke to operatives, delivering a number of somewhat ominous sounding messages; she said that she's learned you can't save someone who doesn't want to be saved.
Story Summary, Chapter 7.3 end (7/5 – 7/11) by Rarebit
Machines/EPN and Zion/Cypherite violence spread, and threatened to bring Zion and the Machines into a larger conflict.
With the help of nearby operatives, Agent Pace recovered Machine data stolen by an EPN data runner, Morze. The Agent lingered at the scene, where more EPN operatives arrived and attacked her. She and other Machine and Cypherite operatives returned fire. Zionites too became involved in the firefight before the Agent finally left with the data.
Cypherites looking for data on Zion's movements in the Real tracked the hovercraft and jack-in signal of Zion operative Vomer, finding her downtown with Zion officer Rylet, and Zion Captain Niobe. Veil announced that Cypherite ships were closing in on both Vomer and Niobe's hovercraft. Niobe defied the surrounding Cypherites, and fought free in the ensuing melee while her hovercraft escaped in the Real. Vomer and her ship were not so fortunate; Cypherites captured the ship, and the valuable data it carried. The alleged involvement of Machine operatives in the fight against Niobe raised concerns about the Machine/Zion truce.
E Pluribus Neo rescued several of their operatives from Cypherite custody, just as the Cypherite officer exivy was about to hand them over to the Machines. The Kid staged diversions with Code Pulse Devices in Richland and Westview while another EPN team rescued the Rescate crew members from exivy and Agent Johnson in Downtown.
Elsewhere, the Morpheus simulacrum was told by operatives of the Machine memorial to Neo in Gracy Heights. He visited the site, and commented on the deceased Morpheus' mad quest for the One's remains.
In Maribeau, The Exile known as Tick Tock struck up a conversation with operative SiskoUrso, discussing the nature of time in the Matrix, and how the Machines manage to keep the simulation always in the year 1999.
The Folding Team Update!
Wow, another folding team update you say, well all I can't help it -- the Folding team is kicking serious tails and have now eclipsed the 1000 team mark! That means Team MxO is now a top 1000 team in the world.
A serious pat on the back and kudos goes out to the folding team.
If you have any questions about the MxO Community Folding Project you can click on this this link to find out more!
Until Next Week,
- Raijinn
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