[Cyberia] Re: Cyberia: Down the Rabbit Hole

[Cyberia GM]

She shook her head.  "I don't know much about the Enclaves- only what Rook
has told me.  I know even less about plantaxy- he was disturbingly vague
about it.  But from what he told me, you want to be very careful with
anything you do with one here."

"It's sensitive to energy," Dot nodded in thought. "The wrong type can cause
a large explosion."

"But, I don't relish finding out what actually utilizing a plantaxy would
do.  I have too many people here that I'm responsible for to take the chance
of an orbital laser targetting this facility," she finished, looking at Dot
gravely.

Dot looked sad, but understanding.  "Is there a genetic decoder about?  I've
still got some samples from the... alphas, that I'd like to run tests, and a
simulation, with.  It wouldn't, technically, be altering reality.  You
wouldn't have access to alpha DNA that I don't, would you?"  Hope opened
across her face, even as in reality her hand replaced returned to her
pocket.

Asha thought for a moment.  "I've never heard of a genetic decoder," she
said.  "One second."

Her form blurred, and for a brief moment, Dot saw a light appear around
Asha's hand.  The blurring effect ended, even as Asha refocussed on Dot.

"No. Kayle doesn't have access to anything like that.  I put in a vague
message to Rook, but one of his daemons answered," she said, looking mildly
annoyed.  "As far as the DNA, that shouldn't be a problem- I'll give you a
strand of hair once we're back in the real.  Will that be enough?"

"I can always use more," Dot replied.  "And we need to get some of Suhuy's
for experimentation.  He'll probably give it freely... I wonder what the
culture's would do to each other... Oh!  Well, what's next on our agenda?"

"What's next," she replied, looking thoughtfully at Dot, "is that we go back
to the real, and test out your new wire."

"The best way to revert to the real is to find a port, and use it to
traverse the Ether back to your terminal," she said, motioning to one of the
plentious orb-shaped constructs.  "Doing so is akin to shadow-walking; you
walk to it, and imagine where you want to be.  You can forcibly jack out
without utilizing a port, but it's quite dangerous, and not recommended
unless you're in a really bad spot," she said, her tone emphasizing the
last.

"That said, let us take our leave," she finished.  Her avatar floated to the
port, and disappeared from the street.

Dot looked over what she was leaving, and sighed before crossing into the
port and concentrating on exiting the ether.