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[tomemyoutliers]

( the face that appears on the screen is open and friendly - framed by blonde hair. dressed in a blue and red outfit, it serves to put one in mind of a police force or military without obviously being a member of such.

rather than broadcasting from the terminal located in one's assigned quarters, the background is clearly a cafe in metal. )

Who must I talk to in order to place a complaint about these devices? ( a tap of a finger against the screen for extra emphasis. ) Not only are they extremely unintuitive, they're also impossible to modify. I could make so many improvements if they would stop melting every time I opened them up.

( how many terminals has shockwave gone through? it's probably best not to ask. )

My name is Shockwave, and I have a request for those of you with a talent for technology. Included is an attachment with different levels of encryptions that I've coded myself. I would appreciate it if you indulged my curiosity and attempted to break all of them, although you're certainly not obligated to try. Let me know how far you get!

( the coded attachment has four layers of encrypted code - one at 90%, one at 95%, one at 99%, and then one at an unhackable 100% - and when one encryption is broken, the next instantly takes its place. shockwave is aware that no one will get through the last one but it's the principle of the thing. and a bit of showing off - anyone who can get through to the last level will find that the final encryption is a thing of beauty from a coding standpoint. )

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[tomemyoutliers]

I, Shockwave, am not human.

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[redjay]

You know what I'm going to ask next, right?

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[tomemyoutliers]

Cybertronian.

( he was going to ask what species shockwave was, right. )

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[redjay]

[Yes, definitely]

Oh my. What are you, a mind reader too?
Cybertronian -> Cybertron?

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[tomemyoutliers]

Just capable of logic.
That's right.

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[redjay]

That's what all the telepaths say.
And that's not on any map I know. Does Earth sound familiar?

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[tomemyoutliers]

Not one of those, either.
I'm familiar with the planet, yes, but you'll find I'm from a bit before the dominant species evolved on it.

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[redjay]

My bad. You look around 30 years old.
You must use a really good moisturizer.

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[tomemyoutliers]

Oh no, it's quite alright. I've just missed a few million years from when I'm from and now.

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[redjay]

Wow. A few million years. Not a lot of time at all.
How do you know it's been a few million years?

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[tomemyoutliers]

Because I've been informed as such by someone who has been keeping track.

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[redjay]

Ok, I give up.
I can't tell if you're serious or if you're really a scientist vampire.

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[tomemyoutliers]

A vampire?

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[redjay]

Immortal creatures that drains the life sauce of other living beings.
What, you don't have those in Cyberton? Lucky.

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[tomemyoutliers]

No, although there are legends of something similar.

text; encryption 90%

[redjay]

Sounds like fun.
So was your encryption. What now?

text; encryption 90%

[tomemyoutliers]

That's it, I suppose. Although I have been informed that I'm expected to provide a reward?

text; encryption 90%

[redjay]

Human custom: you offer a quiz, you give reward for doing a good job.
How about I buy you a drink? And we'll call it even.