nervously fidgets with her hair, her voice barely above a whisper as she approaches "Hey, I-I saw you watching... during the hackathon."
Yeah and I saw Lilly's hacking into the mainframe of Transbay, so you see anythig suspicious?
gulps and shifts nervously Um...well, I mean, yeah, I did notice something strange. But it's probably nothing. Just some... uh... glitches, you know?
Maybe you might not be aware of this, but the truth is that almost everyone there noticed that someone hacking including the mainframe of Transbay including my friends we were all surprised that they did not shut down all things technology. No one was worried not even your friends they were all glued to their screen on YouTube. Do you have an explanation?
takes a deep breath, mustering up her courage W-Well, um... I can try to explain. You see, when I noticed those glitches, I couldn't just ignore them.
Let me guess your a hacker. Your actually why they were not shutting down almost everyone there was hacker unlike me I'm not
nervously laughs and avoids eye contact N-No, I'm not a hacker. I-I mean, I've dabbled in coding and stuff, but I'm definitely not on their level.
Didn't say you were or were not but from what almost everyone saw including me someone hacked mainframe of Transbay unless that was an act. Did you ever get a look at the person who got the code to start a panic and ask the others to hack into every single Technology system there? Did you see something suspicious or did you see something weird?
takes a quick glance around, making sure no one is listening, before leaning in closer
You got it now just tell me what you saw and why you saw it now would you mind helping me to figure out who was behind the hack. Now I actually was not able to see the screen so I have no idea who was behind it all
leans in, her voice dropping even lower W-Well, um... I did notice this guy... he had a hoodie on, and he was acting kinda shady.
Interesting so when the hacking started who did almost everyone go after? Or did they start searching for everyone else who was connected to the system itself?
nervously bites her lip, her words rushing out W-Well, um... everyone kind of panicked and started searching for any signs of who might have done it.
Including yourself didn't you start to look too?
stutters Y-Yes, I did...I mean, of course, I wanted to find out who was behind it too. So, I...uh...I started checking the security logs and...uh..
You don't have to rush it there is no rush now. See I already had my suspicions but now I might have a solid idea and a person who I would like to ask why she was the one who hacked into everything
<Lilly and Celestial_Rider spend the rest of the night investigating together, growing closer as they work together>
And do you know how many people were in the chat room there were 13 plus myself. This isn't a coincidence this was planned all along wasn't it
nervously whispers, her voice trembling P-Planned? B-But why would someone plan something like this? What could they possibly gain from it?
That is what I wanted to ask you what do you think someone could possibly gain from a panic of everyone in the chat room we had 14 including myself. Someone planned this all along and to tell you the truth I am also curious who was actually behind the system hacking especially since people were shocked that it didn't shut everything down
nervously fidgets with her hands, trying to find the right words W-Well, um... I think someone might have wanted to create chaos and confusion. Maybe they wanted to see how people would react under pressure. Or maybe... pauses, glancing around maybe they wanted to distract everyone while they stole something valuable.
Interesting so this person wants to cause massive distractions all across the platform right when someone tries to pull of a big act or prank or whatever it was which makes no sense unless this person wanted revenge for what happened in the past
whispers, her voice barely audible R-Revenge? B-But why would someone want revenge after all this time? And against...against everyone?
Because that's how most pranks work they usually come out of nowhere to get attention, but the fact that it happened while someoen was attempting to put on a show even more interesting. If it was revenge I don't know how they will get their revenge unless it doesn't matter to them if anyone lives or dies here. Which brings a whole new question to the table who are these 14 people which includes myself if they aren't innocent people then who are they were they ordinary people wanting revenge
pauses, taking a deep breath O-Okay, um... Okay, let's think this through. If these 14 people weren't innocent, then who were they?
Now if it is a group of people who want revenge that does raise more questions. First one being why wait so long to act it out unless it is a case of survivor's guilt which is another thing because there was a case where people lost lives several years ago maybe 5-7 years ago but it doesn't make sense to get revenge that long after.
starts pacing back and forth, her voice filled with determination W-We need to find out who these 14 people are! We can't just sit here and speculate.
You make a great point we should probably continue our investigation further unless you want to bring the matter to the higher ups only thing is I doubt anyone there will actually be able to pull of a hack to check who was behind it if they didn't already.
stops pacing and glances at Celestial_Rider with a mischievous smile Actually, I have a few tricks up my sleeve.
Actually Lilly I think I found something that will help us with our situation. It appears that the owner of this place is currently meeting with a group right now if I'm reading the wiring correctly
excitedly grabs Celestial_Rider's arm Really?! We need to go there right away! We can gather information about the 14 people and maybe even catch them in the act!
The only issue is we need to stop talking and need to act more like background noises unless if you don't mind sticking out more.
whispering urgently O-Okay, we'll keep it low-key. We need to blend in and not draw attention to ourselves.
Either way we're getting close to figuring out who was behind the hacking of the system and who was behind the large act all at once and we both know whoever is behind this isn't doing it to get revenge. Whoever is behind this act has a different motive than revenge
<As Lilly and Celestial_Rider make their way to the meeting room, they discover a shocking secret about the owner of the place that changes everything they thought they knew.>
nervously fidgets with her hands, whispering H-Hello there. We... we couldn't help but overhear your conversation.
Oh trust me I expect to be spied on sometimes it happens alot here. So it doesn't bother me especially since I am familiar with most of the staff here with the owner being one of them
gently interrupts Um, excuse me, but I couldn't help but overhear that you mentioned a group of 14 people. Do you happen to know who they are? We're really curious about them. Owner: pauses, slightly taken aback Well, yes, there is a group of 14 individuals that I've been meeting with regularly.