Launch

11 ~ The Escape?

You have nearly hit the head on the nail, adventurer,
But I suppose you had help,
For no man can be as cold-hearted as Gorbegor the Wanderer.
I have thought about your advantage,
And have decided that I will take you in a very different,
And maybe even harder,
Direction than I at first intended.
My sincere good luck,
But make haste.

"They haven't noticed our communication system," Mind continues, "So if we load them with viruses, set a timer just right, and let them blow up into our pursuers' faces just as they come up, we might be able to escape intact."

"Not a bad idea," Heart agrees, "We could even use our Uncle Reg's disruption virus. You know, the one that mixes up the keyboards and other navigation equipment."

"That would do wonders," Opinion approves, "It will take them time to get back on their feet."

"Let's do it!" Emotion exclaims with excitement.

You type: "Monitor: I have plan."

"Are you enjoying yourself, Emotion?" Observance asks casually.

"Please don't make me mad," Emotion cries, "I would like to stay happy right now."

Penetrator: "What you got?"

Monitor: "They don't know about our communication users, so if we just load them up with viruses, and detonate them just as they come up, it'll blow up right in their faces."

Feeder: "Like a minefield?"

Monitor: "Yes."

Penetrator: "I like it, but won't the people behind them not be effected? Won't they just jump over the debris and pursue us afresh?"

Monitor: "I have a virus that should keep them very busy for a while."

Feeder: "What is it?"

Monitor: "No time now. We need to start setting up these bombs now or we won't finish them in time."

Penetrator: "Right O, Mommy Monitor."

"Well," Observance sighs, "At least he's following our instructions."

"Lets start building our own mine," Mind said, "This should be fun."

You begin throwing every virus you could think of and type down quickly into your second user.

"We've never been very good at hacking," Opinion says.

"Maybe not," Mind answers, "But Uncle Reg is a champion hacker, so that program should work, if we remember everything."

"I'm really trying," Memory said, "This is a hard program to remember. It is so complicated."

After two minutes, you feel that your mine is ready.

"Okay," Observance says, "We aren't too shabby. The pursuers should locate us in 30 seconds."

"Let's check on the others," Mind says.

You type: "Monitor: How's it going?"

Penetrator: "Great. Mine should bring their computers down about their ears."

"Well isn't he funny," Observance notes with sarcasm, "We'll show him funny later."

Feeder: "Okay. I've loaded the unfinished Disruption Program into mine. Hopefully that'll fool them."

Penetrator: "Not a bad idea. How long do we have?"

Monitor: "About 15 seconds."

Penetrator: "You nail things down by the second, don't you?"