Kurt McAllister

Blog: http://www.thepathofleasttime.com/

E-Mail: kurt at thepathofleasttime dot com

General

• Cube Retrieval Project's expert from the department of Natural Sciences
• Holds a studentship in computer science, with interests in cryptology and physics
• Joined the Academy from West Besley College, where he took an excellent degree
  • Also restructured the College's key systems to operate at 200% efficiency
  • This method was purchased by Centrifuge Technologies when Kurt was only 20 years old

• Is a self-confessed "geek"
• Will happily spend his free time repairing old pieces of technology or perfecting his collection of replica antique Earth computers
• Enjoys running, and has taken part in the Polygon Path 20k race for the past five years
• Other activities include assisting in the PCAG fireworks show, and competing in the Academy Paper Airplane contest.

• Is friends with Violet Kiteway
  • Helped her break into the Reconstructionists compound
  • Uncovered the Recon Encryption Puzzle

• Has setup his blog to be only readable by citizens of Earth
  • This might be slightly illegal and/or infringing on Academy rules, but is probably okay.

• Due to his sniffing and poking around on the subjet of Reynolds Ionizers, his key was infected with some sort of tracking or virus system, causing him to need to reformat, rebuild, and otherwise reconfigure it.
  • This was eventually revealed to be done by Claire Castille.

References

• Aikoannacainegarnetkurttippyvon
• Perplex City Academy Special Projects Division - Cube Retrieval Project (link)
• Mentioned frequently in Violet Kiteway's blog
• Mentioned in Scarlett's Adventure Timeline.

Correspondence

Kurt has become something of a mailing fiend. To read what he has written to people, please see: Letters from Kurt