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On Wendesday 16th November 2005, Perplex City players who had completed the set of four blue hex cards were sent an e-mail congratulating them from the Academy.
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On Wednesday 16th November 2005, Perplex City players who had completed the set of four blue hex cards were sent an e-mail congratulating them from the Academy.


However, it seems that the Academy's e-mail system managed to ''leak'' some internal e-mails at the bottom of these e-mails sent out to players. Each player so far has received a different e-mail fragment. They are arranged below in date order.
However, it seems that the Academy's e-mail system managed to ''leak'' some internal e-mails at the bottom of these e-mails sent out to players. Each player so far has received a different e-mail fragment. They are arranged below in date order.
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Congratulations, you've solved a set of four Perplex City cards. We've rewarded you by [[Leaderboard|doubling your points]] for each of the cards in the set.
Congratulations, you've solved a set of four Perplex City cards. We've rewarded you by [[Leaderboard|doubling your points]] for each of the cards in the set.


Your Perplex Point total is now ''[total]''. You have solved ''[x]'' cards.
Your Perplex Point total is now ''[total]''. You have solved ''[x]'' cards.  
 
We in Perplex City would like to thank you for your continued dedication to our cause. With your help, we are certain that the Receda Cube will be found and returned safely.
We in Perplex City would like to thank you for your continued dedication to our cause. With your help, we are certain that the Receda Cube will be found and returned safely.


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fatal-close"</div>
fatal-close"</div>


==The E-mails==
From 20th December 2005 it appears as if some of these emails have been sent again, although at this time they don't appear to be related to the actual solving of a set (i.e. although the email refers to solving a set, no card was solved at the time the email was sent). The resent email has an additional header at the start of the mail as follows.


Please post your leaked e-mail here, in chronological order. Feel free to add relative links to topics as you see fit.
<div style'"background-color: #d6d6d6; border: thin grey solid; padding: 10px;">
Failure in Centre for Reality Research Sandbox Mail Transport Daemon (daemon<br/>
subprocess 3ea5). Mind Candy unavailable. Final resend attempt follows.<br/>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------</div>


Wave 4 cards appear to have new e-mails associated with solving a set of cards. These e-mails start with an error message like the following.


===10 Oct. 2003 3.28pm===
<div style="background-color: #d6d6d6; border: thin grey solid; padding: 10px;">f90fmvvc9m239v-2;23f-000112academail<br />
criticalerror1037<br />
error502-authconflict<br />
error503-redirect<br />
f098431290fdhandovermcd</div>


From: [[Astrid Lindstrom]]<br/>
This page has become very ''very'' long.  To help curb that, we are now sorting by year.  Please see the appropriate page, linked below for older emails.  This page will contain only emails from the current year. It would appear newer emails are being recieved in progression with waves of cards and major events, so (in theory) the newest emails should be chronologically sorted, to the bottom of this page.
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]]<br/>
Subject: SFC<br/>
Date: 10 Oct. 2003 3.28pm


Oh. Right. Heh. Not too sinister then... I thought she might have had some actual reason for that threat to steal the thing.
{{Leaked E-mails}}




===10 June 2005 2.27pm===
Some of these messages have become extremely important.  Those should be listed below......


From: [[Sanjean Adamek]]<br/>
To: [[Violet Kiteway]], [[Scarlett Kiteway]]<br/>
Subject: Tea<br/>
Date: 10 June 2005 2.27pm


Your Aunty [[Annaliese Adamek]] and I feel it's far too long since we last saw you. Would you girls be free for tea tomorrow afternoon? Say 4pm?
----------


Love,<br/>
Violet told us a story, after sherevealed she stole the cube, about her visiting the [[Five of Cups]] bar, and being approached by [[Q]].  Here is [[Q]] apologizing to his boss:
Uncle Sanj


{{quote}}
'''8 Jan. 2004 2.28am'''


===10 June 2005 2.32pm===
From: name withheld<br/>
To: name withheld<br/>
Subject:<br/>
Date: 8 Jan. 2004 2.28am


From: [[Scarlett Kiteway]]<br/>
It's not my fault. I simply mistook the contact. The contact gave the
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]]<br/>
appropriate response to the feeder line and correctly completed the
Subject: Tea<br/>
third element. I barely gave anything away before realising the error. She
Date: 10 June 2005 2.32pm
didn't appear suspicious. Contact correctly identified within two
hours. I don't think this need go further up the line. Please do not refer
to [[V]].
|}


Ooooh... lovely! Don't suppose Aunty [[Annliese Adamek|Annaliese]] is going to make her *coffee cake* is she....?
----------


After being led to suspicions of ill-will, Violet thought maybe it would be best to camp out in the Museum and see what happens.  This meant sneaking in, which meant having a reason not to be at the ball:


===10 June 2005 8.54pm===
{{quote}}
'''15 Jan. 2004 3.28pm'''


From: [[Violet Kiteway]]<br/>
From: [[Violet Kiteway]]<br/>
To: [[Sanjean Adamek]]<br/>
To: [[Sente Kiteway]]<br/>
Subject: Tea<br/>
Subject: Re: Party arrangements<br/>
Date: 10 June 2005 8.54pm
Date: 15 Jan. 2004  3.28pm
 
Hiya - sorry, you know I said I was coming down with something? Well, it's
turned into definite flu: headache, achey joints etc. I don't think I can make
it tonight. Scarlett's coming, though, isn't she? I'm sure it'll be a great
success as usual.
 
[[Violet Kiteway|V]].
|}


Not this weekend, sorry. Maybe next weekend?
----------


After stealing the Cube, Violet was left holding the bag.  Literally.  An embroidered "I <3 NY" bag, a shovel, and a jacket were the only physical evidence Violet had ever been to Earth.  And Scarlett managed to make a mess of the bag.


===14 June 2005 4.04pm===
{{quote}}
'''3 April 2005 12.17pm'''


From: [[Sente Kiteway]]<br/>
From: [[Scarlett Kiteway]]<br/>
To: [[Anna Heath]]<br/>
To: [[Sente Kiteway]]<br/>
Subject: Confidential matter<br/>
Subject: Favour....<br/>
Date: 14 June 2005 4.04pm
Date: 3 April 2005 12.17pm


I'm afraid not. Cancel your meeting.
[[Sente Kiteway|Dad]].... would you let [[Violet Kiteway|Violet]] know that I borrowed her embroidered bag and, well, kind of spilled juice on it.... I promise I'll get her a new one, honest, but I know she'll be cross and it'd be so better coming from you... Pleeease?


xxx
[[Scarlett Kiteway|Lettie]]
|}


===7 Sept. 2005 3.46pm===
----------


From: [[Kurt McAllister]]<br/>
[[Q]] (Bernardo Holyoke) got a bit full of himself.  He hid some stolen academy [[parts]], which were later discovered by police (after a tip from [[Pietro Salk]], who got a tip from [[Monica Grand]]). Holyoke's penalty for disobedience was swift execution.
To: [[Von Lubik]]<br/>
Subject: Tonight<br/>
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.46pm


Grrr. Does no one remember that girl in the anthro team I went out with for *six weeks* in the spring?!
{{quote}}
'''27 April 2005 8.54am'''


From: name withheld<br />
To: name withheld<br />
Subject:<br />
Date: 27 Apr. 2005 8.54am<br />


===7 Sept. 2005 3.48pm===
And Q? Do we wish to take any other retributive measures? As a message to anyone else who might be tempted to try to steal from us?<br />


From: [[Von Lubik]]<br/>
[[V]].
To: [[Kurt McAllister]]<br/>
|}
Subject: Tonight<br/>
Date: 7 Sept. 2005 3.48pm


Sorry... :-(
{{quote}}
'''27 April 2005 8.55am'''


From: name withheld<br />
To: name withheld<br />
Subject:<br />
Date: 27 Apr. 2005 8.55am<br />


===9 Sept. 2005 9.43pm===
I think not. We always knew that we might have to eliminate members of your team. Q was foolish in trying to keep some of these items from us, and he has paid the price. I think the matter ends here.
|}


From: [[Garnet Reed]]<br/>
{{quote}}
To: [[Caine Johansson]]<br/>
'''27 Apr. 2005 8.56am'''
Subject: Morning after<br/>
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.43am


Ah. Yes. I see. Still, it was a good night.  
From: name withheld<br />
To: name withheld<br />
Subject:<br />
Date: 27 Apr. 2005 8.56am


Very well. I shall continue to monitor the other members of the team, as agreed.


===9 Sept. 2005 9.47am===
[[V]].
|}


From: [[Garnet Reed]]<br/>
----------
To: [[Caine Johansson]]<br/>
Subject: Morning after<br/>
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.47am


No problem. This kind of emergency is just what they train us for in the Defence Forces. That and escorting the drunk-and-disorderly home.  
In the middle of endless confusion, it was revealed that [[Aiko]] was a reconstructionist. She had already come under suspicion for her involvement in the Academy ball, but not discernible connection could be made. [[Violet]]'s discovery at the recon compound, and a certain [[Recon Encryption Puzzle]] put all eyes on her.


{{quote}}
'''14 June 2005 4.38pm'''


===9 Sept. 2005 9.48am===
From: [[Anna Heath]]<br/>
To: [[Sente Kiteway]]<br/>
Subject: Confidential matter<br/>
Date: 14 June 2005 4.38pm


From: [[Caine Johansson]]<br/>
[[Aiko Entrescore|Aiko's]] personnel file is attached. As you can see we've always been aware that
To: [[Garnet Reed]]<br/>
she was strongly religious. I do not see that this has the slightest implication
Subject: Morning after<br/>
for her work.
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 9.48am
|}


Yeah, cheers for that too! Don't remember a huge amount after that third Mazy Slammer....
{{quote}}
'''14 June 2005 4.39pm'''


From: [[Sente Kiteway]]<br/>
To: [[Anna Heath]]<br/>
Subject: Confidential matter<br/>
Date: 14 June 2005 4.39pm


===9 Sept. 2005 10.14am===
I disagree. This information is certainly evidence in the theft of the Cube. I'm turning it over to the proper authorities now.
From: [[Caine Johansson]]<br/>
|}
To: [[Garnet Reed]]<br/>
Subject: Morning after<br/>
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.14am


No, seriously, what -things-?
----------


[[Caine]] is a man of many hidden secrets.  Most of them quite incriminating.


===9 Sept. 2005 10.16am===
{{quote}}
'''9 Sept. 2005 10.15am'''


From: [[Caine Johansson]]<br/>
From: [[Garnet Reed]]<br/>
To: [[Garnet Reed]]<br/>
To: [[Caine Johansson]]<br/>
Subject: Morning after<br/>
Subject: Morning after<br/>
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.16am
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.15am


I'm going to be buying you drinks from now until forever, aren't I?
Remember, I've been trained to withstand torture. You have no need to fear. Your secret is safe with me, Tristan....
|}


{{quote}}
|}


===23 Sept. 2005 9.15am===
{{quote}}
'''23 Sept. 2005 9.40am'''


From: [[Aiko Entrescore]]<br/>
From: [[Aiko Entrescore]]<br/>
To: [[Von Lubik]]<br/>
To: [[Caine Johansson]]<br/>
Subject: Yellow<br/>
Subject: I would say<br/>
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.15am
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.40am


If I tell you, are you sure you can keep it to yourself?
That today would be a good day to go back home and call in sick a bit later.
Fortunately for you, only Von and I are in the office so far to see your
telltale fingernails. My advice is, cut them as short as you can and use
McWhirter's Reliable Remover. Old fashioned but it works. It was a nice piece of performance theatre, though.
|}


{{quote}}
'''3 Oct. 2005 1.59pm'''


===23 Sept. 2005 9.18am===
From: [[Tippy Ankron]]<br/>
To: [[Anna Heath]], [[Garnet Reed]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Caine Johansson]], [[Von Lubik]], [[Aiko Entrescore]]<br/>
Subject: Stapler<br/>
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 1.59pm


From: [[Von Lubik]]<br/>
For the last time, PLEASE will you ALL stop taking my stapler!
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]]<br/>
|}
Subject: Yellow<br/>
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.18am


Yeah. It means - honestly, I completely promise, I won't tell anyone.
----------


[[Lara Feldenbrandt]], manager of [[Viendenbourg]] mining operations, reported directly to Sente.  You see, Sente was secretly building a new Cube.  This required a great deal of unstable materials, and experimental technological procedures.  [[Scarlett]] and [[Violet]] would stumble upon these things later.


===23 Sept. 2005 9.22am===
{{quote}}
'''12 May 2006 3.22pm'''


From: [[Aiko Entrescore]]<br/>
From: [[Lara Feldenbrandt]] <br>
To: [[Von Lubik]]<br/>
To: [[Sente Kiteway]] <br>
Subject: Yellow<br/>
Subject: Mining Operations <br>
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.22am
Date: 12 May 2006 3.22pm <br>


Take a look at his hands, boy wonder ;-).
Good news to report, sir. We've finally achieved a good accretion rate for the material, and we should be able to amass the desired concentration by sometime toward the end of the month. If all goes well, this means we should be able to begin trials of the device by mid-June. Provided, of course, that we get those last bits of gear you keep promising. <br>
|}


----------


===23 Sept. 2005 12.34am===
Violet & Kurt snuck bits and bobs onto [[Puzzle Cards]]. This was their big plan.  And neither Mind Candy nor the Academy were aware of it until the cards were in the wild.


From: [[Anna Heath]]<br/>
{{quote}}
To: [[Kurt McAllister]]<br/>
'''20 July 2006 10.38am'''
Subject: [[Von Lubik|Von]]<br/>
Date: 23  Sept. 2005 12.34pm


Kurt... asking this because I know Von looks up to you. Do you think you could find some way to let him know that getting coffee for Tippy isn't part of his job description? He doesn't need to be rude, just tell her that he has work to be getting on with. I'll have a word with her privately.
From: [[Mind_Candy#Adrian_Hon|Adrian Hon]]<br />
To: [[Sente Kiteway]]<br />
Subject: Wave 4 Cards<br />
Sent: 20 July 2006 10.38am<br />


We've been doing a QA assessment of the Wave 4 cards now that they're printed, and we've noticed a lot of unusual markings on them. They don't seem to be integrated into the card designs, and now we're wondering if there was a problem on your end, or is this intentional?
|}


===23  Sept. 2005 1.53pm===
----------


From: [[Kurt McAllister]]<br/>
...And then the blame starts.
To: [[Von Lubik]]<br/>
Subject: [[Tippy Ankron|Tippy]]<br/>
Date: 23  Sept. 2005 1.53pm<br/>


Don't mean to interfere but you know that you don't have to get coffee for Tippy, right? She's perfectly capable of doing it herself.
{{quote}}
'''21 July 2006 5.47pm'''


===29 Sept. 2005 7.15am===
From: [[Mind_Candy#Adrian_Hon|Adrian Hon]]<br/>  
From: [[Sente Kiteway]]<br/>
To: [[Mind_Candy#Naomi_Alderman|Naomi Alderman]], [[Sente Kiteway]]<br/>  
To: [[Patrick Azadian]]<br/>
Subject: The Mighty S <br/>
Subject:<br/>
Sent: 21 July 2006 5.47pm <br/>
Date: 29 Sept. 2005 7.15am


P -
Can you believe this? They pretty obviously screwed up something fierce somewhere on their side and when we pointed out it couldn't be production problems and our fault, they go radio silent. Typical. They're always on about how very superior and intellectual they are, but you know S wouldn't last a week at Cambridge or Oxford.


1. Pls check with CRR et al for status report.<br/>
And at least we don't celebrate holidays based on the mystical properties of the divine right angle.<br/>
2. Do we have the agenda for the 3pm [[PCAG]] meeting?<br/>
|}
3. Pls chase [[Estelle Sedgewick|Sedgewick]] for her budget proposals. Again.


S.
{{quote}}
'''21 July 2006 5.47pm'''


From: [[Mind_Candy#Naomi_Alderman|Naomi Alderman]]<br/>
To: [[Mind_Candy#Adrian_Hon|Adrian Hon]], [[Sente Kiteway]]<br/>
Subject: Re: The Mighty S<br/>
Sent: 21 July 2006 5.47pm<br/>


===3 Oct. 2005 1.59pm===
You sure know how to make friends, Adrian. Don't worry, I'll help you clear your desk out...<br/>
|}


From: [[Tippy Ankron]]<br/>
----------
To: [[Anna Heath]], [[Garnet Reed]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Caine Johansson]], [[Von Lubik]], [[Aiko Entrescore]]<br/>
Subject: Stapler<br/>
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 1.59pm


For the last time, PLEASE will you ALL stop taking my stapler!
In the days before the [[SFConn]], [[the Third Power]] were also making plans.  They intended to hijack the signal, and send a dozen agents to Earth.


{{quote}}
'''23 July 2006 9.49pm'''


===3 Oct. 2005 2.09pm===
From: name withheld<br />
To: name withheld<br />
Subject:<br />
Date: 23 July 2006 9.49pm<br />


From: [[Von Lubik]]<br/>
Don't worry, it's under control. There's no way we'll miss our big date.<br />
To: [[Caine Johansson]]<br/>
|}
Subject: Stapler<br/>
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 2.09pm


How do you know?
----------


We on Earth are very very stupid sometimes.  Sometimes, it takes a lot for us to notice anything at all.


===7 Oct. 2005 3.23pm===
{{quote}}
'''17 August 2006 06.54pm'''


From: [[Tippy Ankron]]<br/>
From: [[Garnet Reed]]<br />
To: [[Garnet Reed]]<br/>
To: [[Henrik Tanner]]<br />
Subject: Tonite<br/>
Subject: Internal Security<br />
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 3.23pm
Sent: 17 August 2006 06.54pm<br /><br />
Well, there's some 'library of something or other' subdirectory off the
main path, for example. I only saw it for a split second and I couldn't
get into it, but it clearly doesn't belong there, whatever it is.
|}


Hey - Don't suppose you'd fancy getting together after work tonight? Am sooo
----------
exhausted, was thinking just a quiet dinner at [[Melinda]]'s? Just the two of us - I
promise no discussion of work!


Tips
One girl's utter embarrassment is another boy's coming of age.


{{quote}}
'''11 September 2006 08.57am'''


===7 Oct. 2005 4.08pm===
From: [[Tippy Ankron]]<br />
To: [[CRT]]<br />
Subject: Happy birthday<br />
Sent: 11 September 2006 08.57am<br /><br />
So.... guess who gave Master's daughter Violet Kiteway a very special birthday present over the weekend? She certainly seemed to enjoy it....
|}


From: [[Tippy Ankron]]<br/>
{{quote}}
To: [[Von Lubik]], [[Kurt McAllister]], [[Anna Heath]], [[Aiko Entrescore]], [[Caine Johansson]]<br/>
'''11 September 2006 09.26am'''
Subject: Tonite!!!<br/>
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.08pm


No, I think [[Garnet Reed|Mr Chest-full-of-medals]] has more important things to be doing than hanging out with us.
From: [[Von Lubik]]<br />
To: [[CRT]]<br />
Subject: Happy birthday<br />
Sent: 11 September 2006 09.26am<br /><br />
Look, it was me, OK? It's not a big deal. Can we get on with some work now?
|}


----------


===7 Oct. 2005 4.11pm===
The 3P in the city may have been hampered -- but on Earth, they're going strong. possibly stronger, since everyone in the city was raided and rounded up. But what are they working on?


From: [[Aiko Entrescore]]<br/>
{{quote}}
To: [[Tippy Ankron]]<br/>
'''11 September 2006, 12.57pm'''
Subject: Tonite!!!<br/>
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.11pm


[[Tippy Ankron|Tippy]]. I would appreciate it if you did not refer to [[Garnet Reed|Garnet]] in such a disrespectful way. He has been a member of the defence forces of this city for many years, has assisted in the capture of numerous criminals and has been awarded every one of those "chest full of medals" for distinguished service. When you've done anything so worthwhile, you'll have earned the right to criticise.
From: name withheld<br />
 
To: name withheld, name withheld<br />
===7 Oct. 2005 4.17pm===
Subject: Operation Visor<br />
 
Sent: 11 September 2006, 12.57pm<br /><br />
From: [[Tippy Ankron]]<br/>
Point taken. But your guys over here aren't helping any. Keep poking their noses in, causing things to spontaneously combust. Can you have a word?<br />
To: [[Aiko Entrescore]]<br/>
Subject: Tonite!!!<br/>
Date: 7 Oct. 2005 4.17pm


What did he ever do for you? You got the hots for him or something?
[[3PDossier|O2]]
|}

Latest revision as of 14:40, 14 July 2007


On Wednesday 16th November 2005, Perplex City players who had completed the set of four blue hex cards were sent an e-mail congratulating them from the Academy.

However, it seems that the Academy's e-mail system managed to leak some internal e-mails at the bottom of these e-mails sent out to players. Each player so far has received a different e-mail fragment. They are arranged below in date order.

The top portion of the e-mail reads:

"Dear [player name],

Congratulations, you've solved a set of four Perplex City cards. We've rewarded you by doubling your points for each of the cards in the set.

Your Perplex Point total is now [total]. You have solved [x] cards. We in Perplex City would like to thank you for your continued dedication to our cause. With your help, we are certain that the Receda Cube will be found and returned safely.

Sincerely,
The Puzzle Scribe Team

Perplex City Academy"

Then follows an error code:

"f8080:xx95034
internal error academail
criticalerror 420
error-authconflict
error-redirect
error-handover
error-output

fatal-close"

From 20th December 2005 it appears as if some of these emails have been sent again, although at this time they don't appear to be related to the actual solving of a set (i.e. although the email refers to solving a set, no card was solved at the time the email was sent). The resent email has an additional header at the start of the mail as follows.

Failure in Centre for Reality Research Sandbox Mail Transport Daemon (daemon
subprocess 3ea5). Mind Candy unavailable. Final resend attempt follows.


Wave 4 cards appear to have new e-mails associated with solving a set of cards. These e-mails start with an error message like the following.

f90fmvvc9m239v-2;23f-000112academail

criticalerror1037
error502-authconflict
error503-redirect

f098431290fdhandovermcd

This page has become very very long. To help curb that, we are now sorting by year. Please see the appropriate page, linked below for older emails. This page will contain only emails from the current year. It would appear newer emails are being recieved in progression with waves of cards and major events, so (in theory) the newest emails should be chronologically sorted, to the bottom of this page.



Some of these messages have become extremely important. Those should be listed below......



Violet told us a story, after sherevealed she stole the cube, about her visiting the Five of Cups bar, and being approached by Q. Here is Q apologizing to his boss:

8 Jan. 2004 2.28am

From: name withheld
To: name withheld
Subject:
Date: 8 Jan. 2004 2.28am

It's not my fault. I simply mistook the contact. The contact gave the appropriate response to the feeder line and correctly completed the third element. I barely gave anything away before realising the error. She didn't appear suspicious. Contact correctly identified within two hours. I don't think this need go further up the line. Please do not refer to V.


After being led to suspicions of ill-will, Violet thought maybe it would be best to camp out in the Museum and see what happens. This meant sneaking in, which meant having a reason not to be at the ball:

15 Jan. 2004 3.28pm

From: Violet Kiteway
To: Sente Kiteway
Subject: Re: Party arrangements
Date: 15 Jan. 2004 3.28pm

Hiya - sorry, you know I said I was coming down with something? Well, it's turned into definite flu: headache, achey joints etc. I don't think I can make it tonight. Scarlett's coming, though, isn't she? I'm sure it'll be a great success as usual.

V.


After stealing the Cube, Violet was left holding the bag. Literally. An embroidered "I <3 NY" bag, a shovel, and a jacket were the only physical evidence Violet had ever been to Earth. And Scarlett managed to make a mess of the bag.

3 April 2005 12.17pm

From: Scarlett Kiteway
To: Sente Kiteway
Subject: Favour....
Date: 3 April 2005 12.17pm

Dad.... would you let Violet know that I borrowed her embroidered bag and, well, kind of spilled juice on it.... I promise I'll get her a new one, honest, but I know she'll be cross and it'd be so better coming from you... Pleeease?

xxx Lettie


Q (Bernardo Holyoke) got a bit full of himself. He hid some stolen academy parts, which were later discovered by police (after a tip from Pietro Salk, who got a tip from Monica Grand). Holyoke's penalty for disobedience was swift execution.

27 April 2005 8.54am

From: name withheld
To: name withheld
Subject:
Date: 27 Apr. 2005 8.54am

And Q? Do we wish to take any other retributive measures? As a message to anyone else who might be tempted to try to steal from us?

V.

27 April 2005 8.55am

From: name withheld
To: name withheld
Subject:
Date: 27 Apr. 2005 8.55am

I think not. We always knew that we might have to eliminate members of your team. Q was foolish in trying to keep some of these items from us, and he has paid the price. I think the matter ends here.

27 Apr. 2005 8.56am

From: name withheld
To: name withheld
Subject:
Date: 27 Apr. 2005 8.56am

Very well. I shall continue to monitor the other members of the team, as agreed.

V.


In the middle of endless confusion, it was revealed that Aiko was a reconstructionist. She had already come under suspicion for her involvement in the Academy ball, but not discernible connection could be made. Violet's discovery at the recon compound, and a certain Recon Encryption Puzzle put all eyes on her.

14 June 2005 4.38pm

From: Anna Heath
To: Sente Kiteway
Subject: Confidential matter
Date: 14 June 2005 4.38pm

Aiko's personnel file is attached. As you can see we've always been aware that she was strongly religious. I do not see that this has the slightest implication for her work.

14 June 2005 4.39pm

From: Sente Kiteway
To: Anna Heath
Subject: Confidential matter
Date: 14 June 2005 4.39pm

I disagree. This information is certainly evidence in the theft of the Cube. I'm turning it over to the proper authorities now.


Caine is a man of many hidden secrets. Most of them quite incriminating.

9 Sept. 2005 10.15am

From: Garnet Reed
To: Caine Johansson
Subject: Morning after
Date: 9 Sept. 2005 10.15am

Remember, I've been trained to withstand torture. You have no need to fear. Your secret is safe with me, Tristan....

23 Sept. 2005 9.40am

From: Aiko Entrescore
To: Caine Johansson
Subject: I would say
Date: 23 Sept. 2005 9.40am

That today would be a good day to go back home and call in sick a bit later. Fortunately for you, only Von and I are in the office so far to see your telltale fingernails. My advice is, cut them as short as you can and use McWhirter's Reliable Remover. Old fashioned but it works. It was a nice piece of performance theatre, though.

3 Oct. 2005 1.59pm

From: Tippy Ankron
To: Anna Heath, Garnet Reed, Kurt McAllister, Caine Johansson, Von Lubik, Aiko Entrescore
Subject: Stapler
Date: 3 Oct. 2005 1.59pm

For the last time, PLEASE will you ALL stop taking my stapler!


Lara Feldenbrandt, manager of Viendenbourg mining operations, reported directly to Sente. You see, Sente was secretly building a new Cube. This required a great deal of unstable materials, and experimental technological procedures. Scarlett and Violet would stumble upon these things later.

12 May 2006 3.22pm

From: Lara Feldenbrandt
To: Sente Kiteway
Subject: Mining Operations
Date: 12 May 2006 3.22pm

Good news to report, sir. We've finally achieved a good accretion rate for the material, and we should be able to amass the desired concentration by sometime toward the end of the month. If all goes well, this means we should be able to begin trials of the device by mid-June. Provided, of course, that we get those last bits of gear you keep promising.


Violet & Kurt snuck bits and bobs onto Puzzle Cards. This was their big plan. And neither Mind Candy nor the Academy were aware of it until the cards were in the wild.

20 July 2006 10.38am

From: Adrian Hon
To: Sente Kiteway
Subject: Wave 4 Cards
Sent: 20 July 2006 10.38am

We've been doing a QA assessment of the Wave 4 cards now that they're printed, and we've noticed a lot of unusual markings on them. They don't seem to be integrated into the card designs, and now we're wondering if there was a problem on your end, or is this intentional?


...And then the blame starts.

21 July 2006 5.47pm

From: Adrian Hon
To: Naomi Alderman, Sente Kiteway
Subject: The Mighty S
Sent: 21 July 2006 5.47pm

Can you believe this? They pretty obviously screwed up something fierce somewhere on their side and when we pointed out it couldn't be production problems and our fault, they go radio silent. Typical. They're always on about how very superior and intellectual they are, but you know S wouldn't last a week at Cambridge or Oxford.

And at least we don't celebrate holidays based on the mystical properties of the divine right angle.

21 July 2006 5.47pm

From: Naomi Alderman
To: Adrian Hon, Sente Kiteway
Subject: Re: The Mighty S
Sent: 21 July 2006 5.47pm

You sure know how to make friends, Adrian. Don't worry, I'll help you clear your desk out...


In the days before the SFConn, the Third Power were also making plans. They intended to hijack the signal, and send a dozen agents to Earth.

23 July 2006 9.49pm

From: name withheld
To: name withheld
Subject:
Date: 23 July 2006 9.49pm

Don't worry, it's under control. There's no way we'll miss our big date.


We on Earth are very very stupid sometimes. Sometimes, it takes a lot for us to notice anything at all.

17 August 2006 06.54pm

From: Garnet Reed
To: Henrik Tanner
Subject: Internal Security
Sent: 17 August 2006 06.54pm

Well, there's some 'library of something or other' subdirectory off the main path, for example. I only saw it for a split second and I couldn't get into it, but it clearly doesn't belong there, whatever it is.


One girl's utter embarrassment is another boy's coming of age.

11 September 2006 08.57am

From: Tippy Ankron
To: CRT
Subject: Happy birthday
Sent: 11 September 2006 08.57am

So.... guess who gave Master's daughter Violet Kiteway a very special birthday present over the weekend? She certainly seemed to enjoy it....

11 September 2006 09.26am

From: Von Lubik
To: CRT
Subject: Happy birthday
Sent: 11 September 2006 09.26am

Look, it was me, OK? It's not a big deal. Can we get on with some work now?


The 3P in the city may have been hampered -- but on Earth, they're going strong. possibly stronger, since everyone in the city was raided and rounded up. But what are they working on?

11 September 2006, 12.57pm

From: name withheld
To: name withheld, name withheld
Subject: Operation Visor
Sent: 11 September 2006, 12.57pm

Point taken. But your guys over here aren't helping any. Keep poking their noses in, causing things to spontaneously combust. Can you have a word?

O2