7-359: Purpleton, Harmon Block
Reading and Research
The writings become increasingly cryptic as Oliver reads toward the date of the vehicle crash.
Oliver can gain the following information:
- Abbas Lozenge-Sok
- He is working with a team of several others on a project for Household (cyber) Security
- They are working on something he simply calls the system replacement
- He’s concerned there is a flaw in the system but seems to be having trouble conveying his idea, or even precisely how that flaw will manifest
- He meets occasionally with Lyanna and his old boss Ohare, who he seems to be using as a mentor, both of which make him feel better, apparently
- As the date of the crash approaches the project is nearing completion
- Willard Argyle
- The books after the crash have a lot of diversions in them
- Puzzles, cryptographics, math problems, etc
- He starts writing film reviews
- He appears to be doing several exercises to get the idea of a new identity to stick
- eg Pages filled with the name ‘Willard Argyle’, ‘I am Willard Argyle’ etc.
- He talks occasionally of missing Lyana
- Some of the writing gets messy at these points
- Many pages are ripped out, a possible explanation for this Oliver discovers near the end of the reading he can do to this pojnt:
- He writes, “Have to be more disciplined; go back and redact some stuff!”
- There are some lists that suggest travel and shopping
- One of the lists has several items of cold-weather gear
Message
Late in Green Shift, Oliver receives the following message:
| To: Minor Vizier Vinton Kahn-Serf [VizNet]; OCR Vanna Bush [MilNet]; Theo Holm-Nelson [BurNet-Planning]; Minor Vizier Richard Dicard [VizNet]; Oliver Starr [VizNet]; Victor Fromm [VizNet] From: Householder Susan Estrada [OverNet] Subject: FWD: Former Provisorial Member Abbas Lozenge-Sok Mers and Sers, please find below the response from the Overlord’s Household in the matter of Abbas Lozenge-Sok. Householder Susan Estrada Cyber Security Section To: Householder Susan Estrada From: Household Fellow Edmon Chad Subject: RE: Former Provisorial Member Abbas Lozenge-Sok Susan, please advise the Vizierate and your fellow Advisory Board members that, for reasons pertaining to the Security and Good Order of the Dominion, the Overlord’s Household is unable to comment on the specifics of the death of former Provisorial Member Abbas Lozenge-Sok beyond the information already released to the Legion as per their investigation. Specifically, there should be no doubt that this was an accidental death as a result of a vehicle crash. Notwithstanding the above, the Household supports the Vizierate’s investigation and is extremely keen to share in any work product of the former Provisorial Member that their investigation Project may uncover. Should the suspicion that the Provisorial Member have survived the crash prove true, the Household is extremely interested in uncovering the pertinent facts around how this was arranged, and would welcome the opportunity to question the former Provisorial Member at length. Please maintain regular contact with the Vizierate and the MaPaCoA Cyber Security Advisory Board in respect of this matter. I will discuss this with you further at our next review meeting. Household Fellow Edmon Chad Cyber Security Section To: Household Fellow Edmon Chad From: Householder Susan Estrada Subject: Former Provisorial Member Abbas Lozenge-Sok Household Fellow Edmon Chad, I am passing on a request from the MaPaCoA Cyber Security Advisory Board and ViC of a Vizierate Security Investigation Project for any information regarding the death of Former Provisorial Member Abbas Lozenge-Sok (file attached). The file contains a security reference to yourself for all inquiries in this matter. There is strong evidence that this Former Provisorial Member is still alive and living under a false identity of Willard Argyle. As a former member of our section with experience in the MaPaCoA partition, both the Advisory Board and the Vizierate believe he may present a security threat to the Dominion. To this end the Vizierate have initiated a Project aimed specifically at investigating and resolving this matter. Householder Susan Estrada Cyber Security Section Attachments: <deleted> |
Travel
Shortly after Oliver’s advice not to delay, Dicard sends a message to everyone on the team to either meet at Harmon Block at BG01 on 211.385, or meet at Purpleton Down, Bay 10 no later than BG05.
If Oliver gets time he will put in a quick trace enquiry to this Ohare if he can, asking for a full name from the group message if required.
Oliver’s annoyed at the lack of information but satisfied there’s some agreement Argyle needs to be dealt with.
He will write a summary of his findings to Felicity before he leaves.
Are these puzzles and Cryptography completed? If not Oliver will start focussing on those in his work time for the next trip. He will be looking to see if answers form patterns such as Coordinates, Names or Dates. Even a message if there’s one to be found.
He will arrive at the Harmon Block meeting on time with all of his gear.