@catherine.chun

[arkproject]

Sooo... someone suggested I set up a security system wherever we decide on our new safehouse. I can definitely do surveillance, and encryption and retinal scanners and all that, but I can't say I've ever tried to secure something before.

Any volunteers to help me out? Prior security experience or breaking-and-entering experience both apply.

Comments

@ojiro.juniper

[deicider]

Thanks for taking this on, it'll be a huge help. I'm not an engineer or anything like that but I know a lot about security systems in general. I'll help out however I can.

[arkproject]

That would be great. What's your experience with them?

@anonymous

[theseuschip]

Retinal scanners? I thought this place is supposed to blend in.

[ ....”breaking-and-entering experience”.... cath.... ]

[arkproject]

[ Catherine has no idea this is Simon, so her reply is a little more diplomatic than it would be otherwise. ]

Come on, you don't want a super-secret hideout with a scanner for entry?

I assumed there'd be at least some part of it that'd need identity verification.

[theseuschip]

[ of course.

likewise, Simon has failed to remember that she won’t know who he is. ]

Won’t it look like we have something to hide?

@richard.grayson

[preceded]

[Well, since he's already kind of outed himself on the Morningstar post- and it doesn't count as flagging his ID if she's expecting it-]

i have some experience with both. securing my own locations and safehouses, and breaking into other locations.
i'm not that familiar with technology this advanced- but i'll help if i can.

@matches.malone

[reneger]

got a lot of experience with b&e
some with setting up my own shit
i'll volunteer to try and break through your crap

[arkproject]

That's why I'm asking for help. I know how to do things, not what to do.

[arkproject]

[ Implying Catherine tracks or cares about things like other people's stated opinions. ]

I'm getting up to speed on the tech so I think I can handle that part. But I could definitely use help with the rest! Once we know what location everyone's decided on, I can start coming up with more concrete plans. In the meantime, I mostly have a bunch of ideas.

It's tricky because we don't want it to be obvious that we're hiding anything in the first place.

[arkproject]

Thanks, that'll be a big help. Though if you could show me how you'd break it without actually breaking it, that would be even better.

It seems like we'll be running a business no matter where we end up, so maybe we could take advantage of normal store cameras and things people would expect to be there?

@prom.argentum

[mercurio]

i offer myself as a guinea pig to test that any and all security devices/ideas work!

@deimos.fighter

[tishina]

i'll break it for you

[reneger]

depends on which place they pick
a ratty old hoverbike shop shouldn't have much
places in higher-density areas would
but hiding shit is easy if you know where people would be looking for them

@el.21396518

[mrngstr]

While I appreciate that you're taking initiative even though you're new to all this, there are existing security systems in place for all of our safehouses. I was waiting for all of you to pick a place so I could kick things into gear.

[theseuschip]

Anything I can do? I guess you don't need me to carry everything anymore, but I'll help however I can.

[ technically catherine has more limbs than he does now. what a reversal of fate ]

[deicider]

I have a lot of practice breaking them; one of my ba'sibs is a security engineer and I helped test a lot of their stuff.

[Which is true but leaves out some nuance, like the fact that Cato never asked Sniper to """test""" anything and in fact Sniper just did it to freak Cato out.

That part is beside the point.]

[arkproject]

What's a ba'sib?

[ Well, at least she's direct. ]

Sounds like exactly the kind of experience I need. I'd be even happier to get suggestions before we have to go breaking anything!

[arkproject]

Wait... Simon?

You realize you're showing up as anonymous, right? I didn't know this was you!

[arkproject]

A good point. Though I voted for the ratty old hoverbike shop because it's easier to hide mechanical bits laying around.

And I'm guessing you know where people would be looking for them?

[arkproject]

Thanks, Prompto! Looks like a lot of people like breaking stuff. You going to help me put it back together, too?

[arkproject]

Any other services come with that offer, or just breaking things?

[arkproject]

Oh, really? That would be great! What did you have in mind?

It might make some of the mistrustful people feel a little better if one of us was working on it, too... and I really do need to learn how all of this works. So I'd still like to help, if that's okay.

[theseuschip]

Oh, right.

[ the more things change ]

[reneger]

it's one of my many talents

[arkproject]

Is one of your other talents picking great fake names?