Draxx anxiously waited in the Ultimate Adventure lounge.
He hoped that Misty would arrive soon. He really needed to get in-game and
drop off his package... but the dungeon he was supposed to meet his
connection at, was not a nice place to be alone. He really needed Misty
with him to get in safely.
According to the TOS for UA, players were not supposed to bring 3rd
party code into the game. They had some rather sophisticated detection
modules that would scan players for it. The Terms of Service stated, very
clearly, that anyone caught bringing 3rd party software into the game
would be permanently banned and subject to prosecution.
But Draxx was no slouch in the code department. Not many people knew
it, but he was an old school hacker. He had made a private fortune from
stealing data and selling it off. He could easily afford to be fully
wired, and in fact, he was, but he preferred the old flat screen approach
for runs like this. Fully wired people could be locked into the system by
NetCops while Meat Agents kicked in their doors.
Draxx had a module that he would activate when entering the game. It
would create a nice little shielded pouch that would allow him to smuggle
data packets into the game. The pouch would be flagged as a "newbie" item
and make it unlootable. Tonight, he was supposed to meet some folks in
Desperation to make his delivery.
He checked the time again, 7:58. Misty should be here soon.
