*Hyun-ae's Help Desk (IC Inbox)

[terminalemulation]

<sub>[Integrated into the interface of the COMP is *Hyun-ae's contact button: simply pressing it immediately deploys the COMP glasses and causes her to appear before you, image initially fluttering in and out of existence for a bit before she can properly display. The whole process is soundless: a somewhat generic greeting automatically appears in a text box beside her.

If you choose to actually converse with *Hyun-ae rather than just ask her to pass a message to someone else, this is the place to post!]</sub>

Comments

[sageprincess]

[There's some surprise inherent with a girl from a medieval-esque world summoning an AI, but if this is how she can get more information on the situation, then...]

Do you have access to the names or aliases used by the citizens who participated in the Grand Prix a few months ago? Preferably in the order they placed, if you can.

[terminalemulation]

I do have access, but I would like to ask why you require that information before dispensing it!

...I would also like to warn you that it's a very long list.

[sageprincess]

I believe one among their number was the one who attempted to assassinate the Mayor.

[So, you know, for funsies.]

1/2

[terminalemulation]

...I believe that's more than enough justification. One moment, I'm sending you the list.

_{[User *Hyun-ae sends tournames.txt]}

2/2

[terminalemulation]

1. Bunrakuken Karube [Royal Red Lion]
2. Higashikuni Kitao [Blue Sky Dragoon]
3. Fumiko Fujimoto [Heavenly Tigress]
4. Ayumu Shizuka [Sexy D]
5. Yozo Amagawa [Dragon's Step Past Out Of Clear Repulsion]
6. Kiku Tsukuda [Bloody Brass Bull]
7. Akane Hamasaki [Light Bringer of Glory]
8. Naoko Watanabe [Santas Little Helper]
9. Mino Yoshizawa [Mage of Madness]
10. Suzu Hayashi [Heart of Ice]
11. Chou Kurosawa [Butcher of the Bogs]
12. Shina Tanaka [Chinese Hopping Vampire]
13. Ryunosuke Serizawa [Sight-Seering Succubus]
14. Takao Ihara [Typhoon of Trauma]
15. Tetsuzan Horiuchi [Burning Melon]
16. Natsumi Asahi [Hallmoniter of Justice]
17. Midori Ueda [Meteor Hook]
18. Chikako Yamada [Prince Charming]
19. Hotaru Honda [Last Beacon of Hope]
20. Ozu Hachigore [Dreaming Vixen of Illusion]
21. Norishige Fuwa [Lil' Terror Bazooka]
22. Mae Koga [Towering Titanic]
23. Shihei Akera [Kinetic Warning]
24. Tomi Ijiri [Sand Plague]
25. Risako Takagawa [Cosine of Your Defeat]
26. Akira Koizumi [Windy Wonder]
27. Ebizo Ishiyama [False Prophet]
28. Rei Ogata [City's Lonesome Protector]
29. Takaji Tatsuno [March Hare]
30. Asuka Tanaka [Walker of the Path of Heaven, Ruling Above All]
31. Rikiya Takehide [Poison Jam]
32. Saburo Kurohiko [Cosmic Babel]
33. Mami Yamaguchi [Prince of Light]
34. Kyou Hashimoto [Ferocious Fiend of Fire]
35. Aki Tanaka [Ice Ice Baby]
36. Romi Ohishi [Flamin' HellDragon]
37. Kioko Omura [Five Tailed Fury]
38. Rika Takaki [Supersonic Hypnotic Funkyfresh]
39. Kenji Hamasaki [Blazing Chariot]
40. Goto Fujita [Fights for Coins]
41. Kunio Aihara [Wassap Thunder]
42. Kaede Chuichi [Neko Nyan Nyan Chan]
43. Riko Takahasi [Tim the Enchanter]
44. Ran Kato [Dancing Petal]
45. Miyu Mori [Hunter of the Night]
46. Norogumi Kunda [King of Braves]
47. Chinatsu Ito [Tyrant Elephant]
48. Makoto Sato [Love Me Tether]

[sageprincess]

... Ah. That... is a fairly long list.

[And all she can really remember is that the guy placed somewhere in the middle. Oi...]

Could you do me one final favor? Could you remove any women from this list? I am afraid I am not familiar enough with the naming conventions here to pick them out myself.

[terminalemulation]

I'll give it my best shot. This isn't quite my native culture, either, so I might make a few mistakes here and there.

Okay, new list - I'll go ahead and edit out Bunrakuken and Higashikuni, too, since I severely doubt they were the guilty party, just because of common sense.

5. Yozo Amagawa [Dragon's Step Past Out Of Clear Repulsion]
6. Kiku Tsukuda [Bloody Brass Bull]
9. Mino Yoshizawa [Mage of Madness]
10. Suzu Hayashi [Heart of Ice]
11. Chou Kurosawa [Butcher of the Bogs]
13. Ryunosuke Serizawa [Sight-Seering Succubus]
14. Takao Ihara [Typhoon of Trauma]
15. Tetsuzan Horiuchi [Burning Melon]
19. Hotaru Honda [Last Beacon of Hope]
20. Ozu Hachigore [Dreaming Vixen of Illusion]
21. Norishige Fuwa [Lil' Terror Bazooka]
23. Shihei Akera [Kinetic Warning]
24. Tomi Ijiri [Sand Plague]
26. Akira Koizumi [Windy Wonder]
27. Ebizo Ishiyama [False Prophet]
29. Takaji Tatsuno [March Hare]
32. Saburo Kurohiko [Cosmic Babel]
34. Kyou Hashimoto [Ferocious Fiend of Fire]
35. Aki Tanaka [Ice Ice Baby]
39. Kenji Hamasaki [Blazing Chariot]
40. Goto Fujita [Fights for Coins]
41. Kunio Aihara [Wassap Thunder]
43. Riko Takahasi [Tim the Enchanter]
45. Miyu Mori [Hunter of the Night]
46. Norogumi Kunda [King of Braves]
47. Chinatsu Ito [Tyrant Elephant]

[sageprincess]

[... COMP people can have cultures?]

I see. I will keep the original just in case, then. But even so, this is still quite helpful. Your work is greatly appreciated-- Hyun-ae, was it?

[terminalemulation]

_{[They can! Especially when they secretly weren't always a COMP person!]}

That's my name! I don't think we've spoken before now, so it's nice to make your proper acquaintance, Zelda.

I'm always glad to be able to help - it's one of my prime directives, second to serving as security.

[sageprincess]

You know my name?

[--of course she knows her name. If she can pull up the Grand Prix participants just like that, knowing her name must be simple.]

Ah, well, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance as well. Though I must admit you have me curious, now. Clearly, gathering intelligence is a talent of yours, but what do you mean by serving as security?

[herp derp what are computers]

[terminalemulation]

The COMP network is regularly under attack by people who wish to view its contents unlawfully, to just plain shut it down or generally do damage to it - I was installed to make sure that doesn't happen, as a 25/7 sentry!

Any skills at dealing with information I can mostly credit to my old job - I used to serve as the log-keeping system for a spaceship called the Mugunghwa.

[sageprincess]

A sentry...

[*Hyun-ae, the narration hopes you realize she is not imagining you in full metal armor, fighting off waves of monsters in front of glowy, blue, network-aesthetic-matching castle. Anyway...]

Who would want to attack the network, though? And why? It seems like a convenient tool, and I have yet to see anyone plot to harm someone with it.

And, ah... forgive my barrage of questions, but... what do you mean by 'spaceship?'

[And now she's imagining a ship, as in a boat, sailing through space. Aah, the technologically inept...]

[terminalemulation]

_{[Don't tempt me to commission someone to draw it.]}

Well, for starters... the Anoli would. As a terrorist organization, it's a natural expectation that they're trying to access a system reserved for people as high profile as the Visitors.

Most data that's been touched by Nyarlathotep's influence also has a natural corrupting effect, and I try to minimize the damage from that.

And as for that last question... _{[*Hyun-ae's graphic moves slightly to the side, as a stylized graphic of a rocket appears in the open space.]} Spaceships come in many different forms, but are all massively complex pieces of technology. Basically, they just serve as whatever means to an end you can dream up needing to send people - or, in my case, an AI observer - into the far reaches of space for.