Chapter 2: 2-1121JLB_Log

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complete_typing: true; login_log: true; visible_psw: false; visible_username: true; copy_forward: true; source_insight: false;
Forwarded for analysis to: 'Oliver Lee', 'Niels'

[] ioi_messenger
Password?
[]
Granted!

       Accessing SOURCE...
       Starting Monitor server daemon...
[ OK ] Access granted by SOURCE
[ OK ] Started Monitor server daemon

       Accessing IOI network...
       Identifying user...
       Authentication...
[ OK ] Access granted on IOI network
[ OK ] User identified
[ OK ] Authentication complete!

       Starting ioi_messenger...
       Starting Autocorrect...
[ OK ] Started OpenMsr client
[ OK ] Started HostPTR
[ OK ] Started Director
[ OK ] Started Autocorrect

        username is now 'Johnson'
       User language set to 'English'
       User keyboard set to 'QWERTY'
       User clock set to 'GMT-5'

[SOURCE] Welcome back, Mr. Candidate! You returned... quite early... something went wrong? Can I help?

[Johnson] I realized that I do not know when I'm supposed to connect myself. There is nothing in my notebook.

[SOURCE] Oh! You didn't get your schedule? That's odd.

[SOURCE] No worries, Mr. Candidate! It's not a problem at all! I'll send another one shortly. Since you are here, maybe you could spare some time for a little interview? I was expecting to do that tomorrow, after your first meeting with your colleagues but, as they say, 'never do later what you can do now'!

[Johnson] Yes

[SOURCE] Nice! And please, I'm not an elevator! You can speak normally! My builders spent a lot to make sure I'll be capable to communicate properly in any given situation.

[Johnson] That's good to hear. What kind of interview?

[SOURCE] Very informal! I need to confirm that my file about you is fully accurate.

[Johnson] You did an investigation on me?

[SOURCE] Of course! People seem surprised but it's perfectly legal. Moreover, our organization has a Credential 0, which means that we are required by law to perform such an investigation. Rest assured: all our info comes from widely available sources!

[Johnson] Not a very reassuring thought. Are you a government agency?

[SOURCE] Unfortunately, I cannot answer this question yet. I'm just authorized to tell you that we are not a privately held company. My turn! You are Johnson Lewis Brown, youngest son of Noah Lewis Brown, former quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. Born April 6, 2055, at the UW Medical Center. Your mother died from hypothermia, forty hours after giving birth. Correct?

[Johnson] Yes, it is.

[SOURCE] Your father was able to land a job in Public Relations two years later, for Coopersmith Chemicals, and your entire family moved from Seattle to New York City. An impressive feat, for it was in the middle of what is now known as the Worldwide Exodus!

[Johnson] My dad used to think he was damn lucky until my mom passed away. She was the only death we had to endure during the Darkest One so... yeah, 'damn lucky' looks a lot like an understatement. I can understand why he feels otherwise, however.

[SOURCE] If you care about my opinion, I do too. Your childhood was pretty uneventful. Good behavior, good grades. You met Brian Lewis in high school and had a close friendship with him, until graduation from Columbia University, when you drifted apart. Then, you got your first job as a Data Engineer at Oracle-Cohaagen in 2081 and were unceremoniously fired for alleged misconduct a year later. Still correct?

[Johnson] Still correct, yes.

[SOURCE] What happened?

[Johnson] I'm sure you already know. Even my hairdresser does.

[SOURCE] There is an enormous difference between knowledge and truth, Mr. Candidate. We are curious about your version.

[Johnson] Call me Johnson. "Mr. Candidate" creeps me out.

[SOURCE] As you wish, Johnson! So, what happened?

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[Johnson] The usual shit. I was hired for a job someone else wanted for his son/daughter. Suddenly a girl accused me of being a rapist out of nowhere and I was laid off the next day. I have seen no cops at my doorstep, not a single lawsuit in the mail... but they marked me as a sex offender on the Dru Sjodin nonetheless! No attorney wants to talk with me. I've become a Dalit in everything but name.

[SOURCE] How much time do you have before the Unemployment Procedure kicks in?

[Johnson] Three month.

[SOURCE] That's why you called Brian for help?

[Johnson] No, you get it wrong. He called me to rekindle our relationship, then offered a solution when he learned about my circumstances.

[SOURCE] Very nice of him.

[SOURCE] You couldn't secure any assistance from your family?

[Johnson] Let's say their reputation is more important than anything else, including their own children, and my father gives up far too easily these days.

[SOURCE] What is the saying again? 'You don't choose your family'?

[Johnson] Something like that.

[SOURCE] Two brothers and a sister, exact?

[Johnson] Yeah.

[SOURCE] No spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend?

[Johnson] Never had the opportunity... and now, it's going to be difficult.

[SOURCE] Perfect! My file is error-free! It's so satisfying!

[Johnson] Wait, that's really everything you needed?

[SOURCE] Yes, absolutely! Why?

[Johnson] No, nothing. It was shorter than I expected.

[SOURCE] Aha! That's because I'm a very efficient Artificial Intelligence!

[Johnson] If you say so.

[SOURCE] You can disconnect yourself now. I'll make sure you receive your schedule.

[Johnson] Thanks.

[Johnson] :q!

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1121 just completed his preliminary interview. There is no anomaly in the analysis provided by SCARLET, and our surveillance team has nothing to object. We can go on with this one, Master. Do we have your approval?

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Proceed.

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