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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 24, 2023 12:53:41 GMT
"Hm? Oh, feel free to look around. It's a customized model that's very difficult to damage, is all. Waterproof and drop-proof for the most part. As for the data inside, you'll see I've been planning meals a week in advance, and collected a lot of underwater pictures at the lake. Everything else is just back-ups of the macros and programs I have on my flashdrive keyring. Installing Windows, clearing up specific errors, etc." Felix explains casually. He doesn't seem to be bothered by Rebecca poking around his laptop.
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Post by Panda on Oct 24, 2023 15:03:55 GMT
"I understood about... half of what you just said. Damage and water resistant though? I can get behind that. I should have invested in a laptop like that before coming here." Without asking, Rebecca gave the case a few hard knocks, nodding appreciatively at the sturdiness.
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 24, 2023 17:59:37 GMT
"Speaking of investments, who or where did you get YOUR laptop from? You have a friend or coworker back home who set you up?"
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Post by Panda on Oct 24, 2023 18:34:41 GMT
"I have contacts who are skilled with this sort of thing," Rebecca replied. "I made sure to thoroughly investigate them first though, and ran the setup by multiple independent sources to verify its security. I didn't want to rely on just one, in case they installed a... backdoor, or whatever.
"Honestly, I wish I could just do it myself, but I really don't understand the tech well enough. Even if I tried, I'd be too worried that I'd made a mistake somewhere, being an amateur."
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 25, 2023 12:47:30 GMT
Felix chuckles. "You know, your paranoia for this game made sense, but now that I know you had it even outside of the game, I'm kinda spooked. I'm guessing in that same vein, I wouldn't be a trustworthy source to learn tech from? I'm happy to teach you some tricks, if you want."
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Post by Panda on Oct 25, 2023 15:23:19 GMT
"Hmmmmm... I can always double-check anything you tell me. I have a reliable network of contacts, once I'm back outside. Given that, I don't think you'd be stupid enough to try anything. Though, I'm surprised you're even willing to offer, given who you're dealing with. Are you really that bored here?"
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 25, 2023 15:24:14 GMT
Felix chuckles. "Yeah."
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Post by Panda on Oct 25, 2023 16:28:58 GMT
"Judging by your explanation earlier, I suppose this fancy tower place isn't all that special to you? The facilities, the sense of distance from the outside world, the view... They've even got cats here! If it weren't for the context, this would be my ideal home. I don't think I'd get bored here even if it was for a full year. But I suppose this finery is nothing new to you."
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 25, 2023 17:03:26 GMT
Felix is silent for a moment as he finishes setting up one of the cameras. He turns to Rebecca meaningfully. "...I like people too much, Rebecca. Luxury is nice, but doesn't mean nearly as much to me. The people here are special, even if they might be my enemy."
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Post by Panda on Oct 25, 2023 17:52:22 GMT
"Bah. If you say so." Rebecca looked unconvinced. "Well, let's put that to the test, starting with one of those people right in front of you. You said you could teach me a few security tricks?"
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 25, 2023 18:21:37 GMT
Felix shrugs. "Yeah, check this out." Felix will then show Rebecca some...admittedly rather small, but helpful things.
How to make a file or folder hidden. How to VIEW said hidden files. How to check event and access logs. The keyboard shortcut for locking a computer. Good versus bad passwords (longer is usually better, as opposed to being more complex). Felix will end up finding that a lot of security measures he would recommend are coincidentally already established on the computer, so he ends up talking more about helpful shortcuts and mindsets, explaining what some of the security layers even do, including ways she could customize them further.
"And...I think that's it?" Felix scratches his head after the computer security info dump montage. "Yeah. Security is basically an art? But you can add as many layers as you want for every level of sanity you want an attacker to lose."
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Post by Panda on Oct 25, 2023 19:59:18 GMT
At first Rebecca was unimpressed, having heard the tips before. Once they moved on to some somewhat more advanced topics though, her interest grew, and she began taking notes. There was a lot to cover, though; they'd probably have to go over some of it again on another day.
"Well, one thing's for sure. You're certainly an IT support specialist: you've got a knack for explaining this to people," Rebecca commented. "Now the topic's got me curious about something: what's the deal with that laptop we found when we first arrived in this tower?"
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 25, 2023 22:20:47 GMT
Felix leans in, suddenly showing a spark of excitement. "Do you wanna watch me crack it? I still need to finish working on it, but it's not as stubborn as your computer. I've just been saving it for when no-one needed anything in particular."
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Post by Panda on Oct 25, 2023 22:39:42 GMT
Rebecca instinctively pulled back a little, surprised by the sudden enthusiasm. "W-well, yes, I'm curious what's on it. With all your security knowledge, you can probably find data even if it's hidden, right? That seems like a fun way for me to see some of your lessons in practice."
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 25, 2023 23:46:27 GMT
Felix smiles. "Exactly what I was thinking. Let's go." Felix says as he brings the mysterious laptop over and gets to work trying to crack into it, with Rebecca watching.
[Not sure if this is the part where we want Nanjo to give us info here in DMs, or if this is best done publicly. What do you think?]
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Post by Panda on Oct 26, 2023 10:18:00 GMT
[Either way it should be ran by Nanjo first, if it's a story-item. If he's okay with it, that would probably be for the main thread.]
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Post by Neotelenta on Oct 26, 2023 16:00:49 GMT
[Yeah, good call. I'll just have Felix do it in the main thread and invite Rebecca to investigate the laptop further with him.]
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