* Scanning says there's a keypad behind it!
* Carter attempts to access with nanointerface!
* No access! It's a 'dumb' system, closed circuit.
<Carter> Drat.
* Carter scans the circuitry, trying to discover purpose.
* Keypads send signals to something else. It's a looooong wire.
<Carter> Send the nanites down it, and, if I don't like what it does, consider
 trying to usurp control. But he's not very good at that...
<Carter> Loooooooooong wire...still not gotten to something interesting?
* There's... something on the other end of the closed connection. A monitering thing,
 that accepts input from the keypad.
<Carter> Any way of finding out what it controls/does/says?
* Accepts input from the keypad. And sends it on further.
<Carter> Keep going.............
<Carter> ...but keep some monitor nanites there to know what the monitor thing
 reports. And intercept the signal if it looks 
  like trouble.
<Carter> Still looooooking o/~
* There's another station beyond the first. It's more complex, and is connected
 to interesting things! Like trees, cameras, the keypad, and and underground
 closet near you.
<Carter> Underground...closet?
* Yup.
<Carter> Near our physical location? Anything in it?
* Near. Listed as a supply closet.
* Carter makes sure he knows where all those camaras are pointing, and tries to
 figure out why an electronic thingie would be conneccted to trees.
* Cameras all about at varying points in the forest. And most of the entrances.
 In fact, there's one watching you know!
* And you can do all sorts of interesting things with the trees, like tell them to
 move and hibernate and attack <target>.
* Carter tries to make it show what it was showing before we arrived! And set
 up as-yet-untriggered blocks to those trees if he cann't take control of them.
<Carter> Essentially, me wanna be stealthy, and deny them security features to
 use against us.
* Almost make it... but something 'woke up'.
<Carter> What 'woke up'? What can I tell about it, and is it something online or
 something physical?
* ... Nanites. Not yours.
<Carter> Eep! Consolidate blocks where I have them! Man defenses! Hoist the mainsail!
 Raise Drawbridge! Examine Enemy! Oh, and say "hi".
* Not a lot of blocks managed to stick.
* ESPECIALLY one the tree that's moving now.
<Carter> Try to grap a tree of my own...
<Carter> Got it!
* You manage to 'grab' a couple of nearby trees.
* The closest is about 20 feet into the forest.
<Carter> Beginning to move to defend the party, yes.
* Hm... something intelligent is moving back through the system. To you.
<Carter> Damn. Focus attention...ready to examine/parley/retreat, whichever seems
 most prudent given further info. Right!
* Something tried to get 'inside' you.
<Carter> hmph. Viruses. Counterattack! And say "hi."
<Carter> Fail by one. So just say "hi."
* 'Don't you dare mess with me. I am INFORMATION INCARNATE. You're no match for me,
 whoever you are.'
<Carter> 'Quite possibly not. Are you a software program, AI, or mentally interfaced
 with this system?'
* 'I am RB3, Cyberlord.'
<Carter> 'One of the Lords of Shadow, then?' *scan for energy signature*
* Out of range.
* 'FOOL. YOU KNOW NOT WHO YOU CHALLENGE.'
<Carter> 'That would be why I'm asking, Sir.'
* 'COME AT YOUR OWN PERIL.'
<Carter> 'Well, I appologize for any damages done. We wish merely to talk. See you
 soon, I think.' *stop paying primary attention, but leave monitor nanites in place
 as a warning system*
* The system is off.