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Post by Andrew Harvey on Aug 28, 2023 7:24:16 GMT -5
Andrew had no problem following Dylan's instructions and helped out with switching all the furniture. He kept pace with the others, usually opting to help the newer faces to the group, and ended up moving tables with the adorable freshman.
Andrew grinned brightly as Willow glanced curiously at the library's computers and asked him what exactly he could do with the network. He glanced at the rest of the group moving the remaining furniture, figured he and Willow wouldn't be missed, and said, "C'mon, I'll show you."
He went over to one of the computers in the corner, powering it up. While waiting, he switched some of the wires of a few other computers, connecting one's mouse with another, this keyboard to that computer, harmless tricks like that.
Once his own computer was powered up, Andrew sat before it and pulled out the chair of the computer next to him. With a gesture to it, he invited Willow to sit with, "A chair for m'lady.
"So, Bayville High's network is ridiculously easy to break into," he said. "It's pretty basic, probably because the school committee doesn't want to put anything better in the budget. I'd be really interested to see what the new principal does if she is as good with the network as you claim.
"One of the easiest things I can do is change the passwords," he continued, "of many of the faculty computers. IT will be pissed but they should have better security and teachers should have better passwords... So, really, I'm just teaching them a lesson."
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Post by Gigabyte on Aug 30, 2023 6:56:36 GMT -5
As many of the students were finishing up their task of switching the furniture -- with a handful of them figuring out how to bring one of the cafeteria's vending machines into the library -- they did not realize that they were not the only ones in the school.
Down one of the hallways, one of the science lab rooms had its light on.
The faint smell of fire touched with chemicals emitted from the door that was open just a crack, and there was a shadow moving about beyond the rest of the door. A voice was muttering to itself, speaking of elements, chemical reactions, and biology, nothing particularly coherent unless one gets closer to the room.
It was clear that whoever was there was confident they were the only ones in the school at this time. ( Mist, if she would like to investigate further; Critter, Andrew Harvey)
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Post by Mist on Sept 2, 2023 7:41:05 GMT -5
Olivia first felt the odd shift in the air before smelling the chemicals. Being in mist-form, she could feel the chemically-charged air molecules mingling with her own, making her feel as if she should be nauseous. She didn't need to breathe as mist, of course, but the changes in the air were felt and still weird.
She pushed onward, finding it odd that there was such a change in the air in the first place, and wanted to see if there was something concerning happening at the school. Was there a fire? Was something burning and she and the other students needed to get the hell out of there?
Olivia floated just a little closer, vaguely hearing some talking as she realized that there was someone else in the school. She tried to peek into the room, but the fire and chemical mixture was annoying. She didn't want to risk any of that kind of air mixing with her own molecules, so she retreated, trying to figure out if she knew who belonged to the voice.
Instead, she went further back down the hallway and reassembled herself before darting back towards the cafeteria and the library.
Trying not to be too loud, Olivia said, "Hey, guys! We're not the only ones in the school!"
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NOTES So close to investigating further, but figured we should keep the suspense. xD
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Post by Critter on Sept 2, 2023 8:33:45 GMT -5
Tag: Andrew Harvey, Mist, Gigabyte:fuller Words: 215 Andrew offered to show her what he could do, and Willow giggled when he pulled over a chair for her next to him at one of the computers. He briefly explained a couple of things he could do, citing how easy it was to break into Bayville High's network -- which Willow was certain would change with Sierra as the head of the school -- and mentioning how he could change some of the faculty passwords.
"Ah, yes, you're doing this out of the goodness of your heart to teach them better security," she said, her tone sarcastic and a grin on her lips. "Wouldn't IT be able to see or trace where and when the changes came from?"
Willow would have been interested in sitting and watching Andrew play with the network -- to a certain extent, of course, but at the moment she was still riding on the excitement of being at the school at this time -- but Olivia came bursting back into the area. Willow hadn't even realized she wasn't around.
Olivia mentioned that they weren't the only ones in the school, and a spike of fear suddenly went through Willow. Was Sierra there right now? God, she'd be in so much trouble.
"We should leave then, right?" Willow asked, ready to do just that.
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Post by Andrew Harvey on Dec 16, 2023 10:59:09 GMT -5
Little Willow went right along with Andrew's so-called explanation about him changing up passwords on the faculty, and he grinned with her. "That's right," he said. "This is a school, after all. Everyone should be willing to learn new tricks, yeah?
"IT won't be able to see my changes if I hide them," Andrew said with a wink. Granted, if the IT department really knew what they were doing, they'd probably be able to trace the changes back to the computer they were using, but Andrew was smart enough to not use his own student credentials. He was also banking on the IT department not getting paid enough to care.
He was able to change up a few passwords, but Olivia came back into the library (Andrew honestly hadn't even noticed that she had gone off on her own) with some slightly troubling news. Willow seemed to be particularly anxious.
"Is it just a janitor?" Andrew asked, unsure who else would be at the school. "Wait, you wouldn't know the staff..." He looked to Dylan and shrugged. "I'm good with skedaddling right now if you are. I'd rather not get caught by anyone right now, and I'm certain the new ladies would not like to start their school year off with detention.
If we are leaving, though..." Andrew looked back at Willow. "I'm humbly requesting your phone number. You know, our IT lesson is getting cut short and all."
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Post by Gigabyte on Dec 16, 2023 19:32:53 GMT -5
Dylan raised an eyebrow when Olivia came back from down the hallway -- he had totally missed her going off on her own, whenever the hell that was -- and muttered out a curse when she revealed that she had seen someone else at the school. Dylan didn't care too much about his own reputation and, honestly, he was wondering who else would be wandering Bayville High at this time, but he probably figured they shouldn't get caught.
He nodded to Andrew's point before rolling his eyes when the other turned to the freshman, fishing for her phone number. Andrew had always seemed to have a trick up his sleeves when it came to flirting, and Dylan couldn't fault him for it. Dylan himself had used Andrew's homework services, where Andrew did assignments in exchange for a cheerleader's phone number.
"Alright, guess we're good to go here," Dylan said, rounding up the others. There was more he wanted to do, but he supposed he had all school year to do it.
After all, how good could the new principal be? ( Mist Andrew Harvey Critter, this will be my last post; let us staff know when you're all ready for us to lock and archive this thread.)
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