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~Chapter X~

Siegfried stood quietly at the West Bank, idly sifting through his bank and taking out random sets of equipment just to see what they looked like on him. He got bored of that quite quickly, and returned to standing around motionless.
Not too far away was A, waiting patiently at the Varrock Fountain. At his computer he was flicking through a recently read book****-reading his favourite parts while he waited.
Siegfried had been waiting for almost ten minutes more than the allocated time and was starting to get a little frustrated.
"She still hasn't shown up!" Siegfried typed to A, using an external messaging system.
"Just be patient," A responded cooly. "She's bound to show."
Siegfried grumbled aloud and slumped back in his chair, glancing at his mute and still avatar.
Then, Siegfried received a message through his private chat. He had been instructed to keep it on, despite the fact that he was supposed to be speaking to a Jmod.
"Teleport to Falador when I say." The message from Mod Katrina stated.
Siegfried immediately alerted A of this.
"Are you going to go there?" Siegfried asked, only to get no response from A.
"Teleport, now." Katrina instructed. Siegfried proceeded to click the teleport to Falador spell.
He arrived in the city of white to find Mod Katrina standing next to him, along with a crowd of obnoxious or excited players.
But no sign of A.
"Add me to your friends list, we're going to your house and I want you to set it to friends only. I assume you are alone?"
Siegfried used the 'yes' emote and his character nodded in response. At the same time, he messaged A telling him they were going to his house.
Again, he didn't get a reply.
"I'm going to unmute you now and then you'll walk to your house. You are to constantly message me so that I'm sure you aren't talking to someone else."
"Dang!" Siegfried thought. "Now I can't tell A what I'm doing!"

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"My house is in Taverly" Siegfried messaged Katrina. "So it won't take long to get there."
"Good, now continue to type."
Siegfried started to repeatedly type full stops to Katrina, to show he wasn't talking to anyone else. Just as he was about to open the gates to Taverly, he got a message from A.
"You are going to your house, correct?"
Siegfried growled aloud. Katrina had started to message periods back, so now she would notice if Siegfried stopped messaging. It would be impossible to message A.
But then an idea sparked in Siegfried's head. He had to be quick though. If he was too slow it would arouse suspicion.
Siegfried was using a Macintosh OSX computer. The computer had a 'dock' at the bottom of the screen with selected applications and documents available for quick access. If Siegfried was to drag his mouse down and click an icon in the dock, the application would open.
With a quick hands movement, Siegfried sent a pair of full stops to Katrina, making it look as if he had missed the enter button and had typed twice. In the seconds delay that he had taken he'd swung his mouse pointer down and clicked on the application he hoped was the right one and then continued to type dots.
The opened application was A'* listening software. It switched on upon opening, so now on A'* computer he was getting a message saying that he had listening access to Siegfried's microphone.
By now, they were just outside Siegfried's house, a large crowd behind them. Most of the crowd was there to marvel at the sight of a Jagex Moderator, but the sight of Siegfried there had caused his many fans and haters to appear.
Among them, A stood at the very centre so that he wouldn't be noticed by Siegfried, Katrina or the crowd. He'd counted to twenty after Siegfried had teleported then proceeded to do so himself. If he'd gone at the same time as Siegfried, it would have been incriminating.

09-Jul-2008 06:53:39 - Last edited on 10-Jul-2008 02:16:43 by Infinity A8

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He knew that wherever a Jagex Mod (or Siegfried for that matter) was located, a crowd was sure to follow. Once he teleported to Falador he knew that if Katrina was still there, so would a crowd. If she wasn't, there would be a crowd of people heading in her direction.
"Step inside." Said Katrina.
As Siegfried got inside, Katrina behind him, he right clicked and selected 'initiate voice chat'.
"I can explain!" Siegfried gasped, feigning fear. In truth he was quite calm, a smile of delight working it's way across his face.
"Not here! And keep typing!" Katrina roared back. Siegfried continued typing full stops but spoke at the same time.
"W-where are we going?"
Katrina typed her answer.
"Do you have teleport runes?"
Siegfried responded aloud.
"N-no, but I can home tele..."
"Alright, then use it and go to The Graveyard. I will meet you there."
"I don't understand," Siegfried said, this time truthfully. "Why can't we do this over private or voice chat...?"
"With voice chat you could get someone on your friends list to join and that I don't want. With private chat, you could get me into a group conversation in the same way. You can't do either in public chat alone."
"So we're going somewhere private where no one else will be, like the Lumbridge Graveyard..?"
"Exactly, now go."
Siegfried teleported.
Katrina teleported.
A teleported.
It would be far less suspicious if A appeared in Lumbridge at the same time as Siegfried because Lumbridge was a popular respawn point. But that didn't matter.
Because A knew Katrina wouldn't teleport to Lumbridge.
Katrina was a celebrity to every player on Runescape. A and Siegfried were minors in fame compared to her. She'd most likely go to Draynor and run the rest of the way, perhaps stopping at Zanaris to throw off anyone following her.
So A was free to meet Siegfried in Lumbridge.
All the time, Siegfried had continued to type dots to Katrina but A had figured out he was unable to communicate.

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So in Lumbridge A simply said "Meet you at the graveyard."
Siegfried dashed off, confidently.
In the graveyard Siegfried stood alone, minus several NPCs wandering around. Twenty eight seconds later, Katrina arrived.
"Now then, we need to-"
Katrina stopped.
On her minimap was a white dot, walking towards them. Katrina spoke in Siegfried's voice chat.
"We'll go to Zanaris, run befo-"
Katrina gasped in fear.
Her character had a red splatter on it, the number twenty four inside of it. Surrounding her was a column of ice and in Siegfried's hand; an ancient staff.
A had told Siegfried to bring ice barrage runes and to use them as soon as A appeared on screen to him and then if Katrina tried to leave, he was to stop her.
Katrina had her retaliate set to on and in response to Siegfried's attack, struck a zero with her fists.
"Help! Some-" Katrina began to scream frantically only to realise no more spells were being cast. In panic she had consumed one of the twenty manta rays in her inventory. She went to click her teletab but a voice interrupted.
A approached her in his gleaming white Initiate armour, armed with his beautifully threatening Godsword.
"Please stop. I mean no harm." Came A'* electronically disguised voice over Katrina and Siegfried's headsets. Katrina was about to ignore A but something about his voice made her stop.
It sounded familiar.
"Who...Who are you...?"
"My name is A. I am a well renowned Initiate pure, Jagex Player Moderator, friend of Siegfried..." He paused dramatically for the last bit.
"...And fellow recipient of the glitch, at your service."

09-Jul-2008 06:53:51 - Last edited on 11-Jul-2008 00:29:31 by Infinity A8

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~Chapter XI~
"K-Katrina! What's going on?!" A worried work mate nearby exclaimed. Ignoring their cries of concern, Katrina remained silent and stared intently at the screen. In front of her was not one but TWO other people infected with the glitch.
Suddenly she snapped into action.
"Nick, get some of the 'Higher Ups' here." She asked the worried onlooker.
Nick did as he was asked and hurried out of the room in search of someone important.
Inside the world of Runescape, Katrina remained cautious, staying out of melee range and keeping her mouse pointer over her teletab. A and Siegfried stood on either side of her.
"I would like you to put us on loudspeaker if possible Katrina," A said suddenly, his ever familiar, electronic voice startling Katrina into focus. "What I have to say is to be said to as many people as possible. Would you-"
"I've already sent for someone." Katrina interjected.
"Good, please tell me when they arrive."
Katrina unplugged the wire connected to the earphones of her headset but kept the microphone cable plugged in, as A instructed.
Before long, five members of Jagex's staff had crowded around Katrina's computer, questions were being thrown at Katrina who struggled to answer them.
"What's going on...?"
"Have you found out who's behind the murders...?
"Who are those-"
"One at a time please!" Katrina roared irritably. There was a soft chuckle from the computer: Siegfried.
"What's so funny!?" Katrina bellowed furiously.
"Nothing, it's just that...I thought working at Jagex would be fun." Siegfried replied, quite amusedly.
"Enough, please be silent everyone." A instructed. All seven people ceased to speak for a moment until Katrina opened her mouth.
"I have a question, before we begin."
"We'll get to all questions at the-"
"You're able to disguise your voice, despite the fact we removed all of Runescape's voice changers. But that's not my question."
"Go on."

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Katrina scratched her head in thought, still unable to get an answer herself.
"Your voice, I don't know why but it sounds familiar. Is there anywhere I could have heard the same disguised voice."
Siegfried had always wondered why A'* voice was constantly hidden. He'd asked once, but A said that it was nothing he needed to be concerned about. He turned his volume up, eager to hear if A had a different answer.
"There is and has been Katrina," A responded after little hesitation. "It was most likely a year or so ago, when I made a public announcement on the news..."
"You've been on the news?" Siegfried inquired curiously, now very interested as to why A'* voice was hidden.
"Yes, and in the papers, plus a few television series."
"Are you a celebrity or something?" Katrina asked.
"Not really," A began to explain. "I'm not sure if you know Katrina, but have you ever heard of 'The Anonymous Agent'?"
Katrina thought for a brief second before responding with "No."
Behind her, one of her co-workers exclaimed "Wait! I have! He's the guy who helped the police solve that murder case not too long ago!"
Katrina repeated what her co-worker had just said to A and then added "Are you a detective or a police officer or something...?"
"No." A responded simply. "I'm actually not old enough to apply for either jobs. No, I merely aid the police when they need help in my free time."
"So...You HELP the police...?" Siegfried asked. "So...When the police don't know what to do they turn to you, who can solve the case when they can't? And you're not even old enough to join them?"
"Precisely. Come to think of it, I don't even WANT to join the police or become a detective. I'm happy doing what I do."
"Do you get paid...?"
"I...Do get the occasional 'thanks' money from the police force..." The sentence was then followed by a small laugh.

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"So to answer your question Katrina, my voice sounds familiar because I frequently aid the Cambridge Police Department and have spoken to the public via television a number of times."
"But why do you hide your voice?" Katrina questioned.
"I have many enemies Katrina. While most people are grateful for what I've done there are people in the world who don't want me catching them for the crimes they've committed and want to incapacitate or even kill me."
There was a pause.
"I've appeared on global TV for more than just being 'The Anonymous Agent' and in those times my voice and face have been quite open. If anybody were to link my voice with the same person who appeared on TV, they'd be able to track me down and kill me."
"Why have you been on global TV...?" Siegfried inquired.
A chuckled. "I'm not sure if you've noticed but I'm quite a smart cookie. Gameshow hosts pay a lot for smart cookies."
"Wait...You said there are people in the world, not just Cambridge or even England that want to get you," Katrina continued. "If you just work with the CPD, then why would people worldwide be...?"
"There are some pretty powerful people that don't like me...The Mafia for example..."
All seven people listening broke into gasps and confused murmuring.
"Is this guy for real...?"
"There's no way...!"
Katrina was having a hard time grasping this as well.
"And you're not even old enough to be an officer...How old are you?!"
"Mod Katrina, I believe that's violating rule thirteen and I can report you for it..."
"How can we be sure that what you're saying is all true!?"
There was a moments silence from A as he contemplated on how to prove it all.
"I will send a video to the local TV station Katrina. At Six O'clock turn to channel eight. I will announce that I'm to investigate the glitch that has caused players in Runescape to die. Obviously if you do not see the tape, I'm a fraud."
Katrina thought about this carefully and seeing no way that he could fake this, agreed.

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"Now, we've got all that out of the way, let's get to why Siegfried and myself are-"
Someone burst through the door of Katrina's room.
"Paul! Andrew! Someone!" The panic stricken employee exclaimed, a sheet of paper being waved frantically around.
"What is it?!" Katrina demanded.
"There's been another two murders! Not long ago! Both in America!"
A made an amused noise. "That was convenient. Siegfried and I have just been proven innocent."
A then raised his voice. "Are both of the victims from the same area. New York perhaps?"
"Uh...Why yes...They are..." The man with the paper replied.
"As I thought. Now then, let's get this investigation underway..."

09-Jul-2008 06:56:30 - Last edited on 13-Jul-2008 08:41:00 by Infinity A8

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~Chapter XII~
Adrian stared at the newspaper in his hands with nothing but a look of sheer terror on his face. Two more people, both from his school had been killed.
But neither had been killed by him, however that was not why Adrian was so scared.
One player had been on Adrian's list, he was the one killed first in front of the crowd. The second player had been Adrian's little sister, staying at a friends house and playing Runescape. Witnesses say she was killed after standing up to the killers.
But Adrian did not cry.
His parents were now out at the scene, being questioned by police. They'd be going to the funeral later that day. Adrian had said that he didn't want to come, that he couldn't bare to go.
Adrian's fists curled up into a shaking ball, he was breathing deeply and grunting angrily.
He'd only intended to kill those who were bullies, those who troubled him at school and made life difficult for him and others. His sister had never done that.
Adrian then chuckled to himself.
For whatever reason, the two murderers had taken no precautions in hiding themselves. They'd appeared in quite a crowded area and announced their plans to everyone. They then proceeded to kill two people as proof of what they could do.
As for why they didn't hide their names, it would appear that nobody, not Jagex or the police had been able to trace their IPs. That meant that the only way to eliminate them was to kill them ingame...
Adrian logged into the world where the killers last were. Unsurprisingly, the world was close to empty, with only around two hundred people inside.
Adrian knew that they would stick close to crowded towns and cities so he would start there.
Adrian would seek revenge.
But not just that. Now, he'd figured out that it was only a matter of time before he slipped up and was caught killing or that the police would work out that he was killing school bullies.
But now his sister had been killed and the two murderers had made themselves known.

09-Jul-2008 06:56:31 - Last edited on 14-Jul-2008 01:40:15 by Infinity A8

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It would be extremely difficult for the police to work out it was him now.
Adrian home teleported into Lumbridge, where the two players had last been seen. Witnesses report that they were skilled in all forms of combat to the point where they were both level one hundred and thirty eight. Adrian would need to be VERY careful.
He climbed the stairs to the bank and withdrew a number of items.
Then commenced his search for the players Wide Eyes and Big Man221.
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"Both victims were attending the same school, as have all the others..." A remarked to the group of moderators and Siegfried that now stood before him inside his Runescape home. There was no particular reason that they all stood in his house, A just thought it would be better than the graveyard. Not to mention that it was far more private.
A'* home had been magnificently built. He sat upon his demonic throne, Siegfried beside him (as he had gotten into the house after A, he got the best seat) and the array of moderators standing randomly around the room, most trying their best to avoid standing on the trap door.
"Can you give me the names of the students all of the victims were in contact with?" A asked.
"Well no..." Andrew replied, wondering why A would ask that anyway.
A quickly realised this too and said "Sorry, I'm usually talking to the police when I ask questions like that. I forgot."
"The two players have made their names and demands public," Katrina explained. "That's all we know. They are Wide Eyes and Big Man221 and want control of Runescape so they can change it back to how they wanted it."
"That's an interesting request," A murmured. "A pair of misguided players who want to change Runescape to how they think it should be and they're willing to kill some people for it."
"Ladies and gentlemen I believe we're dealing with some grade A psychos," Siegfried chuckled. "Oh, no offense A."

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