But why couldn’t Toxicwrath wait until later to puff up my self-esteem?
09:57 Too much traffic. Not the time to talk.
The clock was ticking. I needed to terminate the session. I couldn’t risk raising any red flags on the network.
09:58 New target.
I frowned. Already?
I hadn’t had time to do any research. To choose someone deserving. I wasn’t sure how I felt about letting my partner do the picking this time.
But I was intrigued.
09:59 Who?
09:58 Virtuant.
Virtuant?
I opened up a new tab and did a cursory search. What I found was that Virtuant was an up-and-coming tech firm. Nothing untoward that I could tell. It didn’t fit my requirements by any means. Why would Toxicwrath choose this particular company?
10:00 Seems harmless. Not a big enough fish.
10:01 CEO is bad news. Trust me, they’re perfect for the cause.
The cause.
My manifesto.
My reason.
Toxicwrath knew its importance. I trusted that he would stay true to the vision.
10:02 Will research and let you know.
The response was almost instant.
10:02 Already laid the groundwork. Tonight we take them down.
What?
This was all happening too fast.
I didn’t work this way. I needed to put out the feelers. Access the system. Find the information I needed.
I knew nothing about this company but the word of my anonymous friend that it would be good for the cause.
It wasn’t enough.
I needed to put my foot down.
This was my operation.
10:03 No. Not tonight. Too fast. I will look into Virtuant and see if they meet the criteria. Need some distance before we act on something new.
Someone walked behind me and I quickly minimized the screen. I checked the time. We had been chatting for four minutes. I needed to log off IRC. This was taking too long.
Toxicwrath hadn’t responded. But I knew he was still in the chat room.
