conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Chicago's always been bent, but over the last twenty years, things have gotten *really* fucked. 
  
  Since the implementation of ctOS, people's lives have gotten more convenient, more connected, safer. That's the party line, at least. The truth is that the whole thing is a goddamn shell game designed to line the pockets of those with pull, and to give them unprecedented access to your life and livelihood. These motherfuckers control *everything* with a few security cameras and keystrokes, a few backdoors and exploits. 
  
  So what happens when the right person gets her hands on the keys to the kingdom? One thing's for certain: things are gonna change.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Todd's Flash Drive: Worth killing for, apparently. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Todd's Digital Profile: You can call up pretty much any info you want on poor Todd. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Security Access: Out places you go, you have access to the security system. Hijacking feeds, locking and unlocking doors, setting off alarms; you can make it dance on your puppet strings. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stafford's Maid: Underpaid, overworked, not part of the family. Sizeable debts for a son in private school.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mysterious Stranger: What does he want from you? How does he know who you are? 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your Nature: You're a hacker with the ultimate backdoor, but what do you *do*? Why do you do it? 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your Strength : Avoid explicitly computer-related strengths. You're a badass hacker; that's a given. How do you approach problems? What do you believe in? What keeps you in the fight? 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your Weakness: Again, avoid stuff that's computery. What are your human flaws? Why do you fail or stumble? 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your Subplot: Do you have family? A boyfriend or girlfriend? An axe to grind? A criminal past? A debt to pay? 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Charlotte's Apartment : A nice place in downtown Chicago, wired for all kinds of shenanigans. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Magnificent Mile: Tourist heaven. Shops, bars, chic little restaurants. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Todd Falmont: Judging from what you found on his phone, he's a reporter. He's got a knack for taking down the corrupt, but his money trail is troubling. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Disappear: Get over it. Get out. Get gone. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In Transit: A lot can get done in the space between places.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One More Cup: A little hipster coffee bar downtown. Great Earl Gray.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sam: Barista at One More Cup. Probably DedSec. Judging by her shirt, a big fan of vintage sci fi.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Back of the Yards: Residential, industrial. They tried to gentrify it a few years back, but it didn't take.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sam's Safehouse: An underground server room hidden in an empty lot.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bon Temps: Quiet, private, fantastic crawfish etouffee.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Infiltrate Stafford's House: Hacking Stafford's computer from outside was easy, but there wasn't much on it. Chances are there are documents and non-networked drives inside, though.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Edgewater: Home of the rich and even more rich.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Motion Detectors: Blinking passively until they see something move. Then, who knows?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Freedom Fighter: She knows when a thing is wrong. She'll not stop till this ctOS is exposed for the corrupt, self-serving lie it is.
  
  And the fact that she's a woman only improves her odds.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Empathetic : Charlotte enjoys her screens, but she truly loves people: listening to them, watching them, helping them.
  
  She's going to subvert ctOS one person at a time.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Frail: Twenty years ago, she could've put her heeled boot to their ass. Now she has to outthink them, outmaneuver them.
  
  She's still pretty quick, but her bones can't take much punishment.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Begin the Hunt: Ava, her daughter, has been switched off and is non-responsive.
  
  She needs to take the first steps towards discovering how and who. She knows the why.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Just another old lady: One benefit of being older is she's practically invisible to the young. 
  
  If they even notice her, they dismiss her immediately.
  
  Their mistake.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Risk-Taker: While she's usually very measured in daily life, when Charlotte feels passionately about something, she takes far more risks.