Four or five months old...well, no time like the present.  She kept that in mind, maybe as something to dangle in front of Akiko as a hint.  But in the meanwhile, she needed to access that mesh hotlink.  Which meant firing up the old software.  That was the<em>one</em>good thing about this situation - you couldn't take away equipment that was stored in an ego, not without severely damaging it.  Her programs were ready and online, she just needed to hack in and get herself secure user access in order to find out what she wanted.  Of course, they had restricted<em>her</em>access...but maybe she could hijack Akiko's entry...