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[arcreact]

[ It's too easy, which is how Tony knows this guy — or machine — is doing the equivalent of toying with him on his lunch break. Which is fine, because Tony'd been considering grabbing some grub, himself.

At least it's proving entertaining. ]

AIR TIGHT

[ Then, a second, pointed message: ]

SO FAR

[alan_1]

[Another text file in the same location a few seconds later. They might as well be texting.]

Good to hear. [Alan can’t take much credit for the network’s security himself. The bulk of its defenses seem to have been put in place well before he ever set foot on the ship.] Can I at least know if I’m speaking with a program or a user? Need to know who I should compliment for the trick with the log file entries. [With the kind of AI Alan’s seen on this ship, it could honestly be either.]

[arcreact]

[ Tony smirks to himself. He's not sure this guy's out for blood, from the exchange thus far, but he's not taking any chances. Still, he can't just let the question go. Character flaw. ]

DID YOU
CONSIDER
BOTH?

[ He and JARVIS are a package deal. ]

[alan_1]

That explains a lot. [Namely the very human style of expression filtered through a labyrinthine organization of clues embedded in the system files.] Are you two snooping for a reason? Or are you just getting a feel for the place?

[arcreact]

[ Tony's just glad the mysterious network security guy takes that answer in stride without asking obnoxious questions. Well, obnoxious questions besides the ones he is asking. ]

CANT KNOW
WHAT IM LOOKING FOR
IF I DONT KNOW
WHAT THEYRE HIDING
NOW CAN I

[alan_1]

[For all he’s supposed to be one of the stewards of the ship’s network and computer systems, Alan can’t say he’s exactly opposed to crewmembers learning what they can from what they might find nestled among the system’s files. He's just as interested to know what they might hide.]

I’d be interested to know what you find. So long as you look and don’t touch.

[And even then, it might be a good idea to put something in place to at least keep tabs on the mysterious intruder...]

[arcreact]

GENEROUS OF YOU
KEEP YOU POSTED
SHALL I

[ Tony doesn't trust any of this at all, of course, but as with anything framed even somewhat like a challenge, he's all in. It could be fun if nothing else, and if he gives some network security guy somewhere a headache, that's just an added bonus. ]

[alan_1]

If it’s not too much to ask.

You know how to get in touch.

[In the meantime, Alan will start working on something to let him know if the visitor oversteps his bounds.]