"The Heist" - Reboot.Exe - S2 Chapter 23

## The Heist

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"The Heist" is the twenty-third episode of the second season in Reboot.exe. It was released on 1 April 2023 and is narrated by Dave.

## Episode Synopsis

The morning after, the gang sits down together, and begins discussing their options. Incongruent suggests that Ellias is the most straight forward, and sensible approach - as well as wanting to get in with Nile.

Peter suggests that no matter what choice they make, someone's going to be left out and won't really get what they want - also agreeing that Nile is their best contact, saying that its easier getting broken by one person, VS all of the corps.

Peter approaches Incongruent to get more information about Nile. Incongruent tells him that their main point of access will be through their deliveries - specifically hightech components for computers, or perhaps NuYou bodies. He tells Peter that he knows where the head of their security is in Melbourne, and suggests blackmail. Incongruent has been tracking him, and Nile, and how invested they are in people smuggling. Incongruent says that Elias has the final say on who works where, and if he's blackmailed successfully, they'll be able to make their entrance.

Seb asks about their security details, especially about facial recognition, Incongruent says that there are specialized suits that are ballistic proof armor that are also completely concealed that will give them their anonymity.

Peter asks the team what their potential fallbacks are in case things don't work. Ugly pipes in, bringing up the fact that they've been asked to previously kidnap Uriel Clement. Peter and Ugly suggest that this is where Songbird comes in, offering a private showing of her new song. Seb suggests that this isn't in Uriel wouldn't be terribly interested in these things.

Peter suggests that Eve call the mystery caller and get some insider information, but there's no connection.

Peter calls Nightingale, and shes happy to hear from him. He apologizes for the urgency in their last conversation, and tells her that he's been rebooted himself, and now understands the way she felt when they talked that last time. Peter asks her to set up a meeting and act as a mediator for it, but she tells him that too much time has passed and that she's too busy to come back and help - saying that she won't be around for three weeks. Peter wishes her well, and then hangs up. He returns to the group, dejected that Songbird isn't who she originally was, and says that he's ready to go with their Nile plan, then walks away.

Eve walks to Incongruent, asking if he has a plan, and he says that he does, but that he can't do anything about their lack of availability to get into the city - saying that only he, Seb, and Possum can get into the city without causing massive problems. Incongruent tells them that where Elias is staying is a horrible place for them to be, considering it's a highly protected, highly modern facility, who works from home, on the 70th floor. Seb asks Incongruent to get information about vacancies on the 69th, or 71st floor. Incongruent points them to Xiang and Peter, saying their abilities are much more adept in getting that information.

Incongruent leaves to go follow Peter, who is searching for who Pr0 was, and how he can reconnect back with him, and other systems that be once had in the slums, but there hasn't been enough time to get information. Incongruent approaches him, telling him that his team is planning, but also that he realizes that he's not doing well, in an effort to connect. He asks Peter what hes searching for, because he needs him on his A game. Peter begins explaining himself in the fact that hes not the same to the only people he can trust, just how Songbird isn't the same to him. Incongruent says that he can and will find that fire that's inside of him - or that he can do things for the people around him. Incongruent says that he has a soft spot for him - and the iterative versions of him. (Pr0 and Peter.) Incongruent says the he and Eve understand him better than any of his kin. Peter says he appreciates the talk, and that they need to get back to work.

A small computer chatbox pops up from Xiang, saying that a Jackson Lee, a venture capitalist, lives above, and Maelynn Wong, a tech startup owner, lives below Elias's apartment on the 70th floor. Seb suggests that they block his front door, and then gain access through the top or bottom floor. Incongruent reminds them that the first difficult procedure will be getting in, and then staying in the building. Ugly pulls up a schematic, telling them that there are security check points in the begining, and throughout the building, and that a guest pass can only get you so far as the second lobby on the 45th floor.

Peter suggests going through food delivery, the apartment above, and going through the roof. Peter asks Seb how available his parents will be to drop them off on the roof through helicopter or plane. Seb says that they go to the meeting between the large tech corps that Seb was already invited to, and host it inside the apartment complex. Seb suggests that he "invests" in the venture capitalist in the 69th floor, and wants to meet them in person.

Upon discovery, the MaeLynns start up company develops synthetic meat.

Eve and Peter walk to his "hacking hut" to see if they can find data and schematics about the apartment complex. Peter begins looking at information and how to gain it by not having to go to the apartment complex, which isn't easy, but he succeeded in finding construction date permits of blue prints of the building.

Peter brings everyone in to look over what he's discovered. He finds that there are several locked doors in the corridors, as well as double overlapping security cameras in the hallways. He has found no identifiable blind spots. Peter's best guess that he has to make one of these systems "non functional." Seb suggests that they host a personal meet and greet with this tech entrepreneur, they, (Seb and his entourage) fly in on the roof - go through the elevator, and puts in a USB hack for the elevator for Xiang where she hacks in, putting a feedback loop for the cameras on the 70th floor, as well as tricking the elevator into reporting that they went to the 69th floor, instead of the 70th - saying Seb is the one who goes to the meeting on the 69th floor, and the others go to the 70th and threaten Elias.

Ugly brings up that they split up further. One goes downstairs to hack the security system, one goes in to give Xiang access to the elevators, and they go from there.

Seb suggests that they then instead set up a meeting in the restaurant on the 45th floor, which will give one of them access to the security systems. Peter going after the security cameras, and Xiang the elevators.

Ugly goes over their plan. Book a meeting in the restaurant, go from the roof, hack the elevator hack security, and then, go up to pay a visit to Elias upstairs.

-YHTris

## TL;DR

1. Book a meeting in the restaurant on the 45th floor, posing as investors / potential investors interested in apartment 69's company
2. Get in from the roof via helicopter (graciously borrowed from Seb's parents)
3. Stick a USB hack into the elevator for Xiang to control it
4. Peter splits off to off to hack security, specifically the cameras
5. Go up to pay Elias a visit

-YHT