The Superhero Diaries 5.17: binary

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Psychic Sue, is your Psychic Recorder receiving me? Over.

I repeat. Are you receiving me? This is Picksil Chimes. I have Bettystretch here and we need your help.

This is Psychic Sue. How are you communicating through the Psychic Recorder?

I’m using the computer interface override. I belong to a group of elves who live in Cyberspace and I’m trying to gather some help as our domain is under attack from a group calling themselves the Weathermen. Apparently, you have had dealings with them. They have or are trying to make the weather operate via a binary algorithm, rather than by its more natural causes.

You say you have Betty. Is she OK? We received a priority one alarm from her.

Yes, she’s fine. She has agreed to help. I had to bring her over through your social media platform, and she has agreed to help, but needs further assistance from the EFB. She has found she has developed another ability whilst being here, in the fact that she can shrink now as well as stretch, which in cyberspace is quite a handy thing.

A few of the team have developed new abilities of late, which is most odd. I’m sensing you are genuine with your request, Picksil, how can we help you from here?

That is the point, Psychic Sue. You need to come over to cyberspace to assist, the battle can only take place here in the virtual environment. The Weathermen are almost through the first firewall. Do you have a team available?

Well, there’s me, although I have to stay here to monitor the recorder. Firetop, Parrot Girl and Lycralad are around somewhere, as is Invisible Charlie. Muriel Magnificent was here this morning, but seems to have vanished – I can’t even tune into her thoughts, which is rather worrying. The Cloud is here. I’ll call a meeting and see if they can venture into cyberspace with you.

Thank you, Sue. The best way to enter would be through the social media platform, the same way I brought Betty over. Tell them to upload new and clear avatars so I can focus upon their pixels for the transformation and bring them across. I think it is good for you to remain on the Psychic Recorder as it is so much easier to communicate this way.

Leave things with me, and we should be able to arrange the crossover in about an hour’s time.

Oh, and if you get chance, Sue, check in on Muriel Magnificent. She is in her quarters on the third floor, but the Weathermen have sent her a binary message through her comms console. They have sent another to the Crimson Songbird, who hasn’t replied yet; it may be advisable to ask her not to open her comms.

OK, Picksil, I shall do that and gather the guys. We’ll be through as soon as we can.

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