F020. Monday again.

I arrive late, directly to the school. It's sunny but I have black, stormy clouds on my head. I don't want to think about the weekend and I don't want to think that it's still one month before my next break.

I check things - nothing new, Mr. Rayna has settled himself and from his traces he's already checking on the students. He should starting to intercept skype calls, and consequently discover what Silvia is doing in her room, soon enough.

I haven't had the time to run a deep check on Mr. C's hard disk, so I call Mr. Ubik and ask him to; I only tell him the teacher disappeared in uncertain circumstances, making no reference at all to the nurse. I press for discretion.

When I'm back home, Christina is all smiles. something that irritates me to the utmost. I raise my hand to hit her. Then everything seems so senseless and I just let her go. At least she's stopped smiling.

UR001 Setup

Moved all my stuff from my previous teaching job to my office at Sandon today. It was pretty generous of the college to pay for all my moving expenses; books are heavy and expensive to transport and I have a lot of them. I met Grace at the school today. She was very helpful and offered to show me around. She seems good hearted, but I will have to see. Maybe she is aiming at an easy grade, as she told me that she is not keen on studying. Or maybe she has something to hide, in which case she is in deep waters. In any case though, I will provide with an extra help with her studies... a quid pro quo.

I wonder what my previous boss wrote about me in his reference letter. He had always an eye on me, the old scumbag. Nevermind the jerk, he was incapable of proving the slightest of what he was suspecting. Ha! if only he knew how minute were his suspicions, compared to what was going on ... so, it seems that what happened there is gonna stay there.

Also completed the setup of my office, which I like it a lot: clean, spacious with a large window and a magnificent view. Very different compared to my other office, which I doubt that anybody has dug deep enough to know that I maintain downtown. I like the risk of availing just a small opportunity for someone to be suspicious. I hang a Helmut Newton photograph on my wall. Not one of his kinky ones. Just a plain portrait he so artfully used to shoot. It is just a small hint for the visitors of my office. And, at the same time a test for the them. If their eye falls on the picture and stays the for just a split second more, I know that they recognized the photographer. And then I know that (s)he has see the rest of his photos...

Back to work. It seems that several of the users engage some, say, extra-curricular uses of the WWW. I found out student account traces of frequent skype calls, as well as, some interesting pictures on the school's Web server proxy: somebody among the students is reading Von Gotha's illustrated novels ... nice taste, though professionally speaking, completely inappropriate use of the school's equipment.

I am curious to find out what was the investigative stuff the principal asked me about when we talked the other day on the phone. Would it be about this mystery I heard about regarding the dissappearing of two persons, or is it related to the other affairs of the school? Anyhow, I guess he will tell me when he needs to and, after all, this has been my bread and butter for quite a while in the past. The principal seems like a nice guy and something tells me he is like-minded. So if he asks me to be a bit nosy, I will certainly help him out.

F019. Back Home.

One month is over now. I'm packing a quick suitcase; Christina offered to help but I've dismissed her quickly. The week seemed interminable, and now it's over. A plane and I'll meet my wife for the first time since I've started this job. I'm sure my persecutors laugh beyond my shoulders. I could not care less.

The investigators came and left but the mystery is still unbroken. No trace of either missing staff. I have a new teacher, though; is CV was good but even better was the letter of recommendation, that I've immediately filed as secret. I'll wait and see as he moves. The school network looks as a normal system but it contains - to my knowledge, at least, but nothing strange if there are more - countless honeypots and three levels of chroots. The adquate measures for a Circle safehouse. I'll wait to see if we catch him or not.

The cams are giving interesting news. I've seen our delicious Silvia naked in her room for no reason. Well, no reason until I read her Skype trace. And Bobby was tinkering with the locks - I guess he has just understood that they are all centrally controlled. Will he try something with them?

Right now, when Christina speeds me to the airport, I really could not care less.

G005. Dirty

Dear Diary,

Sorry I have not written. Terrible thing happened last week. I was mugged outside the diner, together with Tom.

That was not all. The mugger made me do things. I feel dirty.

He saw that I was pantiless. He saw Tom trying to kiss me. He made me give Tom a handjob. Tom came all over my hand. And he let us go.

Some of the girls found out. They told Miss Ziki. I was told to see the school nurse after. She spent an hour talking to me, then gave me some meds to help me sleep. That was all.

I was exempted from going to class for a few days. That was a good thing. I couldn't bear the thought of seeing Tom.

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UR000: Ubik Rayna's application for a teaching position in the Sandon Boarding College

To whom it may concern:

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to you in support of my application for the position of teacher of Informatics. My credentials include a PhD in Computer Science and 2 post-doctorate fellowships, elaborated at an Ivy League university in the U.S. I see this prospective appointment as a remarkable opportunity to return back to my motherland, old Europe. I addition, I wish to volunteer for the position of system administrator of the school's computer laboratory as, in case of my hiring, I will be extensively using this laboratory for the practical teaching of the Informatics course and, thus, I wish to have a personal supervision of its condition.

Furthermore, I wish to take this opportunity to express my suitability in assisting in any investigative inquiries that the Sandon Boarding College might be in request of. My professional experience allows me to contribute in such inquiries in the two following ways. First, I am skilled as a person tracker, meaning that I master the ability of collecting information on the whereabouts of missing persons and carrying out surveillance operations. Second, I my scientific specialization falls in the field of security and cryptography. This latter skill makes makes me competent in the surveillance of electronic correspondence and most other forms of electronic communication.

Upon your request, please expect to receive - accompanying with this application - a reference letter from my last employer evaluating my performance as an employee.

I hope that we will fruitfully collaborate in the near future, given that this opportunity becomes available.

Sincerely,
Ubik Rayna, PhD

Dr Rayna's reference letter from his past employer, has been mailed to the school's headmaster and is in now in his possession. The contents of this letter have not been disclosed to Dr Rayna.


Potential exit point for the character of Ubik Rayna

A student from his past college wins the lottery and, free from any societal concern, sues Rayna for blackmail and sexual harassment. It turns out that Rayna was blackmailing students at his past school, delivering them as candy to a secret society that he belongs to.

FAQ part 2, in answer to Ubik's questions.

New questions for the FAQ; thanks Ubik, it's so much easier to write answers than to organize a rule post.

1) I am now a follower of the blog. Do I need to do something else? Btw, I don't yet see the Sandon blog in my "Dashboard"; is there any further thing I should do?

Starting to follow is good. My guess is that your dashboard is just being slow.

2) How do I post my character's description? I understand that I should scroll the webpage and paste the description text in the "Application Form". Is that correct?

No - that was the application process for sub/victim players. Anyway the whole process has been suspended; I'm giving invitation on a case by case basis. In other words it's now a "just ask" process. Make a post tagged Character and that is it.

3) I see that each post has a code. I mean, post  e.g. "S009: My skype sessions" has code "S009". Where do I find the instructions on how to put codes in my posts? Also, how do I post? (or I have to wait first so that the Sandon blog appears on my dashboard?)

To post, one needs to be an author. Approved applications will get the invitation in their email. Then you should choose a code for yourself - one or two letter, not already taken.

4) Also how do members communicate OOC, e.g. in order to arrange in-world meetings? I suppose they use email, through the email address you fill in with the application (?) But how do I send an email to another character or vice-versa?

Not really. I have a plans for a matchmaking tool but it's still just an idea. As for now, we use both SL friendship and the Satin Circle group. I invite players to friend each other.

5) Do in-world meetings have to be transcribed and posted as well? (e.g. after editing the transcriptions).

Nothing "has" to be posted. Players post at their discretion. Just post what you think may be interesting for the other to see; the rest can be just alluded to, in the diaries ("Ah, today I killed the Principal.")

S009: My skype sessions

I knew Jennifer would be bothering me once she learned that I have access to skype but I never expected she would ask me to do that. Two days after she found me on skype, I received a package from her. I found 12 matching sets of sexy lingeries and a high quality webcam. With the written instructions from her:

. Your computer should be always on and always stay logged on in skype.
. When at your dorm room, you should be in your lingerie only when talking to me or your daddy on skype.

That night, I was asked to pose in my new lingerie in lots of different model poses. Some are so suggestive I blushed deeply and to my dismay, I found dampness between my legs. I hoped that it won't be visible through the webcam. When she realized that I wanted to use skype because I was trying to avoid making call from the principal's office, she grinned and commented that "How lovely! It seems that your principal also knows very well how to train an obedient girl. Rule change, girl. You should stay naked when talking on skype from now on unless instructed otherwise." With that, I've been naked every night in my room as I was required to talk to Jennifer every night. I guess there is some truth in her statement. I did feel very submissive talking to Jennifer when being naked. Sometimes she even asked me to take my laptop to bed and had me knelt in front of the webcam. I can't imagine that now I'm away from home yet I am deeper in her control.

Yesterday, I was shocked when Jennifer told me daddy was very pleased about the photo album of my lingerie shots. Even though I used to doubt that some of the things that Jennifer did to me were just her own ideas. Now I doubt if that's completely true.

Now that my room has turned into a glass house to me, I've been staying outside more often during the day. I do my study in the library. I began to notice that Bobby and his dorky friends have been around and always stealing glances at girls on campus ever since the Principal mentioned Bobby to me. Clearly they've been paying attention to Grace a lot and I have a feeling that they may be also eyeing me lately. Just when I thought maybe boys in college will be more mature and pleasant...