The problem with parcels

posted by Breadmower on Sun 13th May, 07 at 11:51:09

I managed to fire off a few tracer parcels whilst at work on Friday, and after keeping an eye on a few of them, I noticed that anything that was sent priority requiring delivery confirmation would get delayed. Interesting, though not much use on its own. Fortunately, Violet acquired quite an array of helpers on Earth during our search for the Receda Cube, and with that many people working on the problem, it was only a matter of time before .

Turns out that the delayed parcels are either being sent to the Apolyton Institute, or are parcels that look as if they're something to do with Apolyton. Violet called their switchboard, and tried to get some information out of them, but they denied all knowledge of any problems. A few hours later, though, from an insider at the Apolyton Institute. Seems that they know someone has been reading their mail, and they're conducting an investigation. The bad news is that it looks like this is all tied into something much more serious:

"The postal delays first began several months ago. They coincided with the disappearance of the plans for some extremely sensitive technology, developed by Apolyton purely as a theoretical exercise. The use of this technology is illegal in Perplex City, due to the extreme risk to human life. The stolen plans are for a "neural override" device. The danger is real, Ms Kiteway, though not to the people of Perplex City. We have learned that the plans were sent to an IP address on Earth - BBC Radio 1."