Spring 2017, the
Shens’ house, high noon.
"Dust, finally, what took you so long?"
"I had a contingency. Robin came home suddenly, he wanted to talk to me."
"About Juliette I suppose."
"No, he got my sister's message very clearly and has been keeping his distance. He wanted to talk about the document I brought you, precisely, but I took the opportunity to ask him to be my best man."
"Great, and did he accept?"
"Luckily, yes."
"Good, now the ceremony will be complete".
"Yeah... Oh, by the way, he sends you greetings".
"Thank you, give him my greetings too when you have a chance".
"Sure. Anyway, I'm in a bit of a hurry because I gotta meet Judy at the mall, so let's get down to business."
"Sure, let's take a look at that file while you explain what it's all about."
As briefly as he could, Dustin informed Dylan all about Robin's document. He also told him about other things he and Robin had talked about, including the journal and its contents.
"A journal, that sounds interesting, what does it say?"
"It's like a record of the changes Robin has undergone since his accident with the portal. I couldn't read it yet, because I was in a hurry, in fact I'm one hour late, but I'll start reading it tonight and I'll fill you in.
"Well, if you're in a hurry, that can wait, now let's see the file".
"So you want me to hack the document?" Dylan asked when Dustin finished his explanation.
"That's right, do you think you can do it?"
"Well, I'll give it my best shot."
"You don't mind if it's illegal?"
"Of course I mind, I don't want any trouble with the Oasis Landing authorities, but I'm interested as well in Robin getting information about his background if that helps him solve his problems. The sooner this all gets resolved, the sooner he'll be able to give Juliette and my grandson the home they need."
"That's true".
"Okay, now let's see what I can do".
"Thank you Dad, I knew you wouldn't let me down."
"Never" Dylan said, inserting the flash drive into the computer and clicking on the document. "Now let's see what we have here."
A FEW SECONDS LATER...
"M-hm," Dylan mumbled after examining the document up and down.
"Dad? Did you get anything?" Dustin asked eagerly.
"Well, not yet. This code is kind of strange, nothing like what I've worked with before".
"You mean you won't be able to decipher it?"
"Oh, no, I will, I just have to identify it first, then I'll decipher it. It may be a bit laborious, but if all goes well, I'll unlock the document without a problem in a few hours. Hopefully, I'll have something for you by tomorrow".
"Really? That's great!"
"Uh, I should go now, Judith must be impatient.
"Yes, of course, go ahead, don't keep her waiting."
"Again, thank you so much, Dad", Dustin said, as he hurried to the door.
"You're welcome, son. I'll call you as soon as I get something."
Dustin left the studio, Dylan got down to work.
"Well, the first thing is to identify the type of code and then I crack the password, it'll be a piece of cake... Hm, yes, it's a different coding than the ones we use here and even in Oasis Landing. It looks very advanced, but kind of familiar too...
"Wait a minute... is this what I think it is? But why would they use this language to lock their documents? Maybe they thought it would be safer like this, maybe it wasn't the Council who locked it? I'm probably just imagining things, I should ask Karen, she knows a lot more about this stuff that I do."
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