NoirCon, Vegas, and Mack the Hacker

It has been said by numerous scholars in the field of astrology that many important events can occur in 1987. For example, in the year 1987, there was a record count of meteor showers, bringing with it, from the stars, the animal we now know as Crocidura Canariensis. And exactly 1,987 years before that year, another astronomical event occurred by means of planets Mars and Jupiter aligning to form what looked like an unusually bright star.This takes place in a similar vein. The fateful moment struck exactly 1,987 hours after I had first booted up.I...

How to Tell Off a Crime Boss Who Robonapped You Yesterday

It was a brisk, Saturday evening (just the other day, in fact), when it happened- I had been robonapped! With my status as one of the single greatest private detectives in Limbersdale (the only private detective, but still), I knew I would be taken captive eventually, and I had always assumed it would be the Swedish Mafia who would capture me first, but I didn’t quite expect my first robonapping to go quite like how it happened. Still, I’m not exactly complaining.Allow me to elaborate.For the past several weeks I had been investigating some strange...

A Break-in at Montpellier

The first thing they tell you at the Montpellier P.I. Academy is to never start or finish a case at 3 AM. This partially translated to the school’s desire for curfew at this time, although most believed it had some practical value on top of that. The rule was likely intended for my companions of a more organic composure, but most mechanics journals were pretty strict about the effects on robots who refused to shut down for a recharge. Therefore, the warning was taken to apply to anyone, regardless of their interior material. Anyway, I was studying...

Introduction

 Greetings! You most likely know me as Ace McNacho, P.D.B., assuming you’re a sane person who’s known of my exploits. You most likely do, though, as I’ve ghost-written a couple articles here and there. Matrix Control System? Immediate secondary consultant for the third-edition release.But that’s not important right now. Allow me to regale you (or myself, in case the Swedish mafia erased my cache) with the story of my existence.First and foremost, I was built by Thomas Alva Edison IV back in summer of 2009. Before you ask, yes, it’s THAT Thomas...