Another day in paradise, that was the motto of the coffee shop that Saya had found herself sitting in. Located in bright and sunny Mauville Hills, the unimposing woman was busy tapping away on her laptop in the corner of the shop. A cup of caffeinated goodness was brought to her lips, chugging the day away with her bag on the table.

Unbeknownst to anybody, inside was a particularly nasty device, one she had used multiple times in the past when out on a job. It was everything any aspiring "security consultant" needed. A semi VPN that would list her location as being inside of the company instead of at a coffee shop, alongside an identity spoofer that she had worked hard to recalibrate to feign one of the ID cards belonging to an employee inside. It was a pretty easy effort to blend into a crowd while she worked on cracking into parts somebody's network. Her target this time was the company just a few buildings west.

After an hour of perfecting her false credentials and hoping she wouldn't be denied, the system allowed her to log in remotely.

"Easy." she muttered underneath her breath. "Now we get to the fun part."

One of those rich shoobies had hired her under the table. It was a simple job, really. They had somebody that they must have had a falling out and wanted a a quick and easy plant job. She'd leave a remnant of seemingly stray code in the network that would let her know bits and pieces. Financial records, audits, what upgrades and more they had planned. All she would need to do is to check in on it from time and time again.

Another long sip of coffee later, and Saya got to work.

PENELOPE LIVY

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