Overview

Paul jumped onto IRC.

 BLACK? How did you get access to that system?

He typed the message without thinking. He had never posted to a public chat room before and the post felt foreign to him. The long pause made him wonder if he had done it wrong. Was it possible to post wrong?

 blacks offline

A response. From someone named Rafa. He responded immediately.

 When will he be back? i can ask his secretary He has a secretary? lol

The laugh was unexpected and Paul couldn't contextualize it.

 u r new here

Paul wondered how he knew that.

 Yes I am. I saw the message he posted about the SSH server. yah k-rad

After a Google search, Paul made a mental note:"K-rad" was like "cool". It sounded like something a nine-year-old would say. Paul immediately wrote off this Rafa because he talked like a nine-year-old.

He began reading the names of the others in the channel. Within moments, a private chat request came from Rafa. Paul sighed. What does this idiot want? Annoying.

He entered the DCC chat to tell off Rafa.

 want some friendly advice? I do not want any kind of advice. I just want answers. I want to talk to BLACK. lol you really are new

Paul was incensed. This kid with the nine-year-old intellect was lol-ing him. Again.

 I am wasting my time with you. You...