[quote=@shadowsaint007] Jennifer thought over her situation. She could probably use the chip as leverage for negotiations, try and get some concessions in exchange for cracking it. There were certainly other possibilities to a programmable chip. She snapped to, forcing herself to chug her Nuka Cola, perhaps a bit too quickly. As she sputtered, she chastised herself. The idea of using something like that, even if it was minor subliminal orders, was a scary thought. Even slavers weren't this bad, though not for lack of trying; the power to go in and mess with a person's mind was utterly terrifying. If she ever had a chip implanted in her brain, the first thing she would do is failsafe it against any tampering. Still, the idea of something so intricate and powerful in a human brain... it was a double-edges sword, but if it indeed could bolster logical thinking and memory storage, wouldn't it be possible to study it? It wasn't everyday that you had a chance to examine advanced Old World Tech like this. She pulled up her backpack and took over several wires. "I dunno, I'm pretty good with electronics and security systems," she said. "Think those are good enough odds? Might need a bit of help with setting up the equipment, though." [/quote] "Security systems, huh? Well, Vault tech certainly put one hell of a security system on this. I can hack any computer terminal or robot I've come across since leaving the vault, but I can't make heads or tails out of this system. It's like they rewrote the operating system from the ground up." He pulled his hair up on the back or his head and plugged a standard data cable into the port that was there. He handed her the other end, and pulled out his plasma rifle. "Plugs into a standard computer or pip boy. There's a five to ten second start up on the chip depending on the command, though. That's more than enough time for me to turn you into a puddle of goo if you try anything. No offense, but I don't want to risk getting turned into a slave again. Just get me in and I'll do the reprogramming." Realizing they hadn't discussed payment yet, he continued. "I assume this is coming out of my cut when we raid the vault. Or do you want caps up front?" He waited for a response or, failing that, the chip to respond.