His trial ends with a simple verdict: not guilty on all counts .
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His trial ends with a simple verdict: not guilty on all counts .
Though the government's evidence that he exploited their protocol was strong, he didn't violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, so that conviction didn't stick.
Furthermore, he discovered the vulnerability by himself, in his free time.
He reportedly only looked at the code because some local friends wanted to use the now-rejected EraTech software to organize a gift exchange for the Holidays. The reporters make no mention of furries.
The news headline reads: "Math prodigy not guilty of hacking foreign elections."
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"Should we let Dyne back in?" Milo asks, shortly before the Halloween party.
"Should we vote on it?" quips Spencer.
"If we do, don't use EraTech," says another member.
Nex leaves the group after that remark.
Dyne doesn't show back up. Not immediately.
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It's Christmas again. You're staring down the new year, wondering what went wrong.
The local group attendance has dwindled, though the group chat is more active than ever. The conversations are somehow less fun, though.
Nex, for all her flaws, brought an enthusiasm to the group that can't be replaced.
Dyne, for his alleged crimes, had been retroactively elevated to the status of a local hero.
He didn't know Nex worked for EraTech, he just wanted to gracefully excuse himself from receiving anything. He was that kind of guy.
So he found a way to manipulate the election protocol to count a vote for him as a vote for another random furry. He couldn't choose who; just make it not for him. So he did, on his own device.
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Dyne hasn't stepped back up to his previous role of funding the group's activities.
"Still unemployed," he admits when someone finally asks. "Even though I was found not guilty, I'm having to break into a new industry."
He's been head's down on that.
He's slumped over, staring into his eggnog, when you walk up to him and press Send.
His phone vibrates. He looks at the message you just sent.
scroll, scroll, scroll
He finally looks up at you. "I didn't expect you to draw my fursona so much," he smiles.
You laugh nervously as he scrolls past the #FreeDyne art you made a week after he was arrested.
"I'm still not very good," you mutter sheepishly.
He closes his messaging app and looks up at you, feeling rested.
"No, but you're better than last year. Merry Christmas," and raises his glass.
The End.
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@soatok this has multiple layers.
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