The log is “dumb” enough that it actually makes it more difficult to edit, as all access times are added to daily “chunks” of records. If Nihlus wants to erase the record of his own access, he would have to erase the logs for the rest of the day as well. Either way, it will be obvious someone was tampering with the locker when they weren’t supposed to.

The backup is coded to be locked to all except the members of a predetermined access list. As the backup is accessed partly through a psychic connection, there is no way for Nihlus to impersonate someone on that list. That said, Nihlus can use his hacking expertise to gain access anyway, though it will take a while, which will be recorded on the locker’s log unless he erases the entire day’s worth of access times.

Upon opening the backup, Nihlus will find that it reacts like any other program’s disk: what appears to be a holographic image of a young woman’s face will appear above the backup and he will have the options to access Kess’s memories and Kess’s code. Which will Nihlus access first?