Story Challenge 4: Shades of Ignorance [Part 2]

Part 1: http://idlemindunhinged.blogspot.ca/2013/09/story-challenge-4-shades-of-ignorance.html

This story's pretty weak. I'm sorry. I should have chosen some more outlandish topics to write about, but once I get an idea in my head it's hard to shake it sometimes. In any case, part two below. I doubt there will be a third.

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Hayden shook his head in dismay. "'Unlawful use of internet resources?' Really?"

"Unfortunately," responded Jorge, standing before his comrades, "they've made blogging illegal. Apparently content like Mr. Nye's webisodes are cluttering up their valuable server space."

Catherine leaned over to address the rest of the group to her right. "Why would they go after blogs? I mean, there's like a billion porn sites that take up way more space."

As she opened her mouth to continue she was interrupted by Jayne's condescending chuckle. "There's money in porn," he explained. "Besides, people might get a little snippy about losing blogs, but they'd be up in arms if you took their precious porn away."

Conceding the point with a nod and a shrug, Catherine leaned back in her chair and looked once again to Curtis. His silhouette cut an imposing figure before the armed men on the screen behind him.

He let the silence thicken in the air about them as their thoughts stewed on the events unfolding around them. When he felt they could bear it no more, his steely voice shok them from their contemplation.

"Our information indicates that the NSA's African data farms are nearly saturated. Pretty soon they'll be looking to expand, and so they're clearing space on the cloud the sow the seeds of expansion. It's a digital empire, and pretty soon it will cast its shadow over all of us.

"With the US government at their back, they are expanding virtually unopposed. Nobody wants to risk starting a war that they don't think they can win, and no other intelligence organization can match the NSA for resources or manpower.

"We are the only thing that stands in their way. If we fail, the NSA may very well take over the entire world."

Gerald's scowl sat in harsh contrast the the solemnity splayed across the faces of the others. "So what exactly are we supposed to do? Neither the KGB nor the MSS can stand against these guys. What do we have that they don't?"

"Easy," replied Curtis. His smirk sent a chill down their spines. "Home field advantage."