The Journals of Etorre Agnusdei, M.D. - Volume VI

[Doctor Agnusdei]

I have often found myself requiring simple and unobstructed access to secured areas in the search for information, research material, test subjects, and other such needs. Forcing locks only creates evidence and alerts potential subjects to an intruder, prior or present. As such, I require a device or multiple devices capable of allowing myself access to areas guarded by locks and passcodes while leaving minimal to no evidence of my passing. I have begun my research and, at a glance, this seems to be an achievable goal.

I have placed a request to speak with my contacts on such devices. I will require a small number from which to base my own designs upon. I could do this entirely from my own work, but such would slow me down. It is better this way, even if it is less... glorious.

 

[Doctor Agnusdei]

My contacts have responded quickly. This pleases me. These smugglers and petty crime lords know to incite my ire is to invite my complete and undivided attention upon them. They have learned quite well and the result of this rather... unorthodox education is the speed at which they do my bidding. I had what I desired within roughly a day of my request.

A medley of various tools, electronics, and mechanical devices have found their way into my laboratory. It seems one of my suppliers even sent what appears to be a large, comically unwieldy battering ram. I must make a note to phrase my requests more carefully to the Gamorean crime lord in lower Coruscant. Last week he sent me two twi'lek slaves when I requested Twi'lek brains. This would have been easily corrected had I not asked for male brains and had he not sent me female Twi'leks. It is no matter, the Twi'leks have been repurposed to laboratory assistants, though not out of mercy. Apparently both were abducted from a medical school on New Holstice a year ago. Such knowledge is useful to my goals, though both remain slaves.

Among the pile of items received there are a small number of tools that may be useful to my goals. I shall begin research on these tools very, very soon...

 

[Doctor Agnusdei]

The pile has yielded a number of devices for my review. One seems to be an advanced lockpicking device of some kind using lasers as a basis. Another seems to be a tool used to disrupt the locking mechanisms in circuitry. The last device is of very strange origin. Perhaps... Verpine. Possibly Geonosian. I believe it to be a type of computer or program interface tool. Perhaps used for slicing into electronics of some kind.

I believe that these three devices hold, if you would forgive the pun, the key to my success. I shall begin tests with the laser mechanism shortly. The circuit disruption device immediately after and the exotic contraption soon afterwards.

 

[Doctor Agnusdei]

The laser mechanism is highly reliable and extremely effective. Unfortunately, it leaves the lock useless immediately afterwards. While normally this would not be an issue, it does, however, prevent an undetected entry or bypassing of the lock.

The device's mechanisms, however, are fairly interesting. The lockpick utilizes both a laser based beam along with an ion beam emitter. At first, I doubted the tool's abilities, however, upon use I have realized that the device is exceptionally adept at its purpose: powering through locks of a variety of types. I shall maintain research of this device and perhaps bring it up to more... modern standards at a later date. For now, I must move on to the other devices.

 

[Doctor Agnusdei]

The disruption device provided to me by my contacts seems very promising. It seems to operate by detecting the electronic locking mechanisms within the door or object I desire access to and overloads the electronics within. This is both reliable and provides a visually undetectable lockpicking device. Unfortunately, the method in which the disruptor operates renders the locking mechanism useless. In short, this means that upon closer inspection, one can find that the lock has been tampered with or disabled and no longer operable.

Despite this drawback, I believe this device to be of sound theory. While I will not be using this contraption as it stands now, I shall most definitely work this device's concept into my own. The ability to disable locks without visual detection is one of my parameters, after all.

 

[Doctor Agnusdei]

The last item left for me study is the exotic machine of unknown origins. After study, I believe it to be of Geonosian design and manufacture, but the device is aged and worn, leaving this discovery an informed inference at best. Despite this, I have inspected and tested the device in depth. I need not know its origins to study the machine, in all honesty.

My tests were rather... profound. The machine is indeed a tool for the more electronically talented and is designed to slice into computerized systems. Fortunately, I am rather... adept with computer systems myself. The device allows the user to deftly slice and disable all but the most absolutely complex of locking mechanisms. The ease of use and sheer ability of the device is astounding and I shall continue studying this device in earnest.

Perhaps I might be able to improve upon the design...

 

[Doctor Agnusdei]

My further studies have yielded... mixed results. The device is extremely powerful and complex, allowing near endless possibilities. Unfortunately, the device is somewhat... too complex. The device is easily tampered with and is, admittedly, too bulky to carry into the field. My attempts to scale down the design to far more portable levels, I was met with dismal failure.

However, this setback only urges my drive onwards. I believe that there may be a way to incorporate the basic concept of this device with a simpler methodology. Perhaps I need look back and pull the more advantageous benefits from other methods. Combining them all into one device will prove... difficult, but, if it succeeds, highly effective.

 

[Doctor Agnusdei]

I took the abilities of the three lockpicks I have studied over the past few days and compiled them. The brute force of the laser pick, the more subtle forcing of the disruptor mechanism, and the complex, yet raw power of the alien device all have great benefits, though at a cost. My goal here is to create a device that could, possibly, display a modicum of each benefit at a lessened cost for them all.

As such, I have begun creating a device that is, roughly, a combination of the three devices. I have no desire for the physical damage the laser pick creates, but the device's ability to focus power is something I desire. This coupled with the alien machine's ability to slice into computerized systems and the disruptor's ability to locate and disable sections of locking mechanisms could provide me with a tool most worthy of my goals.

 

[Doctor Agnusdei]

I do believe I have created a working tool that fits my needs. I took the power levels from the laser device and used the same methodology to power my experimental machine. I then added the finesse of the disruptor to the contraption, but only the sensor tools. Including the full device would allow the machine to disable the locking mechanism entirely, which would show evidence of tampering to those investigating the lock. On top of this, I incorporated the alien device's complexity and processing ability, though in a simplified format.

This new device seems to hold all of what I require in a lockpick machine for myself. The device is still too bulky for field use, but upon successful testing I feel that I have the ability to miniaturize the device as needed.

 

[Doctor Agnusdei]

Success! The device operated as desired and seems to possess the required traits I desire. The device was able to disable most electronic, passcoded, and keycard locks I was able to find, acquire, and even create with little to no difficulty. What few glitches in the device that were apparent have been corrected upon final testing and I was even able to miniaturize the device.

The device itself is small. Roughly the size of a deck of Sabbacc cards. It is placed within a small casing using leftover duraplast I found lying around the laboratory. It is not reinforced and most definitely is not of armor-grade quality, but the casing is rugged and resistant to damage and water. I also shielded the electronics within to prevent electrical and ion damage to the device, allowing it to operate through any potential area of effect damage in the locality.

The device operates automatically upon nearing the locking mechanism. It only needs to be within a one to two foot radius for the machine to automatically activate and begin to disable the lock, though for better results I have found direct contact between the device and the lock itself yields better results. The device works relatively quickly, often unlocking simple electronic mechanisms within approximately fifteen to thirty seconds. The most complex locks it is capable of disabling, however, often take upwards of three to five minutes. Severely complex locks, such as those found in high security areas, vaults, and military installations, will require a different device as this machine is unable to bypass those variants of locking mechanisms. The greatest boon, however, is that the device will show no signs of tampering to the locks affected, often locking the door behind the device user. This simple aspect shall be most... beneficial to my work.

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Spoiler

The finished device. I may upgrade the machine to a more... durable casing at a later time.​

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