@gaby

[vns]

[ this was supposed to be one of Gaby's days off. in fact, she's not in the safehouse when the message comes in. ]

Turns out that we're missing two new faces around the safehouse.

I'd play a guessing game as to why I wasn't told, but I don't care. These two faces apparently murdered two people that night.

I don't know who they are, but I do know that they're locked up. Any guesses as to what's going to happen to them?

Genuine question. Because I don't know.

Oh, and because some of you think you can do whatever the hell you want around here: don't think the way out for them is a jail break. Don't even fucking try it. And no, Morningstar isn't in the business of breaking people out of jail, because that would be stupid.

[ she's a little angry. no. a lot. but mostly she doesn't know how to handle this one. ]

Look. You know something? Tell me. You won't be "in trouble."

Comments

[vns]

No access. We don't let people in until they're in.

Otherwise, I might back some of the nuclear options.

The third one who got arrested was already released. There hasn't been any external exposure since then.

[ she could find a way to keep Riko from going to work if it was bad enough, but Gaby prefers to not even hint that she has any investment in this. ]

[crisised]

then why don't we just leave them there?
it's a bit of a callous answer to this problem, but
if they didn't commit murder under duress, the cops are going to look at their blank ids and follow that lead
it may mean that us displaced folks will need to keep a close eye on our own ids and make sure we don't get into trouble so we can avoid background checks
but do we have any reason to think that investigation would lead to us other than them having been on a bus?

[vns]

No, but that's because someone else is careful only to leave up any bus surveillance long enough for El to spot them and then it's gone.

If they begin to look for missing bits of surveillance?

Well, I don't know. I assume it'll be just as much of a blind chase. The blind leading the blind.

[crisised]

that "someone else" being someone involved with the buses?

[vns]

From the look of things, yes.

[crisised]

which would still not point to us
so why tell us about this situation in the first place?
you just made a lot of people scared and pissed off about something they can't do that probably won't affect them
if you were talking about how we can make sure something like this doesn't happen again, i'd get it but...

[vns]

Would you believe that I was getting ahead of it?

[ that's how she justified it to herself at first. ]

1/2

[crisised]

maybe

private.

[crisised]

i think you were trying that without thinking everything through completely
i know this whole newcomer thing isn't easy for you and this just makes it worse
so i think maybe you're a little freaked out too

private.

[vns]

I knew there was an extra party unaccounted for.

Most of these arguments aren't my fault, but they're certainly eye-opening.

This isn't the first time I've witnessed a conversation that boils down to whether or not someone should be killed. It isn't unique to your group.

It is the first time where people have debated throwing civilians into the fray at the same damn time.