@peter.benjamin

[thwipandrelease]

So I know I can't be the only one who's had the unexpected pleasure of coming into possession of messages that aren't intended for my consumption. I'm not talking about you getting someone's private love letters or metaphorical cat video links, which I've gotten and deleted.

If I were back home, I'd be sliding this info to my nearest and dearest investigative journalist type. Since I'm not, well, I guess I've got to take matters in my own hands.

It's an interesting read, so, I'm just going to include the unedited details for all.

[what follows is a copy of the message that peter had received earlier, sent from lydia gill-jade, which seems the sort of thing that would come up in a current headlines search if it weren't presumably a secret. well, so much for that, huh?]

Maybe it's just me, but do people usually name successors for campaign donations?

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[tribridfreakshow]

maybe there's something physical there that they need? resources? or it could just be something more metaphorical.

i don't know. i barely know how the government even works here yet, but finding corruption isn't going to surprise me at all. the fact that the same woman shows up in both of these definitely raises red flags imo

[thwipandrelease]

Yeah. Uninhabitable doesn't mean that the place can't have something useful. Symbolic gesture. Or maybe it's all just a front for something else.

I suppose we've got two options: wait and see or blow this thing wide open and watch the mess that comes out of it. I work best in the chaos, but I don't want to put all of NA in the crossfire.

[tribridfreakshow]

well someone definitely wanted it for something.

you won't see me trying to prevent chaos if it gets us answers.

[thwipandrelease]

But what'll you do if everything goes to shit?
I'm okay with sticking my neck out there for the greater good, but not so much if I knows those around me are just going to take advantage, you know?

[tribridfreakshow]

if you ask me, everything's already gone to shit. if this is the normal around here than we have some serious problems.

[thwipandrelease]

You may have a point.
I can't say I recall there being anything resembling peace and quiet around here.
Maybe Gill-Jade's got the right idea.
Retire to New Honolulu. Enjoy the beach. Eat some poke bowls.

[tribridfreakshow]

that doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.

think it's any better there? or are you just making that place up to make you feel better?

[thwipandrelease]

It's that pesky optimism that's cropped up recently that I'm trying to squash.
I've only got my home world understanding of Honolulu to base it on.
But you learn a lot sitting around watching travel documentaries.

I'd like to hope that maybe it's not all that different, but it IS the future.
Maybe it's not all lush greenery, bananas, and coffee.

[tribridfreakshow]

something tells me it's not like that anymore.

then again my optimism is kind of broken.