@peter.benjamin

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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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[ DON'T YOU HAVE OTHER PLACES TO BE, AKECHI. ]

Yeah, probably.
Then it would be deliberate. If it is, then someone wanted us to know all this.

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And yet, we can't assume that, can we?

Do you think it's possible that whoever's sending these is relying on us to make that assumption in the first place?

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We don't have enough to assume anything.
But it does seem that they were sent so we'd act.

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Undoubtedly based on the actions of our predecessors.

We may not know enough about this world, but we can find out what they've done and draw our own conclusions.

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There are a few things I want to check out.

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A new acquaintance of mine believes they're being played like a fiddle.

As a somewhat objective observer, I'm not convinced. But that objectivity may help us. Besides, you've been in that role before.

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It's never really apparent.
We're just going to have to find the right place to look.

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But don't forget the parts that were mere coincidence.

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Don't forget the ones that weren't.

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I won't, but you need to review the evidence with an objective eye. I believe Makoto would remind you of that.