@ren.amamiya

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[ there’s a lot to think about it, between people who took Cassius' deal and those who didn't. for him, the issues are separate: there's Cassius, and there's the UNA. there are too many things that remain hidden for his comfort, even less so when the Displaced are fighting each other. ]

Alright--there’s a lot going on and a lot to say. I want to keep it brief, but I have an idea. We all got the message from Cassius.

1. Cassius offering a deal to find Judas.
2. Judas is at the UNA base in New Beijing.

There isn't a lot for us to go on, but I want to take this back from Cassius and the UNA. We know that Cassius said "free him," but it was vague. We could find Judas and capture him on our own terms. We'll know more when we're able to talk to him.

Forget about the favor. It feels like Cassius is trying to turn us against each other. I know everyone has their own reason for doing what they’re doing, and I'm not here to argue over what we should've done. The UNA already knows that we're coming. That means we're all in danger. I'm interested in what can be done now.

No one has to go. If you took the deal or not, if you're going or not, if you can help us find a way of capturing Judas--let's talk about what we can do.

Comments

[watcherless]

Oh, you hadn't factored that one into your kumbaya plan?
I don't care what Cassius does with Judas.
I don't care what Judas does when he's loose.
As long as I get what I want.

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You don't care if you put other lives at stake? Even the rest of us?

[watcherless]

Why should I? What have you ever done for me?

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I could take you out for lunch.

[watcherless]

Price is a little higher than that.

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Dinner.

[watcherless]

Cute, but I'm not a wine and roses kind of girl.

[ let's pervert this into a date joke so we don't have to keep having this conversation, a faith lehane story. ]

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It doesn't have to be like that.
What kind of girl are you?

[watcherless]

The kind who does whatever it takes to get what I want.
You can't give me that.

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No, but you can give the middle finger to both Cassius and the UNA, get what you want, and then get dinner, too.

[watcherless]

Unless you fail.
Then Cassius and the UNA double-team us, and we're all fucked.

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That goes for you too.
There's plenty of other people who want to see you fail.

[watcherless]

And one very powerful person -- well, I guess you could call him a person -- who wants to see me win.
I'll take those odds.

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He's not that powerful.
He needs us to do this.

[watcherless]

Yeah. We've got something he doesn't have.
Hands.

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[ there's a long while when he doesn't respond and then ]

That's the funniest thing I've heard in a while.

[ was he actually laughing out loud? he totally was. ]

[watcherless]

Yeah, I'm a real comedian.

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I wouldn't go that far.