@katelin.philips

[covertness]

after the fire, i talked to one of the firefighters on site. he said the fire started at the nurse's apartment and that the nurse was found dead inside. no cause of death known at the time, but they were already considering the fire suspicious. he said there'd be a full investigation soon.

i went to have another talk with him, together with marcos diaz. [ between her powers of emotional manipulation and marcos' truth inducement, they make a good team. ]

he's not involved in the investigation, but he's heard a thing or two. apparently someone was stockpiling carcasses of the smaller creatures that attacked in one of the other apartments. apparently people have been doing that, looking to resale the bodies.

not sure how useful that is, but i figure we're better off sharing whatever information we get, no matter how random. maybe we'll spot a connection or a pattern at some point.

Comments

[covertness]

black can be very fashionable, but if you ask me [ which he didn't but shhh ] i agree, blue suits you

[saviorexe]

Navy.

[Just his two cents, because he knows this will be read by the right parties.]

[cyberlife]

(MARKUS TOO?!

...

okay, no, he's not as surprised at this one.)

As the bridge between people's choices, I'd have to agree with you.

[saviorexe]

[Of course he shouldn’t be surprised. If the subject even draws close to improving Connor’s wardrobe, Markus will figuratively be dropkicking in.]

There are other shades of blue that I can suggest, too.

But nothing bold for the holiday season.

[HE SEES THAT MESSAGE FROM KATELIN]

not here

[covertness]

[ excuse you markus, connor would look great in a dark green tie with tiny santas on it!!! ]

[saviorexe]

[









No.]

[covertness]

[ yes he would

and bobbi would be amused ]

[cyberlife]

(—ANNND PROHIBITED FROM WEARING CHRISTMAS TIES)

Oh. Okay.

So only blues, then?

[saviorexe]

[NO TERRIBLE CHRISTMAS TIES. RA9 SAYS LOVE YOURSELF.]

No, not only blues. Though my other suggestions would mostly depend on the rest of your outfit.

That being said, black is a safe color. Darker hues might suit you well in general; try maroon sometime. Maybe a cardinal red.

[cyberlife]

(putting "maroon" and "cardinal red" on his comprehensive list of things to try.)

What seems necessary at this point is a trip to the shopping district.

The trouble that's been finding us lately is leaving my clothing worse for wear.

[saviorexe]

I’ll go with you.

[Did that come too immediately? It came too immediately. His alarm for the state of Connor's closet is showing. Markus purposefully waits a half-second, then—]

It wouldn’t be so much of an issue if you had more than two outfits to choose from.

[cyberlife]

(that was fast...)

Is it that bad?

[saviorexe]

Not bad, [bad.] but you’ve already listed one reason why having a limited selection of clothing is inconvenient. And you need to account for the changing weather (it won’t be hot forever), different occasions, and the fact that what you wear is another form of self-expression.

[cyberlife]

(oh.)

Thank you very much. I do have a preference for blue, but I am willing to expand my horizons.

Patterned?

[covertness]

i could see you in some pattern
dots or stripes, mostly
something more daring for christmas or so

[cyberlife]

(OOH CHRISTMAS TIES—)

I am fond of small dots. It's the polka dots that don't suit me.

What sort of Christmas pattern?

[covertness]

i was thinking something very dark green with tiny santas on it
small enough that they're almost small dots

markus doesn't seem to like the idea, but i think it'd be cute

[saviorexe]

I don't like the idea because it's kitschy. It draws the wrong kind of attention.

[cyberlife]

... What kind of attention?

(say old ladies and middle-aged dads who think puns are peak comedy. i dare you.)

[saviorexe]

The kitschy kind.

[You know, that eye-searing visual style that only works if it’s done ironically. And Markus doesn’t think Connor would wear anything ironically.

How to…explain…,,]

No one will be looking at you because they think you’re fashionable, or that you look good in what you’re wearing. You’d just be a novelty.

[cyberlife]

(ah. so he'd be seen as a joke and not as an individual.)

I don't want to be a novelty.

[cyberlife]

I will certainly keep it in mind.

(it's not often that i get called cute and never by dudes, so clearly i have to capitalize on the ladies' opinions somehow.)

Christmas is still a few months away. We have time to decide.

[covertness]

plenty of time
who knows if we'll even still be here by then

[cyberlife]

I'd hope not.

(even if that's starting to change.)

[covertness]

yeah, i'd like to go home, too