@leo.fitz

[retravel]

Hi everyone,

It's time again for the irregularly scheduled update on the shadowy conspiracies surrounding our spacetime displacement.

If you don't already know me, I'm Leo Fitz, one of the arrivals from the first transport. Prior to being here, I was an engineering and technology operative at SHIELD, an American extra-governmental military counter-terrorism and intelligence agency. Myself and several others have been investigating the circumstances of the fire and the nurse's death, with the generous aid of Gaby, El, and Morningstar's contacts.

Debris samples from the apartment site collected by Kylo (@kylo.ren) and I contained the expected signs of fire damage as well as a significant oddity: Residue left by an organic material. While the residue was too insubstantial and damaged for a full chemical analysis, it showed matching markers to the samples of the smaller creatures of unknown origin (designated 084s), previously tested by Kylo through Morningstar.

At great personal risk, Katelin (@katelin.philips) and Marcos (@marcos.diaz) also questioned the morgue attendants. In doing so, we learned the following information:

1. Our nurse suffered blunt force head trauma, noted as his cause of death prior to the fire reaching his body. Such an injury occurs most often by accident, as in the case of a car crash, or when an object is used to bludgeon the skull, as in the event of a homicide.

2. I'm inclined to classify this cause of death as suspicious, and it seems the local authorities agree, with a group of individuals in possession of NAFD Forensics identification having carted off the corpse before we arrived. Additionally, records of the nurse's collection and autopsy have been scrubbed, much to our morgue attendants' surprise and alarm.

Further investigation shows that all of the nurse's data has been wiped, as if he never existed in the first place.

Maybe this only confirms our suspicions of foul play and establishes a concrete link between the fire and the creatures. To me, it guarantees that we are dealing with an organization capable of using, coercing, and erasing individuals, even those who have proven useful to them in the past. Everything we do in pursuit of answers is a risk, so please be careful as we work together to solve this.

— Fitz

Comments

[cyberlife]

(you're texting connor "the ends always justify the means" resnik, markus.)

I suspected you'd be the first to weigh in.

I'll leave it to you, Markus. There's no one I trust more.

[saviorexe]

[We’re going to have to hammer those tendencies out of you, Connor.]

I’m glad to have your trust.

That being said, I don’t think it needs to be reiterated for you to be careful, even if this ends up being nothing more than a simple visit.

[cyberlife]

Everyone's worry is appreciated, but I'll be fine.

(this is getting to be a trend and connor wonders why. "be careful", he's always wondered if it's doubt in his abilities or concerned friends doing what they're meant to. the low confidence he has in himself whispers in his ear that it's the former, but—

connor has to force himself to accept the fact that they believe in him.)

I won't compromise our outfit.

[saviorexe]

[Or maybe Markus’ “be careful” originates from a specific observation — that Connor has a tendency to tackle a problem with surprising stubbornness and laser-focus determination. A good quality, but one that he thinks has the potential of flirting with recklessness.]

I’m not saying that you will. Just allow me my obligation to worry, and do your best to adhere to the suggestion of others when it comes to the overall safety of you and anyone else.

Training sessions are a good idea.

[cyberlife]

(...............)

I'll attend them, then.

[saviorexe]

Thank you, Connor. I know you’d rather not, but it’s for the benefit of the both of us.

Besides, you can make me look bad in front of everyone.

[Insert levity to appease unwilling friend....]

[cyberlife]

We can spar, if you'd like, but I wouldn't do that to you Markus.

I'd rather keep letting you win our chess games.

(JOINS HIM...)

[saviorexe]

[Oh, Connor. You spout lies.]

Are you telling yourself that to feel better about your crushing losses?

[cyberlife]

I'm only getting better.🏆🏆🏆

[saviorexe]

And I’ve been going easy on you.

[ :) ]

[cyberlife]

(oh my god...............)

I won't let that discourage me. I'll practice more.

[saviorexe]

[rest in pieces]

Good. I don’t expect it to discourage you at all. Your competitive streak won’t allow it.

[cyberlife]

You're competitive too, in your own way. Aren't you?

(NOT A QUESTION)

[saviorexe]

Maybe only a little.

[He’s pretty sure it’s not to the same degree as Connor’s competitive nature.]

But not as much as you. I can see it in your playing.

[cyberlife]

(that makes sense, considering his competitive streak's a mile wide.)

It just incentivizes me to do better.

(AND Y'KNOW, GIVES ME A COMPLEX ABOUT LOSING BUT WE DON'T DISCUSS THAT)

[saviorexe]

[Yeah we might not talk about it but we probably notice it....]

That might be so. But it can also compromise your playing if you’re too ready to throw caution to the wind in order to guarantee a victory.

[cyberlife]

If I don't take calculated risks, I won't get very far against you.

[saviorexe]

I guess we’ll see just how far that ends up taking you.