@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

[retravel]

[ denied. ]

This protocol keeps us safe without inhibiting our actions. We can do what's necessary together.
I trust you to know that we all have to survive this, for solving it to matter.

[ so do whatever you want but don't do it alone. also he'll be disappointed, not mad, if you're reckless. ]

We can do a quick training session, running some scenarios with Markus.

[ GOOD ANDROIDS ]

[batricide]

Speaking of training sessions, I suggest we do more to ensure all involved are capable of defending themselves unarmed.
I have experience in teaching combat. There's little I haven't mastered.

[cyberlife]

I have experience with unarmed combat, but the others may require your assistance.

Should you create an open dialogue with the rest of our allies and schedule training sessions, I'd like to attend to test the limits of my capabilities with this body against an expert. Other than that, I'm fine.

[batricide]

Fine isn't good enough in a life or death situation.

[cyberlife]

I'm a professional. Respectfully, Hafid, "fine" will be more than enough.

[batricide]

And what exactly is your profession?

[cyberlife]

I am currently a safety officer, but back home I am a detective for the Detroit Police Department.

In the US state of Michigan, if you're unfamiliar with the location.

(you never can tell with their allies..........)

[batricide]

[ Oh no.

It's a good thing this thing has no audio. Damian laughs. ]

You're going to need more training.

[cyberlife]

(HE'S USED TO IT... HANK'S SO MEAN TO HIM...)

You can gauge my readiness then, if you'd like. When and where would you like to meet?

[batricide]

I'm good for any time. There's a gym not far from the safe house that should have enough room for sparring.

[ or like, an abandoned warehouse. but that might be too sketchy. ]

[retravel]

Oi, I'm in support of further training for everyone, but you don't have to talk down to others.

[ AND BY ""OTHERS"" HE MEANS CONNOR ]

[saviorexe]

[Markus, ever eager to refine himself beyond the realm of what he already knows—]

I’d like to learn, if you’re willing to teach.

[batricide]

I'm willing. The more people who can defend themselves the better.

[saviorexe]

Then please feel free to contact me if or when you have something arranged. I need to continue testing the limitations of this body.

[batricide]

I'll let you know when I have more concrete plans.

[cyberlife]

I understand.

(it's all he has to say on it.)

I'm adept at improvisation, but if it will ease your minds then I will attend the training sessions. That is my duty, as much as anything else.

[retravel]

I appreciate you being open to this, when I know you're qualified in your own right.

[ but this is a failsafe. ]

[cyberlife]

No, that's alright, I should be testing the state of my collarbone and exercising the arm I've had in a sling.

It's a good idea.🙂

[retravel]

[ connor ;; ]

Hafid is certainly a capable teacher.

[ if dodgy, but fitz is also dodgy... so... ]

I'm glad you're taking care of yourself.

[ which he means as "please take care of yourself" ]

[cyberlife]

Oh, you know? Have you trained with him?

I have people to protect. I have to get this off as soon as possible, but I won't rush the healing process.

[retravel]

His experience speaks for itself.
And his brother's a friend, so I trust his recommendation.

[ hearteyes at dick grayson from afar. ]

Good. We'll all be able to protect each other when we're back in tip top shape.

[ says the guy who looked like he was hit by a bus when they went to drinks. ]

[cyberlife]

(it must be hard to have family here, or friends. to know they've been through the same experimentation.)

I see.

That'd be optimal, I've been relying on all of you to watch my back. The same as I've been watching yours.

[retravel]

Of course.

[ no hesitation. ]

We're a sound team.

[ and team means ohana and ohana means family and family nobody gets left behind or forgotten. ]

1/2

[cyberlife]

I think so too.

2/2 private.

[cyberlife]

Do you trust Morningstar, Fitz?