Network: Audio

[faceguy]

[Roughly a day or so after a building goes up in flames, but before anyone leaves for New Tick, this audio is sent to the network:]

You know who you are, and I know who you are, too.

If you ever come near my brother again, if you even show your face around us, you’re dead. Got it? Dead.

Everyone else here can keep playing around, but I’m done. Stay away from Donnie.

[Wow, he actually got through a whole network post without joking. Wonder what could cause that?]

Comments

[cactusy]

And they couldn't tell you who they took it from?

[faceguy]

Of course not, that'd be easy.

[cactusy]

Why the hell not? That doesn't make sense; I don't get it.

[faceguy]

Yeah, well, I don't get most things that happen around here.

[cactusy]

Can they not tell the difference between us, like we can't tell the difference between individual animals sometimes?

[ A pause. ]

Or do they know and just not want to tell.

[faceguy]

Well, they’ve been wearing masks and robes every time they attacked someone. And Te Mi said some of the cameras fritzed out. So, I dunno. Maybe the Agrii just couldn’t tell.

[Maybe someone else out there is helping hide the attacker’s identity for entertainment purposes.]

[cactusy]

That's a lot of unknowns; I think we should question them more the second we get a chance. But, uh-- I don't know if they'll talk to me.

[faceguy]

What, did you tick them off or something?

[cactusy]

No, but they're pretty sensitive and skittish, right? Do I look like someone who does sensitivity well?

[faceguy]

Why are you the second adult here to tell me that? Maybe we need a charisma datapoint.

[cactusy]

Oh, it's a major problem here. But if I switched to a hypothetical charisma datapoint, I wouldn't get to use the really big guns anymore.

[And that is a horrifying prospect.]

[faceguy]

I guess I can't argue with those priorities.

Donnie is friends with Te Mi, and Te Mi knows a lot more about what's going on. He may be able to learn something.

[Of course, Leo is saying this before they learn the current status onboard the Agrii ship.]