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[amazinghattrick.insanejournal.com]

Who: Jinx and others
Where: Lizard King
When: Day 262, afternoon
What: I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE

[quite suddenly there is a knock on the Cepheus end of the dorms and a voice calling out lazily and impatiently:]

Oooooi. Won't the good little detective come out to play?

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Re: [Canis]

[smoothdetecting.insanejournal.com]

As Mitsuru pointed out, it could be someone lying to us, as well.

It wouldn't be wise to dismiss it as such, but we should still consider it.

Re: [Canis]

[blue_mind_group.insanejournal.com]

I'd thought of that; we can't afford to ignore it, but we can prepare for it with all the caution we can. If it's a provocation, they're shooting blind.

Listen to the wording, though. Someone "you" would not like to see hurt. Not your team. The rest of it sounds a lot like mine...here, let me show you.

*gestures, and this (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/sabra_la_tau/544383.html?thread=241829503#t241829503) starts to play out.*

Re: [Canis]

[amazinghattrick.insanejournal.com]

"Canis will mourn long"...

I know you were pretty close to Orion... with Chaz and Jim.

Jim was my friend. I've wronged Carly and have won Mitsuru's ire.

[a bit quieter] ... Saguru's someone I know from back home. I can't let the Old Man get to him, if it is Orion. I wouldn't let any of the ones I know from home get caught up in that. There's one on Cepheus, one on Ophiuchus, and of course the one on Monoceros was caught up by Mirror for safe keeping from this. Outside of them, there's Ikki and Dove on Pyxis...

Re: [Canis]

[smoothdetecting.insanejournal.com]

Do we have any idea what draws the Old Man's attention besides low numbers? Orion and Monoceros would both seem to be at risk if that were the sole cause...

And what can we do to stop it?

Re: [Canis]

[blue_mind_group.insanejournal.com]

Quartz is with her?...never mind, I'll ask about that later.

It looks like we have overlap: Orion and Cepheus. And no, we don't know; low numbers is only speculation on my part, anyway. Nor do we know how it can be averted, if it even can...

Re: [Canis]

[amazinghattrick.insanejournal.com]

The only way I can figure it is to move them. But if the Old Man somehow knows where they've move to... or, if this Judge is having us work to move them just so they can have an easier opportunity to get not only those we believe targeted but others as well...

[it's not paranoia if the ground really is trying to eat you]

Re: [Canis]

[smoothdetecting.insanejournal.com]

Both messages seemed to suggest that it could be averted though.

Re: [Canis]

[blue_mind_group.insanejournal.com]

*paranoia is appreciated in this case*

That's one reason I'm wondering if it might not be the Old Man. We don't know how to avert him, unless I'm missing something. But there's a limited number of alternatives.

Re: [Canis]

[amazinghattrick.insanejournal.com]

... where did they warn you?

Re: [Canis]

[smoothdetecting.insanejournal.com]

*yeah, this time he's keeping silent, that's a good question*

Re: [Canis]

[blue_mind_group.insanejournal.com]

Dawn was towards the northern part of the inhabited areas. Where were you?

Re: [Canis]

[amazinghattrick.insanejournal.com]

Cepheus.

Re: [Canis]

[smoothdetecting.insanejournal.com]

*just gonna stay silent again*

Re: [Canis]

[blue_mind_group.insanejournal.com]

*gestures, producing a map of the lit, inhabited areas; there's a hazy swathe of blue at the north end, and a yellow pinpoint by Cepheus*

Something like that?

Re: [Canis]

[amazinghattrick.insanejournal.com]

[. . . um.

blinks and. squints and.

...

s-sigh]

Saguru, the area around where I ran into you...

Re: [Canis]

[smoothdetecting.insanejournal.com]

*nods and gestures to the map*

It was about there.

Re: [Canis]

[blue_mind_group.insanejournal.com]

*the pinpoint moves, spreading out slightly*

Sorry, I thought you had that fixed. So, north and south of the dorms...I'm not sure if that tells us much.

Re: [Canis]

[amazinghattrick.insanejournal.com]

I'm working on it. Started taking a remedy for it today. I can see light and dark right now, just not much for shapes or colors yet.

Not sure, either. But how close to the edges of our living areas are they?

Re: [Canis]

[smoothdetecting.insanejournal.com]

Not far at all. Certainly not right outside the dorms yet, but it may only be a matter of time.

Re: [Canis]

[blue_mind_group.insanejournal.com]

Possibly. The question is whether it's distance or whether it's just choosing people, at moments when they're alone.

Re: [Canis]

[amazinghattrick.insanejournal.com]

... I was surrounded by Cepheus. That's hardly alone.

Unless you mean like... when I'm away from my team, alone.

Re: [Canis]

[smoothdetecting.insanejournal.com]

Did anyone else hear it? Or was it only you?

Re: [Canis]

[blue_mind_group.insanejournal.com]

Good question. Lucky was close to Dawn, but she wasn't in much condition to hear anything.

Re: [Canis]

[amazinghattrick.insanejournal.com]

... I don't think anyone else did. No one else said anything... I tried to keep my responses short. Like I was talking to myself.

[because there's no way in hell I would lower my bracer for a Judge]

Re: [Canis]

[smoothdetecting.insanejournal.com]

That is odd, to say the least. It does prove, at least, that it was meant specifically for your ears.