Walkabout

[fruitknife]

Need some backup. Hatchery kitchen loading dock, quick as somebody can get here. Bonus points if you're doin' security.

[Because Shinji has just enough network skill to bully it into sending a picture despite the lockdown, this is accompanied by a quick livestream of a trash bin with a snoozing baby dragon in it. He doesn't say anything aloud, though.]

I'll try to keep the bastard here as long as I can.

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[crouching_sin]

I'm not security, but I can make it so he can't hit you.

[fruitknife]

That so.

Well, it can't hurt. Don't want a big fight but I may not be able to avoid it.

[crouching_sin]

I can still use my magic. And it's not like it's a bad precaution in any kind of confrontation.

[fruitknife]

One up on me, then.

[tookashirototheknee]

I can possibly get Shiro to come with. He's security and is good at punching things, and I know about the dragons, so I can make sure no one's hurt.

[vrepit_no]

Already on my way. ETA 7 minutes and counting.

[tookashirototheknee]

Pick me up on the way? I'm by the hatchery. Please?

[vrepit_no]

[You are lucky he loves you so much and you already said please, Matthew Holt. ]

...Yeah. Be ready - I'm on a bike and I'm gonna have to push her to get there in time to make a difference.

[fruitknife]

Cool. I can definitely keep him here that long, looks like.

[fruitknife]

Gonna guess he sedated 'em to keep 'em this quiet. I only noticed because the weight was too centered to just be trash.

No idea how many I put on the damn truck before I checked, or what shape they're in, so we'll need the medical info.

[triggerhappytraitor]

On my way.

[fruitknife]

Got it.

[rustyhonesty]

Get the guy for me and Marco too.

[vrepit_no]

You got it.

[fruitknife]

Damn right we will.

[truerevelation]

Guys?

I don't know what you're all doing over there, but ... Caught something on the airwaves. Sounds like someone tipping some officials off about a heist? A truck of dragons coming through? That what's going on here?

[fruitknife]

...Huh, sounds like the truck's owner was settin' up a sting, when you put it like that. Good to know.

[truerevelation]

Would make sense. As long as no-one's getting anywhere with them... had enough of that already.

[senpaidol]

I can't fight in any way that wouldn't give us away, but if someone's messing with dragons and gets away, give me a name and I'll track them anywhere on this planet.

[fruitknife]

This one had the good sense to know when he was screwed. I'll keep it in mind in case there's another idiot, though.

[senpaidol]

Who was it? Anyone we know? Familiar Face, maybe?

[fruitknife]

That or someone who just turned up. Skinny guy, dark hair. Been runnin' supplies for ages - guess he couldn't help takin' advantage.

[senpaidol]

Hm. Local-Rise knows him but I don't know if Liminal-Rise does.

Ugh, if it's an Infiltrator I'm just gonna lean to mind-read them. I screwed up big-time with Malik in Pog-land and I'm gonna be pissed if it happened again.

[fruitknife]

Stakes ain't as high this time. You can't beat yourself up for someone else being a good actor.

[senpaidol]

I can when acting is half of my thing and seeing through deception is the other half. I need to start, you know, using my skills some time.

[fruitknife]

Then use the skills you got instead of diggin' around for new ones. [Especially when the new ones in question are heavy-duty mind reading. Helios, for one, would not have appreciated the intrusion, and he might have actually noticed it.]

It ain't your fault if you miss something you weren't actively lookin' for. Even then some people are better at covering shit up than others. If someone has literally everybody fooled, you're not droppin' the ball for missing it yourself.