[Jaunt, week 3]

[cloudpotter]

[good afternoon travelers, there is a disgruntled ninja with an absolute killer migraine on your network. if you didn't know it was possible for a psychic voice to grouse, you do now.]

I'm not up to speed on his relevance yet, [he's never said hello before, he's not going to start now] but I'd urge anyone on the tail of Kinji's infiltration to use caution. He's capable of a psychic blast strong enough to incapacitate multiple people. We would have more information, but Katsuragi drove him away.

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[thornsofmalkav]

So that's why Charlize just got an email telling he to come collect her winnings from the office pool.

[SHE'D BEEN WONDERING.]

[crouching_sin]

Why wasn't I told about this betting pool?

[thornsofmalkav]

... Adam didn't know?

Uh, shit. Well, it's too late to get in on the Why Does Corentin Let Takumi Get Away With Murder pool, but there might be a few others still open. Speaking of which...

... hey Sento, any chance of making a public declaration as Takumi that you and Taro Satou were banging?

[crouching_sin]

I'm a pilot, they don't tell us shit that's not related to fighting.

[thornsofmalkav]

Damn, I'm sorry. Well, find an excuse and I'll bring you two in.

[crouching_sin]

I'll shoot you a message on the comms.

[thornsofmalkav]

Maybe we can try to game the ones about your Aunt.

[cloudpotter]

AEGISCorp support staff are running a company-wide pool on how long Casper will stay on board.

[they don't know he got the email for it]

slightly later

[thornsofmalkav]

... okay, you should be hooked up now. If there's any that I don't know about regarding Charlize's love life, you should bet super fucking heavily on her and Texxant right this fucking second before the pool closes because someone definitely saw Dusty kicking me out of his room while I was in a state of dishabille.

[carbonatedscientist]

[Why. Why, this?]

How could I admit to Katsuragi's one fling without it coming off as odd or out of nowhere?

[thornsofmalkav]

Oh my god, I knew I would clean up on that one.

Uh. That is. Charlize knew she would. Back when she made it.

[carbonatedscientist]

Did she bet on it ending in murder? Because it ended in murder.

[thornsofmalkav]

No, but if you're willing to wait on that declaration, she can.





[Somewhat more soberly.]

... holy fuck, really? Nina's going to be devastated.

[carbonatedscientist]

...you're kidding.

[thornsofmalkav]

Man, everyone who bet you were blackmailing him must feel really dumb now.

[carbonatedscientist]

Honestly, it was more of a mutual disregard of ethics that let them work well together moreso than anything else.

[thornsofmalkav]

... there was a bet on that too. Well, technically it was 'They're Both Just Assholes' but you know, same difference. I bet on that one too, but my main chance definitely was 'They're Fucking.'

[carbonatedscientist]

[Why.]

So long as we're not expected to put up any sort of charade at the time being.

[thornsofmalkav]

Nah, I think you'll be fine. Especially since everyone now thinks you were fucking, but Corentin cheated on you with Dusty, so that's why you stabbed him in the back by telling the Admiral about all your mutual war crimes.

[ninjayeehaw]

Did Dusty happen t'be on any a' those lists.

[guess who's back, back again. He's not mad he's just annoyed, if she did that entire thing for a few dollars--]

[thornsofmalkav]

... since when have you been de-Infiltrated?

[ninjayeehaw]

Since about ten minutes after Yakki done made this little announcement.

[thornsofmalkav]

Oh my fucking god. You mean I snuck into your room to go looking for the book for your book cipher when if I'd waited half a day I could have asked you yourself?

[ninjayeehaw]

Y'know what, I figured there had t'be some ulterior motive fer y'all breakin' into my damn room lookin' like that.

[thornsofmalkav]

I wasn't mostly dressed like that for the vast majority of breaking into your room. It was a last second wardrobe manipulation for my spur of the moment cover