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['For those of us who are more interested in solving the problem than stealing pants,' Naoki doesn't lead off with. Rehashing that fight's going to get nowhere other than giving people headaches again.]

I found Minako-san, though... really, anyone who's been overnighting in Liminal probably figured out she's infiltrating already, between Suzaku and Mothman. She's leading the hunt for this Captain Phoenix person, who's apparently developed a bit of a piracy problem and sent the last person out to catch her back with horrific burns.

I also found Yua. She's keeping such a low profile she's taking Naoto's 'dressed like a guy' slot - I barely recognised her voice, and I'm not sure I'd be so lucky a second time. Assuming she keeps to the same getup, which I doubt. I'm not sure if that makes her Captain Phoenix or not, but I can't rule it out.

Whether it's Yua or not, I think it's safe to say Captain Phoenix was behind that little firebird just now. I don't know what the captain's motives are or which one we're meant to help, but that seems to be part of what's going on. Anyone heard more about this Blitzkopf guy?

And are those of you who remember things from here doing all right? [Hopefully no one else has passed out. If there's any insight to be had from the old guard, they'll probably all need it sooner or later.]

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They wouldn't tell me how much it'd be, someone could always go ask.

You know, before I figure out how to get back into Liminal Space. I could always try to get out that way.

[There's a pause.]

Might blast the stupid cage open if it takes too long...

If they have any reason to think you're actually Blitzkopf, the answer's going to be 'too high for much of anyone who's not with the Prussian government,' I think. They're really after that guy. And if you blast the cage open you'll either fall a lot further than you want to or get stuck in a new one.

I don't think going to Liminal Space will help you much, either. Not unless you figure out how to open a portal back to somewhere other than your cage while you're at it.

I'm pretty sure the fall wouldn't kill me. Not if I did it at night, anyway. And they'd have to be idiots to think I'm this Blitzkopf guy; I don't know the first thing about electricity.

[There's a dramatic sort of mental sigh.]

...but someone else could come open a portal to here, right? You wouldn't even have to pay the bail!

You're forgetting that a lot of these people have probably never met Blitzkopf before, most of the advertising for these giant rewards doesn't include photos, and as good as a lot of people seem to be at disguising themselves, it wouldn't even necessarily help to have a photo. If someone that looks like you is going around saying they're Blitzkopf, someone's going to take it at face value.

In theory, yes. In practice, I don't know who could open a portal that would spit you out somewhere else after you pop into Liminal Space.

Well, I could make myself look different from what I look like now. There's that.

[He sighs.]

But they'd probably get more worked up over something not really human-looking running around, right?

...Almost certainly.

All the screaming might be fun, though...

Until you got arrested again.

They wouldn't have a prayer of catching me when I'm like that. Not unless they had the ToQGers working for 'em--and I haven't seen any of them since I started in on this crazy trip.

And how long before you had to stop?

I could probably go at it infinitely...people get scared of the monster, the monster gets stronger off the darkness in their fear...