Yeah, this is getting bad... [Day after Joker (aka, Hajime) being attacked]

[lunchleader]

Hey, guys? This is Right. I guess I'm kind of a newbie, but that's not important right now. We got a problem. A BIG problem, one different than those Hunters Thorne talked about earlier. You guys heard about Baadur? He's my boss; I work with his pack as one of their corvigers. Nice guys, but you don't wanna piss off the girl werewolf. Trust me; she's that scary.

Anyway, last night, one of the others got attacked by one of Bagrat's men. His name's Joker, and he was protecting one of the other corvigers when it happened. Joker's okay. He's hurt, but Baadur patched him up. He also got proof of the attack, too, so that the local authorities can get on it. But Baadur and everyone else thinks that Bagrat's trying to go after us in order to scare Baadur into dropping out of the election. They also think that his people might be the ones that attacked that person close to Lady Elphaba recently, too, so that she could drop out as well.

That's not happening. This isn't how elections are supposed to be run. You're supposed to just debate and bicker over policy stuff, not try and kill each other! And we need to find a way to get this jerk and his people to stop.

Comments

[seestheworld]

That, I don't know. Elphaba thinks it's Bagrat, but if Bagrat was the one behind the attack on Joker, then it seems strange that he'd switch things up like this for Baerry.

What happened to the guy who attacked Joker?

[lunchleader]

I think Joker killed him, because he came in naked and covered in both his and the attacker's blood. Not the corviger's blood, though; that guy's unhurt. But I saved some of the blood on a handkerchief for Baadur to use, and they also kept the silver knife used to hurt him.

[seestheworld]

Oh.

[She was hoping he'd survived; it might have been helpful to talk to him. Then again, it might not have.]

I'm glad he's okay, or going to be - especially after what happened to Baerry.

[lunchleader]

Yeah, he'll be fine. Baadur's pretty good with magic, so I'm sure he'll help patch Joker up alright.

Still...this is getting pretty bad. People of the candidates attacking each other...this ain't how things are supposed to go.

[seestheworld]

I know.

[She's quiet for a moment, thinking.]

We need to catch of these people alive. But I really don't like the thought of waiting around for someone else to be attacked.

[lunchleader]

Anyway we can find them? Like...any magic that we can use to track them down?

[He's seen Baadur use magic a couple of times now; he knows that it exists in this world.]

[seestheworld]

I don't know. Scrying, maybe? If we could predict when it was going to happen, then maybe we could intervene.

[lunchleader]

Scrying works...but is there anyone who can do that? I mean, I could ask Baadur to see if he could do it. I know that he wants whoever's doing the killings caught - either Bagrat, or those hunters Thorne mentioned. But is there anyone else who can?

[seestheworld]

Good question. I might be able to get Elphaba to teach me how to do it - assuming she knows - especially if I couch it in terms of looking out for our safety. But I don't know if I'd be good enough at it in time. I'm sure a number of us could pick it up pretty fast, but there's still the same problem.

Finding an Infiltrator who could do it might be our best bet.

[lunchleader]

I don't know if Baadur's an Infiltrator, but it certainly wouldn't hurt for me to at least ask him how to do it.

Is there anyone else you know that's Infiltrating and might be able to do it?

[seestheworld]

I'm not sure. Elphaba's kept me busy learning the ropes here, and right now she's not inclined to let me go talking to strange people by myself, so I'm of limited help right now. I'll keep an ear out, though. Baadur sounds like a good choice, though - and even if he doesn't know how to do it, he might know someone who does.

[lunchleader]

Wow, so she is that upset...

Make sure you give her hugs and a shoulder to cry on as well, okay? Cuz she probably needs them.

[seestheworld]

Yeah, this hit her hard.

[To be honest, it's hitting Minako pretty hard, too. She'd liked Baerry.]

Will do.

[She just wishes she could do the same for Yua.]

[thornsofmalkav]

Baadur's an Infiltrator. I met him at my dead party.

[lunchleader]

He is? Okay, good. I'll try and talk to him, then. If I can't do so before the full moon, I'll try right afterwards.

[thornsofmalkav]

So it could have been Bagrat's people and they were going to dump Joker on Baadur's doorstep, only he killed his assailant.

[private]

[seestheworld]

Hey, Thorne? Could I ask you a favor?

Re: [private]

[thornsofmalkav]

Sure. What?

[private]

[seestheworld]

Yua's with you, right?

Re: [private]

[thornsofmalkav]

Yeah. Not in the same room but I can fix that in seconds.

What do you need me to do?

[private]

[seestheworld]

Just... maybe keep an eye on her? She's having a rough time, and Elphaba's sufficiently upset about Baerry that I don't know when I'll be able to come see her in person instead of just talking to her on the network.

[Minako feels guilty for going behind Yua's back like this, but Yua's in such a bad way right now that she can't not. She just hopes Yua will forgive her later.]

Re: [private]

[thornsofmalkav]

I can do that. I can definitely do that. And I can ask one of the others to do the same if I have to leave Zed's for anything.

[Like going out to get Joker a get well soon present.]

Re: [private]

[seestheworld]

Thanks.

Hopefully, she won't kill me for going behind her back.

[There's a slight pause.]

It might go without saying, but you be careful, too.

Re: [private]

[thornsofmalkav]

I will be. I've never personally dealt with hunters, but my sire taught me all I needed to know about them. I'll be as careful as can be.

... maybe I'll ask Yua to bodyguard me. That'll give her something to do, right?

[private]

[seestheworld]

[Minako has to think about that one for a moment. On the one hand, yes - that would give Yua something to do. On the other hand, Yua's seriously doubting her ability to protect anyone at all, so she's not sure Yua will even agree.]

She might be reluctant after what happened to Adachi - that's hitting her hard.