welp

[thornsofmalkav]

As the people's poet Ice Cube once said, more than a quarter century ago, "Fuck the police."

Or, I guess, fuck the secret police. Same principle.

Um. Hi. So. Uh. I'm dead again. My overlay was snooping around the site for the Solomon Ring, she got caught by a Manticore Squire, he took her off for questioning and called in a Knight to help him... and let's just say the interrogation went poorly. I'm pretty sure that's what they're going to say in their report about my death. If they don't just go and erase the tapes to cover it up. Which they might. They're a secret police after all.

Anyway, right before the Knight freaked out and I died, the Knight put his hand on my head and said, and I quote, "Oh god, they're back."

Which, um, is kinda worrying.

Also, uh. I should probably let people know that my overlay's boss, Dr. L, is trying to mess with the Solomon Ring for his own purposes. And, uh, he's hella psychic, if only short-ranged, so he knows there's something up with Investigators, if not exactly what. But he's not hostile to us. A little wary, but not hostile.

Anyway, can people keep an eye out the next couple days to see if my death is at all announced or if there's a cover-up? Hajime, you should be able to tell if anyone from the government goes to Dr. L. He's, like, listed as my overlay's employer on her work visa. Because if I'm not officially dead, I'm going to take advantage of the other Thorne's bank account while I still can and maybe see if I can pretend to be her in other ways until the Jaunt ends.

[Locked to Joscelin]

Alcuin's gone. I tried to psychic message him as soon as I woke up here.

He's not on a walkabout or anything. He was here on the Jaunt. I met him. He called himself Alan and... I guess it doesn't matter.

He's been really fucked up since-- since Delaunay vanished. And he and Leo were fighting again. And maybe Malik too?

He's probably in a dungeon now. If I hadn't been Infiltrating...

[Locked to Leonardo]

Querido, do you mind coming to see me for a little while? I could use some company. [And the comfort of eating straight from the tap as it were.]

Comments

[thornsofmalkav]

But isn't that his name for when he's in his Karate Bugman armor? This was him in bugman form.

[uzoda]

Karate Bugm- Wait, what? He was doing what with that form?!

[There's a lot to protest, here. It's hard to know where to start.]

[thornsofmalkav]

He was impersonating an insect alien called the Lord of the Bugmen when we were in outer space. Ryo was pretending to be his son, the Steward of the Bugmen. He was actually a really good father to his bug son.

[uzoda]

[Some incoherent sputtering and squeaking noises follow.]

...that's not something he should be doing with that form! I.. I thought he hated it!

[thornsofmalkav]

Maybe that was pre-incarnation Hajime? Reincarnation Hajime's probably got some weird little differences here and there.

[uzoda]

That's not a little difference! That's a really big one!

[thornsofmalkav]

Well, I'm pretty sure that's not even the first time he called himself Lord of the Bugmen. I think he told me once he did it back in Jersey.

[uzoda]

[There's an incoherent sort of whine projected her way...]

Look, look... maybe it sounds really silly and funny to you guys, but that form is a serious thing!

[thornsofmalkav]

Well, maybe you should bring it up with Hajime!

[uzoda]

Maybe I should!

[There is a pause, followed by a small, contrite kind of grumble.]

...I should. I'll do that.

[thornsofmalkav]

Good. Go do that.

[uzoda]

I will.

And I'm still here to grab stuff for you, if you need something.

[thornsofmalkav]

I'll let you know if I do.