[open] Malik... Approves?!??!?!

[loyalrebel]

[It's later in liminal time that Malik speaks up over the network. And he's... not angry, or yelling. Which might be weird, considering it's him.]

Congratulations are in order, I believe.

Those of you who were investigating handled the situation about the forced divide in January with subtlety and tact, I am... pleasantly surprised. Riots did not occur, nothing was set on fire, and nobody had clothing stolen or unwillingly removed.

I am, in truth, proud of the way it was handled. You did very well.

[That is all.]

Comments

[highsteaks]

... are you okay?

[This. Really does not sound like guy she's heard yelling at everyone before.]

[loyalrebel]

[No, he's not but that's neither here nor there on this.]

Why do you ask?

[naturaltwohands]

[Hey, you're the guy who screamed about red magic earlier.]

Do such things truly happen often on other Jaunts?

[loyalrebel]

Yes.

With some regularity in fact.

[naturaltwohands]

[A sarcastic reply:]

I can assure that I get arrested with more regularity if that will prove useful again, but I'm afraid I cannot commit to causing my father to be married off as a distraction next time.

[highsteaks]

Usually when you talk in everyone's heads you're yelling at us. I think maybe this is the first time you've ever not just shouted at everybody.

[loyalrebel]

You could simply avoid getting arrested to begin with.

But that a hunt for investigators did not follow it, you likely handled it well enough to avoid suspicion.

[loyalrebel]

It is also the first time since I have been here that people have handled a jaunt without noticeably causing panic and chaos in the world we are sent to.

I do not congratulate mistakes that bring danger to people.

[highsteaks]

... actually, I don't think you've ever yelled about Jaunts before when I've been here, except to complain about phone games [like an old man] in Newport.

Just other stuff.

[LIKE AN OLD MAN.]

[failgoyle]

You...you know how to say things that aren't just yelling?

[Jules. Jules, you can't judge.]

[awitchdidit]

I'm sure you're not surprised my Infiltration thought about rioting, but fortunately only when she was drunk.

[naturaltwohands]

I plan on doing that in the future.

It was a group effort. I do not nearly deserve all the credit. Armin, my father, and Elphaba helped me, as well as many others.

[And he's going to figure out how well he handled it that very night when he finds his Trump Mark.]

[loyalrebel]

...you do realized that it was the first time I had encountered a telephone game, correct? I am from 1195, electricity is still a bit new to me.

You were not around for Nova Venezia, let alone other jaunts. The Travelers do not have a good track record of keeping things peaceful.

[loyalrebel]

Yes, well. When I am not given a reason to yell at stupidity I do not do so.

[highsteaks]

Jeez, no wonder you act like an old man.

[Uh. She didn't mean to say that out loud.]

No, this was only my third Jaunt. And except for the weird beach titan which everyone thought was just, you know, an actual titan, nobody seemed to notice or care about the Travelers in Stabiae either.

[loyalrebel]

Did I mention anything about infiltrators? no.

You did nothing, and things turned out well. I suggest you continue doing nothing, it seems to benefit everyone around you.

[loyalrebel]

At least some have learned from their repeated mistakes then.

[loyalrebel]

Yes, well. Even idiots get lucky now and again.

[Sorry not sorry, he hates Eren. A lot.]

[awitchdidit]

Say, there's an idea for an experiment. See if Magician disowns me if I stop actively doing and initiating things. I'm fairly certain marks are more permanent than that, though...besides, I'm pretty sure I can't.

[highsteaks]

[Let's. Maybe not talk about Eren.]

So you've been here forever, right? Was Newport how stuff usually goes?

[naturaltwohands]

I wouldn't say repeated. It was my first Jaunt, after all.

[loyalrebel]

I have every confidence that you can, maybe you should have more faith in yourself.

Or pull your head out of the dark and unsanitary place you have it lodged, I also suggest washing the brown ring from your neck once you manage the first bit.

[awitchdidit]

See, and here I thought I'd caught you in a good mood. I'm glad you don't let little things like a celebratory mood ruin a nice grudge.

On a less personal topic, though, it looks like on review we're getting better about acquiring and sharing information. You could say that as a team, we Travelers are improving.

[star_of_the_evening]

Is that was usually occurs?

[awondrousplace]

Thank you, Malik, I was going to make some comments along these lines myself.

Everyone did fantastically, and while I was not Infiltrating myself, I think things went quite well.

I am quite pleased.