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un: arrow | audio

[cactusy]

Reese. I think I'm lost in an underground catacomb.

un: reese | audio

[aimsforknees]

[ Okay??? What do you want him to do about that??? ]

You think?

un: arrow | text

[cactusy]

room's good. thanks.

[By Shaw's standards, this is practically effusive, but she really is grateful (not to mention a bit surprised) that 2013-era John so readily offered her space. Back then, she was still in her "destroying burner phones and refusing to allow the team to contact her outside of predetermined work hours" era; she's aware that she hasn't actually earned herself much goodwill in his mind.]

un: reese | text

[aimsforknees]

You're welcome.

[ It is strange to see the word "thanks" from Shaw, but it... feels good? If that's how he ever feels. There's a gap between them still, she's a stranger in some ways, but clearly that's not the case for her. He knows how disorienting it is to be somewhere like this suddenly, to have no one, that was his first couple days before he found Harold and things turned around. So he wants to extend that branch to her too even if he's not the same person she knows. ]

[ornithologist]

[ Harold had heard the warnings about the previous stuffed animals they'd taken care of, but he's just fastidious enough to take care of his egg regardless. He's morbidly curious, though he remains cautious enough to keep it at a distance from his computer work station, checking in on it regularly and making sure it's kept warm and safe.

That's all fine until the day he hears a faint cheep and he finds himself stumbling up from his desk and over to the little egg station.

By the time John returns to their library apartment, Harold is fully fussing, hovering over a shoebox that is making loud squawking. ]

Oh-- oh dear.

[aimsforknees]

[ The first thing John notices is the squawking. It's impossible to miss. It puts him on edge for a moment before he places it as a bird noise, and then relaxes. And then there's Harold, fussing over the source of the noise.

John goes over, looks inside the shoebox. There's a bit of a forboding tone to his voice. ]

Finch, what is this?

[ornithologist]

Mr. Carver will be joining us professionally on a trial basis. It was Ms. Shaw's idea.

[aimsforknees]

He agree not to get in fights?

un: gorgug, text [ during january mission ]

[tinflower]

[ Hello, John. It has been a day or two on the train when you will receive a message on your earpiece: ]

Hi

[ Just that. Hi ]

un: reese | text

[aimsforknees]

Hi.

un: gorgug, text [ still during january mission, a day later ]

[tinflower]

Hey. A friend had a thought about who is running the train and if there's some link between the king there? Can you get access to files that says who decides how things are run on the train?

Do you think it could be a lead?

un: reese | text

[aimsforknees]

I checked the records. There's no information on who or how the train is run. Not sure what it means but Finch and I agree there should be something recorded.

un: Accelerator; text

[levelshift]

[A little while after everyone is finally off the train, Accelerator is sending a text.]

Yo, I've got some information for you. Really fucking important information.

[He doesn't want to do this, but Connor doesn't remember him and this information is dangerous enough that John should know.]

un: reese | text

[aimsforknees]

Meet somewhere?

[ John is of the opinion that really important information probably should not be communicated in a way that can be recorded. ]

text via private phone to both John and Harold! putting it here bc of Liv's hiatus

[cactusy]

[She drops a link to this post, then:]

looks like there's a lot of squabbling going on. what's our game plan?

[aimsforknees]

Wait and see. I don't think proactive retribution is a smart play. Better to fight on home turf if we need to.

text | un: finch

[ornithologist]

Please stay where you are until I arrive.

And try not to give Mr. Carver any further trouble.

[aimsforknees]

[ John reads the text. Of course Carver wouldn't listen to him. This is the exact worst outcome. He reads it again and again as he walks back to the apartments, breaking into a jog after a short while. He wants to see Harold, but Harold doesn't want to see him, so John won't be there. It's the least he can do, apparently. ]

Text | un: f.s

[fortitudosalutis]

Need you to stay out of the subway for a bit


One of my brothers is here. Need to get him settled

un: reese | text

[aimsforknees]

[ John leaves the subway alone out of respect for Carver's private space, but this is important news. He does note that Carver doesn't say "commander" so maybe things won't come to blows. The fact that Carver is warning them is... a good sign. ]

Need anything else?

action

[ornithologist]

[ Harold sits back with a gusty sigh from where he'd been intently typing at his computer and frowning heavily. That's one conversation over, and about three more he needs to have as a result. Might as well get started. ]

Did you know Jayce Talis developed something like magical nuclear power? That's what he was explaining to you.

Thank you for your intellectual curiosity, by the way; that description was helpful to me as well. [ He's sure Jayce would explain it to him if he asked, but somehow they never get down to brass tacks whenever they talk because Harold is too busy containing a minor panic attack. ]

[aimsforknees]

[ John has to raise his eyebrows at that. That's certainly a detail that got left out. ]

That's why he got defensive about magic being banned.

[ That explains so much. ]

un: vsmith | voice

[banworthy]

I acquired you two boxes of bullets.

I'll leave them in the library 'cause I don't actually want to talk to you. If someone else takes them before you can get them, well, I did what I could.

Take care.

un: reese | text

[aimsforknees]

[ John doesn't bother with a voice reply, it seems overkill just a simple thanks. That he replied at all is notable enough. Besides, Vincent did say he didn't want to talk to him. ]

Thanks.

[ He heads out into the main part of the library and finds the boxes easily. He didn't doubt Vincent after getting that message, but he really did follow through with it. ]

text; un: shadowheart

[tocastashadow]

[She's back from her canon update and feeling some kind of way about it!]

There's a place in Dewpoint. Get off the train just before it crosses into Thrimble and walk north, about a mile and a half. Meet me there tonight.

text; un: reese > action

[aimsforknees]

I'll be there.

[ He doesn't know what time "tonight" is so he shows up at 8pm, dressed in his usual suit. It's some sort of old building, maybe like what he'd expect from an ancient civilization. He doesn't know what it's for, but there might be a special meaning to it. Maybe it's from Shadowheart's world. ]

text; un: vsmith

[banworthy]

A came across funds through some means.

So, I thought I should buy you something.

text; un: reese

[aimsforknees]

Why?

un: gorgug, text (during the time of linked thread)

[tinflower]

[ While in the middle of this conversation: ]

Hi. This kid wants to visit your library for books.

Link

un: reese; text

[aimsforknees]

I can give them a tour. And they can meet Bear if they want.

text; un: shadowheart

[tocastashadow]

[Help she might have fumbled a hot girl (Shaw) and doesn't know who else to talk to about it.]

That last mission went poorly. Some things were said in front of someone that I'd rather not have heard any of it. It was all true, of course, which only makes it worse.

text; un: reese

[aimsforknees]

Avoiding them forever isn't an option?

action (during mission 012)

[tocastashadow]

What in the hells is a sasabonsam?

[Shadowheart is currently reading the list of the various things they could hunt out here in the wilderness as she and John trudge along.

Honestly, it's nice. She never thought she'd miss walking through the woods all day, but it does make her feel nostalgic for home. She just wishes she had a better sense of what they're looking for.]

[aimsforknees]

[ This mission is hard for John if only because of his assigned court. He's ignored the flaw as much as he can and is paying the price; it feels like it's all he can do to keep up with Shadowheart as they walk. At some point the word "wilted" came to mind and it applies well to his condition. Not having his usual suit and gun does nothing to help his feeling of discomfort. He should be enjoying the scenery but can't quite muster the energy for it. ]

Never heard of it. Is there a description?

un: Accelerator; text

[levelshift]

[Shortly after they've all returned from Auriel....]

Hey.

I got you and Finch some death passes.

[That's it, that's the whole message.]

un: reese; text

[aimsforknees]

[ John takes a whole fifteen minutes to respond, trying to find the right thing to say. ]

You should save them for yourself. I can handle Finch's.

[ He's not sure that's really the right thing, but it's what he believes. Maybe the right thing is to just say "thank you" and move on, but— that's not what he wants to say. Accelerator shouldn't be worrying about two grown adults well capable of taking care of themselves. ]