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Oh dear, oh dear.

[ The woman on the feed has never shown her face around these parts before but oh, she knows you. ] This is bad, this is very bad.

Hello? Are you listening? It's very important that you listen. [ A frown. ] We need you to find the pieces. I know it's a lot to ask and my dear friend has already spoken to you. But you don't know what will happen if we don't find them.

[ Something skitters across the desk and she looks down. ] Yes dear, I'm asking them now. We'll be all right.

I promise, we'll be all right.

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[Intrigued by the skittering sound.] If assignment isn't complicated, what's the worst case scenario?

[ Concern filtering through her voice. ] Oh my, oh I don't think you want to know.

Go ahead, share with me.

I'll spare you, young man. I'd hope to spare you all but it is of the utmost importance that we get the pieces back.

I expected as much. There's little established trust between 'Cityzens' and Anonymous. Maybe a way of changing that, though.

We only want to help! That's all we've ever wanted.

What do you know of the past here?

Not as much as I'd like, but enough to know that we're for the best. We do want to make it better.

During its original incarnation, the Prison was run for a time by one from the City's population. Elections were held for warden, we had freedom to vote on the candidate of our choice. Did this every term up until the Prison was destroyed.

This freedom, while small and granted on a whim by the deities, meant a great deal to the City inhabitants.

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Believe me, we don't want to take power from you, we only want to help - to make this place a little better. Once we iron out all the creases we'll all have a fresh slate to start from.

Then how do you feel about two 'Cityzens' - one representative for the humans, the other for supernatural and whatnot - joining your group's inner circle?

Ah well, I'm not used to the politics of the situation. I stay in my lab most times.

But perhaps you could bring it up with one of my friends?

The suggestion would probably go over better coming from one of their own.

I don't often deal with politics.

At the next Anonymous meeting, bring up the election in passing and do nothing more. Other members, if taken by the idea, will run with it.

Well, if you insist dear. I'll do my best.

Thank-you.

Who are you talking to?

A little friend of mine. [ More skittering. ] He's camera shy.

Uh-huh. What is it? A rat?

There isn't a word for what he is yet. [ A small proud, smile. ] Though I hope to decide on one soon.

Oh. Um, okay. So, the pieces thing. Have you found them?

Most of them. We're lucky to have such understanding citizens.

We count as citizens?

Yes, of course. You are the townspeople.

Yeah, I guess.

Is there... anyone else in this place? Other than the, um, townspeople and you guys?

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We're still working through the nooks and crannies. I doubt we're alone.

I've heard there's creatures living underground...

There are. I haven't seen them.

I guess you guys don't need to go down there, right?

Edited 2013-10-12 19:05 (UTC)

My friends might, I very rarely leave the laboratory.

What do you do on the lab? Aside from hang out with your friend?

Edited 2013-10-16 17:41 (UTC)

Experiments. I like to see what makes things tick.

You know, that sounds a little creepy, but then, Halloween is this month.

I never harm any of them. I like to take care of them/

Good. That's good. You hear about some labs that do testing on animals and people and they shouldn't be, ya know?

Oh no, my dear. I would never. They are like my children.

Okay. Cool.

Uh... what's your name again?

Eloise, my dear. And yours?

Neil. Neil McCormick.

It's nice to meet you, Mr. McCormick.

Um, sure and... you.

But I think I like ' Neil' better. The mister part makes me sound old.

Does it? Oh, I'm terribly sorry.

You didn't know. It's okay.

I thought all young people liked to be considered old and then all old ones liked to be young. We're all so silly when it comes to age.

I guess. I dunno. It kinda makes me sound like I should be my dad, which I'm not. At all.

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