mental link, day 32

[headinjuries]

[ Sam crashed hard after the vigil, because between all the lies making him feel like he was going to puke and trying to pick them apart giving him one mother of a headache, staying awake felt like something you only do if you really hate yourself.

Do all newfound psychic powers suck this bad? He was fine with just flying and blowing things up, thanks. ]

( By the way, just figured everybody should know: Seong-Hye Ngazi is full of crap, the Public Safety Commission isn't half as gung-ho about bringing the bomber to justice as she makes it sound, and I'm like ninety percent she actually knows who did it, but that part I'm not quite positive about.

So, you know. In case anybody wanted to break into her office or stalk her or something. I hear some of you guys are actually good at the cloak and dagger stuff.

You're welcome. )

[ He can be found in the common area of the Bearings, scrolling through news reports and radiating pure frustration, if anyone would rather comment to his face instead of over the link. ]

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[batmotif]

[/insert party pooper here]

(It would still be wise to find any potential physical evidence of her lies, other than what we might learn under duress.) [Mind control qualifies as that, surely.] (Both options should be on the table for now.)

[adamance]

( We've sought out evidence. We've failed. )

[batmotif]

(You've looked into Seong-Hye Ngazi, specifically?)

[adamance]

[No. She bristles at this.]

( It is not up to us to find evidence if the results are the same. We're here to stop something much bigger than bombings, and by not employing all of our skills, we are losing. )

[The paper trail is more important to her than acting like one of the police (or guard, as they're called among the Sky People). The more they dig up, the more they risk being seen. They can't fail to employ the talents that they've been stuck with.]

[batmotif]

[He doesn't seem put off by what he interprets as defensiveness; though being unfazed could be seen as being dismissive just as much as listening. Bruce is a man that makes it difficult to determine which.]

(I never said we shouldn't employ our skills, if someone's willing.) [He's not crossed that line yet, though he knows that if it were truly essential, he probably would. And Lexa did mention "not permanently damaging her", so it's acceptable enough for now.] (But if no one has looked into her, and Sam can sense that she's lying about something, then why miss the opportunity? Physical evidence is stronger than words.)

[He's no stranger to breaking and entering, anyway. He'd gladly do it.]

[adamance]

( We are not investigators and have already drawn too much attention. )

[Which, frankly, is a tune that she'll be going with for a while.]

( Petre is willing. Kylo Ren is willing. More will be willing. )

[headinjuries]

( Is she gonna remember this afterwards, though?

Because that's like...even more attention if she does. )

[adamance]

( I'm confident that I can advise either of them to be subtle. )

[headinjuries]

[ advising kylo ren to be subtle

advising kylo ren on anything tbh ]

[adamance]

[Look, they managed at the parlor before the death. They have to give the jackass some credit.]

[inflori]

( It's fucking easy, I just tell her to forget it happened, too. Done. What are we whining about anymore. )

[adamance]

( We're not. I'm glad to know it's as simple as I thought. )

[inflori]

( Course it's simple. Everybody's got something I can use against them. )

[deployed]

[ this is all unsettling, but in the interest of avoiding another incident like ven diagram: ]

( How close do you need to get to her to do this? )

[batmotif]

[If his next line reads as, "It's because I haven't done it, yet", well. It wouldn't be far from the truth.]

(I won't draw any attention. It wouldn't be the first time I've done something similar, and it won't be the last.)

[Sounds like he's already made up his mind on the matter.]

(Besides, what you're suggesting has the potential to draw just as much attention, if not more.)

[Basically, what Sam just said.]

[adamance]

( If we can openly manipulate the results of the Bout it Out tournament, I believe we can easily do the same here. )

[A beat.]

( You weren't here for that, but we have succeeded before. It was other matters that earned us attention. )

[batmotif]

(Each situation is different, and requires a different approach. Maybe more than one. A success in the past doesn't necessarily mean a success in the future.

What I'm saying is that there's room enough for two paths. Limiting ourselves is pointless. That and I'd rather not have to deal with the consequences of a broken woman, whatever powers you're considering using.)

[adamance]

( We did not break people before. We won't this time, either. )

[It's really as simple as that. There's no physical pain involved. She believes they can be as subtle.]

( Why do you assume the worst with this method? )

[greentech]

( I already said I'd try and remote access some of her stuff. Can't be that hard. Way easier then trying to break into some office building, too. )

[batmotif]

(If you think you can do it without setting off any security, then I won't advise against it. Even so, I still think it would be wise for someone to be there, to take a look around.)

[Detective work sometimes means that you just have to look at the scene itself. He may come up with nothing, but at least he can rule it out if that's the case.]

[greentech]

( I'm pretty sure I can handle it. )

[ She's not a detective herself. Just very curious and inquisitive. ]

( I guess I won't say looking around in person would be a bad thing. It just seems like there's way more of a chance of getting caught. )

[frakkincylons]

( If you're talking trying to manipulate the tech to get to her personal files, don't. We already have two people flagged for trying, we don't need another. )

[ One whose super power is communing with anything technological and the other who's a 2,000 year old AI and sort of robot prophet. The tech here just isn't the same, and it takes native people who know it to get through what's more high security. Another flag and they might have Public Security beating down the door, then everyone in the Nest is screwed. Which is why they need EXTRAAA. ]

( Angel and I have a set up out in the commons room. Come by and I'll fill you in. ) [ by 'setup' he means 'four huge monitors, a bunch of wires, and a lot of junk food wrappers in a small nest on the couch'. ]

[greentech]

( Manipulate? Not exactly. )

[ There's a very discernible flash of irritation. She doesn't like being told that she can't do something, especially something she considers herself very good at. ]

( Unless cracking into it using a computer is "manipulating". If I can deal with alien computer systems, this can't be that much harder. But sure, fill me in. )

[nirsighted]

[A buzz like an insect humming louder in the back of Pidge's brain, slowly sorting itself out into syllables, then words:]

( Be really careful. Some of this stuff is pretty tough and I don't think we have enough money to bail you out if you get caught spying on the public security commissioner... )

[greentech]

( Why does everyone here keep acting like I can't take care of myself? )