mental link: day 34

[erbier]

[ It is actually quite late when Ilde's soft voice moves through the hosts, her scent of smoke and earth. She is at a club somewhere deep in the city, dazzled by noise and light, something you are free to establish if you look for it. ]

( It has been suggested to me by a hacker named Y that I throw a concert to lure our bombers out again. )

[ This part is forthright, a statement of fact with no value attachment to it. ]

( I believe she is questioning who I really am. If I refuse this idea, I may encourage that. )

[ This may not be strictly true, but it is how Ilde has perceived their conversation. ]

( She seems to know something, but is it worth losing my guise? If not, how am I to refuse this suggestion and maintain it. I do not know if she is a part of the group who contacted us before. She may already know I am false and this is all a game. )


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[frakkincylons]

( Asking for another bombing? Not worth the risk of losing anyone else. Not when she might already know. )

[ not when he already told Kellix the weird thing about him. he'd said he wouldn't report him, but he didn't say he wouldn't tell Y. so that's. awesome. hahahahaha. he hates this planet. ]

( Something about biological AIs freaked Kellix the frak out. He hit the emotional overload kill switch. Not sure what that means, but he was done after that. )

[erbier]

( So he dislikes you and the humans dislike him. )

[ She hates this planet. What is wrong with these idiots. ]

[frakkincylons]

( But he doesn't dislike Y. He said she doesn't own him. )

[ so there's either a partnership there, or he's lying. ]

( He said the emotional kill switch is... required for his continued existence? )

[snaphiss]

( How difficult would it be to pull off a successful concert? If we're likely to fail that, there's no point in trying in the first place. )

( But if it's easy, you should. We should. )

[adamance]

( If bodies continue to drop around us, people may begin to wonder if we're the culprits. Especially if our identities are easily found to be false. )

[Lexa knows this particular woman is new so her tone is flat and commanding, but not harsh. She doesn't know how much people know about what happened before, or some of the grief that people are still feeling.]

[snaphiss]

( You don't honor the dead by becoming toothless. )

[Meanwhile, Mara's first response is always harshness.]

( There's no way to complete this mission without risk. It's better to know where it is ahead of time and minimize it. )

[erbier]

( It seems rather elaborate, I would need a great deal of support. )

[ Also she doesn't really want to do it. ]

[adamance]

( If our identities are already compromised, there's no point in risking ourselves or others when we have other leads. )

[Lexa is comfortable in admitting that their identities are compromised.]

[erbier]

( You are right, I have no desire to risk the others. )

[ But she's perfectly willing to risk herself, so... whatever. ]

[deployed]

( She could just be using you to stage another bombing. There's no guarantee we'd be able to prevent something like what happened at the parlor. )

[erbier]

( Correct, but if she is staging another bombing she will do it regardless of me. )

[nirsighted]

( Maybe we should follow this Y person and get some leverage on her or something... )

[An uneasy, vague suggestion - like he's not completely sure of it himself.]

[erbier]

( I would like to know where she goes, yes. I have only ever encountered her in a crowd. )

[ It afforded a kind of safety, no one wanted to make a scene, did they. ]

[adamance]

( I agree with this idea. )

[Even if Nirad managed to deliver it in a rather Nirad way.]

[narcissithstic]

I can search for her through the Force.

[It would be difficult— taxing for all of them— but it's possible that with enough pressure he could feel out at least a shadow of her intentions.]

[erbier]

( That won't be necessary. )

[ She wouldn't want him to feel put upon, now would she. ]

[inflori]

( Do it. )

[ Their connection isn't entirely unpleasant, not on his end, because he likes the smell and feel of the club. Who knew this chick had it in her.

Also he's hoping it all goes wrong for Ilde, of course he's gonna tell her do it. ]

[erbier]

( Untenable without the support of the group. )

[wrackful]

( What do you want to do? )

[snaphiss]

[Just gonna send a little burst of approval here for asking what no one else has. So creative, Murphy!]

[Yes, she just liked you on Spacebook.]

[erbier]

[ Wow, who ever even asks her that. ]

( I want to speak with her somewhere less public, where our options would be more flexible. )

[ She means where she could potentially threaten the woman without making a scene.... ]

[vocalis]

I'm not personally experienced, but organizing concerts takes a lot of effort. Maybe tell her you have to talk to your managers first? That should buy you time and help boost your cover.

[ A beat. ]

Not that you should need to, even if she doesn't think you're a real singer. I was listening through the connection at the vigil. You're pretty good.

[ He likes music, he just... needs to expand on some of his tastes for it. ]

[erbier]

( Yes, I agree. I will make some excuse for further discussion. Next is how do I assure we get what we need the next time I meet with her. )

[ She should probably say thank you, but she's not in the mood. ]

[greentech]

( Don't concerts usually require a whole lot of money? Or at least a lot of people if you want them to be in a popular spot? )

sorry for delay haven't been feeling welll..........

[erbier]

( There are solutions to either, but not ones I could accomplish alone. That is why I reached out. )