week 1 scalie patrol

[burningrescue]

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[recrypt]

And no one's seen her anywhere?

[ Huh. ]

Does anyone know if the monsters can go where we can't? ... I mean, between a bunch of us here we've tried breaking into at least two places, but maybe the monsters have other ways of getting around?

[madburnout]

I don't know, I don't care-- [UGH. Sorry. He's just. So fucking tired.] She's going to kill again.

[recrypt]

We should care, if it means they can hide from us once they're known.

[madburnout]

Does she know that we know? I will be glad to restrain her first thing tomorrow. I will not have her harming anyone else.

[recrypt]

How could I know? I've only told one person, but they already heard it from someone else. How am I to know how far the rumor mill has reached?

[madburnout]

[APPARENTLY PRETTY FAR]

Tch. We were close. We will not make the mistake again.

[recrypt]

We might still have to be concerned about another monster this week, though, depending...

[madburnout]

We do. Peach believed both would kill. And that is assuming no one is killing for the chance to sleep.

[recrypt]

I believe she implied that the things that happen each week to us are because of the monsters, too.

If we don't catch them it'll just keep getting worse and worse.

[burningrescue]

Who else knows? That could be important tomorrow.

[recrypt]

Hunter. That's the only person I've told, but he already heard it from someone else first.

[survivaltricks]

Akechi. Nic-san.

Hunter heard it from me, first. I heard it from-- [GESTURES AT PHOENIX] -- first.

[disreguarded]

I also heard it from Phoenix. [ she pipes up helpfully. ] I haven't told anybody outright.

[survivaltricks]

I told Hunter and Akechi.

[SINCE SIPP NEVER GOT AROUND TO TELLING AKECHI HERSELF!!]

Hunter because I trust him. Akechi because I promised I'd work with him, and he's been sharing information with me.

[note the difference]

. . . ah, right. Ash knows, too. I told him on Tuesday.

[recrypt]

[ Hums. ]

I assume he found out the day after? ♪

[ you know, like we always do: just late enough for us to kick ourselves for it. ]

[survivaltricks]

[piping in]

She knows that other people know. Maybe not us specifically, but someone confronted her about it.

[so he heard. from the rumor mill]

[madburnout]

. . . A mistake. We've lost the element of surprise, then.

[survivaltricks]

. . . yeah. And dangerous, too.

[but]

That wasn't something we could've controlled, though. That person made their choice. And I can't say I don't understand why they did it.

[madburnout]

. . . Who?

[Do we . . . should we be worried about them.]

[survivaltricks]

Nic-san.

[PROBABLY]

[madburnout]

[CLOSING HIS EYES

yeah that tracks]

. . . He would at least put up a fight. I suppose we will see in the morning.

[recrypt]

... this is why I, personally, didn't tell anyone until today.

[ hm. ]

And supposedly, what was her reaction?

[survivaltricks]

I don't know.

[he shakes his head]

I didn't get those details.

[recrypt]

Pity. I wonder how repentant a turned monster might be for the things they've done? Does it get worse over time, or are they completely gone once the monster takes over?

[ kicks dirt she wants to know how melt reacted... ]

[survivaltricks]

[ASK NIC. . . OR MELT. . .]

I don't know. Those sound like questions for the sisters.