Part 9/10

[lovelyhera]

            The diner across the street from St. Dymphna's Center for the Mentally Unwell is like a hundred other diners in what was previously known as New Jersey. She sits in the bathroom stall, laptop open and carefully watches the flickering black and white images of hallways, the mess hall and the rec room blinking on the screen. Communication

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[ammolite]

“Communication, even across secure channels is too risky until the mission's complete

[lovelyhera]

Oh damn, I totally forgot to find a metaphor! This is why we beta, huh? The organization is freeing people from both prisons and mental institutions mostly because they have personal connections. It'll help improve moral if agent's families who may have been kept in some government facility are released. Basically, there's only one or two people being taken out for strategic reasons, most of it is deliberately personal. I'll put in how Laura doesn't really approve of this tactic and explain it a bit more. It is rather listy. I can't really think of how else to do a mission though, especially since all she's doing is sitting in a diner and thinking

[lovelyhera]

You're right! At least I didn't EXTERMINATE! Anyone. Heh. I have a bad habit of letting a story merrily trot alone and then blowing everything up, suddenly, at the end. You, I notice, seem to have abandoned your 100 prompt table about Crestomanci.