scrutiny 14 - suspicious Dev is suspicious

[meno_nikephoros]

[Dev starts the feed with a cocked brow. He's not making any accusations, he's just trying to get his head around something. For once Deji seems to be leaving him alone, but he's still visible floating around in the background.]

This new girl, Tomie...am I the only one that's wondering as to why she was in the basement and had none of the usual

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[aboardhaettrain]

This guy, Dev... am I the only one that's wondering as to why he seems to suspect perfectly regular things that happen in this shitstorm of a place?

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[meno_nikephoros]

Fuck you.

Seriously, when have any of us when we've shown up not been in a room and is without tape?

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[aboardhaettrain]

I did right this morning.

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[meno_nikephoros]

Geez you wonder why no one takes you seriously.

[werallsatisfied]

Now don't go breaking a poor gal's heart like that. You gotta reject it up right and proper.

[meno_nikephoros]

Well I did say last time that I've got someone waiting for me at home...I figured they'd remember that much.

Why how would you go about it Mr. Smooth?

[werallsatisfied]

Write a letter back! Simple, no?

[meno_nikephoros]

[He sounds a little embarrassed now]

...I..I'm no good at that sort of thing. I wouldn't know what to write.

[love_tomie]

Are you saying that there's something wrong with me?

[meno_nikephoros]

Not necessarily.

What I'm saying is if it's not you, then it's the ghosts. If you showed up in the basement without anything to protect yourself then this could be the beginning of an awkward era for any new tennants that show up.

That and Bakura said that there hasn't been any tape in the hardware store for some time.

You can understand my concerns?

[love_tomie]

But... you make it sound like that's my fault somehow!

[meno_nikephoros]

That's not my intent.

Frankly I don't know what's going on and only time will tell the answer to that.

Don't take it personally it's just the way I am.

[He doesn't sound apologetic but that's just the kind of guy he is. Cold when he wants to be.]

[nofinlotsoffail]

It's a little strange, but she's just like everyone else here, lost and confused... Please go easy on her, she's still very frightened!

[meno_nikephoros]

[He sighs, alright so it seems he's the only 'paranoid android' (as the term goes) around here.]

Maybe it's not her. I'm just not fond of the idea of what the implications might mean for all of this.

I'm sure you can think of a few for this.

[nofinlotsoffail]

[not his fault with this one, she's just reeeeeeally naive and sweet.]

... I suppose so... You think it means the new people that come here will wind up just like her? That's terrible!

[meno_nikephoros]

[This is going to be a loooong night.]

It's a possibility. But of course there is stil room to be cautious.

[Just because he didn't respond to her call doesn't mean he hasn't been paying attention to the network.]

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[the_aurailia]

She is just unlucky cowboy, I mean, the doctor, I forget his name, Shiro or something? He turned up in the hospital with nothing too ey? So Tomie no the first one.

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[meno_nikephoros]

I wasn't aware of that. [He exhales fairly deeply]

But either way, time has shown that nothing was amiss with him. We'll have to wait and see with Tomie and this situation.

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[the_aurailia]

Si si, what else can we do ey?

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[meno_nikephoros]

Mm...I know.

Just wish everyone'd stop jumping down my friggin throat about it.