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[girlybruiser]

[ The video runs for a few seconds in silence, a plant stand with succulents and flowers sitting along the shelves visible at the edge of the screen. After some quiet shuffling, Haru appears, light but mostly faded bruising on her face, though she looks completely refreshed compared to the last time anyone had run into her.

Her expression is pensive, even as she speaks it's readily apparent she's bothered by whatever it is weighing on her mind as her tone adopts her concern. ]

It's been a long couple of weeks, hasn't it? First that ship called the Death Star appearing and now something about small, strange rocks? It doesn't seem as if anyone has discovered the source behind all this.

And, well... I wanted to bring this up sooner to the network, although after the Death Star I was quite out of it myself. [ A split-second pause. ] However, after the mention of a Peter Narga recently and his interest in imPorts, I was curious to know more about him and maybe contact him given all the rumors circulating around him.

I wasn't able to find out much. He's a difficult man to locate, apparently. His status is listed as "on the run", which was certainly worrisome, but... [ Haru's head tilts to the side, her gaze drifting away temporarily. ] There was something a user said to me online that bothered me. They said that the American government did want to make imPorts their soldiers, but it wasn't to fight the Russians or take down the OTO.

They said, "It knows it needs to make America strong because something bigger is coming."

[ Her gaze lifts, focused on the screen once more. This time, a deep furrow forms in her brow. ]

Unfortunately, I'm not sure what this user meant or if what they were saying is anywhere near the truth. They refused to message me when I inquired further, cutting off contact. However, I felt this was something everyone deserved to hear regardless with the things happening lately.

I'm sorry I couldn't find out more.

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[sonofgold]

Thank you for sharing this. Even if it's not the truth, well... I think hearing speculation and rumors can still be useful.

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[girlybruiser]

You're welcome. That was what I had been thinking as well, although I didn't want to alarm anyone either.

[ But it's probably hard not to be. ]

... though I wouldn't blame anyone for feeling so.

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[sonofgold]

It helps us consider all of the possibilities and angles, at least, even if they ARE alarming.

[He pauses.]

If it IS true, though, I just... worry. For the people who came here and just wanted to live a peaceful life as much as they could. Or who came from worlds where they've never been through battles, or war, or having to be a hero.

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[queenofseers]

[ Cassandra had taken a moment to mumble some curses to herself before responding, and perhaps some of that tone is still in her voice- although it's weariness more than anger. ]

Like shit wasn't already complicated enough. Haru, do you still have any info on them? Logs from talking to them? Maybe I can trace it, although it'd take a lot more time than it used to.

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[girlybruiser]

I can send you the chat log, yes. It was on a forum online.

[ Haru's not the best with the internet, but she can do that much. ]

You are welcome to trace it again. My friend did that, but wasn't able to find anything.

[queenofseers]

Ah, hell. How’d they do it, just electronically, or do they have some sort of power?

[ If another diviner-type couldn’t find anything, Cassandra’s not sure she can. Especially with her reduced power set. ]

And- what sort of forum? [ What does Haru do online? Frilly fashion blog? Small business research? ]

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[fursleuth]

Well. That's exciting.

[So dry.]

I'll keep an ear to the ground, see if I can smoke out this guy. Nobody can run forever. I can add him to my list of personas non gratas.

[That is not how Latin works, Pikachu.]

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[girlybruiser]

That would be—

[ Please give her a second. ]

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[girlybruiser]

[ Had enough staring in your life, Pikachu? Because Haru is eyeballing the fluffy little rodent, unsure what to make of him.

Except he's so cute she might have squealed if she wasn't so taken with a talking yellow mouse. ]

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[girlybruiser]

Er, that would be very helpful, thank you!

[fursleuth]

[Yeah.

He noticed that.

At least he's casual about it.]

Go on. You can say it. Tell me how adorable I am.

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[hatestrashcans]

[ Resists the urge to make cracks about 'oh no, the government is lying or about how all the cool kids are on the run. ]

So forgive me for being the village idiot here, seriously I've only been here a couple of days, but do you guys think asking the government lackeys about it is feasible? Sure, they might lie, but it'll tell us something, right?

Because if it is something 'bigger' that they know about, why wouldn't they tell us? It'd give us some direction on what to learn and how to use our powers. To prepare. So if they don't tell us, then there's got to be a reason for it. If they want us to fight something, why withhold information that would help us do that unless it reflects badly on them or they want us to fight but not win?

[ Remembers Jake's use of cannon fodder and says 'no thank you' to himself.]

Other option being that anon guy is either delusional or full of shit, which is still useful. Because if we want to know what's going on, then figuring out why we're being lied to by them is important. What's the end goal for dropping that info?

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[girlybruiser]

[ She's shaking her head, even if Marco can't see it. ]

No, that is alright. It's not a silly question. [ She's not the best at explaining any of this, but she'll try. ] It's possible even the American government may not know precisely what it is coming, just that there's a danger out there that can be presented to us.

[ A pause. ]

And they may not want to alarm imPorts any further than we tend to be. Although, governments aren't always honest or open with the public either.

I'm sorry, I don't know what the goal was or if there was one. I was looking for Narga the whole time.

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[hatestrashcans]

That doesn't make much sense to me. If it's something alarming, it'd be better to get all the panic out of the way now rather than when we're actually dealing with The Big Scary Thing. Panicked soldiers are stupid soldiers and stupid soldiers are dead soldiers. Dead soldiers are useless. And if they don't know what it is, it still makes sense to tell us because we're a bunch of weirdos and our ideas and experiences are way more diverse than theirs.

Hell, it might be something one of us has dealt with before, and then they'd have an actual answer.

Yeah, I more asked the goal thing because it's something for everybody to think about. Not like I can answer it either. I'm still learning basic shit here.

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[solarcharged]

All sounds pretty ominous, doesn't it? Normally I'd say we should take apocalypse theories with a pinch of salt, but... [ His expression is grim, knowing. ] Considering what this world is like, I don't think we can. 'Something bigger' could be a certain bad-tempered goddess we all know and love... or it could be something completely new. I'm not sure which I'd prefer right now.

Don't suppose any of your contacts know why Narga's on the run exactly? Or who from?

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[girlybruiser]

Precisely why I decided it was best to tell the network, even if it isn't the truth in the end.

[ Better safe than sorry. ]

Not exactly, but he was very vocal in the past as a critic of the government here. Supposedly he ran anti-government rallies.

[solarcharged]

[ Apollo's expression darkens. ]

That's not worrying at all.

[ /Sarcasm!! ]

Thank you for doing all this digging, by the way. If there's a chance that any of it's true then this kind of research will be invaluable.

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[darkpants_warmfeeling]

[Jacob is looking keenly interested in the video. As closely as his team works with the government, they don't get a lot of information from them.]

I guess that would explain a few things, if it's true. Funny thing is, I kind of hope the bigger thing is Atropos. I hate to imagine what else it could be.

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[girlybruiser]

Ah, hello!

[ The nice man from a while back who at least told her about Peter Narga. ]

I'm not sure I would want either, but... I do wonder as well. What could be more dangerous than a Fate? A god? Or are they the same?

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[choosetruth]

Government conspiracy bullshit, great. Feels just like home.

[Georgia's both sarcastic and serious. This sort of thing is what she lives for. Destroying those who want to abuse their power.]

What site was this on? Did you have any reason to believe they knew what they were talking about?

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[girlybruiser]

It was a forum that discussed imPorts and theories surrounding us and the government. It's actually public and doesn't really try to hide itself.

[ Which is why she stumbled upon it, otherwise Haru can be awful with the internet. ]

It's hard to say, but... we don't know what brought about the Death Star's appearance or how the moon vanished without it affecting the tides. I don't know enough about the OTO admittedly, but do they have that sort of power?

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[a_good]

Atropos is definitely "bigger." Though it could just be a conspiracy theory.

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[girlybruiser]

Do you believe that was in reference to her then?

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[sleight_of_hand]

[ He'll deal with the rest of what she said in a moment. Right now it was just kind of background noise as he stared at the not so nice bruise on her face. He will probably realize it's faded, and it's not an issue anymore, but that's not happening right now. ]

What happened? Who hurt you?

[ Who hurt one of his kids?! ]

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[girlybruiser]

[ The question momentarily throws her off and she reaches up to brush the edge of her face with her fingers. ]

This? It was when Futaba-chan and I went up to the Death Star. It's not so bad. It should be healed in another few days.