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Duel 02; text, backdated to the 24th

so, you guys all remember those posts from earlier this month, right? the one with the murderer showing off on the network. well those weren't the only women he got his hands on. i didn't want to think about everybody forgetting them but remembering the killer, and... well, more information might help catch this guy, right? so here's what i've got.

Emily Tall, age 24: she was the first woman we saw on the network. she was a waitress who moved up to a new apartment up at Nonah a week before this happened, and she started a job at The Dogfish Grill. nobody there really knew here that well; i guess they never got a chance to. the last guy who saw her was the bartender. he offered her a ride home but she "wanted to enjoy the breeze and get a better layout of the town." a camera caught her walking away and waving at him before... you know. her family lived a couple states away, but the only one who had anything to say was her brother. he called her quiet but steady, and kind. their home life was pretty rough so she moved out as soon as she could, but her boyfriends weren't any better. maybe that's related to the murders?

Hope Sanchez, age 22: she was on the news a week or two ago. she worked at New Guard, a clothing store up in De Chima, and had a second job at a diner. she was raised by her mom; no dad around afaik and no brothers or sisters either. except for her mom nobody really seemed to know her outside of her work - and work was pretty much all she did the past few years. her coworkers up at the clothing store were the last people to see her. they all thought she went straight home. nobody knows how she got up where her body was found; it was pretty far away from where she lived.

Susan Tucchi, age 26: this one happened a couple days ago and there's not much info on her. she moved cross country as soon as she graduated college and cut pretty much everone out: friends, family, everyone. the only one who seemed to miss her was her sister, but even then she shrugged it off pretty quickly. "Things were just bad" she said. she worked as a night manager in a grocery store in Heropa, and the other workers seemed to like her... mostly because she stayed out of her hair. there's camera footage of her walking out of the store as she's leaving work.

i was reading up on stuff like this, and usually serial killers go for people who have stuff in common. same looks, same race, etc. this time it's all women who are around the same age, but that's not all: it's all women who don't have anyone who really know them well. i don't know if this was just luck or if he's been watching them to figure out who wouldn't be missed. anyway, i'm not much of a detective, but maybe this can help some of you guys out there?

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Achtung! Once is chance. Twice is a coincidence. Three times is a pattern.

You're right to suspect that the killer is deliberately targeting women who are often alone. Since they all had steady socially-acceptable jobs, however, I'd wager that the killer doesn't particularly care whether their victims will be missed or not.

In any case, thank you for sharing this. Everyone benefits from this kind of information, whether they're involved with an investigation or not. Knowledge is half the battle, after all. We'd all do well to stay vigilant as long as this murderer is on the loose.

i guess he was just looking for anyone he could get his hands on. that's pretty creepy to think about, isn't it? he must have been watching them for a while, too. just to make sure nobody would be with them.

but what do you think about all this? you sound like you know a lot about this kind of stuff.

Out of all the dangerous psyches someone can possess, a predatory personality is by far the most troubling for that very reason. They think no more of taking a person's life than they do of taking a morning stroll. A disturbing comparison, but a very real mindset all the same.

I'm no detective, but I was a criminal prosecutor back home. Evidence certainly suggests that an imPort is to blame for this. Quite frankly, it's shocking that the police haven't named any suspects.

Unfortunately, it seems the worst thing any convicted imPort needs to worry about is a slap on the wrist. As if their hands aren't covered with blood, but instead with mere crumbs stolen from a cookie jar. Absurd, really.

Can I ask what made you decide to look into these cases?

this guy's an import, right? he might just be using his powers to cover everything up. it's kind of hard to get a suspect if they can't get any clues...

and why... it's screwed up, isn't it? how guys like this can do whatever they want, and the people they hurt just get forgotten about. i guess i just wanted somebody to remember them.

That is true. At the same time, we're talking about professional investigators, yes?

Between our individual dossiers and the government's presumable records for porter usage, I would think someone should have been able to narrow down the list of possible suspects to a more manageable number by now.

[This isn't amateur hour, after all. And it's not like this is the first imPort-related crime, either.]

An admirable reason. Typically, you'd hear that from a person with some sort of relation to one of the victims. Did you know any of these young women? Or know someone who did?

sorry but i'm not usually involved in this sort of stuff. if you want to know what's up with the cops around here then you'll have to ask the cops. or RISE i guess. i'm pretty sure they work with them.

and no, i didn't. i'm just tired of seeing this sort of thing happen to people. you've seen it too, haven't you? whenever somebody hurts people - a lot of people - he gets put in the spotlight. everyone else is just a prop for him.

Fair enough.

You have a point. The worst part is, sometimes that attention is the very thing these criminals crave. At the same time, the victims and their families may not necessarily want the spotlight directed at them. Too much media attention can easily start to feel voyeuristic, I'd imagine.

This is all so scary.

you're telling me. but this guy only targets people who are by themselves. if you stick with a friend you should be ok.

It's hard to have someone else around all the time.

you're right, it isn't. but we don't have to have someone with us ALL the time. it looks like this guy's been grabbing people after work, so you just need someone to make sure you get home okay.

I usually walk home but I could take a taxi.

that wouldn't be a bad idea for now. do you have anyone who could give you a ride home? a housemate, a friend, a coworker...

I'll ask around.

Thanks for the information, Utena. You've been working really hard at this, haven't you?

it was just looking stuff up. whoever's tracking this guy down have a way harder job than this.

He's good at covering his tracks, that's for sure. I've looked into some stuff too, but so far it's all been dead ends.

if he's an import he's probably using the porter to move around. that'd make him harder to track down, wouldn't it...

Edited (html, my ancient nemesis) 2017-10-29 18:49 (UTC)

hey. jacob?

you're registered right?

do they make registered imports fill out a bunch of paperwork when they use the porter? or is that just when you're unregistered?

That's just the Unsettled. Ever since I Registered, going through is like a breeze.

That's still a good idea, though. If the perp is an Unsettled imPort, he might have left a paper trail we can pick up on. It's worth looking into, at least.

it's worth a shot. it's better than nothing, right?

Exactly. Right now, anything helps.

Thank you Utena- this is helpful.

Hopefully, we'll be able to get to the bottom of who's responsible.

no problem. have you guys had any luck tracking him down?

Not yet. It's almost certainly an imPort though. [Which means they'll escape serious punishment.]

yeah = it'd have to be with how much he's moving around. plus if it was a normal guy, he wouldn't be sticking to porter cities, would he?

Not unless he had some kind of imPort fixation, but even then- what about the network post?

there's no way that someone who wasn't one of us could make that post. is there any way you can track down who made that? or maybe track down who's been using the porter. i don't know about you guys but i know i have to fill out a ton of paperwork whenever i use that thing.

Edited 2017-10-29 19:06 (UTC)

Computers aren't my specialty, but porter records might be a clue, unless they were a teleporter. Registered imPorts don't need to fill out paperwork but I'm sure they keep a record of our comings and goings anyway.

it's a start, right? you could check out who was using the porter when the murders happened and just cross off anyone who doesn't fit.

so what're you going to do about it

find out more about this guy, so we can take him down before he can get his hands on somebody else.

even tho u aren't a detective?

well, i'm not, but there's people here who ARE. they can probably do more with this stuff than i can.

omggg can u imagine having ~~ detective powers
like how effing sweet would that be
sniffing out leads like mcgruff

i didn't know vigilantes had an internet tip line tho damn
why don't u do this professionally

This is...frightening. I am shocked I have not heard more about this.

i guess you weren't around for the guy's post, huh? there's been some stuff on the news, but i haven't seen too many people on here talking about it.

The victims, they were all natives?

[She's asking for herself. Bela hasn't heard about any imPort murders recent apart from her own.]

[She's about to type something up when she notices the name. That's the name from the second post, isn't it?]

most of them. there's four victims: three natives and one import.

[You. Bela's not talking about it, though... should she say something? Or let Bela do the talking?]

[Bela is going to talk about it. Now that Utena has confirmed some details for her.]

Right. I was just checking to see if any other imPorts had been killed.

I fit the age profile, but I do have people who know me. Friends. Maybe I'm the anomaly in all of this?

maybe... do you mind if i ask you something? like what were you doing before this happened to you?

No, I don't mind. I was out for a drink after a long day at work. Nothing that I wouldn't normally do.

There is no local investigation into what has happened?

Have the police not figured this out yet? Are you a reporter?

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