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[theoverwatchers]

In case you wanna call the cops

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[motherfucking_ghost]

[You know what? Why don't we fucking call the cops. What's the worst they can do? Maybe track them to Ein's place, but hey, spaceships, whatcha gonna do about it?

Speaking of Ein, Church is relying on the elderly scientist to get in touch and hopefully set the whole thing up first, and then do...whatever the fuck they're gonna do. He hasn't quite decided between putting up the actor front or launching right into desperate person who needs genuine help. An actor who needs genuine help that slides into actual desperate person? Hm.

(Who allowed Church to take charge of his own idea? Wait. No. He's a leader, this is fine, and it has never been his fault when his plans have gone sideways!)

So this is happening. Dressing up half-decently, or at least not looking like a hobo. Groomed. Gotta make a good first impression, right? This totally has no chance of backfiring after the chaos that was the Deadland fiasco. This is fine. He's not nervous, you're nervous.]

[misanthropicprinciple]

[You'd think a guy who used to work with the cops--or at least with a cop--would maybe know more about how to call the cops, but Junpei would be definitively agnostic about this whole deal if one of the officers in question wasn't York.]

Do you think they're pissed at us? How pissed do you think they are.

[Junpei, for his part, has dressed as nonthreateningly as possible, which means the puffy blue jacket and warm flannel is here to stay.]

Would trying to bribe them be insulting or, uh, sort of like the least we can do?

[motherfucking_ghost]

Dude, I'm not gonna bribe a cop. ...At least, that's not the first thing we wanna do. These guys are supposed to be the real deal genuine kind, right? So I'm gonna go with 'insulting', and I don't actually wanna insult people who we want to be helped by. Most of the time.

[misanthropicprinciple]

Look, if I was a cop, I wouldn't mind a 'thank you for your service' kind of present, that's all I'm trying to say.

...Which I guess is why I'm not a cop.

[motherfucking_ghost]

Oh my god. Listen, if this works, I will personally go down on an alien cop as thanks if I have to, but also, I'm not sure we have much to bribe with in the first place.

[misanthropicprinciple]

I thought your friend was the alien fucker. Though, then again...

[You. Banged. Kip.]

[scourgingstars]

[did someone call for a hobo]

...I must admit, of all the terrible ideas I've followed through with, this does at least seem like a logical concept.

[i mean yeah no one's ever going to believe them, but 'call the fucking cops' sounds kind of obvious if one thinks about it as little as possible.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

I'm gonna take that as a compliment on my brilliant plan to reach out for some actual help instead of running off half-blind. So thanks.

I mean, it's not gonna work, it's probably not gonna work anyway, but it probably can't backfire on us any worse than...literally anything else?

[power_of_dominance]

That's not instilling confidence, Church. But we don't really have many options to choose from, do we?

[motherfucking_ghost]

Well, you guys didn't have to go along with it and suggest it wasn't the worst idea we've ever had!

[power_of_dominance]

Just because it's not the worst doesn't mean it's a good idea. Though... crazy ideas seem to work well with this group?

[Soma sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose.]

This is why I usually just charge in. It's not me being stupid, it's so I don't overthink things.

[serrata]

I don't know. "Things probably can't get any worse than they are right now" is practically a glowing endorsement to me now.

[power_of_dominance]

Par for the course for our group, right?

[serrata]

[ behold! It's a Rii-san, in High Key Anxiety Mode. Of course she's here for this but that doesn't mean she has to be happy about it. ]

What are we even going to say to them...? I've been trying to rehearse something in my head but all of it just ends up sounding like nonsense...

[motherfucking_ghost]

Why don't we go with the truth?

[serrata]

Because the truth is the most ridiculous sounding thing out of all of it. I'm just so worried they're going to think this is some stupid group of fans making a tasteless prank call.

[motherfucking_ghost]

I don't think--I don't know, going in pretending we really are actors playing a part, where do we go with that? Either way, we get hung up on. Maybe we play along until we're sure he's alone and then, I don't know, make a desperate bid for his sense of morality and finely tuned instinct to sense that something's wrong?

[misanthropicprinciple]

I'm with Church on this one. I feel like sticking to the truth is the only way we could keep our stories straight, anyway. Where else would we even start?

[serrata]

... do you think they're actually going to believe us? I know it's silly to pin too many hopes on them, but...

[ even after everything that's happened, there's still that ingrained feeling that people like the police are supposed to help, so long as you're on the right side of the law. ]

Even if they don't, it won't make a difference to how we're doing things. It's just a little scary to think that we really might be all on our own in this.

[misanthropicprinciple]

...Hey. It'll be all right. We already know we're not, right?

[He slides his fingers through hers and holds on tight.]

We're just reaching out for a little more support, that's all. ...And if they try to go after us, then, hey, their investigation will probably lead them to the Network anyway. Two birds, one high speed spaceship chase.

[daughterofthemark]

And if we deceive him, and he realizes it, he will come to believe we cannot be trusted. Incredible as the truth is, I believe it to be the correct choice.

[thesciencemind]

[Whatever conversations Yl'lb had to set this meeting up, none of you were privy to them. But he's arranged a meet-up in a public place, just a cafe somewhere, one he plans to go along to.]

Okay. I'm not going to tell you not to bring any weapons, but please carry them in your Armiger. And the hardlights, too - they have scanners for those, they might be able to tell if you're disguising yourself. What are you planning on saying here?

[He considers the crowd that's gathered for a second, then adds:]

...and how many of you are coming?

[motherfucking_ghost]

Wasn't gonna bring anything but my own damn self. [...And...these people, but maybe they don't want it to turn into some kinda impromptu Airlocked! panel or something. He glances around at everyone.] I wanna lay out what's what, the truth as far as we can manage it. Say it enough times, maybe they're bound to listen to us.

[scourgingstars]

If Leonard's going, so am I. And please don't be concerned--I'm a politician first and a lunatic second.

[same difference, but the weapons are very much in hammerspace.]

But...well, yes. Honesty seems the best course of action here, unbelievable as it might be.

[thesciencemind]

...I think you’re probably right. Lies would be difficult to keep straight after a while, especially if they end up meeting more of you. Besides, if they figure out you’re lying, I doubt it’d end well.

[Still too many people for his tastes, quite frankly, but he's not gonna stop anybody going along. He knows many of you feel safest together.]

If you're ready, then? I’d like to get there first, we can pick an inconspicuous spot.