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Anyway, now that the copypaste part is out of the way! Jim here, requesting you guys make your secret meetings a little more exciting. It's not like you're not trying with the whole "let's meet off the network!" dealio, but I have some serious concerns. For one thing, no secret handshakes or phrases? Not even dramatic meeting locations? The trying rating is about half a star if that. And I'm almost bored to tears with the whole back and forth about what's going on. Not bored enough to give you a cheat sheet, but still. I can't get myself taken off surveillance duty, so at least try to make it a little more exciting!

You guys might like this wikihow. Later!

Jim Halloway
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At various points throughout the day users will be sent images of themselves from behind, regardless of where they are. There doesn't seem to be any way to catch whoever might be taking and sending these, however, especially since being alone in a room doesn't seem to be a deterrent.
originallutece: (talk; hmm--?)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-02 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Charming.

[And deeply worrying. Rosalind exhales visibly, her fingers tightening around the wheel.]

Are you all right? At least mine were taken in relative public; I can't imagine having one taken in my apartment.
roseblooms: but honestly yomi eat a snickers or something (REFLECT ❁ so maybe i fucked that up)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-02 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm — managing.

[He sighs, raking his hands through his hair.]

It stands to reason that the point of all this is, in some way, to provoke a reaction. Look at the outcry that resulted, and in just a handful of hours. If that's the case, then there's a part of me that's loath to give them the reaction they're so evidently hoping for.

...But it's unsettling. I keep telling myself that I haven't anything anyone could possibly want, but I'm not sure whether the notion of pure randomness in its purpose actually makes me feel better or worse.
originallutece: a flying cityyyy? (talk; do you want to build)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-02 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[She hums softly, an acknowledgement of all that. In truth, she agrees: the notion of random chance is a touch more unnerving, because at least if there's a reason, one might have a course of further action. Whether it's appeasement or revenge hardly matters; one would have more options. But if it's just random chance, what's there to do but be unnerved?]

You ought to stay with a friend tonight. It'd help. Better to face this kind of thing with company than alone.

[They pull up near the police station, and Rosalind finally glances over fully at him.]

I know I might.
roseblooms: you will wear this magic nametag and you will like it (HIEI ❁ zero time for your shit today)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-02 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
It's...interesting you say that, actually. When I mentioned the friend of mine looking into things...

[He trails off, leaving that open-ended, but with a fairly clear implication inherent in what he's not saying: that he was certainly planning on tagging along.]
originallutece: (talk; i feel numb most of the time)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-02 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her eyebrows tick up. Ah. Well. That's certainly an endeavor, and one she faintly approves of.]

I see.

[It isn't until they've closed the doors and Rosalind's locked the car that she adds:]

How large are your chances of being arrested, do you imagine?
roseblooms: making threats look bishounen since 1992 (POSE ❁ a romantic long-stemmed bazooka)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-02 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Considering that my associate is a police officer himself? I'll tell him to close his eyes if it seems as though anything particularly illicit is going to occur.

[A beat; then, idly, he grins at her.]

Though my telling you this may potentially implicate you as an accomplice, now. I should apologize for that.
originallutece: the ojigi tried to eat the delivery boy again (talk; w e l p)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-02 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Police officers are not above the law, don't break in anywhere, she'd been about to say, but that bit of teasing rather dries her up her concern. Rosalind pulls a little face at him.]

Just for that, I shan't bail you out tomorrow morning.
roseblooms: i may be bad but i'm perfectly good at it (COAT ❁ time for some protag swag)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-02 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Would you ever have bailed me out in the first place?

[So innocent.]
originallutece: blue steel gaze (talk; this is her best)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-03 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
Someone has to grade my papers.

[Innocent indeed. Rosalind's faint smirk fades as they skip up the stairs, her expression becoming something coldly neutral.]

For the time being, let's keep the more absurd details to ourselves. I'd rather not the police look at me as if I'm mad.
roseblooms: can you stand against my hierophant greenery (GLASSES ❁ this is my kakyoin impression)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-03 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, ma'am.

[He tugs on his long hair, gathering it back behind him with a half-twist of his wrist to help keep it back off his face and shoulders, and follows her.]

Honestly, I just hope something comes of this.
originallutece: no you're definitely a prophet from god (anger; oh w o w)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-03 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
I think your private investigations might yield more results, frankly, but we shall see.

[As with so many things, the reality is neither as helpful nor as awful as either of them are suspecting. The police aren't entirely disbelieving, but nor are they particularly interested in what seems a very mild case of harassment and stalking. They do offer them both reports to fill, and there's a complete lack of sniggering, so Rosalind supposes she ought to count that as a win.]

"An application was installed without our permission on both our phones. Within a few hours, we received photos of ourselves, taken illicitly and without our permission, and with no explanation."

[Rosalind reads her neatly written words out loud, then glances over at her assistant.]

We don't yet qualify for emotional distress, nor fearing for our safety, but if it escalates, at least we'll have the official report to refer back to.
roseblooms: the limit of which in fact does not exist (NERD ❁ statistically speaking you suck)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-03 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
A paper trail. At the very least it's better than nothing.

[He finishes up writing a few things on his own paper, then holds it out in front of him and reads it over silently a moment before looking up at her.]

Mine says effectively the same thing, just in different words and with slightly more detail, I think. I remember glancing at the clock just before I received the picture, so I have a good idea of what time it must've been taken.
originallutece: awful tough lately (talk; you've been acting)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-03 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
Mm.

[She frowns down at her paper again.]

What precisely are you two going to do? Poke around the building's edge?
roseblooms: and sometimes the trick is your house burns down (KNOWING ❁ trickster fox is redundant)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-03 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose we'll find out when we get there. I'm going along as...moral support.

[HE'S SUPER NOT.]

Are you worried about me?
originallutece: I can honestly tell you I give far less of a damn than Rhett (talk; frankly my dear)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-03 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't go so far as worried. Mildly concerned, perhaps. Don't smirk at me like that or I'll have you walk back home.
roseblooms: did you want some gatorade for that thirst, kaito (LOLSHRUG ❁ right okay whatever you say)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-03 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Smirking? Me? Perish the thought. I'm the very model of respectful deadpan.

[YUH-HUH.]
originallutece: I'll cut you Fink don't think I won't (talk; listen here you fuck)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-03 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
And to think, I was going to let you drive me home before you went on your little errand.
roseblooms: and someone's going to punch me for that pun (KEY ❁ don't worry i've got this on lock)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-03 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
[...WAIT HOLD UP this just got interesting. Cue him sitting up noticeably straighter at that.]

On what grounds could you possibly need me to drive you? You managed the way over well enough.
originallutece: don't tell anyone but i'm kinda into this whole cyndi lauper business (talk; shit that's mildly catchy)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-03 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
It's been a long day, and I'm tired. I might as well let someone else drive, so long as you're here.

[That's not the real reason, but it sounds appropriate enough.]
roseblooms: the limit of which in fact does not exist (NERD ❁ statistically speaking you suck)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-03 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
...If you're sure.

[lol whipped, he thinks again, and mentally shoos away the thought before it can attach too hard to his train of thought.]

Well, I certainly wouldn't object, if that's what you want. It's not as though I get to drive a BMW every day, regardless of the reason.
originallutece: the only sensible person in the room (talk; why must I always be)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-03 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, no.

[Now there's a hint of a smirk on her face, though it's not as enthusiastic as it might normally be.]

No, no, I said I would have. You lost out the moment you decided to be cheeky.
roseblooms: can't a guy just eat his bae ramen in peace (JUDGE ❁ why are my friends like this)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-03 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
I'm fairly certain the way you're toying with me at present is some sort of violation of the Geneva Convention.

[howcouldthishappentome.mp3]
originallutece: new season of naked and afraid confirmed (happy; look how excited she is)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-03 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Let this be a lesson to you on being nice-- not to everyone, mind, but simply me.

[She stands, offering the paper to the man behind the counter, and then adds over her shoulder:]

Though I suppose if you truly asked politely, I might consider it again.
roseblooms: but really that boy is quite literally a monster (HEARTS ❁ equal parts smarm and charm)

[personal profile] roseblooms 2017-05-03 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
I am the poster child for good manners and common courtesy.

[Which is not the same thing as being nice, and many people wouldn't catch that, but she will. Perhaps it'll make her smile, he muses as he joins her to submit his own form to the same clerk.]

Really, Dr. Lutece, in light of the harrowing day you've had — staying late at the lab and all — may I please extend you the courtesy of chauffeuring you home?
originallutece: how you turn my world around (happy; won't tell anybody about)

[personal profile] originallutece 2017-05-03 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
[It gets a brief smile, at least-- and far more importantly, it gets him her keys, dropped into the palm of his hand.]

Well done, Fawkes, I'm ever so proud. Don't step too hard on the gas, please, it really does only need a light touch.

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