Network; @XXDARK_STARXX

[omniavincit]

WHO: William and WHATEVER STUPID HANDLE YOUR CHARACTER IS USING
WHAT: Breaking in the network.
WHERE: The information...two-lane country road.
WHEN: Whenever you like (pre- or post-event...or lmao during...is fine)!

[ If one of the handles William selected at random from his phone's perplexing contacts list belongs to you, congratulations! That device you slipped in your pocket? Or squinted at in confusion? Or immediately fumbled, if you're William and can't seem to shake your current spell of bad luck?

It makes a noise. ]

FROM: @xxDARK_STARxx

What do the shadows look like to you?

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[badassassin]

[There's barely even a pause before she answers; she didn't really expect it would be that simple.]

Good. The more people searching, the faster we'll find answers.

[omniavincit]

Or the more answers we'll find. [ What satisfies one person doesn't satisfy another. Case in point: this conversation. ]

Were you in the middle of something? When you got here.

[badassassin]

No. I'd just finished a job. Is there some kind of pattern for what people were doing?

[omniavincit]

I haven't asked.

I figured since you're searching for a reason here, maybe you had one before.

[badassassin]

No. I just assume someone is responsible for teleporting me, considering this isn't a normal thing that just happens.

[omniavincit]

[ Oh. He's a little surprised at the depth of his disappointment.

Then why would you think a normal person is responsible? he's tempted to ask. In lieu of going in circles: ] What kind of job?

[badassassin]

[Does she know William is normal?]

It's a long story. [If he hasn't figured it out by now, she is a fan of brevity.] The mission changed a lot, but I got it done. That's the important thing.

Were you doing something special?

[omniavincit]

My favorite kind. [ Not that he expects her to humor him—even if she were...a completely different person, it'd be a lot of typing.

The question gives him pause. He's never had to explain COST—people either understood or couldn't know. ] Not in the moment. Not that I can remember.

We were in the middle of a revolution.

[badassassin]

I've been called in to deal with a few uprisings. Haven't had the opportunity to be on the other side.

Are you a soldier?