voice;

[thxforthememories]

I don't understand it.

[Wow someone sounds upset. Again. Just when things were kind-of-sort-of looking up, too.]

We have a police force. We have a place to lock criminals away.

So what good is it if they just go free, and nothing's done to put them back! It's useless, isn't it!

[He's really upset right now, wow. Possibly with good reason... since there's a private message incoming.]


[PRIVATE MESSAGE TO: BRAVE POLICE UNITS]
There's another Ratchet here. He's... he's wrong. And he's interested in us.

Please. Tell me you're all right.

[Because he screwed up and attracted the crazy bot's attention. Oops.]

Comments

[Audio; Private]

[kungfugeek]

...






Really?

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

...

Unless you have a better idea.

Yes.

[Audio; Private]

[kungfugeek]

!!


Golf works! I hope your swing's gotten better, Kagebird!


[Man, it's like a lightswitch. He just lit right up.]

[Audio; Private]

[thxforthememories]

[That's better. That's more like the PJ he's gotten to know.]

I'll do my best.

[0perator]

Do you have any vices? Now wouldn't be a bad time to develop some.

[She's still snickering a little. Oh, the wonders of finding out every jerk here is like Sigma.]

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[raceme]

[Not Blurr's starting to see the big picture.]

You could work in groups or you all could stay safe in the temples until we figure something out or we catch him. The second option seems the best.

Did he mention anything that could lead to track his location?

[thxforthememories]

I don't know what that means. What a "vice" is.

locked | text

[thxforthememories]

We're reporting in to each other. As much as possible. I won't let them get hurt.

No. He didn't.

[thxforthememories]

Then maybe they need to be tracked.

Tagged.

[primest]

That's a good idea in theory, but there's too many ways for it to fail.

Even if we could develop a way to do it, how would we stop them from taking it out or breaking it?

[Video | Private]

[thankyou4myheart]

All right. How about this – your systems make you much more suited to this than I am. Let me handle McCrane and Kay and Gunmax. You concentrate on locating that Ratchet. You don’t have to approach him – in fact, I'd rather you didn't – just find him and then call in the location. We'll get a group together to apprehend him.

…since a one-on-one arrest went so well last time.

[Video | Private]

[thxforthememories]

But Kay --

She's my family. I have to look after her.

[Video | Private]

[thankyou4myheart]

Sometimes the best way to look after someone is to leave them to go take care of what's threatening them the most immediately.

[He's had to do it enough times himself, so he knows how hard that can be...and how necessary.]

Believe me, Kagerou - I understand family. I had one too, before coming here. If you'll trust me, I'll look out for Kay the same way I used to for Yuuta and his sisters.

[0perator]

A bad habit that is fun but also probably not the smartest. Most people develop them after a while.

[thxforthememories]

Then no. I don't have any of those.

[thxforthememories]

Maybe Ratchet would know.

... the normal one.

[Video | Private]

[thxforthememories]

I...

I don't know.

[He doesn't want to leave her. Not when bad things are happening. It makes him want to take everything important and hold onto it tighter.]

[Kay included.]

It's -- it's up to her.

[Not that he doesn't trust another BP unit. It's his dependency talking -- not that he'd have any idea.]

I can't decide for her.

[primest]

Yeah, obviously the normal one. I'll see what I can do.

[0perator]

Alas. Times like these are a great time to indulge them.

Well, if you want help developing one I'm game. Otherwise I guess I will just wish you good hunting on catching the bastard again.

[Video | Private]

[thankyou4myheart]

[He…actually has some dependency issues himself (which might at least in part explain Kagerou's, for that matter?), but he's never actually heard the phrase or know anything about it, so he doesn't recognize it either.]

  Talk to her, then.

  Kagerou, you're a member of the team.  I hope you know that I've got your back to the best of my ability.  That includes your family.  Anyone important to you is important to me too.

  [Not particularly trying to convince him on /this/ point, trying to make him make a decision anyway, just…wants to make sure Kagerou knows that.  That he has that open to him.]

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[raceme]

We need to organize ourselves better. I talked to Decakrd, the whole police force should have a meeting once McCrane is feelign better.

locked | text

[thxforthememories]

All right.

Whenever he's ready.

[Video | Private]

[thxforthememories]

It isn't that -- I don't doubt that, I mean.

[He's trying to say he knows all that. It's just not coming out right.]

But leaving her.

I... it feels wrong. Just thinking about it.

[No matter who is looking after her.]

locked | text

[raceme]

I'll talk to him and let you all know.

[Video | Private]

[thankyou4myheart]

You wouldn't be leaving her, and I'm sure she'd understand.

  Again, talk to her.