viii | voice; backdated to early morning

[invoking]

[ A voice post today. Having barely gotten any sleep from his inability to tune out the voices when he wanted to and Raven's power being hone, Gil doesn't want anyone to see the bags under his eyes and pale complexion.

His voice is forcibly calm the whole time. ]

I need to know who else was on that bus yesterday. The one where everyone's powers were supposedly switched. Was it really with someone else on the bus? No natives or maybe an imPort who wasn't on it?

[ A pause. ]

Did everyone at least make it out alright?


[ THIS PRIVATE FILTER IS SO WEAK IT MAY AS WELL JUST BE PUBLIC... ]

About yesterday... I didn't get to finish filing away all the papers, so it's a mess... and the copy machine was still running.

I'm sorry but I don't think I'll be able to come in for the next few days. If it's possible to request some time off and then work extra hours if needed later on-- [ He's not entirely sure how this works. ] I'll put in the extra hours.

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[invoking]

Out of the City, you mean?

[couldbeavoided]

Right. I don't know where.

[invoking]

What the hell is happening to this place? [ He's trying not to panic.

Focus. ]

Need to start at the beginning of this. [ Right? ]

[couldbeavoided]

Yes.

[ A pause. ]

Everything's falling apart.

[invoking]

... No, I can't think like that. [ He takes a deep breath. ] Some are saying it's happened before and that it doesn't last.

So... so I'll have Raven back.

[couldbeavoided]

[ Another pause. ]

Right. You probably will get him back. It's probably only temporary.

[invoking]

Now what should I do...

[couldbeavoided]

Did you ask her about it? The girl?

[invoking]

Kenzi?

[couldbeavoided]

Yes. Her. The girl with your power.

[invoking]

She... [ He feels guilty. ] She's rather upset at the moment, I believe.

[couldbeavoided]

Oh. Is that because she has them?

[invoking]

I was a little careless... with my temper...

[couldbeavoided]

[ Pause. ]

Maybe you should wait a little bit.

[invoking]

No. [ A sigh. ] The longer I wait seems rude...

Although she was talking about selling it or possibly breaking it!

[couldbeavoided]

Sell it? How would she do that?

[invoking]

The Blood Sealing Mirror. She must have thought it was any other necklace.

[couldbeavoided]

What does it do?

ok i forget which translation is right. SEAL... SEALING... gdi.

[invoking]

Um... how did I private this with Ms. Natasha before...

[ TECHNOLOGY, UGH. After a couple of minutes of fiddling around, he manages a pretty... weak private filter. ]

The organization Pandora created this method so Contractors wouldn't have to take in the Chain's blood directly into their body. Letting it soak in the blood instead, the seal won't have to appear on the body.

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[couldbeavoided]

Oh. [ HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THAT MEANS... ] Can she do... that part, too?

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[invoking]

... I don't think a seal appeared on her. [ He sounds worried now. ] It would be bad, but not everyone can become a Contractor, too. She would have had to drink Raven's blood somehow.

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[couldbeavoided]

That sounds complicated.

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[invoking]

It can be to people who aren't from my world or even Contractors.

I've told you that the Chains are from a dimension in my world called the Abyss, remember?

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[couldbeavoided]

Yes. I'm just trying to figure out... this whole thing about--

... Why she got them in the first place, I'm not sure any of it makes sense yet. There must be some explanation...

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[invoking]

You're right. There were other people on that bus.

Do... Cityzens have powers here, maybe?