5th Inning

[freakinblur]

[To be frank, getting brainwashed for 12 hours scared the hell out of Scout. It happened so effortlessly, and he could do nothing to resist it. The idea of being stuck as one of those faceless drones bothered him more than he thought it would. Not that he would admit this in a thousand years. Not EVER.

He thought about keeping up that vandalism streak and show that pig Grady he meant business, but even he knows in the end, it'd get him nowhere. He had to relax and keep his head clear, to not let his temper get the best of him. He said he was going to come up with a plan to get out of here, and he meant it. He can't afford to let this town get under his skin - that was like letting them win. He already let his team and others down with the first plan being a failure. And thanks to that, half of them got droned too.

But first, he needed more info. He acted too fast with the first plan. Now, it's reconnaissance time. He's Scout after all; it's his job.]
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[Filtered call to all non-drones oh hey look he can do that now]

Hey, guys... has anyone ever been inside the police station? The only cop I've ever seen is Grady. I bet if any there are clues about how people get and out of here, that's the best place to start. If we can distract Grady long enough, maybe we can get in there and check it out. Is there anyone else even IN there?
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[And speaking of those people who got let down...

Flowers are delivered to 341 Brady and 1250 Williams. They're respectively addressed to Tifa and Margot. No sender is listed, but there is a small card attached to them reading "No hard feelings, I hope." Girls love flowers, right? Right.]

Comments

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

....if I told you no, would you actually listen to me? [He laughs, albeit a bit nervously.] I'm thinking of hittin' up the top floor of the police station, and possibly city hall too. Gonna see if we can set up some cameras 'r somethin', and see what's goin' on in there!

And uh, yeah, I'm doin' ok. It was only like a measly 12 hours! It's gonna take more than that, kiddo!

[followyouthere.livejournal.com]

...No. And if all they're going to do is take away my free will for a few hours, why should I be afraid?

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

[He laughs.] Atta girl. If they think somethin' like that'll make us play nice, they got another thing comin'!

Me, Sniper 'n' Spy'll probably head out sometime soon on this. I'll let you know what's goin' on.

Man, at this rate, I may as well buy you a BLU uniform! [He laughs again.]

[followyouthere.livejournal.com]

This is only until we get out, you realize.

[But on the inside, she is so, so happy.]

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah, I know. From what I hear, if we get outta here, we're not goin' to tha same place. That people in this town ain't necessarily from the same world or whatever. But to tell ya the truth? As much as I'd like to get back to my home and my job, I'd be glad to get ANYWHERE that isn't this damned town.

[followyouthere.livejournal.com]

I can't say that the thought of going to another world isn't alluring because -- shit. It is.

I just want to get us somewhere where my sister can be safe, that's all.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it could be interestin', considerin' some of the people I've met here!

Wait, you got a sister here?

[followyouthere.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Like, I want to see what the world where countries get around is like.

She got here a while ago, yeah. I'm grateful, but... [She shrugs, it probably implied by the inflections of her voice.]

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Well don't you worry. I'll get you both out of here, no problem!

[followyouthere.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well... Crossing my fingers.