5th Inning

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[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

[fuelefficient.livejournal.com]

Try not to underestimate Officer Grady. He is most likely capable of bending space-time much like this city does.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

....seriously? "Most likely"? Have you seen this happenin'?

[fuelefficient.livejournal.com]

In a way, yes.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

What did you see? Any info ya could give me would be a huge help, man. I'm thinking, though, if we can keep 'em out of the station just long enough to get upstairs...

Uh, by the way... from what I know, you country-guys have real names too, right? Cuz it weirds me out to just call ya "Japan".

[fuelefficient.livejournal.com]

Officer Grady can cover large distances in a few mere seconds. Any attempt at infiltration that does not involve a disguise will most likely fail.

Ah...call me Kiku then.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but will he be teleportin' across the map when he's got a bullet in his head? Sniper's got my back, man!

[fuelefficient.livejournal.com]

As a matter of fact, yes. He will simply make the bullet and gun vanish.

1/2

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

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[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

You're not jokin', are you. Goddamnit. Then what we need to do is find out where he gets his tricks from.

[fuelefficient.livejournal.com]

There is...a way. If you are a good actor.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Ha! Are you kiddin'? Have you met our Spy? I'll all ears, man.

[fuelefficient.livejournal.com]

If you act like a drone, it may confuse Officer Grady. America-san has gotten away with a lot by using that guise. Perhaps if you enter the station, act like a drone, and ask for a tour or pretend to be interested in a job...you may succeed.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Wow, really?! [He laughs.] I woulda never thoughta that, to be honest. We may just have to try it out. I've already been screamin' in Grady's face, but I don't think Spy's ever met up with him yet.

Thanks for all the info man! I owe ya one!

[fuelefficient.livejournal.com]

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