22nd Inning

[freakinblur]

[Well Scout is unhappy. Seeing two of his favorite ladies, Tifa and Mia both droned really pisses him off, especially since he had just seen Mia fine the other day. Then when he goes to check in on his pal Engie to see how his progress on the gas masks for the town is going, he's droned too. AGAIN.]

What the hell's goin' on around here?

[He'll also make his way to 1664 Nelson, looking for Spy. He's got a stack of papers and he looks none too happy. Knock knock.]

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[Filtered call to Margot - hackable]

Hey kid, I hear yer lookin' fer more training. Well grab yer bat an' come over any time yer ready, awright? If ya know any other kids interested, bring 'em too. It's time we get this town inta shape!

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[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

[The appraising look is returned.] Yo. Spy home?

[relaxiamadoctor.livejournal.com]

Spy....oh yes, the person this town designated as my father~ I'll see if he's in. Does he know you?

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately. Don't think we've met, though. I'm Scout.

[relaxiamadoctor.livejournal.com]

I'm Fran~ It's nice to meet you, Scout. Please come in~ I'll see if I can find him~

ENTIRELY POSSIBLE I READ THE FIRST PART AS A PHONE CALL. THIS COMMENT MAY NOT BE HERE :|

[thenorthernwall]

Other than the usual?

It's cool, he's out and about~

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

[Scout went from being in an awesome mood yesterday to a very cranky one today.]

Oh, hey Major Gen'ral. Yeah, I know, right? I'm gettin' real sick 'a this place.

[thenorthernwall]

I think we all are.

What's gone wrong today?

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Frickin' everyone's gettni' droned. I'm surprised I didn't come across you, like, bakin' a cake 'r mopping tha floor 'r somethin'. Jeez.

[thenorthernwall]

[Ouch. That had to suck.]

No, the only thing I'm making is coffee. Did something happen that would have caused it?

it's the infamous Scout!Pout

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Not as far as I know. Friggin' Engie never comes out of his garage, I just saw Mia the other day an' she was fine... Tifa I hadn't seen in a bit but I hadn't heard anythin'...

[thenorthernwall]

[She's not even going to suggest that it's permanent.]

Well, knowing you and the company you keep, they probably did something interesting to cause it.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

[He frowns at that.] Ok, Engie? Maybe. Happenin' ta him so much I'm startni' ta think he likes it 'r somethin'. But the girls? No way.

...wrong account. Too lazy to change.

[destinybreaking.livejournal.com]

Do they skip work or wear anything unusual? Perhaps they annoyed one of the neighbors. It's any number of things. You've seen how easily people get droned. All Dist did was sleep.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

...I dunno. Maybe. Yeah, I mean, Ema didn't do anythin', she got droned then disappeared and woke up in another house an' doesn't remember a thing. So friggin' weird.

Hurr, wasn't sure if I should threadjack or not.

[queensrules.livejournal.com]

[Spy is up in the/"his" study, hanging back and smoking his umpteenth cigarette of the day. When he hears footsteps coming up the stairs, he sighs and gets up to unlock and open the door.]

Ah, it's you.

[destinybreaking.livejournal.com]

...She returned?

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Yeah, how shitty is that? When I got back from Westport there was a new drone wife in the house. The next day I got a call from Ema. It was... creepier than I thought it'd be.

whatever's cool~

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

[Scout looks so very thrilled. He hands over a stack of papers to you.] Yo. These 'r fer you. From Mia.

Aye~

[queensrules.livejournal.com]

[Spy looks mildly surprised at the stack of papers. He flips through them quickly then takes his cigarette from his mouth and taps the ashes off the end.]

Did you happen to read them?

[destinybreaking.livejournal.com]

Where does she live now?

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Nope. I'm a gentleman like that. [He says that very flatly. It's up to you whether you believe him.] Got any ideas why the day after she gives these ta me she ends up droned?

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

I dunno. I ferget which street. She's gonna stop by sometime to try 'n figure out what mighta happened, but I can't tell her much more than I already did. But she don't remember me or Ai.

[destinybreaking.livejournal.com]

Let me know how that goes.

[You can practically see the gears turning in her head.]

[queensrules.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, he doesn't believe that for a second.]

She was droned? No, I haven't a clue. I asked for these some time ago, before the road to Westport opened.

[He glances over the papers a second time then hands them back.]

Read them, you were supposed to. That is why asked her to bring them to you instead of directly to me.

[freakinblur.livejournal.com]

Huh. I wonder what happened then…

[He leafs through papers. He actually HADN'T read them, because Mia said they were for Spy and, well, she was Mia. Always so nice to Scout, he figured he owed her this much.]