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[faith_powered]

[It is currently ungodly 'o clock and Kanako hasn't slept one bit. She's also got a wicked headache, after outmaneuvering a business enemy she had gone back to the office to wrap things up. Before leaving the office, she fires off a text to who she thinks is her new secretary]

Mary, I need two copies of the O'Neil presentation on my desk by 9. Book a meeting for me with the execs, mark it urgent. Ideally before noon, I know getting their schedules to align is a nightmare but Harrison can skip the Accruals meeting and I know for a fact that Johnson tends to be out golfing in the morning and this is more important. I'll be in around 7.

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[miraclemiko]

[Thanks mom for waking her up at stupid o'clock. Not to say that this isn't a common thing for her to text Sanae instead of her secretary.]

mom go back to sleep.

[She starts to put her phone back on the nightside table when--]

[miraclemiko]

[Wait a sec. What's this number?]

[miraclemiko]

[This is obviously Kanako but... wait a second...]

[miraclemiko]

[Wait. This is that network thing. Why is she texting--]

done

[miraclemiko]

[WHY IS HER MOM TEXTING THAT WEIRD NETWORK THING WHAT IS GOING ON. Screw texting, someone's gonna get a rude awakening via loud voice (likely in stereo because she's in the next room over.]

MOM?!

[faith_powered]

Sanae! Don't shout I'm still at the office!

[miraclemiko]

[Eep. Indoor voice, got it.]

What are you still doing at the office, it's 2:30 in the morning!

Wait a second, what are you even doing on here?

[Because it's rational for her chem. teacher to be on this. Not her mom.]

[faith_powered]

I'm always on my phone and you didn't need to call me. I'm just wrapping some things up I'll be home soon.

[miraclemiko]

Ummmm... You know this isn't my cell number right?

[faith_powered]

Sanae, it's very late and I'm not in the mood for games what are you talking about?

[miraclemiko]

[Deep breath. Okay.]

Do you want the short version or the long version? I assume the short since you sound really tired and cr--

Tired.

[faith_powered]

[Definite edge in the tone]

Tired and what?

[miraclemiko]

[Oh.]

Cr... afty! Crafty! Tired yet crafty!

[faith_powered]

I will allow it this time since that was a good save. Anyway what were you saying?

[miraclemiko]

[OH THANK GOD.]

So this is actually a super secret network!

I think!

[faith_powered]

Come again?

[miraclemiko]

A super secret network, you know like in the movies? Where a bunch of people get together and talk about weird stuff like powers and aliens and giant monster squids.

[Okay, the last one is an extrapolation of what someone else said, BUT IT COULD HAPPEN.]

[faith_powered]

Uh... huuuuh. Honey, why don't you just head to bed you're obviously not fully awake. I'll be home soon.

[miraclemiko]

No mom, I am totally awake! It's true! Here, read this!

[Kanako gets a text with a link]

See?

[faith_powered]

It's certainly very thorough. Tell you what, I'll believe you if you can prove any of this nonsense isn't some weird game I most certainly don't have time for at 2 AM.

[miraclemiko]

Um, well...

[Oh!]

Echos, right! Apparently when you get the number for this network, you get something as well, like a power, or a vision, or an item, or something like that. Maybe that happened?

[faith_powered]

That doesn't mean much to someone who was at a bar not too long ago.

[miraclemiko]

...Mom, were you drinking on the job?

[faith_powered]

I got a contract out of it so it was company dollars well spent.

[miraclemiko]

Do you need me to call you a cab? You should probably be in bed.