ONE king to lead them; video

[wasandwillbe]

[ a young blonde with sharp features – no older than sixteen, probably – seems to be staring directly out of the screen with the most piercing green eyes imaginable. anyone who goes to locke city high might recognize her as ffion claire llewellyn, or at the very least “that one girl who signed up for as many sports as she could fit into her schedule.” anyone who doesn't can probably at least recognize her as someone who is decidedly not in the mood for this shit. ]

Whatever it is you've done, take it back.

[ she speaks in firm tones, not stumbling on any of her words. ]

I don't know what it is you're trying to do. [ she pauses – her eyes dart around the bathroom around her – before continuing. ] Maybe you have some point to make. Maybe this is just some grudge. But I don't have time to deal with it right now. We're halfway into hell week, and we've got an away game next Thursday. I can't afford to put up with-

[ “a hacked smartphone?” ”fake memories?” how is she supposed to believe someone was capable of all of this...? after a moment's delay, she exhales forcibly. ]

-this.

[ whatever this is. it's a lame finish, but it'll have to do for now. ]

Whoever you are, you know how to find me. However you did this, you know how to stop it. [ they have to. ] I'll be waiting.

[ and with that, she stops the recording. ]

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[wirsinddiejager]

[Oh, look. It's that guy who would sometimes show up to paint sets at the drama club! And who's been on the news recently for some terrorism thing but who cares about that.]

Points for attitude, but you'll have to wait a pretty long while.

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[wasandwillbe]

[ "then i'll wait," she's tempted to say. she's not really one for yielding without good reason, and right now she's still kind of pissed off about the whole "weird memories making you puke" thing.

except- ]

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[wasandwillbe]

[ except that's one of the students who helped paint the set you were just practicing on. "alan hunter," if you remember. ]

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[wasandwillbe]

[ and you're fairly sure you do, what with that name and face getting all over the news just a few weeks ago. ]

...what are you doing here?

[ it's taking a moment to really comprehend. the surreality of talking with a known terrorist, much less one who's responsible for the paint-job you just messed up, is not something you thought you'd experience. like, ever. ]

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[chernobolt]

Um - I do not think that you will find whoever it is you are seeking on this network.

[Kara is a bit hesitant since she's making a few assumptions here, and she doesn't want to take it too far. but she's pretty sure the girl is just talking about Numbers stuff, whiiich would make most of that icy diatribe pointless here]

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[wasandwillbe]

Where else could they be?

[ her voice may be coming off slightly more aggressive than she'd like. sorry, kara - claire's had a doozy of an hour. at least you're spot on with the assumptions, though! ]

[Video]

[originaloddcouple]

I don't think I've done anything...

But I'm sorry for bothering you if I have!

[Video]

[wasandwillbe]

[ unrelated people are personally apologizing? this is backfiring more than she'd expected. ]

Don't apologize. You've done nothing to me, as far as I know.

[ ... ]

As far as either of us knows, apparently.

[text]

[dead_black_eyes]

[She doesn't know L, which is probably a good thing and less of a headache for everyone involved.

However, she has gotten his attention with her post's suspicion and her obvious raised hackles.]

To my knowledge, it isn't a trick or an attempt at sabotage.

It's a shock, initially, but you should be able to recover from it before your finals.

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[wasandwillbe]

[ not knowing L tends to be less of a headache in general, doesn't it

seeing the anonymous text on the screen certainly doesn't make her any less suspicious, even if the other responses she's been receiving have been helping some on that front. still, she tries to treat it the same way she's been treating the other posters - who knows? if what they're saying about the cops is true, this person might have the right idea. ]

I'm more worried about the game how stay
We need to end the season on a hi note

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[wasandwillbe]

[ a few seconds after, the post updates: ]

Honestly

[ goddammit, autocorrect. ]

[video]

[peacefulwinter]

You're... taking it out on the w-wrong people.

[She's kind of surprised herself after Friday's semi-public dressing-down, but a promise was a promise. Claire, you may recognize this girl as the former student council secretary.]

We're here to h-help you. I understand it's hell week, but... well. S-some of us can help with that, too.

[video]

[wasandwillbe]

[ winter adamas. she was on the student council, wasn't she? a reliable secretary up until she was dismissed- not even a week ago. drugs had been involved, but not directly...

and that's the pretense the police had been operating under all this time, according to what materials she's been given.

just how far would this all go? ]

I- thank you. [ she's tempted to ask directly, but she's not dense enough to reopen barely-closed wounds. ] It should be fine. After all, it's only a few more days, right?

Video; iPhone

[alilyinthemoonslight]

[An image pops up of a slightly older, dark haired girl. She stares for a moment as recognition sinks in, and then furrows her brow a bit.]

Oh dear.

Ah... Hi.

Claire, right?

Video; iPhone as well

[wasandwillbe]

[ they just keep coming. how many students are going to respond here? it's still just a small percentage, but if all these others are going through the same thing... ]

That's right. How long have you been here, Lily?

[ it's been a while since she's had to ask for help (or at least since it's been a matter of passing or failing). still, the memory's fresh enough in her mind to bring names with it. ]

[Texted]

[espigeonage]

Whatever's doing this seems entirely unwilling to listen. Though when you're far enough from the city, or sometimes just out of the blue, you forget.

Welcome, btw, for what it's worth.

[Texted]

[wasandwillbe]

That's even less helpful then. Leaving is too high of a cost and doesn't solve the problem anyway

Thanks for the welcome tho

voice, iphone;

[sucrosity]

Man, am I glad tennis season is over...

[A dramatic shudder, complete with her voice.]

I don't think anybody's figured out a way to turn this stuff off yet, sorry.

voice, iphone;

[wasandwillbe]

Leaving the city is supposed to work, even if that doesn't help much.

[ she can at least try to update others with whatever she can find. but enough of that - there's a more important topic of discussion here. ]

Do you play much tennis? Outside of the season, I mean.

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[drama8om8]

 

 

 

 

Understudy chick?

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[wasandwillbe]

[ oh, no.

she really should have expected this. when alan showed up, she really should have put two and two together and assume his accomplice-cum-girlfriend would be in close pursuit. and she is an accomplice; even if she's willing to accept that alan probably didn't do anything morally wrong, she's far less ready to make that assumption about- ]

Tavia.

[ even if there is no audible sigh, it's clear in the tired tone her voice takes just how she feels about this. ]

How have you been?

[wonk]

ill say this 4 as much as u dont kno about any of this u sound rlly dramatic anyway

so props 2 u for that i guess

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[wasandwillbe]

[ urgh. she's really starting to regret going onto this thing so confrontationally - it's becoming clear that nobody here's to blame, as far as anyone knows. ]

Blame the drama club for that, they've been trying to coach me for weeks now

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[dragon_blossom]

Oh my God Claire! Holy shit they're grabbing way too many of us kids, this is like some stupid cartoon or something.

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[wasandwillbe]

-Marina?

[ no kidding - she's definitely seen more familiar faces and heard more voices she knows than she'd expect from a random sampling of the town. still, she's not quite willing to cede that point just yet.

especially with the cartoon bit added on. gosh. ]

There have been plenty of adults, haven't there?

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[idealofhope]

[Calvin is grimacing, like he feels a little bad for the kid.]

Yeah, I tried the same thing a few days ago. Doesn't work. Pretty sure you're stuck with.... [Wide hand gesture.] All of this.

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[wasandwillbe]

[ holy crap. ]

Mm. That's, uh- that's the impression I've gotten from everything so far.

[ all this talk about the network is ignoring one vital point: far more important information has just presented itself. ]

Sorry - you're Calvin Kent, right?

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[ex_elude798]

[He'll see those green eyes and raise her another pair]

Don't hold your breath. We've got no idea who's behind this.

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[wasandwillbe]

So I've been told.

[ someone was helpful enough to link castiel's guide for newcomers. at this point, she's just working on adjusting to her new life in bizarre memory-terrorist town. ]

Does anyone have any ideas why it's happening? The guide wasn't as clear on that.

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[ex_purity762]

[Pierce is only in orchestra, but he's one of those outgoing sorts that gets to know plenty of people. Not to mention, he's got a photographic memory, so he has no trouble at all placing her face. Few people can juggle quite so many activities, after all.

Although he avoids identifying himself as much as possible, discretion tells him that he ought to at least use his voice. His usual text-only method might just put her more on-edge]

Claire, right? As far as I know, none of us has a way to stop what's going on.

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[wasandwillbe]

Ah- that's right, yes.

[ the voice isn't quite as familiar as she'd like - she can't immediately place a face to it. still, they know her, so - another student or a teacher, most likely? ]

...mm. Leaving the city isn't really an option, is it?

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[sun_sun]

Claire!

Welcome to the team, man!

video; sorry for the delay ;__;

[wasandwillbe]

Annie?

[ what the hell - she's known like half of these people! ]

You too? How long have you been here?