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[detectivetroll]

A lot of you are probably aware of this, but right now, the local police are under some pretty heavy investigation by the FBI. The ones who are close with Sherman in particular, obviously, and all of those arrests. All that means for the network is that the cops aren't monitoring or looking for anyone right now. They're keeping their heads down.

As far as the police are concerned, the alien being destroyed isn't the end of it. There are more of them coming, now that the snake was taken out.

Sherman isn't worried at all, I'm pretty sure he really believes the aliens are going to take care of everything, since we destroyed the snake for them. Chief Edwards is... really worrying. About the FBI, about the aliens, everything.

There hasn't been any communication, or any sign of activity from the aliens that are supposed to be coming. Honestly, I have no idea what that actually means.

[He pauses for a moment, then just ends it there. Nick doesn't bother using a proxy like he has before, because he's not sure how much longer it's going to matter. By now, there's enough cops on the network that he doesn't feel the need to explain himself, unless he's asked.]


[Private to Karl and Melissa]
Do you guys have any idea what the hell you're going to say?


[Private to Anthony and Alex K.]
Either of you have any interest in going on an overnight camping trip? I apparently pulsed back a pretty awesome camping trailer, and I could use a vacation.

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[stopinthenameofawe]

Not a goddamn clue.

[She's known this was coming, but she doesn't know what to say about it. She doesn't want any of the illegal shit to get looked over... but she wants to protect the people she cares about.]

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[detectivetroll]

Shit. Yeah. Me neither.

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[sassymaru]

i am so done with all this shit

im supposed to be at the hospital and i have to hang around waiting on the fbi GOD



the snaek was an alien ? it was one of them?

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[detectivetroll]

Go be at the hospital. If they want to talk to you, I'll head them off.

No, the snake was the thing the aliens wanted dead, apparently. I'm not sure if that means we accidentally helped them.

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[dominateartimus]

Thanks for the heads up.

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[detectivetroll]

[He hesitates over this one for a minute, because being thanked makes him uncomfortable, but he doesn't want to say not to do it.]

It's not much, but I figure every bit is important.

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[centurian]

[ He wouldn't have said anything, but the mention of Sherman really ticks him off. Learning from the last conversation he's had, he decides to make the post public. To... avoid suspicion and all that jazz. ]

So Sherman's not concerned at all that the government could have something on him and his alien "buddies"?

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[detectivetroll]

Doesn't look like it. Sherman's an arrogant asshole, man.

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[flamberge]

I do. It had been a difficult choice, but I do. Yourself?

Text. Private.

[detectivetroll]

That makes one of us, then. I'm still trying to figure it out.

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[professorwolf]

Do you know what you're going to say yet? The truth, parts of the truth, nothing at all?

[There's worry here, Nick. You may or may not pick up on it, but he's worried. About what the FBI are going to do to his friend, currently, more than the aliens bit. That can wait until it's a bit more immediate to fret over, when he's got something else right in front of him first.

At least, for the moment. That fretting might come in an hour or so.]

[audio, private]

[detectivetroll]

[Nick switches over to audio for this, because his arm still hurts a little, and he doesn't have to hide behind text with Lyall.]

I don't know. I can't tell them nothing, but I - honestly, I'd like to tell them the truth. But I don't know if we can trust them, and I can't be sure that it won't get back to Sherman.

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[hotshots]

Was wondering how quickly they'd work their way to you after they got the mechs and us pilots settled.

That said, you might have us to sort of blame for some parts of that heat.

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[detectivetroll]

Good. I'm glad people are speaking out against the local police, man, the ones who were involved need to get caught for what they were doing.

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[amberhearted]

There's too much shit for Sherman to cover up. Too much bullshit. They're going to get him

[ This is 50% actual confidence and 50% wishful thinking. Alex is in a weird place right now where he's thrown basically all of his chips with the FBI in the hopes that they'll crack down on all the bullshit in the police department and he'll be able to walk out in the open again.

He hopes so badly. ]

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[detectivetroll]

It's not just him, it goes higher up than that. But you're right, there's way too much for them to cover up. I think. Eventually, at least, but right now, I don't know anymore.

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[buildyourworld]

We were not supposed to destroy the snake?
Did you managed to find out why they want the snake gone?

Sorry about the investigation, we thought if anyone could help with kicking Sherman and Edwards out, it's the FBI right now.

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[centurian]

I wouldn't quite put all the blame of the FBI investigation on yourself.

[ Jeez, that doesn't sound cryptic at all, does it? ]

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[detectivetroll]

It wasn't the original plan, but it's not like the snake left us with much of a choice. According to the corrupt police, once the snake was gone, more aliens would come in to take over.

Nah, don't be sorry. If it helps uncover what they've been doing, it needs to happen.

[lackinginfaith]

More aliens. It would figure.

[detectivetroll]

So they say, anyway. We haven't heard anything from them yet.

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[hollowleg]

PLEASE tell me sherman is going to go to jail for what he did to people

please please please

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[detectivetroll]

Nothing's certain yet. Or if it is, I don't know about it. But he's being investigated.

[evowhisperer]

Remind me again why the police are under investigation?

[detectivetroll]

Oh, uh. Are you new to the network?

[Video]

[scramasax]

[He's really not uneasy-sounding at all. Just mild. Tentative. Mostly lightly.]

Uh - I would be -- ...! But uh - are you - are you sure? I could --

You could go with ALex, and I could - stay - stay here and umm. Take care of the - [With a long E-sound.] - apartment...

[He's not even sure why he's babbling on like that, maybe subconscious thought that he's not going to be the most relaxing company, but his answer to the question alone is "yes" - keeping questions on the trailer just behind the figurative gate.]

threaaadjack, hope it's ok [video]

[moarnomsplz]

[Oh no you don't, Anthony.]

Uh-uh, you're coming-ing too!

'Too', 'cause I am totally, lee, up for this.

[Text]

[whiterabbit_dot_obj]

God this just keeps getting more and more insane.

Sherman's aware that the alien that was here is dead and that there's a chance his buddies might just nuke the city from orbit out of spite, right? Because if I've been spending months afraid of a moron I'm going to hit something.

[There's a brief pause as he switches to private - he doesn't know for sure if Nick still wants to keep his cop-ness a secret, but he's not going to out the guy without being told it's okay first.]

You guys be careful, okay?

And no offense - I am SO GLAD this is forcing them to leave us alone. I miss being able to leave the apartment without being in a near-constant state of freaking out.

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[detectivetroll]

He knows that it's dead, but I doubt he thinks the aliens will nuke the city. As far as he's concerned, the mission was a success.

[...yeah, he's grateful for the private switch. If nothing else, it means he can be a little more open about things that might identify him.]

No offense taken. I'm glad, too, if this means it'll stop the bogus arrests - and worse. It might make things difficult for us for a while, but... we'll handle it.