☆TRACK VIII: I'LL REACH YOU BELOW

[interdimanagers]

Who: All rescuers!
What: The trio is here to give you the deets.
When: The evening of February 18th.
Where: An abandoned subway.
Warnings: Nothing predictable, but you never know.

“Word has it on the wire That you don't who you are. Well, if you could jack into my brain, You'd know exactly what you mean here.” ☆I'LL REACH YOU BELOW The notification is sudden. A several hours in advance, all rescuers will receive a ping over the network from Shep that they are to gather at a specific location late that evening. The location will not be given out until one hour in advance of the meeting, but they are advised to be ready to receive it and move out immediately. When they arrive, the meeting is taking place in an abandoned subway. At first it doesn't seem like there is a way in, but after slipping through the rubble in some collapsed tunnels, you'll find it. Shep, Gold, and Silver are all present, and will spent the first while doing a careful headcount of those that show up, until approximately 15 minutes after the starting time. The results seem to be disappointing. People who were here the first time are missing, that much is obvious just from looking around – the leaders’ unease with it is clear. However, it doesn’t cause them to panic or change the point of the meeting, either. At 11:15 PM on the dot, then Shep will begin the meeting by explaining what they are all there for: information. There have been details that the team has been holding back on giving until now, and Shep will somewhat sheepishly explain that it’s because they didn’t want the risk the change of it being leaked in the event that new recruits were incapable or unwilling to blend and lay low for the time being. Thankfully, he’ll explain, everyone here has more than proven themselves capable of working within Vista’s system. So, they’ve been brought together so they can be fully brought up to speed. Information will be delivered in three parts, by each one of the leaders. Afterwards, questions can be asked, and the rescuers will be allowed to mingle and discuss for a few hours. All the information is concise, and in the end the actual explanation will end up taking a half hour or less. Afterwards, Gold has brought snacks to share, as has become customary. Hopefully you like pastries. “So, if you've got the time, Set up the tone to sync. Tap in the code, I'll reach you below.”

Comments

[avidita]

"That would be the best way. If they're busy fighting each other, than we can do more as well while they're preoccupied." Mammon sighs. "We just have to figure out how to make it convincing, and what spurs them to action. Once again, it all comes down to information gathering..."

[woomy]

"I'm at the library a lot, and since they want me to not knock out the power, I need new research topics."

In other words, she's going to see what she can learn about the labels. Hopefully, the libraries keep their collections current. But even some older materials can work in their favor too.

[avidita]

"And the good thing about famous and powerful figures is that there's always someone poking around, even if all you can get is a schedule."

How handy that this plan of Virgo and Pride's relies so heavily on fame and the public eye.

[woomy]

"Schedules and guest appearances and PR stunts are good to know. We can keep tabs on their movements and when to strike. It'll be like Echolocation."

Except a schedule is a much more general and won't pinpoint the exact location of everyone.

[avidita]

"You should make sure to keep an eye on even the trashier magazines, too." Fantasma croaks her agreement.

"If something strange happens, either the regular more respectable papers will try to normalize it on their own- oh that wasn't someone catching on fire, that was just pyrotechnics- or they'll be bribed or threatened, likely." Trust them. They're in the mafia. They're familiar with things like this.

"On the other hand, no one really takes ridiculous tabloids seriously, and they're already ready to leap onto anything. You'll need to take them with a grain of salt, of course, but... They could be useful."

[woomy]

"So it is possible an ancestor of the Great Zapfish lives in the ocean next to Virgo HQ." She gives an all knowing look to Mammon and Fantasma.

No, Agent 3. You're the only one who thinks that.

However, sea creatures aside, she does understand and will look at some of those magazines, assuming they're easily found in the library. 3 might have better luck online.

[avidita]

...Right.

Okay Agent 3.

Letting Fantasma doing the blank staring for them, Mammon continues. "Anyway, if I come up with any other uses for your ink, I'll let you know, alright?"

[woomy]

Both their reactions are possibly the best answer to this Inkling's thought process.

"Thanks. And if there's anything else I can do to help, let me know! I'll pass on any promising information I can find."