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[warfares]

We have a problem.

[cronusian]

Another one?

What is it now?

[warfares]

Several, if you want to be technical, however, this this does present an immediate threat.

I've verified the claims made against him, at least insofar as his ability to compel others.

[cronusian]

[Lovely. There's more of them. Hux rubs the space above the bridge of his nose, wishing for more of that swill-ish moonshine about now.]

Interesting.

[Not interesting, particularly. Concerning, yes, but Hux is mulling over his actual response still.]

[warfares]

[ It's more or less the response he'd expected. Now, to the reason he'd reached out in the first place: ]

Just how comprehensive was your officer's training?

[cronusian]

If you think for a second that I did not reach my position through the proper channels and with the necessary training, you would be gravely mistaken.

Did you message me to insult my capabilities further, or is there a point to this?

[warfares]

Time enough to debate your formidable career later.

Did they teach you to resist compulsion?

[cronusian]

I am not some weak-willed man capable of being manipulated by mental trickery.

[Pride is a fickle thing when ruffled. Hux is a man who holds onto pride with a vice because it is one of so few things he has. Not to mention, admitting a lack of training in this area to Ren of all people is playing a dangerous game.]

Any further possibilities of training against mental subterfuge seem to have been closely guarded secrets kept to extinct or irrelevant cultures.

Lost to time, war, or poor political relationships.

[warfares]

Then I suggest you make time, as you'll be learning.

[cronusian]

And I suppose you're going to be doing the teaching?

[warfares]

Would you rather have the girl do it?

[cronusian]

No.

If we are doing this, we do it in my quarters, not yours.

[The reasoning seems obvious to him.]

[warfares]

The better to discretely murder me if needs be.

[cronusian]

That seems counter-productive. Don't your kind have some kind of natural defenses against this?

[warfares]

There's a significant difference between a biological agent and someone trying to pick over your mental defenses.

Do you really want to take the risk?

[cronusian]

No.

I expect you understand the importance of keeping these meetings discreet.

[warfares]

I'm hardly planning on sharing this with anyone.

[ He would speak to Rey next, regardless. To gauge the extent that she had been affected. ]

Accept the advantage, General. You'll need it should the worst come to pass.

[cronusian]

And if it does?

[warfares]

Then you'll have the satisfaction of indulging a long-lived fantasy, and perhaps gain some further insight into how this Reset Room works.

[cronusian]

Very well. I will expect you tomorrow.

[warfares]

I'll be early.

un: jjones, private

[underachievement]

I heard you like science.

[cronusian]

I would be interested to hear where you heard that. Your information isn't incorrect, however.

It is a broad subject. Is there a particular interest in it that you had in mind?

[underachievement]

Ren, he said you two were like this [ crossed fingers emoji. nobody said these devices can't do them. small talk over. ]
I want you to take my blood and use it to counteract a virus,

[cronusian]

[Not exactly his area of expertise, but he has enough background, he could theoretically work through it. What he lacked should be easy enough to research from books in the library. He frowns a bit at the implication Ren is going around proclaiming ... whatever it is he's proclaiming but he doesn't refute the claim.]

Is the virus currently in your bloodstream? I'll need a sample of it. And supplies from the hospital.

[It would be better to just do all his work in the hospital, actually. That Ren sent her to him is interesting, as is the prospect of something to work on beyond his current far less challenging project.]

[underachievement]

[ Good question. If this isn't his area of expertise, to her it's all Greek run through Google Translate back and forth thirteen times, but she's been within 100 yards of him within the past 24 hours, crumfortunately. If she's immune is she still carrying it? Yes let's say yes. ]

Should be. I can get anything we need if you give me a list.

un: upsilon

[thatsruff]

Further intel gathered to report on death.

[cronusian]

Good work. Report when ready.

[thatsruff]

Incomplete memory following return to reset room. Eventual return of some lost time comes within several nights. Memories of death and cause hard to recall. Injuries not retained.

[cronusian]

Have you noticed any memory loss beyond those surrounding your death, before or after?

[thatsruff]

No. Only memories around the time of death.

[cronusian]

You did well. Do you have anything further to report?

[thatsruff]

There is an elevated number of new residents to the city. Their scents are overpowering old trails. Some humans are missing from the trails completely. It is confusing.

un: socorro;

[warfares]

There's someone here interested in studying the dust. Did you ever manage to gather a sample from our trip to the tower?

[cronusian]

It's with the others. So far it just seems to be that. Dust.

Making new allies, are we?

[warfares]

Allies is a stretch.

I merely thought you might be interested and could, if necessary, leverage your sample to get access to what information he uncovers. But it's your sample to do with as you will.

[cronusian]

What makes you think he can learn anything more from it than I have?

[Always a difficult sell, but he's interested to see why it is Ren keeps suggesting his aid to others. Perhaps he's hoping to rid himself of Hux somehow.]

[warfares]

I'm more curious to see if there's anything of value to be learned from the comparison of the separate specimens; if it is simply dust, then so be it, but I've not forgotten the creature at the tower. It brought the dust, then.

Perhaps another like it brought the dust here.

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[warfares]

@socorro: The man, Stark, is returning to the Tower to set up cameras.
@socorro: I'll be part of the group accompanying him.
@socorro: There is also talk of finding the bunker.

[ The one from the footage shown several weeks earlier. ]

@socorro: I will likely be gone for several days.

[cronusian]

@regionsunknown: Very well.
@regionsunknown: It should be interesting to see if they remain. The creatures seem more intelligent than appearance would suggest.
@regionsunknown: Let me know what you find.
@regionsunknown: Are you taking the dog with you?

[warfares]

@socorro: There is also the matter of our new guest at the jail cell.
@socorro: He claims to have encountered things other than the Sound Eaters, things of a comparable nature.
@socorro: I was interrupted before I delve deeper.

[ A shame, really. Say what you would of Kylo Ren, he was nothing if not thorough. ]

@socorro: No.

[ He doesn't expand on this further, refusing to admit to the possibility of sentiment. ]

@socorro: He will not be accompanying me.

[cronusian]

@regionsunknown: Foolish of whoever you were working with. That seems like vital information to gather.
@regionsunknown: Keep an eye out for any signs on your trip.
@regionsunknown: We have things to discuss when you return.
@regionsunknown: Not over this network.

[Ren can keep quiet all he wants. Hux has seen the way the two of them interact. It's only a matter of time before he mentions his thoughts on that attachment, but for now the dog is useful to both of them.]

@regionsunknown: Good.
@regionsunknown: I have work for him.
@regionsunknown: Careful not to get yourself killed.
@regionsunknown: Either that room is losing its touch or there is potentially a limited or exhaustible number of times it will bring things back.

[He only has the disappearances of non-natives and the increasing delays following Upsilon's return from death to go on, but the results are far from promising in his opinion.]

[warfares]

@socorro: My methods make many here uncomfortable.

[ Which is hardly news but frustrating, regardless. ]

@socorro: Your concern is heartening.
@socorro: Have you heard of the attacks on the more recent arrivals?

[ It might be a stretch but given the link between the dust and the Reset Room it's possible that the dust men might have once been human, or perhaps some sort of construct generated by the Room.

Or something far worse. ]