IC Inbox III

[ukan]

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[ukan]

You didn't like to play?

[citizendetective]

I never tried out.

[She says, shrugging.]

I liked being the caretaker. That's where I'm comfortable. You can see why I'd like to work in the infirmary!

[ukan]

I do, but I think you're missing the opportunity to help in new ways.

[citizendetective]

Okay, give me some examples.

[ukan]

Maintenance always needs help, especially with how often people burn down or tear up the Barge.

I could use some help on some side projects.

[citizendetective]

What kinds of side projects?

[ukan]

Let me ask you something. When everything we need is handled--food, water, shelter, medical care--what do people need next?

[citizendetective]

Safety. Protection.

[ukan]

What sort of protection can we hope for here, from each other? Knowing what you know about how this place works.

[citizendetective]

Um, weaponry, anything that can work as a good shield, anything that nullifies powers...

[She ticks them off on her fingers, item by item.]

[ukan]

The fact we can't die and can't be seriously, permanently harmed doesn't change that?

[citizendetective]

Considering how often people talk about weapons and fighting here, it sure doesn't seem like it.

[ukan]

What's your opinion about it, though?

[citizendetective]

[Misty turns to face him, studying him cooly.]

Why are you asking me all these questions when you obviously have something to say, Lark?

[ukan]

I always have something to say. I'm interested in what you think.

[citizendetective]

Well, I'm asking you what you're getting at. I'll tell you if you tell me!

[ukan]

I have a lot of side projects. I'm narrowing it down based on what you're interested in when all the basic needs are already handled.

[citizendetective]

What about Zero? I bet you can convince Pagan I'd be an asset there.

[ukan]

I'm open to it. But right now only wardens are assigned. And all they do is sit and monitor. What would you bring to the role?

[citizendetective]

[Yesssss, an in. An in!!

She'll stop walking entirely now, putting every once of her attention on Lark, as opposed to just seventy-five percent of it.]

Well. I'd do a lot more than that, that's for sure. I'd interview suspects - you know, like you interview victims! I have some interrogation experience, and I think I could really hone it here. If there were multiple suspects for a single case, or even if the suspect was still at large, I could also do investigative work at the scene of the crime and narrow down the suspect pool. Zero work shouldn't only be confined to Zero, right?

[ukan]

[He's amused but also taking her seriously. This? Could be a good match with one or two of his ideas.]

Who have you interrogated before? I thought you worked in a nursing home.

[citizendetective]

I also kidnapped someone.

[She admits this easily, without an ounce of hesitation or remorse.]

She was stalking my friends, and I thought she was a danger to them, so I sedated her and tied her up in my basement.

[ukan]

[He knows what it says about him that this is not a deal breaker.]

And how did you interrogate her?

[citizendetective]

[She hesitates a little - knowing that this next bit might be a dealbreaker if she doesn't play her cards right.]

Well, I could adjust my methods a little here.

[ukan]

[Nope, answering this one can't be optional.] How did you interrogate her, Misty?