text, forward dated to Sunday noon

[captain_by_the_book]

[OOC: After Shinjiro's video message]

As the suspect has just announced, there is currently a dangerous individual at large. Despite his video making it look otherwise, he remains contained within a currently heavily guarded subarchway.

Although he styles himself a vigilante, citizens are asked to proceed with caution until the threat has been removed, just in case of a breakthrough. Law enforcement is working with experts to resolve the situation speedily.

Other vigilantes are strongly discouraged from engaging inside or outside the subarchway; the Guardian's office will not take responsibility for self-endangering behavior.

[also OOC, not part of the text message, but relevant to the plot, Blaze's files

Comments

[Audio]

[southpaw_senpai]

I appreciate the warning, but you and your men need to stay out of the way of myself and my friends. This is a personal matter, and we're going to take care of it.

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[captain_by_the_book]

[ Ugh. He's not had any sleep but he's got some villain kid menacing the good upstanding citizens. Not the best time to deal with argumentative people, too. ]

You have an odd definition of personal matter, as lawbreakers tend to be the matter of law enforcement. Entrance to the subarchway is forbidden to all but the Guardian's office.

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[southpaw_senpai]

So tell me how you'd react if some thing was wearing your brother's face after finding what amounts to a suicide note.

I watched him die once, but I'm far stronger now than I was then. I'll be damned if I let you or anyone else get in the way of saving him this time.

[Video]

[leekspins]

[She's taking a risk going the official route, but she's already on her way. Best to try the legal channel first if she can!]

I'd like to request special permission to pass! I'm a healer. There's something really wrong with Shinjiro-san, because he'd never say or do those things.

[At least, as far as she knows, he wouldn't.]

I can help to snap him out of it before the situation escalates.

[She presses her palms together.]

Please. I'll sign any waivers necessary!

[captain_by_the_book]

[ He pinches the bridge of his nose and sighs. Of course. More people wanting to go in there. And this one is polite, so being rude in return is harder. ]

The problem is not your ability to help him, I'm concerned for your own safety. Do you have experience with the powers of this subarchway?

[leekspins]

I...

[She could say yes. It would be pretty easy to lie about it and charge right through. But as desperate as she is to save her friend, the last thing she wants is to wind up needing rescuing herself if she gets in over her head.]

No. I've never been to Attleton, not yet. What should I look out for?

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[nrgsvr]

Are you aware of the dangers in this subarchway?
Have the people familiar with it informed you about Shadows?

[captain_by_the_book]

The Guardian's office has files on a previous breach from Guardian Blaze, we have been studying them again, but I wouldn't be averse to more information. Are you one of the people from that world?

[nrgsvr]

I'm not from there. A student of mine was kidnapped and seriously injured from that environment during the last breach.

This was the public post on the matter.

[ He links the public part.about Shadows He saves important public network posts.]

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[sonicosuper]

Cassian... What is happening? Are you safe? Are you okay?

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[captain_by_the_book]

I'm safe, and so is everybody else in Attleton. It is only dangerous for people who go through the subarchway.

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[sonicosuper]

Okay. So long as you and the others stay safe when you go exploring.

[spacepeterpan]

[Oh, good, authorities, there's never a problem with authorities. He smiles, although it's just a bit challenging, like he's a bit skeptical. ....maybe just because he's not been called on as an expert, yet.]

Ah, good, hello, I'm the Doctor, here to help, and you said experts, so, you already know something more than what he's said, yeah?

[captain_by_the_book]

Yes, we do. [ Authorities, indeed. Authorities who are a little disgruntled, even. He hasn't slept since Saturday, and looks the part. ] This isn't the first such incident, we have documentation as well as that we are in contact with people familiar with this subarchway.

[spacepeterpan]

Ahh, is it not, int'resting, memory-eaters, telepathic vampires if y'like, outside a barrier, and now we've got a history of this sort of thing, as well, good to know, might explain some other leads.

[He smiles at that, leaving it deliberately a bit enigmatic what he's referring to.]

Well, do let me know if you need another expert, especially if there's trouble, you could say that's what I'm an expert in, well, trouble, monsters from space and in general, really, telepathic interference and psychic schisms, other things from space, force fields, portals, these subarchways, well, just portals by any other name, aren't they.

Don't hesitate to give us a ring if you happen to need anyone to look into any of those sorts of things, yeah?

[He says, having deliberately just named most of the things of interest he's seen and/or heard about in Genessia so far.]

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[ivegotadream]

I think after this, I might just go back to living in my apartment and never coming out.

Is the world really this bad?

[captain_by_the_book]

Don't let one man with too much bluster and a fondness for melodrama disturb you. The reason he is making threats is that this is all he can do.

[Video]

[initia_nova]

Do you need any extra help? I know Shinjiro and I really don't want anything to happen to him for this misunderstanding. He's obviously not in his right mind now.

[And Scott knows all too well how the police handles people with supernatural abilities. usually there's bullets involved.]

[Video]

[captain_by_the_book]

[ Rude. He wouldn't shoot. Okay, he would totally shoot if that evil Shinjiro breached the archway. ]

Thank you for your help, but there's not much to do for most people. Only specially trained people can be trusted to go inside the subarchway without falling prey to the same phenomenon that affects him.

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[shelteringwings]

Amazing how we say "don't get involved" and then everyone is like "HI I WANT TO GET INVOLVED"

[Not that he's incredibly annoyed by that or anything. No. Not at all.]

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[captain_by_the_book]

This is why I wish we could have kept it quiet. Kriffing video message, why does every villain have to give grand speeches?

Audio; private

[melodiouspacifist]

He says he just needs a bit of time, and he's somewhere safe. I don't think he's going to be doing anything threatening for the moment.

[captain_by_the_book]

He won't be permitted to do anything threatening.

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[firefandance]

I have to wonder if they wandered in there of their own free will, in which case I have many questions or if there is another reason.

[captain_by_the_book]

Are you saying it could be another kidnapping situation? We have no indication of anything but voluntary trespassing, only one person passed inside.