tea time

[bouchonne]

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Byerly
RECIPIENT: Everyone
NOTES: By is actually trying to be helpful and is not just here for the drama. No comment on my own priorities.

It seems prudent, given the current situation, for us to publicly identify those who have been acting out of character. I can understand a desire for secrecy, to take any imposters by surprise, but the risk of one of our own being caught unawares seems much greater.

Who has been strange of late? And when did this change in behavior start?

Comments

[heirring]

It's true. They do it with goats.

[armd]

I don't — do it with goats. (Phrasing, please,)

But there, it's true.

[extortionate]

Abby, I like you, but if you been putting goats in those positions -

[armd]

I don't think goats can even go in those positions. When did goats get involved?

[bouchonne]

Oh, they sit on your back, I think.

[ He did his time in Tony Stark's rifter world. ]

[armd]

Huh.

(That's soooo weird.




But kinda cute...)

[extortionate]

In some kinda sacrifice, I figure. Any rate - there's more -

Healer's always talking on washing, but hardly spends any time in the baths.

[elegiaque]

He's fine.

do hoses exist in any way? i don't care

[extortionate]

Well, hose him down at least.

[elegiaque]

( primly, )

He has alternatives.

[notathreat]

It's true. The goats are for morale.

[armd]

(Admittedly,) They are cute.

[notathreat]

They're either cute, or their weird goaty eyes stare deep into your soul and scare you into finishing your reps.

[armd]

We had goats at the stadium. Have you had goat cheese before?

[notathreat]

Yeah. It's not bad. Better than sheep's... everything.

[armd]

Sheep are cuter than goats.

[notathreat]

When they're babies, I guess. Baby goats are little shits.

private

[armd]

(But forreal, checking:)

What's the Fireflies' motto?

private

[notathreat]

When you're lost in the darkness, look for the light.

The last time we had a fistfight here in the Gallows, how'd you get to me to stop?

private forever

[armd]

Broke your collarbone.

(She releases a breath. Okay.) Clarisse is Clarisse? I haven't asked her anything yet.

[notathreat]

Yeah, that was part of it.

[Enough of it. Ellie exhales, shaky.]

Clarisse is Clarisse. Yseult's clear. Notice anything weird about Gela lately?

[armd]

No. But — Edgard did something pretty weird the other day, actually.

He was a total jerk to Xio, because she's an elf. And then he yelled at me and called me an asshole when I called him on it.

[notathreat]

That sounds pretty fucking weird too. He's never been an asshole, let alone a racist asshole.

[armd]

Yeah, exactly.

Something to remember.

[notathreat]

Have you reported that yet? We could at least try to clear him, and if it's... if it's not him, then we'll handle it from there.