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?

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private

[laruetheday]

What about baiting one? You know, if it considers us a mark. Leading it into a trap or something.

private forever

[luaithre]

[ A grunt, hesitantly affirmative. ]

With due caution, aye. If it finds it has no reason for secrecy, it might lash out even more aggressively than this one, should it sense a cornering.

We're no longer ignorant, and it'll know that now.

[laruetheday]

Yeah, I—I mentioned Gela's name to Yseult in public. So if it heard, it's gotta be hiding out now.

Assuming I'm right.

[ But Gela hasn't shown up at all, which is suspicious on its own. ]

[luaithre]

Gela?

[ A slight break in decorum, there, sharp. He hadn't noticed that, still catching up. ]

Why her?

[laruetheday]

She's been acting strange for weeks. Mean, sneaky? Not like herself.

[luaithre]

[ The next breath out is heavy enough for the crystal to catch it. ]

Alright. I'd suggest coordinating with the Scoutmaster and Commander if you intend to trap her. I could test her as well.

[laruetheday]

[ Oh, she feels that. ]

Okay. Let me know if you run into her first and figure out— [ A short hesitation. ] Either way.

still private, actually. mostly.

[hassaran]

[ hearing her name/title across the room and recognizing the related conversations, Yseult appears through Marcus's crystal now, catching him up: ]

Clarisse told me Gela seemed envious of her relationship with Ellie, the attention they get. Perhaps they should be assigned a 'special mission' in all this that she can brag about?

[luaithre]

Mm. Particularly if one speaks admiringly of the other to her. Attributes Gela would want to be admired for.

[ It isn't clear to him, how much of the person that these demons adopt, but clearly enough to pass themselves off for the most part. ]

[laruetheday]

Could work, yeah. I'm willing to try anything.

Cedric said we'd need a lot of backup nearby, too.