sapphireseaker | (no subject)

Ms. Sayaka, I'm gonna need a day or two off to stare at a wall.

Apparently my hometown got invaded and conquered so... someone wouldn't... have... to pay... taxes... on their summer vacation beach... home?

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From:

auldlangsynemorrow

Yes.

That sounds like a legitimate reason to take off. Please take care of your mental health.

From:

sapphireseaker

Yeah. Just.

Oomph.

From:

becomeanwarrior

I- sorry, did I read that right? Your... hometown got invaded and conquered?

From:

sapphireseaker

Yup.

Who are you?

From:

becomeanwarrior

Haita Onni. I work with the... supernatural security team in town. OOPARTS.

If you, uh, don't want to get into it, I understand, but I am curious.

Edited Date: 2022-05-26 05:39 am (UTC)

From:

sapphireseaker

Not much to say, a large chunk of my homeland got conquered, seceded, or signed treaties when some upstart prince invaded because their aunt got tired of paying property tax, apparently.

From:

becomeanwarrior

That's... uh, huh. Certainly strange.

If you don't mind the question, where do you come from, Miss...?

From:

sapphireseaker

For my own privacy and safety's sake, I'd rather not say right now.

From:

becomeanwarrior

Right, of course. Understandable.

Do you mind if I ask you a few other questions?

From:

sapphireseaker

Uh. Depends on the questions?

From:

becomeanwarrior

I would like to know more about your employer. This... 'Ms. Sayaka'.

Edited Date: 2022-05-26 06:47 am (UTC)

From:

sapphireseaker

She's an eccentric rich lady.

From:

becomeanwarrior

Do you know anything else about her? Her hobbies, interests?

From:

sapphireseaker

Uh. She has no home address, but has a ton of money...?

Why not ask her directly?

From:

becomeanwarrior

Because she is a person of interest in an ongoing investigation, Miss.

We have reason to believe she is connected to a string of incidents springing up across Domino.

Have you ever heard her mention the 'Yellow Sign', or the 'Silver Key'?

From:

sapphireseaker

... As a former officer-of-law, I'd be careful what you say next.

Because I really don't like the insinuation you're saying she's a murderer or terrorist.

From:

becomeanwarrior

Then, as an officer of the law, you can understand why I am asking these questions of you, and not her directly.

Can you answer my question, Miss Doe?

From:

sapphireseaker

Ms. Eurydicia.

And I'm not exactly warm on law enforcement even as a former officer.

And yes, in that she has pamphlets about them that she hands out and asks me to hand out.

From:

becomeanwarrior

Ms. Eurydicia.

I'm used to it. At any rate.

Has she explained to you at all what these are, beyond the information described on the pamphlets? Or why she's seeking them out, in particular?

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sapphireseaker

That's the thing.

She doesn't know what they are.

Just that she's looking for them. Go ask her directly.

... Wait.

I know you.

You're the guy my superiors all hated for ruining things at my former workplace.

OH GOD.

Edited Date: 2022-05-26 08:05 am (UTC)

From:

becomeanwarrior

Your superiors-

Aha. Former law enforcement.

...A former associate of Agent Kaito, I presume?

From:

sapphireseaker

... In that we worked for the same agency, yeah.

From:

sapphireseaker

I was Internal Affairs. He was like.

What's the term. Special Cases? Unique Crimes?

From:

becomeanwarrior

Makes sense.

Apologies for giving you trouble. I do take my jurisdiction quite seriously, as you can see.

Regardless, hrm. If she hasn't said anything to you about why she wants the Yellow Sign or Silver Key...

What can you tell me about her involvement with the crystals springing up around Domino?

From:

sapphireseaker

Just that she's interested in them.

You'd have better luck asking her, Gigantech.

From:

becomeanwarrior

Struck out completely, huh? Well, I tried to go about this in at least a less direct manner. No one can say I didn't.

Appreciate the honesty, Ms. Eurydicia. Anything I can do to help your... situation, from my end?

I can't imagine you think well of me or my department, but if it's within my power I'd like to extend some help.

From:

sapphireseaker

Not really?

I half wanted to contact Officer Tenjo, but it never worked out and my job and life here aren't. Bad? And just. Ugh.

Though I'd like to see B.E.A.S.T. cleaned up, as it was. But at this point you'd need like, major political pressure from constituent nations to reform it when Internal Affairs couldn't do anything.

I guess. Just don't arrest Ms. Sayaka? She's eccentric and a bit sketchy, but she's not a bad person.

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becomeanwarrior

I can't promise I can honor that request but I'll, ugh, I'll note it down and do my best to keep it in mind. Things are getting really sketchy, you have to understand.

Yeah, I doubt OOPARTS could do much to deal with BEAST, we're having enough trouble with the other startup groups as it is.

From:

sapphireseaker

Sketchy how?

From:

becomeanwarrior

...I shouldn't really be telling you since you know, clearance and all, but, well, I'm hitting dead end after dead end here so I might as well.

The Silver Key and Yellow Sign definitely have something to do with some sort of extradimensional gate, possibly to the Warp. I have leads on what they might be, but I don't know why the people who want it do.

The crystals - I suspect I know who is planting them, but, again, I don't know why, and I don't really understand what they're after by transforming people around Domino against their will, even if that's apparently only a side effect.

You would have been in B.E.A.S.T. during all the shit with Judgeman and Dark Mist, right? I'm getting a lot of similar tells, and it's making my hair stand on end.

Edited Date: 2022-05-28 07:14 am (UTC)

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sapphireseaker

Yeah, Miss Sayaka's too much of an eccentric rich lady to want anything to do with The Primordial Abyss, if your Warp and the Primordial Abyss are the same thing. So you're off with her wanting them for that place. The thing is I'm not sure she even knows they're connected to a gate. I wasn't until you mentioned it.

Yeah, except most of the Dark Mist case is quintuple redacted and sextuple "you need to know", and Internal Affairs wasn't privy to a hyper sensitive ongoing case.

... I think those files are still open. Maybe. The only ones that would know are Special Field Officers like Agent Tenjo, or The Brass.

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becomeanwarrior

Ettolyseit, yes. I call it the Warp for convenience. The full name sticks on my tongue.

...Then whoever she learned of them from is pulling some strings. Which means I will have to talk to her to find out where she learned about all of this. Ugh.

...I'm not going to ask you to go digging up dirt in your old job, especially not if you've already got bad blood with them. I'd probably get raked over the coals for telling you, and if they find you digging I'm sure that will make your life a lot harder.

Edited Date: 2022-05-28 07:58 am (UTC)

From:

sapphireseaker

Yeah, where I'm from we call it "The Primordial Abyss" and "The Unmade Depths", where the Great Triad arose from to birth the world, and where The Lady of Tomorrows was brought up by their Graces.

I'm specifically trying to avoid touching my old job so I don't get offed.

And yes, I told you to do that. Miss Sayaka's going to know better than me.

From:

becomeanwarrior

...Hm. I'm not entirely familiar with the latter part of that. The Great Triad. The Lady of Tomorrows. [...Though he suspects he might have an inkling.]

Yes. I doubt I can... well, maybe Agent Kaito can, but I know that your superiors are likely still not too happy with me, given I am still fiercely defensive of my jurisdiction. Either way. I appreciate your perspective.

Nothing to do but try and talk to her, then.

Edited Date: 2022-05-28 08:06 am (UTC)

From:

sapphireseaker

The Three Great Serpents of the Ever Chaos. The Great Triad. The Ladies of the First Dark.

Tiamadusa, the Ruler of the Primal Ocean of Chaos. The Golden Haired Queen.

Sthenuwa, the Maker of Lands who drug the 12 Dimensions from the depths of the Primordial Abyss, and pressed on them to make them solid.

Euryalechidna, the Wanderer and Sower of Beasts, she who made the first races, her twin tails of fire that breathed life into all things.

Whose voices incomprehensible, birthed the Great Egg, and raised from it, the Lady of Tomorrows, the Witch Eternal, the Great Gjallarhorn, the Mistress Threefold. Best known as The Aisenburn.

Yeah. Please, go talk to her. She's a fairly nice lady. Just. Rich and mysterious.

From:

becomeanwarrior

[Briefly, Onni sits in an office, staring down at the reply on his phone as he's doing work compiling his notes on his investigation. He is alone, and the room is largely soundproof, thankfully.]

[Because otherwise he would not be able to curse as vibrantly as he is right now.]

God fucking dammit.

From:

becomeanwarrior

Well, on the bright side, if that's all she is, rich and mysterious is well within my skillset to deal with.

Thank you for all the information you have given me, Ms. Eurydicia, you've been a great help. If I need anything else from you, I'll be in touch.

From:

sapphireseaker

Alright, and as a suggestion, learn a bit of tact. Like I get this case speaks to you, but. Geez.

But I'll be open to further questions. Just. Be less of an ass.