[locked to new hires] [video] clues

[ownperson]

Alright, locking this because if the guys in the other rooms are being anything like us there's messes we don't need the corps seeing us fuckin' making, or worse, but whatever, point is:

[ South holds up a colour printout of all the current Hires faces, with all the teens and younger circled, but numerous others' faces crossed through with Xs:

Guts
Kevin Armstrong
Breq Mianaai
Ronald McDonald
Alia
Dan Sagittarius
Agent Washington
Agent New York
Agent South Dakota
Sarah Kerrigan
Aiden Price
Lavernius Tucker
Carolina
Agent North Dakota
Nora Valkyree
Sam Winchester
Brandon Saint John
Rune Saint John
Garviel Loken
Mackenzie Haynes
Rogue ]

We found a fuckin' doozy. Gonna guess the crosses mean we specifically weren't what this thing was fuckin' looking for in a target for copying.

Like we said earlier, we also found Santa's sack in the shower like the thing was trying to wash it out and a whole lot of candy it probably dumped from it. The closet in here was missing a medium uniform and the locks in here are all fucked, but like... carefully fucked. And... that's it? [ she looks over at Kerrigan as if to confirm, then back at the camera ] So far, anyway.

What the fuck's everyone else found? Assuming we haven't been the only team actually getting shit done.

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[bothbarrels]

It's very concerning to see your face and your sister's face with Xs over them.

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[zerg_rush]

We also found a dirty sponge [Kerrigan holds up a monster-goo-covered kitchen sponge, pinching it at a corner] but no sign of where it was used. Anybody else got this gunk smeared around?

[Her voice has the indistinct quality of someone talking with something in their mouth. In her case, a peppermint candy stolen liberated from Santa's stash.]

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[notvulcan]

We found a key that had been hidden, as well as a yellow sweater, a tie, and a Santa hat that had been shoved into the armoire. We tried the key in the file cabinets in the room but it didn't fit.

There was also a thank you note with that black stuff on it, made out to Gretchen.

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[zerg_rush]

Hey, I don't want to make this public and you're the only one stuck in the dorms I've talked to much.

[Maybe being an anti-social gremlin all this time was a bad idea, Kerrigan.]

I think our impostor is one of the people who isn't circled or crossed out, but obviously I don't want to float that idea where they can see it. Maybe round up some of the Xs and asking questions?

[notvulcan]

Yes. We found it on a thank you note in one of the drawers.

[bothbarrels]

Good thinking. I'll talk to anyone I can find who's still in the dorms.

[ownperson]

Oh don't be a baby, this is like, the one case where that probably means we're not in total deep shit.

[bothbarrels]

I'm not entirely convinced the Xs mean what you think they mean.

START asking questions, god

[zerg_rush]

Thanks.

I probably don't need to tell you this thing will be at its most dangerous cornered.

[DON'T GET GOOED TO DEATH]

[bothbarrels]

No, but I appreciate the reminder anyway.

[ownperson]

Yeah yeah, I did say probably, not definitely. Whatever, you know I can take care of myself, just make sure you do the same. You're the one still in the dorms with it, dumbass.

[ A 'be safe', in her own South-y way. ]

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[valkywhee]

I am totally cute enough to be kid-friendly!

[xrater]

We found a room in shocking need of a deep cleansing and some freshly drunken alcohol, that's about it. We're digging through the garbage now, but I doubt we'll find anything of use.

[Locked to those on the List]

As if I couldn't open a briefcase. But I'm assuming that anyone not on the list up above is still potentially a Babadon't, so I don't want to alert them to anything more than I don't need to.

We also found a password. We're going to try it on the laptop. In case that doesn't work, it's J04g*Promotion!. If it doesn't work, I'll just go in and break it open myself. In either case, assuming the owner is still alive, I'll likely be able to identify him once I get back to a safe place to check the user passwords on my game servers.

[fuckingaqua]

Yeah, we got a whole dirtied-up jacuzzi so far.

[ Tucker uploads a couple of pictures to go with that. As advertised, they have a hot tub full of black water and clumps of various material, some of which seems to be hair. ]

I can tell you the hair's pretty long and this room fucking reeks.

[bothbarrels]

Yeah. You be careful too, Nat.

[zerg_rush]

Just hair? No other body parts?

[Because it wasn't gross enough already.]

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[zerofield]

Assuming the x's are possible impersonation targets that have been ruled out - which of course, they may not be at all - it's entirely possible you were ruled out for reasons that have nothing to do with your cuteness.

[valkywhee]

I am way hard to beat in a fight.

[zerofield]

This could explain it, then.

[ She's so deadpan it's hard to tell whether that's meant to be serious or sarcasm. Per usual. ]

[valkywhee]

[Nora's ego is immune to sarcasm.]

If it is why, there's gonna turn out to be more than one reason people made the X list, because anyone could take Mac.

[zerofield]

[ This will make it super easy for her to get along with Tio, most likely. ]

I doubt the thing is in the habit of coding its list of rejects to include reasons for rejection, so that makes sense.

[hallelujahjunction]

There's a technician named Gretchen in the department that does...I don't know, something to do with pulling people and objects from other worlds. Whatever department picked us up. Lends credence to the theory that this thing was brought in, maybe by accident, and that it ain't actually made of Stuff.

[But, naturally, nothing conclusive.]

[ownperson]

Sure looks like this thing is just dumping the fuckin' clothes and shit it used after it's done pretending to be someone.

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[passifloraincarnata]

[Setsuna grabs hold of the comm in one hand, angling it down on the flowerbeds, just to keep a clear record.]

No natural blight can kill lilacs and roses alone without killing the flowers around them too. But lilacs are innocence in the language of flowers, and roses symbolize love. A monster that preys on both, and thrives as their opposite, can easily make the floral representatives of such delicate emotions wilt in its presence. Such is exactly what's happened here, I'm afraid.

[If anyone - like Kokichi, perhaps - ever doubted she's a real deal magical girl, a speech like that rolling off her tongue as naturally delivered and completely committed as it was should dispel all doubt. No normal person makes declarative monologues that sound like that. She stands up, brushing dirt off her knees.]

There's nothing else here.

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[trialbyliar]

[Well. That's an interesting list right there. And he has some thoughts. Oh so casually:]

Huh. I wonder what that list would look like if you took out all the people who got cleared to leave.