Journal Post

[tobeabducted]

Sooo...

No real stories since the one that keeps catching everyone is the creepy tower in the middle of town inhabited by faeries.

But like some things...

A) I keep running into 'end of the world' type yahoos lately.

Messages such as:

"Have You Found The Yellow Sign?"
"The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God's name is Abraxas"
"The Uncrowned Queen comes for her throne"

With placards and literature and stuff.

B) Definite rumors of Doppelgangers lately. Did you know they're a portent of death?

C) Keep hearing rumors of people running into a talking cat... and after they do, their lives change. Their family is changed. Or doesn't recognize them. Or they're changed. Or something like that?

More Personal Stuff:

A) Is investing into an night club a sound financial decision?

B) What are people's thoughts on branch families and the like?

Comments

[becomeanwarrior]

[...Ah, Wives.]

Ah, yeah, I hadn't found much more than that while investigating, myself, frankly. But it keeps cropping up so I need to be on the lookout for if things are going to get... weird.

I understand the feeling. My cousins growing up were pretty well-off and always seemed to find the fact I liked to be more, minimalist, strange. I don't necessarily mind having comforts but I wouldn't like being seen as rich, either.

[tobeabducted]

So you have no clue either? Fun.

Thing is I'm not sure I can avoid them, exactly.

[becomeanwarrior]

Dead ends, every single one so far. [...Except one, but that one isn't one he's going to exactly divulge easily.]

Why, are they about to show up at your door or something?

[tobeabducted]

I think one of their family is a patient of mine, and from what an associate said, they're kind of hard to ghost.

[becomeanwarrior]

Ugh. Wonderful. Sounds like a pain. If you need help, do let me or my officers know, obviously.

So, what's this about a fairy tower.

[tobeabducted]

You know, the Amahara Heavy Industry constructed arcology that got taken over by Faeries and noone can get into?

Has been for like... 2 years? Maybe three?

[becomeanwarrior]

I'm familiar with the Amahara Heavy Industry arcology, I was just unsure if these were... new developments, exactly.

[tobeabducted]

Latest developments I've heard is right wingers crowing they should send in the JSDF to take it back.

[becomeanwarrior]

...Interesting.

Any reason why this is picking up steam now, or is just a sort of convenient timing thing?

[tobeabducted]

Just the general economy, trying to avoid global warming, their latest test balloon for rolling back LGBT rights fizzled. Gotta do something to look strong.

...

That does remind me of a real crackpot thing I did read... though.

[becomeanwarrior]

Ultra-nationalists. Ugh. The worst.

...Why not? Can't be any weirder than I hear on the regular, probably.

[Private to Officer Haita]

[tobeabducted]

Just a rumor, could be a guess, in some dark web posts, I saw.

So like, after Kaiba Corp withdrew as Japan's leading arms manufacturer, Leo Corp took over at least for the production of next generation ICBMs in the Japanese arms industry, and at least developed a few prototypes.

And, like I doubt this'll happen, because who's that stupid to do it.

There's rumors that one of those missiles moved recently... and there's the rumors that the Ultra Nationalists are pushing for bombing Faerie Tower.

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[becomeanwarrior]

...Why would they want to bomb the tower, though? Just to get the faeries out...?

Still, that's... very, very worrisome.

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[tobeabducted]

Five words:

Impregnable. Heavily. Armed. Immigrant. Ghetto.

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[becomeanwarrior]

Right. I... guess that makes sense. [Still, that doesn't feel like it could be everything... but it's another lead. And one where I can tug on the thread of Leo Corp.]

...This is troublesome, but I'll have to investigate it quietly so as not to arouse suspicion. Thank you for letting me know about this, Ms. Uchuu.

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[tobeabducted]

Not a problem? ... Would it help if I posted weird stuff like this as it comes up?

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[becomeanwarrior]

...Yes. Actually. These sorts of things trickle into our office from time to time, so it's very. Useful. To know what exactly the rumors are, going around.

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[tobeabducted]

I'll try and get back on top of it, then. As developments occur. I guess.

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[becomeanwarrior]

Only on your own time.

And if any of your rumors do hit paydirt, we do have a reward budget, Ms. Uchuu. So we'll make sure to keep in touch.

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[tobeabducted]

You can contact me at the Hybrid Research Institute or my journal here, for what it's worth.

I'd rather not give out home details.

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[becomeanwarrior]

Understandable. My office extension for the OOPARTS Building is [XXX]. If there's a tip you need to leave in confidence, leave it there.

If you say the phrase "Joyous Gard is under siege" after my Voicemail turns on, you'll here three rising sequential beeps, and it'll immediately reroute you to my cell. Use that phrase only if you need to reach me immediately.

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[tobeabducted]

I'll just post to here because I like the sense of being talked to.

But. Uh. If I see anything super sensitive, sure???

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[becomeanwarrior]

In my business, you can never be too careful. But yes. I'll be in touch, Ms. Uchuu.

And seriously, thank you.

Re: [Private to Officer Haita]

[tobeabducted]

Not a problem.