FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
TO: frosty@cdc.org
I have something that I'd like to discuss with you.
TO: frosty@cdc.org
I have something that I'd like to discuss with you.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: rabbit.jessica@cdc.org
What can I help you with?
TO: rabbit.jessica@cdc.org
What can I help you with?
FROM: dagger@cdc.org
Edward Elric's height without his four-inch platform boots on is 5'4". Anyone who isn't an actual child will have a height requirement two inches more than that from now on.
As Benjamin and this loser just learned, don't bet against your instructor.
Edward Elric's height without his four-inch platform boots on is 5'4". Anyone who isn't an actual child will have a height requirement two inches more than that from now on.
As Benjamin and this loser just learned, don't bet against your instructor.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Does that count those of the female persuasion and aliens as well?
Does that count those of the female persuasion and aliens as well?
FROM: kaburagi.kotetsu@cdc.org
so did you know its bunnys turning older today
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Really now. How old is he turning?
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Or is it not appropriate to ask a lady's age, in this situation?
Really now. How old is he turning?
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Or is it not appropriate to ask a lady's age, in this situation?
FROM: anders@cdc.org
im sorry about july. in case that matters
[He doesn't really think it will, but there it is. He'd be lying if he said he didn't feel partially responsible.]
im sorry about july. in case that matters
[He doesn't really think it will, but there it is. He'd be lying if he said he didn't feel partially responsible.]
[ This certainly isn't the last person he expected to hear from, but he's definitely not the first person. There's something about the way that Anders mentioning it mattering that makes it feel like a knife twisting in his gut. If only for a a fleeting second. ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
If it matters to you, then it's valid.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
If it matters to you, then it's valid.
Take note of your unit assignment, then come by the training wing to pick up your new gear.
By the way, those of you who got in really early, I've got a surprise for you.
By the way, those of you who got in really early, I've got a surprise for you.
Just when I thought things couldn't get more interesting.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
I've some time– what do you need?
[ he never feels bothered. in fact, he feels a bit happy (???) that she does have some sort of trust to ask him things. ]
I've some time– what do you need?
[ he never feels bothered. in fact, he feels a bit happy (???) that she does have some sort of trust to ask him things. ]
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
Are you busy. Can we do the pretend murder thing today.
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
By the pool at the inn. I want you to have the advantage.
Are you busy. Can we do the pretend murder thing today.
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
By the pool at the inn. I want you to have the advantage.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Who said anything about pretend.
[ you did, november............... ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Are you certain? I could just push you in and freeze it over.
Who said anything about pretend.
[ you did, november............... ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Are you certain? I could just push you in and freeze it over.
FROM: laufeyson.loki@cdc.org
On Nov. 11, 1960, legislation was introduced for the preservation of water fowl, but everyone tried to duck the issue. Thank you, encyclopedia! What a proud birthday you have.
FROM: laufeyson.loki@cdc.org
Who even knows if this is your birthday! It's apparently a Red thing to say Happy Birthday to people regardless!
On Nov. 11, 1960, legislation was introduced for the preservation of water fowl, but everyone tried to duck the issue. Thank you, encyclopedia! What a proud birthday you have.
FROM: laufeyson.loki@cdc.org
Who even knows if this is your birthday! It's apparently a Red thing to say Happy Birthday to people regardless!
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
That sounds completely quacked up.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
For the record, it's not even my birthday? What brought this o–
[ WAIT........ ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Ah. I see.
That sounds completely quacked up.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
For the record, it's not even my birthday? What brought this o–
[ WAIT........ ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Ah. I see.
day 68. nvm I'm skipping right to action because I'm lazy
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2014-11-30 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
[They've resettled themselves back on the Neheda, hauled in a ton of supplies marked in the old ID sequence, but there's still no sign of the promised new recruits. And when they'd run into so many new faces (and some not-so-new faces) on Selena claiming to have been recruited by the CDC, he'd been sure—
They'd lost track of them but where else—
So where the hell are they?
It's a constant wear on his nerves. That they're out there somewhere, and that they could be gearing up to leave them behind. (Armin, Petra, Marco. Annie. Resurrected or amnesiac or both.) Restless, he ducks himself off of his bunk to head out of the room he's been slotted into in lieu of a Rover, only to collide in the doorway with one of the people he shares it with.
Ah. He takes a step back, shoulders squaring. He isn't overly friendly with November—they don't have a lot in common, they don't evem really talk much, but—]
Hey. [His jaw sets. He bites at his tongue. Hovering in the doorway like he's getting at saying something else. Give him a second.]
They'd lost track of them but where else—
So where the hell are they?
It's a constant wear on his nerves. That they're out there somewhere, and that they could be gearing up to leave them behind. (Armin, Petra, Marco. Annie. Resurrected or amnesiac or both.) Restless, he ducks himself off of his bunk to head out of the room he's been slotted into in lieu of a Rover, only to collide in the doorway with one of the people he shares it with.
Ah. He takes a step back, shoulders squaring. He isn't overly friendly with November—they don't have a lot in common, they don't evem really talk much, but—]
Hey. [His jaw sets. He bites at his tongue. Hovering in the doorway like he's getting at saying something else. Give him a second.]
[ Being back on the Neheda was simultaneously relieving and a bit tense. While he was glad to be off of Selena VII (all the unfamiliar spaces made him very anxious), he wasn't sure how long they had until their next mission. Operation: Save Princess Dagger had been a good exercise, but he was looking forward to the challenges similar to what Ajna had provided near daily.
Still, he knows the importance of down time for morale and for energy levels. So he finds things to keep himself busy. As it is, he's coming back from a jaunt around the ship, re-familiarising himself with the various rooms and hallways. It's just as he's coming through the door to his shared room that he runs into someone.
A steadying step back and a blink and he's glancing down at Eren curiously, waiting for the younger man to speak his piece. ]
Mm?
Still, he knows the importance of down time for morale and for energy levels. So he finds things to keep himself busy. As it is, he's coming back from a jaunt around the ship, re-familiarising himself with the various rooms and hallways. It's just as he's coming through the door to his shared room that he runs into someone.
A steadying step back and a blink and he's glancing down at Eren curiously, waiting for the younger man to speak his piece. ]
Mm?
[ The call for their next assessments comes out as soon as they get back to the ship. And Jean's got no interest in dragging out the wait, but... just in case, he drops off the supplies he picked up for people ('supplies' being the technical term—in reality, they're just gifts). Never knew what could happen with these things, after all.
The earliest parcel he leaves is a book on Japanese culture by a door he knows is Mikasa's. Handing it to her or leaving an actual note that he doesn't end up crumpling into his pockets was probably a really great idea, but alas. He chokes. The first time he passes by, it's still there. The second, it's gone.
By the third pass he's done with his deliveries. And he doesn't mean to, but his steps slow and he takes a good, long look at the door.
Maybe—maybe he should've told her.
It's a thought he's had a lot over the past couple months. ]
The earliest parcel he leaves is a book on Japanese culture by a door he knows is Mikasa's. Handing it to her or leaving an actual note that he doesn't end up crumpling into his pockets was probably a really great idea, but alas. He chokes. The first time he passes by, it's still there. The second, it's gone.
By the third pass he's done with his deliveries. And he doesn't mean to, but his steps slow and he takes a good, long look at the door.
Maybe—maybe he should've told her.
It's a thought he's had a lot over the past couple months. ]
[ He likes down time, really. Selena had been interesting and busy and full of strange things, all of which he'd found to keep his attention for the most part. But, it was nice to be back ship-side; he knew where things were here, how they operated (mostly), and the general quiet in one's quarters.
Of course, sometimes the silence became a little too overwhelming, and he got the urge to walk about. Kind of surveying what was close by, just in case. And also kind of getting his muted paranoia out in a more productive manner. Pulling his shoes on, he starts to head out, door opening with a near inaudible swish.
With it, the room light catches Jean like a deer in headlights. Were you staring at the door, Jean? Because now you've entered a weird staring contest with November by accident. ]
Mr. Kirstein.
Of course, sometimes the silence became a little too overwhelming, and he got the urge to walk about. Kind of surveying what was close by, just in case. And also kind of getting his muted paranoia out in a more productive manner. Pulling his shoes on, he starts to head out, door opening with a near inaudible swish.
With it, the room light catches Jean like a deer in headlights. Were you staring at the door, Jean? Because now you've entered a weird staring contest with November by accident. ]
Mr. Kirstein.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
I don't know if you and your unit's been as curious about the current situation as my own has, but I just got some info from Neheda she asked me to pass down to the other Red leaders.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Whatever's roaming around apparently has some sort of camouflaging ability, so she's advised that we all take caution in not traveling alone.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Even if it's real tempting to want to take on something like that.
I don't know if you and your unit's been as curious about the current situation as my own has, but I just got some info from Neheda she asked me to pass down to the other Red leaders.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Whatever's roaming around apparently has some sort of camouflaging ability, so she's advised that we all take caution in not traveling alone.
FROM: jacobs.shinobu@cdc.org
Even if it's real tempting to want to take on something like that.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
This is incredibly useful– thanks for passing it on, Miss Jacobs. I'll be sure to alert the rest of my team.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Tempting on one hand. Probably idiotic, on the other.
This is incredibly useful– thanks for passing it on, Miss Jacobs. I'll be sure to alert the rest of my team.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Tempting on one hand. Probably idiotic, on the other.
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
I'd like to do a headcount of Kukri members, if you don't mind assisting.
I'd like to do a headcount of Kukri members, if you don't mind assisting.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Not at all. Did you have a plan in mind?
Not at all. Did you have a plan in mind?
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Already on it.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
You should know that Li Shengshun has been near impossible to contact. The behaviour's a bit par for the course, but considering the circumstances...
Already on it.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
You should know that Li Shengshun has been near impossible to contact. The behaviour's a bit par for the course, but considering the circumstances...
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Got a favor to ask.
Got a favor to ask.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
I'm listening.
[ or reading. whatever. ]
I'm listening.
[ or reading. whatever. ]
FROM: dagger@cdc.org
If anyone orders anyone from Red to report to them, even to sound off, tell them verbatim to fuck off.
Unless they're Gliese.
We don't have time for this crap. Pass it on to the unit leads, get the message to the new guys.
No one bosses Red Team around but me.
If anyone orders anyone from Red to report to them, even to sound off, tell them verbatim to fuck off.
Unless they're Gliese.
We don't have time for this crap. Pass it on to the unit leads, get the message to the new guys.
No one bosses Red Team around but me.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Understood.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Curious though– If other team unit leads are looking for a point of contact for Red, who are we to direct them to?
Understood.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Curious though– If other team unit leads are looking for a point of contact for Red, who are we to direct them to?
[ He seriously doesn't know that many Reds. It's a problem. As-is the shotgun approach he's taking to this, but there's not much else to be done— ]
SUBJECT: AWOL
SENT: DAY 71
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
TO: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org; 11.november@cdc.org
I don't know what the fuck Red is doing or who to talk to, but I've got some info to pass along about some MIA recruits if either of you can pass the word along.
SUBJECT: AWOL
SENT: DAY 71
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
TO: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org; 11.november@cdc.org
I don't know what the fuck Red is doing or who to talk to, but I've got some info to pass along about some MIA recruits if either of you can pass the word along.
[ It's unknowingly your lucky day, Mr Kirstein. ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Go ahead. I'll filter it up where it needs to go.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Go ahead. I'll filter it up where it needs to go.
FROM: maias@cdc.org
lydia shepard has contacted me and asked that i offer my support and words of wisdom to the other members of her training group
FROM: maias@cdc.org
not an order, mind you, but a personal request that i've decided to accept
FROM: maias@cdc.org
but before i proceed i thought i would seek your approval first. i thought perhaps it would be beneficial to our little mission. and i'd rather not get in trouble
lydia shepard has contacted me and asked that i offer my support and words of wisdom to the other members of her training group
FROM: maias@cdc.org
not an order, mind you, but a personal request that i've decided to accept
FROM: maias@cdc.org
but before i proceed i thought i would seek your approval first. i thought perhaps it would be beneficial to our little mission. and i'd rather not get in trouble
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Keep their paranoia to a minimum. Try not to get into trouble.
[ Especially not Lydia Shepard levels of trouble. But that probably comes across loud and clear. ]
Keep their paranoia to a minimum. Try not to get into trouble.
[ Especially not Lydia Shepard levels of trouble. But that probably comes across loud and clear. ]
[He exits the Black Box and leans against the wall, trying to get a handle on himself. Garrus can still feel the cold water closing in over his head, the way it felt to run out of air, and it's all he can do to not start throwing up. Shaky, he's not altogether sure he can do this again. But he's already started. He's already in and committed. He'll go again. Just... not today.
Head bowed, Garrus doesn't even really look up when he hears someone else exit. If they want to keep to themselves after their experience he isn't going to blame them. He does lift a hand to wave, though.]
Head bowed, Garrus doesn't even really look up when he hears someone else exit. If they want to keep to themselves after their experience he isn't going to blame them. He does lift a hand to wave, though.]
[ He's beginning to resent this box.
Logically, he knows exactly what it's doing. Those were the instructions on it, after all. Target the weakness and test it over and over until it gets better. Thus far, he really hasn't made too much progress– the angle in which to beat it hasn't come to him yet. He's sure after a few more times, it'll make more sense. After all, he's still a little lost on what exactly the damn thing is testing.
Is it attachments? His nearly non-existent emotions? Mouth pulled into a slight frown, he steps away from his box, eyebrows furrowing as he replays the events. It wasn't pretty, his shortest session yet. Letting out a sigh, he glances up to refocus on where he was going– time to call it a day for now.
Though thankfully (or maybe not?) he sees Garrus, who looks to be in a similar state. The alien looks how he feels, which is to say...awful. Nodding, he gives the other an uncharacteristically tight smile. ]
How many times have you been dragged through the wringer?
Logically, he knows exactly what it's doing. Those were the instructions on it, after all. Target the weakness and test it over and over until it gets better. Thus far, he really hasn't made too much progress– the angle in which to beat it hasn't come to him yet. He's sure after a few more times, it'll make more sense. After all, he's still a little lost on what exactly the damn thing is testing.
Is it attachments? His nearly non-existent emotions? Mouth pulled into a slight frown, he steps away from his box, eyebrows furrowing as he replays the events. It wasn't pretty, his shortest session yet. Letting out a sigh, he glances up to refocus on where he was going– time to call it a day for now.
Though thankfully (or maybe not?) he sees Garrus, who looks to be in a similar state. The alien looks how he feels, which is to say...awful. Nodding, he gives the other an uncharacteristically tight smile. ]
How many times have you been dragged through the wringer?
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Ah. Good luck then, I'm half across the ship.
[ he's not but.....Amber really? ]
Ah. Good luck then, I'm half across the ship.
[ he's not but.....Amber really? ]
[To say it was a complete disaster would be putting it gently.
He shouldn't have done all three of his sessions in a row, or maybe he shouldn't have gone into the Black Box at all. But either way, it's finished, and he is unbalanced and unsteady for it. His headache is splitting, his mana nearly gone, and he struggles to put order back into the scrambled mess of his mind. It feels a little like being too eager to pick a flower and crushing its petals in the process.
When he sees a familiar face, he latches on to the grounding feeling.]
November.
[His voice is hoarse. He coughs to try and clear it.]
He shouldn't have done all three of his sessions in a row, or maybe he shouldn't have gone into the Black Box at all. But either way, it's finished, and he is unbalanced and unsteady for it. His headache is splitting, his mana nearly gone, and he struggles to put order back into the scrambled mess of his mind. It feels a little like being too eager to pick a flower and crushing its petals in the process.
When he sees a familiar face, he latches on to the grounding feeling.]
November.
[His voice is hoarse. He coughs to try and clear it.]
[ In his case, he'd spaced out his sessions.
Well, for the most part. Today he'd done three in a row out of some internal desire to beat the system. Unfortunately, just like his previous encounters, he'd walked out with the black box thoroughly exploiting his weakness and thus, defeating him quite soundly. He steps out of the box, jaw clenched and shoulders tense. All at once, he looks like himself and not at all– to anyone who's known him for a while, he seems off.
And he is off, which is probably noticeable in the way his expression is momentarily wild when he turns to glance at Anders. The other man looks how he feels; pretty terrible. ]
Anders. [ His tone is a bit sharp, but he tries to soften it with a thin smile. ]
Any luck?
Well, for the most part. Today he'd done three in a row out of some internal desire to beat the system. Unfortunately, just like his previous encounters, he'd walked out with the black box thoroughly exploiting his weakness and thus, defeating him quite soundly. He steps out of the box, jaw clenched and shoulders tense. All at once, he looks like himself and not at all– to anyone who's known him for a while, he seems off.
And he is off, which is probably noticeable in the way his expression is momentarily wild when he turns to glance at Anders. The other man looks how he feels; pretty terrible. ]
Anders. [ His tone is a bit sharp, but he tries to soften it with a thin smile. ]
Any luck?
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
I assure you I'm not dying. However, seeing as I'm not the intended recipient, that may not be relieving in any way.
I assure you I'm not dying. However, seeing as I'm not the intended recipient, that may not be relieving in any way.
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
Hey your not sick are you??? Its getting cold here I havent heard from you. Tell me where you are Ill come find you Ill make sure you stay warm.
Hey your not sick are you??? Its getting cold here I havent heard from you. Tell me where you are Ill come find you Ill make sure you stay warm.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Mr Khezek, I'm touched by your concern, but I assure you that I'm quite warm.
Mr Khezek, I'm touched by your concern, but I assure you that I'm quite warm.
[ why does it feel like he's walked in on something he wasn't supposed to see.... ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
I'd point out that this sounds incredibly un-Contractor like, but I'm sure you're already aware.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
I'd point out that this sounds incredibly un-Contractor like, but I'm sure you're already aware.
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