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FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
We should know better by now. There's never a dull moment.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Someone's confident.
We should know better by now. There's never a dull moment.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Someone's confident.
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
Neither do I. Red ended up with competent leaders.
[ And then there's Loki. Who introduces people to Spongebob. ]
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
That's true. For all we know, the situation could worsen at any moment. Giving them some time would be fair.
Neither do I. Red ended up with competent leaders.
[ And then there's Loki. Who introduces people to Spongebob. ]
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
That's true. For all we know, the situation could worsen at any moment. Giving them some time would be fair.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Thankfully, especially in this current course.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
Thankfully, especially in this current course.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
Is it not an expectation when it comes to the CDC?
Is it not an expectation when it comes to the CDC?
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Sometimes, I'm not even sure what to expect.
Sometimes, I'm not even sure what to expect.
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
We may be better off exercising caution at every turn.
We may be better off exercising caution at every turn.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Should be standard procedure, at this point.
Should be standard procedure, at this point.
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
If we prepare for the worst, perhaps we'll be pleasantly surprised.
If we prepare for the worst, perhaps we'll be pleasantly surprised.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Or we'll be dead, even so.
[ Welp. ]
Or we'll be dead, even so.
[ Welp. ]
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe death eliminates the need for any further concerns.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe death eliminates the need for any further concerns.
[ As Barnaby seems to let up on... well, whatever it is he was trying to get out, his expression and posture seem to relax a bit. He's still going to tread cautiously in this conversation, since he's not sure where it's going (well, no, he does, and he didn't really like it). ]
How do you mean?
[ Squinting at you, Bunny. ]
How do you mean?
[ Squinting at you, Bunny. ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
You're not wrong. It does.
You're not wrong. It does.
I owe someone my life. So I'm simply curious from that angle.
[ Okay, that's a half-truth, but November doesn't need his suspicions confirmed for him. Without Kotetsu, however, Barnaby isn't sure where he'd be anymore - it's a sobering thought, and their conversation has easily reminded him of it. A genuine curiosity exists, even if ulterior motives come with it. ]
[ Okay, that's a half-truth, but November doesn't need his suspicions confirmed for him. Without Kotetsu, however, Barnaby isn't sure where he'd be anymore - it's a sobering thought, and their conversation has easily reminded him of it. A genuine curiosity exists, even if ulterior motives come with it. ]
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
I can't decide if it's fortunate or unfortunate.
I can't decide if it's fortunate or unfortunate.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Dying, in most cases, is never fortunate. Useful, perhaps. Fortunate, no.
Dying, in most cases, is never fortunate. Useful, perhaps. Fortunate, no.
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
I meant having no troubles, though at such a cost it wouldn't be worth it.
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
I understand that from experience.
I meant having no troubles, though at such a cost it wouldn't be worth it.
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
I understand that from experience.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
I'd be less concerned if it could be tracked by heat signatures. That's just disconcerting.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Never, Miss Jacobs, never.
I'd be less concerned if it could be tracked by heat signatures. That's just disconcerting.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Never, Miss Jacobs, never.
[ Huh. So their stories aren't too dissimilar. Of course, he has no idea who saved him and what from. But, that's not really the point here, is it? ]
It doesn't feel any different from normal. [ Bullshit. ] But, looking at it from a rational view– why wouldn't I pay her back? Considering a connections standpoint, I'd rather her on my side than not.
[ If it sounds cold, well, it's par for the course. ]
It doesn't feel any different from normal. [ Bullshit. ] But, looking at it from a rational view– why wouldn't I pay her back? Considering a connections standpoint, I'd rather her on my side than not.
[ If it sounds cold, well, it's par for the course. ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
You know, there are some that would argue that case.
[ Not him, of course. ]
You know, there are some that would argue that case.
[ Not him, of course. ]
It isn't about whether or not you should pay her back, exactly. I understand your reasoning for doing so. But what would be enough to consider you even?
[ It isn't as though it's a case of "thanks for paying for my lunch, I'll get it for you next time". It's a far more complicated issue than that, and it's where Barnaby's curiosity comes from. The truth is that he's not sure he'll ever be able to repay Kotetsu for everything that he's done for him. Not that it's the most daunting prospect in the world. ]
[ It isn't as though it's a case of "thanks for paying for my lunch, I'll get it for you next time". It's a far more complicated issue than that, and it's where Barnaby's curiosity comes from. The truth is that he's not sure he'll ever be able to repay Kotetsu for everything that he's done for him. Not that it's the most daunting prospect in the world. ]
[ What indeed. Truthfully, he could look back and consider the warning his payback. He'd been off grid for almost a week at that point, but he'd made sure to contact her. To let her know that something was wrong, that the people closest to her might not exactly be the ones to trust. November had known she would put the pieces together, so he'd left names out. There just hadn't been time to answer all the questions he knows she would've inevitably had.
If only there'd been more time. Should he envy Amber, for that ability? ]
I'm sure I'll know it whenever that opportunity comes around.
[ Will he, really? ]
If only there'd been more time. Should he envy Amber, for that ability? ]
I'm sure I'll know it whenever that opportunity comes around.
[ Will he, really? ]
FROM: brooksjr.barnaby@cdc.org
I have to admit, that would be a strange discussion to get into.
I have to admit, that would be a strange discussion to get into.
[ What a delightfully vague answer. And yet, Barnaby supposes that it makes sense. Trying to anticipate exactly what might make it up to Kotetsu in the future will likely prove to be a waste of time, especially considering what it is that Barnaby owes him for. What is the price for a person's life? There's no easy answer to that, he doesn't think. Perhaps he's learned something from this endeavour after all, even if it wasn't exactly his intention to pursue this line of questioning. ]
Then perhaps I should take that to heart, and consider the same.
Then perhaps I should take that to heart, and consider the same.
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