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[mislay]

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[apophenian]

And now I'll be conflicted and distracted the whole time
THE WHOLE TIME LARUS

until Tuesday at least
That's like an entire week!

[mislay]

it's not an entire week if you find what you're looking for.

i know you can make it until then.
consider it a reward for not getting distracted.

[apophenian]

But I'm already distracted.

More importantly, where's the last place you remember wearing your jacket? Is it the last thing you remember, period? What can cause amnesia in a vampire? Head trauma?

If there's a literal pile of discarded bodies in the street, does that mean something apocalyptic has started happening in the fifteen minutes I've been without internet access? Were they vampire bodies or humans? Regardless, shouldn't that draw a police presence? If not, are the cops in the city really that incompetent or are they on some vampire's payroll?

[mislay]

[ neal, why are you like this. ]

i'm sure there are other things you could be focusing on that aren't me and my current situation. i know where to start, but to answer your question: i don't know.
i don't remember getting hit in the head, and there are no signs of it either.

it might have been a dumping ground.
they usually leave it to be cleaned up later. and before you ask, no. no one asks questions about it.

[apophenian]

Hold up. "Usually"? How often is "usually"?

[mislay]

despite what you think, i don't have the answers to everything.
every day maybe.

[ cue neal hating that too. he can just feel it as he types and sends it. ]

[apophenian]

[ "every day maybe"??? ]

Bullshit. That can't be possible, can it? It'd mean there's a massive cover-up of a secret genocide of prob mostly homeless and otherwise disenfranchised/isolated people going on in the city every day, without so much as a single fuck given by authorities.

Or it'd mean whoever's "dumping" bodies IS the authority. And "clean up" is like a public fuckin' service.

That'd be like reptilians-run-city-hall levels of crazy, right?

[mislay]

people die every day. you'd be surprised how easy it is to "hide" that out in the open.
but i don't really care about their methods.
i want to know who's doing it and why.

i'll let you know how it goes after i find my jacket.

weh my icons went away

[apophenian]

[ larus, why are you like this. ]

You'll let me know if you have any leads before that, too, right? I also need you to tell me more about what you know of murders being "hidden" out in the open.

Try not to get mind-wiped again.

[mislay]

do you want to compare notes? i doubt there's really anything either of us could do about it right now.

i'll let you know if i learn something about that.

[ but no promises. ]

[apophenian]

I want you to make notes and give them to me, obv. I mean, you've got all day. Maybe you should chill and try listening to like a memory recovery hypnosis vid on YT? Memory recall binaural beats w/ headphones?

Both for your signature jacket and the murder mystery, u know

[mislay]

i'll think about it.

[ but in actuality, he won't do any of that.

there's someone he needs to get in touch with, and after that... well, it'll be a nice change of pace from the previous night. or what he remembers of it. ]

if you weren't busy with caves and mysteries of your own, i would ask you to come with me.
but i suppose we both can't get what we want all the time.

[apophenian]

Are you being sassy rn?

[mislay]

i was being serious.

[ but also yes. yes he is. ]

[apophenian]

IT'S NOT A BIG ASK OK
The more people know about these things, the more people there are to help you a) figure out who's doing it and why & b) stop them

Are you saying you miss me?

[mislay]

i think you're also forgetting c – it's dangerous and people could die. i'm not risking more than i have to.

[ but that last question though. he pauses, thinking it over. ]

i haven't seen you in a few days.

[apophenian]

At least I remember what I did last night. With the mysterious amnesia thing, isn't it also a risk to try to deal with whatever this is without backup?

[mislay]

maybe it is, but you know where i'll be.
if you don't hear from me by morning, something happened.

[apophenian]

I don't actually
know where you'll be

u know since u never said

[mislay]

i'll send you an address when i have one.

[apophenian]

[ it's ... something??

... he guesses ... ]

k
You should keep texting me so I know I still have cell service

I'm subterranean and want a textual handhold until we turn around bc there are literal like stalactites (sp??) and stalagmites here.
It's very echoey in an unnerving sort of way.
and also I haven't seen you in a few days ...

[ winkyface. ]

[mislay]

you're in a cave. what did you expect would be there?

[ honestly though? larus has plenty of time to spare, so it's not like he's in a hurry to ditch the conversation. ]

talking to me and seeing me are very different things.
does that mean you miss me?

[ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ]

[apophenian]

So what if it does?
Anyway how tf should I know what's in a cave??? You're not exactly talking to Indiana Jones here

[mislay]

then you should stop exploring caves and spend more time with me.
it's common sense.

[ is he talking about that or what should be in a cave? who knows. ]

[apophenian]

What is this "common sense" of which you speak?

[ not something in neal's skillset, surely. he is however very amenable to the thought of making more time in his schedule for larus.

but there's a delay here, because he needs time to scramble over himself and squeal like he's never even heard the word dignity. then to flip the park ranger off for laughing at him. ]

HOLY FUCK I THINK I JUST HEARD A BAT
OR ONE OF THOSE CREATURES FROM THE DESCENT