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[notyourutopian]

Eleanor Lamb

Hello you've reached Eleanor Lamb's voicemail. I'd explain what's next but I can't imagine you don't know what to do at the beep.

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06/23

[littlestbaskerville]

[Lily is hanging out outside of Elenor's room a little more than usual. It's clear she wants something but she isn't really ready to ask at the moment.]

Backdate to 9/26

[standalonehuman]

I have to ask this. I don't want to ask this. But just to say I covered all the bases, I have to ask you, too.

The 28th of last month. You were still in the dreamscapes, like I was. Weren't you?

[notyourutopian]

Hey Togusa.

Yeah, I was.

Why?

[standalonehuman]

Thank heaven.

Because I’ve hit the rock bottom process of double-checking the alibis of anyone with the extranatural powers to kill Zee in the way he got killed.

The real answer is I dont know what the hell I’m doing anymore.

[notyourutopian]

...I'm a suspect?

[standalonehuman]

NO. And now if your name ever does come up, I know where you were.

I’m still more of a suspect than anyone else, but I’ve got the same alibi.

[notyourutopian]

I liked Zee.
I guess it makes sense I'd be a suspect though...

But you don't have powers.
How could you have done it?

[standalonehuman]

I didn’t even realize that I thought of Zee as a friend until I automatically called him one. Then, he was gone.

I.

I’ve got a suit of armor that makes me mostly invisible.

More or less ridiculous than the shotgun?

[notyourutopian]

Mostly invisible isn't the same thing as invisble though.

Nothing is more ridiculous than that shotgun though.

[standalonehuman]

Knew you had to be the one to ask.

I’m probably judging it harsher because I know what to look for. Anybody else, yeah, it’s invisible.

I didn’t do it. But I have no idea who did.

[notyourutopian]

There were splicers in Rapture who were 'mostly invisible.' I remember getting pretty good at spotting them.

The truth will come out.
One way or another, it always does.

[standalonehuman]

Hell! Like those things we’ve fought? A few times, first last June? But invisible?

There aren’t words for how scary but impressive that is.

I hope the truth will come out before we make a really big mistake. That’s what I’m most afraid of.

[notyourutopian]

Similar.
But these ones threw fireballs like I can.

At this point
What mistakes are even left to make?

[standalonehuman]

[ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW, ELEANOR, TOGUSA CAN'T EVEN TELL ANYMORE]

Nobody else has ended up dead.

[notyourutopian]

[Rapture is a rough place, okay?]

Hah. I hadn't thought of that.

Are you worried about retaliation from people Zee knew?

[standalonehuman]

That has actually been my top worry. More so than the killer striking again. People taking this into their own hands and getting it wrong.

We've got a lot of people in this city who have memories of people who were heroes, big movers and shakers in the worlds that they came from. It's a tough burden to bear already, but it might drive some people to vigilantism.

[notyourutopian]

Hmm.
But if they think of themselves as heroes, they'd try to bring the person responsible in alive, wouldn't they?

I think most people, when pressed, will always try to do the right thing.

[standalonehuman]

I believe so, too. Or I want to believe so. This whole thing is testing that belief.

No, I do believe it.

[notyourutopian]

It's alright to waver.
Especially now.

Our lives are insane.
No one could stay positive forever when faced with some of the things we've dealt with.
I know I certainly haven't.

Especially recently.

[standalonehuman]

I didn’t ask, too wrapped up in this, and

Hikari.

Are you all right? How were you doing last month?

[What did Retrospec take away from you, too?]

[notyourutopian]

I can imagine.
And it's fine.

I was...spared the strange other life thing everyone seemed to go.
Which I suppose is fortunate.

Yukiko forgot about Retrospec though.

[standalonehuman]

Fuck, I'm sorry.

You don't have to downplay that. It's the worst feeling.

If you're not okay, let yourself be not okay.

backdated 11/4, action

[windeity]

[He's not sure what they'll actually find in the tunnels, but that doesn't stop him from meeting with Eleanor on Sunday to explore anyway. Everything he could possibly need is in his sylladex and as he lingers near the subway entrance he realizes he's way too early. Oh well. It gives him time to get a better look at the entrance.

That...is probably how Eleanor finds him by the time she arrives, actually. Floating up in the air, checking the mouth of the tunnel and minding his own business. Hello, El.]

[notyourutopian]

[Eleanor was almost used to flying people, but there was still a hitch in her step as she came into view and saw him just hovering above the ground like that. Well, right. Okay.]

Hey John.

[She said with a fond smile as she peered up at him.]

How's the weather up there?

[windeity]

[Give him a moment as he flips upside down to look at her, a wide grin on his face upon spotting here.]

As mysterious as ever. [He'll float down to the ground not long after.] I was hoping to maybe get some hints on what we'd be working with here, but no such luck. Ready to head in?