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[They're on the brink of storming off, finding the exit for themselves. They mutter "Just as I thought. That was a useless question" as they turn a corner. Then they abruptly stop, thinking. Maybe looking at something.] [They sigh and turn their head to look at you.] "You're......are you familiar with the name 'Michael'?"

Okay. Uhm. I have truly found myself in a bit of a Situation.

where the hell am i

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"Y-yeah, black coffee's fine." [That is not what they meant.] "Thank you so much, uhm.......what's your name?"

[Someone walks into the cafe. Compared to most people (if they even are people) here, they look oddly normal. They look feminine, have curly hair, a winter jacket, and an unwavering expression. You haven't seen them before.] [She walks up to the counter] "Excuse me, may I have a coffee? One with no....weird stuff, preferably." - @reception-unclear / Mx. Doe

not sure what you mean by that but sure! long as you've read the rules :3

oh wait, did you mean a black coffee?

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its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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< That's too bad. >

I will! Don't worry! (Happy pride month by the way.) [She'll have to take note of that later. For now, she has work to do. She'll get off her shift in a bit anyways.]

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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....Okay, I'll take notice of that. [She keeps it short, but she still wonders how you have Found Out about all this. At least she assumes you have. To be fair, you could never know.] [She should have trusted you on this one, looking back.] I'll let you know if I find the files, I'll try my best!

< You're trying to save her. aren't you? >

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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Alright! I'll try my best! (and I'll make sure Elias doesn't notice. You really do not trust this guy. I don't either, though. I did just joke about killing him-)

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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Oh-! Yeah, I can do that! I'll call you when I do, but what do you need about him? Robert Smirke, that is?

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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[Everything. Fucking everything.] Oh, nothing much. It's just that Things are Happening and I- Y'know what, fine. [i can trust you, right?] We constantly follow up on supernatural experiences, research all sorts of spooky things, and yet I feel like I'm in the dark, about everything. It ll just seems too familiar. I know not many supernatural things have happened in my life, but..... Y-you probably get the point.

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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No thanks. [She says it a bit too quickly.] [She's still suspicious. You haven't explained any of these 'health conditions', but she hasn't explained much either. How much do you really know about her?. Though, to be fair, he never asked.] [They're zoning out. They seem to be thinking about something.]

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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Hm. [She's staring at you a bit too intensely. Then averts her eyes.] That's weird. Was it something to do with...cold...ness?? I don't know how to phrase it, but- Nevermind, it's probably just the AC. Or your "health condition".

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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Oh, I know how that feels- I'm sorry for....whatever happened. Also why'd you put 'health conditions' in quotes- ...Sorry, it's probably not my place to pry about that.

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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Thanks, but what does that mean? The spiral stuff? Is that meant to be a...nevermind, it's probably a bad thing. I'll keep that in mind. ...What have you been up to?

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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Well, I guess I should update you. I talked to Sasha and found out more about our.....squirmish visitors at the institute. We can get rid of them via extinguisher, which helps a lot. They also show up less, which doesn't help a lot. You also wanted to know about your grandfather, right? Now, I may be stretching this, but the whole thing with bugs also happened with your father, and I think it's related. Somehow. And there's something about spirals. As for me, got a promotion recently! I can't tell whether this is a good or bad thing, but hey! At least I won 20 bucks from a bet.

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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Meh, It's probably just the archives. It's nice but a bit dusty. Sometimes there's spiders on the shelves. Either way, you don't have to worry, it's nothing much.

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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Well, yeah, it's London. A bunch of rain is going to make it foggy outside. It's a bit depressing. Why?

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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Oh-! Uhm..... [She seems genuinely surprised you complimented her.] Thank you for that! It's nice to see a familiar face too! Especially since I'm with the archives now.

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.

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I...probably could j- nevermind, forget I said anything. But still...Why do you even have cyanide? (Yes, I know it's cyanide.) You're an investigator, I don't think you need that.

its pride month and i still have to deal with The Torment. I believe i deserve a break for this month alone.