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[lostundercover]

[Costigan sounds detached from the subject matter right now, but those attentive may notice a very slight slur on some words. He may or may not be intoxicated.]

Abigail Hobbs is gone, as are Walter Bishop and Rebecca Holiday.

That makes about a dozen in the last month. Anyone else worried about how many people are disappearing? No, why bother? It's not like we get along here and we're all just as fucked as they were anyway, right?

[There's a short silence before he cuts off.]

[100% encrypted to: Dick Grayson]
[He speaks noticeably clearer in his short message.]
Watch the Center. I'll be back in a week or two.

Comments

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[nowthatsfunny]

[That gets a laugh, actually. Touche, Billy.]

I like that. Stay useful, but don't get uppity. So is this actually a pattern or is it just people trying to make sense out of something totally random?

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[lostundercover]

[He sounds vaguely amused.]

Total bullshit. It's all random.

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[nowthatsfunny]

What a shocker. So do you still buy your conspiracy theory then?

I guess even if whatthefuckhisnameis is disappearing people there's probably no way to know.

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[lostundercover]

It's as good as anything anyone else has offered.

But you're right about that. We'll never have any fuckin' idea.

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[nowthatsfunny]

Guess I'll just have to keep bein' a fine upstanding citizen, then.

Because you never know. [And she sure as shit doesn't want to go back.]

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[lostundercover]

Not a bad idea. Not much fun though.

[Flirting? Maybe a little.]

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[nowthatsfunny]

Oh, you are a smooth talker after all. Like to take some risks now and then?

[Tess is okay with that.]

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[lostundercover]

I like finding trouble. Keeps things interesting.

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[nowthatsfunny]

A little trouble now and then definitely does. Some danger makes you appreciate the safety even more.

[There's a pretty obvious smile in her voice.]

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[lostundercover]

I think it might be the other way around.

[He actually really likes his safety. He just doesn't get much of it.]

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[nowthatsfunny]

Maybe back home - stayin' alive was the name of the game. Around here, though? Seems like safety is the rule, rather than the exception.

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[lostundercover]

Maybe, yeah. Depends what you do to keep busy and make your money.

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[nowthatsfunny]

The fact that it depends in this world is all I need to know, buddy.

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[lostundercover]

[He solemns a little.]

This place is dangerous. Don't be stupid and you should be alright.

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[nowthatsfunny]

[Tess, on the other hand, just chuckles.]

When you've lived in my world for a few years, get back to me about dangerous.

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[lostundercover]

It's that kind of thinking that makes the place as dangerous as it is.

You don't know my life, I don't know yours. What I do know is that this place preys on people letting their guards down and thinking they're invincible like some teenage punk who hasn't learned any better.

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[nowthatsfunny]

Invincible is the last thing I'd call myself. I've had one taste of mortality already and I have no intention of sampling it again.

But keep tossing around those insults, see how many friends you make. And how many enemies.

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[lostundercover]

[Costigan sighs.] I wasn't talking about you. I'm sorry, alright? I was thinking of someone else.

Look, I get it. I'll fuck off. Just be careful.

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[nowthatsfunny]

No, it's fine. I'll fuck off.

But you might wanna think about growing a little tact.

[Click.]