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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.

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[wintershepherd]

[ Oh... not Abagail too. Even though Jack is dealing with the same thing because of Bruce's disappearance, he's still worried for Costigan. Especially given that slur... ]

Billy?

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[denyamenti]

Ah... I'd wondered, when I couldn't locate Doctor Holiday. But I don't think you should be so callous about it, sir.

[ Internally, Bakura laughs at how opposite this is from the anonymous conversation he'd had with Costigan recently. ]

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[wrathfulkhan]

I'd be less worried if I knew why they went.

[He's lost a 'friend' too in this recent spate of cullings.]

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[bludhavenknight]

Damn. I kind of knew about Holiday, she's got a baby turtle missing her. [He didn't know about Walter, though. He should probably stop by and get his pig.]

Where are you going, can I ask?

[backinakidflash]

[With all the disaffection he can drum up.]

My neighbor's gone too. I saw the kedan cleaning his place out. That Todd Richards kid.

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[ixis]

[He doesn't look upset, per se, but Naugus does look startled.]

Ms. Hobbs has left? The girl who knew the prior Emperor's murderer? But she was dead back in her home realm. Does this mean she's gone to meet her fate?

And yes. Yes, the frequent departures are not without notice.

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[originalflameon]

No, sir, no one had noticed before you pointed out, no one worried because this isn't obviously a huge problem that might affect us all and you are the only smart mind in the entire turtle. [He'd even use a gold star reference if he... well. Got the reference.

He might have been spending too much time with Bucky as of late.] If what you were trying to do was to encourage us to find out more about it- well, if you used a less callous approach you'd get better results.

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[escarabajo]

[He only sort of knew Dr. Holiday, but Costigan's worries aren't far from his own. He can't refrain from answering if he's got a possible explanation: it's what he'd have wanted, if he was the one venting this out on the network.]

Someone I know guessed that it might have something to do with-- well, with Emperor Eshai's passing. [Jaime phrases this gently, because the 'murder' part probably isn't going to convince the man that they aren't as totally fucked as he believes they are.] It's harder to hold people here, maybe.

[A pause as he finds his words.]

I'm worried too. I think everybody is. It's just... tough right now, things like they are.

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[nowthatsfunny]

[Annoyed tone. Tess is used to prickly men, somehow this isn't surprising. But she won't let it pass without comment, either.]

Hey buddy, we're all sorry your friends are gone but maybe you could tone down the attitude a little, huh? What do you think is going on, if so many are disappearing? Got any bright ideas or are you just takin' it out on us?