[anonymous text message/console]

[no_light]

[ Kylo Ren has been watching recent developments on Tu Vishan with growing unease. He had started out thinking Valdis an annoyance, then a danger, but with the new guild structure, the KPD's power is only being consolidated - and thus, her power. It's not a good development for an enemy of hers.

He might have been willing to let it rest, if he hadn't overheard a drugged-out-of-his-mind KPD member mention that he is on the watch list. It had been the last push to take action.

But what to do? It took more listening and more than a little bit of luck, but now Kylo is ready to send a message which will hopefully sow seeds of discontent – and isn’t that one of the strategies of the Dark Side? Not one he had bothered with before or is particularly skilled in… but before, he didn’t need to bother with subterfuge. ]

I have learned that Valdis of the KPD knew the water supply would be targeted. If you don’t believe me, ask the officers she used to aide her.

The KPD has been hunting the Cultists for months, but for all its powerful Foreigner detectives it has nothing to show.

I demand she explain why she did not prevent the attack when she knew it was coming. I demand she explain why she protects Cultists instead of our citizens. And I dare her to explain why she calls herself a protector, but carries a dangerous sword.

How can we be certain that the shapeshifter we put our trust in is who she claims to be?

All Foreigners have secrets, but I want to know if hers are dangerous to us before I can trust her again.

[OOC: He will respond, though he might keep it short and vague to prevent giving himself away. Feel free to also talk among yourselves!]

Comments

[ninjainviolet]

I'm not saying that's what you should do.

And you're doing more than just asking people to keep their eyes open. You're blaming someone for something, planting that idea in people's heads, so whatever they see will be clouded by that.

No matter what it is.

[no_light]

Their assumptions are their own. I'm just asking questions. If they find something they don't like that is not my fault.

[ninjainviolet]

You're not asking questions. You're demanding and daring things to be done.

For example, her weapon. She's a protector; so of course she has a sword. And while it may be dangerous to you or someone else who doesn't know how to use it, it's not dangerous to her.

That's the nature of weapons.

[no_light]

It is dangerous to everyone

But I'm not here to convince you. I didn't expect that.

[ninjainviolet]

Only if she didn't know how to use it, and I'm going to say that's not the case. Otherwise, she wouldn't be the Chief of Police.

Not to mention there have been no reports of it going haywire at any time, now have there?

Oh, but you are trying to convince me. You're trying to convince me to distrust this person and everything she does.

Someone else tried that with me before--only he was using an illusion of a really big spider at the time.

[no_light]

There are no public reports, no.

I'm not a spider, if that helps.

The rest is up to you. I'm just pointing out interesting facts that are already public knowledge. It is up to others what they make of them.

[ninjainviolet]

I know. And something like that would probably make the rounds both officially and unofficially.

[ Rumors, you know. ]

Not a big spider that would eat me, you mean? Yes, that's what I was being told. And yes, those creatures do exist on my world.

[ She's most definitely telling the truth.

And they're back to her original point. ]

Yes, these things are all public knowledge, but you're kind of taking them out of context a little, aren't you? Or omitting some things, or even switching some things around. And okay, you might not be stating outright: "think this way". But, you're doing one hell of a job in attempting to plant the seed.

Which is why I wonder what she ever did to you?

[no_light]

She didn't do anything to me. You're assuming it's personal vengeance. It's not.

I care about this city.

If you think I'm just planting seeds you're welcome to ignore everything I say.

[ninjainviolet]

[ Yeah, she can't shake the feeling it is, though. ]

If you care about this city, then these are concerns you take to her superiors privately. You don't use them to incite the citizens to possibly do something rash to her.

[ So yeah, she's probably going to ignore this for the most part. ]

[no_light]

I find this way more effective. It can't be silenced.