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[ex_diplomacy861]

Who: Shelly and anyone
Location: Plaza
Time: Afternoon
Style: Either
Status: Open

[Standing before the coral with a hand perched on her hip and a megaphone in the other, Shelly, still damp but drier from her sodden arrival, begins her announcement in a firm, less-than-pleased tone as the fairy beside her flutters about quietly.]

Attention [ -- the rest is drowned out by a high-pitched screech as the megaphone adjusts -- ] !

What you have committed is a severely punishable offense that will not go unheard by the Republic's Senate. However, before you respond to the matter of your crime, I demand an explanation.

[She lowers the megaphone, waiting.]

Comments

[ex_diplomacy861]

[ Oho, Naoya. That is a good point. However! ]

But they'll have to at some point. If possible, I'd prefer to speed up the process.

[singsforsouls]

Considering some have been here over a year with no one coming forth, I'm not sure speeding up the process will happen.

[ex_diplomacy861]

Over a whole year? They, whomever they may be, must be open for some negotiation.

[singsforsouls]

It doesn't seem to be that way so far. They just want to keep us here.

[ex_diplomacy861]

If that's all they wanted, any other method would have been better than the one they used. [A beat.] Have you been in contact with the culprits?

[singsforsouls]

There seems to be a man named Alpha who knows a lot about what's going on, but no one's been able to get anything out of him aside from strange hints. Otherwise we're generally left alone.

[ex_diplomacy861]

And who is Alpha, exactly? Do you know?

[singsforsouls]

He seems to be a doctor of some sort, though I have not heard from him in a while.

[ex_diplomacy861]

I see . . . Well. Thank you for the information. Is there something else I should know?