contact part deux

[bouchonne]

if this were modern times byerly would probably make you listen to total eclipse of the heart before you were able to leave a message

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[hornswoggle]

[ A low whistle in answer, before he tips the teacup and shakes his head. ]

Nothing but stories. And never in a dream.

[ But to the point— ]

All that to say, do you think we should heed the warning?

[bouchonne]

[ A shrug. ]

Perhaps not heed, per se. I don't think ghosts, spirits, et cetera, can really be trusted. But whether it's a trap or a gift, it's worth finding out which.

[hornswoggle]

Something to foist onto the Research Division, I assume?

[ But in the same breath— ]

Wysteria Poppell and that Rifter, Stevens, are collecting accounts. It occurred to me we might want to look into some of the locations and see whether or not there's anything worth cultivating.

[bouchonne]

[ Hm. A slightly lifted eyebrow. ]

Do you have any inspiration as to what we might cultivate?

[hornswoggle]

Caches, safe houses. The things we kept lamenting the absence of, and might be useful regardless of if we ever slip into such dire straits.

[ Which of course they're hoping to avoid. ]

[bouchonne]

Hm. Certainly which people are more sympathetic to us than we thought. Or less so.

[hornswoggle]

Well, that's less easily navigated than shoring up our defenses in easy to conceal places.