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[gimmethemap]

[Private to Major West]

A note was left on the door to the pool room. I thought of asking if you wrote it, but now they're all over the place. Have you seen them? Do you know who might have written them?

[Private to Rube]

You've seen them, I take it.

[Locked to Sam Tyler]

Have you noticed the notes?

Comments

[onderhaus.livejournal.com]

Better fucking believe it.

Charlie's back in 0.

I don't even know what the fuck he did.

[gimmethemap]

Did you think of asking him?

[onderhaus.livejournal.com]

I asked.

[gimmethemap]

You going to be all right?

[onderhaus.livejournal.com]

Not until I wring his weaselly little neck.

You?

[gimmethemap]

I've been worse.

[onderhaus.livejournal.com]

Not by much.

I don't know where to begin with these letters.

Did the Admiral do this? Some kind of joke?

[gimmethemap]

The Admiral would never do something like this.

After a few minutes...

[onderhaus.livejournal.com]

...Okay.

Then who? This isn't the Joker's style, or the Marquis. I'm not sure any of the wardens would do it.

After a few minutes...

[gimmethemap]

I hate to say it after the conversation I had with the guy in Pleasantville, but ...

Let me talk to some people.

Much Later

[gimmethemap]

Yeah, nevermind.

Impotent manchild

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[major-west.livejournal.com]

What sort of a passive aggressive child do you think I am?

Private

[gimmethemap]

Hence why I didn't ask you.

Do you have any idea who might have done it?

Private

[major-west.livejournal.com]

No. Why would I?

Private

[gimmethemap]

It doesn't hurt to ask. The first note just got to me a bit, I guess. Trying to make certain I've looked in every corner, y'know?

Private

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Well, I wouldn't pay any mind to a bit of anonymous silliness. The notes were childish.

Private

[gimmethemap]

You and perhaps a few others are mature enough to think that, but I'm worried it'll just enable others.

Private

[bythe_books]

Given the one tacked up on my door, it'd be kinda hard not to.

Private

[gimmethemap]

If you had to, do you think you could track down whoever did it?

Private

[bythe_books]

I could try, but resources here are more on the 'limited' side of things. Makes the 70s look like a technological utopia.

But there isn't any imminent threat in those notes.

Private

[gimmethemap]

That's what I'm thinking -- but my view is that if it's an Inmate trying to stir up trouble, it's nothing new, easily deterred provided we can find the source of the problem. But if it's a Warden who's stirring this kind of unrest, then that's kind of counterproductive, wouldn't you agree?

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[bythe_books]

Regardless of whether it's an inmate or warden who's done it, the fact remains that there isn't any imminent threat contained in those notes. It's not as though it's saying anything we don't all already know.

...so you want me to find out who did it just for the sake of discovering whether it's a Warden or Inmate?

Private

[gimmethemap]

I can't say how bad it will be until more people start reacting.

But I guess I'm not surprised you're not the least bit concerned.

Private

[bythe_books]

Oh, come off it with your superior bullshit. I'm not gonna do it because I don't think the status of the person in question should have any impact on the urgency of action. So how can I put this clearly:

WARDEN OR INMATE, THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS DONE NOTHING TO WARRANT A WRIST-SLAPPING.

Got it? There isn't any rule against what they've done, and there wouldn't be some self-righteous call to action if they'd said all of the exact same things in the journals. You're just upset because you don't know who it is.

Private

[gimmethemap]

I'd actually just prefer to talk to whoever did it in person, as opposed to flailing at someone anonymously over the journals.

Private

[bythe_books]

I'm not your errand boy. People leave anonymous notes. Deal with it.

You'd absolutely hate the internet

Private

[gimmethemap]

No, I don't think you're my errand boy. You're a detective.

...That's the word, right?

Private

[bythe_books]

I'm a DCI, not a PI.