{Unified Universe Project}[Video]

[adstring_npc]

[There are soldiers suiting up, under the watchful eye of a Chinese woman. She's about medium-height, and fit-looking. Her long hair is up in an ornate bun.]

Is the item set up to transmit yet? I want things to be clear. I do not do sneak attacks.

[A male voice off-camera mutters something that can't be heard clearly. The woman looks into the PCD. Her expression is stern, and her tone of voice is clipped, efficient.]

People of the outside. I am Colonel Bao Ying. I lead the soldiers in this world.

One of you, or more, took one of my men. He's dead, mudered.

You can make this very, very simple. You can hand over the culprit.

Or we can do this the hard way, and we'll be coming into your city for a little visit. We'll find them. It's your choice to cooperate or not. We won't kill innocents, but if anyone tries to start anything, we'll put it down.

You've got a half-hour to decide if you want to hand the guilty party or parties over or not. Then we come out there.

[A video-update twenty minutes later.]

You have been given twenty-four hours. Thank Negi. And discuss.

Comments

[Voice]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

Your first response was Video. Give me a moment to analyze it.

[There's a pause.]

Asuna Kagurazaka. You're listed as having been at both the January and May meetings this year.

[Voice]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

What is your name, and do you have a practical alternative suggestion to dissuade further attempts?

[Voice]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

The monthly meetings between your people and the PR Department.

Clearly I'm not expecting that. You're not going to hand over an innocent. If you know who it is, then you know they're guilty. If you don't, then you can't hand someone over.

[Video]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

Uchiha Madara.

We won't be visiting you unless you were involved. Were you?

[Voice]

[notamonkeygirl.livejournal.com]

I dunno if you know this, but your scientists really have a bad track record for telling the truth!

[Video]

[thefirstuchiha.livejournal.com]

And you all remember my name! I feel so honored!

Alas, I was not involved in the games this time around...but perhaps we can still arrange a visit with each other~?

[Voice]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

...

What now?

[Voice]

[notamonkeygirl.livejournal.com]

I didn't go to either of those meetings! January and May were pretty recent, and I KNOW I didn't go to any meetings then.

[Voice]

[lostwish.livejournal.com]

...Shirou Kamui.

If one person does wrong then the whole community should know what they've done wrong. I guess...a full community punishment afterwards would stop people.

[Voice]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

You replied with video, I ran the program to identify you.

No. I don't have a death wish.

[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

You expect us to conduct an investigation for you? That's hardly very professional.

[knight-within.livejournal.com]

There is no justice in this. You will be endangering everyone here as you preform a wild goose chase to which is no end. Violence is not the answer and neither is your hasty deduction that a culprit is among us.

[Video]

[thefirstuchiha.livejournal.com]

And here I thought you all were beginning to like me and you remembered my name because of that. I'm hurt...truly.

Not even brave enough to come with that little army at your back?

[Voice]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

All I've got to go on are the files that say you're there. I don't have time right now to dig into the possibility of another lie, though.

My man is dead, and I will do what I must to keep this from recurring.

[Voice]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

Shirou Kamui...

[There's a pause.]

I'm listening. What punishment are you suggesting?

[Video]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

This is my first time contacting Outsiders. I have no reason to be partial to any of you. Quite the opposite.

I'm not stupid enough to come.

[Voice]

[notamonkeygirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and your scientists are really a bunch of liars.

Alright, alright, but I have to say, thanks for the time extension.

[Voice]

[lostwish.livejournal.com]

...Hm?

I don't know what to suggest, I don't know what you're capable off doing. Taking away something that we rely on...limiting something that we need, I don't know who controls what in this place anymore.

[Voice - Bao Ying]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

I looked into this 48 hours before coming to my conclusion. It was not hasty.

It's not a wild goose chase; we know where to look first, and from there, we will gather evidence. I'm offering a chance for it to be neat and tidy, first, though.

[Voice - Bao Ying]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

I'm giving your people a chance to not be injured. It's ethical.

[Voice]

[adstring-npc.livejournal.com]

They're not mine.

It was presented by someone who should lead discussion and presents a greater chance of getting results.

[Voice]

[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't try to force the hand of the uninvolved.

Ending up with dozens of dead instead of merely one would be counterproductive, wouldn't it?

[Voice]

[notamonkeygirl.livejournal.com]

You know what I mean!

Yeah, I know Negi.

[Video]

[orange_lightning]

HEY!!!

That's a pretty big assumption you're makin' thinkin' the any of us know your buddy's killer.

Why should any of us help when we never got shit ta help us when we needed it?

[Voice]

[al_truism]

And exactly how do you expect to find the culprit, or expect us to produce them? We didn't know about the murder until you announced it, and now you're telling us that it's our responsibility to find out who it was, or we'll be harmed?

Ma'am, I suggest you find a better way to work out your sense of justice, because if you lead your soldiers out here and try to harm people, your troops are all going to die.

I don't state that as a threat, simply a fact.

It seems you're doing precisely what you don't want us to do, lumping us all into a box. There is only one guilty party; and force is not the way to handle this. Give us more information, and if possible, the location of your man. If you allow us to we will help you investigate and come up with a likely suspect, but I will not stand for threats to my family and allies.