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[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.

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[Silence. Followed by an almost emotionless voice.]

Eaten apart. As in, there was some sort of parasite, or poison inside of him?

That's who it's supposed to be.

Then you have nothing to do and nothing to fear. I can't. You have the word of a Colonel you don't know against the word of a kidnapper who is trying to remain anonymous and get the heat off of himself.

But if I killed my own man, this would be pointless. Using a machine I've never used before to talk to people I know nothing about aside from short profiles on paper would be a waste of my time.

When is the last time they even conducted a proper meeting? It is not a monthly thing by any means.

Actually, you have a lot more to offer than just your word. Allow our healer to conduct an autopsy on the body if he has not revived. Let someone who was not involved in the incursion see the video footage. Some of us have never attacked you or advocated attacking you.

Perhaps it was not you who killed that man, but how can you conclusively rule out all of those on your side of things? It seems possible that someone else there could have acted without your knowledge. Why would the kidnapper admit to the abduction but not the murder? Claiming self-defense would have been an easier excuse to offer than the story the kidnapper has given. If all parties in this case believe that they are telling the truth, then it becomes a more serious conflict. If the kidnapper is responsible for all of this, then proving it would make your job of reaching the kidnapper far easier.

[ooc: I looked back in the NPC journal, and I don't really see many posts from the PR guys, none recent. Am I missing something somewhere?]

Edited 2009-07-19 03:34 (UTC)

Mr. Cosgrave was falling apart. And the pieces that fell off were disintegrating. It wasn't a parasite, we ran into a nest of those early on here. It could have been a poison, it could have been an acid.

What a surprise. Another useless one.

There are very few I can think of who would know how to create that sort of poison or acid. An alchemist could, but none here would use it in that manner. But it's possible they could have got it from someone, too.

... would it be... possible to examine? I might be able to find out what it was, and then search for whatever chemical was used.

Like posting this is anymore helpful.

I have attendance sheets marking that they happen every month.

He reconstituted. When someone's body is destroyed completely, they come back together in a 'safe' location. Who are you recommending to see the footage, and how would a safe passing of it work?

I can rule out every one of my men. That's what I did before speaking to the city. And the scientists wouldn't have any reason to kill a second lieutenant.

[[ooc: You're not missing anything. The PR department is a lie created by the upper echelon of the scientists. Bao Ying believes it exists and is active, because that's what she's got paperwork saying.]]

His body came apart completely. That's how we've got him back, he was destroyed so he reformed. There aren't any remnants of his injuries on him, and he didn't return with any clothing.

... think there might be something at the scene? I'm not saying I'll mess it up, but could you get me a sample?

Because ya inner city asswipes have your heads so far up there ya can't see somethin's goin' on.

... I very much doubt that coming out here with threats and weapons is a good idea, Colonel.

You and your men will only get hurt.

"Start anything"? Rather vague there, ma'am. You have a funny definition of innocents.

So will you wait until the first shouted slur or the first bunged rock to open fire at your erstwhile "citizens"?

I'll send two people to gather a sample. There's a setting to make messages private from people out there, but this is my first time with one of these devices. Get me coordinates privately, and I should have them there within four hours.

Then send the murderer to us.

My very-trained men will react to actual attacks.

[x,y -- Near the Gates of the inner city]

I'll be in armor, but the voice will be the same, so you should be able to recognize me.

Will you have a way for me to contact you once I analyze whatever it was?

That would require a lot more information from you. As you can see, most of us were unaware that such a thing had even taken place.

I have also been reading your other conversations, and you seem to operate under the assumption that the scientists are holding monthly meetings with us ?

Bullshit, lady. Very-trained or not, they're still humans in a tense situation.

If you're so highly trained, shouldn't you know this?

I'll be with them.

Does this go away? It's beeping whenever I get a message. Or if Lieutenant Cosgrave wakes up I'll make another... post, if I am getting the terminology right.

Probably a good idea. I've only negotiated with the scientists before, and some of the soldiers might, ah, remember what I looked like in the armor. I didn't hurt any of them past knocking them out, but it could be tense.

Then I'll try sending a message to the ID of the device your using, will that work?

You are, don't worry. These aren't too hard to use once you get the hang of them.

I've given all I have as far as information to Alphonse Elric, if you're reading conversations. That also makes you smarter than 90% of the city.

Yes. There's a department called the PR department. I've got attendance lists, minutes, the works. They gave that to me when I got ready to contact you.

Of course they're humans in a tense situation. That's what training is for. They know how screwed they and we will be if they fire when it's not in defense of their life.

I have. I also would like too see footage of your man's dath, so that we can ascertain how he was killed. The MO would be a help in finding the killer.

... I am sorry to be the one to bring such news to you, Colonel, but it seems your PR department is lying to you. There have been no such monthly meetings, not once in the year and a half I have been here.

Yes, you're listed as being part of the Invasion. And a nuisance. But that's in pen, not part of the official file.

I don't know. This is my first time using the device. If it works, then it works. I don't plan on getting the hang of them, just using it when I need to. I've got too much on my plate to subject myself to verbal abuse from people who are ignorant.

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