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[blackfire]

（ there are a variety of reasons he has resisted making this announcement, chiefly among them that he is as fiercely protective of viveca's privacy as he is his own — however, he is keenly aware that such desire does not follow a pragmatic path. viveca must have known that sending them to this world would make her history impossible to conceal. his own tendency to withhold information from others needs to be set aside if they have any hope of bettering this — her — world.

he has spoken on the matter to a few people, those he trusts more than not — but his conversation with sam has resulted in the realization that if viveca is... upset at others learning the truth of her nature, she may as well be so with him. at least he can control the narrative, and stave off attempts at ferreting out further information about her.

thus, his delivery is entirely without embellishment — ）

E-23b is Viveca's world of origin. Those of you who have spoken with her on the matter may recall her propensity to say that she built herself — it seems she was human, and as such had a hand in the design of her digital parameters. She is the daughter of the Mayor, Jacques Reman and his wife Alexandra — with whom I have spoken directly — and was the original leader of the Fables known by the animal moniker 'Fox'.

I will not speculate on the circumstances that resulted in her being as we know her, nor explain my certainty — do not ask.

Sam Wilson is currently speaking with the Hare, confirmed to be Callan de la Cruz, and he is the source of our learning of Viveca's identity as the Fox. Presently, he appears to be an ally, and Viveca seemed to trust him — it was the symbol of the revolution that she gave Sam that sparked their conversation. If anyone can think of any information that may be pertinent to our efforts and possibly known by the Hare, please direct your queries to Sam. He is in an unknown location, and his ability to return communication is limited due to the nature of his situation. I do not believe him to be in any amount of danger, however — I would suggest that you respect both his time and his discretion in this.

（ the message ends there, for a time. some moments later, he amends it: ）

Collectively, we owe Viveca a great debt. I cannot think of better repayment than helping her home in a way that she can be proud of.

Comments

[homeostatic]

Thank you for telling me.

( He's on his way shortly thereafter.

An hour later, scroll procured: )

If she's here, we need to find her.

[blackfire]

She is not in any of the seven circles, unless she is in one of the camps.

（ the city is large, but not so large as to render such a search impossible. hunting people has been his job for over a decade — it would be a poor showing if he could not manage this much. ）

[homeostatic]

If she's in the camps, that would keep her earpiece in range of the rest of us. Confiscating them doesn't seem like a priority for these people.

( She could also be dead. It's just another option, but not one he plans to entertain just yet. )

You said the Venom spiders were growing lethargic?

[blackfire]

No. I suspect if such were the case, there would be a reason she would be unable to reach us.

（ very likely, they are suspecting the same possible reason. ）

Yes. I have not seen them like this before.

Should you need the scroll opened to examine them, or in the event of my death, @009720 can do it.

There is also a chance that the Force users or the Cultivators may have the capability as well, but they would need to practice and learn. I have shown Finn how previously, but we have not had the opportunity to revisit it since Badrock.

[homeostatic]

( It's beneficial for Leonard to have the experience himself, but knowing Finn's a quick study, and Lan Xichen and Wei Wuxian are no slouches either, is helpful. )

If I need them, I'll know where to find them. Thank you, Itachi.

( He's desperate, suddenly, to talk about Gwen, possessed of an uneasy anxiety he knows is the product of not knowing, but after a short pause he simply adds: )

I'll keep in touch.

[blackfire]

（ there are eerie parallels here — when mccoy was unconscious, he was the one who reached out to gwen. they sat up together late into the night, and discussed their fathers. he told her about sasuke, thus far the only person aboard the ximilia he has mentioned his brother to at all in any meaningful way.

he does not respond for a time, but several days later he does come back to this conversation — ）

Does the state of your universe still necessitate a police force?

[homeostatic]

( Years spent with Jim Kirk have inured him to the odd non sequitur at all hours, so Itachi's question doesn't altogether surprise him. )

We have them, but in a limited capacity. Many of the societal issues that were the driving force behind criminal acts have been eliminated.

( 'Why?' hovers there afterward, unvoiced. )

[blackfire]

Both Gwen's and my father were police chiefs, in our respective worlds.

It was — a curious commonality.

（ it may seem as if it doesn't have much of a point to the telling. but it is a way of conveying that despite taeum, and his actions there — they have continued to build something. to try. and that in his own way, he does care for her. ）

She mentioned she had mastered many aspects of policework by the age of eight. Between that and her own innate abilities, I do not doubt that she will be all right regardless what may have befallen her.