Oh. Yeah, no problem. They're all hard copies, I can try to find a copy machine? Or a scanner? [ and hope he has muscle memory for how to operate it? ]
If you want to give them to me, I can make the copies. I don't want you to have to spend the money.
[ Plus, if he just hands over the originals, there's a lower chance that he'll be selectively picking and choosing what to give her. He'll probably just give her the whole set, minimum of fuss. And it means she'll have the originals, so if she needs to do any editing before giving it all back, she can. ]
[ Damn. Save her from people with a reasonable sense of caution.
And speaking of senses of caution: ]
Do you think you could have a messenger send it? I work a lot of hours, and it might be hard to schedule a meeting. I'll pay you back for the expense.
[ She's already got three people who know what she looks like; she'd like to keep the number at about that level. She has enemies to guard against, after all. ]
[ he wouldn't have any problem with sending a messenger if it were just infomation anyone could access, but the thing is, there're the personal files of five people that may have absolutely nothing to do with this thing in here. and if the messenger happens to be someone nosey, or someone like freddie lounds, if the general public sees someone like baum's file, the guy will get railed. ]
There's personal information on these notes that can't get out to the public, or to someone like Freddie Lounds. I can leave a copy of the them with the people at the government building, and you can come pick it up whenever.
Or you could come in and help us figure this out, if you want in on the investigation. Stiles and I have been pretty much camped out there lately.
[ which, actually, brings up the question. he assumes if she knew it was thomas who had massive notes it was likely stiles or someone else he'd worked with in the building that told her, but he doesn't actually know who this girl is, and he'd basically have a complete shit fit if these files got waved around like freddie did. not that the investigation isn't open to all of the imports, so there's no difference in him giving her notes than her just walking by and looking at the information at the government building. but, the curiosity is there, and gross curiosity is pretty much his religion. ]
[ This boy is terribly frustrating. Stiles had been very pleasingly unargumentative; she'd asked for information, he'd given it, no problem. His twin, on the other hand, is irritatingly curious, and is proposing any number of uncomfortable things. No, she can't go to the government offices, not when she's just had Skye delete at least some portion of her files; no, she absolutely cannot spend time with Stiles, who has some bizarre friendship with the man who would destroy her if he knew she was still alive. And now he wants to know why she wants them, and she can't very well tell him that it's because she wants to stay ahead of their investigation so that she can save the whistleblower from justice, can she? ]
I'm bored, and I'm smart, and having talked to Stiles I don't really trust him a whole lot to be honest. So I want to help and keep him honest.
[ kitty had the misfortune of ending up with the post apocalyptic, paranoid, ptsd ridden, child genius twin with a gross rage for people being dickheads to other people. so that's a thing. he's also a telepath, but luckily, he sucks at it, and there's only about 3 or 4 people he can connect to without directly seeing them. anyway. either way, he's terminally frustrating and chronically unable to shut his brain off, so kitty is definitely not the first person to have this problem or the last.
so there's the stiles name drop he was thinking might be involved, but wow, calling his not-twin dishonest is not okay. for a while, thomas doesn't reply. he goes to newt's room, where his bag is, and pulls out the notes he's kept on him so he can keep looking over them. skimming, trying to find everything that would clue journalists or reports into finding these people. aside from their names, obviously. eventually, a reply comes. ]
Yeah, well, I'm bored and smart and pissed about peoples' private lives getting aired out to the public. Not all the people under investigation are guilty, if any of them, but that's not gonna matter to the press if they get this stuff. You saw the pitchfork mob kind of press go after the imPorts in the leaks, didn't you?
Stiles is honest, he doesn't need someone else doing honesty for him. [ he could have said he's there to keep him honest already, but that's bullshit. stiles is his friend and he trusts him. ]
You and him both talked about how angry you were about the leaks. First thing you mentioned. As soon as anger gets involved, honest people forget their honesty.
I don't care about anyone whose file got leaked. That's reason enough that I'm useful to you. If you think I don't bring any smarts to the table, fine. But I do bring the ability to know when emotion's messing you up.
nah she's super fun! his life is lies :| this isn't even half as paranoid as he gets in his canon 8|
I only knew two of those people on that list and just for few weeks, and one of them doesn't even like me. I wouldn't be less pissed if it was a bunch of people I didn't know.
I've worked out plenty of things angry, and scared, and sad, so that's pretty much horseklunk. If you want in on the investigation, come by the government building. Any imPort's allowed in. All you have to do is make copies and then go, if you want to be anti-social. [ which is... hilarious. thomas calling someone anti-social. that's when you know there's a problem. actually, if it had been one of the... 3... people that are actually close to thomas here, that would completely apply. he would utterly lose his shit and freddie lounds car would probably get a bat through the windshield. but that's just minho, newt and teresa. probably plus grey. ]
What you're saying is horseklunk. What you're working on now is something that involves punishment for these people, and you admitted you're angry with them. That's a recipe for getting them way worse than they deserve. Me? I'll step in for them if you're not being just. And if you think that you know how to be just without anyone looking over your shoulder, you're deluding yourself, Thomas.
:< it is. kitty just come beat him up and steal his shit tbh
I just told you I'm not giving you their files because I don't want them having the press crawling all over them. Maybe one or several or none of them are guilty, it still doesn't give me or anyone the right to treat them like they are. Either way, I'm not handing out their sentences, I'm just finding out which one did it.
Yeah, I see you talking a big game about rights and decency right now. Are you sure you'll still be saying that when the time comes? Do you have that much confidence in your righteousness?
[ the comment brings up the vague flashes of memory he has from his time before the glade, from when he was with WICKED, on the other side of the camera. somehow, then, he'd been the kind of person capable of putting together all their stupid trials, for whatever reason he can't remember now - maybe to keep himself alive, to save something, maybe as an endsto justify a means. whatever it had been, thomas doesn't want to remember who he was. ]
You haven't known me nearly long enough to give me that klunk. But if I'm not, you can sentence me yourself for it then.
For now, if you want on this investigation, do it the same way the rest of us did.
I told you. I work a lot of hours. I'll have to take time off work to go there, and that comes out of my pay, and there's another day I won't be able to afford the deposit on my own place.
So get registered and keep your housing. [ or be like thomas and mooch off one of your friends, who is... mooching off other registered people. sort of. ]
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Yeah. Did you need something?
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Your notes on your investigation into the file leaks. Stiles said you kept good ones.
I'm Lizzie, by the way.
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Hi Lizzie.
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[ Plus, if he just hands over the originals, there's a lower chance that he'll be selectively picking and choosing what to give her. He'll probably just give her the whole set, minimum of fuss. And it means she'll have the originals, so if she needs to do any editing before giving it all back, she can. ]
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No, it's cool, I'll find something. Where do you want me to meet you?
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And speaking of senses of caution: ]
Do you think you could have a messenger send it? I work a lot of hours, and it might be hard to schedule a meeting. I'll pay you back for the expense.
[ She's already got three people who know what she looks like; she'd like to keep the number at about that level. She has enemies to guard against, after all. ]
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There's personal information on these notes that can't get out to the public, or to someone like Freddie Lounds. I can leave a copy of the them with the people at the government building, and you can come pick it up whenever.
Or you could come in and help us figure this out, if you want in on the investigation. Stiles and I have been pretty much camped out there lately.
[ which, actually, brings up the question. he assumes if she knew it was thomas who had massive notes it was likely stiles or someone else he'd worked with in the building that told her, but he doesn't actually know who this girl is, and he'd basically have a complete shit fit if these files got waved around like freddie did. not that the investigation isn't open to all of the imports, so there's no difference in him giving her notes than her just walking by and looking at the information at the government building. but, the curiosity is there, and gross curiosity is pretty much his religion. ]
Why do you want these?
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I'm bored, and I'm smart, and having talked to Stiles I don't really trust him a whole lot to be honest. So I want to help and keep him honest.
im so sorry he's a butthead ;;
so there's the stiles name drop he was thinking might be involved, but wow, calling his not-twin dishonest is not okay. for a while, thomas doesn't reply. he goes to newt's room, where his bag is, and pulls out the notes he's kept on him so he can keep looking over them. skimming, trying to find everything that would clue journalists or reports into finding these people. aside from their names, obviously. eventually, a reply comes. ]
Yeah, well, I'm bored and smart and pissed about peoples' private lives getting aired out to the public. Not all the people under investigation are guilty, if any of them, but that's not gonna matter to the press if they get this stuff. You saw the pitchfork mob kind of press go after the imPorts in the leaks, didn't you?
Stiles is honest, he doesn't need someone else doing honesty for him. [ he could have said he's there to keep him honest already, but that's bullshit. stiles is his friend and he trusts him. ]
he's cute, I'm sorry she's so full of lies atm
You and him both talked about how angry you were about the leaks. First thing you mentioned. As soon as anger gets involved, honest people forget their honesty.
I don't care about anyone whose file got leaked. That's reason enough that I'm useful to you. If you think I don't bring any smarts to the table, fine. But I do bring the ability to know when emotion's messing you up.
nah she's super fun! his life is lies :| this isn't even half as paranoid as he gets in his canon 8|
I only knew two of those people on that list and just for few weeks, and one of them doesn't even like me. I wouldn't be less pissed if it was a bunch of people I didn't know.
I've worked out plenty of things angry, and scared, and sad, so that's pretty much horseklunk. If you want in on the investigation, come by the government building. Any imPort's allowed in. All you have to do is make copies and then go, if you want to be anti-social. [ which is... hilarious. thomas calling someone anti-social. that's when you know there's a problem. actually, if it had been one of the... 3... people that are actually close to thomas here, that would completely apply. he would utterly lose his shit and freddie lounds car would probably get a bat through the windshield. but that's just minho, newt and teresa. probably plus grey. ]
his life is sad :<
What you're saying is horseklunk. What you're working on now is something that involves punishment for these people, and you admitted you're angry with them. That's a recipe for getting them way worse than they deserve. Me? I'll step in for them if you're not being just. And if you think that you know how to be just without anyone looking over your shoulder, you're deluding yourself, Thomas.
:< it is. kitty just come beat him up and steal his shit tbh
hahah right enjoy your black eye mr edison
:'| ty gurl ty
You haven't known me nearly long enough to give me that klunk. But if I'm not, you can sentence me yourself for it then.
For now, if you want on this investigation, do it the same way the rest of us did.
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Fine. Thanks.
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[ That is...40% a lie. ]
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[ only half serious. mainly because he already tried that and was run off by city officials. ]
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