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[It's been almost two weeks since the mission, and Kotetsu's barely managed to hold himself together during that time; a royal mess, you'd say. But with the arrival of Kaede and the underlying truth that, eventually, it'd be brought up... He decides he'll put his two cents out there.]

... A while ago, me and a buncha' others went on a mission. It was s'pposed to be a pretty normal thing; I mean, routine stuff. But then, we were attacked... and things got a little fuzzy and crazier than it should've. [A pause, as he considers what to say. How to say it. Maybe he shoulda' picked out someone who was better at words or... hell, even wrote down what he was planning to say. As it is, he's sitting here with a few bullet points scribbled out, itching his head.]

From what everyone could tell, it was a band of dream shifters, like the kind people fought before. And that General Ass--... guy was in there, too. I met him in a dream, and he basically helped to get me out of it. Like he did for other people. It's pretty confusing, you know? That he'd help us out. But he told me... before everything got hard to keep track of, he told me that...

[He massages his temple, trying to remember the exact words.]

He said they wanted to offer us to the planet. Some--special hour, or something. That his people had a bigger plan for us. Said he'd kill me right where I was if it wasn't for everything else goin' on. Tch, he was basically just a confusing bastard. But what I could tell was that there were people like him--those third party fellas--that weren't on his side. Dream guys who wanted him to go down, because he was just as stuck as we were by the looks of it. Or else he'd just let us all die and be on his way, right?

And--! (shi-) [flipping over a paper, one sec] He said something about.... Shamans...? That things don't stay dead without 'em. He was looking for one while we were stuck there.

[There's a hushed silence. Sounding pretty uncool there Kaburagi. Try to at least sound like you know exactly what to include.]

I, uh, don't know what else I should add. It was all a pretty big blur, but I figured... the malnosso tried to get me to talk about it, but I figured it'd be better off here. The people who were there can also add some stuff here. Leave the line open for all the stuff they can--contribute? [is that a decent way of phrasing it] Or if anyone has any questions I'll try my best to answer 'em. I think this info is just as much yours as it is anyone there. The others probably got things more thought-out than me... so...

Alright.

[OKAY I'M GOOD

I'LL JUST

STOP HERE

because talking in length about this frustrating shit is too much]

((ooc: basically a free-for-all, especially for anyone who has anything to offer from the mission! I figured we could have this up even without everything threaded out, can add replies as we go? go for the stars, n' stuff. :|))

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And that could mean retaliation towards us for cooperating. I do not even know if it would be advisable to try and get in contact with CJ, assuming we can get a secured channel that the Malnosso cannot see. We just know too little about all these groups and the only thing we can trust is that they have their own agendas and we have our own.

If we do get in contact with someone, it should be the Specialist. He's the one more easily approachable off journals. Do enough high risk missions and you're bound to run into him out there.

[He does not trust CJ. Not at all.

Even the false rumors from the trees more than often enough had a seed of truth to them.]

[Though the false rumors also hinted that the Specialist is in CJ's pocket as well. It could be risky.]

Or we may see him during a draft. If things go as they have been, we should see one next month. He has been with us for the last two so chances are good the pattern will continue. I will approach him on this. I do not feel he should be advised that I have told the rest of you about the real intent behind that mission. He merely needs to hear what is needed to aid in fighting their enemy, nothing more and nothing less.

[Quite true and he knows this. Their supreme lack of knowledge means they're sailing blind and any option has a good risk of blowing up on them. Including just sitting on this information and waiting.

But the impression he has of Davis, both through meeting and hearing through the grapevine, is of a man ultimately devoted to his duty. If Law had to throw his dice and pick the one who would chose to do the right thing despite being in any pocket, it would be him.]

Perhaps. I hope that holds true.

[They've mixed up the frequency of the drafts before - they might again. And it could be a small draft, not worthy of MSF involvement, like the ones he's been on. But the ante has been going up and up, so something grand might be in the cards as well. Small drafts might be a thing of the past.

There's no way to tell.]

At least the next draft offers possible further insight to the state of things with the cultists. Perhaps we'll hear more on the Count there...

[He puts pen to paper again.]

What was your impression of the General himself, may I ask?

I find the General worth our respect. He is the enemy, yes, but he is also one who will fight with honor for his cause. Truly, I cannot say he is a bad person, we just have different ideals.

He also knows far too much about us and even the Malnosso. I only had to describe how very pink the Count was, and he was able to figure out exactly who I spoke of.

... did he give any indication how he knew so much? Or was able to break free of his own dream enough to enter the ones of others and snap them out of it?

He did not give any such indication to me. Whether he did to others remains unsaid so far.

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