(Open) - Research and Plans

[true_noir]

WHO: Chloe and whoever stops by
WHERE: The public library
WHEN: 6/3-6/10
WHAT: Researching blueprints, discussing plans to investigate further, plotting of a more clandestine nature.
WARNINGS: N/A

Chloe, as she had told a few people, was easily found during her off hours at the public library in Recolle. She wasn't hard to find, though she'd backed herself in against a wall, so that she could see anyone who happened to be approaching and conceal some of the things that she was looking at if she didn't know them for certain.

Anyone happening across her was going to find architectural books and drafting books around her (two of them at least yellow-bound and labeled 'for Dummies.'). She seemed to be looking over a set of blueprints, though only two of the documents were really of importance to her, both hidden until she was sure someone was a person she knew as they approached. The rest were there for practice.

She was doing a lot of frowning today, but didn't seem to be in too bad of a mood, just very busy, and a little cagey. Thankfully it was a quiet enough part of the library that a low whisper could be heard without bothering any patrons. It was a beautiful, gray day outside. People weren't usually in the library on days like this.

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[true_noir]

[The only level she really understood these blueprints on was identifying weak points in security, pathways and possible entrances. It was like looking at a plan, laid out, for how to get in and out of a building without being noticed, unfolding before her. To really interpret the document, she needed the help of drafting texts, which was definitely a bit infuriating. All of it was infuriating, how little they understood. It was something she could sympathize with.]

It is possible it's an elaborate false lead. They certainly seem aware of the QR Codes, but it's also possible that they may not be aware of what all we did.

Whether or not we are truly playing their game or our own remains to be seen. I don't know that we can know for sure, not until it is almost too late.

[appraiser]

"Too late"... [ Ryoji repeats the words with a weak laugh, hoping Chloe realizes how bleak that sounds. But that's just the reality of it all, waking up and suddenly everything has changed, everybody at the mercy of Retrospec's whims. Right now, one-upping Retrospec still feels impossible, and he finds it hard to believe the app users aren't playing right into Retrospec's hands. That line of thinking too, is bleak, so Ryoji shakes it out of his head and searches for a different avenue, maybe something he can better help with. ]

I'm sure there's something. Diligence, before it's too late... Remember that secret I told you before?

[ About turning into a monster, about not being human and not needing many things a human needs to survive. His voice hushes, a whisper into crossed arms on the table. ]

I could go without sleep, if you think Retrospec, or another building, would be useful if watched. Yuuko, too, doesn't need sleep, and I'd be glad for her company.

[true_noir]

I don't think it will come to that.

[She didn't actually believe that Retrospec had any clue what was going on with her, not because she thought she'd done such a good job. She honestly believed that this had been forgotten and overlooked, like so much in the mayor's office. If the people running the program were even remotely human in limitations, regardless of how much control their app had, they could not be everywhere. But, Naoto was rubbing off on her a little. You could not be certain until you were truly certain.]

Diligence, and caution, and persistence. Yes, I remember...

...Hmmm, I will keep that in mind. [She glanced at him and smiled warmly. That was actually useful, if disturbing.] Right now, I don't know that we need to do that specifically... but I think there is going to be a time when we do need it. In fact, I am certain it will be needed at some point.

We're looking for the cracks in their armor, and they are not easy to see.