tapestodiane | 020 - action + audio

[Audio recordings to Diane; not on the network]

_{(August 14th)}
Am starting to feel overcome by a familiar, dark, oppressive feeling. Fairly certain it is the onset of a depression, but at this time I am reluctant to label it as such. For the most part I feel haunted by a perpetual hopelessness. Feeling emotionally numb. Am not sure what to do.

_{(August 17th)}
Diane, I never thought I would say this without hesitation, but at this point in time I would like to go home. While my life there is significantly grayer and I would greatly miss my both pokémon and some of the people I have met in this world, I can't help but feel like I would have a lot less to lose. It is a much rarer event back home for people to disappear without warning.

Believe the last thing I said to Applejack was "talk to you later."

_{(August 18th)}
Diane ... I am finding it increasingly difficult to find some kind of peace in Johto. Ecruteak is doing little to distract me from these thoughts. Think I will try to find France.

[Private audio to France:] France, it's Cooper. Are you still in Ecruteak?
_{[He sounds sort of tired, but otherwise carefully neutral.]}

[Action:] _{[You can run into him anywhere in Ecruteak, where he'll be spending time walking practically every street, looking a little closed off. Unless you find him by night - he'll be near the lake, looking at the half moon.]}

[Audio, broadcasted to the network; nighttime:] All things considered, it wasn't too long ago people believed you would go crazy if the moon shone on you while you slept.
_{[Enjoy that little bit of information, Johto.]

(ooc: BACKDATED to thursday the 18th.)}

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Thank you, Cooper-san. I appreciate the sentiment.

Don't mention it.

Is something on your mind? You sound a little, well. Tired.

_{[Breathes out.]} One of my friends disappeared a few days ago.

It's never easy, is it?

Never is. Especially not here.

At least back home we could... trace them, in a manner of speaking.

{AKA hunt down the Hollow that offed them and kill it with no hesitation.}

_{[>:C no, Nanao, no. We do not approve of murder.]}

Yeah. And it was my job to do it.

_{[...He misses his job.]}

{Hollows are corrupted, monstrous, formerly human souls that exist solely to eat other souls. Killing them cleanses them of the taint and sends them on to the afterlife, or to hell.}

Oh? Was it?

_{[Oh, okay. That sounds acceptable. |:]}

Part of it. I've investigated both kidnappings and disappearances before.

_{[The sudden disappearance of Chet Desmond had been ... quite jarring to the entire force. And there was no sign of him, even now.]}

{It ain't a fun job, that's for sure.}

You are... a member of Earth's police force, yes?

{That sounds more than vaguely familiar. In fact, it sounds a lot like what happened one hundred years ago.}

_{[He nods.]}

I'm a Special Agent with the FBI, if that means anything to you.

{Gears are turning, give her some time.}

FBI... Federal Bureau of Intelligence - I think I know what that is.

_{[He tilts his head slightly as he looks at her thinking.]}

That's the one.

Then you are a rank above the normal policeman - I would assume you work on cases that are too sensitive for them to access?

Typically, yes. Sometimes it has more to do with jurisdiction.

I see....

{HUMAN SOCIETY, HOW DOES IT WORK.}

When the same criminal strikes in several areas we might step in to help with the investigation so it's not handled by several different forces without someone to take charge.

_{[Cause you looked like you might have needed a little clarification.]}

Ah! An overarching authority that removes the need for interdivisional squabbling!

{SUDDENLY IT ALL MAKES SENSE :D}

_{[GOLD STAR, NANAO! He can't help a small smile in response to her OH I GET IT-face.]}

That's part of the job description.

That's very sensible. A pity it took humanity so long to come up with it, but oh well. Some things can't be helped, I guess.

{YAY GOLD STAR.}

Guess not. Really good ideas can be few and far inbetween.

Still, when they come along, they are most welcome.

Not to mention needed.

Indeed.

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