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[Private Threads of Various Stripes]

[ In which the former Chief of OOPARTS - now the Chief of Sector Security and the Lead Investigator of Sector Security's Supernatural Intelligence Division - conducts some on-the-ground beat work, without trying to attract too much attention to himself.

What're you going to do, detective? Well, let's check in and see... ]

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[ He does, and gets some distance between him and the door in case anyone decides to try and lean against it with one ear. ]

Apologies for the sudden drop-in, Ms. Funako, but I did need to ask you some questions.

Did you know there was a... 'breach', recently?

Breach?

::Blinks.::

[ He rubs his head, a bit frustratedly. ]

Agent Kaito has informed me there was a corpse of an "Invader From Another Dimension" that ended up on the boardwalks. No internal organs, stunk like rotten fruit.

...Would this be anything you would have some knowledge of, Ms. Funako?

::Honestly pauses and thinks for a few minutes.::

Hrm. I can think of two things.

One is the hole I came in was never closed, and something came through.

Or it's a balloon test from... let's use. The Qliphot.

Not that two couldn't be related to one.

...I know where that hole is. I can check. I thought we had closed it, but... [ And a hole over the school here in Domino would be. Bad. ]

You might have to walk me through this 'balloon test', though. I'm not sure I've ever heard the term.

Are you sure?

And. Hrm. Test Balloon or Trial Balloon.

Your world is extremely hostile to the 'world' I come from, and my 'world' is extremely hostile to you.

The easiest means of moving around in this world is taking and stealing flesh.

What if you didn't have that option.

Or didn't want to use that option.

And you were a highly developed intelligence from 'The Qliphot'.

This is all speculation, of course.

[ Hrm... he paces a bit in the office. ]

You would... see what your options were beyond flesh-stealing, obviously. Make inroads that might support that. As a Qliphot...

My assumption would be to create an artificial 'shell' that closely approximated humanity. Or some other way of constructing a form to inhabit that would allow someone to move around this world.

Yes. I admit I'm kitbashing thoughts, but if you didn't want or didn't trust flesh from this world.

You'd want to figure out how to adapt yourself to the environment you're trying to enter into. The closer you get to Malkuth, the more like Man you would need to be, yes.

Now. What if you were extremely powerful and proud...

::Tapping a pen, drawing idly, giving a dry chuckle.::

If you were extremely powerful and proud... you would want to find some way to retain your form, or 'evolve', not denigrate yourself to a 'human' form entirely...

...Mmm. Funako, are you saying the thing we found is a chrysalis?

I think what you found is a rough draft experiment that failed because The Intelligence that sent it does not understand. Yet. And I emphasize the word "Yet", the need for internal biology.

Maybe not a Chrysalis but there's another term for it... probably.

Maybe this might explain my thought process.

"To climb up to heaven, you'll need to do so on a mountain of corpses."

::Giggles giddily.::

I... see. [ Said a little taken aback. ] I suppose that makes sense.

And you believe there's another group within the warp doing this. The Qlipoth, or something approximate to their intelligence.

No, Qliphoth is what I've been calling what you call "The Warp", though I feel more accurate terms might include "The Vast", "The Deep", "The Dark", "The Beyond".

I have a very clear guess who might be behind... ah, I think the term I wanted to use was... Globster or beached carcass.

I mentioned this before.

You decimated most of the 'leadership' back home. However, one 'Lord' I know of remains active. And.

::Clears her throat.::

I am going to say a sentence of words, they aren't accurate but they are the best approximation of what was going on when I left.

One 'Lord' of the Warp, mmm...

[ He's taking out a notebook and a pencil, ready to jot down whatever you say. ]

Alright. Give me what you can, Ms. Funako. Any information on this is helpful.

The Princess of the Sea of Imaginary Numbers is constructing a tower to this world, forged from every piece and scrap and corpse and dream and nightmare that she and her legions could get their hands on.

So that she can get revenge on the ones that cast her back to the Lost Astral City of Mu.

I tried to stay out of her way, but she was furious, you could taste her rage.

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The Princess of the Sea of...

[ Hrms thoughtfully, tapping his chin with his pencil. ]

Ceta Zoth-Ommog. Right. I have some notes on them. Not a lot but. I do... know of whom you speak, and who angered her.

It would check out they're looking for revenge after they attempted to eat someone and got soundly cast back to the warp.

Yes.

And again, this is all speculation and my 'kind' has no affinity for one another, so I'm not a traitor or feel that way.

My guess. Hunch. Is we'll see more Trial Balloons.

I suppose I should investigate the gate that appeared where you emerged and make sure it gets sealed. It should be rather simple to do that. And I'll investigate the boardwalk, too, to make sure other holes haven't been left open.

[ ...There's a long beat. He sighs, folding his arms. ]

Ms. Funako. While I understand if this may come off as rude to remind you, your life here is still one of a 'trial run', so to speak. There are many who, if they knew of your past life, would have me send you back there. There are quite a few who know of your existence here, but are trusting me to 'do the right thing', should you cause havoc.

I have no reason to doubt anything you told me is, if not credible, at least a sound theory that merits further investigating on my part.

But, again, as a reminder, should I find that you've been... not entirely forthright with me in any regards, regarding either your involvement or what you know, that I will be forced to reconsider your time here.

I trust that's clear?

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Oh of course, I'm quite well aware.

::Waves her hand.::

I'm sure I'll get in trouble some day for something.

Well, let's hope that the trouble you get in is extremely mild compared to what people assume creatures from the Warp do entail. I do not mind your presence here and I am...

Admittedly intrigued about what we've done to help... 'rehabilitate' you, to some degree, so that you don't think of us as merely flesh to steal and eat. You've acclimated to the environs quite well, I will say.

But. This is all very much a house of cards that can come crashing down at any moment, so I do trust you will be careful.

...

You're flesh to steal and eat, but. You're interesting.

I'm complying but.

I'm always going to want to eat, Mr. Haita.

::Her stomach growls, giving a sly smile.::

I understand. I think there might be... some possibility we can investigate a way to alleviate that hunger in ways that aren't quite so.

Destructive. But that will take some resources I can't commit to right now. But I would like to help you... find ways to 'eat' without... needing to cause additional problems.

...

Hrm.

I have been looking into that, but I'm not sure today is appropriate, it's a different subject.

::Her thighs rub together a bit idly.::

I... see. Well, I would not mind having that conversation at a. Later time. To establish what you might. Need.

[ Hrm. Coughs. ]

At... any rate. That was the extent of what I needed to ask you. This gives me plenty to go on. Do you need anything from me, Ms. Funako?

::Gently dances her fingers on your chest.::

Nothing. I can. Think of.

V...very well.

[ This is. Danger close. Very danger close. Oh no. ]

Then, I'll... be seeing you later, Ms. Funako. If you need anything, please... uhm. Do keep in touch.

[ He's going to. Carefully extricate himself from this, and head for the door. ]

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