luministi | ◌ 009 ◌ I'm pretty sure I didn't sign up for this...

[A CAT text, filtered to all 'new residents'. This way, she can be a bit more concise.]

Everyone, I have some very interesting information to share with you.

Upon the Sheriff's recommendation, I messaged the Mayor directly to ask about this 'new resident program' of his. I'm pleased to say that after some time, he did reply personally.

Now, both him and the Sheriff were surprised that I'm even asking about this, because they are under the impression that we signed up to be here. Well, have a look at the video that he sent me - I've managed to attach it to this message.

Anyways, I'm pretty sure that I didn't sign up to be here. But I believe that we did all have that mysterious flash and the tall man in a black suit, with a black hat, I think? And perhaps carrying something. So, I tried to ask the Mayor if his recruiter looks like that. I also asked if I could review my application to the program.

However, my request was met with more lovely resident side-stepping. Miss Osculia replied that the applications are confidential and not available to view after they've been submitted. Now, do any of you know about privacy laws? Because I'm quite certain that there should be nothing restricting the one who filled out the form from reviewing it. If you can think of an argument so that we can see our forms, it might be worth a try.

Either way, I hope this helps. Miss Osculia's supposed to let me know when the Mayor is available to 'address my concerns'...

[Attachment: Luministi Revival Program] [ooc: for the record, you can only see video from the mayor in Fuu's attachment, not the rest of it, but it was a pain to have it in two links XD]

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You do have to wonder! For all that his 'top priority' is the 'happiness of the citizens', and he 'cannot wait to meet us in person', what is he really up to? Didn't even appear at the septennial ceremonies, did he. I wonder if Miss Verita might know something about that.

Oh, something is telling me that too! You're right - three times I've made an appointment, but he wasn't able to make it to any of them.

I looked to see if he'd show up, but he didn't. Then again, he could have been somewhere else at the time. The whole town was busy with the fête activities, and he is just one man.

You know...there's something else, though. There was a message I got with that pair of rather interesting sunglasses, and it whomever wrote it was rather insistent on opening it in the loo. Now, why suggest such a thing unless that person knew there was some sort of recording device around--aside from our CATs, that is. We've already seen evidence of nanotechnology in use to affect disease, so why stop there? Why not use a cloaking technology similar to what was used to disguise the phone booth on some crafty little bugs planted throughout our flats? Or...even throughout the entire town?

Where else would there to be than at your town's most important festival? A Mayor has to show up to something like that. If it were Tokyo, the press would be all over it. ...But they weren't. That is to say, Miss Verita, the news, didn't say a thing about it.

Ah, yes, that note. It really confirmed that someone is observing us. I had a similar thought that we were under surveillance - like Candid Camera or something - but I never thought that there could be invisible, cloaked cameras! And everywhere through the whole town?
Scary...
There could very well be cloaked people too?

[Her fright of being constantly observed is slipping in under the persistent happy feelings.]

We very well could have missed him. Or perhaps he went incognito to blend in, never minding how blending in is so overrated these days. Those are viable possibilities, even if I don't fully believe them myself.

But speaking of possibilities...unfortunately Fuu, that could be one as well. Never underestimate what technology of that kind can do--and what it can be used for.

In disguise... I suppose so, but it's still very strange to me. [Fuu can't help but feel that the Mayor dishonoured the town by not publically showing up at the festival. A grave mistake.]

Even in the short time of being here I've seen technology far beyond my imaginings. It's hard to even estimate what it's capable of, let alone underestimate!
...like the virus nanobots. [Shudder]

Oh, I'm sure you'll hear this through the grapevine, but Verita and I confronted doctor Resarci the other day. I was confident that the clues given to us point to him, and he did run away from me as I kept asking him questions, but I didn't get anything much out of him. Except a lot of irritation. (I hope he doesn't try to get back at me later.)
He's for sure hiding something, but I feel like he's... more like an accomplice. There is still a lot to find out.

Oh did you? I heard something similar from the other Doctor. But Resarci... He's an accomplice, sure, but for which crime? So far, there are several of them to think of.

Oh? Was the Doctor able to find out anything? Perhaps doctor Resarci paid more attention to him, because he's an adult. Being fourteen is seriously a disadvantage sometimes.

Hah, which crime indeed... It seems like doctor Resarci is more out to get us than the regular residents.

Besides Resarci being quicker on his feet than one would assume, you mean? Not really--only that instead of seeking refuge in the clinic, he ran past it and over the bridge leading out of town and disappeared beyond the recursive loop that prevents us from leaving.

You think so, do you? Perhaps he is, perhaps he isn't. Either way, things aren't looking too good for him.

That was all? I'd expected more of him... But yes, doctor Resarci is more slippery than an eel. I couldn't believe that he got away from me!

I do! Besides, doesn't he have a responsibility to the people of this town, to not harm them? Even if we're on a different world, I'd hope that they'd have an oath like that here too.
Still, even with that, I don't trust him further than I can throw him! You're right - things are not good for him.

[he just might be keeping himself from babbling too much about what his other self saw, but thank goodness for the power of texting!]

Well, that's just only part of the Hippocratic Oath. You'd be amazed how widely known it is throughout the universe, even if some take it and throw it in the bin in a heartbeat.

Need to keep an eye on yourself now as well, you realise.

[Oh, lovely anti-babble texting!]

That's true... there's bad people no matter where you go.

Oh! I'll do my best! But it works out even better if we can keep our eyes out for each other!

Another unfortunate universal truth, I'm afraid.

[frowns slightly when he reads that] That goes without saying, Fuu. But don't take what you did today too lightly. If Resarci is the one really behind these things, you'll have to be doubly careful--no, triply or quadruply. I don't want anything to happen to you.

[She's truly rather touched by that. Happiness buoys her optimism, but she means what she says.]

I will. Septuptly, even. (Is that even a word?)

I feel like I've had a target on me ever since finding the antidote, and having chased doctor Resarci is bound to make it worse... But I need to understand, no matter what. I'll not have a tragedy born from ignorance happen again.

There's no stopping now, but I'll be very careful. I don't want to make you worry about me.