[Proctor's darkens for a second before he looks away] If they had interest in such things, they would've come down themselves. But no, they've left it up to me to oversee the destruction of loose ends.
"Loose ends"? [Verita's eyes go wide]
It's an unfortunate side-effect of things. [Proctor sighs and turns away] All data had been transferred to us an hour ago.
Even...[Caligin trails off, torn between mentioning something in case it hasn't been found or on the off-chance that Proctor is ignorant of those parts of the experiment]
[Proctor doesn't turn, but his lips curl into a sharp smile anyway] Oh yes. That was part of the bargain, Dr. Caligin. Everything was quite cheap considering all that we got.
[Caligin suddenly lunges forward leaving Audrey to support the wounded Iussus while he cries:] How dare you pervert the integrity of my life's work?! [but a nearby security officer smacks him across the face with the butt of their weapon, sending backwards into Iussus and Audrey]
From what I've seen and heard about what's gone on here, you were doing just fine all on your own. [this earns cries of indignation from everyone which Proctor ignores.] But now you know and I do believe we are all done here. Conveniently, this room seems the easiest to clean, though CSO Iussus made quite the mess on his way in. Shame. I don't think he's fully conscious now from the looks of him. Oh well. [he turns and nods at the head security officer, who draws his weapon] You know what to do. [he starts to walk away so he doesn't get caught in the crossfire]
[but suddenly, a young man appears amongst the group of Caligin, Audrey, Iussus, Ms. Osculia, and Verita. no one has seen him before, but his voice might be familiar.] Quickly, hold on to me!
[his arms shoot out, taking hold of Iussus and Osculia, and the others grab onto his shirt sleeves, regardless of the dubious looks on their faces. it's either stay and die or escape with a stranger, after all. but once all of them are touching him, all six people including the mysterious young man, all disappear, leaving the security officers and Proctor absolutely dumbfounded.]
[once the video ends, the CAT shuts down--but it can be taken by anyone who wants to take it. somehow, though, once everyone is done watching the video, all three people will find that their masks have loosened for some reason. there's also that "zing" sound again as the curtain softens to allow them to exit the enclosure of mirrors in the Sheriff's office and the blank room just beyond the curtain.
but if they take their masks off, they will find that their own faces come off with the masks. without the masks on, Natsuo, Jamie and Xion can't talk--but they can still see that they have no face--like this, even though their eyes are technically gone.]
[unfortunately, the left curtain was the wrong choice.]
Part 2/2
"Loose ends"? [Verita's eyes go wide]
It's an unfortunate side-effect of things. [Proctor sighs and turns away] All data had been transferred to us an hour ago.
Even...[Caligin trails off, torn between mentioning something in case it hasn't been found or on the off-chance that Proctor is ignorant of those parts of the experiment]
[Proctor doesn't turn, but his lips curl into a sharp smile anyway] Oh yes. That was part of the bargain, Dr. Caligin. Everything was quite cheap considering all that we got.
[Caligin suddenly lunges forward leaving Audrey to support the wounded Iussus while he cries:] How dare you pervert the integrity of my life's work?! [but a nearby security officer smacks him across the face with the butt of their weapon, sending backwards into Iussus and Audrey]
From what I've seen and heard about what's gone on here, you were doing just fine all on your own. [this earns cries of indignation from everyone which Proctor ignores.] But now you know and I do believe we are all done here. Conveniently, this room seems the easiest to clean, though CSO Iussus made quite the mess on his way in. Shame. I don't think he's fully conscious now from the looks of him. Oh well. [he turns and nods at the head security officer, who draws his weapon] You know what to do. [he starts to walk away so he doesn't get caught in the crossfire]
[but suddenly, a young man appears amongst the group of Caligin, Audrey, Iussus, Ms. Osculia, and Verita. no one has seen him before, but his voice might be familiar.] Quickly, hold on to me!
[his arms shoot out, taking hold of Iussus and Osculia, and the others grab onto his shirt sleeves, regardless of the dubious looks on their faces. it's either stay and die or escape with a stranger, after all. but once all of them are touching him, all six people including the mysterious young man, all disappear, leaving the security officers and Proctor absolutely dumbfounded.]
[once the video ends, the CAT shuts down--but it can be taken by anyone who wants to take it. somehow, though, once everyone is done watching the video, all three people will find that their masks have loosened for some reason. there's also that "zing" sound again as the curtain softens to allow them to exit the enclosure of mirrors in the Sheriff's office and the blank room just beyond the curtain.
but if they take their masks off, they will find that their own faces come off with the masks. without the masks on, Natsuo, Jamie and Xion can't talk--but they can still see that they have no face--like this, even though their eyes are technically gone.]
[unfortunately, the left curtain was the wrong choice.]