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[The feed switches on and cycles through mediums, from audio of something softly growling, to black and white armored hands, flash of a gold visor, and blue sky above as the device is fiddled with, and then settles on text. A couple moments pass before any words are entered.]

AGENT MAINE TO COMMAND. REQUESTING STATUS. UNKNOWN DEPLOYMENT. CLARIFY.

Comments

Filtered to Luna

[unrecovered]

[Oh God dammit.]

Luna, don't. I never thought I'd say this about Maine, but I think he's safe.

Filtered

[raisethemoon]

[Well. Wash would be the expert here. But she's not totally relaxing.]

How dost thou know?

Permafilter

[unrecovered]

[She broke out the archaic speech. It's serious.]

He's too...cogent to be the Meta. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't have any AI - if he did, Sigma would be doing the talking.

Eternal Filter

[raisethemoon]

[Yep, that's about accurate.]

How does Sigma speak?

[unrecovered]

In complete sentences.

More to the point, he'd show up over Maine's shoulder, like Delta and Theta do. Maine...doesn't like to talk. If Sigma were here to do the talking, Maine would let him.

[And after a certain point, Maine wouldn't have a choice, but he doesn't exactly want to bring that up right now.]

[raisethemoon]

[She flicks her tail irritably.]

So...without Sigma, he is unlikely to become dangerous?

[unrecovered]

He's already dangerous - he's a Freelancer. He got shot in the throat six times, stood back up, and kept fighting.

But without Sigma's influence, he won't turn on us. He's loyal, especially to Carolina.

[raisethemoon]

Oh. How marvelous.

[Carolina.]

[unrecovered]

[Carolina doesn't make things easy. For anyone. Wash may not be currently talking to her either.]

She's not going to set him on you, if that's what you're worried about.

[She'd better not.]

[raisethemoon]

I will handle it if anything occurs.

[She is honestly not worried about it. Just not pleased.]