From the white lights, the darkness comes...

[sageking]

Today's trial was a mixture of regret, anger, guilt, and second-thoughts. Perhaps some people realized that situations and choices weren't to be black or white. However, decisions were made, and whether it'd be through people keeping secrets or causing a ton of chaos...everyone could probably agree on one thing:

They've made their choices and no matter what happened in the coming days, they will lie in the beds they made for themselves. Whatever that should mean for each and every single person still living here.

That being said, there's still new choices to make. In the days to come, what will those be?

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[eyeforai]

...So you mean the only thing we got out of this was killing one of our barrier users and a phone number we know nothing about.

[...He wants to drink again.]

[sageking]

[ Such was their life, Date.

That said, he had a drink or two before this meeting so it's fine. ]

I could go on and on about foolishness, but I'm tired of wasting my breath.

Now we're forced to deal with this and start thinking of whatever we can enact in the face of incompetence.

[eyeforai]

[He wishes he thought that far ahead...]

Damn it... did we even get anything new that we could use besides the number?

[sageking]

[ When you're a Wise King you gotta think ahead enough to drink before something happened every day. Truly using his thinking skills for good. ]

...There's been no other new information we could use. If there was something else useful to helping us get out of this situation, and I knew of it, then I would've said so by now.

[eyeforai]

[Truly, and maybe if everyone was just completely wasted all the time, we wouldn't get all this murder. Anyways, he'll like... raise a hand for that journal or something? Let him get a look at it.]

Can we at least confirm the number relates to the Foundation?

[HOW DO THEY ALL WORK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AND NOT KNOW OF ITS NUMBERS]

[sageking]

[ Because ancient kings and technology definitely do not mix.

...Though everyone else (probably) didn't have an excuse!!

He'll look back at the number and then cross reference it with ones he had seen before in the Foundation. ]

When comparing it to the rest of this incompetent organization's numbers, it matches up with the beginning of them. So it looks like it does.

[ Anyway we could probably assume Date got passed the journal or something. ]

1/2

[eyeforai]

[Okay fair point. Let's just blame Date not knowing because he probably doesn't bother remembering all those stupid numbers or something!!

Either way, he'll flip through that journal on his own, skimming entries before he lands on the page with the number. He actually spends a good minute just staring at it, brows furrowing as his frown deepens.]

This number...

2/2

[eyeforai]

[There's a hint of confusion in his eyes.]

It won't work. It's just a trap.

[sageking]

[ ...

... ]

...I admit, technology isn't my strong suit. So to be able to recognize it as an illegitimate number is something I'm incapable of.

[eyeforai]

[...]

I don't think it's illegitimate. But it won't connect to who we want.

[sageking]

Very well, I'm feeling generous enough to heed your words. I've warned Sissel of not going to that number in particular.

[ And he expected the cat to listen. ]

[eyeforai]

...Thanks.

[Well, Sissel did listen at least!!]