004 - Video

[numberonedoll]

[the video screen flickers to life revealing Echo sitting on a couch, the camera has presumably been placed on a coffee table and tilted slightly upwards so we can get a full view of her face]

I was wondering if any of you knew about a place called the Xavier Institute. I’ve only recently discovered my power and was advised to go there for help

Comments

[voice]

[was_sleeping]

So much for cooperation.

Re: [voice, private]

[numberonedoll]

I am cooperating, Whiskey. Or, at least, I'm trying to.

Why? What would I have to do to prove that I'm not the broken Doll you all think I am?

[voice, private]

[was_sleeping]

You can't be serious.

Re: [voice, private]

[numberonedoll]

I am cooperating.

I haven't pulled a gun on Boyd. Nor have I decided to bomb the facility where this Adon Tierney is rebuilding the tech. That's what Caroline wants. She believes that violence will solve all of our problems but in this whole new world, I know it'll just lead to more.

Actions, no matter how well we mean them, always have consequences. I figured that out the hard way.

[Pause]

Look, Whiskey, I've gotten into contact with Adon Tierney and he says that he's been investigating me. I don't know what that means exactly, but I'm assuming that he's been watching my posts to the network and I don't think he'll be all too happy to discover that his faithful worker bees Adelle and Boyd are fraternizing with the known tech-hater. That's why I gotta be uncooperative, on the surface, at least.

I've gotta keep up appearances.

[voice, private]

[was_sleeping]

That doesn't even make sense. You have to realize that doesn't make sense.

Re: [voice, private]

[numberonedoll]

It does make sense. To me.

Re: [voice, private]

[was_sleeping]

Not to me.

Re: [voice, private]

[numberonedoll]

I just don't want Tierney to be watching the public posts and think that two of his employees, namely Adelle and Boyd, are cooperating with a tech-hater, namely me. That could easily put them in danger and we can't afford to lose either of them.

Now, do you get it?

If not, then just understand that I'm still on board and don't want any casualties coming to the people on our side.

Re: [voice, private]

[was_sleeping]

How would he possibly know that, if you encrypt your replies?

Re: [voice, private]

[numberonedoll]

Yes, I'm willing to 'make nice' in encrypted replies. But not in public posts, there I have to be as distant as possible. I don't want to arouse suspicions. I'm just trying to be cautious here, Whiskey.

[voice, private]

[was_sleeping]

So, encrypt your responses to her. How is that not simple?

Re: [voice, private] Agh, sorry if my replies seem like WTF? my brain is tired after school! Sorry!

[numberonedoll]

He has mind-wiping tech at his disposal. I'm not certain a simple encryption is enough to stop him.

[voice, private]

[was_sleeping]

He has it. He didn't make it.

So don't use simple encryption.

Re: [voice, private]

[numberonedoll]

Fine, I'll look into better encryptions.

I'm just trying to be cautious. Look out for everyone. I don't want anybody winding up hurt or even dead because I wasn't careful enough.

[voice, private]

[was_sleeping]

If I was as cautious as you're being, no one would be able to see me offering them help at the clinic.

Re: [voice, private]

[numberonedoll]

Look, Whiskey, I'm not trying to get into an argument or anything.

You basically wanted to know if I was still cooperating with whatever plan you and the others were cooking up to beat this mind control problem and I'm here to say, yeah, I am.