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[justwingit]

Well.

What is up, gents?

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[mabit]

And ladies, as everyone has said.

Hello, Hayes. How's mission?

[justwingit]

And of course hello to you too.

Oh, fine. Fantastic. Really.

[mabit]

I'd like a bit more mission report than that, Hayes, as long as you're checking in.

[justwingit]

Oh, we really can't save the paperwork for later?

[mabit]

Hayes, you always want the paperwork to be later.

Just a quick report. How's the atmosphere?

[followthepiper]

[private, mabit]

Meligot, is this the real Hayes or the fake one still? This is worrying.

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[mabit]

[private, followthepiper]

It's all very confusing, but I have so far worked out that Hayes got mugged and now is back in possession of his handheld, with mugger still in the room, and seems to be more or less okay, if our canary Caleb is anything to go by.

I'm watching for further developments in case we need to intervene, though.

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[followthepiper]

[private, mabit]

We're not sending anyone just yet, then?

And who is that you're talking to on the other message? It's not someone I know.

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[mabit]

[private, followthepiper]

Not yet, though. Just on standby.

Owen Templeton. Diplomatic sector, very good at what he does. He's been missing since the attacks, and I had him down as presumed dead. He started after you retired, so I wouldn't expect you to know him.

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[followthepiper]

[private, mabit]

Could you send me his file, please? I assume you know him well enough to verify that this is actually him-- understand I'm a little worried that he's appearing the same day we get a Hayes-imposter.

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[mabit]

[private, followthepiper]

Of course.

++file%transfer= **owen.templeton**++

**send**

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[followthepiper]

[private, mabit]

... Meligot, the man is ruthless.

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[mabit]

[private, followtheharper]

I know. And if you're telling me this means we should leave him where he is, I propose you fire Alden right now too.

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[followthepiper]

[private, mabit]

It was an observation, not a denouncement. We could have used him last year. Anyway, he also has a very high success rate, just like Alden.

-- What did happen when they met?

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[mabit]

[private, followthepiper]

Owen directs me to ask the medics. I don't quite have the courage to do so.

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[followthepiper]

[private, mabit]

Oh, one of those incidents.

... I see he also manages to avoid visiting the medics a great deal of the time. Is he actually that skillfull, or does he take low-risk missions, or does he just not let himself be treated?

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