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[quietlypublic]

Things are escalating, aren't they? It would be times like these that I worry about my inability to help anyone.

I'm sorry to all those who may have lost someone during this month. I wish I could get my hands on the data from the attack that MDEA gathered. The boss has to have a reason to happily declare truce with them.

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[Anonymized] (murders plot)

[detectivewonder]

With luck I may have a Christmas present for the whole city.

I just have a few final questions to ask first. When would work best for you?

[Anonymized] (murders plot)

[quietlypublic]

Ah, hello...

Whenever is alright, honestly.

Re: [Anonymized] (murders plot)

[detectivewonder]

I'm on the roof of your building now.

Re: [Anonymized] (murders plot) -- want some spam?

[quietlypublic]

Really? Ah, I'm on my way up. Please give me a moment?

Re: [Anonymized] (murders plot) -- absolutely

[detectivewonder]

I'll be waiting.

SPAM TIME

[quietlypublic]

[She heads up, all bundled up, and looks around cautiously. Admittedly, Donna's got a gun on her. She's still not too sure about who this person is!]

Hello?

Re: SPAM TIME

[detectivewonder]

[Tim steps out from behind the utility shed on the roof, heavy cape barely moving despite the cold wind, doing his best to give an impression that he's unaffected by the cold. Thank god the costume is warm, in any case.]

Ms. Viasat. Glad you could make it. I'm about to give The Coven a very unhappy Christmas, but I need a last bit of assistance. Information on religion in this town is hard to come by.

Re: SPAM TIME

[quietlypublic]

[Donna spins to him, and immediately starts collecting mental data on his attire while listening to him.]

The Coven... Absolutely. I'll give you whatever information I have. Anything to make them pay for killing children...

Re: SPAM TIME

[detectivewonder]

[Tim paces while he speaks.]

Their little club has a very exclusive membership. I've narrowed the possibilities down to a few families in the Mayra-Cordova Junction. All of them are rich property owners. The question is, which of them is using their holdings to host their get-togethers... and with luck, keep their hostages. I can't search them all without tipping them off. That means I need a connection... and I think it's religious in nature.

[He holds out a list of almost two dozen names.]

Which of these families had the deepest involvement in Desai's religious community, historically? Which of them had the most clergy? If I can find that name, and check it against a shareholder's list...

Re: SPAM TIME

[quietlypublic]

[Donna takes the list carefully

Re: SPAM TIME

[detectivewonder]

[Tim crumples the list in one hand.]

The Tolemans and DeClerics are co-owners of an unleased office building that the historic register says used to have a church built on it.

If you can have a reasonably discreet news team there at half-past midnight tomorrow, I promise you, they'll get all the publicity they need, and then some.

Re: SPAM TIME

[quietlypublic]

[Donna nods.]

I can pull a few strings for you. It will be Channel 13 News. They have the widest audience, anyway.

[She then hugs herself and squints her eyes.]

Thank you for this, sir. This, like many other crimes against Aitai, are oft pushed aside. We have many rights and much equality, but hatred still persists. I think you're the only one caring outside of the Aitai community now.

Re: SPAM TIME

[detectivewonder]

What the police can't do and the MDEA won't do... that's my job.

[Turning, he walks to the edge of the roof and aims his grapple gun. Then he looks back over his shoulder.]

One last thing, Ms. Viasat.

Tell the families of the missing their children will be home for Christmas.