Open, open-ish, then locked.

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[OPEN, Text, Anonymous]

Anyone know a male werewolf, med/lrg dog size, w/ blue fur (seriously) and possibly w/ minor injuries as of last night? Need to talk to him ASAP.

[Voice, Locked to Police, and posted a discreet amount of time after the previous message. Tim's voice is a bit gravelly, quiet, very reminiscent of someone with a terrible

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[polarisation]

[ Quiet, tentative. Fairly certain this is who he thinks it is, and ohgeez guilt and regret. ]

Are you...?

[polarisation]

[ There's a little bit of confusion at Tim's tone, but not overmuch. ]

He's not... he wouldn't do that. [ Conviction, yet uncertainty. Familiarity, though, he knows who did it. ] Something's wrong.

I went to see him, see if I could figure out what happened. Talk to him? But then he... something changed.

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[Thank goodness for Tim's years of piecing together statements from scared/traumatized/trying-not-to-lie etc witnesses. He kinda follows what Sefton's saying.]

It might not have been him. Going by the network, there's a lot of people who aren't themselves right now.

[polarisation]

I know.

[ But that doesn't change that it was Lance, even if this one is insane and wants to get rid of all humans. ]

... I know. [ Deep breath. ] When I got there, and he was talking to me, things just-I wasn't gonna trust him 'cause he was already acting weird, but, then I... I wasn't thinking right anymore.

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He... changed the way you thought?

[polarisation]

... I think so, yeah.

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And that made you wary of people. [And is why you snapped at me? Emowolves go :c

No. Bosswolves go. Tim sucks it up, and clears his throat.]

Who was it? Want me to go a have a word?

[polarisation]

No! [ After hearing Lance talk about people the way he did? And knowing he must have Aerodactyl somewhere? Nooo way. :c ]

I mean... i-it did, yeah. But-no, you don't hafta talk to him. Just... [ He doesn't know what to do instead. But it seems like a bad idea all around. ]

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You think he'll try to do it again?

[polarisation]

... I dunno. If he does, I'm not gonna let him.

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Good. Is it someone at the hostel? Do you need a place to stay?

[polarisation]

No. 've got a place, anyway.

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...are you purposefully not telling me who did it?

[polarisation]

[ Gee, how did you come to that conclusion, Tim? ]

... what d'you think? [ Hurt, betrayal, confusion, protectiveness. Some very mixed feelings here. ]

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I think you are. Lowell, I'm not going to talk to him if you say to keep out of it, but what if something happens to you? Or if I come across him on my own? [Meaning, he might try the same thing on Tim.]

Besides, asking questions and finding things out is my job.

[Assuming Sefton remembers his job. Tim suddenly realizes he didn't give his name again but uh feels a little weird pointing it out now. And they barely know eachother. Goddamn he's got to sort this emotional shit out because it is confuuuussiiiiiing.]

[polarisation]

[ Oh, Sefton remembers, but Tim's identity is kind of crowded out by more important things he needs to focus on right now.

Beat. ] You sure you're not gonna go looking for him?