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[fortunefail]

[It's early in the morning on the 9th of October and Yuan is feeling restless. Who can blame him, really? Knowing you're about to be kidnapped by Malnosso droids doesn't make it any more fun. He's gotten his barcode upgrade, so there's not much else he can do to prepare. There's no telling when the droids will appear and there's not much point in sitting around all day waiting for them to show. Which is why he's decided to go about his business as usual.

Easier said than done. Up until noon, anyone is free to catch Yuan wandering around the village. He doesn't actually have a destination in mind; He's walking for the sake of walking. Eventually, he'll go inside the house and await his fate there. Really though, this is like waiting for your own surprise party.]

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[And here's Jay, always happy to see Yuan, and makes a mental note that they should talk more often.]

Hello, Yuan!

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[fortunefail]

[Ah look, the little information gatherer. Yuan hasn't seen him around for a while. He gives a curt nod in greeting.]

Jay.

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Way to ruin a pleasant conversation before it even started...]

Well, I can't say I blame you. I wouldn't be happy either, knowing I was on the schedule to be captured.

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[fortunefail]

[Oh come on, Jay. Even if he wasn't about to be viciously kidnapped, he wouldn't give an entirely enthusiastic greeting. That's not his thing.]

I'm not too worried about that. [...] You haven't volunteered for anything? [He hasn't seen Jay comment on Catherine's entry, but there's always filters to consider.]

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

No...they seem to have it under control.

[What with being small and scrawny, and all of his efforts in the past have gone awry, he's just stopped caring.]

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[fortunefail]

I should hope so. The results won't be pretty if this goes wrong.

[In fact, after his little talk with Catherine, he's convinced that things won't end well either way.]

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Well, at the very least, the rest of us will be here, ready for any sort of retaliation.

[Yeah, he would share the sentiment that it will not end well...]

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[fortunefail]

That's true. Sending all the fighters out would be incredibly foolish.

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[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Although it would just as futile in here if they send their droids after us.

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[wise_maiden]

[There's not a lot of time to prepare, but there's always some time to manage errands. Besides, Raine has needed to see Yuan about a few things anyway, so it's just convenient that they end up passing one another on the road.] ... Yuan.

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[fortunefail]

[Yuan's already noticed that Raine was accepted into the infiltration team and he's glad she'll be helping out. Considering how dangerous the mission is, he's thankful for a chance to speak to her beforehand, even if it's just to wish her luck.]

Raine.

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[wise_maiden]

I was hoping for a chance to speak to you. ... Granted, I'm not certain how important some things are now given all that's about to happen.

You did see John already, didn't you?

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[fortunefail]

[Some things, huh? Yeah, it's not a very good time for most other things right now.]

I did, yes. And you?

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[wise_maiden]

... Yes, I did. Hopefully everyone involved did, as well, but I suppose that remains to be seen.

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[fortunefail]

I can understand why they'd be reluctant to trust John, but this option is better than none. Catherine will follow through with his plan regardless.

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[wise_maiden]

The only way people are going to gain access is by trusting John to modify them, in any case. That list, though... it's quite large for a single day's kidnapping. Perhaps that's part of the reason we were able to get the advanced notice.

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[fortunefail]

Though, there's always the possibility the renegades realized Catherine was tracking their movements and spread the list as a decoy.

[He should know. He's done similar things to lead the Desians astray.]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[YUAN MY LOVE

Diana is seated on one of the benches scattered around the village when he walks by. It's not until he's right in front of her that she'll notice him, though.]

[fortunefail]

[That's not very nice, Diana, because Yuan did notice her beforehand. He approaches her, curious what has her so distracted. It's probably because she didn't get chosen for the mission, but he's not one to make assumptions.]

Diana.

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[That's exactly it. She's not very unpredictable.

Diana looks up when he calls her name.]

Yuan! Aren't you supposed to- [Oops. Well, he knows what she means.]

[fortunefail]

[Oh, he knows what she means.] It's still early. I have some time left, I suppose.

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[She moves to one side of the bench so Yuan can sit down.] Well, if I keep you company until it happens, I can at least get a punch or two in before you're taken away.

[fortunefail]

Heh. Feeling that restless, are you? [He takes a seat next to Diana, smirking in amusement.]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

I've never liked waiting, and this feels like the calm before a huge storm.

[fortunefail]

It certainly does. Now let's hope the storm will pass as planned.