005 -- video.

[kutte]

[ jax is sat back against his headboard in just a t-shirt and a flannel, samcro symbol visible on the white cotton. he's lacking his customary cigarette, looks serious as he taps a thumb against the side of his comm. ]

I been meaning to bring this shit up, but that killer flu was going around. Kind of put a damper on group discussions, if you catch my drift.

[ killer flu. yeah, that's what to call last month's shitshow, right? ]

Anyway, anyone around here know a Lina? Homebody, uses text, asks some pretty pointed fucking questions? I'm betting I don't know half of the people kicking around this place, but shit. [ there's a pause, jax's gaze cutting to the side, jaw working as he tries to chose his words. ] She and I had a weird conversation a couple months back, figured it was about time I tried to follow up on that.

[ another pause, then a shrug, jax looking back at the lens. ]

I'm just saying, someone asks you to be their eyes and ears, it means something's up.

[ darkly, before he shakes his head. ]

And if anyone on this rig has cigarettes, lemme know your asking price.

[ JAX OUT ]

Comments

video.

[uncurse]

Lina, huh? Don't recognize the name. What kind of questions?

[kutte]

The kind that seem harmless, until you realize they're not letting you ask any back.

private.

[darkart]

One pack for a transcript of your exchange with 'Lina'.

[ Like he wouldn't just give Jax some of his probably-antique-by-now Arima contraband, but w/e. Slow news day on the TQ. ]

private.

[kutte]

Just one? Don't be cheap, man.

[ lbr jax would have shown him for nothing but. ]

text

[jurisimpudent]

What does "weird" mean? Precisely what made you see this as strange?

[kutte]

Call it intuition.

audio;

[dogbane]

Aye aye. I don't think any Linas came through medbay in response to the killer 'flu the other month. Could be an alias, I s'pose, but if the digital source didn't look familiar either that's-- fucking different. Far as I'm aware, though, staying shut in your room wouldn'tve exempted you from the 091S infection. Only staying out of the gravcouches would of.

Any medbay staff can see this--

Let this twa--uh, [correcting himself,] let Jax know if you put a 'Lina' through the Nanite Extraction Machine, yeah?

audio;

[milagros]

I've got no records of a Lina.

[kutte]

Assuming everyone went down to get checked out. There's always a couple fuckers who like to stay holed up, isn't there? Might not be a Lina to chase after if that's the case.

[ a beat, then jax laughs. ]

Twat. Jesus Christ.

video.

[de_void]

I'm kind of interested to know what was said in this conversation too, honestly. And curious to know why this Lina can't be her own eyes and ears.

[because that really does seem odd, doesn't it?]

[kutte]

Only kind of?

[ it's super odd, but stiles ur a shrimp so ]

voice.

[brainsqueeze]

She could have left by now.

( Some didn't even stay for long here. Who knows how long they'd been here )

What did she ask?

[kutte]

She could have. Or she could still be kicking around. Might as well get some people looking while we're cooling our heels.

Questions about the ship. It's the same kind of shit people ask on the Network, like she was figuring the place out.

[priceoffreedom]

She just asked you to be her eyes and ears? Without knowing you?

[kutte]

She didn't know me. Had to ask my name and all that shit.

video

[pushesback]

Is that your sort of thing? Being someone's eyes and ears?

[kutte]

Hell no. Is it yours?

not here.

[wolfchild]

[ only stalking tbh. ]

not here.

[kutte]

[ squints ]

video;

[axeyou]

Or it means they're lazy. You didn't agree to do it, did you? Working for lazy people sucks.

[obviously he didn't, not if he's disdaining it on the open network but whatever, this is like smalltalk.]

[kutte]

Fuck no. Shit like that's not my bag, sweetheart.

voice;

[handelaar]

More work.

[JUST COMPLETELY JUMPS PAST EVERYTHING AND STATES HIS PRICE. gj ned.]

[kutte]

More weed-pullin'? You drive a hard bargain, Ned.

video;

[suddenlycaptain]

Did her messages have a number attached?

[kutte]

Not a one. No number, just got her name.

[alsohawkeye]

No number? I wonder if she's another ghost like the pirate. If she comes back you should ask her how she died.

[kutte]

You think she'd answer that question after she dodged all my others?

[voice|private|100% locked]

[ryuuzaki]

[He waits a while to see what will come out publicly before he speaks up. Jax has heard the voice before -- low, slight English accent -- but they haven't spoken personally.]

To be honest, I'm a little more concerned that she doesn't seem to have a number.

This is Ryuuzaki. Tsang mentioned me.

[kutte]

She was anonymous. Or that's what it looked like from my end, but I'm not that tech saavy.

He did. You the wonder kid who can trace this?