[ He wishes he were there to see Ciel struggle, but at the same time, if he were, Ciel would refuse to text him at all. Alas... ]
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
Will you be investigating? I am purposefully staying away, since I find it unwise to interfere in matters of which I am not fully aware.
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
I am uncertain. I can look into the matter and ask a superior, but not now. Once our additional crew member has been captured, perhaps?
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
I imagine this would draw attention the the fact that my information had been changed, however, and there are those who have already read it, I am sure.
[He just wants to get in his own bed and pull the covers up over his head and never see the light of day ever again. That would just be lovely. He wouldn't have to face the embarrassment of having sensitive information in public view. Damn the CDC.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org it can't be helped. Ask anyway later.
[Gritting his teeth so hard rn. Also this next bit takes him a good five minutes to type out, but he at least realized what the shift button does.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org I'm investigating because that's Orange Team's job. Do you know what could have made those claw marks?
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org It's still on board.
[There is so much to comment on that he doesn't know where in the hell to start. What's worse, he isn't face to face and has to waste time trying to type on a blasted slick piece of glass.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org TELL ME ONE THING AT A TIME SEBASTIAN
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT CREATURE IN A MOMENT
[Caps lock. Cruise control. Etc. It takes him a minute to get it off. Even as a Victorian, he feels slightly embarrassed for yelling unnecessarily over the Internet. Is that considered uncouth? Perhaps it is more embarrassment at not understanding these contraptions.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org You met a demon that knew us in that city?
[Thirst and uncomfortable is no excuse, Sebastian!]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org No.
[A long time passes. Perhaps he is considering this information carefully.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org If they aren't here now, then it doesn't matter. maybe he died. [Trancy, that is.] Tell me if you happen to find them again. What were they doing there?
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org I care only about what happens to you and me.
[AND DON'T TAKE THAT THE WRONG WAY EITHER, SEBASTIAN.
Two minutes later:]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org I am going to talk to my unit leader about the murders and look at the autopsy reports. You know how to reach me if you find out anything else of importance.
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d71, later at night I guess??? after all the team posts
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
I do hope that you have been keeping up, but still, that little crate was as dangerous as expected. I will be on patrols, it would seem.
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
It surely goes without saying, but if you are in danger, please call out to me. I will be by your side in but a moment.
[ then, a few minutes later: ]
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
On a different note, I advise you read my file, should you have not already. There are details which pertain to you, young master.
no subject
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
theb odies had the same marks on them as the crate
[A few minutes or so later:]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
damn
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
theres no way to get rid of it, is there?
no subject
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
Will you be investigating? I am purposefully staying away, since I find it unwise to interfere in matters of which I am not fully aware.
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
I am uncertain. I can look into the matter and ask a superior, but not now. Once our additional crew member has been captured, perhaps?
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
I imagine this would draw attention the the fact that my information had been changed, however, and there are those who have already read it, I am sure.
no subject
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
it can't be helped. Ask anyway later.
[Gritting his teeth so hard rn. Also this next bit takes him a good five minutes to type out, but he at least realized what the shift button does.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
I'm investigating because that's Orange Team's job. Do you know what could have made those claw marks?
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
It's still on board.
no subject
Understood. I shall look into it when things are quieter.
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
I do, yes. But I do not believe that it is likely, and I would not recommend sharing the idea unless I was more certain.
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
It would be possible for me, technically speaking, and I ran into another demon when we were on Selena. I did not know him, but he knew us.
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
However, it would be different. I have been attempting to seek out the creature, if only to pinpoint it, but it is evasive. Even for me.
no subject
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
TELL ME ONE THING AT A TIME SEBASTIAN
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT CREATURE IN A MOMENT
[Caps lock. Cruise control. Etc. It takes him a minute to get it off. Even as a Victorian, he feels slightly embarrassed for yelling unnecessarily over the Internet. Is that considered uncouth? Perhaps it is more embarrassment at not understanding these contraptions.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
You met a demon that knew us in that city?
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
Is he here now?
no subject
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
No. It was the first thing I checked for, and why I did not mention it.
[ because he was hella thirsty and it was uncomfortable... ]
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
He was odd, to say the least. I believe he was contracted to a young nobleman I met. Do you know anything of Earl Alois Trancy?
no subject
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
No.
[A long time passes. Perhaps he is considering this information carefully.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
If they aren't here now, then it doesn't matter. maybe he died. [Trancy, that is.] Tell me if you happen to find them again. What were they doing there?
no subject
Considering that sphere, it is quite possible. I will alert you to their presence should they reappear.
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
I assumed the same as us, that they were to be contracted, but that may not have been the case. The conversations were not informative.
no subject
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
Whatever the case, if they aren't here, then they were useless.
[He is such a nice person.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
But that means the creature wasn't the demon. Is it an animal?
no subject
That seems most likely, yet this is also where my knowledge more or less ends. My familiarity is with the human realm of Earth, of course.
no subject
It wasn't killing for food. The bodies were whole and had bled out.
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
Don't let it kill anyone else.
[NOT THAT HE CARES OR ANYTHING.]
no subject
How kind of you, young master. Is that borne from generosity, or simply wishing to perform your new duty?
no subject
It would cause too much trouble and chaos to have another body, and it would impede investigations.
no subject
Of course. I was worried that you cared for a moment.
no subject
I care only about what happens to you and me.
[AND DON'T TAKE THAT THE WRONG WAY EITHER, SEBASTIAN.
Two minutes later:]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
I am going to talk to my unit leader about the murders and look at the autopsy reports. You know how to reach me if you find out anything else of importance.
no subject
And the same to you, young master. I should have the information we discussed prepared within 24 hours, incidentally.