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[domesheriff]

[for a moment, a woman's face is simply staring out at the broadcast, consideringly, as though not sure it's started yet. she's in her early twenties, Hispanic, her dark hair braided, and dressed in the uniform of resort security]

[realizing from the display on the screen that the broadcast must have started, she says:] Hello. [the word is a bit uncertain. she swallows, trying to mask her nerves, and continues more calmly:] I'm Linda Esquivel. I'm from Chester's Mill, Maine. [there's a beat of hesitation, as she wonders if she should give more information than that, but she ultimately decides to leave the description as it is] I just got here a couple days ago, and I've joined the security patrol. I was a sheriff's deputy back home. [and sheriff, but she doesn't think two days of that job due to the disaster that happened really counts, so she leaves her credentials at that]

I thought you should know who I am in case you see me around. And, uh, I'd like to start meeting people, too--and learn a little more about this place. I've never seen anything like it before. [another pause as she debates how to end an open message like this. finally, she goes with:] I'm here if you'd like to talk.

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[most_feared]

It's a pleasure to have you on board.

I have some things I'd like to make sure you knew about before you got out there, into the thick of it.

[domesheriff]

Thanks, sir.

[she nods, eager to please her new boss] Sure. Would it be easier to meet somewhere? I'm at the resort right now.

[most_feared]

Yeah, just stop by the office when you have a chance. No hurry.

[domesheriff]

[she shrugs] There's nothing else I really need to do, so I'll be there soon.

[and sure enough, she goes straight to the office from her room, glad to have something potentially useful to do. she knocks on his office door] Sir? It's Linda.

[most_feared]

[Kay's still not got a lot of personal touches in his office. It's quaintly tidy, but obviously a place for work and not at all homey. He's up and moving about when she comes in, trying to put the old tablets on chargers and lining up the charged ones in a neat stack.]

Hello. Come on in. [He says, going to grab one off his desk.]

[domesheriff]

[she nods and comes in, though she doesn't sit without him indicating for her to do so. she knows that the casual manner with which she and Duke worked together isn't something that would fly for a new employee, especially since she doesn't know Kay very well at all yet]

You said there are things I need to know? [she's not quite sure how to ask the question--she can't decide if he means there's required training or if he's referring to the situation Boone mentioned. so she leaves it up to him to share as he likes]

[most_feared]

Yeah, there's just a few. [He brings over the tablet, which has a pretty good rundown of what happened when the spawner was activated.]

It was an import, one of us, that's responsible. And someone leaked the information. We're going to try and do damage control before rumor gets outa hand, but we want to figure out who it is that did it.

You can talk to whoever you want, bring in any help you decide you trust to be a suitable expert to help look for clues, whichever. If anyone else from security brings in any information about the case I'll dispatch it to you all.

[domesheriff]

[she's quiet for a minute, reading over the information he's provided with a frown on her face. and then all she can think to ask is:] How did it get turned off?

[but she looks even more troubled by what he says next. she considers for a minute before the questions start] How do you know it was one of us? And do we have a full list of all the...imports...at the time?

[most_feared]

That one in particular had to be destroyed, but apparently there are still hundreds out there in the world.

They know because we're the only ones with access to the import filter. And while we have no idea what they checked, or if they sent a message, there was residual traces of communicator activity from the spawner area just as it was turned on. The full list is on our filter.

Some people have left, but most of them were checked before they went.

[domesheriff]

So whoever did this the first time could do it again. [she scowls] Great.

"Checked" how? Is there a way to...identify the communicator that was used? [her tone is hopeful that they can do something like that, but this sort of technology is far out of her scope of experience]

[most_feared]

That's the problem. When they turned this one on, they all came on. They've already done it.

No. Just their alibis. [He doesn't sound too happy about that.] I think this is one of those messes where our best leads will be in talking to each other.

[domesheriff]

Wait, you mean there are more of those things out there pouring out those creatures now? [she stares, horrified at the thought] Is that why they said there's been more of the wildlife around lately?

Okay, then I'll start doing that. [she nods resolutely, glad to have a purpose even if she's not at all fond of the situation] I'll let you know what I find out.

[most_feared]

Basically.

When I first turned up, we were dealing with spiders and the first division of import security were people that could lay into arthropods pretty hard. Now it seems like they're changing it up after that mess.

[He rubs his temple. He wishes that Tauriel and Charon were still around. Not that he doesn't like the new guys, but it would be nice to have them, too.]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[domesheriff]

Who's changing it up? People out to kill everyone? [her tone is incredulous]

[but she nods at his thanks, saying nothing. it's her job now, after all]

[most_feared]

I don't know.

We got three good guides, though. Elle Dayes, Tuco Ramirez, and Niko Bellic. You should be able to ask them for advice on fending off any of the aggressive wildlife. Boone's been around doin' it for a while, too. So I'd prefer that you stayed in the village for investigating until you've actually trained a little under one of them.

[domesheriff]

[she wasn't expecting that, especially since Boone was just telling her that taking care of the wildlife is a big part of their job, but she doesn't protest. she supposes she should have expected the new job to require at least some training, after all] All right. I'll talk to them and see if anyone's willing to take me out with them. Otherwise, I'll see what I can do for the investigation.