redshiftlogs | the posse

Who: Qubit, Peter, Ben, Genji, Garrus, and Creepy Joe
What: Creepy Joe returns to Anchor. Qubit wants to try and capture him.
When: Right after Joe's post goes up.
Where: Agricultural Zone.
Warnings: there might be fighting and it might end badly. this is fine.

[ The way Qubit sees it, "Creepy Joe" has a lot of damn gall showing his face in Anchor right now. Technically, the evidence linking him to the camera incident is circumstantial, but it's enough to convince Qubit he was at least involved. There are other reasons to apprehend him, of course, but - on at least one level, this is personal.

So, shortly after Joe's post appears on the network, Qubit puts out an audio message to a select handful of people. The few who he trusts not to strike first, but who he knows can strike back, if it comes to that. ]

This is Qubit. I need you all to meet me at the Agricultural Zone, sector three entrance, immediately. Consider this an emergency.

"Creepy Joe" has returned to Anchor.

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[ Qubit wasn't the first to arrive at the rendezvous point, and he came unarmed, even though he'd initially expected a fight, and he's still not sure there won't be one. But the situation has picked up some complications in the last few minutes, because of course it has. Peter's already at the breach with Joe - we'll call it negotiating, how's that sound. Ben's opted to keep his distance, to minimize the risk of his extradimensional life partners taking matters into their own tentacles. But Genji and Garrus are on board, so if anything does go horribly wrong, at least they won't be caught unprepared.

Will something go horribly wrong? Impossible to say. The idea of Peter somehow winning over this raving, incoherent husk of a man is just - unfathomable. Qubit's been caught in an active Redshift only once, but the experience is burned into his memory. An unstoppable torrent of jumbled sensation and incongruous synesthesia, interspersed with occasional mirages of the familiar that dissipate before you can cling to them... Can you even imagine letting that seep into your mind? You'd never have a moment's peace again. Anyone would go mad.

But perhaps there's still a reasoning human being in there, amid all the mutated flesh and psychotic rambling. Maybe he doesn't "crave his hurts" as much as Cole thought.

... Or perhaps it's all a trap. Who knows, really.

He alerts Peter they're en route, and they arrive at the breach a few minutes later... ]

[Peter's alone when the squad rolls up, stood on front of the breach with his arms crossed as though he's guarding the place. He kind of is, truthfully. He doesn't know Garrus or Genji that well, and while he trusts Ben with basically everything, he's not honestly sure what to expect from Qubit in this situation. He'd been pretty gung-ho about just locking Joe up, and if Peter really had to stop that he could, but the last thing he wants is for this to turn into a fight.]

He's still inside. I figured we oughta hash out some sort of game plan before I bring him out.

[Great, this situation is already starting off awkward. Which is marginally better than the last extraction/rescue mission he'd gone on that had ended awkwardly. At least he knows to expect it the whole way through now.

Maybe if he's lucky he won't get hit in the head with a blow dryer.]

That is wise, so we do not say or do things to put him more on edge than needed. I do not truly understand what is happening, I've never met him before.

But there is something about cameras?

[ Meanwhile Garrus has just been around the block several times. Since when do things ever go to plan? Not once in most recent memory can he recall things going smoothly and not requiring some sort of plan B.

And, frankly speaking, he doesn't trust people that are out of their mind. Call the Turian paranoid, but he's expecting some sort of fight. Or attack. Or something going horribly wrong. ]

The guy's not in his right mind and those are the sort that usually are unpredictable.

[ Qubit folds his arms, too, but nods curtly, in agreement with all three of them. Upsetting the man unnecessarily could undo whatever miracle Peter's gone and worked with him. Qubit decides to start with their goals and work backward. ]

The goal is to get him into secure quarantine. There's one such facility connected to the intake room, up at surface level. If you [ Peter ] can convince him to go voluntarily, we'll escort him together. But he has to go, willing or otherwise. If he slips through our fingers now, we may never find him again.

[Peter addresses Genji first,] There was a thing a little while ago where we were finding hidden cameras in our rooms. Joe confirmed that it was his doing, he put them in the rooms before any of us ever arrived here. It wasn't to spy on us, he was monitoring for something dangerous. We'll tackle this one later,

[he looks between Garrus and Qubit, and as much as he wants to argue with them, he really can't. Garrus is absolutely right, and Qubit is too, as much as Peter hates to admit it.]

We'll get him there. Just-- don't have any weapons out. He's unstable and he's afraid, treating him like a prisoner is the worst thing we can do right now.

[Tackling that one later isn't exactly reassuring Peter. But okay, he'll let it go for now.]

Can we simply ask him? Surely he doesn't want to live in the flooded basement. If we tell him we are locking him in containment it will certainly seem that we are taking him prisoner.

Perhaps the medical bay instead?

"Something dangerous" doesn't really sell me on trusting the guy, kid. Even less so when you want to address the issue later.

[ So Garrus is with Genji on this one. If it really is "dangerous" why not let the group know? Why not warn ahead of time? Yeah... Doesn't inspire confidence, really.

But that isn't really the reason they are here so the Turian will also let it go. ]

As for medical? Not so sure that's a good alternative. It's not exactly a secure quarantine zone. If the kid thinks it is best to ask first, then go ahead. I will just reserve the right to take out my gun if it looks like he won't be compliant.

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