MoM IC Contact

[khajidont]

Jaime's cell phone is more or less plugged riiiight into his brain, so he tends to pick up like 99% of the time! If not, however...

"Hey, Jaime here! Leave a message, and I'll get back to you ASAP."

Comments

[khajidont]

She's not a good talker. When she's upset, she just shuts up, and it's really, really hard to get her going again. You're going to need to be really patient with her, and you'll probably have to do most of the talking.

[He's encountered her upset over Tadashi once already. But this? This will be on an entirely different level.]

[infomodder]

[Sounds like his kinda gal, to be honest. But he shouldn't say that, might be too flippant.]

Understood. [And another optimal outcome, jackpot has been struck.] If anything else comes to mind, you know how to reach me. And Jaime?

[khajidont]

Yeah?

[infomodder]

Try not to beat yourself up because you didn't know until now. A lot of people were hurt this past weekend. You can't keep track of everyone on your own.

[And it's possible the others who would have given him this information were also taken out in their own way. Disasters on a grand scale mess things up all over the board.]

All right?

[khajidont]

All right. [It doesn't sound entirely certain, because he still feels wretched about it, but it helps hearing someone say this sort of thing out loud.] Now that I know, I can visit her, anyway.

[He thinks about her position for a second, being visited by authorities for something completely out of her control. She's probably scared as hell.]

Hey, Will? Have I ever told you about that time I was in jail for a couple weeks here?

[infomodder]

[Whoa what. What. What could Jaime Reyes go to jail for, attempting to work overtime at a homeless shelter???]

You have not.

[And judging from Will's voice, yes, he is surprised to hear this was a Thing.]

[khajidont]

Yeah, I, uh, got possessed by a ghost? He got me to do a B&E and hacked into some government files and stuff. Only thing was, this wasn't that long after I first got here, and people didn't know what imPorts were capable of. Turns out that I was possessed doesn't work so great as a defense.

[He'd been too new back then for anyone to come to his defense -- there was no Jaime Reyes swearing on his honour back then.]

All the official lawyers pretty much dismissed it and just told me to plead guilty and say I was sorry.

[infomodder]

[Well, that's unsettling, to say the least. Dorian's had him thinking about similar the past few days, enough to serve as a kick in the pants, but this? Rather cements that something needs to be done. Justice doesn't always happen as it should, Will has been on both sides of that coin, but with the job he has and his ties to Mitch...things really need to change. There needs to be some sort of fucking consistency around here, regardless of who shouts or points fingers. Regardless of who stamps their feet and throws a temper tantrum, something has got to give before the powder keg explodes in the worst of ways.]

I had no idea. [Tense, almost angry, and of course not at Jaime, not at all.] Thank you for telling me, though. You've given me something else to do over the weekend that might be beneficial for anyone else who suffers the same.

[Ohoho, from anger to determination in .02 seconds flat, winner winner chicken dinner is Jaime Reyes.]

[khajidont]

[Oh! Oh, no, he sounds angry. Jaime hadn't even considered that as a potential outcome; he's more or less over it, save for the fear of something tampering with his mind again. He's young, and a year seems like such a long time ago for a case that's already been wrapped up.]

It's fine, really! They caught the guy, and I got cleared of all the charges. I guess what I was getting at is that they wound up sending me an imPort lawyer. And he actually listened to my story, and he was... kind. It helped a lot.

[Having someone treat him like he wasn't crazy, and to have a bastion of normalcy to hang onto had been a huge weight off his shoulders, even knowing how difficult it would be for them to catch the Manipulator.]

Gogo probably needs the same. I know you have to do your job, but, um... just, please be kind to her.

[He doesn't doubt that Will will be, but he felt the need to say it anyway.]

[infomodder]

It's not fine. We have imPorts facing punishment for crimes they committed under similar duress yet others get away. And somehow, this is considered acceptable? It's not—

[But then he catches himself, and as abrupt and rushed as that little outburst happened, it draws away. Jaime is not the one to discuss this with, at least not at this point in time. Still, angry? Yeah, a little bit. For, arguably, the right reasons. Protection of life is the right reason, isn't it?]

—something to get into right now. But, yes, I'll keep in mind everything you've told me and adjust accordingly. Thank you again, Jaime.

[khajidont]

No, no, you're right. It's not fine for people who aren't guilty to get punished for it.

But I think you can help keep it from happening this time. I'll let you know if I find out anything else, okay?

[infomodder]

[He thinks he can, too, though most of the help just needs to be showing off how batshit Crane is. Sort of a done deal after that.]

Okay. Talk to you later, Jaime.

[khajidont]

Bye, Will. Good luck.

[Click!]