verminous | mizuki [spacecoast]

Just... means what it's always meant. We can't rely on thinking about why.

For better or worse, a motive doesn't matter when solving these cases. We just... focus on the evidence, that's all.

[ She says, flipping through more windows over the IRIS. She does, at one point, furrow her brow, though. ]

...Mizuki?

[his brow furrows, and he starts to just lean right over to see before he catches himself and leans back.]

—Oh. Uh.

[ She looks up. ]

Hey, did you do the delivery work on Wednesday?

Yeah, why?

We usually get a message today about it, right? Did you get one yet?

[staring at his for a second, resisting the urge to try to delete it. ugh.]

Rude-sounding one, but. Yeah.

[he'll let her read.

"Good job completing your assigned task, crewmate! We are so pleased with your work. But it does look like a handful of your colleagues did better than you did. Why can’t you be at the top? It looks like someone else did better... Why can't you be #1? You need to eliminate the competition.

Remember. You are a precious part of our company.

— Nut & Bolt Co."]

[ .......... uh, ]

Wow, okay. A little ominous. Sooo... I didn't, because I already knew that night Metis had the mission assigned to us. [ and ooc eepy ] Buuut I figured, no big deal, right? Well.

[ She leans over to show him the following:

Dear employee,

This is an of░̶͠cial Discipli░̸̷̨͟░̸̷̨͟y action letter for yO░̸̷̨͟░̸̷̨͟ failure to adhere to the working guideliNs of your deplOyment to Volk 92-B. Your posiTion demands that you exeRcise good jud░̶͠ment as an Empl░̸̷̨͟yee entruSted with such Important duties to our clientS. Another breach of our con░̶͠░̵̡͜͜dence in your ab░̶͠░̵̡͜͜liTy to carry ou░̸̷̨͟ any of your expect░̶͠░̵̡͜͜ duties will result in additional disci░̶͠░̵̡͜͜░̶͠░̵̡͜͜y action up to and i░̛͘͝░̶͠░̵̡͜͜░̸̷̨͟uding the po░̛͘͝░̶͠░̵̡͜͜░̸̷̨͟ility of imm░̶͠nent te░̶͠░̶͠░̶͠tion.

Remember. You are a precious part of our company.

— Nut & Bolt Co.

Wonderful! ]

-what? So it's threats, now? And then even if we did do the work, it's not good enough for 'em...

[hey nut and bolt he's got WORDS.]

I'd love to have a little talk with this Jeff guy.