[C4S10^3] Antili interviews Imulva

[19:04]  * Antili_Morgan rushes up to one of the trolls filtering away from the scene, flanked by a pair of large security drones.  "=o *Excuse* me, did *you* see what happened?"
[19:05] <Imulva_Acruxi> ((Are those drones following Antili or Imulva?))
[19:05] <Antili_Morgan> ((Antili))
[19:06]  * Imulva_Acruxi looks up, tensing slightly at the drones
[19:08]  * Antili_Morgan glances at them, and waves them off.  The drones back off slightly.  "=o So?"
[19:10] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Ye.s. I di.d ind.eed se.e wha.t ha.ppened, a.nd ha.d a rath.er... effec.tive posi.tion fro.m wh.ich t.o le.arn o.f th.e e.vents tha.t tran.spired he.re."
[19:11]  * Antili_Morgan 's eyes gleam.  "=o Might I interest you in *sharing* some of this?"
[19:12] <Imulva_Acruxi> "I.f I ca.n estab.lish tha.t y.ou a.re tru.stworthy."
[19:13]  * Antili_Morgan produces a business card from his sylladex.  "=o Antili Morgan, Zariel Enterprises.  I'm a *reporter*.  I'm *hoping* I can make *sure* people know what happened here today."
[19:16] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Y.ou a.re inter.ested i.n estab.lishing th.at th.e compl.ete an.d accu.rate tru.th i.s sha.red t.o th.e gene.ral publ.ic? I a.m unf.amiliar wi.th y.our workpl.ace, bu.t see.ing th.at i.t see.s fi.t t.o empl.oy so.meone o.f y.our ca.ste a.s a rep.orter, I bel.ieve i.t i.s tru.stworthy."
[19:16] <Imulva_Acruxi> "I a.m Imu.lva Acru.xi. I a.m a... explo.rer."
[19:17]  * Antili_Morgan bows his head with a smile.  The burgundy symbol always worked to foster innocence.
[19:18] <Antili_Morgan> "=o Would you be willing to *follow* me to somewhere we can *speak* in private?"
[19:19] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Ind.eed. Fo.r w.e a.re a.t th.e sce.ne o.f viol.ence, an.d ot.her... inter.ested par.ties mi.ght arri.ve."
[19:20] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Precisely*.   My plane is just a *short* walk away, unless you have somewhere that might be *better* in mind."
[19:21] <Imulva_Acruxi> "I be.lieve I wou.ld pre.fer t.o rema.in o.n th.e gr.ound. I d.o ind.eed kn.ow o.f suc.h a loc.ation."
[19:22] <Antili_Morgan> "=o By *all* means.  Lead the way."
[19:23]  * Imulva_Acruxi leads Antili a little ways away to a small cave. Some pictures can be seen among the walls inside. She pauses just outside.
[19:24] <Imulva_Acruxi> "I.f y.ou wi.ll al.low m.e t.o s.tep ins.ide f.or a bri.ef mome.nt?"
[19:24] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Certainly*."
[19:24]  * Imulva_Acruxi wanders in and returns a few minutes later.
[19:24]  * Antili_Morgan gestures for the two drones to start filming during this time.
[19:25]  * Imulva_Acruxi looks curiously at the drones for a brief second
[19:25] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Le.t u.s g.o insi.de."
[19:25] <Antili_Morgan> "=o Security.  I'm *sure* you can understand how *dangerous* it is to travel like I do, and a live crew would only worsen matters."
[19:26] <Imulva_Acruxi> "O.h? I ha.ve ne.ver f.ound ne.ed o.f su.ch a.n esc.ort my.self."
[19:27] <Imulva_Acruxi> "How.ever, I d.o agr.ee wi.th y.our assessm.ent o.f a li.ve cr.ew."
[19:27] <Antili_Morgan> "=o This is not *quite* the type of area I mean.  *Regardless*, shall we begin?"  He gestures to the interior of the cave.
[19:28] <Imulva_Acruxi> The pictures that you could glimpse before have been hidden someplace.
[19:28] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Ye.s, I d.o be.lieve w.e ca.n."
[19:29]  * Antili_Morgan bows his head once more, and follows her in.
[19:30]  * Imulva_Acruxi leads him in, and leans against the wall of the cave.
[19:31]  * Antili_Morgan picks another wall, and ensures he has one drone recording each of them from a workable angle.
[19:31] <Antili_Morgan> "=o So."
[19:32] <Imulva_Acruxi> "A.re y.ou go.ing t.o que.stion m.e?"
[19:33] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Yo.u a.re, a.s I re.call, a.n inter.viewer."
[19:33] <Antili_Morgan> "=o If you'd *like*.  I would *primarily* begin with background information, so if you have anything to *say* at the beginning, now would be the time."
[19:34] <Imulva_Acruxi> "A.h, ye.s."
[19:34] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Ear.lier th.is eve.ning, i.t ca.me t.o m.y att.ention th.at a gr.oup o.f high.bloods ha.d s.et ou.t t.o bu.rn th.e hi.ve o.f a... suppo.sed delinquen.t. A l.owblood."
[19:35] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Ever* the victims.  Who *else* would they have been after?"  He shakes his head disapprovingly.
[19:36] <Imulva_Acruxi> "I natur.ally de.cided t.o tai.l th.em t.o th.e si.te, a.nd w.as watch.ing wh.en th.ey comme.nced th.e corru.pt de.ed."
[19:36] <Imulva_Acruxi> "The.re w.as a... confront.ation."
[19:37] <Imulva_Acruxi> "A fe.w her.oic lowblo.ods de.cided t.o stri.ke agai.nst th.e intru.ders."
[19:37] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Th.e ow.ner o.f th.e hi.ve inc.luded."
[19:38] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Good* to hear that.  What *became* of them?"
[19:40] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "I be.lieve th.at th.ey di.d n.ot ma.nage t.o esc.ape."
[19:40] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "The.y ha.ve bee.n ta.ken int.o custo.dy o.f th.e emp.ress's for.ces."
[19:41] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "I d.o n.ot kn.ow th.e ex.act fat.es o.f th.e other.s."
[19:42] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "Presu.mably, th.e o.wner o.f th.e hiv.e w.as n.ot th.e on.ly pris.oner. Th.e ot.hers a.re ei.ther de.ad, o.r ha.ve fl.ed th.e sce.ne."
[19:42]  * Antili_Morgan shakes his head sadly.  "=o An all-too-*common* result for witnesses.  Should I *assume* you would like your identity kept *private* at the end of all this?"
[19:42] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "Ye.s, I wo.uld pre.fer th.at th.at b.e th.e ca.se."
[19:43] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Certainly*."
[19:44] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "I par.ticipated i.n th.e confr.ontation bet.ween th.e lowb.loods an.d th.e high.bloods, a.nd altho.ugh I ma.naged t.o sta.y o.ut o.f sig.ht, the.re i.s n.o wa.y o.f kn.owing whe.ther I ha.ve bee.n s.een."
[19:46] <Antili_Morgan> "=o And so now you *could* be in danger, merely for trying to do the *right* thing."
[19:47] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "Ye.s, in.deed. Th.e injus.tices pre.sent nonwith.standing, fo.r th.e high.bloods d.o n.ot c.are abo.ut suc.h thin.gs wh.en i.t come.s t.o th.ose bene.ath th.em."
[19:48] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Definitely*.  Which, *of course*, is what I'm here for.  People have to *see* this."
[19:50] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "Ye.s. Be.fore th.ose hig.her u.p th.e hemo.spectrum an.d th.e la.w enfo.rcement dec.ide t.o cens.or i.t."
[19:51] <Antili_Morgan> "=o They can *try*.  But short of downing the *entire* Internet, it *won't* be easy."
[19:55] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Th.e inter.net, whi.le und.er sur.veillance a.nd frequ.ent censo.rship, i.s imposs.ible t.o silen.ce on.ce i.t becom.es lou.d en.ough. Whi.ch mak.es i.t th.e per.fect to.ol fo.r le.tting thin.gs be.come kn.own."
[19:59] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Precisely*.  Hence me and the other trolls *like* me."
[20:01] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Y.ou d.o d.o y.our jo.b mar.velously, ho.wever, th.e emp.ress a.s alw.ays ha.s count.ers. Na.mely, th.e execu.tion o.f th.ose spr.eading th.e tru.th."
[20:02] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Always* a concern.  But that's why I have my *security*."  He gestures to the drones, making a mental note to edit in a clip of them.
[20:03] <Imulva_Acruxi> "O.f cour.se."
[20:04] <Antili_Morgan> "=o Well, with that all *said*, what can you tell us about the *victims*?  Did they happen to have any tells that could be *helpful* if anyone else is *concerned* about whether or not they're about to suffer a similar fate?"
[20:05] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Th.e hig.hb.loods di.d n.ot ma.ke th.eir entr.ance t.o th.e sc.ene subt.le, i.f th.at he.lps."
[20:05] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Everything* helps."
[20:05] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Th.e mai.n vic.tim w.as a bronz.eblood. H.e ha.d bee.n see.n rall.ying o.ther lowb.loods with.in sigh.t o.f a.n imper.ial dron.e."
[20:06]  * Antili_Morgan laughs.  "=o Well, *that's* worrying."
[20:08] <Imulva_Acruxi> "I.n addi.tion t.o tha.t, fr.om wh.at I sa.w o.f hi.s hi.ve be.fore i.t w.as des.troyed, h.e ha.d be.en inte.rested i.n becom.ing a sta.rship cre.wmember."
[20:08] <Imulva_Acruxi> "A rath.er pre.stigious jo.b fo.r a bronz,eblood."
[20:09] <Antili_Morgan> "=o Indeed, *very*.  Perhaps he should have learned *not* to dream."
[20:11] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Be.cause, a.s a mem.ber o.f a low.er ca.ste, ha.ving dr.eams ma.de hi.m in.to a thr.eat."
[20:11] <Antili_Morgan> "=o And that *certainly* can't happen."
[20:13] <Imulva_Acruxi> "A.t le.ast, n.ot fr.om th.e per.spective o.f th.e highb.loods."
[20:14] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Wh.o, strang.ely eno.ugh, d.o ind.eed ha.ve th.eir o.wn lic.ense t.o dre.am, des.pite murd.ering th.e lowb.loods wh.o ha.ve th.e sam.e thin.g."
[20:15] <Antili_Morgan> "=o And what *cruel* murder it would have been, at that.  Burning alive inside his *own* hive..."
[20:15] <Imulva_Acruxi> "A.h, ye.s. The.y wou.ld n.ot w.ant t.o le.t a tr.ace o.f h.is dr.eam rem.ain up.on th.is wor.ld."
[20:17] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Th.is i.s almo.st certain.ly n.ot th.e on.ly ti.me suc.h a thi.ng h.as happe.ned. I ha.ve witn.essed i.t oc.cur... a fe.w tim.es. Th.e highb.loods a.re tru.ly cru.el."
[20:18] <Antili_Morgan> "=o Terribly, *truly*.  Do you have *anything* to say that could *help* other potential victims if such an *awful* thing happens to them?"
[20:20] <Imulva_Acruxi> "Tr.y t.o ru.n, o.r i.f y.ou can.not, hi.de. I.f ev.en th.at i.s imp.ossible, an.d a care.ful combina.tion o.f th.e tw.o doe.s n.ot allo.w esca.pe, th.en tr.y t.o t.ake ou.t a.s m.any o.f th.em a.s y.ou ca.n."
[20:22] <Imulva_Acruxi> "D.o n.ot tr.y t.o rea.son wi.th th.em. I.t wi.ll ha.ve n.o eff.ect o.n th.e cru.elty th.ey wi.ll unlea.sh."
[20:22]  * Antili_Morgan nods sagely.  "Scant more than *animals* when they pick up on the scent of blood."
[20:23] <Imulva_Acruxi> "In.deed. Anim.als, wh.ich, unfor.tunately, pos.sess a col.d inte.lligence a.nd kn.ow hat.red."
[20:24] <Antili_Morgan> "=o That *must* be remembered as well.  Anyone attempting to make an aggressive *move* against the highbloods must *not* underestimate them."
[20:25] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "In.deed. Anim.als, wh.ich, unfor.tunately, pos.sess a col.d inte.lligence a.nd kn.ow hat.red."
[20:25] <Antili_Morgan> "=o That *must* be remembered as well.  Anyone attempting to make an aggressive *move* against the highbloods must *not* underestimate them."
[20:26] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "Y.es, in.deed. I.n addi.tion t.o th.ose sa.vage trai.ts, th.ey a.re strong.er th.an u.s, physica.lly, a.nd ha.ve a curiou.s re.sistance t.o th.e po.wers o.f an.y psio.nics."
[20:28] <Antili_Morgan> "=o An *uphill* battle, to be sure."
[20:29] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "In.deed. How.ever, w.e d.o ha.ve advan.tages. W.e a.re qu.ite cunni.ng an.d res.ourceful our.selves, an.d w.e d.o ha.ve th.e mo.st pow.erful psi.ons am.ong u.s."
[20:30] <Antili_Morgan> "=o And *numbers* along with those traits.  There are *many* more lowbloods than high."
[20:32] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "Ye.s. I.t i.s on.ly te.rror th.at ke.eps mos.t o.f u.s fro.m ris.ing u.p. On.ce tha.t ter.ror i.s remo.ved o.r weap.onized, th.e highb.loods wi.ll n.ot fin.d the.ir depr.aved lux.ury exist.ing mu.ch long.er."
[20:34] <Antili_Morgan> "=o They most *certainly* will not.  *All* it takes is for enough trolls to rise up to bring about a *better* world."
[20:36] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "Ye.s. A wo.rld wh.ere w.e a.re n.ot res.tricted t.o li.ving i.n fe.ar, t.o rec.eiving th.e wor.st o.f every.thing, wh.ile th.ose sav.ages cla.im a.ll o.f i.t fo.r the.mselves."
[20:38] <Antili_Morgan> "=o Yes.  But enough *wishful thinking*.  We can talk about *possibilities* as long as we like, but that won't *convince* people to act.  They *need* to know the time to rise is *now*."
[20:40] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "I.t ha.s alw.ays be.en th.e tim.e t.o ri.se, ev.er sinc.e th.e highb.loods firs.t ca.me in.to po.wer eon.s ag.o. W.e a.re fat.ed some.day t.o ri.se u.p. I.t ha.d be.st ha.ppen a.s soo.n a.s pos.sible, t.o st.op th.e de.aths cau.sed b.y th.is cru.elty."
[20:43] <Antili_Morgan> "=o Of *course*.  But how could they be directed to act in *unison*?"
[20:46] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "I.f th.ey d.o n.ot ac.t i.n unis.on, th.ey wi.ll n.ot b.e str.ong en.ough t.o ev.en hop.e o.f def.eating th.e sav.ages."
[20:47] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Precisely*."
[20:52] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "W.ell th.en. I be.lieve tha.t i.s en.ough de.tail t.o b.e satisf.actory f.or y.our purpo.ses. I mu.st ta.ke m.y le.ave s.oon, sin.ce w.e ar.e ra.ther cl.ose t.o th.e sc.ene o.f th.e deva.station."
[20:53] <Antili_Morgan> "=o Of *course*, that's *certainly* reasonable.  Would you mind *terribly* answering more questions over Trollian, should such a need arise?"
[20:53] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "A.s lo.ng a.s y.ou c.an gu.arantee a la.ck o.f sur.veillance."
[20:53] <Antili_Morgan> "=o *Definitely*.  You can write it down for me *after* the cameras are off."
[20:54] <Imulva_Acruxi_> "Tha.t i.s acce.ptable."
[20:56]  * Antili_Morgan nods.  "=o Well, folks, you heard it here *first*.  Our nameless *guest* for today wants action!  This is Antili Morgan, signing off."
[20:56]  * Antili_Morgan runs a finger across his throat, and the drones turn away.
[20:58] <Antili_Morgan> And then they traded trolltags and Antili left.