(2:15:57 PM) ***Blueshift_North is pacing in her room before she resolves on something and messages Reise in an odd, clipped tone.  [How do I get into a crime scene? Or like.  Crime scene evidence.  I would go steal it from the police but I know police now and that would be rude.]
(2:17:28 PM) Reise: The reply takes a few minutes longer than expected. [...Hah? You mean...an evidence locker inside whatever passes for a local cop station?]
(2:18:22 PM) Blueshift_North: [I mean.  Okay where would evidence for a restaurant that got shot up and the owner went missing go?]
(2:18:35 PM) Blueshift_North: [Because that is a case I need evidence on]
(2:20:09 PM) Reise: Again, a decently long pause. [Ah, I see. In that case, yeah, evidence lockers for whoever cleaned it up. Might be...was it here on Sigil? Might be Azorious, might be Boros. Let me call Neciel when I get a break.]
(2:21:09 PM) Blueshift_North: [Okay cool, cool.  Good.  Cool.]
(2:24:26 PM) Blueshift_North: [Let me know when you do, we should probably meet up.]  She sounds oddly anxious, in like.  More than the usual way.
(2:26:20 PM) Reise: [...You alright?] [To: Neciel - Hey, can you tell me if your guys cleaned up on a busted-up restaurant and missing owner case inside the last...I dunno, probably half a year?]
(2:26:43 PM) Blueshift_North: [Uh.  Not in text.  This isn't a text conversation.]
(2:27:34 PM) Reise: [...Sure. Listen, I get off this shoot in about four hours, if you want to meet up then.]
(2:27:35 PM) Ikiryo: [From: Neciel - Oh, that place? Nah, Azorius got there first for once.]
(2:29:38 PM) Blueshift_North: [Okay cool.  Sure.]
(2:30:48 PM) Reise: [Blegh. Alright, thanks. I'll owe you dinner and a round if you can get me and someone else info on the evidence they still have.]
(2:32:54 PM) Ikiryo: [From: Neciel - Two rounds and I'll see what I can find out]
(2:34:17 PM) Reise: [Good enough.]
(2:34:57 PM) Ikiryo: [Alright. It will be a few hours at least]
(2:41:03 PM) ***Blueshift_North is waiting for the others at a chain coffee shop.  She's wearing a similar hoodie and shorts combo to what she had on earlier, and is back in her blue hair this time.  She looks. . . very nervous.  She's very clearly aware of where everyone around her is, and is shifting slightly to make sure she's as far away from anyone else as possible.
(2:44:17 PM) ***Reise arrives in a tight LBD and heels, with a suit jacket thrown over one shoulder, blonde hair in a ponytail as normal. She spots Blueshift easily and heads over toward her. "Hey. Neciel's s'posed to be coming with what she can pry out of Azorius' fingers."
(2:45:31 PM) ***Blueshift_North jumps a little.  "Cool.  That's." She runs a hand through her hair, absently.  "Good."
(2:53:57 PM) Reise: It's obvious to her that Blueshift is more on edge than normal, but she doesn't press. Not yet. "Meantime, I owe her two rounds at the bar for the attempt. Want anything?"
(2:56:05 PM) Blueshift_North: ". . . Coffee.  Would be good."
(2:57:51 PM) Reise: "Alrighty. I'll put in extra caffeine, just for you."
(2:58:52 PM) Blueshift_North: "Alright.  Thanks.  And uh.  Thanks.  Yeah." She settles down a bit but is still on edge.
(3:02:00 PM) ***Reise watches her with some concern for a few seconds...then heads off toward the cashiers. She returns a minute later with a large paper cup with a plastic lid, steam faintly wafting from the tiny opening therein. "Here. This has about eighteen syllables too many to be a legitimate cup of coffee."
(3:03:27 PM) ***Blueshift_North accepts and starts drinking it instantly.  "I'll get you the money for it." She says, before muttering.  "Forgot I didn't buy anything."
(3:03:48 PM) ***Reise snorts. "You don't owe me jack."
(3:05:25 PM) Blueshift_North: ". . . I would protest but I don't have the energy to have that argument right now."
(3:08:26 PM) Reise: "...When's the last time you slept?"
(3:08:38 PM) Reise: She folds her arms over her chest and looks down at Blueshift.
(3:09:41 PM) Blueshift_North: "Last night, it's just.  Didn't help much."
(3:11:34 PM) Reise: "What's up? Nightmares? Something from Tranquility?"
(3:13:08 PM) ***Blueshift_North looks at her, and for a second her eyes go hollow, before the suddenly become very oddly intense, and vibrant.  She leans in.  "I opened the locks in my head.  And I want you to think for a second about the thing I would want least to be locked inside my head.  And realize it's there."
(3:14:45 PM) Reise: She stares back at Blueshift, eyes narrow, while she considers what candidates that could mean...and then abruptly she pales. A lot. "You're shitting me."
(3:15:46 PM) Blueshift_North: "I can show you video evidence of the worst few moments I've lived if you want proof."
(3:23:09 PM) Reise: "No." She shakes her head. "Gods...I just...fuck." She rests her hands on the table so they stop trying to clench into fists. "And...obviously you're not okay, but...you're still you. So you got it...back under control?"
(3:26:15 PM) Blueshift_North: "As. . . much as I can.  It's back where I found it, though it's reached through that before, so I don't know if it'll hold forever.  And every time it breaks I- it hurts people I care about."
(3:30:33 PM) Reise: She nods slowly as color starts to come back into her face. "But I haven't heard anything else, so I assume that whomever might have been hurt, but they're better now."
(3:31:32 PM) Blueshift_North: "Y-yeah.  Sunstar is good at what she does, and. . . Let's just say I'm glad I was in a safe place when I did that." She slumps.
(3:36:26 PM) ***Reise frowns and reaches over the table. Her hand hitches, almost hesitating, then settles on Blueshift's shoulder. "The important thing is that no one's gone, which means we can all keep working on keeping you, you, right?"
(3:38:47 PM) ***Blueshift_North takes a deep, shuddering breath.  "Thanks."
(3:39:33 PM) Reise: "No problem. What are friends for, right?"
(3:39:59 PM) Ikiryo: ...a woman is heading up to them, she is a tall and severe looking eldarin with her black hair done up in a bun, dressed in a dress suit in white and blue. "Miss Reise? Miss North?"
(3:41:26 PM) ***Reise blinks. "Uh. That's me, yeah. And you are...?"
(3:41:47 PM) Blueshift_North: "Uh.  Hi."
(3:45:31 PM) Ikiryo: "Legal Analyst Edrea Ellowuyr" She bows slightly to them. "I am here as a representitive of the Azorius guild."
(3:46:22 PM) Blueshift_North: "Nice to meet you." She tries to compose herself so she looks less like a mess.  It sort of works.  A bit.  Not really.
(3:46:36 PM) Reise: "...Ah. Well. What can we do for you, Legal Analyst?"
(3:47:26 PM) Ikiryo: "Now, your associate a Miss Neciel is currently filling out paperwork for us. However, what has been completed already should allow an amount of interdepartmental cooperation."
(3:48:07 PM) Reise: [Oh, those "blessed" words,] she sends to Blueshift.
(3:50:19 PM) Blueshift_North: "Oh, cool.  Uh. How do we get started?" [I don't get it.]
(3:52:05 PM) Ikiryo: "You requested information on crime scene investigation ZX-2478, a Cygnaran Steakhouse owned by a Samantha Martinez?"