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[judgementcrime]

I've got some big news, everyone. Could be the start of things happening directly to us instead of around us, so there's one point for experiment. Or drokking entertainment.

I woke up handcuffed. Standard issue, nothing special. On all levels they shouldn't be, but I've tried everything. And they are not. coming. off.

I know nobody came in while I was sleeping. And unlocking them isn't about skill, don't waste your time implying that it is. I’d like to know if somebody could find it in their gorgeous generous neighborly heart to bring a hacksaw. I’ll even take a sledgehammer and a spike if you have a VERY delicate touch and someone to vouch you’re not a serial killer

Your good-looking neighbor in need,
Rico Dredd


[ooc: Surprise, surprise - Rico's landed himself some mild city-provided timeout time. He is kind of starting to lose his shit. Plenty of characters are welcome to try breaking them, it’s going to be a very long 24 hours for him. Bring on your brain, magic powers, bullshit, smart comments, etc.

Rico's permissions/warnings are here. cw: hand injuries are involved bc he is insane. Also, I would greatly encourage threadhopping in this network post!]

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[judgementcrime]

Or something.

[Isn’t this the paranoid punk rambling on about the codenames? There might be a chance this question is actually sincere, rather than fishing in very unsubtle ways on the dirt to break and enter into his place while he's sleeping.]

I’d love to tell you all my secrets, but I'm not looking for another surprise down the line.

[coolerjunpei]

[That is absolutely the reputation he deserves, he's ready to pop with a new paranoid rant about handcuffs as of right now--]

like i could even break and enter. fair enough though.

hey do you think the tape on the door thing works? or am i wasting tape...

[judgementcrime]

You're wasting tape and time. Has that seriously been letting you sleep easier at night? That's funny.

[The self-esteem on this guy? Pathetic. Come on buddy, you can break and enter if you believe in yourself a little. But... alright. Big Rico can dispense with a little advice.]

That only tells you if someone came in, it won't stop them from doing anything to you. For you? Run a cord across the inside of the doorway and tie it to a surprise that goes off when it's pushed inwards. In the next room with a thick wall between you and it, obviously. Optimally, a shaped charge. Those are pretty nasty, but they seem to be in short supply around here.

So the next best thing is advanced warning. Find a noisemaking toy around here and hook it up. Or a pull string firework. Maybe if you're a little more inventive, like me, you'll have something else. That's how you know for sure that nobody came in.

[coolerjunpei]

well, as easy as it ever is, i guess.

are you talking about a diy explosive? if i wanted to blow myself up in the morning, i guess... i think i'll stick with the noisemakers for now. thanks for the tips.



although whatever you're doing didn't stop you from getting handcuffs, huh? so how are they getting around, the vents or something?

[judgementcrime]

[Again;]

Or something.

[Seems to be a very big something. Rico likes a mystery, but only when he can solve it.]

Not the vents, not the door, not the window, not any other tiny crack so much as a fart could get through without me knowing about it. When I say the place I’m sleeping in is secure, I mean it.

You’re welcome.

[coolerjunpei]

ok, so it's ghosts.

that's a joke.

[But what is the answer, if all of this guy's stuff really is as secure as he claims; he's pretty intense about it, so Junpei believes he's... even fart secure. Doesn't help the brainstorming too much, unfortunately.]

you do anything our annoying mastermind might not like? there's always the option of somebody doing the same thing and then just not going to sleep after. like a stakeout.

[judgementcrime]

[Why do people keep treating the possibility of psi-phenomenon as a joke? It’s obviously real.]

Nothing I hadn't done yesterday, or the day before that. Figured it would have pitched a fit well before today.

[Also, intense is. certainly a way to describe him.]

Could set up a rotating watch on the vic. Even if they fall asleep, they'll have eyes on them.

[coolerjunpei]

[Once he sees a ghost he'll be on team ghost, but he's gotta see that proof.]

that's weird... did you do something before? like before you got here? maybe they're going through all our records in an office somewhere just to be extra shitty.

and for a rotation they're gonna need more than one watcher at a time, just in case this sleep handcuffs knockout thing has range. maybe there are cameras in one of these stores worth setting up...

[judgementcrime]

[Congratulations, Junpei. You’ve graduated from paranoid rambling punk to a clever one with a clue at least. Not a bad idea.]

Are you asking me if I have a criminal record?

[coolerjunpei]

if i'm gonna get punched for saying yeah, then no. but yeah, i guess i am. orrrr they don't care what we did in the eyes of the law, just in the eyes of the....them.

but cmon work with me here, we don't get anywhere by refusing to talk to each other. just give me a y/n and i'll do the legwork of finding some spy cams.

[judgementcrime]

[Let the record show...]

Yeah. I have a rap sheet.

But where I'm from, you could land yourself in an iso-cube for a year if you're caught jaywalking. Get involved in one small scuffle outside of a bar, and everyone's doing up to five years of time for brawling.

Does that answer your question?

[coolerjunpei]

uh, sure, i guess. so if they're looking into what we've done in the past, they might not be looking for important context. they did kidnap all of us, so that's... sticking to the pattern.

i'll look around for some cameras.