Every
day now I find over 200 emails in my inbox when I wake up. And more just keep
coming through the day. Most of them aren’t worth the time spent reading them,
but I still have to go through each one. Dozens of possible sightings of
Arkady, messages from people claiming to be Arkady, proxies saying they’ve
managed to kill Arkady…. They’re all false, but I still have to go through the
procedures of filing and checking all of them. Then there are the usual forms
for equipment and casualty records, which have been skyrocketing in the past
few days. It seems like a day can’t go by without another proxy being found in
a dumpster with their throat slit. And with every report like that, more
panicked proxies start asking for even bigger guns to defend themselves with.
Thanks to Truth giving Arkady top priority, most of those requests are being
approved now, no matter how costly. It’s starting to feel like I’m supplying an
army here.
Today
was particularly bad. Another safehouse was burned down, and we still haven’t
found out what happened to the people inside. When we sent someone to
investigate the scene, they were ambushed en route. We leaked the car’s make
and license number to the police, and a few hours later an officer found the
car. Except then he made the mistake of trying to arrest Arkady on his own, so
now we’ve got a dead police officer on top of all the dead proxies. Then I had
to pay off some reporters because it would be really bad for our cover if the
front page of the tomorrow’s paper had a picture of a dead officer with a sign
saying, “This is between me and the Tall Guy. Please stay out of it.” Nailed to
his chest.
Everyone’s
on edge here. We keep someone watching all the windows throughout the day,
trying to keep an eye out for Arkady, but it’s not making anyone feel any
safer. I don’t think anyone is going to be getting much sleep while he’s still
out there.
Oh Arkady. Things were so peaceful when you weren't here.
ReplyDeleteAny plans on getting all those guns back after the situation is dealt with? Because that could become a mess of its own.
I'm not aware of any plans for after this is over. But I'm not the person they go to with those details, so we could have a full contingency already set up and I wouldn't know.
DeleteIf it's between him and the tall guy, then maybe he should stop killing proxies and start killing the tall guy, and we all just sail along, hm?
ReplyDeleteSee now you're just talking crazy.
DeleteThat isn't what I asked, Arkady.
DeleteWith all the proxies being busy handling arkady us runners get a small break from proxies, hopefully. Although we still have to deal with slendy himself.
ReplyDeleteIf proxies don't wanna die then they should just stop being a bunch of traitors and join us runners. We could use some of those weapons as well you know.
Imagine that, an army of runners.. Yeah not that good of an Idea. But its better than an army of crazy proxies.<x3
I can assure you that not all the proxies are busy with this. This is one city. Or at the very worst its a state or region.
DeleteThe rest of you can take comfort that there is probably someone out there still being sent to kill you.
I guess I'm just lucky then, haven't seen any proxies recently. Not even that weird sock bastard.
DeleteMy suggestion?
ReplyDeleteTrack down Fracture and kill him.
Who are you talking to Steve? Diana?
DeleteI think she said that her name was Bob, I'm pretty certain of that.
DeleteIsn't that right Bob?
Kelevra, Arkady and Fracture in the same comment section?
DeleteAre you boys TRYING to give me NIGHTMARES????
No, if I was trying to do that, I'd put on a white sheet and then jump out of a dark alleyway at you while shouting "OOGA BOOGA BOOGA!"
DeleteWe should arrange that so I can give you your cat. Also do you want a tortoiseshell kitten or a black and white one?
DeleteNow that's a tough question. Can't I just have both?
DeleteAlright, you can have both. I'm warning you though, the black and white one looks like he's wearing a suit.
DeleteThat only makes me want to have him more.
DeleteLook at the big, tough Proxy killer go for some PUSSY...see what I did there? Pussy...cats...
DeleteTough crowd.
Oh would you idiots GIVE IT A REST?!
DeleteI AM ROSE.
Not Steve.
Not Bob.
Not Gabi.
MY NAME IS ROSE, and the next person to call me anything else will have horrific dreams.
Fuair sé? Dúr, olc, daoine neamhshuntasach.
............George?
DeleteFFFFFFF-
DeleteAlright, you know what?
Your name is Shirley Montgomery Finkleburg.
Congratulations.
Shirley Montgomery Finkleburg The Third! Thank you very much.
DeleteI give up.
DeleteYou're too stupid to insult.
Good day, Finkleburg. I hope you die a very painful death.
Bye Teressa.
Delete.....She digs me.
Aw, poor Finkleyburg has delusions of grandeur. I think Rose prefers the type that isn't covered with bandaids.
Delete-Spyre
Oh really? I guess you would know all about what kind of "Type" George prefers, wouldn't you?
DeleteWink Wink.
I AM STRAIGHT.
DeleteFOR THE LOVE OF GOD, I'M CATHOLIC!!!!!
You're what?
DeleteI can make up words too!
I'm Corpilagrium!
You have to come visit Tyler so I can break a few bones of yours with my jo staff. Maybe you'll run into the proxy whose leg I broke yesterday.
Delete-Spyre
ERGH.
DeleteYou are worse than the Fears, Morningstar, Fracture...
GAH!
You are an IDIOT. You are the BANE of my EXISTENCE.
@Spyre: You can dream Spyre, dreams are nice.
DeleteI dunno, ran into a lot of proxies with broken legs. Probably had something to do with that Arkady character up there.
@Geroge:
I love you too ^^.
This is a good illustrations of one of the reasons I try to avoid associating with some of the proxies in our organization.
DeleteYou are the most...
DeleteI'd just LOVE to see you try and come after me. I would demolish you, you bastard.
And you're the illustration of why I hate most of my "Colleagues". Most of you are such Buzz Kills, it ain't even funny.
Delete@Bob: As I told Spyre, we can all dream.
DeleteI actually kinda like you, Kelevra. Not that I wouldn't render you infertile without a second thought.
Delete-Spyre
Hey! I like me too! Now there can be both of us who like me! YAY!
DeleteSomebody. Anybody.
DeleteKILL HIM.
He said some pretty sick stuff to me in my blog. I fully back you up, Rose. I CANT STAND HIM. SOMEONE KILL HIM
DeleteNot "Sick stuff".
Delete"Art" is more like it.
Art? Well I'm not that pretty, you could have picked something better to work with.
DeleteBut twas the reason why I should pick you, to "pretty" you up.
DeleteYour "art" is unappreciated. So why don't you do what most unappreciated artists do and DIE?
DeleteSanna, would you mind sharing for the class what kind of nightmares running into two proxies and a violent psychopath would give you?
DeleteFrom what I had gathered, this Arkady, is invading Proxy bases in order to catch IT's attention. In my opinion, that strategy stinks, because, of course I can not be certain, but I am pretty sure that IT doesn't give two shits about IT's servants. No offense.
ReplyDeleteThen again, I have nothing against this guy blowing away a good dozen of proxies. But to be honest, he isn't doing much, all this proxy slaughter isn't anything new.
- Mr. Incognito.