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[paradoxlol]

[This is Arthur. This is Arthur leaning against a closet door, his suit slightly rumpled (in fact, there's a tear in one of his sleeves), his hair out of place. Still, he carries himself like this is PERFECTLY NORMAL. Oh yeah, and he's holding a pool cue. Before he speaks, Arthur smooths his hair back.]

To the library staff: sorry. I left a few books out of place. I'll come by as soon as possible to put them back.

[From the closet, there's suddenly an outburst of loud banging and intermittent swears. Very creative swears. Arthur rolls his head back against the door and then throws an irritated look over his shoulder, as though the closet's occupant can see, before turning back to the camera.]

Blonde. Female. [BANG BANG. There's probably a "cocksucker" there, too.] About five foot... one? [He holds the cue out horizontally, five feet from the ground, to illustrate.] I'd say... twelve years old?

Does she belong to anybody? Or do we often receive unsupervised children?

[OOC: After THIS THREAD. Arthur was trying to find somewhere secure to put Mindy until she regained consciousness, but she woke up in his arms and started attacking him again, SO HE SHOVED HER IN THE CLOSEST ROOM: A RANDOM CLOSET.]

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[girlenoughforu.livejournal.com]

[THUMP THUMP WHAM.]

I'M GOING TO KICK YOUR BALLS UP YOUR ASS.

PSEUDOSPAM

[paradoxlol]

[PFFTH.]

If I recall correctly? You already tried that.

PSEUDOSPAM

[girlenoughforu.livejournal.com]

[PAUSING FOR A SECOND TO CATCH HER BREATH.]

I'll aim this time. [THUD. And this is a HEROIC DEMAND:] Where's D'Amico?

[empirical_data]

[Data likes kids, what did you do, Arthur?! Hey, she's Martha's height] I know of few parents on board and their children did not accompany them. ...Why is she in your closet? As well as apparently livid?

[paradoxlol]

This isn't my closet. And she's in it because I don't have anything to restrain her with. [He holds up the pool cue.] She came at me with this.

[empirical_data]

[Obviously not your normal little girl.] I am beginning to think a pool table was perhaps not the best game to include on this particular vessel. May I speak to her if other attempts to convince her to remain calm have failed?

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

A small girl was looking for her father in the garden. I had assumed that it was one of the Admiral's mind games.

[paradoxlol]

Did she attack you?

Video.

[yourunichase]

[Hello suit man, have a suit woman!]

You have got to be fucking kidding me. A twelve year old? Here?

Is there a flood I don't know about?

Video.

[paradoxlol]

I don't think so. We just had one, and I was under the impression they were spaced out.

[christ-onabike.livejournal.com]

...A fucking kid?

Jesus fucking Christ.

Did you put her in that closet? Or is that someone else swearing their ass off at you?

[paradoxlol]

[He looks at the door again.] She's in the closet. It seems to be the only way we can talk civilly.

[subtlescience]

You're holding a twelve-year old child captive in your closet?

[paradoxlol]

No, I'm holding her here until I can get her to Level 0. Or her room. [IF SHE WOULD JUST STOP SWEARING AT HIM AND TELL HIM.] And it's a public closet, so you're free to let her out.

[ichoosefight.livejournal.com]

Did you... lock a 12 year old girl in a closet?

[ Um, she's honestly offended by this. Daddy issues. ]

[paradoxlol]

[Frowwwn. HE GOT KICKED IN THE BALLS WHEN HE PLAYED NICE, OKAY :c] I locked a twelve year old girl who attacks people with pool cues in a closet.

[naughtbutlife.livejournal.com]

Did she attack you?

If she has little recollection of why she is here, then she is an inmate. She probably does not realise she is dead and...would benefit greatly from being informed.

[paradoxlol]

Yeah. [Pause.] She's pretty good in a fight, actually.

[Rgsjgxhywcv Arthur does not want to tell a little kid that she's dead.] I'll talk to her once she calms down a little.

[deusexmechanic.livejournal.com]

That's a twelve year old? [SNERK OF LAUGHTER.] Ten out of ten for advanced language skills!

[paradoxlol]

I'll be sure to pass on your regards.

[givemeafight.livejournal.com]

Oh, I ran into her earlier. Don't really know who she belongs to, but we talked. She's a fighter.

[He is waaay too proud of the fact that the kid's a fighter. :/]

[paradoxlol]

Did she attack you?

[You are a bad influence, sir.]

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[clonedcuckoos.livejournal.com]

[The stereo should sound awful familiar here, Arthur.]

Depends on your definition of children but... Then again maturity is such a thing where mileage makes all the difference. [Eyebrow arches.] Rather violent by the sound of her. Any luck with information yet?

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[paradoxlol]

[HE STILL DOESN'T LIKE IT. You make him uncomfortable, but he doesn't show it... BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER SINCE YOU CAN READ HIS MIND.]

She certainly seems mature by some metrics. [He shakes his head.] Nobody's come forward to claim her yet. New inmate, I assume.

[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

[Blinks. Well, at least she's not the youngest anymore. If....she was.]

I'll take care of the books, okay?