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12th Turn [Voice/Action]

Hey, guys.

[His voice sounded weary but oddly content and calm. For the first time in a long time, he felt like he was starting to understand something.]

I was thinking about something, actually. A couple of somethings. It's getting to be winter and, by my count, there's going to be a few holidays coming up for many of us. I know not all of us celebrates them the same way...but, at the same time, many of us can't celebrate them as we used to. We don't have the same traditions around here, or the same people.

...What I thought I would do was try to arrange a fun get-together in a few weeks for people who just want to relax and have some fun. There won't be any rules or ties to tradition, but there will be people. Tis the season to be with people you like, right?

Right.

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My other thought was to throw a surprise party for my girl. Mine Fujiko, for those who know her. It doesn't need to be anything big or fancy, but I want it to be special. She's been here for a long time.

I'm still trying to figure out how we're doing the food and finding our venue, but I'd love to hear any ideas that you guys have. Cake should be involved here. Seriously. Otherwise, I'm completely open to any idea.

Thanks ahead guys.

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[While the sun is still out, Lupin decided to head out into the town to check for some better winter gear in the various shops. He's not picky. Later on he can be found enjoying a hot drink at the bakery before he returns back to his apartment in Community House 1. He is keeping an eye out for both Grell and Gambit during this time.

He needed to rework plans with them.]

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[Lupin laughed. A casual New Feather was the last kind of reply that he expected.]

Honestly? She won't settle for anything less than Tiffany's.

All of Tiffany's.

[He whistles. The notion that this lady's very high-maintenance makes it across. Em wasn't like that.]

Tough break. I don't envy you.

She's worth every second of the challenge.

[And what woman as feisty as her wasn't?]

I haven't heard you around here before. You just get in?

[He'll not challenge that claim and just go right on ahead to answering the question.]

Pretty much. Tomorrow will mark a week since I was tossed in here.

Really now? I'd say welcome, but you've probably heard that a lot all ready. We're a very friendly crowd here.

...actually, tomorrow will make it a full year since I dropped in. Funny, how time flies.

It's Lupin. Arsene Lupin III. You have a name?

It's still sinking in that I'm out of the ocean and stuck in a fishbowl for a while, so what's another welcome?

[A light, wry chuckle.]

It's Captain Nathan Spencer; nice meeting you, Lupin.

Yeah, get used to the fishbowl. You're not getting out unless you're lucky.

Nice meeting you too...can I just call you Spencer?

[Because someone else was Captain. He can't use that for anyone else.]

I'm looking to rely on a little more than just a lucky spin of the roulette wheel.

And, sure.

If you're talking about escape, that's not happening anytime soon. You'd be better off taking a few missions to get out of this bubble and learning a little about our world.

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Been thinking about taking one up one of these days.

[Gathering intel is a must, and besides, he could put some points to good use.]

As it is, I won't be able to do much without getting a better picture of what's happening here.

None of us can, especially since we don't always talk about what we learn. There's a lot of inconsistencies here, you'll learn. It's annoying.

It's been a while since I took one up myself. Might be good to stretch my legs sometime soon.

If we want a good chance at breaking out of this place, we need some sort of structure - an information hub. Communication would be encouraged and people could contribute anonymously, if they felt more comfortable. Of course, being a large-scale undertaking and a continuous process, it'd take considerable time and effort, and there would be challenges sorting out fact from rumours and blatant misinformation.

Now the guide's a good start... but from the sound of things, circumstances change and very quickly around here. Now maybe I'm missing something as a newbie, but if there aren't ideas flying around on how to keep track of developments and to make these crucial details accessible to everyone barring the Malnosso, there really should be.

[Phew. That's probably the most he's said at once in a while.]

Again, it's easier said than done - I'll be the first guy to admit that.

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[Lupin slowly grinned at this man's well thought out plan. He liked this new feather. A lot.]

I haven't heard anything about there being any structure to keep track of the details, unfortunately. [He'd mention the village-wide locked posts...but that wasn't wise.] But, there are a number of us who do keep tabs on everything that we can. I can name two off hand--three, but that one returned home recently. Pity, we could use the extra heads around here.

[The pity was doubly so. He never got to have a drink with her.]

Maybe we could start something, I dunno. There are a lot of people around here who don't like organizing projects, and we have a history of simply not following through with our plans.

I'm gonna be straight - my experience is out in the field following orders and a chain of command, not organizing something the likes of this. But I can do my part and keep whoever wants in in the know whenever I'm back from a mission and have something worth writing home about. I have a feeling I'll be out on more than just one.

[A thoughtful pause.]

...Think I know just the person who could be a key player in getting a project like this up off the ground.

[The kind of person he could see himself following the lead of, moreover.]

Oh, do you?

[Because Lupin had a few ideas himself...]

I'm also not the sort of guy who would organize this kind of thing, and I'm not used to playing on teams of this scale either. But, information is like gold around here. We've gotta respect it and share it.

...I'll probably take them more frequently myself. Word is that a lot of things are changing outside of our little bubble. Pity that we can't see the full picture yet.

We're gonna get somewhere, don't worry. But anyway... I was thinking about Agent Carter.

[In a fellow agent sort of way, of course.]

From what I can tell, she's a bright mind, inquisitive, and no-nonsense. The kind of person who gets the job done. As it is, I told her when we met that I'd give her a heads up if I dug up something useful.

Agent Carter?

[She must have joined their population while he was 'away,' but he all ready liked her just by Spencer's description.]

She does sound like she'd be great for this. We need someone who will get people to follow through around here.

By the way, have you met Phil Coulson? He says that he does paperwork for a government organization, but he described it as the CIA and the ICPO rolled into one. He might be helpful in the set up.

Coulson? No - not yet, at least. But he sounds promising enough.

He's interesting to talk to. Very straightforward, and friendly.

Think we're gonna get along just fine.

Yeah, seems like. We need more friendly guys around here.

So when you were mentioning that this is a friendly 'crowd', you were mostly referring to the ladies?

Ladies, huh? There's plenty of those around here. Unfortunately, most are a little too young for my taste.

[That's not where he meant to steer the conversation, but FINEGEEZ.]

Uh. Right. [What's he supposed to say?]

[Hey. You brought it up.]

Want to head to the bar to chill sometime? We have a few interesting cocktails around here that might be a little hard to find back home.

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