The Machine [Open/Accepting]

[lil_lollypop1]

"Give me a moment." Jian muttered, looking between the papers. "I found the flier that Shadow sent us a copy of in the text." Jian said. "It looks like there are others too."  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

Damien walked over to where Jian was and started looking at the fliers. "Hmm. What can we deduce from this? These fliers, the media staff acting weird...Something is definitely up, but we still need to figure out what, and who's behind it" he said, looking through more papers to see if there was anything else.  

[lil_lollypop1]

Jian nodded. "I wonder if Shadow has any other information. She did mention that your government wanted you dead. I'm sure she knows more."  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

Damien texted Shadow back. So what do you know of any attempted take over that was going on while the Chief General and I were stuck at Mt. Angelo he texted her under the message she sent to him.  

[lil_lollypop1]

Yeah. I thought I mentioned it. It's a few of your people in dead end jobs, mostly in the media department. They're trying to elect some guy under the name of 'Red'. By the way, did you know Lianne has a tattoo on her back? Want me to send you a picture? Shadow texted back.  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

Um, sure Damien replied, because why not? "Who's 'Red'?" he asked the Chief General, though he probably didn't know either.  

[lil_lollypop1]

"Red? It sounds familiar. Oh yes, it's the name of that new group we approved of last month to work on projects that boost the economy and promote our government favorably." Jian replied.

A moment later, Damien got another text of Lianne's bare back with her hair swept to the side and a tattoo of the symbol of the grand priest(ess) on her back. 'The benefits of being a woman'  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

Thank you Damien replied. He would have commented on the tattoo, but now wasn't the time. "Well, according to Shadow, the media department wants to elect this 'Red' person. I don't know if that means that particular group, or if they have one individual in mind. I wonder if anyone else is in on this" he stated.  

[lil_lollypop1]

Jian nodded. "Should I ask Monica about this? I would think she would know more information. Then again, if she knew about such an uprising planned, I would think she would have dealt with it already."  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

"Yes. Check with her. See if she knows anything. Interestingly enough, I didn't see her when we arrived" Damien said. A worrisome thought then crossed his mind. "You don't think..."  

[lil_lollypop1]

"That she..." Jian asked. "I-impossible." he said, quickly picking up his phone and calling Monica. There was no response. "S-she must be busy. That's all..." Jian muttered. "Let's check her office."  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

Damien nodded and went along with the Chief General to Monica's office. He knocked. No answer. He knocked again. This wasn't Monica. The Absolute Leader opened the door and found the room to be dark. He turned on the light to discover that the room was ransacked. "What the hell..." he started.  

[lil_lollypop1]

Jian looked in the room, his eyes widened with shock. "No... there's... there's no way..." he muttered before clenching his fists and grinding his teeth. "I-I swear I'm make every last one of them pay."  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

"Calm yourself. This is time for thinking rationally" Damien said to his friend. "We don't know where she is at this moment. She could be held up somewhere or being taken prisoner. If Shadow says that this 'Red' is behind it, maybe it's time to interrogate some of the team. I have a feeling the media staff know more than they're telling."  

[lil_lollypop1]

"You're right..." He replied, closing his eyes and trying to bury his anger.

'I keep getting an onslaught of texts from my subscribers from your secret police. I think they all must be on their phones. By the way, I'm not sending you a picture of my tattoo.' Shadow sent to Damien.

"Now that I think about it..." Jian muttered. "Where are all of the soldiers that are supposed to be here? This place is empty."