Agnes, there's a new man who's arrived here named Cole. He's a spirit in a human's body and has some... bizarre combination of powers. He can look into your head and pull out your most intimate thoughts. And he can make you forget things, remove memories.
If you'd be all right with it, I'd like to give you a tape recorder to carry with you, in case you encounter him. He can't remove his voice from the tapes. He's already tried to wipe my memory. I only discovered it because I was recording.
[On the issue in and of itself, Agnes decides not to press. And generally, she knows she has a somewhat better track record of being careful compared to him. Somewhat.]
Yes, I think so. Don't they say that no news is good news? But how are you doing?
[He hates that Elias isn't doing anything worse. It makes him anxious, waiting for the other shoe to drop.]
No. Nothing. No news is concerned where he's involved, though. I tried telling Ginger Hale, his 'girlfriend' to break-up with him, but I couldn't tell her the truth about why, and it just ended up a mess. I assume she's still with him, given he hasn't punished you for the meddling.
I know. And we can't pull the wool off in full, or he'll just be a wolf without bothering to even pretend. I wish I knew what to do with him. Something that wouldn't end up hurting you.
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Agnes, there's a new man who's arrived here named Cole.
He's a spirit in a human's body and has some... bizarre combination of powers.
He can look into your head and pull out your most intimate thoughts.
And he can make you forget things, remove memories.
If you'd be all right with it, I'd like to give you a tape recorder to carry with you, in case you encounter him.
He can't remove his voice from the tapes.
He's already tried to wipe my memory.
I only discovered it because I was recording.
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[Concise as always, but mercifully, Agnes doesn't simply leave him with that.]
Thank you for warning me, Jon. Do you have any idea why he would try and do such a thing?
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And that ripping people's memories out will help.
[There might be a fundamental difference with the spirit thanks to the Archivist's base nature.]
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I'd brave the assumption that he doesn't understand how this is considered unkind to those he intends to help.
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And he didn't listen to me when I tried to explain.
So, just be careful, please.
Are you doing all right, otherwise?
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Yes, I think so. Don't they say that no news is good news? But how are you doing?
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Rockier some days than others, but... managing my hunger with the written Statements.
Are you still okay on that front?
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[There seems to be suffering everywhere she looks.]
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Good.
Elias is leaving you alone?
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[Which means he'll probably show up sooner or later, when she isn't expecting it.]
He hasn't been a phantom over your shoulder, has he?
More than usual, I mean.
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No.
Nothing.
No news is concerned where he's involved, though.
I tried telling Ginger Hale, his 'girlfriend' to break-up with him, but I couldn't tell her the truth about why, and it just ended up a mess.
I assume she's still with him, given he hasn't punished you for the meddling.
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I'm sorry to hear that.
He's a particularly effective wolf in sheep's clothing.
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And we can't pull the wool off in full, or he'll just be a wolf without bothering to even pretend.
I wish I knew what to do with him.
Something that wouldn't end up hurting you.
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With patience, I hope to be rewarded with an opportunity for freedom, and vengeance following.
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So we wait.
Let me know if anything happens, all right, Agnes?
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[And because she feels like there's more that should be said, she adds one more thing.]
You can always talk to me about anything you need.
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I will.
Thanks.