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The man smiled as the anxious feeling dissipated with a pat on his shoulder. [color=brown]"Thanks for the vote of confidence, Argus. I just...really hope it doesn't come to that."[/color] As the two walked further down into the corridor, conversing among one another, Richard nearly bumped into a rather short figure of a girl as they turned a corner. Narrowly dodging the small girl by a couple inches or so, Richard turns to apologize to her. [color=brown]"Oops. Sorry miss my bad..."[/color] The man's apology was cut short as he observed that the girl didn't seem to mind that the man had nearly collided with her. Assuming that the girl saw no foul in the action, the man shrugged and kept walking to the bureau motor pool.
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Astra quickly turned her head to look upon the new arrival to the director's room. The figure was small and demure, almost appearing too fragile. Almost. Checking her databases, she activated her scrying optics to analyze the doll like individual to see if she was in bureau databanks.

[quote=System Notification]
Subject #334-56-i29 ; Known Aliases: "Essie"
Species: [color=yellow] UNKNOWN [/color] [color=yellow][Ceramic Detected][/color]
Physical Status: [color=yellow] UNKNOWN [/color] [color=Red] [Pulse not Detected. Contact Medical Personnel Immediately] [/color]
Mental Status: Stable
[/quote]

[color=slategray]'Data Analysis Complete: Subject #334-56-i29, known as "ESSIE" has no pulse yet mental facilities are active and stabilized. Proposal: Observe Subject #334-56i29, and react to aberrant behaviors accordingly.'[/color] The porcelain doll then began communicating to them in sign, affirming Astra that she was indeed the subject known as "Essie". Quickly processing the information, Astra led to the conclusion that "Essie" was awaiting stimuli in response to her. Turning to her, she quicly signed back to the little doll girl. [color=slategray]"Hello, I am Field Agent Astra. A golem from the Research and Development Department. Pleasure to meet you!"[/color] Astra then offers her a 'smile.'