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In the span of just a couple of minutes, three more people had gathered around the table. The remainders of Anderson’s female friends he’d been sticking with since day one. Natalie and Keaton, Radvi had met before - during their rounds of questioning a month back. The other one, Cordelia Holmes, he’d never met directly. All he knew about her was from the various security reports that he’d read. And from what he understood, she wasn’t the sort who appreciated the presence of any figure of authority - which led to the question of why she would approach the table while he was there. But he wasn’t about to go and instigate anything, though he sort of thought Holmes was thinking of doing the opposite. So he tensed up a bit, at least. In fact, there seemed to be some feeling in the air that [i]he was not wanted there[/i]. And yet, all he’d done was say ‘hey’.

Oh, well. He should just get back to patrolling and let the kids be.

“Uh…” He began, during a moment when all was silent, “Yeah, Eli, I’ll talk to you later when you’re free, I should just get back to my patrol.”

And as he turned…

[b]“Leaving so soon, Agent Radvi?”[/b]

“JESUS-” Radvi blurted out, jolting a bit as the elusive, monochromatic, faceless duo - Black and White - manifested out of thin air, right by his sides.

[color=gray][b]“We would actually like you to stay for a moment longer, if it’s no trouble.”[/b][/color]

Radvi took a moment to collect himself before responding to them. “Don’t you [i]fucking[/i] do that! Christ…” He said, regaining his composure. That idling sense of paranoia was starting to get to him.

[b]“We apologize for our sudden appearance.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“Didn’t mean to startle you.”[/b][/color]

[b]“But we wanted to address all of you while you were still in one place.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“Given everything that’s happened of late, it’s a rare occurrence.”[/b][/color]

Black and White faced the table, and everyone around it. Expressions of shock were abound. A little bit of suspicion and paranoia were creeping in as well, as they had expected. But they were being truthful - everyone was together, and that was deemed something rare, so they took this moment as a prime opportunity to introduce themselves to the group whom many events seemed to be revolving around. As their master had wished of them.

[b]“I am Mister White.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“And I am Mister Black.”[/b][/color]

[b]“We are ‘attendants’ to the Promise at large. We generally serve as advisors, counselors, observants, so on and so forth.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“We have taken a special interest in the lot of you due to the events that took place a month ago - and shortly further back, on your first day aboard this station. We‘ve read all of the reports, you see.”[/b][/color]

[b]“There [i]is[/i] that helmeted fellow too, though we don’t know where he resides at th-”[/b]
                                                                                                           [i][sub] [sub]“AAAAA[/sub][/sub][sub]AAAAA[/sub]AAAAA-”[/i]

[i]Crash.[/i]

Black and White turned their heads as, seemingly out of the sky, Freaky-D had dropped onto the nearest table behind them at the mention of his being. If anyone had looked upward, they might have surmised that he’d leapt from a single floor up. He hit the corner of a table, causing it to quickly flip over onto its side. D fell onto the ground just as fast, sprawling out with his gaze fixed upward. After a brief moment of silence from all surrounding parties, he slowly picked himself up, grabbed the table and placed it back upright, took one of the chairs, carried it to a spot near Radvi, turned it around, and sat with his arms crossed and resting on it. He briefly waved hello as everyone stared at him.

[b]“...Right, then. Moving on...”[/b]

Black and White returned to facing the group.

[b]“We consider matters that affect the Promise as a whole as matters that we must see to personally.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“We apologize that this may come to you as an abrupt invasion of privacy, but we decided it best to be upfront in our conduct.”[/b][/color]

[b]“We see all of you, Mister Anderson…”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“Miss Holmes…”[/b][/color]

[b]“Miss Plasse…”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“Miss Ellis…”[/b][/color]

[b]“Miss Wessex…”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“Agent Radvi…”[/b][/color]

[b]“And… you...”[/b]

D simply nodded as White addressed him, a soft and synthesized chuckle sounding from his helmet.

[b]“...as ‘core components’ in these events.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“Things are happening aboard this station that have resulted in great harm, and even [i]death[/i], befalling its inhabitants.”[/b][/color]

[b]“It is in our best interests to assist in bringing this matter at large to a close, though we cannot act [i]directly[/i] against it due to certain… physical, non-physical, limitations.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“To be brief, we are incorporeal.”[/b][/color]

They both waved their hands through each other’s in perfect symmetry, displaying how their bodies phased right through.

[color=gray][b]“We cannot harm, and we cannot [i]be[/i] harmed.”[/b][/color]

[b]“We can do nothing substantial to prevent further disaster from striking the Promise. The security force is also lacking in this capability, from what we’ve seen.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“Not you Jacob, we know you’re trying your best.”[/b][/color]

“Uh…” Radvi replied quietly, not entirely sure how to respond.

[b]“Thus, we both would like to formally extend our aid - in the admittedly limited fashion we are capable of - as we view all of you as being more and more likely to witness the brunt of whatever force acts against this station and its inhabitants.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“And hopefully, moreso, finding opportunities to stop them in their tracks.”[/b][/color]

[b]“We will answer whatever questions you may have towards this rather [i]broad[/i] topic, and share any information we feel may aid you. If it falls under our jurisdiction to provide, of course.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“And if you in turn would share your findings with us, however apprehensive towards the notion you may be…”[/b][/color]

[b]“We would be very grateful.”[/b]

[color=gray][b]“So… who would like to go first?”[/b][/color]

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