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[h3][color=ff2020]Scarlet Rubashka[/color] as [color=ff2020][i]Punished "Venom Bean"[/i][/color][/h3]
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Scarlet would be lying to herself if she said that she didn't feel the least bit validated when Amanda and the rest of the crew figured that the option she presented was their best bet. However, Faye voiced some rather valid concerns about the security of their agency if a mole was able to sneak in and get the intel needed to plan an ambush as quickly as they did. [color=ff2020]"I suppose that's the monkey's paw there."[/color] Scarlet said in response to Faye's concerns. Amanda swiftly left the room and returned with some VHS tapes. Scarlet stood up to help Amanda set up some of the tech, but it seems as if Amanda was familiar with all of it. That and she was an android that had no trouble lifting up a big ass [url=https://images.bonanzastatic.com/afu/images/9761/69fc/622e_6525533482/DSC08018.JPG]2-in-1 television set[/url]. Scarlet cleaned up her space in the meantime, removing all evidence that she ate her pop tarts like a heathen. 

She sat back down with the crew and watched the tape with them. Due to the fact that it's just a consumer TV and not an editor's setup, there was always a 1-second lag anytime they pause and rewound, forcing Amanda to have to adjust her timing a bit anytime she used the remote. They didn't find anything unusual. Comparing the staff in the surveillance footage to those in the list revealed nothing out of the ordinary. They all served here for years, and only had minor incidents in the office at worst. Going through the footage ate up a bit of time, so in her natural state of boredom, Scarlet stood up and looked around for a radio. 

[color=ff2020]"A-ha!"[/color] She found a small boombox sitting on one of the nearby tables, and after plugging it in, she jumped from the sudden burst of volume that came from one of the local radio stations. [color=ff2020]"Sorry!"[/color] Scarlet called out sheepishly as she adjusted the volume and turned it down. From her bag of holding, she produces a blank cassette tape, puts it into the boombox and presses play. The worn tape opens up with [url=https://audio.com/embed/audio/1766058282446080]Suzanne Vega's hit[/url], the homunculus bouncing and shaking parts of herself to the beat as she saunters back to her chair. She quietly hums to herself as the crew continues to scrub the footage, hoping to lighten up the rather tedious task that they're undergoing. [i][color=ff2020]I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner, I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee... And he fills it only halfway And before I even argue, he is looking out the window at somebody coming in...[/color][/i] Scarlet continues humming the song to herself as they scrub through the footage, bouncing to the beat.

Eventually they got to yesterday's tape, and scrubbed through that as well. One of the agents who worked in the room that day looked really cute. Scarlet kept her eyes on the rather attractive but otherwise unassuming agent until someone strange walked into the room at around 2 o' clock in the afternoon. Scarlet squinted her eyes once the figure walked in. She could've sworn she's seen him before, and just a second after the thought crossed her mind, Amanda brought up his name. 

[color=ff2020]"No shit..."[/color] Scarlet looked closer, trying to make out whatever details she can from the footage. She quickly looked to the others just to make sure she and Amanda weren't the only ones who were seeing this, and it was clear as day that all of them were seeing the same thing. The group quickly ruled out the idea that it was [i]actually[/i] Agent Mosley. She didn't know the guy all that well, but the others seemed to believe that him being the mole didn't fit his profile. Mike then brought up the fact that he couldn't possibly be here before them, and Scarlet thought the same thing. [color=ff2020]"Shouldn't he be with the B-Team back in Frankfurt?"[/color] Scarlet asked casually. [color=ff2020]"A quick phone call to the Frankfurt office should easily clear his name."[/color]

Amanda then brought up magic that would alter someone's appearance. Scarlet gave it some thought, she was aware of magic that did create illusions, but nothing as real or as convincing as that one was. Scarlet herself never needed illusions like that to get the job done, disruptive black face paint and a dark gaiter usually did the trick for her. But if there [i]was[/i] a spell like that that could alter her appearance, she could use it for future deployments. [i]"Still... How should we even guard ourselves against such a spell... If it exists, that is? If they can just make themselves look exactly like us, they could just freely walk around and get any information they wanted... right?"[/i] Faye said, to which Scarlet pondered. She turned to Faye and replied. [color=ff2020]"I suppose it depends on the kind of magic being used here. If they're simply using illusion magic, it should be pretty easy to beat with basic frisking and fingerprinting. If they're a [i]shapeshifter[/i], well... wait."[/color] She paused for a moment. [color=ff2020]"Can shapeshifters change their fingerprints, or does theirs remain unique to them like everyone else's?"[/color] She pondered that for a bit more before Mike chimed in with his experience.

[i]"Speaking from experience, there are some creatures who can mimic sound and shape...the whetigo and the wendigo can do so to a limited extent, but that's a natural ability and doesn't stand up to much scrutiny."[/i] Mike brought up, to which Scarlet nodded. [i]"We tricksters can mimic sound form and function, but the illusion falls apart if we can't match knowledge."[/i] Raven added. Scarlet stifled a chuckle from his interaction with Manabozho, and nodded emphatically. [color=ff2020]"Yeah, that's what I was going for. Usually illusions like that come with their limitations, and since so many people used those illusion spells to commit fraud back in the day, most places have tech that screens for that kind of thing."[/color] Scarlet looked at the door. [color=ff2020]"Hell, I could've sworn I walked through a few pieces of that tech on my way in yesterday."[/color]

Amanda then brought up that the potential suspect could've left in a vehicle of some kind, and suggested that they should check the garage footage next. Mike was onboard, and so was Scarlet. [color=ff2020]"Mhm, what he said."[/color] Mike turned to the rest of the group and spoke to them. [i]"We can't be that compromised right guys? I don't like the idea that a mole could be on our team. It doesn't feel right."[/i] Faye responded. [i]"Even if we don't have a mole on our team... It might be just a matter of time, if they can really just infiltrate themselves so easily..."[/i]

Scarlet looked to the both of them and thought for a moment. She racked her brain for ideas and smirked just a little. [color=ff2020]"Well, if any of you suspect me of being replaced by a shapeshifter, just... reminisce about something with me that never happened. The imposter will go along with it to keep their cover."[/color] Scarlet joked. [color=ff2020]"Works all of the time in the movies."[/color] She thought for a moment. [color=ff2020]"Or you can ask me what car I rented in Frankfurt. If I answer with anything else other than a red 1989 Honda Prelude, you have my full permission to shoot me in the head."[/color]