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[TheBiggerFish]

>This emissary was reasonably confident something was up...

>...Query: What are their complaints?  If we delegitimize their issues, they will have far less clout amongst the previously dispossessed.

>As far as negotiations go, I am a mouthpiece.

[IcyTea31]

"If they operate like a cult, infiltration can be tricky. Presumably they'd expect their members to cut all ties with their previous lives."

[spümpkin]

Domina ignores the people ragging on her. She knew her intentions were jest, and she didn't really mind what the others thought.

Throughout the discussion, she had remained quiet, simply pondering what it is could be done... Before speaking up.

"Hmm... Could I grab some wine, please? Any sort will do, although I prefer red. On the topic of discussion, we know that the Phosphor spread all throughout monsterkind,  so tracking them down is probably one of the most difficult things we'll have to do. After that, we have plenty of infiltration experts, spies, whatever you want to call them, to get in there and neutralize the threat they pose. However, with a cult stretching so widely, we cannot simply make rash accusations at members of our own species in an attempt to work towards the 'greater good'. We must be subtle.

I believe we need to do some pre-infiltration before we infiltrate the actual cult. Maybe just some... information gathering, on the public, so we can notice any patterns that could lead to potential terrorist affiliation. Of course, this is not the most ethical course of action, and I'm not proud of it either, but it seems like that may be one of the only ways we could solve this.

She strokes her chin, still thinking.

[TheBiggerFish]

>We are not here to infiltrate a cult.

>At least that is decidedly not my impression.

[SOLDIER First]

"Well, maybe not you," Felix interjects, smiling at Dex. "You'd hardly look the part... And you're much too stiff."

[Sl4cker]

"Infiltration?" Myrrh sniffs. "You seem to be quite fond of infiltration indeed, miss Domina. In order to truly delegitimize their issues, the Uriah and associates must be ethical in the way we investigate them. Invasion of privacy is unacceptable in the contemporary era." He procures a bottle of wine, red. He pours it out into a glass on the counter.

[SOLDIER First]

"Human police forces use infiltration all the time to catch criminals much less bad than the ones we're after, you know."

[TheBiggerFish]

>Actually, demographic analysis shows that a large portion of humaniform mindsets value privacy less than convenience (e.g. Google) or especially a veneer of safety (e.g. security theater - at least, they do not appear to lodge systemic protest.), and additionally, as the other representative noted, undercover officers are commonly accepted practice.

[Sl4cker]

"Has the underworld yet to develop proper search warrants? You were suggesting unethical invasion of random innocent's privacy."

>Actually, demographic analysis shows that a large portion of humaniform mindsets value privacy less than convenience (e.g. Google) or especially a veneer of safety (e.g. security theater - at least, they do not appear to lodge systemic protest.), and additionally, as the other representative noted, undercover officers are commonly accepted practice.

"No matter the statistics, there WILL be a vocal group that would suddenly gain ammunition to criticize the government. We'd prefer it greatly if we kept things morally upright first and foremost."

[SOLDIER First]

"Oh, no, not at all. Leave them out of it. I'd say we should gather intel the old-fashioned way and then infiltrate Phosphor itself."

[Sl4cker]

"The Uriah share your sentiments, representative..." Myrrh pauses, "... Felix."

[SOLDIER First]

Felix responds to him with a slightly wry smile. "Don't worry, you aren't the only one." He gives Domina half a glance.

[Sl4cker]

The young man rolls his eyes. "Will you be ordering anything?"

[SOLDIER First]

"Mm... Just a whiskey, if you would."

[Sl4cker]

A few sounds of shuffling and clinking later, a glass of alcohol sits on the counter.