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[devoutish]

Yeah?

[That's it, that's all you get.]

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[peacemongering]

No, I haven't met anyone face-to-face at all yet.

[And let's be honest, he's at a physical disadvantage in most cases.]

It seems most people are in the North as well. Either way, I have been asked to look into a building for signs of a struggle by one of the other people here. I plan on doing that before trying any long journeying North myself.

[devoutish]

Where are you?

[peacemongering]

Downtown at present.

[devoutish]

Ah, you've just missed us.

[peacemongering]

I was searching for survival supplies. So would you suggest avoiding confrontation? My priority is to keep this person from potentially hurting others.

[devoutish]

Well, it's like I've said, mate. It's not easy to give good advice when I know so little about the person and your situation. But it sounds like they're focused on you, doesn't it? Have you heard about them hurting anyone else here? Their name may be in Elric's guide, if they have.

[peacemongering]

[He is quiet for a moment.]

It does, so I suppose it is a worldly issue rather than one found here specifically. I will simply use my best judgement on the matter. I thank you for your time, sir.

[devoutish]

Is that a no, then? They aren't in the guide, they haven't gone after others? I would like to know at least that, mate; I'm traveling with a woman and a little girl.

[peacemongering]

No, they were my responsibility in my world. They will be mine in this one as well. Travel well, and thank you for hearing me out.

[devoutish]

You hero sorts do always say that, and it never goes well for the rest of us.

[peacemongering]

You have no other suggestions, and I don't feel comfortable divulging the kind of information that would cast this person in a light that I would be blamed for. It is a matter as much for other's safety as my own.

[devoutish]

Why, exactly, would you be blamed?

[peacemongering]

I have no doubt they will assume all new information will come from me.

[devoutish]

So this is for you, then. Just for you. Because I don't see how being secretive is helping anyone but yourself.

[peacemongering]

I would like to help this person as well. [It was his job after all, and he would prefer to see if he can deescalate the situation where only he could be a victim to violence.]

[devoutish]

And the rest of us? We should be allowed to protect ourselves.

[peacemongering]

[Isn't this quite the interesting pickle?]

Isn't that what everyone is doing now, sir? You have multiple violent individuals among you long before I arrived.

[devoutish]

But it's not often that we have someone among us who's violent that we don't know about. Yeah?

[peacemongering]

I cannot risk outing this person until I know for certain that their potential for violence here is real. As I said before, previously this person could be reasoned with to prevent these outbursts. If I fail in attempting to defuse the situation, I promise that I will provide their name.

[A pause. A soft sigh.]

Especially with no other suggestions. It's my responsibility.

[devoutish]

It is not. Make no fucking mistake, we're all stuck here with each other, and you do not exist in a fucking bubble. What you do, what he does, it's gonna affect the rest of us. If he can't be reasoned with and he has an outburst, we get the blowback. Protecting his privacy is not worth risking our fucking safety, and you are not a good, noble man for thinking otherwise.

[peacemongering]

[He goes quiet for a moment, long enough to be thinking back over the course of the entire conversation.]

I was very specific about not using gender, and you would be wise not to make assumptions in that light. Women are less likely to be reduced to violent behaviour, but they can.

If the issue of privacy bothers you most, why do the doctors keep doctor-patient confidentiality here when the benefits affect us all?

[devoutish]

[He's right, and Alfie quietly runs over his list of potentials again. He comes up with nothing, which means if it is a woman - or a man that's not Stein or Bucky, or maybe Beckett or Sylar - it's someone unexpected. And that annoys him even more.]

They shouldn't, if it is something very useful. But we are not talking about that now. We're talking about you.

[peacemongering]

And with no suggestions on rectifying the situation beyond what I myself have come to the conclusion of, I suppose I now consider this more a warning than anything.

Please keep safe, Mr. Solomons. You and those travelling with you.

[devoutish]

Give me a name, and it's a warning. Give me better information, and you can have your suggestions.

[peacemongering]

This is not a negotiation, and I will not compromise their identity if it can be solved without violence. And if I'm wrong, you will have your name, sir.