EJ003X | audio | night 011

[littlemissfutility]

Hello?

[ The voice is whispery right now, but it still sounds young and female. Enough talk, and some of the vowels might sound just a touch southern. ]

Is there anybody out there? Dawn? Is Dawn here?

[ A pause. ]

If someone's out there, I need help. And if whoever's out there doesn't wanna help - I'm armed.

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[littlemissfutility]

Depends on who you're looking for.

[ But, you know, maybe. Probably. And here's hoping that Dawn and her people never come here.

The details he gives are...well, she doesn't know what to make of it. They sound like Daryl, in part, but what doesn't sound like him is enough to put her off going. He growls, sure, but only someone who wasn't paying attention would need a translation. And promising a slow death is the kind of cruelty he'd only throw out if he was really, really upset - she's almost certain.

Still, she's curious. ]

Did you see any rabbit snares? Or just the kind that catch people?

[salamanca]

His name is Gustavo Fring, usually goes by "Gus". He speaks with a Chilean accent; very distinct voice. Soft-spoken, but he speaks with purpose. You'll know him if you hear him.

I have reason to believe he may have information pertinent to a case I'm working on back home, and I'd like to speak with him about it. I'd like to give you more details, but... well, it's an ongoing investigation. Giving out too much could compromise my ability to solve the case when I get back. I hope you understand.

[ There's a beat. ]

The kind that catch people.

[littlemissfutility]

Can't that wait until you go home?

[ It seems like a weird priority to have, let me know this guy's here so I can work a case happening someplace else. But if she's learned anything lately, it's that some cops are weird. Weirder than Rick ever was. ]

Oh.

[salamanca]

I still just wanna speak with him! My thinking is, if I can just talk to him here, where he knows he can't get in any trouble with the law, and he knows it's just a talk, perhaps he'll be more comfortable sharing what he knows, if he does turn out to know anything.

But hey. Like I said, I know it's not any of your business. And if you're not comfortable with it - don't worry about it. I can manage on my own. Thank you, for taking the time to listen, anyway.

[ Not like he's not going to stalk the radios for any hint of Gus on the off-chance he does somehow show up anyway. But it makes perfect sense to Lalo. Cops on a power trip, in his experience, don't always care about what's logical or makes sense or is actually productive, they care about Catching Bad Guys, a/k/a cool guys who do cool things and aren't lame like cops.

Her little 'oh' makes him exhale softly. ]

Mmmm.

[ A thick swallow. ]

There's one more thing.

[littlemissfutility]

Okay.

[ She'll keep an eye out - that much, she's planning on. Whether she says anything depends on Officer De Guzman. ]

What is it?