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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 12, 2015 18:58:24 GMT
Tyrone rolled his eyes. "She hates me. I'm betting she was taking the pictures out on me." He waved the photo. "Of course it does, they're all over. I've been burning them all day. Serves her right though." Tyrone looked at it with a disgusted look and set it face down again. His eyes widened as he made a realization. "Wait, you don't think I took this, do you? I'm a guard like you! I would never take advantage of that position!"
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Alexis continued her quiet weeping, little sobs breaking through her hands. "Hey, are you alright?" Alexis looked up, eyes bloodshot and puffy, nose dripping. "I'm a-a mo-m-monster!" Hammond frowned deeply. He had experienced Alexis' bad side first hand once. He had a good idea of what had happened. Still... he couldn't just let her cry. He flipped his hat off and plopped it on her head. Her confused and bleary attention focused on him now, he adjusted it so it sat properly on her skull. "Look, that hat's important to me. I bought it with my own money when I decided I would be a detective, so don't you loose it. Keep it until you calm down, then I want it back, you hear?"
Alexis put her hands to the hat and nodded. Somebody she had once been cruel to could be this kind to her. She didn't understand, but it lit something in her heart. She nodded fiercely and hugged Hammond tight, pressing her face into his shoulder. When she backed off into her own chair, he irritably mopped up the tears on his vest with a handkerchief before handing it to her. "Hey, remember you're still a prisoner here for whatever reason." She wiped her face and blew her nose. "I am, and I should be. But th-thanks." Tears still flowed, but slower now.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 13, 2015 21:53:30 GMT
Taking the photo back from Tyrone, Adam folds it up and places it back into his pocket, turning his attention back to his fellow guardsman afterwards. "Please understand, we have our reasons to suspect you. Now, if you would cooperate with us a little longer..." He looks down at Tyrone's pants pockets. "I'm going to have to ask you to empty your pockets please. Fail to comply, and I will be forced to search you myself. Either way, we need you to cooperate with us here."
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 13, 2015 22:09:47 GMT
Tyrone raised an eyebrow, but quickly drug a phone, wallet, camera, and handkerchief from his pockets. "See, nothing bad. Now can I go?" He reached to take the loose objects back, looking Adam in the eye while he did so.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 14, 2015 12:49:25 GMT
Leaning over, Adam snatches the phone and camera from the pile and brings them up to his face. "We're in the middle of an investigation, Tyrone. Just bear with us for a few more moments." Turning on the camera, Adam begins to look through the photos saved onto the memory card. If nothing was found there, he's move to looking through Tyrone's phone camera. If Tyrone was truly involved in this incident, the original photograph of Alexis should still be on here.
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 14, 2015 15:21:32 GMT
The first image on the phone was not Alexis. Instead, a younger girl lay naked on her bed, apparently basking in the light of the bird summoned above her. The next was indeed the Alexis image, along with more of her from different angles, even one of Becky rolling on the floor, similarly nude. Tyrone looked furious, but bit his tongue and said nothing.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 15, 2015 10:22:08 GMT
Widening his eyes when he saw Alexis wasn't the only victim, Adam glares over at Tyrone, walking over and lifting him up back onto his feet. "These pictures are a grave violation of the law and school policy. You will be held here until we can discover the scope of your crimes, Tyrone." Leading him out of the room, Adam walks him over to a nearby near blank room and places Tyrone in it. Without another word, Adam closes the door and locks it behind him.
"Kelsey! I need assistance cataloging this!" He calls out, causing a brown-haired girl to wander over with a clipboard and sit down next to him. "Sure. I'll start writing down the names of students you find on that thing." Kelsey replies, ready to write names down. Adam lists off Marigold, Alexis, Becky and...stops after the Alexis one. "...I think you should have a look at this." Adam says, showing the phone to Kelsey. On the screen was her...facing the back and changing out of her school uniform. "I know you're furious right now...but you can't attack him. Don't worry, he'll get his punishment soon." He reassures, Kelsey now barely able to contain her rage.
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 15, 2015 14:25:13 GMT
Hammond saw Adam put Tyrone in a detention room and Kelsey's reaction to something on his phone from his position in the lobby. "Looks like its your turn." He looked at Alexis and saw her staring at Kelsey. "Come on, I think you're--hey!" Alexis bolted from her seat and ran over to the guards looking over the pictures. She looped her cuffed arms over Kelsey's head to hug her tight. "I know how it feels. I'm sorry I never reported him before, he might have been caught." Hammond caught up and grabbed her by the arm. "Dammit Alexis, you could have asked! I would have let you hug her!" He nodded respectfully to his superiors. "Sorry, she surprised me."
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 18, 2015 11:44:43 GMT
"H-hey!" Kelsey, being rightfully agitated and caught by surprise, ducks out of Alexis's hug and straightens out her uniform, slightly more forcefully than necessary. "It's fine...the hug was a nice gesture, Alexis. No need to worry Hammond...but there is someone here who DOES need to WORRY!" Kelsey shouts, glaring at the holding room where Tyrone was. Handing the phone to Kelsey, Adam directs her to a nearby computer station. "I'm sorry, but we need to get a list of all his victims on this phone and notify them of Tyrone's crime. I shall notify the administration immediately, as this is a grave crime he has committed...especially after betraying the duty of the guard." Adam was clearly angry that one of the people working under him abused the guard powers to this extent. Adam always worked to establish positive relationships between normal students and the guard...and abuses such as this only serves to undermine those efforts.
Turning to Hammond, Adam begins to address him. "Hammond, could you get Alexis's statement please? I need to talk with the administration for a little bit. Do you have any questions before I go?"
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 18, 2015 16:12:44 GMT
Hammond nodded and lead Alexis into the same room where Tyrone was interrogated. Alexis sat on the other side of the table with no prompting. For a few minutes, she gave a dead eyed drone of a statement. It went about as expected. She had teleported straight to Tyrone when she realized he was the perpetrator. He had panicked and tried to run, but Alexis had tangled his feet in shadow. Adam showed up not much after that. Only one thing left to handle.
Hammond took Alexis back outside. Her head was hung low, but no tears fell anymore. It was still obvious she had been crying from her bloodshot eyes and puffy red nose, the occasional sniffle piercing her silence. Hammond looked at Adam. "All done, but she had a request." Alexis mumbled something inaudible at the floor before clearing her throat. "Can I talk to you alone?" She mumbled again, head still bent towards hell.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 21, 2015 10:04:33 GMT
Glancing at Alexis's face, it was clear that she had been crying this entire time, a state Adam had never seen Alexis in before today. With the perpetrator now apprehended and Kelsey working on determining the severity of the situation, the head guard knew he had to do something for Alexis as well. Nodding his head, he turns to Hammond. "Alright, I'll speak to Alexis for a little bit. Don't let anyone near the holding cell, Tyrone is going to stay there until we process all the information." Looking back at Alexis, Adam smiles at her. "Right this way, please."
Leading her back into the interrogation room, Adam closes the door behind them and turns toward Alexis. "I'm sorry you had to go through this today, Alexis. What did you want to talk about?"
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 21, 2015 15:12:15 GMT
Alexis didn't sit. Instead she hugged Adam again. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I betrayed your trust. I..." Her voice was choked with sobs. "I'm horrible." She seemed to deflate on his chest, like she was trying to make her thin body disappear.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 22, 2015 9:09:00 GMT
Adam was taken aback for a second, but soon wrapped his own arms around Alexis, hugging her back. "You're not horrible Alexis, you've had a terrible day and that anger just went into the wrong place." Alexis's body pressed up against his made him realize another thing; Alexis was unnaturally thin, almost to the point of being malnourished. Making a mental note of that, he continues once more. "Just promise me you won't try to do something like this again, ok?"
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 22, 2015 15:02:36 GMT
Alexis continued to weep. "I... how can you possibly still trust m-me, you idiot!?" She couldn't keep her face straight, going between joy and anger. She tilted Hammond's hat down to hide this fact. "At least give me a big punishment. It's what I deserve."
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 23, 2015 9:57:11 GMT
"I still trust you because I know that one mistake shouldn't reflect an entire person." Glancing at the wall for a second, Adam makes a light sigh has be prepares to address the next issue. "Unfortunately, you will have to be punished for this. Regardless of what Tyrone did, assaulting him in that way is unacceptable. I will try to help your case as much as I can, though. You have my word." Despite his reassurance, Adam knew this was going to be a mess all around. He hoped that the court would find Tyrone's crime to be much more heinous, and find sympathy in Alexis's case so that she can get away with a lesser punishment.
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 23, 2015 16:53:29 GMT
Alexis' lip wobbled more than before. Her tears had changed. "I know. Thanks." She rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes. She could forgive everything else for as long as it was like this. It would be up to him to end the hug, because she sure as hell wasn't going to.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 25, 2015 0:20:33 GMT
Continuing to hug Alexis, Adam couldn't help but smile at the situation. He had managed to catch the person who was ruining Alexis's day, and as it turns out, had more illegal material in his possession than they thought. It felt good knowing that his actions helped out a person in need, as it was one of the main reasons he wanted to join the guard in the first place. To hunt down ones that wish to do harm to others, and make everyone else feel safer with him and his fellow guardsmen around.
After about a minute, Adam looked down at Alexis, patting her on the back slightly. "I'm happy to help, Miss. Primrose. But I must go attend to the investigation into Tyrone. Are you going to be alright?" He asks, making sure she was going to be fine before he left her to go back to her dorm.
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 25, 2015 4:13:39 GMT
Alexis nodded. "Yeah. I'm just really tired. Thanks again. Don't tell Hammond I left yet please. I want to keep the hat for a bit." She looked into his eyes with a pleading look.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 26, 2015 0:17:18 GMT
Thinking for a moment, Adam looks toward the door. "I know that hat means a lot to him. You should clear it with him first...since that's not my call to make." Adam knew this wasn't going to win him any favors with Alexis, but something that important to one of his guardsmen wasn't something for him to turn a blind eye to. Knowing Hammond, he would probably let Alexis keep it for a little while longer anyway.
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 26, 2015 3:08:15 GMT
Alexis sighed and lifted her arms to get free. "I'll ask him. Do I keep the cuffs?" She raised her wrists. She had betrayed his trust last time she got to take them off, so it looked it wouldn't be a comfortable sleep.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 26, 2015 21:02:51 GMT
Nodding his head, Adam looked at the cuffs on Alexis's wrists. "I'm afraid so. The guard's reputation will already be under scrutiny after this comes to light, so I can't be as lenient as before. At least for now. But I can help you out a little." Taking out a small key from his pocket, Adam places it between Alexis's cuffs and turns them to the left. Instantly, the force holding the cuffs together is severed...though the cuffs themselves remain as bracelets, but allowing her arms free range of movement.
"That's about all I can do at this point. We will contact you as soon as we're ready for you to be in court. Any further questions?"
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