Log of Holt being a big jerk.
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Holt.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Yes?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Who am I speaking with?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''You know my name.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''I'm the man who killed Peterovich.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''You're capable man I don't doubt it.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Someone has taken his shoes.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Yeah. Someone I should've killed when I had the chance.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Sven?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''It's a mockery to call /that thing/ by his name.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Would you like to know what they did to him?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''I think I know enough.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Is there anything I can perhaps answer?''
[117 MHz] Demitra 'Katyusha' Leavitt says ''Why do you have a Mangina?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''No no... the Combine remove any uncessary genitals.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''<Holt snickers.>''
[117 MHz] Demitra 'Katyusha' Leavitt says ''So you are a Ken Doll.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''A rather crude and digusting one, no?''
[117 MHz] Demitra 'Katyusha' Leavitt says ''Yeah. Very creepy. It's okay, you'll leave us alone soon.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''I've got another question, like, where you are.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Or a better one - Why the hell are you talking to us?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I'm in a base along a river bed. It's quite pleasant... hmmm. I don't quite recognize your voice. Horizon has been stripped and shredded into many pieces.... I'm not sure you'll ever believe me, but I'm foolish enough to admit my mind has become quite bleak.''
[117 MHz] Demitra 'Katyusha' Leavitt says ''Bleak enough to consider suicide?''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Call me TRACKER.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''No no, I still lack that part of my mind. I'll be honest and admit I'm a monster, but at least I'm human.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''<Lucas scoffs at that.> And now you're looking for a parachute, huh? I already /made/ you an offer back in Warsaw. As I recall, you didn't take it.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I took me a bit of reflection to end up regretting that opportunity.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I am someone who rides by freeloading. I've done that long before the Combine.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Even they don't know my true name.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Bullshit they don't know your name.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Really? Lucien Moreau just another pseudonym, then?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''They don't... I was a criminal on the run.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''And now you want to run again, after they've wrangled around in your head?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The Combine came and it was joy to me... I didn't have to live in the shadows anymore, and it just happened to be they catered to my sadism.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I would never say I'm an honest believer... more of an opportunist.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Now you feel the winds changing and want off the train, is that right?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I spent plenty of time among criminals, and recently something one of them said ran through my skull.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Exactly.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''What can you give us?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Whatever buys me another day to live.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I knew many men who were just as psycopathic as me, but occasionally something would happen.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I often here how'd they'd... have a small inkling of sympathy for people.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Are you free to leave your enclosure?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Their own kids usually... that was their regret... acting impulsive and losing the right to see the mgrow.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Yes.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Provided no one gets suspicious.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Horizon is very much teetering to a power vaccum.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''It's why I hesitated with Lucas's previous offer... once you're in deep it's hard to leave.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''I understand the feeling.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I will not shed crocodile tears to prove this, but I think Satou's death is evidence of some pattern of behavior. Have you heard his incessent radio cries in a while? It was me who shut down his hard light after all.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Thank you, TRACKER.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''One of the few regrets I have is not being able to have vivid emotions those around me relish in.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''As I recall, it was /you/ who sent us into that outpost, and left a Tyrant behind with no heads-up.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''And you got a /promotion/ out of that.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Let's not pretend you were doing that for the good of mankind.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Satou was terrified. He could've surrendered, but /you/ wanted us to kill him first.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Did you not see it strolling on the roof?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Yes... Satou has more emotions than I ever could, but that doesn't mean he's not somehow worse. He actually believed in the Combine's nonsense... I merely abused it for my own gain.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''And that's somehow better?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I merely want to stay alive, and he wants all of you dead for merely disobeying.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Like I said... I'm a monster but at least I'm human.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I can offer you a few things if you'd like...''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''There's no strings attached.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''On hovv short a notice can you leave?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The means to meet my more alien inclined counterparts.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Someone close to Trey is within our ranks.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Luchetti?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Yes.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''...Where?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I don't know here exact GPS coordinates, but I can easily get them if needed.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Let's talk in person, Holt.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The same goes for Sade... I think they've done you the most ill.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Unless you'd like to risk an unsanctioned device getting flagged.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I can agree to meet in person if we first work together from a distance.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I do not care.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''You want to show us you're on board.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The Combine has much more important precautions to take.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Get me Luchetti and we can talk about the rest after.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Those are acceptable terms. I will offer you another piece of advice. Have you ever wondered how they kept coming out of nowhere? Even in the most remote of areas?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''...Go on.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The world is littered with independent sects originally raised by Horizon.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''There's plenty of bunkers littered through the landscape.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''In fact... I think there's...''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Three or four near where I am.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I know one is by a radio tower.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Think we've had the pleasure of stumbling across that one.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''It's arms for them to resist should the combine fall.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Hellish inside I imagine?''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i2.52224 says ''522: Unit is 10-8, awaiting orders +1 additional.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I've never been inside any of the bunkers for an extended time. You could say I'm a middle manager of sorts.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Not to downplay the horrors I did.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Utterly devoid of soul. Beds, food, guns. Just enough to survive, but not enough to /live/.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''And you've got them all over Europe?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''That right?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Yes.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''They're quite close to the radio tower one actually.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I would... of course not trust a soul inside of them. I would assume there's a good likelyhood they're of Satou's persuasion.''
[CCA-MAIN] OTF.BAT6-INF.28547 says ''<:: An APC has been added to our arsenal. You may patrol as needed. ::>''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Funny. I didn't think there /was/ a soul someone like you could trust.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I can trust people to a certain extent.''
[CCA-MAIN] OTF.BAT6-INF.28547 says ''<:: Additional support shall be arriving here also within the hour.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''It's common for all of the CCA.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i2.52224 says ''522: Copy that.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''You measure a distance of which you can trust someone.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''For you... I have to provide a lot of trust to stay alive when France falls.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''If I'm too much of a head to contend with you're welcome to tell Albert and I can continue to assist him.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Although... I imagine all he wants from me now is his wife.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''I'm sure you'd like that. Keep her in your pocket while he deludes himself into thinking he somehow has advantage over you.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''He believes your lies a lot easier than I do, doesn't he?''
[DISPATCH] PT-52224 has been formed.
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''What do I have to gain from that if I know the Combine will fall? Do you think people will return to slavery once they've tasted freedom and been given sunlight once more?''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i2.52224 says ''PT-522 has been formed, APC has left base and is patrolling the riverbank.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''My means can be construed quite easily if you consider what I view is needed to stay alive.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''You're not human. You're a spineless, brainless /thing/ with no thought other than your own preservation and prosperity. You're like a jellyfish to me.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''You're very much correct Lucas.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''I don't trust a single /fucking/ word out of your mouth. Don't delude yourself into thinking otherwise.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Well... mainly about the spineless part.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I've come to realize something... you might find it strange.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Try me.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''When I was younger... about your age I was quite delighted by sadism. Now... it's more as if I'm tired of..... hmmm..... I have quite a bit of difficulty surmising what emotions I feel in the moment, but decades has given me some means...''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Now it's... pointless...''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I'm curious of one thing of you.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Not a personal thing... I'm always curious what a person with a spine thinks.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''I'm listening.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Do you ever wonder if there's something beneficial someone with little empathy could do that would help society? I imagine a surgeon needs to remain cool headed as they slice people's skin open with a scalpel.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Would... be something I could perhaps do.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I just made a lot of impulsive choices... I don't get that benefit anymore.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''My life would've been better if I refrained from hurting others... but I was put down this path by my own poor choices.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Just... exist... and not bother others.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''A lot of impulsive choices. Is that all it was to you?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''What are they to you?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''How many are dead because of you? How many people have you taken, tortured, enslaved, hollowed out like they were nothing but vessels for your /career progression/?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Quite a few... I'm not sure.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i2.52224 says ''PT-522: We have engaged necrotics North-East''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I imagine if I had parents to at least make me realize hurting others will only hurt me inevitably I could've not done such... things.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I don't quite know how to respond to your questions without faking emotions... if that makes sense... I'm confused.''
[DISPATCH] Copy 522 - Exterminate necrotics. Maintain cohesion.
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Perhaps this is what they mean by regretting not seeing their kids after murdering a whole lot of innocent people...''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Maybe when you get us Luchetti, we can see about /fixing you/ the way you tried to fix my friends.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Sure.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Is chance still alive?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''//Chance*''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''No thanks to you turning him into your Manchurian Candidate. Everyone looks at him like he's a ticking time bomb-- and we have no way of knowing how much of his brain you tampered with.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Ah, I guess that's how it would make sense.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I thought he was quite sharp... He immediately called my bluff when I sat him down opposite on the table... He intriguied me.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i4.00009 says ''Necrotics cleared. Moving to second building.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''If you run into contact, tell me.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I don't think you'll believe me, but he was very much my ticket to escape should things go sour. He had a mild ability to understand how I think.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i2.52224 says ''Copy that, moving APC up to cover.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Yeah. That doesn't surprise me after he put a hole in Nora's skull.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i4.00009 says ''All clear.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I think he made a wise call.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Moral?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I'm not good at those decisions.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''On that, I think I agree.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''What should someone like me do if I were given a second chance to live?''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i2.52224 says ''Fast necrotic was hiding in the closet, dispatched target.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i4.00009 says ''Good.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''You /had/ a second chance. You turned it down because the genocide and enslavement of every living being on this planet was too lucrative an opportunity for you.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i2.52224 says ''PT-522, Patrol of the northen bank concluded, RTBing.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I don't think you understand how I think.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Manging people is quite annoying.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I do my best to avoid them.''
[DISPATCH] Understood 552.
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Repos.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''And that's what put you in charge of Peterovich's S.S.?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I think... people struggle to think how someone like me views the world.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I was put in charge because I was the best at lying.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Not due to competency.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''After all... Satou's plans were ruined were they not?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I sit on both sides of opportunity.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''You know, I'm not sure they /were/ ruined.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Just that you took him out of the equation.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I had this talk with Alina actually.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I confided in her to help you take on Satou.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Yeah. I'm sure it was real hard for you to retask your little spy away from turning Morgan or whatever the hell you had her doing in Moscow.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''You poor, poor soul.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I'm probing who I can use to escape my current predicament. She's very well aware I'm a monster.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''She has... selective empathy I'd say.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Me... I have very little at all...''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Eggshells on radial.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Returning to main frequency.''
[410 MHz] 'Rooster' says ''Check on main.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Only reason I'm even hearing you out is because you know things that no one else knows.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I appreciate that.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I think everyone has a place in the human system with the right guidance.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''I believe that your freedom is a threat to every living being on this planet.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Why do you say that?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''If you don't /fuck/ with me, I'll let you live to stand trial.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Albert has promised me a similar thing.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i4.00009 says ''Unit Zero-Zero-Zero, any orders ?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Albert's compromised. If he tries to let you go free unilaterally, I'll kill you both.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Oh?''
[CCA-MAIN] OTF.BAT6-INF.28547 says ''<:: None at this time. Maintain sociostability at this time. ::>''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''I'd hate to kill him.''
[410 MHz] 'Rooster' whispers ''Anyone else hear that?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''But right now you're up to your elbow, wearing him like a puppet. And that's not changing as long as you have his wife.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I've done quite a good job at making people not trust each other, have I?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''His wife is in France.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''There's a few people capable of doing what she's capable of.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i4.00009 says ''Be aware that the two buildings across the south most bridge over the river are a sniper hotspot.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I only have immediate means to see her if I have someone who requires her skills.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''She's more valuable than I am.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt whispers ''On that, we agree.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''She was one of the first people who experienced memory replacement.''
[410 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''A strider's been deployed here.''
[410 MHz] 'Rooster' says ''We had eyes on.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The rudimentary version of it... it's hard to explain...''
[410 MHz] 'Rooster' says ''Best to stay indoors.''
[410 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''There's only one person who could've leaked our location to necessitate a Strider deployment.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i4.00009 says ''This is unit Zero-Zero-Zero. Confirmed ident, two houses directly across the south most bridge over the river have contacts in them.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''They still have means to love, but their... minds are numbed and it mellows things out''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i4.00009 says ''Unsure on number. Though aware there is at least one.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Someone who requires her skills. You talking about a /subject/ for treatment?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Yes.''
[410 MHz] 'Rooster' says ''We're not exactly using encrypted comms either, Tracker.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''My junior Mr. Black was one of the first to ever undergo memory replacement... It's only good as a selective means.''
[410 MHz] 'Rooster' says ''But I do agree.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''He's... very much a robot.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i2.52224 says ''522; Requesting access to the garrison armory to upgrade my primary weapon to a rifle.''
[410 MHz] Léon 'Gitan' Gavreaux whispers ''Too much damn silence....''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Although... it's strange... there's a part of him that likes this lake. He tends to watch it around this time of day. It's perhaps the only human thing he does. He often scares the CCA with how silent he is climbing the tower.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Holt. What if I could line up someone of /importance/ that would necessitate bringing Luchetti out to play?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Getting her to move would be easy... it's just time is needed.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I have an idea actually.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Hmmmm... nevermind... I realize that wouldn't quite align with your way of doing things.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''What's /that/ supposed to mean, Holt?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''It's as I said... I'm not quite an empathetic person.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I could let a few cops defect to your ranks, and perhaps they're the memory replacement candidate when taken back?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''One? No... I don't think you'd like it.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''We're still in the phase of building trust it's a horrible idea.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Perhaps I could just take a prisoner and pretend they're rogue....''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Screw it... we can just wait till things close on France.''
[410 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Expand.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Helicopter comes and goes.''
[117 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Expand.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''What's it carrying?''
[CCA-MAIN] Mr. Black says ''<:: Black to Dispatch - Recommend a singular Overwatch Sniper to overlook the buildings across the bridge nearby the train-station. Informed possible anti-civil activity. ::>''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Often it's flying sorties to help the Combine's combat capabilities.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''It seems Black has just said he's spotted something on the other side of the river. Is that you perhaps? I'd be careful.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''His eyes... one of them is pure machine.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''And if Luchetti showed up, she coming in on a dropship, or through one of the doors?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Most likely a dropship she's a VIP.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Do you not care for Sade?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Her memory replacements were the more barbaric kind...''
[DISPATCH] Dispatch acknowledges. OTF is moving into position.
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Tell your man to keep an eye on the bridge, Holt. I'm coming out.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' yells ''What?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''No do not.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''OTF will cut you in half with a CISR.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Do not think the Combine will listen to your pleas for peace.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Then what the fuck am I supposed to do to get her in here?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Be patient...''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''France is exceptionally safe.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Don't give me that crap. Second they find out /we're this close/ to Paris, they'll have her moved.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''To where?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The rest of the planet is doomed.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Then maybe they'll have her bite down on a cyanide capsule. How should I know what you nutjobs would do?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''I need her /alive/ and /here/.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I think you don't quite appreciate how rational their choices are... they're just not human rationality''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''It's logistically complicated for me to hand her off on a whim.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Then we make it /more than just a whim/.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''There's no reason she would come here.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Unless you've got the fucking Freeman just hanging out around here, who else would be a more important candidate for memory replacement?''
[410 MHz] 'Rooster' says ''Gitan, I'm hearing chatter nearby. What's your status?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Like I said earlier. I can easily take some poor soul doomed for execution and hand them off to her.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Yeah. Sounds like "Just a whim" to me.''
[410 MHz] Léon 'Gitan' Gavreaux whispers ''On the ridgeline still... I lost track of you all. Did you move from the building?''
[410 MHz] 'Rooster' says ''Affirm.''
[410 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''Nah, we're static.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Unless you seriously want me to believe that /every single mem-rep around the world/ requires her direct supervision.''
[410 MHz] 'Rooster' says ''Moving now.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The blunt ones do not.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The specialized ones we've done on people like Alina and Chance do.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Then figure it out.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''That's what I've been doing for some time.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Oh, of course, totally, how convenient.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Okay, why would she come here? Where her medical equipment is?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''//isnt*''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''You have two weeks.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Would you prefer I return to Albert's aid?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Would you prefer I kill the both of you?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Stop /fucking/ with me, Holt.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''In some manner you're more bloodthirsty than me.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Fine... I'll come up with some means of proving she's alive.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Is that reasonable?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt whispers ''Smug fucking prick.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''You're on thin ice.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I...''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Hmmm I imagine I could use Black as a means to do so.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''He's thoroughly brainwashed... he sees her regularly.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Here, or in Paris?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I can provide proof I can get her to go to places if I have the means.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''She's protected by a personal team around the clock.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''We're pulling back. I'll wait on your proof. If you can't get me Sade or Luchetti, then I'm not inclined to keep you safe.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''And I'll be talking to Albert about this. So don't get any ideas.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''They should be a lot easier. Although there's something interesting about to happen.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I think you've seen one of these before...''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I've had the disgrace of seeing one of the slug bastards squeal about it.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I refuse to think that's the height of the Combine.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''What are you talking about?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The station.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''You've seen one before.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I don't those /things/ are on it.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Perhaps you can understand what I mean by I may be a monster, but at least I'm human? This is one of the few things that makes me heart ache with fear.''
[410 MHz] Léon 'Gitan' Gavreaux yells ''The hell is that thing?!''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''To me even I don't understand much of it...''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Damn thing looks a lot bigger than last time I saw it.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I am an ant in their eyes... a very useful one... but all ants look the same and seem replaceable.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''The Combine... or at least their ambassadors they look like... slugs... it's hard to describe. Perhaps you saw one on the relay?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''I did.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Mmmm only people who've been lobotomized like Petrovich are allowed to talk with them at lengths.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''He would merely point at me and says "This one has promise," and it would... exist.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Kill them if you have the chance.''
[410 MHz] 'Tracker' says ''soldier in the gate house.''
[CCA-MAIN] CCA:CIPHER-i4.00009 says ''Unit Zero-Zero-Zero here. Any chance of exchanging my current rifle for a scoped rifle ?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I have things to attend to. Am I free to reach out to you on this line? I'll prove Albert's wife is alive.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Yeah. Sure. Whatever works for you.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''You're welcome to feel anger towards me, Lucas. I do not hide my emotions during this conversatio, nor should you.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''It's-- look, whatever, okay? Obviously I have other shit to worry about.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I'm quite jealous of you in ways.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''I wonder what true admiration from others feels like.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''How does it feel?''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''I'll let you know soon as I find out. How about you focus on getting that /proof/ and I'll focus on getting out of this fucking sandbox.''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Let me know if you need some help clearing the mines. I'll be going, okay?''
[117 MHz] ''Mr. Holt'' says ''Reach out on this frequency.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''Yeah.''
[117 MHz] Lucas Leavitt says ''<CLICK>''