Later, at Dr. Rogere's office....

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The office is crowded with NYPD personnel, frantic patients, a hysterical receptionist, and building security.

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After conferring briefly on Fate and the Chimp's discoveries, Michael Holt steps away from the scene as Fate redoubles his efforts to seal the altar.

To outsiders, he would seem deep in thought, but he's sending messages to all who need to know what they've found.

To: ORACLE
CC: BRAINIAC 5
RE: ROGERE INVESTIGATION

MESSAGE: WE'VE FOUND AND SECURED THE ALTAR. FATE'S MAKING ARRANGEMENTS. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN SOME AMORPHOUS, LOVECRAFTIAN FORCE, WHICH HE ASSUMES IS "CROUTEUX." DETECTIVE CHIMP HAS FOUND INFORMATION ON THE ENDLESS. CURRENT WORKING HYPOTHESIS IS THAT CROUTEUX DOESN'T JUST WANT THE POWER OF "DESTRUCTION," HE SEEKS TO REPLACE HIM. ALSO RECORDS ON IBN HEAD, WHICH IS CONCERNING. NIGHTSTAR STATUS UNCERTAIN.

To: JSA (ALL)
From: TERRIFIC
Re: ROGERE INVESTIGATION

ALL HANDS BULLETIN, WE NEED A TEAM TO MONITOR THIS OFFICE ONCE WE'VE GONE, AND A TEAM TO ACCOMPANY POLICE IN AN INVESTIGATION OF ROGERE'S HOME. WORKING FROM ASSUMPTION THAT HE'S A DIRECT LINK TO CROUTEUX. EVIDENCE OF MULTIPLE HOMICIDES.

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Incoming text message:

INFORMATION ACKNOWLEDGED. NIGHTSTAR IN CUSTODY OF IBN HEAD, UNKNOWN LOCATION, CONDITION CRITICAL. CONFIRMATION IN PROGRESS.

[jsaboss.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU. FATE CONFIRMS ATTACK ON HER AT LEAST PARTIALLY MYSTICAL. SUSPECTS SHE WAS DRAINE DOF ENERGY, POSSIBLY TO FEED CROUTEUX. FILES FOUND BY CHIMP BEAR OUT HYPOTHESIS.

[oracle-watching.livejournal.com]

ACKNOWLEDGED.

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Incoming text (and somehow in a much more impressive font):

NOTED. DEFER JUDGEMENT TO FATE IN MYSTICAL MATTERS, BUT WORKING HYPOTHESIS RE: ENERGY DRAIN BASED ON EXTRAPOLATION FROM REALITY SHIFT MECHANICS SUGGESTS BIOENERGY DRAIN IN CONCERT WITH MYSTICAL, E.G. CAUSING RAPID UNCONSCIOUSNESS. HYPOTHESIS BORNE OUT BY EVIDENCE? (SWIFT COLLAPSE, ETC.)

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FATE HAD A VISION EXAMINING THE ALTAR. ALSO MADE PERIPHERAL CONTACT WITH CROUTEUX, WHICH HE BROKE OFF DUE TO LACK OF PREPARATION.