A Public Service Announcement [Audio]

[steelweb]

[Chief Beifong is keeping her voice perilously even and neutral, but the ends of her words and phrases are clipped. Those who've spoken at length with her will not be terribly surprised, perhaps to find an undercurrent of fury to her brief message.]


The full list of those released is not yet complete, but I do have one name which shouldn't wait.

I am able to announce that Erik Lensherr was released from the island.

Released in the full sense of the word as it applies here. Any details of the release will not be revealed at this time, as they are pending review.

Comments

[gottagofast]

"Released" my ass - he was in solitary confinement! Do you really think they'd just let him walk?

[steelweb]

The trial date was set, and given the evidence against him, his sentence would have been near impossible to commute. The government tells me he's been released. Any further details are classified right now. When they become public knowledge, as one of his kin, Mr. Shepherd, I promise you that you will be one of the first to know.

[sunflowersister]

I

But he

[sunflowersister]

I see.

Thank you.

[steelweb]

I'm sorry, Miss Ukraine. I can't give you more details right now. When I can, I'll let you know. In the meantime, if you need our help, please let me know.

[sunflowersister]

No, of course not, I understand. Please don't worry.

[badnewsboy]

Just like that?

[steelweb]

... Any time.

[badnewsboy]

Ukraine, are you all right?

[gottagofast]

Oh the government says he's been released? The government as in the people who called him a terrorist and had him locked up and were pressing charges against him, you mean? The same government who writes the list of released citizens for you to deliver, that government? Gee, that doesn't sound sketchy at all!

Released him where, exactly?

[sunflowersister]

Thank you for letting us know so quickly.

[steelweb]

Details are classified at the moment. They'll be made public when we know more.

[sunflowersister]

I can't say for sure, sweetheart.

[badnewsboy]

You don't have to be, if you would rather not.

[badnewsboy]

Classified by whom, exactly?

[steelweb]

Both the government and the police. We're looking into it.

[oftpartitioned]

I'm bringing over the pool.

[oftpartitioned]

Aren't YOU the police?

[steelweb]

And we're looking into it, as I said.

[badnewsboy]

The "government" is a word that's thrown around quite easily here. Which government would that be? The invisible one, or the one that we haven't seen?

[sunflowersister]

Somehow it feels like it should be more complicated than that, I think...

[badnewsboy]

It doesn't matter what other people say it should be.

[steelweb]

You can snap and snarl if you want, but until we've looked into the matter, I am not interested in spreading rumors unsubstantiated by fact.

[badnewsboy]

There is no fact.

[sunflowersister]

Oh I'm

you don't have to, I know you didn't like him...