Another character thingy! Will make more sense if you read: http://cityoftitans.com/forum/miss-mental

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
Subject: Anna

With the funds you have allocated, we have begun a comprehensive therapy and medication regimen. However, this is proving insufficient—apparently, healing the rift in her mind caused by the consciousness schism requires the aid of a highly-skilled, specialized psychic. Tracking one down and acquiring his services will require further monetary investment, likely double again what we have already spent.

I assure you, it is worth it. Even without this, Anna has shown noticeable improvements. She is calmer, more aware, sleeping more soundly, and less likely to cause widespread injury and property damage.

I will attach a PDF detailing projected expenditures.

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From: James Aurum {moneybags@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Denied

This pet project of yours has cost us enough as it is. It’s a drain on our resources, monetary and manpower. Neutralize the threat, report for your next assignment.

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org} , James Aurum {moneybags@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Denied

How did you receive that email? And what do you mean “neutralize the threat?” We are not in the business of murdering salvageable cases simply because they are inconvenient.

I will not do this. Nicholas would never agree to this. Tell him to check his email.

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From: James Aurum {moneybags@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Denied

Nicholas is currently away, and out of contact. He left me in charge.

Do it, or I will flag you as a rogue, and send agents to summarily deal with you.

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org} , James Aurum {moneybags@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Denied

I do not care in the slightest, clerk. I work for Nicholas.

Send your agents. I will send them back, piece by piece.

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}, James Aurum {moneybags@shadow.org}
Subject: Timeout

James! Thank you for holding down the fort! But, alas, I believe my instructions were to maintain all current operations! And, hm, I don’t believe I authorized you to give any kill orders!

Thanks for playing, buddy! Back to your ledgers, kk!?!

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Sorry about that

Apologies for the mixup. I’m back where I belong, and James is too.

Funding will be provided. Keep the status reports coming. Fingers crossed for results! :)

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Sorry about that

Why on earth would you leave the clerk in charge?

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Sorry about that

Budget is getting tight, and he’s a genius accountant.

Sure, he’s a vicious little sociopath, but he keeps the lights on.

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Sorry about that

That was a test, yes? To see if I would kill Anna or not? To see if I have grown a sense of morality in all this time?

Be warned, Nicholas. I did not kill Anna ONLY because I agreed to follow [i]you[/i], not your clerk. If I had thought those would be the orders you would give in that situation, I would have done it without a second thought. Such future experiments may not go to your liking.

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorry about that

You mean Miss Jones, right?

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorry about that

I do not understand the inquiry.

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorry about that

In your initial reports, you referred to her as either by her full name, or “Miss Jones.” Then just Annabelle. Now just Anna. And you've spent more time with this girl than any other subject in the past, and given her far more leeway than them to boot. Almost like you’re growing more attached or something.

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorry about that

Do not be ridiculous.

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorry about that

Right, sorry, sorry. But just answer one question for me:

You said she’s sleeping more soundly. How exactly do you know that?

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: You there pal?

It’s been twenty-four hours. Cat got your tongue? Because that would be ironic.

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: You there pal?

I do not care for that line of questioning.

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: You there pal?

You’re right, though. I was testing you. Just had nothing to do with morality.

Proud of you. ;)

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: You there pal?

Drop the subject.

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: You there pal?

Right, right.

Hey, you know, on my last trip, I got some good news.

I was poking around Eastern Europe, looking for leads on this “Chairman” we keep hearing about. Apparently, he’d paid some mercenaries to stir up trouble in the area, and I thought it’d be nice to know why.

It was a bust, because they were all dead by the time I got there. Poisoned in their bunks. I found a note clutched in one of their hands: “Nice try, Nicky.” Not a good trip, all in all.

BUT. It wasn’t a total loss. I went to a local sorceress for leads. She didn’t have any about that, but she did have something else interesting.

She claimed that I carried the “mark of the wolf, but only faintly.” I immediately thought of you, and we came to the conclusion that your metaphysical scent rubbed off on me a bit.

She seemed delighted by this, and told me to say hello to “the Beast of St. Petersburg.” When I asked her what she meant of this, she said you were present at the Russian Revolution.

One-hundred years ago.

When I told her that someone had magically erased your memory, she just started laughing. It was rather eerie. But when she was done, she said that such magic is unstable, and could be broken with a little hard work. All we have to do is find reminders of your old self, and apparently it’ll break down some of the barriers, return percentages of your memory, your power, a little at a time.

Then she gave me your swords. She said you’d left them with her.

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: You there pal?

Swords? I had assumed my natural abilities were my primary weapon. Why would a werewolf need swords?

And why would I leave them with her?

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: You there pal?

She said you “stayed” with her for several years, and then she winked.

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: You there pal?

I do not understand.

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: You there pal?

You two were doing the sexing.

Anyway, she said you’d left her the swords, and that simply using them would gradually jog your memories, return your power. She also gave me a picture. Said seeing her face might help.

Of course, the picture features very little of her face…

Just so you don’t have to email me to say “I do not understand,” I mean it’s a nude photo.

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From: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
To: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: You there pal?

We were lovers?

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From: Nicholas Styx {iamthe@shadow.org}
To: Louis Garou {pawpatrol@shadow.org}
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: You there pal?

Apparently. I asked her to come see if she could do anything personally, but she refused. Wouldn’t tell me why.

But hey, there we go. Our first lead on your past, and hopefully on how to break the spell.

You’re welcome.