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[om_escher]

I assume you're aware of what's been happening.

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[om_sage]

I am.

I do peruse public journal offerings from time to time in order to keep abreast of current events at the school. In the event you were wondering.

[om_escher]

I'd be surprised if you didn't.

You knew this would happen?

[om_sage]

I suspected something like it might, when Chroma first approached me.

[om_escher]

You could have stopped it if you wanted to.

[om_sage]

Possibly. But to what benefit? It would only have enhanced Backlash's mistrust, and cultivated similar feelings in Chroma.

This way, there is at least the possibility of closure, eventually.

[om_escher]

Then why buy silence in the first place?

[om_sage]

At the time, it was the most expedient course of action available.

[om_escher]

Blackmail seems crude for you.

[om_sage]

Crudity or elegance are extraneous concerns. My primary interest is efficacy.

[om_escher]

My point. Unless you were aiming for a lot of panicked babbling about civil rights.

[om_sage]

That debate became inevitable the moment my internal surveillance of the student body came to light.

Though it does seem a bit ludicrous, given that the Professor and Psylocke both currently live in close proximity to those presently panicked.

[om_escher]

Email hacking is easier to wrap your head around than telepathy.

You're going to just let it ride?

[om_sage]

At this point, direct intervention on my part seems counterproductive.

I have no interest in defending my actions. The students and my former peers are free to think of me what they may.

[om_escher]

I'm not arguing the point, just clarifying. This is not the last time something will have to be done that the rest won't like.

[om_sage]

No. It is not, unfortunately.

In light of present circumstances, perhaps it would be wise for me to further distance myself from the school.

I can continue to update you regarding security concerns via more surreptitious means.

[om_escher]

Understood. And do.

Though I draw the line at code phrases.

[om_sage]

Acknowledged. I'll be in touch.