A (not-so) Routine Inspection

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((closed to Fett and Cayce. Set very soon after the Sylar Problem went a little boom.))

Since the departure of Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett, Boba Fett had not had any reason to communicate with Cayce Pollard. However, keeping an eye on the park and the general status of the occupants therein, Fett was bound to see that Cayce looked somehow injured when he saw her walking recently.

He needed to find out what was wrong in case it was a threat to the park. And since he was unsure how she was injured, he reasoned that it would be best to stop off at the Starcade and speak with her directly. The next day he did just that, knocking on the door with a gloved hand.

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[caycep]

"Thanks. I'll continue to keep an eye out for her myself."

Cayce started to scratch her elbow again and stopped, shoving her hands underneath her. "Fine, actually," she said. "It's gone from sore-all-the-time to itchy-and-annoying, so it should be healed properly soon. My friend Susan's been—" clucking over me "—helping out."

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"Good," he said, nodding. "Then all that remains is deciding how this potential threat should be handled."

Obviously, the way Sweeney and Lovett had been dealt with had not worked out as they planned. A different tack was called for in the future.

[caycep]

Cayce nodded. "The main thing is ... well, the powers. Trying to contain him with conventional weaponry is going to be difficult. There's other metahumans in the park, of course. And..."

Again with the Crowley problem. She thought a moment, and went on, "And I know at least one of the metahumans knows who the guy is, and that he's a danger. And this person can be trusted to help. I'm afraid I can't say who this is; I'm, um, sworn to secrecy on the matter."

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Fett wouldn't pry, at least not for now. "It would be wise to know who else has powers in this park, to know who he might target. I have seen people fly here, among other talents."

The fact that he took issue with these people having such abilities was neither here nor there at the moment.

[caycep]

"Well, offhand, I can tell you that Elle Bishop is one. She can do things with electricity and she's not shy about it. And yeah, there's Kon; he's the one who flies. There's Sirius and James, who are, um, wizards." That probably wouldn't sit well with Fett, but there wasn't anything else for it. "I'll go through my records and see who else I know of who he might take an interest in." Hm. Maybe some kind of poll would be in order.

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"All right. For the present that will have to do. If he tries anything again, more severe action will have to be taken." It sounded sober, calculating, a little paranoid. Just another typical day for a bounty hunter.

[caycep]

"I'll keep you informed. Especially if I can learn anything else—where he can commonly be found, that sort of thing. Thank you."

When you thought about it for long, it was the most absurd thing in the world: feeling better about things because you had one of the galaxy's most feared bounty hunters on your side against a superpowered psycho. It was almost funny, except for the part where it was actually completely serious.

Interesting times, indeed.

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Fett nodded again. "Be cautious. I will let you know if I learn anything as well."

And with that, he turned and left Cayce's office.

He was turning into the invisible town sheriff. Interesting didn't begin to cover it.