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"They'd actually build a fence under ground?" Gaius scowled, his wind taken out now that he actually had to think about the difficulties of the plan. Obstacles always got in the way! "Yeah, I guess they would... Probably too hard to dig under its foundation. Too deep."

He followed Seth's finger down the beach, spotting the small building for the first time. His ear twitched with a hint of annoyance as Seth joked about the gullible man, feeling a note of sympathy for someone who shared one of his own flaws, but... if he was on the side of the labs... He disliked doing it, but that might be enough to justify using him. It wasn't like they were doing him any harm, after all.

"Wire-cutters, huh? Well, I might not be able to talk to that guy - I'm not very good at smooth talking, honestly... But, I was just thinking... the theater could really use a nice lighting system, maybe some things hung up above for spot lights, you know?" He gave Seth a conspiratorial wink and grinned broadly, showing off his sizable incisors. "If I ask Sabin, act like I've turned over a new leaf... We might get them to help with our attack against them!"

"We'll just have to make sure we don't fail, then!" Gaius said with a suddenly serious expression.

Vixen, who'd lost interest in the conversation after a couple minutes, was around on the other side of the rocks, hunting the little crabs that scurried about in the shallow water and rocks. Gaius cast a glance her way, then back at the beach. "We should probably move soon. Even if they can't see or hear us well, who knows if they start getting suspicious."

"Just... one thing I'm wondering," Gaius said, turning back to Seth. "Where are we going to dig? And... how are we going to avoid the cameras? They're sure to see anyone making a big hole near the complex, aren't they?"

"We can walk slow. Hopefully they won't notice us then."

Gaius let out a low whistle as Seth gave the estimates and grimaced. "Meters? Damn, even if we had shifts of islanders digging all hours of the day... But the closer we are, the riskier it is. Still, any time we can shave off would be worth it. Who knows how long some of us have, anyways?" He waved one of his hands, showing off the stubby fingers, and scowled. "Besides that, if there's any way to stop them from bringing more innocents to the island..."

He trailed off, and the pegasus walked with Seth a ways in silence, not even flinching when Vixen bounded up beside him, driftwood branch in her mouth, and splashed them both with sea water. He was deep in thought, rolling over the problems and what all needed to get done, as well as the risk he'd be taking. It was worth it, he had no doubt about that.

"Yeah," he finally spoke up, lifting his head. "Yeah, it sounds good. We could use some more loyal people, though... Ones we can trust. But now's the time to start."

The horse-man remained silent as Seth commented about Vixen. While he would prefer to be honest, after this talk with Seth, he doubted whether the man would take the fact that she was a gift from the labs very well. There just wasn't any way in Gaius's mind to make the thylacine understand his need for her companionship, even if she was lab-tainted.

"I think I know some people we can bring in on this... maybe a couple workers from the theater project. And I'll keep an eye out for anyone who looks promising. But don't worry! I promise I won't leak anything without being totally sure!"

Once the two were on the dry sand, Gaius took Vixen leash and began heading down the bank a bit. "We should probably split up now - keep them from wondering much. But remember, if you need me, I'm over in duplex #62!"