Primoday, Rami 8th 067.M42
I… don't know what to say or do right now.
I took the information I had to the Magisters today, trotted off to my appointment at the allotted time like a good little citizen. I didn't record Arlean's call (I didn't think I would need to, it was just a call with my sister for Throne's sake!), but I'd written down as much as I could remember of our conversation. I finished up work, got my files in order and headed down to twenty-fourth. I attended the watch-house, presented myself to the adept at the desk, sat down and waited.
And waited.
Apparently Senior Magister Josiah was busy, which I understand, I really do. The wheels of Imperial justice and the criminals of the hive don't stop doing what they do just because Rewalt Mason needs to see the Magister but… Throne. He could have sent an underling to see me, couldn't he? Just someone to collect the information and take my statement?
I ended up waiting for nearly three and a half hours, before the Senior Magister finally came out to see me and take me into an office for interviewing. I say interviewing. He barely seemed to care about anything I had to say, and when I admitted that the footage we found didn't show any evidence of coercion or threat being used to draw Daisy or any of the others over and that I didn't actually know who'd tried to break into my hab room in the lower hive, he essentially closed the file, thanked me for my time and told me that as there was still no evidence of an actual crime occurring that they would not be re-opening the case. Thank you, don't come again.
I wonder now if I'd have any more luck going to see the Arbites. If the Magisters are complaining I don't have enough actual evidence, are the Judges likely to be happy with what I have? Will they accept my statement, or would they want more actual evidence? Anyway, it's rather academic now. After having so much of my time wasted by Josiah tonight, I didn't have the time to look up the location of the Arbites Precinct House, make my way there, find someone to tell my whole tale to and then wait for them to tell me if I had enough evidence or not. So I just ended up coming home and trying to call Maddy to talk to her about what happened, but her vox just rang out. I guess she was asleep or helping her Mum or something, so I suppose I'll try to talk to her tomorrow at some point.
Throne, I hope she's right and the Arbites will want to take this a bit more seriously. I mean… it seems like a cult, right? I don't think I'm misreading the situation… odd people, dressed strangely. People going missing, strange occurrences, threatening behaviour when people try to look into it. I mean, I hope I'm wrong but I fear I'm not.
Thought for the Day: Keep faith, not hope. High hopes only increase how far your spirits can fall.
