One must assume so. Once we hand them in, they are immediately taken below ground - and the access to that area is severely restricted. No Lost Soul has the credentials required to descend there.
[ He does not sound pleased about that either. Every day there are more and more cursed statues placed directly under his workplace and he just... doesn't know what they're doing with them. It does not make for a relaxed work atmosphere. ]
Even if I had access to this classified information, I would not be at liberty to share with you - but as it stands, I admit to my own frustration that I am also in the dark.
It is not the lack of individual access that I find troublesome. Rather, it is that so many haniwa now exist in a single location; a location directly beneath one of the main operating pillars of this district.
[Perhaps van Zieks can see where he is going with this. Sholmes continues nonetheless, always unhesitatingly ready to expound.]
I do not believe whoever is ushering them into the city, and by whatever means, is doing so blindly. There is a clear effort behind the whole endeavor, and with effort implies intention. No doubt they know that the Enma will not let them simply sit scattered in every street corner; that the department will start collecting and housing them under their own care. Perhaps that is the point.
[Logically, that is the only action that could have been taken.]
In summation: you work directly above a ticking time bomb, Mr Reaper, that I am afraid may go off at any minute.
[ There is a long moment of silence on the other end of the line. ]
... even if I desired to dispute this theory, I cannot.
[ And that is precisely why he is so frustrated about not knowing how the Haniwa are stored or treated. It would be a whole lot more reassuring if he could say with full certainty that they are being neutralized. ]
The statuettes are harming the citizens so they can't be left unguarded and they cannot be safely destroyed by individuals - the Department has very effectively been forced into starting a collection to mitigate short term harm. And in the long run... You are not the first who has voiced concern to me.
I would imagine not. The danger is clear, and yet…
[Here, he pauses. More rustling emanates from the other end, and then something that sounds like a match striking. Presumably, he is lighting one of the many pipes he's already gathered during his stay in this world. (And not setting a wayward experiment aflame, don't worry, van Zieks.)
When he speaks again, his tone is contemplative and even mildly impressed.]
...Well, it leaves us with no other recourse regarding how to deal with them. It really is quite a clever plan despite its simplicity, should the worse actually come to pass.
[Inhales a drag of smoke.]
As a detective, I do not subscribe to the "wait and see" approach; I prefer action to reaction. However, in this instance, there is not much either of us can do. So my advice to you is plain. Keep a keen eye out, and be careful.
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[ He does not sound pleased about that either. Every day there are more and more cursed statues placed directly under his workplace and he just... doesn't know what they're doing with them. It does not make for a relaxed work atmosphere. ]
Even if I had access to this classified information, I would not be at liberty to share with you - but as it stands, I admit to my own frustration that I am also in the dark.
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[Perhaps van Zieks can see where he is going with this. Sholmes continues nonetheless, always unhesitatingly ready to expound.]
I do not believe whoever is ushering them into the city, and by whatever means, is doing so blindly. There is a clear effort behind the whole endeavor, and with effort implies intention. No doubt they know that the Enma will not let them simply sit scattered in every street corner; that the department will start collecting and housing them under their own care. Perhaps that is the point.
[Logically, that is the only action that could have been taken.]
In summation: you work directly above a ticking time bomb, Mr Reaper, that I am afraid may go off at any minute.
no subject
... even if I desired to dispute this theory, I cannot.
[ And that is precisely why he is so frustrated about not knowing how the Haniwa are stored or treated. It would be a whole lot more reassuring if he could say with full certainty that they are being neutralized. ]
The statuettes are harming the citizens so they can't be left unguarded and they cannot be safely destroyed by individuals - the Department has very effectively been forced into starting a collection to mitigate short term harm. And in the long run... You are not the first who has voiced concern to me.
no subject
[Here, he pauses. More rustling emanates from the other end, and then something that sounds like a match striking. Presumably, he is lighting one of the many pipes he's already gathered during his stay in this world. (And not setting a wayward experiment aflame, don't worry, van Zieks.)
When he speaks again, his tone is contemplative and even mildly impressed.]
...Well, it leaves us with no other recourse regarding how to deal with them. It really is quite a clever plan despite its simplicity, should the worse actually come to pass.
[Inhales a drag of smoke.]
As a detective, I do not subscribe to the "wait and see" approach; I prefer action to reaction. However, in this instance, there is not much either of us can do. So my advice to you is plain. Keep a keen eye out, and be careful.