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[color=bc8dbf]"I won't dissuade you from going,"[/color] said Karen, [color=bc8dbf]"but if there's one piece of advice I think I can give, it's to listen to what they have to say. If in fact, their message is just and true, then by all means, I encourage you to join them. The opposite also holds true; if it turns out that they're nothing more than delinquents and radicals, the turn your head away from them."[/color]

The Cloaks, despite their infamy, were still a relatively mysterious group. The things they stood for, while clear on paper, were actually vague when put under scrutiny. Perhaps there was a ring of truth to their cause, and perhaps it might even be for the betterment of society that their strength grows. Karen didn't know. What she did know however . . .

[color=bc8dbf]"I will be doing the same, but not after I properly chastise them for their inexcusable conduct on the train,"[/color] she said, her calm demeanor belying the vicious glint that shown in her eyes at the word "chastise", [color=bc8dbf]"to say I was not impressed is an understatement of the greatest measure."[/color]

Pausing her little rant for another bite, Karen sighed. She was probably going to hold on to this annoyance on her chest until she met the Cloaks in person. 

Looking at Elliot, Karen said with a smile: [color=bc8dbf]"Of course, I hope you'll inform me of your decision when the time comes. I rather like knowing where my friends stand on the ideological scale.."[/color]