Miss Justice?
The name Audrey Hall immediately sprang to Klein's mind. He instinctively raised an eyebrow and continued walking forward without betraying anything.
Was she giving these people basic psychological treatment? Hmm-I'm not surprised that a Telepathist would study psychology. Was this to digest her potion?
Klein recalled the Sequence that followed Telepathist: Psychiatrist!
It seemed the information Nimrod had spread at the Tarot Club had indeed left this justice-minded noblewoman feeling a sense of urgency and helplessness, prompting her to think about digesting her potion and advancing as soon as possible.
Thinking of the catastrophe about to befall Backlund and the prophesied apocalypse, Klein's mood abruptly worsened, perhaps influenced by the atmosphere here.
The student-like staff member led them into an empty room and explained, "This room is unoccupied, so no one will disturb you. You can conduct the interview here.
"We don't have a dedicated reception room yet-cough, I'll bring over the interviewee we arranged for you."
With that, the staff member headed out, leaving Mike and Klein in the room.
Mike glanced around the room, which could aptly be described as four bare walls, but paid it little mind. In a casual, conversational tone, he said to Klein, "I wonder how they persuaded those people to agree to interviews-"
Recalling what he had seen along the way, Klein rubbed his deliberately stubbled chin. "I noticed that some of the people receiving relief in those rooms were still doing work. Perhaps being interviewed by a reporter counts toward their volunteer work? I don't really understand how this poorhouse operates, but an easy interview would certainly be more appealing than physical labor."
"Yes, and if Mr. Fried is confident in his poorhouse, he probably wants other newspapers to report on it too."
Volunteer work was a regular activity in