IC Inbox: Duplicity

[singinghuntress]

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[singinghuntress]

[She pauses for a moment and looks uneasy.]

From vat I know..she vasn't.

[Is she fidgeting? Definitely and being very interested in the books in front of her.]

[goneforawalk]

She?

[ he leans forward, interested. ]

Who was she, then? Who sired her?

[singinghuntress]

[And her fidgeting was getting worse. Was she rearranging the same three titles? Yes, yes she was.]

Vell...

[She went silent for several long minutes.]

From vat I gazhered from conversations... you did.

[goneforawalk]

[ there's a long moment that draws on. he's silent, and he looks suddenly uneasy. ]

What was her name.

[ it's flat, blunt. ]

[singinghuntress]

[More silence as she finally gave up on the books and leaned back against the counter.]

Mina.

Zhat vas vat vas written in her files und vat Dok used to create us.

[goneforawalk]

[ he sits, staring blankly, and for a moment it looks like he hasn't even registered it. like he's practically catatonic. then his hand slowly moves and he flicks off the video feed. ]

this conversation is over

[singinghuntress]

[She's quietly watching him as he seemed to not exactly take that well. Somehow, she had a feeling that might be the case....

And very much not surprised when he hangs up on her. Rip's just going to let this be for now.]