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[maoser]

Hmf. This is typical of you, you know. I've got better things to do with my time than indulge another one of your passing whims.

But I admit, it might be interesting. Hei is there, after all.

[There is a distinct laugh in his voice. Guess what, Hei? He knows.]

Comments

[mortemscintilla]

[ Also: As comeback for prying into Hei's private business, ]

There are stores that sell cat-meat too.

[maoser]

ERK. Where is this place, China?!

[mortemscintilla]

[ Tut, tut, Mao. He'll protect you. ]

Don't stereotype. Cats are a delicacy in Peru and rural Switzerland.

[maoser]

[Hrmph.]

Nowhere civilized.

[mortemscintilla]

[ Let's not get into semantics. ]

Depends on your definition of civilized.

[ Humans are barbarians. Contractors -- non-humans, in the City's case -- are often monsters. Their symbiotic relationship results in nothing but turmoil. The City is no exception. ]

[maoser]

Hm.

[Mao yawns widely and stretches.]

So what are you going to do about her?

[mortemscintilla]

Should that be your lookout?

[ Complicated questions. Evasive answers. If she becomes a problem, he'll deal with her. Anything beyond the sphere of combat, however, leaves his faculties poleaxed. Not that it's Mao's concern. Not unless it's a danger to their team as a whole. ]

[maoser]

[She should be dealt with before she has a chance to become a problem. This procrastination is senseless.]

You're only delaying the inevitable.

[mortemscintilla]

[ Hei and senseless are synonymous. You know that. But he's proven time and time again that he can transform conundrums into checkmates. ]

[ The only question is how. ]

It's not so simple in a place where no one stays dead.

[maoser]

That's inconvenient.

[twitch. twitch. goes the tail as he thinks]

But there are other ways of handling it.

[mortemscintilla]

I'll carry them out if the need arises.

[ You aren't the boss of him 8V ]

[maoser]

[Mao's tail twitches faster. Hei's whims can be amusing, but they were often equally frustrating.

The irritation is really a mask for the fact that Mao is worried. This girl is a liability to Hei, and not simply because she knows his identity. She's altered his behavior.

The situation will require close monitoring.]