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[tothelight]

Who: Relevant persons
Where: A second-floor apartment in Central Corehaven, Cepheus
When: King's Year 197, late spring
What: Spam Fushigi mysteries

* for what may be the first time in almost two years, the Core's Head Engineer hasn't reported in for duty in the last two days. *

* what do. *

Comments

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

I won't!

[tothelight]

...



* sits back down-- or looks more like his legs buckle under him.*

...keys. Worktable left drawer. Second down.

Lock me in.

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

. . . I want to take any bullets you have left too.

[tothelight]

* ...hesitates. *

...I need those.

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

No, you don't. There are no strange men here.

[tothelight]

You don't know that--

...



Take the gun. Bullets are on the floor somewhere. You'd have to look.

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

[breathes a heavy sigh of relief and turns to get it]

Thank you.

[tothelight]

* just. stays there. *

...

[sharksong.insanejournal.com]

[gun get! she's making a point to hold it by the barrel so he (hopefully) can't get it in his head that she's about to shoot him :( rifles through the worktable for the keys too]

I'll be back soon, okay?

[tothelight]

* it's a mess, but you find them. he's staring at a spot on the carpet a few feet away instead of anywhere near you. *

* ...jerks his head once, in a nod. *