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005 | Anna Milton | [AUDIO]

[ In contrast, the next public announcement over the communicators is much more calm. So calm it's almost eerie, in fact, like all the emotion has been completely drained from the voice that rings out. ]

Since we're all on red alert anyway, I'd like to report another missing person. My housemate, Balthazar. I haven't seen him around, and I am starting to grow concerned. If people could keep an eye out for him while looking, I would appreciate it greatly.

[ Yeah, it's definitely eerie. Calm is almost cold in this instance, and after a short stretch of silence there's a soft rustle of sound in the background, then she finishes speaking. ]

If anyone needs me, I'll be out looking. Thanks.

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[ Tony's voice is quiet and serious, no nonsense. ]

Describe him for me. I'm already out looking for Party Poison's friend. I'll add yours to my search.

Around five eleven, blond hair, late thirties. He's British, he wears v necks.

[ Everything about her response is curt professionalism, without any more conversation than necessary. ]

Is that enough to narrow him down?

That'll do just fine.

[ Just as professional and impersonal. ]

I'm on it. I'll let you know what I find.

[ There's a quiet, awkward pause, and then her voice softens ever so slightly. ]

The help...is appreciated. Thank you.

Don't mention it.

[ Not like he knows what to do with gratitude anyway. ]

We won't give up until we find him. However long it takes.

Bruce came back. [ And yeah, maybe the comment is more to comfort herself than anything else. ] He came back, surely it can't be long before we find my br- housemate too.

[ Slip up? What slip up? ]

[ Sorry, Anna. Tony's not talking about Bruce. ]

Steve came back too. People come back. He will too.

[ He heard that slip, but he's not touching it. Not right now. ]

[ Granted, she's at least aware enough to notice that he's blatantly avoiding a topic there. It's just that she's really focused on not reacting to anything right now, so it gets filed away for a later topic of discussion instead. ]

When you went on your search, how successful were you and your friends?

We almost got killed.

[ He says it with a sort of deadpan disinterest, like it happens so much it's not a big deal. ]

And we didn't find anybody. But we did learn that our captors were involved. Which is more information than we had. It gave us a place to start forming a plan.

[ And the problem with this is - as self-righteous as it may come across, Anna really doesn't think her fate will end the same way. After all, she's an angel right? What could possibly hurt her?

...Never mind the fact that she's only just gotten her voice back from something that managed to affect both humans and supernatural beings alike. ]

This is good to know. Is there anything in particular that I should be wary of?

Robotic duplicates in the woods. You should probably let me handle that, actually. I'm the resident robot expert. I can deal with them better than anyone else.

[ And they're really dangerous and he'd feel better being the one to risk his otherwise useless life than he would feel about putting her in danger. ]

That's not going to happen.

[ So that's what it takes to get something close to an emotional response from her, apparently. Her answer is sharp, immediate, and absolutely unbudging. ]

It's too risky, you almost died. I'm not risking anyone for this.

It's not a negotiation. I know the layout. I know the threat. I know how to handle it. And I decide what I risk and when I do it. It's fine. I'll be fine.

Just take care of the rest of the place. I can't be everywhere at once.

You expect me to stand back while you almost die again? It's not happening. Both of us or neither, that is not a negotiation.

Already there, Ariel. Don't worry. I've got a secret weapon.

Meeting adjourned, darling. See you on the flip side.

[ He's not risking her. He's not risking anyone. So he cuts the feed. ]

Edited 2013-01-10 00:51 (UTC)

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