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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 22, 2015 13:02:49 GMT -5
"...Teja? I'm sorry, Nina's left the island with a stranger, so I was anticipating her instead. What's happened? "
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Post by Teja on Sept 22, 2015 13:05:22 GMT -5
"I- your daughter's gone? Is everything all right?"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 22, 2015 13:35:47 GMT -5
"If she doesn't call me back by ten in the morning, I'm going to have to start looking myself. We've spoken, at least. Is everything all right on your end?"
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Post by Teja on Sept 22, 2015 13:52:30 GMT -5
"Everything's... " She hesitated. "When we last spoke you had a lot going on. I take it that hasn't changed any, huh?"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 22, 2015 14:13:16 GMT -5
"It's after 11 here, Teja," he said, with a gentle laugh. "I'm not immediately pressed for time."
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Post by Teja on Sept 22, 2015 14:47:59 GMT -5
"It's..."
She looked over at Loki in despair, moving the receiver so Adrian wouldn't hear her whisper loudly, "I can't tell him!"
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 22, 2015 14:55:14 GMT -5
"Ask him if you can stop by?" Loki suggested lamely.
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Post by Teja on Sept 22, 2015 14:58:42 GMT -5
"Can I tell you in person?" she asked weakly. She could already tell she was tearing up again. "No, nevermind- I'll just - I'll tell you when you're back from Greece, it's not a big deal-"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 22, 2015 15:01:20 GMT -5
So whatever it was, Loki knew about it. All right.
"...I don't mind if you come. It might be easier to have everything in one place."
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Post by Teja on Sept 22, 2015 15:07:35 GMT -5
"No, no, it's fine-"
She hung up and dropped the phone, looking absolutely devastated.
"Loki, I can't, I can't do it- oh god, it's bad enough without talking about it-"
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 22, 2015 15:38:53 GMT -5
Loki pressed her to his chest.
"Sparrow, between the two of us, we might make the only kind of boundary Krolock will respect. Veidt's got more money than he knows what to do with, and that can't hurt."
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Post by Teja on Sept 22, 2015 15:40:04 GMT -5
"But I don't know how to tell Adrian-" She pressed her face against him as though she could hide.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 22, 2015 15:43:00 GMT -5
"Adrian doesn't have to know everything."
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Post by Teja on Sept 22, 2015 15:43:43 GMT -5
"What would I keep out?"
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Post by Loki Odinsson on Sept 22, 2015 15:47:38 GMT -5
Loki sighed.
"We have to do something! I couldn't bear it if something happened to you-"
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