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[Well. He often knew the names of those he killed beforehand. Kept watch. Struck in the dead of night. One doesn't get away with the murder of that many people without being meticulous. By the time they learned his name it was far too late. He was known as something else. And then he was gone.
He swallows hard.]
Have you turned yourself in for these crimes?
[Sorry, he doesn't follow everything happening on the network, like you might expect someone running a detective agency to. So he's a touch in the dark.]
[Twice. Twice more than he's been arrested. Break swallows. Not that he hasn't thought about it. Not that it hasn't been a frequent subject of nightmares over the years, getting what he deserves.]
It takes a sinner to know one, my dear.
[A pause. Then, abruptly:]
I'll do my best to get those names for you as soon as possible.
[He'll even charge a discounted rate, but he won't tell her that. He's not going to get in the way of anyone's self-imposed penance. Hell, he could give pointers if she asked for some.]
[She really doesn't care if this is a good time or not.]
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Yes, all of that is entirely possible. Who do you have in mind?
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They are natives to this place. A great deal of the ...evidence is still observable on the network.
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Ahh. Well, that shouldn't be toooo hard to track down. Do you have the dates of the ... incidents?
[Another pause. Usually he doesn't ask his clients why they want what they want, but something about this woman's tone...]
Could I ask what you'd like to do with this information, Bella-san?
[There, that nickname might work.]
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The rest of the city should know. Who they were.
[Dates come by means of magic, Break. What the hell, she'll send a howler. It's just not very angry. It's mopey.]
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That's...
[Well. He often knew the names of those he killed beforehand. Kept watch. Struck in the dead of night. One doesn't get away with the murder of that many people without being meticulous. By the time they learned his name it was far too late. He was known as something else. And then he was gone.
He swallows hard.]
Have you turned yourself in for these crimes?
[Sorry, he doesn't follow everything happening on the network, like you might expect someone running a detective agency to. So he's a touch in the dark.]
I won't, for the record. If you haven't.
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[Some of the police force were among her casualties.]
I would not fight them if they came for me this time.
Why, I wonder. Why would you say such a thing?
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It takes a sinner to know one, my dear.
[A pause. Then, abruptly:]
I'll do my best to get those names for you as soon as possible.
[He'll even charge a discounted rate, but he won't tell her that. He's not going to get in the way of anyone's self-imposed penance. Hell, he could give pointers if she asked for some.]
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