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[notpapa]

[Pass by a clinic today and you will see the less-than-triumphant return of Bookman. His forearms and what's visible of his chest are bandaged, and his right eye- most of the right side of his face, in fact- is covered as well.

He doesn't like dying, and he certainly doesn't like feeling like death warmed-over. So instead of a snarky remark or

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[besomeothername]

[Tap tap tap on your shoulder. Guess who? It's your favorite person!]

[notpapa]

[Oh goddamnit all :|]

What.

[besomeothername]

Tell me you remember who killed you.

[notpapa]

I remember who killed me. [Of course he's lying, and not even making an effort to hide the sarcasm in his voice.]

[besomeothername]

Did you get your Bookman title from a cereal box? I'm really starting to wonder.

[notpapa]

[If he's close enough, Bookman's going to try and smack the other upside the head.]

Shut up.

[besomeothername]

[That's been happening a lot lately. Perhaps Bookman will get a feel of why the old Panda did it so much]

I could, but then you'd miss the fun little exercise I had planned.

[notpapa]

[He is, and he doesn't like it. He frowns at the apprentice.]

And that is?

[besomeothername]

A little game of "Who dun it?".

[notpapa]

Think you'll be able to keep your attitude in check long enough to get work done?

[besomeothername]

Of course not. But I was figuring we'd do the whole "good cop, bad cop" routine. Makes it more entertaining.

[notpapa]

Only if it works.

[besomeothername]

[Fine, BookRabbit, he'll throw you a bone] The Earl stopped by during one of my investigations. Seems he is none to pleased about this either.

[notpapa]

No surprise there, considering some of the victims.

[besomeothername]

The Earl has never come out before when one of his Noah were killed.

[notpapa]

Were they ever killed to this extent, though? A death or two is to be expected in a place like this; systematic murders would get anyone's attention.