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[halfthelady]

[Jessamine's voice is pleasant and lovely as a lady's voice should be. This reveals nothing of the countless hours she tried before hand to record the message. You wouldn't have guessed that she was ready to chuck the phone into the lake mere moments before.]

You've reached Miss Jessamine Lovelace. I'm terribly sorry to have missed your phone call,

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[failssassin]

[Desmond looks rather uncomfortable and unsure when he calls her, but after learning of Isabelle's murder, his first thoughts were of Jessamine. So he calls her to make sure she's all right. Because no matter how much the two girls don't get along, he's pretty sure she still cares about the other Shadowhunter.]

Hey.....I.....I just wanted to check and ask if you are....all right....

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[halfthelady]

[Excuse Jessamine if she's only going to use the voice portion of the call. She doesn't exactly want to see anyone at the moment. She's been doing her best to cope and that usually means trying to go about doing things like nothing is wrong. It's difficult though and her usual activites had been done with a lackluster effort. When she gets the call, she almost considers not answering simply because she doesn't want to speak to anyone.

She knows she can't do that though and finally she picks up.]

Desmond. Of course, why wouldn't I be?

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[failssassin]

[Desmond is not entirely surprise to hear the blond denying any emotions she might feel about the whole ordeal. And that's why he's going to tilt his head, giving her a slightly stern look. He knows she can see him and he really wants to let her know that it's all right for her to talk about this. At least to him.]

I know about what happened to Isabelle. How are you holding up?...Do you need anything?

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[halfthelady]

Oh. That. [She knows that he can't see her but she still looks away from the Dreamberry, busying herself with combing her hair. When she speaks next though, her voice wavers only slightly.]

I'm fine. Living at the Institute you get quite used to being around death. A lovely environment for a young lady like myself, correct?

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[failssassin]

[He hears her voice wavers, if only because he's used to pick up small details like that. Not because he's being more attentive when it comes to Jessamine, no, not at all.]

Being surrounded by death and dealing with one that from someone close is two things, Jessamine. [He would know. Well. Ezio would know, but since he's loved part of his life, he knows too.]

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[halfthelady]

Yes, well all the more reason for me to return home and leave the Institute. The sooner the better.

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[failssassin]

Wouldn't it be easier just to stay here instead?

[He sighs lightly as he shakes his head. Why so bent on hiding how you feel about this, Jessamine?]

How's her little brother...[He pauses, trying to remember his name]...Max?...How's he doing?

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[halfthelady]

Why? London is normal if you ignore the Downworld. Here, there's always a constant reminder.

[Because she's been doing it her whole life, Desmond.]

Max is...he's been in his room most of the time.