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[bass_line_blues]

So now they know

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[k_gabriel]

Karla can help with grapevining!

Because Karla is a social butterfly and talks to everyone. Yes.

"Hey."

[bass_line_blues]

"- hey," Preston says, sitting up straight.

Because on the list of people who need to be told PRONTO, Karla: kind of at the top, in Preston's mind. Although Claire and Russ might disagree.

"Hey, Karla - do you know a guy named Nick?"

[k_gabriel]

"--Met him once," Karla says, sounding like the meeting didn't leave the best impression on her. "Why?"

[bass_line_blues]

Succinct: "Gwen recognized his scent around where I got chased."

Preston shrugs, a little. "Which I guess is circumstantial evidence, but - odds seem good that he's our bad guy."

[cheng_hu]

Hey look, it's the pony express.

Or it's Daniel, anyway. Patting a dusty looking Crabapple on her side as he pulls off her saddle outside. Looks like he's planning to stay for a little while.

[bass_line_blues]

Preston doesn't approach too closely to Crabapple, but he waves to Daniel, from within the doorway, with a little urgency.

[cheng_hu]

He raises an eyebrow, but comes over when he's finished settling the horse in.

"What set a fire under your tail?"

[bass_line_blues]

"News," Preston says, briefly.

"Gwen thinks she's recognized the bastard that's behind the murders."

[iholdtheline]

Charmaine is...reading.

But she certainly is able to pass on messages. She has faced down lawyers, she can face down Claire.

...

Well.

[bass_line_blues]

Preston doesn't know Charmaine well - but he can recognize her by sight, at least, and so he heads in her direction.

"- hey. Charmaine, right?"

[iholdtheline]

You tend to stick out, being five foot nine and skinny. She glances up.

"Yes? ...Preston, wasn't it?"

Also, Southern.

[bass_line_blues]

Also, smelling of vampire from a mile off.

"Yeah - that's me. Uh - sorry if this is a little direct, but - you're at the Field Museum, right?"

[rebelw_outclaws]

As long as he doesn't mean actually collaring, yeah?, there's someone walking in the door who might benefit from knowledge of current events.

[bass_line_blues]

"Russ."

Preston's standing as he sees him. To be extra sure of catching his attention.

[rebelw_outclaws]

He gets the raised eyebrows.

"Yeah?"

[bass_line_blues]

"Remember," Preston says, carefully, "you promised me backup to go bad-guy hunting?"