[The view isn't from directly overhead, but it's almost there and it's steady, displaying a mahogany table top and a pair of white-gloved hands busily manipulating crochet needles. Mingled with and leading away from the needles is a line of gold wire, gleaming in the light--it's being pulled into looped stitches like regular yarn would be. Off to
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-But apparently she gave, instead.
If Alois does hate Hannah right now, it's because Claude's hung up on him. That doesn't make sense, but it's easy to make it her fault. Everything is easier when it's Hannah's fault. So, 'nirvana' - that can be her fault, too. Elsewhere, the place Alois thinks he might be dreaming of sometimes, that's all Hannah's fault. A perfect section of blame, just for her.
The fact remains that Claude cut his feed too abruptly, left too many questions hanging and not enough reassurance. Alois feels like a little hurricane, and he's been wanting to take something away from Claude ever since the pretty hair piece first made its appearance. That's why the bird's in the room with him, of course. And that's why he really does step on it.
It's gruesome - pretty disgusting, trapping a macaw and crushing its neck and then its head under the finely crafted heel of a leather boot. (RIP Tzipporah, never forget. Again.) He'll need a new pair of shoes, though. Claude can get it for him later. Afterward, Alois will be testy, remorseless over the mess of blood and blue feathers, and he'll hate things (demons, certain servants) without really hating them very much at all. Claude's punishment in place, Alois seeks to be the only thing Claude (owns) wants or needs.
This isn't fair. He wants pearls from Claude and answers from Hannah.]
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