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[veritamania]

[ A storm rolls into the city

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[byweavinglives]

[The video opens with Saya's eyes; she looks at him for a moment, and a longer moment, and finally she speaks.]

Nigel?

[veritamania]

[ The rain patters on the phone screen so hard that it almost obscures his face. ]

Thankfully, no. Best two out of three?

[byweavinglives]

Thankfully for you, perhaps.

Hello.

[veritamania]

Who'd want to be called 'Nigel'?

[byweavinglives]

If it was your name, you would want to be called Nigel.

[veritamania]

I beg to differ. I'd want to be called something mildly less hideous.

[ His head cants lightly. A crack of lightning makes his eyes, unnaturally deep and blask, stand stark against the paleness of his face. ]

I have a question for you.

[byweavinglives]

[He own head tilts, and her eyes lighten a touch]

Yes?

...blank, even. I am the best at typing.

[veritamania]

On the subject of names: 'Ryves'. Ring a bell?

AHAHAH I TOTALLY DIDN'T NOTICE

[byweavinglives]

Yes.

[veritamania]

Then he is here.

[ His eyes flicker away for an instant, and the storm abates for that span of time. ]

[byweavinglives]

Is he?

[veritamania]

Yes.

[ He is not about to tell her how he knows that, but he does and that's what matters. She'll figure it out eventually, if she's smart or interesting in any way. Nick's gaze is back on Saya. ]

What are you?

[ She might be able to feel his power, running along the lines of the City and touching, feeling, examining as it goes. Inspecting her, too. ]

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[byweavinglives]

[Her smile widens a touch, but it's not a real smile, something's missing in the eyes]

I'm a woman.

[It's true, she is a woman. Most of the time. She isn't human, though, and if he can sense that, he might be able to see that she resonates oddly, buzzing at the edges of reality, like she can touch two planes at once]

Private | unhackable

[veritamania]

[ He knows that smile! He sees it in the mirror sometimes. As for her magical 'presence', well. It's the mark of something otherwise more intimate to him. ]

Doubtful.

[ His own mouth twitches at the corners...only slightly. ]

Female, though, that much I can see.

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[byweavinglives]

I'm told it's impolite to ask a lady intimate questions like that.

[Not that she's offended, because she's not]

What do you think I am?

Private | unhackable

[veritamania]

Consider me ruder than most.

[ A brow raised in interest. ]

I think we're similar, you and I.