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[cerealboxbadge]

So, Bete Noire, huh? And I guess avoiding's out of the question.

[ neal's back is to the camera as he stares out the window, careful to present only relaxed lines that make it seems like he doesn't have a care in the world. it's a lie, but hey: image is everything. he's pretty sure right now a case could be made he's in shock, but when he turns to

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[ voice ]

[polarisation]

You're-

[ Not Slate. Pretty obviously not Slate. But dang. What is it with the body-doubles showing up lately? ]

Um. Could probably buy scissors somewhere...

[ visual ]

[cerealboxbadge]

I'm...?

[ neal doesn't recognize the voice, but that doesn't mean a lot. ]

That would be my second choice. I'm fresh off the assembly line, so to speak, so Good Samaritans are my bread and butter for now.

[ voice forever ]

[polarisation]

Just... remind me of somebody. Never mind.

[ It's the voice of a sixteen year old, to boot. ]

Oh. Uh... in that case, there's always the Hostel. Le Gode. S' free for the first two weeks.

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[cerealboxbadge]

I just have one of those faces.

[ and a million and a half aliases, but details. ]

See, that I already figured out. It's the finding scissors part I'm stuck on.

[polarisation]

We've got scissors here.

[cerealboxbadge]

Here being... where, exactly? I'm new, there are a lot of places here could be.

[polarisation]

Sorry. Uh. [ Insert address here. ]

[cerealboxbadge]

Then I might just be looking in all the wrong places, because our heres seem to be the same.

[ when really he hasn't looked at all. no better way to suss out a population than to ask for help and add an 'i'd owe you' on the end of it. ]

[polarisation]

Wh-you're here? [ Did he miss the guy coming in? ]

[cerealboxbadge]

Am I not supposed to be? [ art thieves freaking out about dimensional kidnapping: not big fans of doors. or legalities. or their real names. ]

[polarisation]

Uh... not without a key, no.

[cerealboxbadge]

[ well. shit. ]

Someone must have left a door open, I just assumed it was a free for all. I can come make it official, really.

[polarisation]

I need to know who's in what rooms so I can keep it all straight. [ And, you know, start charging after the two weeks. ] I'd appreciate it.

[cerealboxbadge]

Of course, no problem. [ neal would argue paying rent and being on the grid is a bad life choice, but then again he spent four years in a supermax prison. ] I can just come do that now, then. Maybe infringe a little more and borrow those scissors.

[polarisation]

Yeah, that's fine. [ Just be prepared to meet the teenaged, naturally blunette hostel owner, Neal. ] I'll grab 'em for you.

[cerealboxbadge]

I appreciate it, I really do. [ he'll dutifully not raise an eyebrow at the hair, or his age. p-p-p-poker face and all that. ]