six: private video.

[purpletaint]

[ For once, he has no ill humor to add to the tidings, and only sends messages to two users. ]

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[Private | Maximum Ride]

Were you at the party, love? What went on after the surprise? I was a little indisposed.

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[Private | Dai]

I was just checking in. Was that something planned or not at all? If the latter, did things turn out well? [ A tell

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[lolwhatfuture]

I was. And I nearly got my friggin face eaten. [As evidenced by the small cuts and smears of dried blood laid across what the camera shows of her, and the thoroughly irritated look she can't seem to let go of.]

This time I'm taking a shower, and I am never coming out.

[She blinks.]

You went into that hole, didn't you?

video-private;

[purpletaint]

[ He seems to look impressed. ] And yet, you're quite whole! Nicely done.

[ Though at her question, he seems altogether too pleased. ] I did.

[lolwhatfuture]

video-private;

You weren't there. [To see her fall on her ass.]

[oh little bb, of course you did.] I figured you would. Find anything exciting or same ol' same ol'?

[purpletaint]

[ ooc: this commenting format and its disallowing of certain icons, sigh.... ]

You remain. That's all that matters in the end.

More or less.... [ For a moment, he doesn't seem to be willing to expand. Then he sighs. ] Nothing in the way of answers. Only more riddles. I'd like more time there. There's possibility present.

private.

[redeify]

My. I go and suffer a brutal head wound, and I'm still seen as insincere in my innocence? [ he smiles, leaning his head in his hand and answering somewhat blithely. ] ... I'm not in the habit of letting anyone else overpower the excitement of my parties, and this time is no different.

But it wasn't exactly my doing. I permitted the dragon, foremost to see what was intended by it. [ and because it seemed like it might have hilarious results, but hay. ] But I didn't send it. Going by its element, it was one of Belin's. That woman is supposed to be on my side; she has been in the past, at least. We killed the other magisters together, so on, so forth.

Going by this, though, I suppose she got bored. I have no idea what was intended by the opening in Niflheim, however. Did you see anything of interest?

private.

[purpletaint]

[ He listens to all of that silently, and has the grace to look the slightest bit contrite. Feigned or genuine, however, is still questioned. ]

You have my apologies, then. For leaving. How is your health, now? [ Curiosity there, a bit overriding the concern. Albedo is a regenerator; the fact of wounds.... As well as the question of Dai and wounds. ]

I've met her. She seems eternally amused. Not necessarily a bad thing, but one that oft leads to boredom and the acts thereafter. On that, however, I didn't see much. Ruins and creatures. There was a female that read differently inside, but she vanished before I could question her further.

[redeify]

Private.

Oh, well enough, I suppose. [ he answers as though he's indulging albedo, soothing a bruised ego with his concern about his health. who knows if it's sincere, really. ] You know how these head wounds are; they always bleed a great deal, even when they're fairly minor. One of my pets helped stitch me up a bit, so apart from a nasty headache...

[ he pauses, a smile stealing across his lips as he hears albedo's words. a woman who read differently, is it. well, the options are rather limited, aren't they? ] ... That's interesting.

The same race as me?

[purpletaint]

...I don't actually. I don't get injured. [ A reveal of secrets and curiosity both. ] So I don't know how it is.

[ The reaction, however, is a bit telling. He responds promptly. ] She was, in fact. Someone you know?