When last the two Shadows met, it was an uncertain, wary encounter in the younger world. The apartment carefully shrouded in black was as much a sign of distrust as any body language, although in a first meeting nothing less than caution was expected
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The kitchen gleams quietly in chrome and black lacquer, echoing the sleek lines of the living room. He pours for them both, peripherally aware of the casual pose in the doorway behind him. "I knew it was a delicate situation even before I lost one of them to it. Only older agents were involved in the investigation." He frowns as his thinking covers the gap of fifty years. As he offers a fresh mug of coffee he adds, "Older by my standards. You still wouldn't know any of them."
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"What else do you want to know?" He moves past the grouping of furniture to click off the television, seeing the news program drawing to a close. Nothing else on the airwaves interests him.
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There are a number of questions he has, but many can be easily answered by Myra talking to Harry, and he will save them for just such an opportunity.
"I'll have to go through the file before I have any more questions concerning that issue. Anything else I have to discuss is unrelated, and not urgent."
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"...How unrelated?" He returns to the sofa and sinks down, eyeing the paperwork spread out before him. What he has to do needs doing, but anything time-sensitive he got out of the way before summoning the other Shadow. He is prepared for this meeting to take however long the younger man requires.
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"Mocquino." The eyes harden, it's an enemy he's faced before, and one that is nearly as persistent as Shiwan Khan. The Doctor is clever, and the fight against him is often difficult and tedious.
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"No." Though the tone of voice says that he'll look into that lead once the night's activities are finished. "Tonight I'm following Beak Hyler to a meet with his lawyer." That meeting will make it more than just conjecture about Mocquino's involvement.
He takes the suggestion of the gas mask and files it away for the time being. He has not directly pressured Mocquino, so it is unlikely the master will be an intentional threat tonight.
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"Just keep your mind as well shielded as you can, in what's to come. Keep your wits about you." Since he knows The Shadow puts that into practice every waking moment, hopefully the warning will be seen as a significant one.
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"I will." He adds a nod to this acknowledgment, and then downs the last of his coffee. Smoothly he slips the cloak and hat back on, standing as he fixes the scarf in place and withdraws the PINpoint. "Good luck." In his opinion, the Old Tiger needs it more than he does, though the younger Shadow will certainly be testing the extent of his own in the coming days.
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