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“ oh , for the love of …” she trails off , like it’s less of a public health and safety hazard and more of personal inconvenience to her .
she cautiously walks toward him , hands still held up in a surrender—adjacent fashion . »
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the courier, despite his hands still slightly trembling, kept the firearm trained on daphne — after the freakshow that he's had the unfortunate pleasure of being apart of, bryan cannot take any chances with fellow civilians like himself.
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daphne whips around , placing a hand on her hip with the folder underneath it .
“ you must be joking ,” she deadpans , “ i’m not exactly employed right now . like i said , i’m not supposed to even have been following this guy .”
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' me neither . '
despite appearances , bullets weren't gonna be wasted for the unnecessary . they weren't cheap and he wasn't made of money . not anymore at least .
' alright , so – payment ? ' shit eating grin heard in his cadence .
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it’s almost as if daphne hears someone calling to her , though it doesn’t echo through the air like it should . she can’t help it , like she’s being controlled .
her grip doesn’t loosen on the bat however , even if she feels urged to go further away »
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the vampiress rises to her feet, inching toward the tree line but not close enough to catch the light from the street.
once daphne sets foot out of her house, a voice drifts to her mind, as if carried by the wind. ancient yet delicate, it calls to her.
“𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦.”
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she gives a small wave of her hand , a nonchalant gesture in place of the genuine frustration she does feel toward losing her job .
“ i’m an investigative journalist . what about you ?”
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"you got fired? oh, i'm sorry to hear that."
looks like they're both off to having a rough morning it seems. his gaze dips briefly to make sure he's got a clear path.
"what was your job, if you mind me asking?"
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it doesn’t take long before she’s walking toward an examination room , hesitantly peaking her head in through the threshold . she speaks softly , as to not startle to man on the cot .
“ bryan hodukavich ?”
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shouldn’t be too difficult to navigate , right ?
the first officer she sees , she’s flashing that press badge at and smiling , playing up the fact that the cop doesn’t take her seriously in order to get his guard down . »
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