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<blockquote data-quote="ThirdWizard" data-source="post: 6039008" data-attributes="member: 12037"><p>Mara scrunches her nose. <span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"I'm not really sure exactly what she does. She doesn't really talk about it. I was hoping that you'd know more than me, to be honest. I do know that she says she helps others with magic talents. And, I know it's dangerous, because a few times when she's gone out she's told me that if she isn't back in a week to tell her mom. But, she doesn't like to talk about it. I think she thinks it'll keep me safer the less I know. There was a name she mentioned once, by accident... what was his name?" </span></p><p></p><p>She leans back in her chair holding up her index finger finger to you, putting it over her mouth, then folding her arms. Her eyes drift to a far off place. The scent of herbal tea wafts through the room. From a small stereo you can hear some music build to a muted crescendo. She must have turned it down instead of completely off. While the music fades back down to inaudibility, she sways back and forth, her movements as subdued as the music she follows. Taking a deep breath, she closes her eyes and holds completely still. Under her breath, she mutters <em><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"Retine"</span></em> and then takes a sharp breath. She opens her eyes with a flutter and shudders.</p><p></p><p>Looking up, she blushes. <span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"Something I've been working on. I don't have a photographic memory, but I can fake it."</span> Then she looks at you seriously, nodding while she talks. <span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"Moretti was his name. She was going to meet him Downtown. It slipped out and she told me to forget the name."</span> She pauses a moment. <span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"I think he's her contact in whatever it is she does. It pays well, I can tell you that, although you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at her clothes or her decorating habits. But she buys a lot of expensive books and replaces a lot of electronics. She used to carry a disposable cell phone around with her and replace it every day, but gave up on that a couple of months after I met her."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"Have you talked to her boyfriend? He might know more."</span> Looking at you, she gets a sudden realization. <span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"You don't know about him do you? Jesus, Sandra!"</span> She cuts off your obvious next question, holding up her hands in surrender. <span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"His name is Robert Mills and he lives somewhere around Midtown. I met him a few times. He's big, rough around the edges, short tempered, and likes hard liquor. That's all I know."</span> She sighs exasperatedly. <span style="color: DeepSkyBlue">"Does she tell her family anything at all about her life? What a woman."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThirdWizard, post: 6039008, member: 12037"] Mara scrunches her nose. [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]"I'm not really sure exactly what she does. She doesn't really talk about it. I was hoping that you'd know more than me, to be honest. I do know that she says she helps others with magic talents. And, I know it's dangerous, because a few times when she's gone out she's told me that if she isn't back in a week to tell her mom. But, she doesn't like to talk about it. I think she thinks it'll keep me safer the less I know. There was a name she mentioned once, by accident... what was his name?" [/COLOR] She leans back in her chair holding up her index finger finger to you, putting it over her mouth, then folding her arms. Her eyes drift to a far off place. The scent of herbal tea wafts through the room. From a small stereo you can hear some music build to a muted crescendo. She must have turned it down instead of completely off. While the music fades back down to inaudibility, she sways back and forth, her movements as subdued as the music she follows. Taking a deep breath, she closes her eyes and holds completely still. Under her breath, she mutters [I][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]"Retine"[/COLOR][/I] and then takes a sharp breath. She opens her eyes with a flutter and shudders. Looking up, she blushes. [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]"Something I've been working on. I don't have a photographic memory, but I can fake it."[/COLOR] Then she looks at you seriously, nodding while she talks. [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]"Moretti was his name. She was going to meet him Downtown. It slipped out and she told me to forget the name."[/COLOR] She pauses a moment. [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]"I think he's her contact in whatever it is she does. It pays well, I can tell you that, although you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at her clothes or her decorating habits. But she buys a lot of expensive books and replaces a lot of electronics. She used to carry a disposable cell phone around with her and replace it every day, but gave up on that a couple of months after I met her."[/COLOR] [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]"Have you talked to her boyfriend? He might know more."[/COLOR] Looking at you, she gets a sudden realization. [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]"You don't know about him do you? Jesus, Sandra!"[/COLOR] She cuts off your obvious next question, holding up her hands in surrender. [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]"His name is Robert Mills and he lives somewhere around Midtown. I met him a few times. He's big, rough around the edges, short tempered, and likes hard liquor. That's all I know."[/COLOR] She sighs exasperatedly. [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]"Does she tell her family anything at all about her life? What a woman."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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