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<blockquote data-quote="InVinoVeritas" data-source="post: 4035841" data-attributes="member: 41485">Gis presses his fist to his lips in thought. &quot;We won't go back to the Clocktower district tonight. I know you're still in great shape, Perrin, but there's been too much loss for everyone else. They need a good night's rest to do a good job, so any further investigation should take place tomorrow. Mogson, bring Hieran here.&quot; Mogson heads off to fetch Hieran.*&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *Darian pulls out the key from Alek. It feels odd in his hand, almost numb. It is brass. A small hand dangles from a chain on the end of the key. He looks at Suki's mask, and inserts the key into her mouth.*&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *Gis continues. &quot;I'll officially arrest Sasha. You can do the honors if you want to, but I'll take care of it if you'd rather not. Pigglemorth, we'll send home, and I'm also willing to give him the bad news for you. I can send Hieran to keep watch on him until tomorrow.&quot;*&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *Images of the scalpel-bird man's final moments course through Darian's mind. The last time you tried this, you killed him. Suki holds position nervously as Darian turns the key.*&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&quot;Those two girls' masks are probably the closest thing we have to a smoking gun for any of Alek's crimes. I think we should hold them here overnight, and get those masks off if at all possible.&quot;*&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&gt;&gt;CLICK&lt;&lt;*&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&quot;As for Alek... that's complicated. You're both presenting good arguments to keep him or release him. We probably have all the evidence we need, but not the proof. The masks will help greatly. If they are rigged to explode, then we definitely have him. If not, we will have to let him go anyway. I'm tempted to release and shadow him, just to look for an extra lead. Ru has a point--the evidence does not point to Alek being the killer. But we could wait for the masks.&quot;*&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *Silence hovers in the room, watching, waiting for the explosion. But nothing comes. The mask releases its grip on Suki, and Darian lifts it cleanly off her face. Her hair is a little crumpled, but her skin is still smooth, her eyes are still full, the spark of determination is still there. She looks away, bites her lip, blushes, and brings her arms up to her face in shame, chains dangling before them.&quot;Um... Thank you, Darian. The key should also work on my hands, if you want them.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="InVinoVeritas, post: 4035841, member: 41485"] Gis presses his fist to his lips in thought. [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]"We won't go back to the Clocktower district tonight. I know you're still in great shape, Perrin, but there's been too much loss for everyone else. They need a good night's rest to do a good job, so any further investigation should take place tomorrow. Mogson, bring Hieran here."[/COLOR] Mogson heads off to fetch Hieran. [center]* * *[/center] Darian pulls out the key from Alek. It feels odd in his hand, almost numb. It is brass. A small hand dangles from a chain on the end of the key. He looks at Suki's mask, and inserts the key into her mouth. [center]* * *[/center] Gis continues. [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]"I'll officially arrest Sasha. You can do the honors if you want to, but I'll take care of it if you'd rather not. Pigglemorth, we'll send home, and I'm also willing to give him the bad news for you. I can send Hieran to keep watch on him until tomorrow."[/COLOR] [center]* * *[/center] Images of the scalpel-bird man's final moments course through Darian's mind. [i]The last time you tried this, you killed him.[/i] Suki holds position nervously as Darian turns the key. [center]* * *[/center] [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]"Those two girls' masks are probably the closest thing we have to a smoking gun for any of Alek's crimes. I think we should hold them here overnight, and get those masks off if at all possible."[/COLOR] [center]* * *[/center] >>CLICK<< [center]* * *[/center] [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]"As for Alek... that's complicated. You're both presenting good arguments to keep him or release him. We probably have all the evidence we need, but not the proof. The masks will help greatly. If they are rigged to explode, then we definitely have him. If not, we will have to let him go anyway. I'm tempted to release and shadow him, just to look for an extra lead. Ru has a point--the evidence does not point to Alek being the killer. But we could wait for the masks."[/COLOR] [center]* * *[/center] Silence hovers in the room, watching, waiting for the explosion. But nothing comes. The mask releases its grip on Suki, and Darian lifts it cleanly off her face. Her hair is a little crumpled, but her skin is still smooth, her eyes are still full, the spark of determination is still there. She looks away, bites her lip, blushes, and brings her arms up to her face in shame, chains dangling before them. [COLOR=SandyBrown]"Um... Thank you, Darian. The key should also work on my hands, if you want them."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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