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Post by Jessica Jane on Sept 20, 2011 22:41:37 GMT
"Well, technically, I already am your guest." Jess pointed out.
Since Thoma was busy taking care of canvas, she figured that she'd better start putting the paint cans back together. While she didn't quite know where they all went, she could gather and sort them. That didn't take much effort.
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Post by Thoma Hirako on Sept 20, 2011 22:44:19 GMT
"I mean, you don't have to work," he said, "As my guest."
He was gathering up a large armful of canvas and heading towards the door with it.
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Post by Jessica Jane on Sept 20, 2011 23:08:41 GMT
She sighed, wondering how many more misunderstandings her sense of humor was going to cause. Then she resumed her sorting and cleaning, trying to help out as best she could.
(OoC: Mmm... maybe it's time to timeskip?)
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Post by Thoma Hirako on Sept 20, 2011 23:10:16 GMT
Yeah.
In about two hours, his phone went off. He stopped his cleaning and picked his cell up, flipping it open, listening for a minute.
"Ok, thanks." He closed it and turned to Jessica, "Found Kido."
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Post by Jessica Jane on Sept 20, 2011 23:44:33 GMT
"Great, I was getting tired of dancing among the paint cans." Jess placed her armload of cans on the ground, never mind that her pile was halfway across the room. She stretched and felt her back pop, then grabbed her purse and tossed the strap over one shoulder. "Let's roll."
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Post by Thoma Hirako on Sept 20, 2011 23:46:32 GMT
"He's dead," he said simply, turning to her, "I don't think you want to visit a morgue, do you?"
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Post by Jessica Jane on Sept 20, 2011 23:51:48 GMT
"Okay, now that was just mean." Jess huffed. "If our lead has just died, literally, then you should at least warn a girl before getting her hopes up."
Now that that was out of her system, she let her mind run. Their lead was gone... which meant that they needed to examine his artifacts, office, stuff, anything that he might have touched recently... and, yeah, they probably would have to visit the morgue at some point in the near future.
"Okay... what's the scoop on his death? How and why'd he die and how soon can we start searching his stuff and begin questioning his friends?"
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Post by Thoma Hirako on Sept 20, 2011 23:56:43 GMT
"We're not going to," Thoma told her, "In fact, you should go. Now. Remember that officer from the department? If I had to guess, he's involved somehow, and figured out who I was. They're not coming yet for me on trumped up charges, but they will be soon. No reason for them to get you too."
They were coming for him. Maybe they would kill him, maybe just imprison him. He didn't know, but he didn't want Jessica mixed up in this development.
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Post by Jessica Jane on Sept 21, 2011 0:06:02 GMT
"Okay, now you're just flying off the deep-end... unless your snitch told you that as well." Shoot, if he'd gotten her involved in a murder rap, no amount of apology or clothing in the world would make up for that. "Even if he was in on it, why would he decide just to randomly frame you for showing up at the office? Thoma, now's really not the time to hold out on me. If you know something, I need to hear it."
Her Redbird form could get miles away in a few minutes. If push came to shove, she could use that to escape... it gave her some buffer time to try and talk some sense into Thoma... He really looked like he could use it right now.
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Post by Thoma Hirako on Sept 21, 2011 0:08:52 GMT
"I'm not framed for murder," he explained calmly, "I don't know what it's going to come down to yet, but whoever's pulling strings doesn't want this looked into. We're snooping where we shouldn't be. Rather, I am. Nobody should know about you, other than that officer, but he won't know who you are. That's all I have," he crossed the room to her, pulling out his wallet and handing over a card, "Separate fund, there's a lot in it, if you need to use it. From the old days. It's the last thing I can do for you, other than give you time to get out."
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Post by Jessica Jane on Sept 21, 2011 0:30:40 GMT
She didn't really intend to actually use the card, but arguing with Thoma about this was probably not going to work out in the long run. Jess took the card with a sigh and pushed it into her purse pocket. She was tempted to stay and argue, but... well... if Thoma was right it wouldn't be a good idea, and if he were wrong, then he might just need time to cool off.
"Alright, I'll bail. But I'll probably be connected with you sooner than you think, they know we were together in that hotel room. My face will probably be all over the news by dinner." Exactly what she hadn't wanted, by the way. "But... yeah... Can't be helped. Anyway, listen, I'm going to hang around the area for a while... there's a hostel a few towns over, Royal Dragon or something. Look me up when all of this blows over."
She hesitated a moment and then continued: "And Thoma... it was nice working with you. I mean that."
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Post by Thoma Hirako on Sept 21, 2011 0:38:59 GMT
He looked to her, nodding, "It was good working together. We made a good team. When I'm out, I'll find you, and we'll continue where we left off."
He gestured to the table, "Take my laptop and the files; we don't want those around when they come for me or search this place. It wouldn't be good if they had proof of what we were doing. Or rather, I was doing," he said, keeping her out.
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Post by Jessica Jane on Sept 21, 2011 0:47:04 GMT
Yeah, like she wanted to be lugging some cop's stolen computer around. Still... it was the least she could do. She gathered up the computer, the cord, slid it into a bag... and realized that her fingerprints were going to be all over this room. Oh, bloody...
Her face went white. She knew that she was wanted in connection with her parents' murder, for questioning if nothing else. Would the police actually dust this room for prints? She didn't think so... but... agh... this was a fine mess.
"Alright... I'm going to go to ground, hide out for a while." She double checked to make sure that she had everything. Purse, Gaia Memories, laptop... yeah. It was all there. "... And Thoma... if they do connect me to you... don't believe their accusations. I'm clean. For what it's worth... I promise."
She had no choice but to trust him... now she needed him to return the favor.
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Post by Thoma Hirako on Sept 21, 2011 0:49:44 GMT
"I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm not going to ask. I'll believe you, Laura," he told her, "And thank you, for helping me. I'll make sure you never get connected to this."
He meant that. No matter what, he wasn't going to let someone else get drawn into this only to die. Not after Yuka. Jessica was helping him willingly, and she would know the danger, but he would protect her.
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Post by Jessica Jane on Sept 21, 2011 0:53:22 GMT
"Fingerprints and eyewitnesses may doom that notion... but I appreciate it." She nodded. "Alright, I'm out of here... I'll see ya."
Now she was really beginning to understand the panic that Thoma was under. She had been underground for so long that she wasn't all that afraid of being caught by cops. But... to actually be hunted again... that spooked her.
She turned back to Thoma and then issued one last sentence of: "Take care."
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