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WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, CCC-REDHORSE. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 134.64.202.69 *** CCC-REDHORSE has joined 134.64.202.69 <CCC-REDHORSE> This is Reira Akaba! <CCC-REDHORSE>I'll try to answer you but sometimes I'm busy or sleeping, so I don't think about the message right away.

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[Reira nods, but for a moment squints. Not at the smile- she's known others to smile similarly. A smile lile this if anything is good. It's forward. It TELLS someone the other is a threat.

But that is not the point. The phylactry. She knows it would be hidden. She also knows Black Hat is not likely a fool- he mentions it for a reason. Which means...] ...He needs it for something, doesn't he? ...He would have to take it with him for that- and then be vulnerable.

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[So she can follow. Black Hat doesn't always have the delight of dealing with a person who has half a brain cell to think with. It does also mean he'll be more cautious to not let anything slip that he doesn't want out there. His smile stretches wider.]

He can't eat without it. He needs it to feed - find out when he feeds next, follow him, and catch him by surprise.

[Black Hat drums his fingers on the table.]

This is where you come in. I haven't been here long enough to know the man. But you... you seem quite familiar with him. [On account of, you know, him murdering you.] What kind of man is Aunamee?

[People fall into patterns without even realizing it. Knowing the quirks of a man's personality can help pinpoint his behaviors.]

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Hmmm... I don't know him That well...

But he likes his 'image'. Or...he likes to look 'right' at least. He's a coward like that- when he killed me, he said Sorry. He didn't mean that he was sorry- he definitely wanted to do what he was doing, and wanted me to hurt. But even though no one there would believe otherwise...or even I guess be upset with him about it, he pretended that he had no choice and didn't want to do it.

I guess that means he won't eat in public though... [she mutters, furrowing her brows in thought.] ...I hate people who lie like that though...

[Just admit you like killing things, it's easier!]

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[Reira's painting a picture of a man that, in another situation, Black Hat would be courting to sell to, one he'd throw his considerable support behind in any endeavors. It's almost a shame, really. As it stands he's only useful as a tool in a larger plot.

None of this crosses Black Hat's face as Reira speaks, though. No, she doesn't need to know about it at all.]

And with a mask like that he'd stick out like a sore thumb. [Not going to make it easy, are we, Aunamee? Black Hat likes a challenge.] We'll have to do some digging. No one's perfect [Except Black Hat] so he'll have left a tell of some sort. A too-perfect kidnapping, with no traces.

[He's musing out loud a bit. It might take time to find that, but they're not necessarily on a timeline at the moment.

And he certainly notes that little quip about lies. Especially how it's about direct lies.]

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[Reira nods- albeit a bit slowly at points until the meaning of certain tones and words sinks in- but she's following along at least and that's important.] ...It'd be a lot easier if humans used the network...I can look through that with my head, so I'd have been able to see if anyone was worried about someone missing. But I guess the radios and news papers are the best idea there...

....He might not eat in Bavan though. There's also Vandare. ...Or the side that lets monsters in at least. Only half of Vandare lets monsters in. [A cool challenge for Black Hat later, maybe, but hey.]