Some people will latch onto any excuse to justify grabbing at power they shouldn’t have.
[Edward ought to know.]
Good. [A breath.] I’m…truly sorry, lass, that this has dropped into your lap right out of the blue. I ought to have warned you and the other two, but it had been a while since they’d last made a move.
[It's said a bit distantly as a memory flickers across her mind.
... She'll unpack that later.
She takes a sip of her coffee and shrugs.]
I mean, apparently all of this took everyone else as off-guard as it did us. If anything, this was dropped on everyone. [Even those familiar with the Black Order were taken off-guard...] And it makes sense that people like this exist, as much as I dislike the thought.
You're right, seems like this caught everyone unawares at the worst time. Still—it feels as if we let our guard down too far, just because they hadn't done anything for a month. [He leans against the edge of the counter and pulls himself up so he's perched on it, heels absently knocking against the cabinets.] People like this have always existed, lass. They just get better at hiding what they are.
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[Edward ought to know.]
Good. [A breath.] I’m…truly sorry, lass, that this has dropped into your lap right out of the blue. I ought to have warned you and the other two, but it had been a while since they’d last made a move.
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[It's said a bit distantly as a memory flickers across her mind.
... She'll unpack that later.
She takes a sip of her coffee and shrugs.]
I mean, apparently all of this took everyone else as off-guard as it did us. If anything, this was dropped on everyone. [Even those familiar with the Black Order were taken off-guard...] And it makes sense that people like this exist, as much as I dislike the thought.
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[He's including himself in this count.]
You're right, seems like this caught everyone unawares at the worst time. Still—it feels as if we let our guard down too far, just because they hadn't done anything for a month. [He leans against the edge of the counter and pulls himself up so he's perched on it, heels absently knocking against the cabinets.] People like this have always existed, lass. They just get better at hiding what they are.