Gabriel Tam (
gabriel_tam) wrote2008-03-15 09:24 pm
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Gabriel is in his study, ostensibly going over a sheaf of files that need review before the next Parliamentary session.
What he's doing instead, however, is twirling a pen back in forth in his fingers, and paying absolutely no attention to the open document on his desk.
He's looking at a picture of River, taken just before she went to the Academy.
What he's doing instead, however, is twirling a pen back in forth in his fingers, and paying absolutely no attention to the open document on his desk.
He's looking at a picture of River, taken just before she went to the Academy.
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His voice is very dry.
"That would be quite a feat of engineering, should it work."
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He relaxes again, but his gaze drifts back to River's picture.
"... I can certainly understand why."
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"Can you."
It hardly needs to be a question.
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Gabriel glances up, meeting the Wolflord's cool gray gaze directly.
"Galadan. Did... did my daughter say anything to you to indicate that she feels that Mary is in danger of any sort?"
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His voice is dry.
"I doubt she finds that pleasant."
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He drums his fingers on the desk in a restless rhythm.
"Mary doesn't seem to think she is, either."
The unvoiced 'but' hangs silently in the air.
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Galadan can give voice to that 'but'.
"And her world, I imagine, is very little like your own."
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There's a long silence before he says, baldly,
"I can't afford to be wrong a second time."
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"There is that, yes."
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Gabriel trails off there and looks up at Galadan with sudden speculation.
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"I do have some investigative skills, as you may have noted."
He is looking back at Gabriel, winter-grey eyes assessing and cool.
"Though what use they may provide here, when I have never been to Mary's world--that, I believe, is up for debate."
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He has reason to know, after all.
"They may not be of particular use in this instance here, as you say; but if you were to go there..."
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"I hardly imagine her uncle would be best pleased with a stranger investigating his conduct."
His mouth quirks, if only slightly.
"Though perhaps you are speaking of something else."
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"Ah. There are, I suppose, ways and ways to accomplish such a task. Shall I ask your preference, or shall you instead leave it up to me?"
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"Needless to say, I trust to your discretion."
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As opposed to having to learn about computers and spaceships at a ridiculous rate.