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[meowminx]

Eleven million for a date with little ol' me. Can't say I expected bidding to go even higher than last time.

[ She doesn't exactly sound thrilled, though. ]

As nice as it is to feel wanted, I'm actually a bit more concerned about the rampant string of murders at the moment. Does anyone have any idea what the hell's going on yet?

[ She hesitates

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[incywincyhero]

I'm looking into it, believe you me.

Eddie's acting a little shifty -- has he shared anything with you?

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[meowminx]

Riddles. That's rarely a good sign.

Let me know what you find.

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[incywincyhero]

... Well. He has been under some stress lately. Anything you can pass on?

Either way, will do.

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[meowminx]

"Measured in increments of increments, Secondary behind a moment."

That's seconds.

"Halfway through a veil, without the ego. A trek eked out."

I thought that meant try. Second try. But he said no.

And now he's asking me what's unsavory to a killer.

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[incywincyhero]

Halfway through a veil, without ego, meaning I … [Mumblety mumble.] The best I'm getting out of that is e, then tr. ETR, does that mean anything? Or TRE? Tree?

[He sighs. The Wizard's a mere dilettante compared to this.]

As for what's unsavory to a killer … depends who's doing the killing, doesn't it? But a killer who kills other criminals … they might think they're protecting innocent people. Or they don't want the competition. Or they don't want to get caught and they think playing Punisher's game will keep them under the radar, or at least keep the police less interested in hunting them down. Or maybe everyone who died cheats at poker.

Oy, this is not going to get us much of anywhere.

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[meowminx]

[ Some time later because Eddie taunted her into figuring it out. ]

It's time travel. And now he's saying:

"A contraction birthing the hearer, in possession.
Half a craft -- some would say a backwards art --
Moving the alphabet, reversed."