Gillis, who is sufficiently professional that his language on the clock to an audience is a lot less profane, exchanges a glance with Bellamy, who anticipates a really interesting ride back to HQ anyway.
The latter supplies the kind of half-apologetic smile that often turns up in a profession like his (the smile to set someone at ease, the apology because this is not a job where you should look too pleased to be doing it) and pockets the pictures (which, until they have positive IDs, are of corpses). "Thank you, that'd be great."
Gillis splits off before he can gesture for Bethany to precede him - either he spotted something interesting or he wants to have another crack at talking to the boss without his protégé and either way they'll compare notes later - so he follows her alone, hands behind his back like a kid a store who's been told not to break anything.
Bethany escorts Bellamy to one of a series of little doors, clearly labeled with its occupant's stage name, and knocks to warn the girl inside.
"She's kind of quiet, but I'm sure she'll talk to you- police and all," she says, with a small smile, and then raises her voice, "Norea, I'm sending an Inspector Morray in, then I've really gotta go get ready--bye, guys
( ... )
After pausing long enough to give her time to say 'come in' herself and ascertaining she isn't going to (it doesn't take long enough to be awkward), he does and pulls the door to behind him. An ability to give the impression of not noticing what someone looks like (while failing to actually miss anything) has always been useful to him and continues to be so now, as he gives her the same small, apologetic smile that he gave Bethany earlier.
"I'm Inspector Morray. Inspector Gillis and I are investigating murders that may have taken place near Alkahest," he says, soft-spoken and polite. There are other things about her he doesn't miss that can't be seen the same way as leather or lace, but for the time being that doesn't rate comment. "I've been told that you spoke with our victims; I'm going to need to show you a couple of pictures to confirm and ask you to tell me what you can."
Hasibe watches him in the mirror a little longer as he speaks, and then turns, because while she isn't going to say what she notices about him (besides the fact that he's cute, yes, certainly- murder tends to distract, however), she always has that knowing look in her eyes, and this time she's actually got a reason besides 'general tendency to look like that'. She doesn't hide it, but it's not really relevant, and sometimes this just happens.
Less often with her other witches, but their lines are- rarer. And mostly gone.
"You have my attention, Inspector. I hope I can help." The accent is decidedly American- a little bit Southern, actually. She tilts her head to the side and tucks her hair behind her ear, grateful, briefly, for her alias. While she knows it's got nothing to do with her, her past would perhaps justifiably arouse some suspicion- it's one thing to naturally look like trouble, but she doesn't want to be it in London so soon, not when she's worked so hard to try to start over here.
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Gillis, who is sufficiently professional that his language on the clock to an audience is a lot less profane, exchanges a glance with Bellamy, who anticipates a really interesting ride back to HQ anyway.
The latter supplies the kind of half-apologetic smile that often turns up in a profession like his (the smile to set someone at ease, the apology because this is not a job where you should look too pleased to be doing it) and pockets the pictures (which, until they have positive IDs, are of corpses). "Thank you, that'd be great."
Gillis splits off before he can gesture for Bethany to precede him - either he spotted something interesting or he wants to have another crack at talking to the boss without his protégé and either way they'll compare notes later - so he follows her alone, hands behind his back like a kid a store who's been told not to break anything.
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Bethany escorts Bellamy to one of a series of little doors, clearly labeled with its occupant's stage name, and knocks to warn the girl inside.
"She's kind of quiet, but I'm sure she'll talk to you- police and all," she says, with a small smile, and then raises her voice, "Norea, I'm sending an Inspector Morray in, then I've really gotta go get ready--bye, guys ( ... )
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After pausing long enough to give her time to say 'come in' herself and ascertaining she isn't going to (it doesn't take long enough to be awkward), he does and pulls the door to behind him. An ability to give the impression of not noticing what someone looks like (while failing to actually miss anything) has always been useful to him and continues to be so now, as he gives her the same small, apologetic smile that he gave Bethany earlier.
"I'm Inspector Morray. Inspector Gillis and I are investigating murders that may have taken place near Alkahest," he says, soft-spoken and polite. There are other things about her he doesn't miss that can't be seen the same way as leather or lace, but for the time being that doesn't rate comment. "I've been told that you spoke with our victims; I'm going to need to show you a couple of pictures to confirm and ask you to tell me what you can."
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Hasibe watches him in the mirror a little longer as he speaks, and then turns, because while she isn't going to say what she notices about him (besides the fact that he's cute, yes, certainly- murder tends to distract, however), she always has that knowing look in her eyes, and this time she's actually got a reason besides 'general tendency to look like that'. She doesn't hide it, but it's not really relevant, and sometimes this just happens.
Less often with her other witches, but their lines are- rarer. And mostly gone.
"You have my attention, Inspector. I hope I can help." The accent is decidedly American- a little bit Southern, actually. She tilts her head to the side and tucks her hair behind her ear, grateful, briefly, for her alias. While she knows it's got nothing to do with her, her past would perhaps justifiably arouse some suspicion- it's one thing to naturally look like trouble, but she doesn't want to be it in London so soon, not when she's worked so hard to try to start over here.
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