Hm, yes. Although even describing them as colleagues is a stretch.
[A brief pause.]
Familiar enemies, perhaps. I'm pleased to hear about Peter Lukas. And the thing that took Sasha.
[Her voice is cool, too, on that. She had liked Sasha, in the distantly approving way she'd allowed herself with most of the staff. The woman would have made a good Archivist.
She'd certainly deserved better than being unmade a year into her tenure as an assistant.]
[Gertrude is more likely to be professionally impressed than judgmental-- but she's perfectly willing to be professionally judgmental about all of the implications of Martin's comment.]
I see. Well, I suppose there are some benefits to letting the Eye in quite that far.
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[A brief pause.]
Familiar enemies, perhaps. I'm pleased to hear about Peter Lukas. And the thing that took Sasha.
[Her voice is cool, too, on that. She had liked Sasha, in the distantly approving way she'd allowed herself with most of the staff. The woman would have made a good Archivist.
She'd certainly deserved better than being unmade a year into her tenure as an assistant.]
[voice]
[ martin doesn't seem to know what to say, before, sort of bashfully, he offers- ]
I heard how you stopped Peter's ritual. Pretty bloody brilliant, honestly.
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... Thank you. I have to say, that was one of my favorites.
[No dismemberment, no betrayal, absolute minimum effort to wonderful effect.]
Do tell me that you heard because he was still complaining about it.
[voice]
[ martin doesn't exactly want to advertise that jon murdered the man, but- ]
It was, um. Compelled.
Re: [voice]
I see. Well, I suppose there are some benefits to letting the Eye in quite that far.
[voice]
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Jon - died, trying to stop the Unknowing. When he came back, he was-
[ was different. changed. ]
Stronger.
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But it strengthens the shackles.
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[ quietly. ]
We're working on those.
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