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With a nod in response, Adumbrate made her way over to a door in the right side of the room. She passed through and out of sight. Moving with purpose she filled the coffee machine with high grade coffee beans, before she put a kettle of water to boil on the stove. She would make herself some tea. With those acts done her mind turned to considering her next move. She knew the girl was balking, clearly overwhelmed by the offer of a partnership so early in her time as a cape, so instead she would merely offer to help. It was a few rungs lower on the ladder, and so it was far more likely to succeed, especially now that she had set a base expectation for the girl.

This in mind she strolled casually back into the room and sat down, giving the girl plenty of space as she did so. 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Her entire body visibly shifted, her clothes hanging just a bit looser, her posture less poised and straight, though it was implied that she could return to that measured state with ease. 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She paused and after a moment passed and after a brief time of silence the coffee pot [i]dinged[/i], notifying them that the brew was ready. Adumbrate straightened up a bit, stretching briefly, before giving Spindle a disarming smile. If she hadn't replied yet she'd speak once more, [b][color=#B5140E]“[/color][color=#B5140D]T[/color][color=#B6150D]a[/color][color=#B6160D]k[/color][color=#B7170D]e[/color] [color=#B8190D]y[/color][color=#B9190D]o[/color][color=#B91A0D]u[/color][color=#BA1B0D]r[/color] [color=#BB1D0D]t[/color][color=#BB1E0D]i[/color][color=#BC1E0D]m[/color][color=#BD1F0D]e[/color][color=#BD200D],[/color] [color=#BE220D]p[/color][color=#BF230D]u[/color][color=#C0230D]t[/color] [color=#C1250D]s[/color][color=#C1260D]o[/color][color=#C2270D]m[/color][color=#C2280D]e[/color] [color=#C4290D]t[/color][color=#C42A0D]h[/color][color=#C52B0D]o[/color][color=#C52C0D]u[/color][color=#C62D0D]g[/color][color=#C62E0D]h[/color][color=#C72E0D]t[/color] [color=#C8300D]t[/color][color=#C9310D]o[/color] [color=#CA330D]i[/color][color=#CB330D]t[/color][color=#CB340D],[/color] [color=#CC360D]I[/color][color=#CD370D]'[/color][color=#CD380D]m[/color] [color=#CF390C]g[/color][color=#CF3A0C]o[/color][color=#D03B0C]i[/color][color=#D03C0C]n[/color][color=#D13D0C]g[/color] [color=#D23E0C]t[/color][color=#D33F0C]o[/color] [color=#D4410C]g[/color][color=#D4420C]e[/color][color=#D5430C]t[/color] [color=#D6440C]y[/color][color=#D7450C]o[/color][color=#D7460C]u[/color][color=#D8470C]r[/color] [color=#D9480C]c[/color][color=#DA490C]o[/color][color=#DA4A0C]f[/color][color=#DB4B0C]f[/color][color=#DB4C0C]e[/color][color=#DC4D0C]e[/color] [color=#DD4E0C]a[/color][color=#DE4F0C]n[/color][color=#DE500C]d[/color] [color=#DF520C]s[/color][color=#E0530C]t[/color][color=#E1530C]e[/color][color=#E1540C]e[/color][color=#E2550C]p[/color] [color=#E3570C]m[/color][color=#E3580C]y[/color] [color=#E5590C]t[/color][color=#E55A0C]e[/color][color=#E65B0C]a[/color][color=#E65C0C].[/color][color=#E75D0C]”[/color][/b] With that she rose to her feet and exited the room. After a minute or so, giving Spindle time to think, she walked back in, a mug in each hand, one white, the other a forest green. She rounded the couch, handing Spindle her drink before she sat down and set her own down on a small table next to her. With that, she let silence ring out and once her tea had cooled some, she began drinking it, slow, dragging the process out. She wasn't leaving till Spindle gave some kind of response, and if she did have to, well it was a good thing she kept a disposable phone.