[color=d3d3d3]”Who’s going where, exactly?”[/color]

Matt answered Percy’s inquiry, “All of you will be necessary for this operation, I believe, Mr. Moore.”

[color=d3d3d3]”Well no shit,”[/color]Percy replied shortly, [color=d3d3d3]“I meant.. I swear I remember getting told that we’d be split into teams?”[/color]

“Not for this one, Mr. Moore. Is there anything else you’re curious about?”

[color=d3d3d3]”Why you keep calling me by my last name, I guess?” [/color] Percy had a small flash of a smile on his face - he thought that was funny. [color=d3d3d3]”Just call me Percy. Really.”[/color]

“Alright then,” Matt went along, “Mr. Percy?”

[color=d3d3d3]”[i]Just[/i] Percy.”[/color]

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Eli made it to the elevator before her solitary journey ended. A quick pattering of feet brought Vera onto the lift just before it began to rise, and Eli hurriedly dragged her away from the edge.
 
[color=6ecff6]”What are you do—”[/color]
 
The tiny girl snatched Eli by the wrists and pulled her down close to eye-level. Her face was pulled serious, brow low over her eyes, mouth a pouty frown that lacked any real anger.
 
[color=662d91]”You can’t go.”[/color]
 
[color=6ecff6][b]”What?”[/b][/color]
 
Vera was adamant, small hands closing around Eli’s wrists. [color=662d91]”I don’t want you to go.”[/color]
 
Eli took the girl’s hands in her own, more to free herself than anything, and stood back up. She smiled despite herself, tracing Vera’s palms gently. [color=6ecff6]”What’s the matter? I thought you liked being my assistant--”[/color]
 
[color=662d91]”You’re gonna kill people. You’re gonna kill people and then you’re gonna leave. It happened to Ms. Captain, it’s gonna happen to Stein, and it’s gonna happen to [b]you[/b].”[/color]
 
The lift came to a stop at Blur’s cockpit, and Eli let Vera go before stepping back. The smaller girl’s upper lip was far too stiff to tremble, but her eyes were wet, and she yanked the ushanka down low to cover them.
 
[color=6ecff6]”Vera, I’m coming back, alright? I promise.”[/color]

But she received only silence in response. Vera descended with the lift, and Eli was left to climb into Blur with only the hope that the girl wouldn’t worry too much.