[hr][center][h3][u][b][Stoneworks - Interior][/b][/u][/h3][/center]
[center][A Chaotix14 / XianaEvermor Collaboration][/center][hr]

[color=#0050ff][b]"Either way you'll be in good hands with Archer. Having a major player in Olympia looking out for you is nothing to scoff at. And don't take him keeping his silent about all this the wrong way, Olympia would've had no problem replacing him with an agent that aligns with their views of hiding the truth had he said or shown anything."[/b][/color] Raudd said putting in a little good word for Archer, last thing he wanted was for Yue to lose a good friend and ally over something neither of them had a choice in.

[b][color=#c45302]"She can't hear you,"[/color][/b] Archer chuckled.  [b][color=#c45302]"But [i]I[/i] appreciate it, handsome,"[/color][/b] he grinned at Raudd with a sultry note.

Noticing that Yue had made little to no attempt at reacting to Raudd's words Zolya looked over to Archer. [color=#018c3b][b]"On an entirely different note, it seems we've gotten ourselves entangled with your phantom murderer case. The both of us have had an encounter with her and might have some useful information on the tragedy killer."[/b][/color]

[b][color=#c45302]"Oh?"[/color][/b] That news wiped the grin clean off Archer's face.  [b][color=#c45302]"I hadn't realized 'Tragedy' was lurking around down here.  I'd have come much quicker,"[/color][/b] he replied with a note of concern.  His eyes flicked to Yue, who was examining individual ripples in the surface of her coffee.  [b][color=#c45302]"I think she has enough on her plate currently, but please tell me what you've learned,"[/color][/b] he requested.

[color=#018c3b][b]"My thoughts exactly."[/b][/color] Zolya replied to Archers statement [color=#018c3b][b]"Well for better or worse she's taken a liking to Raudd, and she seems to understand that harming me isn't to her benefit. So I'd estimate I'm in a little less danger than Yue, and Raudd obviously isn't in danger at all."[/b][/color] She started explaining and hopefully take some of Archers concerns away.

[color=#018c3b][b]"We confirmed that she is a dimension slip teleporter (non-magical), as I've managed to use my banish ring on her as she tried to teleport around me. And I have no clue where on Ygdrasill's branches her 'home' realm is, with how much mana it drained it's either very far away or really doesn't want her back. "[/b][/color] She continued recalling the exhausted state the banishment had left her in.

[color=#0050ff][b]"And I have strong suspicions that she has a similar degree of immortality as me, however not nearly as convenient as she actively avoided harm.  Oh, I also have one of her drones in pieces in my workshop, doubt it'll help much, but it's not doing me any good either."[/b][/color] Raudd explained pointing in the direction of his workshop off to the far side of the building.

Then showing a cheeky smile Zolya brought what to her was the biggest gain from the experience. [color=#018c3b][b]"Finally we managed to finagle two names from her. You know I'm a stickler for names, now don't you [i]Art[/i]?"[/b][/color] She paused for a moment before the big reveal. [color=#018c3b][b]"Níðhöggr and Ouroboros, the second one she confided to me in a moment of overconfidence it felt to me. Though I can't say for sure how strong her ties are to these names, these aren't exactly names I'd want to performs those tests with."[/b][/color] She finished assuming Archer would know how one would 'test the waters' with names in normal situations.

[b][color=#c45302]"Ouroboros?"[/color][/b]  Archer's eyes narrowed in thought.  [b][color=#c45302]"That's the name of locked folder in the Director's files.  I'm pretty sure it's a project name,"[/color][/b] he muttered.  [b][color=#c45302]"I...,"[/color][/b] Archer faltered, looking concerned.  [b][color=#c45302]"I hesitate to suspect her, but this does warrant looking in to.  As far as tracing Tragedy's origin, Hermes or Thanatos are the ones to ask, they're the most familiar with other realms."[/color][/b]

Archer spun Freyja's card between two fingers idly in thought, his eyes flicking back and forth between the siblings and Yue.

[b][color=#c45302]"Immortal killer from another realm sounds incredibly far-fetched but... so does Greek Gods living mortal lives in modern times,"[/color][/b] he quipped, raising an eyebrow.  [b][color=#c45302]"I'll run this information up the chain and see what we can find out.  If she really is an alternate realm immortal, I doubt she kills people just to suit her whimsy... she has an agenda... and there's no telling how long she's been working towards it,"[/color][/b] he sighed.  [b][color=#c45302]"It can never be easy, can it?"[/color][/b]

[color=#0050ff][b]"Well, since it sounds like you already have a first suspect that's something we could make real easy. Everyone's signature is slightly different, kinda like DNA, and with supers and mages the variation is much wilder, but I can't tell if it's an exact match so I can only say for certain when it's not a match. And I made sure to get a good feel for her signature, so if you can arrange for me to meet this 'director' in passing we can either write her off as a suspect or move her up in the list, Anyway that banishment bought us time, we just don't know how much."[/b][/color] Raudd explained before taking another big gulp of his coffee and grabbing himself another cookie.

[b][color=#c45302]"Well.  One thing at a time,"[/color][/b] he quipped, turning his gaze towards Yue, who was now watching the plate of cookies very intently.  She exhaled and relaxed after seeing that Raudd wasn't taking the last one, reaching and plucking one off the plate as she slipped back into Real-time.  She dipped the head in her coffee before munching it.

[b][color=#CE2B95]"Okay... This uh.  This is still a big pill to swallow but,"[/color][/b] she trailed off, locking eyes with Archer for a long moment.  [b][color=#CE2B95]"I trust you.  No more evading the topic though.  No more tricks or games.  I need... I need something tangible that I can confirm with my own senses.  Is that something you guys can do?"[/color][/b] Yue nibbled the supposed hoof of the Unicorn cookie with a note of apprehension.