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[right][b]Interactions[/b]:  Sloane [@Atrophy], Britney [@Punished GN], Ken [@AtomicEmperor], Aryin [@NoriWasHere]
[code]Kari's House[/code][/right][hr]
Linqian's dark eyes moved from Sloane's tight grip on her wrist, to Britney's hand on her shoulder. Did they really think she was going to jump right to violence over this? Fucking hell, she had a short fuse, but she wasn't that bad.

Maybe she was. The way that Sloane was talking, that patronising tone, grated against her. She was fucking treating them like children, as if she’d gotten [i]anywhere[/i]. If she was so great she could just go and do it her fucking self. But she was here, with all of them, because she couldn’t. That thought was enough to get herself to calm down again, and ignore it.

She loosened her grip on Sloane's collar, taking a step back. 

[color=CD5C5C]”Fine. Whatever, nothing happened, it was just Vashti being Vashti. Let's search the basement,”[/color] Linqian rolled her eyes. Her voice lowered so only Sloane and Britney could hear her. [color=CD5C5C]”Because I [i]do[/i] realise how fucking serious this is. I want to find the bastard that killed Jinhai but I [i]also[/i] don’t want my younger brother to lose the only family he has left. I’m not as fucking stupid as you think I am. I’ll work my fucking ass off to figure this shit out.”[/color]

She could put aside her dislike for Sloane to get this done, just like she could to accept her money for Jinhai’s funeral. It didn’t mean she liked her or would tolerate any bullshit from her, but she could be in the same space. Fucking work together, even, if it meant finding Father Wolf. She wasn’t stupid enough to fuck that over… when in the right state of mind.

Even if she really didn’t think she was being all that unreasonable for questioning Sloane… whatever. She didn’t care enough to press when they clearly didn’t think Vashti’s words were credible. [color=f4eb93][i]You [i]saw[/i] how crazy she is.[/i][/color] Crazy hot more like. Huh. Was she really that desperate right now?

She tilted her head to look back over her shoulder at Britney, still speaking quietly. [color=CD5C5C]”I was just asking. I only hurt people when they say shit like Lynn did… but if you’re concerned it’ll happen, come with us to the basement.”[/color]

Linqian then shrugged, turning her whole body more towards the group, and raised her voice.

[color=CD5C5C]”Oy, Ken!”[/color] Linqian waved to him with a half grin which didn’t reach her eyes. [color=CD5C5C]”Take us to the basement so we can get shit started… Don’t want to keep hanging around till we get fucking arrested- I, for one, can’t afford that. You can get us in without needing to break anything, right?”[/color] 

She then caught Aryin’s eyes, and gestured for her to come with them. She couldn’t be bothered with words or explanations, Aryin would get it… or she’d come over and punch her. Whichever was fine. 

With a forced smile, Linqian turned back to Sloane. [color=CD5C5C]”Let’s go.”[/color]