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[b]"Oh Lev! You look as delicate as ever!"[/b]

Lorelei rose up to greet them, giving the proprietor of 7th Haven a quick hug. He was about as skin-and-bones as she remembered last time, but those were certainly some good skin and bones that he had. Her gaze lingered on the collarbone that peeked out from his loose shirt, before taking a step back. [b]"And life has been quite wonderful as of late. Got a pay bump and a couple of adorable new co-workers, so I thought I'd show them off a bit. I'm sure you'd like them some more than the Section 6 folk that I brought around last time."[/b]

At least, from the perspective of having socially well-adjusted customers. From the angle of having money to spend? Well, the cyber-cops often started up further along the pay ladder, if only due to the extra education required to be halfway competent at their work.

She sat down as Lev did, crossing her legs as she turned towards Barbatos. [b]"Oh, Lev and I have known each other for a long while, back when I was still working with Section 2. Bit of a long story, Barbs, but the gist of it was that it involved a fiery romance and kickstarted his smoking habit."[/b]

If Lev wanted to add more, she'd let him, but there was business to be done.

[b]"We're looking into the Saniwa today,"[/b] the woman said after a pause. [b]"Any news from downstairs trickle up about them?"[/b]