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She killed an anointed one with a bite. According

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to Callistratos' footmen. If so,

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she poses a serious risk to

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the Queen. And an even greater risk to

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the rest of us. Where is she

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now? We are working

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on it. Do we know for certain that she

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believes herself to be the Winter Child?

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It doesn't matter. She is

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the Winter Child to anyone who

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subscribes to such heresy. The

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Shadow is right. We have to assume

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she has already fallen in with rebel elements. Then

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she will be difficult to locate.

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Difficult maybe, not

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impossible. You sound like a woman

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with an idea. Whether

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she is the Winter Child or not, she

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is still newly reborn. And

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every newborn vampire has at least one

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weakness.

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What's that? The

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life they left behind.

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Darcy, it's been six

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months since we said goodbye. Three

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since my last letter, assuming you got it.

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I'm well on the whole. My swordsmanship

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is improving thanks to Penelope Everyone's

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mostly got used to seeing a vampire around

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the long haulers downright lover More

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than Jepsen even The

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refugees from that blood farm in Soho

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are a bit edgy about it, but who

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can blame them? Was that

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you who got them out of there? It sounds

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like you

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It was pretty quiet around here for

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a while Lately it feels like

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something's shifting There

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was an incident a few days ago

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We'd sent Hannah and Sam out

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with the tanker to collect water from the system

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when they didn't check in Penelope

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and I went to investigate and Well,

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it was ugly

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I found Hannah half

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of her at least Yeah,

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I think I found the other half Sam's

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over here, too Fuck

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they did a number on him, too No

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weapon drawn at least it happened

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quick The tires

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on the tanker slash to to

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cut off their escape maybe while

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they're in the pump room Clever for blighters.

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How many do you think it was? I'll

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just say they ripped her in half. So I'd

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say half a dozen at least sounds

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right

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I shouldn't have sent them out

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alone. They're bloody technicians Don't

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second-guess we haven't had a camera trapping

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in this area since October Yeah

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You've still got that look on your face there What

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look Like

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you're working on the edge of a puzzle and you have the fifth

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corner piece in your hand It's

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the blood There's far too much blood

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Christ, you're right It's

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like they didn't even bother to feed No,

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just raw regression I'm

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coming down

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no no I gotta just

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put one in her heart got

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it thanks looks like you

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caught a swipe on the thigh fuck

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I like these trousers

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do you need help getting back up no

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I'm fine just a nick I can walk she

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didn't have any pack markings blood's

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gonna be drawing drifters from all over let's

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hurry up and collect the remains before the snow comes in leave

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the tanker we'll come back with a spare time drive

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it out when the weather clears

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ouch sorry I'm just

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nervous I've never done stitches

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on a royal before well your

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knickers princess

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shut up pickings are

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slim out there how is she that

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says it just looks worse than it is miss

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the femoral thank God

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did

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you need help unloading the remains oh

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I've set them out for you exam room to thank

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you miss chambers Nusla Park the

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dipole Penelope's ration from the blood

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bank it's on the counter in the cold

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closet I'm fine

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I'm not feeling it yet Penelope

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stop stop what hovering

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I'm alright just go drink your ration

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fine Lydia

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sorry what I

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told you you don't have to worry about her

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no I I

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know I'm just getting used to it I'll

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be watching the movie later. We can.

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I wasn't sure you'd be up for it.

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I just need something to look forward to.

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I can't sit with that horridness I saw.

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Then say no more. Lightsabers and porgues

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it is. What time did you tell

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Doug? I didn't. I assumed

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he'd be with mags. Oh

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shit, right. It's Valentine's Day, isn't it?

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We could just carry on without him, though.

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Just the two of us, then. Sure.

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Is that okay? Yeah, why not?

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Make us some popcorn. I just need to go over the dashcam

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feed, but I'll drop by after.

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Good. That's

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an ugly one, alright. Even for

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a blighter attack. I take full responsibility,

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ma'am. Stop. Will

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you sit down? Sorry,

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Gussie. We both signed off

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on those runs. I know. I just...

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I can't help but feel like... What? I

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don't know. Kalistrata's

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dead Penelope. Is

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it mad I still worry about that? After

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all this time. Her catching

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up with me. Is it? You

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spent decades looking over your shoulder. It's

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a hard instinct to shake. Yeah.

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You think someone else has taken up the hunt? No.

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Lupa was hers to avenge. No

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one under Kalistrata would chance coming for me, and

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no one above her would care to. You're

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right. Past all the unanswered

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questions, this has all the

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look of a blighter attack. I

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just can't quite make the loose ends meet. You

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will, though. You always do.

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But how do you want to play it for now? We

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go to what condition orange, I'd say. Till

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we have it sorted. Agreed.

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I should, uh... Charles Sam's

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husband. Oh, I talked to him already. Go

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check in with Hope. Maybe she's found

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something. Shh.

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Hannah, hey. Um...

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We might have a situation here. What

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sort of situation? Flat

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tire. Maybe something

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we drove over?

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Sit tight. I'm

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coming up. How was the

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briefing? All right. Where

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are we? He just found the tires. She's on

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her way up. You

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almost look like

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claw marks. You

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should have had a bloody escort. Stop it. We

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talked to the manatee nest months ago. Who could have

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seen this coming? It's my entire job to see these things coming.

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You're too hard on yourself. You're accepted here.

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Even our deaths warn to you. Yeah. Not

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that I'm not. Not so

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much as nurse. Lydia's coming around. I mean,

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the Soho crowd was so head fucked they

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didn't even know vampires existed before

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they got out.

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Sam! Get off him! Get

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back! No!

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That's all the dash cam caught. Yep. Just

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the audio. Whole thing

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goes down off camera and no visual on the hostile.

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Nothing after the attack. Not until we turn up at

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the end. I've watched

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it through twice so far. That's

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weird. There's a lot of camera

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shy now. It would be

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the only kind of shy they were. Yeah.

9:51

Something had them worked up. Game

9:53

has been scarce out there lately. Could

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hunger be driving them to it? With all that blood

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on the ground. Territory

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then? We've seen them get weird about it.

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Maybe. Still doesn't explain how a whole

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pack slipped through our surveillance net.

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What if it's not a whole pack

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though? How'd you mean? I

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was looking over the photos here. Hmm.

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Am I crazy or is this all one set

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of tracks? Here, here,

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here. A pack would have tripped

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our alerts but a lone blighter could slip

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through purely by accident. A lone

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blighter? She

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was ripped in half. We've seen big ones

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before. And they've always got an army of hangars

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on. Loner's a small, weak.

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Like the one you got. Yeah. So

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what do we do? I'm going to look over

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the raw data from the camera traps. You're

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relieved. I can stay and help. Don't

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you have a date? I don't have a date. I

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thought you were going to watch Star Trek. Wars.

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Star Wars. Whatever.

10:56

I'm not going to leave you with this. You're

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not going to use me as an excuse either. I

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don't know what you mean by that. Yes,

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you do. But don't go turning

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all the way into her hope.

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Even she wouldn't want that. Go.

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Have a life worth coming

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home to.

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As for me, well, I'm

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trying to keep sane. Trying to leave out

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there, out there. Carving

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out time to chill and laugh with friends. One

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friend in particular. She

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came over from Soho. She's been training

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to be a nurse in the clinic. So you know how it goes. You're

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in and out. And well, we

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started hanging out. I don't know.

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There's never really been a lot of girls my age. It's

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nice to have that.

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Well, what did you think? I

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liked the last three being about a girl for once.

11:56

Right. She

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kind of looks like you. Sure. Me with you.

11:59

without all the scrapes and bruises. Well,

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I mean, who even knows what she looks like these days.

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She might have been that blighted you got down today. Wow.

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Sorry. No, I just never

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thought about it like that. No? I

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mean, do you don't watch a movie and think, God, I wonder where all these

12:16

movie stars are now? I

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guess not. Do you?

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There was a lad back in Soho who used to be a famous

12:24

actor. He didn't ask very

12:26

long. Can

12:30

I ask you something? Sure.

12:33

What was Soho like? Strange,

12:37

unreal. All the gloom and grit

12:39

kind of glossed over. Everything

12:41

sort of hazy.

12:44

You didn't know the world had ended. Or

12:47

didn't care. I'm sorry. You

12:49

don't have to talk about it.

12:51

No, it's fine.

12:53

I can't even recall the rest.

12:55

But you can tell something's missing. I mean, you can

12:58

feel it, can you? I

13:00

sense the space it takes up, like

13:04

boxes draped in black velvet.

13:08

Like I

13:10

remember being called into the house on Dean

13:12

Street. The

13:15

one with the bright red door. But

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not what happened inside it.

13:22

Do you ever wish you did? She

13:26

showed me

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the one who saved us. She unblocked the memories

13:29

and gave us the choice.

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All I know is I saw the truth and I didn't want it. I'm

13:38

glad she was there. I

13:40

wish I could tell you for sure if it was her. Your

13:43

sister, I mean, it's just... No,

13:46

no, it's fine. Don't start pulling at

13:48

that thread on my account, please.

13:51

You're not a little bit curious.

13:53

I don't know, it sounds like her. She's

13:56

off somewhere saving the world, I'm sure. Part

13:59

of you miss when she were out. with her doing

14:02

something important. My

14:04

home is here. I just want to keep it safe.

14:07

I can't think of anything more important. I

14:12

kind of like the scrapes and bruises. Yeah.

14:15

Why is that? I

14:17

don't know.

14:18

It means you're real.

14:22

I

14:26

should probably let you get to bed. You've had

14:28

a full-on day in the infirmary,

14:30

I'm sure. I'm alright. You

14:34

can stay longer if you want.

14:35

And do what? I...

14:40

I don't know. Whatever. Oh,

14:46

I can't. I have a shift in the tower. Oh.

14:57

You didn't have a shift in the tower. Well,

14:59

what was I supposed to do? Your

15:01

face is so red right now. I'm

15:03

exercising. I told

15:05

you it sounded like a date. I know. Look, obviously,

15:08

we've been spending a fair amount of time together. We're

15:11

close. I've noticed. And yeah,

15:13

I won't pretend I haven't had a thought or two. I

15:16

mean, you've seen her. What's the problem? I don't know.

15:18

I've never done shit with a girl. So

15:21

what? So what? What if we're

15:23

halfway into whatever and then I realize

15:25

it's not for me? She's

15:26

my friend. It's not

15:28

really rocket science sorting out who you want to snorkel.

15:32

Can we just change the subject, please? Did

15:34

you find anything on the track feed? Nothing. So

15:39

when do we say the

15:40

thing we're not saying? Another overlord.

15:43

Yeah. I thought about that. And?

15:47

Well, it's not really their style, is it? When

15:50

an anointed one wants to make an impression, it's irrefutable.

15:53

And when they don't want to make an impression? When

15:56

they don't, they leave no trace at all. This

15:58

whole attack just feels like a

15:59

It feels more like... A message. Yeah,

16:03

it does. I just

16:05

haven't the foggiest idea what it's trying to say. Me

16:07

neither. How

16:10

long have we been running? I dunno. Mine

16:12

says 6k. 6k? Fuck it, I'm tapping

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out.

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Sometimes I think you might actually be evil.

16:21

Sorry. I keep forgetting you get tired. Why

16:23

do you even bother with exercise anyway? Just

16:26

something to do, I suppose. Helps me

16:28

focus. Right. Just feels

16:30

like you're fucking with me now, but okay. I'm

16:33

heading the showers. Hey,

16:35

hold on.

16:36

Maybe

16:40

it's not the fact she's a she, Lydia.

16:43

I don't understand. Well, have you fancied

16:46

anyone since Jory? You have to admit I don't

16:48

have a great track record. My mistakes have a literal

16:50

body count. Except that Lydia

16:52

isn't Jory. And you're not

16:54

the girl you were. It's been a year, Hope. You've

16:58

done a lot of growing, and maybe

17:00

you can afford to start trusting your feelings again.

17:07

I know what you meant when you said afraid of having to sort

17:09

your own shit out. That's

17:11

the hardest part, isn't it? I get

17:13

the appeal of putting it aside for other, bigger

17:15

feeling duties. Matters of life

17:17

and death are much simpler. Out

17:19

there you can really rely on your instincts and

17:22

your sword.

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Get some rest. We'll head back out tomorrow

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to

17:27

bring the tanker back in. Maybe we'll spot something we missed.

17:38

But inside that little concrete refuge, with the whole

17:40

of your world so close that you know all the people

17:43

in your life, by the smell of their sweat, it

17:47

can feel so risky to do anything that upsets the balance.

17:51

But when I picked you or I left you by his grave in

17:54

the village green, I know that there are scarier

17:56

things to do. than

18:00

taking chances. Lids,

18:06

there you are. Oh, hey. Can

18:09

we talk? Sure, I'm just consolidating

18:12

these boxes.

18:15

Um, so, the movie the other night. Yeah?

18:19

Was that a date? What

18:21

do you mean? Lid, I feel

18:23

like you've been flirting with me.

18:25

Are you joking? Shit,

18:28

yeah, sorry, I sound like a knob. Hold

18:30

on, hope. No, really, forget it. No, I have

18:32

been, though. What?

18:33

I probably

18:35

have been. Flirting with you.

18:39

What? Why? Uh,

18:42

I don't know, because you're fucking amazing.

18:45

What's that mean? You have, like,

18:47

feelings for me. Well,

18:50

this isn't entirely fair, you know. I

18:53

agree, it's not. It's not really

18:55

a conversation I was ready to have. It's not a conversation

18:58

you were... I wasn't hiding it. Yeah,

19:01

it's almost as if I thought friends go away when

19:03

you say you're in love with them. Right.

19:06

Can we just pretend this never happened? Lid,

19:09

no, come on.

19:11

No, Hope, I'm fucking serious. It's

19:13

taken me forever to feel even a little bit at home here, and I didn't wake up this

19:15

morning wanting to set fire to the only... ...I'm not going

19:18

to be here. I'm not going to be

19:20

here. I'm not going to be here. I'm

19:23

not going to be here. I'm

19:25

not going to be here. I'm

19:27

not going to be here.

19:32

You kissed me. Yeah,

19:36

I actually did, didn't I? I

19:39

don't understand. Did you mean to? I don't

19:43

know, but I think I've been wanting

19:45

to. Sorry, there's this,

19:47

like, dull roar in my ears. You

19:50

said you've been wanting to. Well,

19:52

what are you doing tonight? Tonight, um,

19:55

just, uh, nothing,

19:58

I guess.

19:59

pick up another movie from the library. Sure,

20:03

yeah. I could do what movie?

20:05

I don't know.

20:07

Maybe something we've both seen before? Yeah

20:09

sure, makes sense. I

20:12

need to go run some errands on the outside but I'll see

20:14

you later, okay? Yeah I should finish

20:16

up here. Oh

20:19

and Liz? We're

20:21

calling this one a date. No

20:23

I got that. Thank you. Holy

20:34

shit. Did

20:35

she kiss me? So

20:43

I think I might have a girlfriend. Maybe.

20:48

Don't worry, she's nothing like Jory. She's

20:50

kind and brilliant. Really

20:53

disgustingly adorable, no weird skull

20:55

tattoos. You'd like her I think.

20:58

God I wish I could see the look on your face. Or

21:01

I wish you could see the look on mine. I

21:03

don't know. Maybe you're not surprised

21:05

at all. But it feels like a

21:07

whole new day to me. Like

21:10

I'm gonna be this

21:12

whole other person when I finally see you again.

21:15

If I ever do, maybe

21:17

I won't.

21:18

Maybe the clouds will just clear

21:21

one day and I'll know my heart that somehow

21:23

it was your doing. Anyway,

21:26

not huge news but it feels

21:28

big to me. So I wanted to let you know.

21:30

I miss you Doss. I

21:33

love you always. Your sister

21:36

Hope. Are

21:39

you checking the grammar? Feels silly. It's

21:42

not. I don't even know what her

21:44

deal is now. I don't know if she's

21:46

getting these. I haven't heard anything from her since

21:48

she was standing here. She put her hand

21:50

in that box there yeah?

21:51

Right. And

21:54

said what? Don't forget to write.

21:56

Then she probably has someone

21:58

checking it. Just drop

22:00

the letter in. Yeah,

22:04

yeah. Fine.

22:22

You know, when I was

22:24

in the service, I never wrote my

22:26

family. I could. But there

22:28

was so much we couldn't say that it felt a little pointless.

22:31

Yeah. But... I

22:34

kept every single one of my sister's letters.

22:37

In a drawer by my bed. I

22:39

just hope she's all right.

22:40

What

22:43

the devil? What? The

22:46

Humvee, look. Someone

22:48

slash the tires. I

22:51

don't like this. Circle up.

22:55

Anything? No. Wait,

22:58

got him. Where? Six o'clock, Blighter.

23:00

Top of the slate roof. Jesus.

23:04

He's a tall one.

23:04

The young Miss Don Raven, I

23:06

presume. Uh... Did

23:09

that Blighter just say my name? And

23:11

why not? Come a long way

23:13

to find you. Fuck. You

23:16

gonna come willingly? Or am

23:18

I gonna have to make a mess? Think

23:24

it over? Looks like

23:26

you've got about 15 prices to

23:28

decide. A

23:30

length of a limerick, maybe.

23:32

Penelope, talk to me. What

23:34

are we doing? You need to go. Right

23:37

now. Humble John Crocker.

23:40

Came home from Ecker. What?

23:44

I said run. I'll hold him off as long as I can.

23:46

In the gloomy still dead of

23:48

winter.

23:49

I'm not leaving you here. He

23:51

found his false wife. I'm

23:54

hiding a long knife. Hope, please,

23:57

just turn around and run. Not

24:00

just try that vampire shit on me. And

24:02

put it where a maker splits.

24:05

I hope I'm not fucking around. Neither

24:07

am I. I

24:10

was hoping you'd say that. Well

24:13

then... Let's

24:16

make a mess, shall we?

24:30

Oh, my

24:33

baby, oh,

24:36

step on

24:38

up. We'll take

24:41

it all, one

24:44

of the days. My

24:46

baby, oh, step on up.

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