[ she offers her a sympathetic, but short-lived smile. ]
I'm getting by, I think. [ rather than serious, she sounds a little drained. it's fine. at least around these other three, she doesn't have to hide anything. ] ...Have you been locked out?
Yes, it's obvious why Sutcliffe was killed. [ look they're all thinking it ] But Kaz seemed, at worst, insensitive. I'm not certain why anyone would think to harm him so grievously, and so soon.
[ anyway she's at least going to open the door to the kitchen to let sheila in, if she'd like to sit. can she even come in. is there a door. it's fine ]
Sheila opens her mouth to respond, but the moment Vira crosses the threshold into the kitchen? Her eyes go wide and she covers her mouth with her hands.]
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I'm getting by, I think. [ rather than serious, she sounds a little drained. it's fine. at least around these other three, she doesn't have to hide anything. ] ...Have you been locked out?
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Uh-huh. The door is stuck, and everything smells like candy.
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On top of everything...? [ isn't that a bit much. ] People seem to have been suffering quite a few effects this week. I'm sorry.
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[ or else! ]
Though perhaps that's too much to ask, considering we have two more dead.
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["what about grell" what about her]
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[ anyway she's at least going to open the door to the kitchen to let sheila in, if she'd like to sit. can she even come in. is there a door. it's fine ]
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Sheila opens her mouth to respond, but the moment Vira crosses the threshold into the kitchen? Her eyes go wide and she covers her mouth with her hands.]
Holy crap!
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...Sheila?
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Vira, can you hear me? [STARING... AT WHERE THE DOOR WOULD BE.] You just walked through that fucking door like it was made out of thin fucking air!
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she slowly steps back out into the foyer with sheila. ]
I can assure you that's not what happened. [ ??? ] Perhaps this is like the elevator from last week...