[the mirror image of the moment is not lost on him, and it's exactly the sort of thing that hits his sense of humor just right. he laughs, one sharp and bright 'ha!' with a flash of fangs that stays hanging in a grin]
I sure am. But you're my hostess, so I defer to you.
[he makes his way inside, preferring to follow her and look around rather than risk disturbing the living throw blanket with claws. it's been a while since he's been in their apartment, so he's keen to pick up anything that may have changed in the interim. in fact, he realizes, he's been in Atem and Ryou's apartment a bit more often. something about that seems wrong, somehow, even though he sees them all regularly at the casino. Horatio moves to inspect one of the decorations, idly, as he fills her in on his absence]
I don't remember if you ever met Bethan Costigan, but she was one of the first friends I made here. She was one of my sisters, like Abigail. And Gosalyn. And now Abigail's the only one still here. ... I went to the graveyard because I hadn't heard from Bethan in a while, and she was the one who told me that you could find out if someone was really gone by looking for their name there. ... I found her stone first. Then someone else I knew. And another. And the Handler's. Four people I knew, gone. I was standing there trying to figure out if I was enough of a glutton for punishment to look for anyone else, when ... I just ... collapsed on the ground.
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I sure am. But you're my hostess, so I defer to you.
[he makes his way inside, preferring to follow her and look around rather than risk disturbing the living throw blanket with claws. it's been a while since he's been in their apartment, so he's keen to pick up anything that may have changed in the interim. in fact, he realizes, he's been in Atem and Ryou's apartment a bit more often. something about that seems wrong, somehow, even though he sees them all regularly at the casino. Horatio moves to inspect one of the decorations, idly, as he fills her in on his absence]
I don't remember if you ever met Bethan Costigan, but she was one of the first friends I made here. She was one of my sisters, like Abigail. And Gosalyn. And now Abigail's the only one still here. ... I went to the graveyard because I hadn't heard from Bethan in a while, and she was the one who told me that you could find out if someone was really gone by looking for their name there. ... I found her stone first. Then someone else I knew. And another. And the Handler's. Four people I knew, gone. I was standing there trying to figure out if I was enough of a glutton for punishment to look for anyone else, when ... I just ... collapsed on the ground.