[There's the edges of that old, clipped way he'd spoke when he hadn't been here long. When Lux was still a name he hid behind. Strictly business. Horatio might be good at keeping his face straight, but Gabriel's been doing it longer. Reading people. Watching how they move.
And since he'd become a manticore, reading it in the way their heart thrums and how anxiety scents the air.]
The New Year. I'll not give you enough information to risk your friends accusing you of being complicit.
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Date: 2022-01-06 03:35 am (UTC)[There's the edges of that old, clipped way he'd spoke when he hadn't been here long. When Lux was still a name he hid behind. Strictly business. Horatio might be good at keeping his face straight, but Gabriel's been doing it longer. Reading people. Watching how they move.
And since he'd become a manticore, reading it in the way their heart thrums and how anxiety scents the air.]
The New Year. I'll not give you enough information to risk your friends accusing you of being complicit.