07-18-2015, 09:20 PM
As she sat, Torri barked a laugh. She wasn't accustomed to sudden outbursts, but Drayson's comment took her so off guard. A glint in her eye promised mischief. "I should be angry at you, I suppose. Skipping out on the action as you did."
It was a morbid joke, given the terrible death an innocent man suffered for no apparent reason. Death had to be laughed away, or else their minds would go crazy.
Talk of work wiped away some of the former mirth. It pulled the skin on her face tight, her jaw slack with weariness. A deep breath smothered the flicker of emotion, and she smiled politely. "My assignment in Moscow has been time-consuming, to say the least. I managed to get outside for the first time in two weeks and found myself ankle-deep in carnage. I shouldn't complain,"
she quickly corrected.
"Ever come up with an explanation or is official word still suicide?"
The depth to her look said she didn't believe the latter but wouldn't press the issue. She owed Drayson that much, as he hadn't pressured her for insights into her own work.
It was a morbid joke, given the terrible death an innocent man suffered for no apparent reason. Death had to be laughed away, or else their minds would go crazy.
Talk of work wiped away some of the former mirth. It pulled the skin on her face tight, her jaw slack with weariness. A deep breath smothered the flicker of emotion, and she smiled politely. "My assignment in Moscow has been time-consuming, to say the least. I managed to get outside for the first time in two weeks and found myself ankle-deep in carnage. I shouldn't complain,"
she quickly corrected.
"Ever come up with an explanation or is official word still suicide?"
The depth to her look said she didn't believe the latter but wouldn't press the issue. She owed Drayson that much, as he hadn't pressured her for insights into her own work.