Did you really just do that? [ she hisses at him excitedly under her breath as they walk, mind immediately going a hundred miles an hour. ] Have you had magical disguise glasses this entire time?
[ Because, wow, the things she could do with that. The things they could do with that. Root is perfectly confident in her ability to play a part without the cheat code, but having someone with her that is completely malleable opens up her range of options drastically.
She won't interrupt the mission or slow them down to go over it, but her eyes are sharp and bright like she has a lot of plans for after it's done. ]
[ in response, he just winks at her — and though it looks slightly off on the face he's wearing, right now, it's a certified charles expression. ]
Well, got to have something in my pocket, don't I? [ quite literally, in this case, as he usually has the glasses in his pocket at all times... and yeah, he can see that she's excited about it, and mentally prepares for questions — but later.
because now is for approaching the ghost, a small girl dressed in what seems like a nightgown, the style vaguely like from the 1940s. ]
Hi, [ charles says, friendly and yet soft as he looks at the girl, ] Sorry to bother you, but think you could answer a few questions for us? My sister here and I, we're looking into the disappearance of our aunt. [ he scratches his neck, almost sheepishly. ] And Mirabelle here says she used to come round here to walk her dog, but I told her no way, this is too far out of the way... anyway, have you seen anyone around here?
[ Oh, she's playing his sister? How cute. Root is so up for that. She hadn't realized investigating ghost mysteries involves quite so much lying to other ghosts. Charles has really been holding out on her -- she has many questions for later. But Root always gets the job done no matter what else is going on for her, and this isn't any different.
She instantly mimics Charles's accent, expression nervous; she fidgets and looks around as she speaks. ]
I'm worried something happened to her. I told her not to come here -- there's all those weird reports -- it's been on the telly and everything.
[ She also wants to find out if anyone has been bothering this little ghost for its own sake. Root will totally take care of anyone who is hassling a young girl, ghost or not. ]
[ yes, apparently so! and root, — mirabelle, now — settles into the role like the pro she is, and charles barely bites back the impressed grin that's threatening to break through.
but no, he's a pro, too, and offers a small, sincere smile at the girl. the girl, meanwhile, glances from one to the other, fiddling with her skirt with her fingers. ]
If she came during the day, it... it should be fine, [ she says, looking down. and then, quietly, ] The pilot's only round here at night.
[ charles glances at root, then, because this is definitely new information... as much as there's a niggling feeling at the back of his mind he's lived through this once before. but no, that's certainly not true, right? right. ]
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[ Because, wow, the things she could do with that. The things they could do with that. Root is perfectly confident in her ability to play a part without the cheat code, but having someone with her that is completely malleable opens up her range of options drastically.
She won't interrupt the mission or slow them down to go over it, but her eyes are sharp and bright like she has a lot of plans for after it's done. ]
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Well, got to have something in my pocket, don't I? [ quite literally, in this case, as he usually has the glasses in his pocket at all times... and yeah, he can see that she's excited about it, and mentally prepares for questions — but later.
because now is for approaching the ghost, a small girl dressed in what seems like a nightgown, the style vaguely like from the 1940s. ]
Hi, [ charles says, friendly and yet soft as he looks at the girl, ] Sorry to bother you, but think you could answer a few questions for us? My sister here and I, we're looking into the disappearance of our aunt. [ he scratches his neck, almost sheepishly. ] And Mirabelle here says she used to come round here to walk her dog, but I told her no way, this is too far out of the way... anyway, have you seen anyone around here?
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She instantly mimics Charles's accent, expression nervous; she fidgets and looks around as she speaks. ]
I'm worried something happened to her. I told her not to come here -- there's all those weird reports -- it's been on the telly and everything.
[ She also wants to find out if anyone has been bothering this little ghost for its own sake. Root will totally take care of anyone who is hassling a young girl, ghost or not. ]
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but no, he's a pro, too, and offers a small, sincere smile at the girl. the girl, meanwhile, glances from one to the other, fiddling with her skirt with her fingers. ]
If she came during the day, it... it should be fine, [ she says, looking down. and then, quietly, ] The pilot's only round here at night.
[ charles glances at root, then, because this is definitely new information... as much as there's a niggling feeling at the back of his mind he's lived through this once before. but no, that's certainly not true, right? right. ]