hotel: emet

[shaft]

fufufu

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[ktiseos]

[hewwo! he gets a nod of acknowledgment.]

I do. What is it, Claude?

[shaft]

Have you spoken with anyone about the information that was found in the hotel penthouse?

[ktiseos]

-only somewhat.

[out of caution and care. but:]

I know one of those names. I thought-- for a while I was certain it truly was him.

[shaft]

Vax, right?

[ looks a little guilty ]

He was mentioned in your file.

[ktiseos]

Only as my hostage?

[or did his relationship get outed send help.]

[shaft]

Not as your hostage. Just as a friend of yours.

As far as I could see. The files didn't list hostages.

[ktiseos]

... I see. He is both, but-

I do not know what has happened to him, to be replaced so.

[shaft]

And I suppose bringing this up with Aquila would be a bad idea.

[ktiseos]

I believe it would be a poor idea to confront the person pretending to be my partner, yes.

[barely concealed anger slips in, there. fuck you aquila.]

[shaft]

[ oh, partner... yikes ]

You don't think they'd sweat a little?

[ktiseos]

Mayhap they would. It has been tempting, believe you me.

...but someone who does seem to have an idea of who Aquila truly is implored me not to speak of this matter with any of the staff, and I've no reason to think they would say so if they did not think there to be some danger inherent.

[shaft]

Are they in any more danger than those of us who die every week and risk the lives of our hostages in the process?

[ he can't help the remark, though he quickly sighs. ]

No... I get it. They're closer to our Night friend and therefore in more danger. I know.

But it sucks.

[ktiseos]

What I wish to know is-- why. What occurred that led to them taking on the original staff's identities, and for what purpose. Were they previous guests? Did something happen that they took advantage of, or did they cause this somehow?

[shaft]

That journal Zuko received said they were infiltrating, didn't it? So it seems like they must've done so on purpose.

Unless that was the original group?

[ was it ]

[ktiseos]

I never saw the journal itself-- it is the last thing I was missing.

[but- well.]

The other writing we have seen, though... it is from the original staff. The charts have Vax's writing on them, and the letters-- those are his. I am certain of it.

It is possible, though, that the journal was also used by the new Aquarius.

[shaft]

... Do we know the reason behind those charts, by the way?

[ ??? ]

[ktiseos]

Gemini told me once, early on, that they were made by a pair of employees slacking during orientation.

I've no reason to believe this to be untrue, and as I found the placements odd, given what I had seen of some of them...

[it was a hint all along probably]