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[murderbooks]

( considering who he thinks he's talking to, that's a fair response. )

Do you miss the fame?

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[He'd expected the reply to prompt realisation of it being the wrong username, but fine:]

It was an easy shortcut to communicate the severity of the situation a person may have found themselves in. But only if they'd paid attention in history class.

Your message landed with the wrong person, by the way.

[murderbooks]

( It did not. It takes him to the word 'Severity' to realize his message did indeed land wrong. )

Because history repeats if you don't learn from it?

I just realized that. I don't know how. Sorry.

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Because I was in the books.

It's the phones. You can keep an eye on usernames, but that won't stop it.

[murderbooks]

I guess, one day I'll be in the books, too. Weird to think what kind of impact I'll make. I'm an athlete.

Can I get a new phone?

I'm Scott, by the way.

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Kovacs.

You can, but it won't make a difference. Consider it a rival trying to knock you off your game. Get used to being fucked with.

[murderbooks]

Nice kind of meeting you, Kovacs.

And the phone is the one doing the fucking? I'll be... more careful with my first message I send, then.

[interior]

The house, and it's any message you send.

[murderbooks]

Right. The house. That has the library, but there are libraries up a ladder but they're people.

Anyone ever think this is the strangest place?

[interior]

I was in a different town before here. Everyone there was cursed to turn into monsters. Strange is relative.

[murderbooks]

A town outside of this manor? Was that the commune? Is that Werewolf?

[interior]

No. If it was here, I'd have said so.

[murderbooks]

Is it common to have been somewhere before that isn't home?

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Is it common to ask so many questions where you're from?

[murderbooks]

Sometimes. Depending on where and why. I wasn't trying to interview you.

[interior]

I'd say it was turning more interrogate than interview, but maybe athletes get the thumb screws more often than I realised.

[murderbooks]

It's near constant, but I wasn't trying to make it feel like an interrogation, either.

[interior]

Then you can consider it a back-up career choice. If the athleticism doesn't work out.

[murderbooks]

I could always break into the acting sphere. Cut my teeth in some kind of network procedural. I'll be the tall detective. You can be the one that takes no shit.

[interior]

I can be both.

[murderbooks]

You're tall, too, then we have something in common.