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[Nailah Weaver]

"Well, you saw her. I thought you were trying to pull one over on me."

[Samantha McManus]

"...love, I'm not all the redheads around here."

[Nailah Weaver]

"It's not just that. She looked like you not quite shifting into someone else."

[Samantha McManus]

She quirked a brow.

"...I'm sure it was a coincidence."

[Nailah Weaver]

"I suppose... She just looked so damn familiar."

[Samantha McManus]

"Sometimes people are like that, aye?"

[Nailah Weaver]

"Yes, I just don't believe in coincidence..."

[Samantha McManus]

"I... generally don't either," she frowned.

"But we've enough on our plate without being paranoid."

[Nailah Weaver]

"I know, I know."


"Still. I haven't gotten here by not listening to my hunches. Is there a student application for next semester under the name Aria Nyx?"

[Samantha McManus]

"I couldn't say off the top of my head. I don't oversee admissions all that personally, unless it's a special case."

[Nailah Weaver]

"Right, of course..." she says still sounding a little distracted.

[Samantha McManus]

"...this has really shaken you up, hasn't it?"

[Nailah Weaver]

"Not shaken. Just... It was uncanny."

[Samantha McManus]

"I think the hair might be throwing you a bit. If anything, she looked a bit like you, to me."

[Nailah Weaver]

"Now you're seeing things."

She rubs the bridge of her nose.

"Maybe we are are little wired from this whole Apocalypse business..."

[Samantha McManus]

"One thing at a time, aye?"

[Nailah Weaver]

"Right. This is hardly the time for more mysteries."

[Samantha McManus]

"...I must ask, though. Wine for breakfast? How very French of you."

[Nailah Weaver]

"Still getting used to sitting around and waiting for others to save the world again." she smiles wryly.

[Samantha McManus]

"You don't have to stay on the bench, aye?"

"Just be aware that I will, of course, worry."

[Nailah Weaver]

"I'll admit that might be playing a role in staying on the bench. At least a little."

[Samantha McManus]

"And that's not out of any perception that you're a delicate flower, simply that... some habits die hard."

[Nailah Weaver]

"I know. It's not that I enjoy putting myself in danger. Much."

[Samantha McManus]

"I was starting to wonder if you'd gotten a taste for it," she smirked.

[Nailah Weaver]

"It's not so much the danger but... well you know what I mean."

[Samantha McManus]

"Aye, that's understood." She chuckled. "Wouldn't deny you that."

[Nailah Weaver]

"It's about finding a healthy balance, I suppose."