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Love grimaced, internally cringing away from her own thought, 'Nope...too soon. That word felt wrong on a number of levels.'
She gave a quiet shudder.
General Del, seemingly satisfied that the macabre images had at least elicited an appropriate shudder from the Lieutenant's blank and difficult to read demeanour, removed the image from above her link with a polite smile, "Did that satisfy your curiosity, Miss Aikawa?"
Love nodded curtly, "Yes, thank you."
As the interaction between them had continued Kit grew stiff in his chair.
He knew that she would not betray any hint of outward animosity in front of others and yet he also knew that particular tone to her voice and sharpness in her gaze all too well.
General Del continued whilst he sat fixed to his chair, staring blankly ahead.
