[Attuned as he is to her answer, he picks up on her eagerness and feels a brief, lingering sense of smugness that he'd pegged her right the first time. Their 'deal' is what she wants in exchange.]
Do that, [he orders with an unconscious, preoccupied air. If that's not enough to get the other two to come, then he'll deal with it, but Miles thinks that it is. They're all so concerned with a soldier's duty; they'd never let a comrade go by themselves, much less miss a chance for action.] We'll rendezvous tomorrow, 0900 hours, outside the Palace gates.
[He takes a long, silent breath. His tone drops to be quieter, ruminative.]
[ Annie makes a brief sound of assent. She couldn't possibly imagine what is line of thought might be to lead to this method of approach. It probably didn't matter when it'd end with three highly skilled soldiers outside the Palace gates in the morning no matter what the reason. ]
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Do that, [he orders with an unconscious, preoccupied air. If that's not enough to get the other two to come, then he'll deal with it, but Miles thinks that it is. They're all so concerned with a soldier's duty; they'd never let a comrade go by themselves, much less miss a chance for action.] We'll rendezvous tomorrow, 0900 hours, outside the Palace gates.
[He takes a long, silent breath. His tone drops to be quieter, ruminative.]
Before we go... I need a favor.
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What is it?
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Even and unremarkable, he says,] Could you come here to discuss it? If you agree we'll have to be at my place anyway. Metal 2C.
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[ And she disconnects to go over to his suite. ]