[snuggle up real close everyone]

[cephalon]

Who: The fair crew and visitors of the Windrose
Action: Aboard the Windrose
When: May

[It's a mingle! Make friendly everyone~]

Comments

[precedented]

[ Oooh, chess. His expression lights up briefly. ]

An odd way to pass along a message.

[passingthrough]

If by odd you mean brilliant. [Smiling.]

[precedented]

I had no idea those words had become synonymous.

[ He takes a seat. ] Is this due to our recent arrivals?

[passingthrough]

Always something new to learn. [Setting up the board.]

One specifically. Do you know the man on your ship whose name is somehow The Stalker? Which, by the way, takes all the cool out of having your name start with "the."

[precedented]

Magneto once was the Master of Magnetism.

[ Leto shrugs loosely. ]

I haven't met the man myself. I haven't taken a good look at his timeline either due to his absence.

[passingthrough]

Oh, now you're going to educate me on Magneto?

[She smiles, but it fades a bit. While, she would be interested in knowing more about him, that wasn't really the purpose of contacting Leto. At least not beyond observations if he had any. She doesn't want him feeling used. Especially after it made his eyes bleed last time.]

Apparently he wants someone on my ship dead. Tenno. I don't know him that well myself, seems like the sort of person I'd have no objection to see living though. The Stalker is off ship a lot?

[precedented]

He's been reticent.

[ Leto frowns, looking into the distance before shaking his head. ] It's harder to locate his time without him being near me.

[passingthrough]

That's okay. [Not that it wouldn't be nice to know.] More than anything I wanted to warn you about him. Sounds like he's happy to attack others on the way to his intended target.

[precedented]

But what is it that he wants? Just the death of a man?

[passingthrough]

Hard to say. He's been plucked out of his world and his routine. It can change a person. [Part of why she doesn't just...deal with him. People can change. That and she just doesn't know enough about anyone involved. Not without an immediate threat to react to at least.]

He was an assassin with a mark on Tenno. I'm told he's passionate about upholding his kills.

[precedented]

Ah. I can see why that makes it harder to dissuade, but perhaps he's not immune to listening to common sense.

[passingthrough]

Probably worth a shot. It could also be dangerous. It sounded like he wasn't above using others as leverage to get to Tenno.

[precedented]

The Blameless crew is fairly adept. He would have to be rather strong to overpower any of us.

[ He mentally goes through the list. ] I suppose I could keep an eye on him. He's not a problem for me.

[passingthrough]

[She nods.] I know. You're in a good position for it, but I wasn't going to leave you blind to it either. I'm going to warn Hank and Kate too.

Sounds like the biggest threat he'd pose would be to attack the ship's systems if he doesn't have his exoskeleton with him which Tenno didn't.

[precedented]

[ Leto has rarely been blind in any context, so the comment confuses him a little. ]

Of course. They should know.

[passingthrough]

[Just a turn of phrase, but she can see where it wouldn't apply to someone with his gifts.] And of course anyone else you want to warn. It sounded like my crew was a little suspect of your captain. I've never met her.

[precedented]

Ah. I don't think she'll be a problem any longer.

[passingthrough]

Why do you say that?

[precedented]

[ Leto raises an eyebrow at her. ]

[passingthrough]

What? Is she gone? Did you kill her? Did we slip into charades mode? Because that still requires gestures.

[precedented]

I would not kill a person so . . . flagrantly. She is departing from the Fleet.

[passingthrough]

I was kidding about that one. Probably should kid less about murder though. [Her bad.] You make it sound like she's resigning. [That's not a thing.]

[precedented]

It is the best way to put it delicately. Most likely, she'll be returned to her own world.

[passingthrough]

...You can sense when people are going to disappear. [Okay, now she wants to use him. Wants to ask if Winn is going to stay. She doesn't, but she really, really wants to.]

[precedented]

[ He looks at her carefully. He's not judging the impulse to ask. Certainly it's a common one and not one that bothers him. ]

At times. Not always. It is an imperfect skill because the Atroma has limited much of my prescience.

[ He pauses and continues, gently. ]

And there are some things I will not say. Some outcomes I cannot guarantee or confirm.