Our avatars are in a room together

............

...How do you mean "heavily armed"...

(Just keeps trying to sweep up hamburger.)

Muskets- Magical ones, affixed into the air by a yet unidentified magic...

Haven't exactly estimated the firepower behind them, but it feels like a volley...

They float behind her, and she can control them independently... not sure how many can split off or whether they all have to fire at the same target...

Questions for later...

-mopping up the blood-

"It means that I've actually got something between my ears. Care to prove you do, too?"

"It's been bad, sometimes. I'm just glad I usually run solo."

"I'm just trying to be clear on whether this is a threat to not hurt your 'friend.'"

..............

(The sweeping slowly degenerates into listless, uncoordinated mashing and pushing of the corpse matter.)

(Practically bores a hole into the floor with that intense, aimless stare.)

-nods-

Running solo...?

Are you sure you're a military unit?

Because it sounds much more like some sort of intelligence organisation, the way you describe the structure.

... Well, these are nice first embossings aren't they...?

-wipe wipe wipe-

-before getting a trash bag-

I think I'll probably clean the room that the corpse came from as well... don't want the stench to hold out.

...mm...

(Nods, not really looking at the bloke.)

(Reaches an arm out and just starts opening kitchen drawers.)

... I wasn't... expecting agreement...

-piles the body into the trash bag, and mops up the rest of the floor-

... You must be in a bit of shock.

"Call it a friendly suggestion."

Akane looked at Jack, thinking.

"I have the training, I know how to work with others, and I am attached to units for field operations."

”...I’ll take it into consideration.”

But your missions don't come up on books, do they?

-smirks slightly-

"What's your interest in her, anyway? I know why you're doing it, but there's got to be other people you can go after."

"Sure they do. It's not a problem as long as no one reads them."

They just keep the books on the top shelf, don't they?

(Produces several knives from within, piling them in his lap.)

...which one is best, do you think...

... Well what's the use...?

Akane laughed.

"That'd be the case."

-chuckles slightly-

I figured.

No other kind of organisation would use such small numbers on operations.

And believe me, I'm... familiar with the sort.

...keeping that thing away from my Sofia...

(Is trembling.)

"Krrrk. Are you, now?"

-looks over his collection of knives-

I'm not an expert, but i'd advise something other than a knife but...

-nods-

Mmm... mostly on the receiving end of clandestine operations.

"Sounds pretty busy for a surgeon!"

(It's the most random assortment possible. There are butter- and cheese-knives in the mix, along with more plausibly dangerous ones.)

...but...?

I'm not a very ordinary surgeon...

And well.

I'm currently being hunted, as we speak.

It's why I'm here- and why i'm checking this clearing.

-points to the most dangerous of the bunch- This one here might help if you're desperate..

...yes... of course...

(Manages to pick it up despite his hand shaking so much.)