Rheinland's Starquake I

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In truth Eliza was more nervous about meeting agent Laurenz. The Rheinlander's sudden snap to a more serious tone was a good reminder of how serious the situation was. The Maltese was about to be taken to a facility unknown to her and the words "just ignore anything out of the ordinary" sounded far from reassuring. Pretending to be on top of things and acting unfazed was an art that Valdez long tried to master but still had a long way to go. The best she could do at that moment was a somewhat faked smile.

And how exactly would a safepoint in this sort of situation would even look like? Eliza did not have the barest hint. Perhaps it was best to rely on Kat's behavior to judge when was safe and when wasn't. On second though, that was far from a good plan either as she barely knew the agent. The blonde's seemingly casual icebreaker question snapped Valdez out of her thoughts on the situation she was getting herself into.

"Oh, uhm, rum would be nice, I guess?"

The only two things she was really guessing at that point were what the future held for her and how exactly does one act casual in this sort of uncertain setting. Obviously whatever points in acting casual that Eliza had scored above Kat in their first introduction at the port were quickly lost here. All this was frightening but in a way also very exciting. There was something about the mysterious nature of agent Laurenz that just kept Eliza's curiosity on constant edge.

"I imagine it would also be best not to ask what this place is, correct?"

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Republic of the Sword and Sun