still waters

i've seen fire & i've seen rain.
i've seen sunny days that i thought would never end

"Safrin, or Sam's." Remi replies with a slight nod of his head that becomes a shrug. Whatever he and Sam once were and whatever they might be again, the cool clarity that comes with being the sort of asshole Remi is now doesn't hide the impulsiveness of the bookmaker's actions. The road to hell might be paved with the best of intentions, but that's little comfort against dead bodies.

"Mmm." He agrees, this time his nod is solemn. There was...so much more he wanted to do with Rex, to say and hear...Pulling in a deep breath and exhaling out memories best left for another time, the Alchemist tries to refocus his thoughts.

"The presentation isn't very Torchline. The people here are...less subtle in their grievances. Halo too seems blunter than this. And the Grounds? It wouldn't surprise me given how many ascended are there, but why now, after all this time?" Tapping his finger on his desk, the Alchemist takes a breath and sighs it out. "So unless we're dealing with somewhere entirely new, which...is a possibility...would it surprise you at all if this originated in the Greatwood?"