THE PHELPS’ HOUSE, 6:22 PM. @eydetik. seven minutes before christopher phelps picks up @kheen at the main road and suggests he stay at their house for a couple of nights.
eyes trace the ornamental paintings drawn across the mug’s pearly surface : there’s a certain frumpiness to them, that pre-loved chic of finding unexpected treasures on junk markets somewhere abroad, and while emily attempts to appear blasé towards his sudden and unannounced visitation, it’s incalculable if the attention pulled towards the tableware is genuine or a subtle act of intimidation. raymond purses his lips and sets the mug down with a clink. “ i see you’ve gotten your hands on the painting you were talking about last time we met. ” it’s a sober observation, curiously placed in the middle of a silent conversation ; he doesn’t even look in the direction of the living room where he’s caught sight of it upon arrival. gaze is dragged upward slowly, piercing emily with hard, blue eyes. “ you have an impressive gift for data acquisition, emily. i’ve seen how agile you are the moment you’re behind a computer screen ―― i might have exhausted your patience already by pulling you into this… situation with elsbeth hughes, and you did a remarkable job of confirming my speculations, which i am extremely thankful for. but what i’m going to ask you to do is even bigger than the low-intensity conflict between several drug trafficking syndicates. you’ll be a hero. you’d make you dad very, very proud. ”









