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[ancillary]

[ A woman in white was reclined out across one cherrywood legless chairs that came standard with the more ornate Fire sector suite decor. Despite being in a state of repose she still managed to radiate with a severe, cagey quality to her character. ]

I'll let the rest of you go over our shared displacement ad nauseam until anything useful comes of it. Right now I need anyone good with a computer [ Jarring to her elegant appearance the woman loudly cracks her shoulders and she stretched them to an uncomfortable angle to work out a painful kink in her joints. ] -or a brain surgeon. After I threw those poor kedan off the cart that brought me here.

[ She clicks her tongue as if realizing that sounded unsavory. ]

They're unharmed, but I think I overtaxed myself in the confusion.

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[ancillary]

[ sigh percy sigh miranda cocks an eyebrow so high it could launch a space program. ]

Does your girlfriend have a name, or do you just call her 'help'?

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[kelpful]

[He snorts, but doesn't seem that offended] I don't always call her 'help'. [Sometimes, though]

Her name's Annabeth. She's - uh, busy right now, but I'm pretty sure she'd be interested in everything you just said.

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[ancillary]

[ It sails right over Miranda's head if she makes a funny, even when she meant to. ]

If you say so. [ Speaking from personal experience, Miranda isn't too concerned with the qualifications of a teenager if they've got the skill to back it up. ] Tell this Annabeth I'd like to speak with her.

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[kelpful]

Sure thing. She shouldn't be much longer. [The word 'hopefully' kind of goes unsaid. Separation anxiety even when she's in the next room oops] Who should I tell her wants to talk, though?

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[ancillary]

Thank you. [ Miranda replied genuinely if with her usual curtness. ] Ah - I apologise. My name is Miranda Lawson.

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[kelpful]

No it's cool, I didn't ask. [Wait] Uh. I'm Percy, by the way.

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[ancillary]

Is that your first name or surname? [ Miranda's voice was pointed and cool, but that she was asking in the first place gave the impression she was making some effort to be personable. She was already looking to a pack of unknown teenagers for help, after all. ] If Annabeth is interested in speaking with me, let her know my suite is FI-2C and she's welcomed there at her convenience.

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[kelpful]

First name. My full name's Percy Jackson. [He doesn't appear to have any problem handing this information out] I'll let her know.