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Post by Mello on Aug 8, 2008 12:36:38 GMT -5
Mello frowned as he made his way into the hotel. Hal usually did all their communication over emails, or phone calls. She never requested a meeting.
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Post by Hal on Aug 8, 2008 12:40:11 GMT -5
Hal paced the room like a caged animal. She was pissed. Pissed!
Someday she'd figure out how to call her own shots, she promised herself and not be at the beck and call of some idiot.
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Post by Mello on Aug 8, 2008 12:42:31 GMT -5
Mello tried the handle. Locked. He knocked twice, making sure that his hood was covering his face from the CCTV cameras.
"Hal, it's me."
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Post by Hal on Aug 8, 2008 12:45:33 GMT -5
She checked the spy hole to be sure he was alone before opening the door.
"Hey," she greeted with a diffident shrug.
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Post by Mello on Aug 8, 2008 13:07:51 GMT -5
He scanned the room suspiciously as he stepped inside.
"No bugs?"
He didn't think this was another of Near's little games to try and get information from him, but he couldn't be certain.
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Post by Hal on Aug 8, 2008 14:11:01 GMT -5
"None," she assured him. "I made a thorough check before I contacted you."
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Post by Mello on Aug 8, 2008 14:12:07 GMT -5
He looked at her carefully, and then nodded. Near wouldn't have much to gain by that anyway.
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Post by Hal on Aug 8, 2008 14:14:32 GMT -5
"I'm so sick of childish games in this deadly business."
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Post by Mello on Aug 8, 2008 14:16:10 GMT -5
He sat down on a sofa, looking up at her.
"Childish games?"
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Post by Hal on Aug 8, 2008 14:22:32 GMT -5
"Old rivalries, sneaking, spying. I'm tired of it, Mello."
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Post by Mello on Aug 8, 2008 14:25:07 GMT -5
"That's what it's about," he said shortly.
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Post by Hal on Aug 8, 2008 14:34:01 GMT -5
"For you, maybe. And him. I want to get something done."
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Post by Mello on Aug 8, 2008 14:36:35 GMT -5
"This isn't just about Near's pathetic puzzles. I'm not going to stop until I have Kira's head. You know that."
He pulled a chocolate bar from inside his jacket, peeling back a strip of silver foil.
"If you want action, then you shouldn't have chosen him."
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Post by Hal on Aug 8, 2008 14:46:26 GMT -5
"I should have gone with you, then?"
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Post by Mello on Aug 8, 2008 14:48:00 GMT -5
"You don't seem to be getting along with Near," he pointed out
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