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"What do you mean that he's been put in jail?!" Shadow exclaimed as he stared at the small woman that was Anna Whittle. They had been going back and forth in his flat, Bennett out flat on the couch.

"I mean exactly that, my dear. Abraham - bless his sweet heart - was put in jail, but I don't know why. Ain't no good askin' me." She moved some of her fallen brown her behind her ear, sighing softly and pulling up Bennett's blanket to cover him better. "Poor dear." Taking her hair band out, Anna stood in front of the living room mirror and simply began to work her hair into a tight braid.

"Who? Bennett for the shock, Abraham for being thrown in jail and feeble, or me for having to put up with you?" Shadow questioned and Anna froze for a moment, slowly turning around to face the male with a raised eyebrow, smiling slightly.

"I feel more sorry for me'self for 'aving to deal with your unsightly face, actually." She gave a wry smile, making Shadow gasp at her comment and silenced him for a few beats while everything sunk in.

"Well, I feel sorry that you having such an ugly personality that it reflects my face." He countered, making Anna's mouth open slightly, her eyes sparkling as she smirked.

"Oh, I do like you dear." She reached up and pinched his cheek, Shadow shaking his head as Anna headed over to Bennett, adjusting his blanket.

"Shame the feeling isn't mutual." Shadow muttered, not loud enough to be heard, but enough to give him some kind of satisfaction. Rolling his shoulders, Shadow made a brisk walk to the kitchen for a drink of water. He couldn't consume alcohol at this point, so he'd have to close his eyes and use his imagination. Fortunately, his imagination was wonderful, and he wouldn't have it any other way. "So, what do we do now?"

"As it stands, love, the chances of Abraham being bailed out are 'igher than him stayin' there." Anna gave a weak smile. "Too many want to kill 'im themselves to let 'im stay outta their way."

"Eichorst..." Shadow muttered, claiming the armchair while Anna gave a small nod, not saying anything else. "So after he gets out, he'll alert us to where he is. I've told him to alert me anyway, so we can expect soon I would hope. For now, we have to plan what to do... Or should I say, I have to plan."

"You do whatever you like, my lover." Anna stood, extracting a phone from her pocket. "I just 'ave to make a call." Once she exited the room to go outside, Shadow let out a long groan and lolled his head back. This was too annoying. He was in his own house with two people he was unfamiliar with, Abraham was in prison with the possibility of Eichorst now back around, a woman who was far too chipper about everything, and he had to deal with the burden of dealing with the Hobbit and Eph. He had no qualms with Nora; she could handle her own and she didn't take any nonsense, so he liked that. That, and she never told Eph who was stealing his milk cartons. So yes, Nora was most definitely in his good books, so he hoped she would stay there. But, aside from all of that, he had to find Abraham and formulate a plan. Not to mention get recruits, because the two of them couldn't do this alone. As much as Shadow disliked working with people, he had no choice. He supposed they had Anna, and maybe she had others to follow along, but he still didn't trust her as far as he could throw her... Which, considering her size and weight, could possibly be France at this rate.

"Oh, this is far too annoying for my tastes."

"That's because you's a miserable git," Anna had strolled back into the room, patting Shadow on the head and making him fall from the armchair, hands ready in a motion for a fight. "Sensitive, are we?" She threw her head back, a laugh falling from her pink lips that would equate to the same joy of a child meeting Santa Claus. After she composed herself, her eyes landed on the couch, noticing that Jeff was coming around. "Oh, I woke 'im."

"That's because you's a ignorant git," Shadow did his best to mimic Anna's accent, seeing her turn to him with a cocked brow and tight lips. Slowly, a smile broke over her face, Anna giving her head a shake before focusing on the scientist.

"You alright, lover?"

"Course he's not, you're here."

"Oh shush!" Anna threw a towel that was on the radiator at the lean man, Shadow falling back from the fast impact, deciding that lying on the floor without the ability to see Anna was the best thing right now. So, he simple lay on his back and wondered about the aftermath of what had happened. He was a prisoner of forms in his own home, although he could've just forbid them for coming in, so his own fault there. Abraham should be escaping prison soon enough - Eichorst wouldn't want him dead just yet, he was a sadistically playful man, after all - and so they would have the chance to talk over a proper plan then. He assumed Abraham had people in mind for the fight, or he would have to force his work companions to do it, and that would be an incredibly tedious task that he didn't want to think about. "You comin' out of there?"

"Not any time soon if you two are in my house."

"Well, surely we couldn't 'ave left him to die."

"Correction: you couldn't leave him there to die. I barely know the man!" Shadow pulled the towel off his face, his phone ringing in his pocket. "You: shut your face." With a point in Anna's direction, he put the phone to his ear, occasionally maing a 'hmm' or 'I knew that already' or just a simple 'hmph'. This went on for a good two minutes, before Shadow abruptly finished the call.

"Who was that?"

"Who do you think?" He gave a pointed look, standing up and looking down at both Anna and the still passed out Jeff. "We need to move and meet Abraham."

"What about Jeff? Can't leave 'im 'ere." Her eyes widened, Shadow simply raising an eyebrow.

"Throw him off the balcony or something, I don't know." With a simple shrug, Shadow spun around and sped towards the door, hearing a scoff from Anna.

"You really are the coldest person I've met so far in this city."

"Clearly I'm the only person you've met." He looked over his shoulder with a pointed expression. "I'm not having him in the house alone. Grab him and throw him in the boot or something, we'll put him by his door. His keys are in his pocket, and he keeps his address on the key ring. Foolish idea, but he is a fool."

"He jus' doesn't-"

"Stop arguing. Car. Now." With that, he turned his head and headed out as fast as his legs would carry him, impatiently tapping his foot as Anna practically dragged Jeff out of the flat and down the stairs. "So you have a use after all..."

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