>"Are you... familiar with what that thing was?"
>"So this existed before the bomb was dropped?"
>"I meant this one in particular."
>"I'm not certain I understand. You said this was a fragment of something larger?"
>"That's comforting. Might I ask how you know this?"
>"Did you know of this deathbringer's existence here before it came into the open last night?"
>"If it didn't... 'exist' until then, had you known a fragment had been 'missing'? You did say this was the last, after all."
>"Are there any others around here of which I should be aware? Our tasks may be different, but there is clearly some overlap."
>"At least you gave the impression that monitoring such evils as we faced last night is under your purview."
>"Then I stand by my statement; safeguarding life against the supernatural forces that would threaten it is what our power is for."
>"Few things in life are simple, but that doesn't mean we can't still try."
>Nod politely>"Of course. But if there's anything you are at liberty to say which might help in our mutual goals, I promise to keep in confidence."
>"Certainly a welcome confirmation."
>Nod>"Always vigilant."
>"I feel great sympathy for her, in fact; it is a terrible thing to have experienced."
