IC: CH2 - LONDON - (Andrei, Maksim & Nethaniel)

[Raiko]

OOC:

Spoiler:

I’d like Laraqua or Coffee Demon to post before I continue, even if Andrei and Maksim choose to remain silent for now.

I’ll wait one more day to see if either responds (I know Laraqua hasn’t been logged in for over a week)

BTW: The policeman talking to you now is Inspector Barrington, a senior detective, not the constable.

[coffee demon]

Andrei remains silent, arms crossed. He eyes the Arab with unconcealed hatred.

There are a few moments where it looks like he's going to speak, but he checks himself both times.

[Maksim Rukov]

Maksim just seems a little shell shocked. The fire fight in the museam, that at the time had his face glowing and his eyes ablaze like a knight in a dashing suit (APP 17), has left him feeling drained. He sits on the floor besides Andrei, giving only basic information, neither wishing particularly to impede or progress the situation. It seems everything's in hand and he'd rather leave the locals to deal with the police.

[Raiko]

Inspector Barrington seems to accept Nathaniel and Gwen’s stories, for now anyway. He looks a little suspicious of the two Russians, but allows them to remain silent - perhaps not realising that they might speak good English.

Indeed he seems extremely grateful of the actions of the investigators, Scotland Yard’s failure to break the Egyptian Murderer case is well publicised, as is the political pressure on Barrington to catch the culprit(s).

Now, with one murderer dead, and another under arrest, it is possible that the Inspector can close the case - if only he tracks down the third assassin. The air of excitement about Barrington is unmistakable.

Even so, Gwen and her three rescuers are detained in the exhibition room for several hours before Inspector Barrington returns.

“Ok, you are all free to leave, but I’ll need your addresses,” he looks at the Russians, “or the name of the place that you are staying.”

“I’ll probably be in touch again in a day or two.”

Turning to Gwen the Inspector asks, “Miss Everettson, would you like one of my constables to walk you home? These ‘Egyptian Murderers’ appear to select their victims at random, so you and your friend may just have been the unlucky people in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

“But all the same, there’s no sense taking unnecessary risks, and I’m sure that I could spare one officer.”

[DSIGFUSS]

You should come with us Gwen. I’ll make sure you get home safe and sound now won’t I?

Nathaniel looks nervously to the Inspector.

Not that your boys in blue wouldn’t do a bang up job keeping Gwen safe inspector. I’d rather think she’d be interested in helping us do some proper digging in the stacks. Just a little harmless reading… To get to the bottom of things as it were. Perhaps you could leave an officer here Inspector? In case the Arab returns. If we discover anything of note, I’ll be sure to give you a ring.

[coffee demon]

During the long wait in the museum, Andrei sits alone against a wall, rubbing his face with his hands, obviously stressed and deep in thought.
. . .
Andrei hesitates when the police ask where he's staying. Finally, in (purposefully) broken english, he gives the name of his hotel at Euston Station.

Andrei remains quietly in the background until the police leave them alone, outside. He follows the Brits until they're out of sight of the police.

[OC: Assuming we're let out, on our own..]

Andrei sidles up alongside Gwen, and excitedly whispers, quietly enough that no passersby can hear, "Madame... those men, do you have any idea why they approached you? Is there anything that you withheld from the inspectors? I have a strong feeling they were after a certain object... did they mention anything about a book?"

[Raiko]

Barrington agrees that Gwen will probably be safe with her rescuers.

“Ok you can all go for now then.”

He turns to the constable who has watched over the four investigators the whole time that they’ve been detained, “Davis escort these gentlemen and the young lady off the premises please.”

The constable nods and gestures in the direction of the museums main entrance, “Yes sir.”

PC Davis leads the investigators back through the Egyptian exhibition, towards the front of the museum, Alison’s body has been removed now, though the blood has not all been cleaned up yet.

As they near the end of the Egyptian exhibition, Andrei and Maksim notice another uniformed policeman leading Elizabeth and Caroline towards them, they both look rather worried.

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