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Search 28 - Voice Filtered Away from Eagle

[There's the longest pause in history before Lantis finally speaks.]

I hope it won't be too much to ask but I was hoping someone had ideas for gifts that you could give to someone you care about. Someone you are...dating. [It's such a strange word to him.]

Any suggestions would be appreciated. I would like to get something special.

[End Filter]

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[After making the entry and ensuring that it's locked away from Eagle, Lantis goes out into the other room. He doesn't really want Eagle to get too suspicious about him staying in the other room alone for awhile.

So he goes to him to prevent this.]

What are you doing?

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[He blinks.]

... [Okay. He apparently has no words for that post.]

You are adorable when you are perplexed.

[More blinking and then he glances away in that flustered way he's good at.]

So, what were you doing?

[You had to know he was going to ask. ]

I was sleeping and you put a hat on my head.

[Time for a giggle fit. ]

I meant in the other room, not about the hat… though I was curious about that as well.

[Oh.]

I was just sending someone a message.

I see.

[Curious, but Lantis is allowed to keep some secrets. ]

To who?

[OR… is he? ]

A friend.

[He's trying to keep this secret!]

Some one you know from the zoo?

[It’s a guess. ]

Yes.

[Terrible liar...go!]

[Mmm…. A face like that… should it really be believed?

Eagle just shake his head.]

I think you need practice at that.

...At what?

On second thought, I think maybe its better that you aren’t really good at something like that.

[Bad liars = good. ]

What am I not good at?

Lying. You are a terrible liar.

You shouldn’t make that cute ‘I just got caught’ face if you are going to agree to something that isn't true.

[Wait...that means that Eagle figured out he lied.

Uh-oh.]

I don’t think going silent is going to help you much either.

It's...nothing?

Nothing? Is it a good kind of secret?

[Something like a deity trade would have to be squished naturally. ]

[He's not going to get away with this, is he.]

...Yes.

[You might have to find a better kind of distraction than a poorly crafted lie. ]

Don’t I get to know what this ‘good secret’ is?

[He's going to go quiet now. Eagle can't find out what the secret is this way, right?]

[Clever… but you do still have that Network Device with you, right? ]

I could just check your communicator.

[Aaaaaand...this is Lantis getting up real fast to try to get away.]