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not_a_collector

Yeong receives a call. Her daughter, it transpires, was caught attempting to sneak into the Argent residence. She got quite a ways in before she was found by the eccentric millionaire's security, and both they and officers of the law were unable to extract how she did it from her. From the exasperated tone of voice of the officer who called her, Yeong could just picture the smug look her daughter must've had on her face while being interrogated, or as close to that as a minor could be.

She sighs and walks into the police station.

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not_a_collector

"Yes, I believe so, if you don't feel like any reparations are necessary—"

temporarily_misappropriated

"What about you, Ms. Argent? What about what you've done? Do you even know his name? Igancio Loca, the kid whose life you ended. How does that feel?"

dress_for_the_funeral

Her eye twitches, but her face betrays no emotion.

A guard leaves his post by the wall, approaching Stiles.

Victoria raises a hand, and he stops.

"What exactly are you accusing me of, young man?"

temporarily_misappropriated

"Murder."

dress_for_the_funeral

"I think I'd like you to leave," she says icily.

Kaede Jiang

all_i_have

"—Stiles, why don't we stop bothering Mrs. Kreutzfeld?"

temporarily_misappropriated

"Sure. Can I use the bathroom before I go?"

dress_for_the_funeral

"Anything to get you out of my house, yes."

all_i_have

Kaede follows.

not_a_collector

Yeong stays behind. "I'm sorry, I didn't know he'd go on about that, he insisted to come with us, I should've guessed. His—friend died in very... strange circumstances."

dress_for_the_funeral

"I understand. Grief can do strange things to the mind."

not_a_collector

"It can," she agrees. "But what's strangest is that he somehow arrived in the room we were in without having come from the room outside."

Kaede Jiang

all_i_have

And in the meantime, Kaede accompanies Stiles "to the bathroom."

dress_for_the_funeral

"Did he? I suppose if he had the right tools..."

temporarily_misappropriated

Stiles tries to look for the bathroom.

The guards are posted at every major intersection of hallways.

Kaede Jiang

all_i_have

Yes they are, but given that Kaede knows the real investigation is elsewhere he doesn't expect anything to come of this.

not_a_collector

"So it was one of these 'objects' that caused that?"

dress_for_the_funeral

"I wasn't there, but I think so. Describe how it happened?"

not_a_collector

"We were alone in a room, Kaede and I, and the boy walked in, bleeding from a gunshot wound. When we reopened the door, the sheriff was there and had no idea how the boy ended up there."

dress_for_the_funeral

"Not many objects are rumored to have those kinds of effects. Any idea where a key might have gotten to?"

not_a_collector

She raises her eyebrows. "A key? Is that the object?"

dress_for_the_funeral

"The key is one of very few objects capable of such a dramatic effect."

not_a_collector

"So there are more than one that can do that? What does the key do, if I may ask?"

dress_for_the_funeral

"The Key can unlock any door in the world, no matter which door you try to open with it. It's not the most effortless kind of teleportation imaginable, but it's very convenient. More important, it grants access to the room."

not_a_collector