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Schön W. Freund ([personal profile] u_can_have_it_4_a_song) wrote2015-12-29 03:48 pm
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Ephemeral Truths [Verity]

When Verity arrives for her daily shift, Schön's demeanor in answering the door suggests this might not be just another day at the office. "Ah, good morning. I wonder if you might feel like a small change in the routine?"
brave_heart_verity: (thinking about it)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Mighta been the V&A," she points out innocently. "So that's..." There's a pause while she looks around, trying to figure out where they are. If those are the bridges she thinks... she turns and points. "That way?"
brave_heart_verity: (shy smile)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
"A little." But she'll soak up the approval nonetheless. Off they go! It's a straight shot to Trafalgar Square, and then it's hard to miss the giant building on the other side of it. City traffic she can handle, although everything being on the wrong side of the road still confuses her sometimes.
brave_heart_verity: (explain plz)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
She's never been in the back areas of a museum before. The number of pieces in storage is baffling to her, and she's a little twitchy too. Not for the same reason, she only wants to look at them, to try and figure out why they aren't considered worth displaying. But don't think she hasn't noticed that reaction of his, and if it starts getting obvious she'll take his hand to help him hide it.

No reason to make anyone think he might be up to something.

"You know I don't know much about art," she murmurs to him as they walk. "Nobody's going to believe I'm some kind of expert."
brave_heart_verity: (squint)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
The only delay in her knowing which one is which is that she's watching Schön greeting the woman, and keeping an eye on Mr. Suit. That hair. Poor man. She hangs back until introduced, when she quickly offers a hand for shaking to ward off anything requiring closer contact. "Nice to meet you. You might want to sit down."
brave_heart_verity: (confused)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Once Margaret's settled, she turns to Schön with her own questioning look. "You told me one of them would be real," she hisses, like she's trying to keep it between them but knowing the others will hear it.
brave_heart_verity: (are you serious?)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Well, fair enough, that is how he put it. She should have listened better.

Mr. Suit isn't making a great impression on her. He's getting one of those looks from her. With the eyebrows. "I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that there's been a lot of disagreement about which one of these is the 'real' one? Experts lining up on both sides?"
brave_heart_verity: (eyebrow)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, he did not just bring her father into this. Her eyes narrow and her tone is as ice-cold as the magic she's been studying when she replies, "The fact that I know what I'm talking about."

She continues to pin him with her look for a long moment before she turns and gives Margaret a perfectly pleasant smile. "They're very pretty. What are you going to do with them?"
brave_heart_verity: (listening)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Poor Margaret. There's a reason Ver suggested she sit down. Her own work done, she moves to lean against the table beside Margaret while the gents duke it out. "I'm sorry, I know this must be a disappointment. I'm sure you'll find something else to put in the exhibit, apparently you've got quite a few choices back here."
brave_heart_verity: (observer)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm sure. I'd love to come see the exhibit when it opens. When's the big day?"

Yeah, the suit isn't even worth her attention anymore. Schön can handle it, he said so. She just needed to tell him if anything was real. "Do you end up with a lot of forgeries in storage? I've always wondered where they go when they've been found out."
brave_heart_verity: (looking up)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
But he's the one who knows how to do that. So, unless he calls her over...

"Oh, I thought maybe they'd get returned to you eventually since it's the museum's property. It might be kind of fun to do a show that's all known forgeries. Very meta, you know?"
brave_heart_verity: (I'm not following)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, well. She doesn't know art, and she's not surprised the idea isn't worth considering. "Someone wanted you to buy them? For big bucks, I'm guessing." She glances over at Mr. Suit again before asking quietly, "Does he have more than his reputation on the line?"
brave_heart_verity: (I know you're lying)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-30 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Well then. Verity doesn't say it out loud, but Schön knows that twitch and the lingering look of pain afterward.

"Margaret, shouldn't someone call the police?"

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