For the second time in so many minutes, Valkyrie froze on the sidewalk. "You guys went to the beach? You guys went to the beach? Alone? When?"
"Thank you, Gabe," Skulduggery murmured as he slid a hand under his scarf to tap the sigil on his breastbone. "What a helpful contribution." His original face flowed up over the skull and settled easily into place, a light scowl on its features and a slight tinge of red in its cheeks. Valkyrie couldn't quite help staring at the 'tinge of red' part.
"What did you do there?" she finally managed to ask.
"We had contests over who could manipulate the waves more effectively. If we could focus again, please - "
Valkyrie turned to Gabe instead. "What did you guys do at the beach?" If it was enough to make Skulduggery blush, she had a right to know! For one dizzying moment, Valkyrie almost wished she could see the world the way Solomon did, just so she could see what their souls were doing right now. Only for a moment, though; then she decided she was quite happy not knowing for sure.
"Oh, and also..." she frowned, biting her lip. "Reflections aren't bad, are they? I mean, Bliss's reflections never broke. They never stopped doing what they were supposed to. They were useful. If Bliss didn't die and there weren't so many of them, nothing would have gone wrong, right?"
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"Thank you, Gabe," Skulduggery murmured as he slid a hand under his scarf to tap the sigil on his breastbone. "What a helpful contribution." His original face flowed up over the skull and settled easily into place, a light scowl on its features and a slight tinge of red in its cheeks. Valkyrie couldn't quite help staring at the 'tinge of red' part.
"What did you do there?" she finally managed to ask.
"We had contests over who could manipulate the waves more effectively. If we could focus again, please - "
Valkyrie turned to Gabe instead. "What did you guys do at the beach?" If it was enough to make Skulduggery blush, she had a right to know! For one dizzying moment, Valkyrie almost wished she could see the world the way Solomon did, just so she could see what their souls were doing right now. Only for a moment, though; then she decided she was quite happy not knowing for sure.
"Oh, and also..." she frowned, biting her lip. "Reflections aren't bad, are they? I mean, Bliss's reflections never broke. They never stopped doing what they were supposed to. They were useful. If Bliss didn't die and there weren't so many of them, nothing would have gone wrong, right?"