[ Gray's expression as she listens to his story is a journey to find out how round her eyes can get and how long her mouth can gape for. Starting right from "Holy Grail War in the USA" to her mentor preparing a catalyst (surely he wouldn't encourage any of this, she thinks), to a knife signed by the infamous Jack the Ripper...
And so on. A couple startled noises later, Gray stands there and tries to absorb the magnitude of what she's just heard. At the very least, she can feel assured that Flat is still Flat.
The wonder is naked in Gray's voice when she finally speaks again. ]
So you really did become a Master... That's very like you, Flat.
[ Causing headaches for Gray's mentor in as spectacular a fashion as one could imagine. As worried as she'd get for his health (her mentor's, but also to a lesser extent Flat's), she looks back on those chaotic moments fondly.
And since Flat seems so excited about it, she naturally feels a need to ask, ]
What was Mr. Dumas like?
[ That seems safer than asking about Jack the Ripper, which she isn't sure she wants to know much about. ]
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And so on. A couple startled noises later, Gray stands there and tries to absorb the magnitude of what she's just heard. At the very least, she can feel assured that Flat is still Flat.
The wonder is naked in Gray's voice when she finally speaks again. ]
So you really did become a Master... That's very like you, Flat.
[ Causing headaches for Gray's mentor in as spectacular a fashion as one could imagine. As worried as she'd get for his health (her mentor's, but also to a lesser extent Flat's), she looks back on those chaotic moments fondly.
And since Flat seems so excited about it, she naturally feels a need to ask, ]
What was Mr. Dumas like?
[ That seems safer than asking about Jack the Ripper, which she isn't sure she wants to know much about. ]