[ ...sorry, Ezio, but by the time he checks his messages there's a lot of other sounds after her song; a muffled, feminine squeal, the rustle of fabric and equipment shifting, soft sighs, quiet murmurs, the familiar titter of Annetta's laugh, and a masculine grunt-
Your recruit is getting lucky, Mentor. Hold, please.
A few moments later there's a distinct noise that can only be gear hitting the floor, and then the feed cuts off for quite some time.
Bit longer than that.
Still more.
Look, her partner is new at this.
At some point later than that, she finally works out how to ring him back, sounding rather like the cat who got the cream, ]
[The more he listens, he more he has to try to keep himself from laughing. If there are any sounds he is familiar with, the ones being played certainly strike a familiar note.]
Ah, capisco. [A beat.] Was it enjoyable, being detained, as you were?
[Trolling his novices 24/7, even in alternate parallel worlds.]
voice;
[Wow, that is a voice he has not heard in quite some time. But he's thrilled to hear it. He'd know one of his own recruits from home in a heartbeat.]
Dove sei? When did you arrive?
voice;
Your recruit is getting lucky, Mentor. Hold, please.
A few moments later there's a distinct noise that can only be gear hitting the floor, and then the feed cuts off for quite some time.
Bit longer than that.
Still more.
Look, her partner is new at this.
At some point later than that, she finally works out how to ring him back, sounding rather like the cat who got the cream, ]
Mentore, hello! Scusi, I was...detained.
voice;
Ah, capisco. [A beat.] Was it enjoyable, being detained, as you were?
[Trolling his novices 24/7, even in alternate parallel worlds.]