Re: The Diplomat / The Skin Changer - sorry for delay
He who would be Rafe blinked at the sudden change of words. He didn't pay attention a lot, tried not to specifically, to most people who were fucking nuts anyway, and this guy didn't appear to be any different. People were going to do whatever the fuck people did, and Rafe? He was going to do what he did.
A single hand went up as if that would slow the tide of words flowing out of him. "Look, do you hear anyone screaming? Anyone crying for help?" In the car behind him he could hear people eating, the clink of dishes, of silverware on dishes, and he snatched off another bite of his bloody steak.
"No," he said, still chewing, manners out the fucking window. Maybe they were outside in the snow somewhere. "And you know why? Cause people go missing every fucking day. They'll probably find them asleep in a car somewhere, or in the toilet takin' a shit. And then we're all gonna feel like assholes -- or the ones that panicked are going to feel that way." He grinned there, bloody meat showing in between edgy white teeth.
"So take a breath, get a fucking drink, and bunker down with someone you wanna get naked with. Best buddy system there is."