The Second Coming of Ryan

[obeyseventually]

A lot of things have led up to this point. The short of it: He barely escaped a hellhole under the sea with nearly two-dozen children and the scientist who ruined and repaired them, he made a new life for him and the kids on the surface, most of the kids were rehabilitated and adopted (but some stuck around).

Kids started disappearing again. Red lights were seen on the coasts. People were looking for something in the sea.

Jack knew where it was.

So did Tenenbaum - she left first, but Jack followed. She obviously didn't think he would or should, but he did - Rapture was dangerous enough when he left, and hard enough to leave, and he had the benefit of Ryan's genes and half of his company's splicing catalog.

And lo, the Son of Ryan did return to the underwater city of Rapture, much too late for his tastes. And, at the same time, it was one visit more than he ever wanted to make down here - bu that didn't matter, not as much as the missing girls, and the danger they and Tenenbaum could be in.

Speaking of which, he brought his radio with him, and it hangs beside the controls of the bathysphere, switched on and hopefully able to receive a transmission from her, to give him an idea where to dock.

In fact - he is in sight of the city now - maybe that's close enough for her to hear him. He switches the radio on, and sends out a simple message:

"Can anyone hear this?"

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[agnus]

Sofia nods in return, turning to walk towards a door at the other end of the room. Allowing him to make his own decisions would be best for now. A simple offer of bread would never go amiss.

"You said you came here to find a friend," she says, hands still held in front of her. "I'm sure I could help you find them. I have control of many of Rapture's security measures, as you have already seen."

Her voice is remarkably calm and composed, and her walk is confident and poised. She still wishes to carry herself as a person of some authority, after all.

[obeyseventually]

It's hard not to think about talking to someone with such control over Rapture without picturing it used against him. He flexes his hands, easing the tension out of them.

"If you're offering... That depends."

The other reason he's reluctant to ask for her help with Tenenbaum - with that much control over Rapture, Lamb surely has to know about the Little Sisters. And if she disagrees with why he and Tenenbaum had returned to the city...

He tries to think of a way to continue without giving too much away. He probably doesn't succeed, but he can't leave it hanging.

"What do you know about the Little Sisters?"

sorry for the lateness!

[agnus]

Sofia stops in her tracks here. She turns around, allowing an expression of worry to carry onto her face. She was no actress, but she knew what faces to pull to get a patient to open up.

"Are you looking for a young girl?" she asks, simply. For now, she will just skirt around the topic. It's best to find out what he knows and how he feels about it. The attention shouldn't be on her.

no worries! it happens. :)

[obeyseventually]

He stops too, watching her reaction. His poker face has never been good, and the slight raise of his eyebrows gives away some surprise - he was expecting less... sympathy out of someone in Rapture. He's not really sure what to do with that. There's a small part of him that's hopeful, though - but he reminds himself he shouldn't be. Allies weren't that easy to find, right? Even Tenenbaum needed to be earned.

Still, his voice is even when he answers:

"Several, as a matter of fact."

He stands his ground - though he's not sure what to expect, now.