♚ Fourth Move - {Text}

[faustianphantom]

I just felt a chill.

[A long pause while Ciel searches his room for possible causes.]

I never noticed a draft in here before.

[But something is definitely different.]

Though I know that you are loathe to speak to me - Doll? Have you noticed any - [What does it call it? Unusual is the wrong word for it. This place is always unusual.] - unprecedented changes in the city lately?

This feeling is familiar...

Comments

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I doubt it. I have only noticed the chill today.

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

Damage happens at random, don't you know?

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

This is different.

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

How so?

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

If I knew, I wouldn't have mentioned it.

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

Then this just calls for an investigation.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

I plan to investigate everything shortly.

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

Don't get scared now.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

I'm not scared.

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

Not even with all the threats that apparently lurk in the corners of this place? That is impressive, lesser people would start quivering with fear.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

I am not a lesser person. I am the Earl of Phantomhive and Queen Victoria's "watch-dog" or "guard-dog". If I were the sort that frighten easily, I would have lost my position on the first day.

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

That is something. Not often that a person gets to talk to a real life earl.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

I believe there is one other in the city.

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

Would you happen to know the guys name?

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Cain Hargreaves.

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

I'll be sure to remember that.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Are you keeping track of the Earls for any special purpose?

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

I'm new here and I just figured that learning about the residents would be productive.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Hm. Is that all?

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

Pretty much.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

I hope my interest isn't coming off as too suspicious.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Don't take it personally.

[trolloboros.livejournal.com]

Oh no it's not in my nature to take things personally. Guess it's my fault for not even introducing myself. I'm Hazama.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

A pleasure to meet you, Hazama. My name is Ciel.