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WILLIAM

WARDEN OF THE S.F.S. PEREGRINE

art by hawta mahmood

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[omniavincit]

It was short. Crimes, profession.

[ And— ] Did you pick your name?

[n0ught]

Yeah. [She wants to know but also doesn't, but also she does, so--] Did it say something else other than Jack?

[omniavincit]

Jacqueline Nought. Subject Zero. "Unknown."

Why'd you pick it?

[n0ught]

[Well. That means the Admiralty doesn't know her birth name. She's sad and angry but also relieved, and glad that this is over text so William doesn't get to hear the turbulent emotions in her voice.]

It's short and sounds like somebody getting shot in the gut. I want people to know what I'm about before I even open my mouth.

[omniavincit]

[ That doesn't sound true—he hopes it isn't—but it's a story. It doesn't have to be true to tell him something. ]

Does it work?