Reunion with kneel_majorzod

[have_no_mercy]

For any other reason, Tess wouldn't do this. She's tired, fat, cranky and moody and the last thing she wants right now is company and a potentially stressful conversation, but she needs to know what happened. And that means she needs to talk to Zod in person. Right now.

That doesn't mean she has to be happy about it, even if she is somewhat relieved that he isn't dead after all. Not that she ever really thought he was and wasn't worried at all about him. No.

She suspects he'll remember their usual conduct for these types of meetings and waits for him to arrive in the mansions's study, resting on her chaise, an arm over her forehead.

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[have_no_mercy]

Tess regards him silently for a moment. "I think you're placing far too much importance on me personally. I'm merely a human who can hold my own with him. That amuses him, much like it did you at one time. Nothing more."

[kneel-majorzod.livejournal.com]

"He's not like me." Just so that's made perfectly clear. "And again, I'm not convinced he's coming back for amusement alone."

[have_no_mercy]

"I deal in information, Major, and he already knows everything I do," she points out. "I don't have anything else to offer but amusement." At least she knows it.

[kneel-majorzod.livejournal.com]

Zod sighs wearily. "You think he went to the trouble of seeking you out purely for his own amusement, then?" It's a genuine question.

[have_no_mercy]

"Not initially, no, but I do think I turned out to be a bit more entertaining than he'd expected." She sighs softly, resting an arm over her abdomen. "This is all rather moot, regardless. It's not as if he and I have a standing Wednesday night chess game. He hasn't 'come back' for anything in some time, so whatever it was, it seems to have run its course."

[kneel-majorzod.livejournal.com]

He glances at her with a barely detectable air of disappointment. "You think it's too late to use that to our advantage, then."

[have_no_mercy]

"I don't see how it would give us an advantage to begin with." Tess glances at him curiously. "What exactly is it you expect me to do?"

[kneel-majorzod.livejournal.com]

"At the very least, it would give us some measure of control," Zod sighs down at the floor. "If he needs you to achieve what he wants and isn't willing to hurt you in the process...well, you could change his game."

[have_no_mercy]

She remains genuinely confused. "So you... want me to start making a nuisance of myself? Push him for information, make demands or what, I'll cut off contact?"