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"I need a favour from you." Hal responded.

"The wood elf that we've taken in isn't talking to anyone. She seems to not trust anyone, either." he told her.

"And the specialists we have here at the Unit aren't helping." he went on.

"Your cousin is a psychologist, right?" he asked. "And a damn good one, yeah?" he continued.

"Do you think you could call him into here to try and help her ASAP?" he asked.

"We'll be sure to compensate him for short notice, of course."

Hal nodded in response.

"Please." he said.

"If you would be so kind." he told her.

Sure enough, shortly after Angela left, there was a knock on his door.

"Enter!" he called.

And it was Kiah that entered.

"Ah, Kiah, please, have a seat." Hal offered her.

"Hmmmmmmm." Hal mumbled.

"...wait." he said.

"I think I know someone we can get in on short notice." he commented.

"We just need to speak with Kiah." he told her.

"Isn't her cousin a psychologist?' he asked.

"He might be able to help us."

"This is true." Jake muttered.

-About a month or so later-

The girl seemed to have recovered, and had been moved to one of the dorms there, as it seemed she had nowhere to go, and also seemed like she wouldn't be a threat to anyone or anything while there.

She still wasn't speaking, though. She seemed quite reserved and introverted, to the point of almost being a hermit.

And Hal and Angela were having a meeting about that.

"...so what you're saying is that she may need professional help." Hal commented.

"Hmmm." he mumbled.

"We'll need to get a specialist in, then."

"All right." Jake replied with a small sigh.

"Sorry to have bugged you." he apologised.

"If I detained you from anything, I didn't mean to. It was clear that you were just finishing up." he commented further.

"I just wanted to know if there was any info." he reasoned.

"Here's hoping something happens." he then said.

"For the better, that is."

"Hm." Jake mumbled.

"I see." he said.

"Well, from everything you've seen, and your general judge of character, what do you think of her?" he asked.

"Do you think she's a threat?" he asked further.

"And I realise that you might not have seen enough to make an informed decision." he then reasoned.

"But what does your gut say? Your instincts?"

"Hm." Jake muttered.

"So you're saying there's a high chance that someone wanted to be rid of her?" he asked.

"Which is to say, they used the ocean as a way to 'get rid of evidence'?" he asked further.

He had to admit, the evidence towards his suspicions was piling up, but he wasn't sure if he should mention it.

Besides, this elf wouldn't talk. Or could she even talk?

The one he'd known DID talk... or at least, he swore he remembered her talking... didn't he?

At this point, he was getting confused, and just shook his head lightly to clear it and stop himself from getting even MORE messed up.

Again, Jake was silent.

He was sure he recognised her. He knew her... didn't he?

She bore a striking resemblance to someone from his past... but if he gave the wrong information, then it could potentially be disastrous.

"I see." he said.

"Her being in the ocean is even more alarming, then." he commented.

"Wood Elves tend to favour freshwater, and generally despise saltwater, when they're even near water." he said further.

"Curious, to say the very least."

Jake just shook his head.

"Yeah..." he muttered.

"I guess all there is to do now is... wait and see, as frustrating as that is." he lamented with a sigh.

"Anyway, sorry to bug you." he then apologised.

"Was just wondering if there were any updates." he said.

".....least she's alive." he then murmured.

"....." Jake was silent as he heard that.

"...huh." he muttered.

"Maybe she's traumatised?" he suggested.

"Or something like that? I don't know much about these things." he admitted.

Normally he would have assumed Vanessa had something to do with it, but there being no evidence of anything interfering with that was puzzling him. Vanessa was good, but she wasn't THAT good.

Was she?

"At least she's awake." he said.

"Other than the no-talking thing, how's she recovering?" he asked.

Hal was silent, before sighing quietly.

"Right." he said.

With that, he got to work.

The first thing he did was finish up his preliminary report to the Triad, and sent it directly to Sydney's 'official' email. The one she used for Triad purposes. After that, he set to getting what Angela needed.

The next day, Jake walked into the cafeteria, to find Angela just finishing up a meal.

He made his way over, and sat down across from her.

"Hey." he greeted her.

"Any news on the new patient?" he asked.

"Absolutely." Hal responded, already taking down what she had said.

"I can definitely get these for you." he told her.

"And given the emergency nature of the situation, I'll do my best to get them to you ASAP." he went on.

"I should be able to get at least one of these here by tomorrow." he then said.

"The other might take a day or two longer..." he admitted.

"I'll contact you as soon as there's an update."

"That's good enough." Hal responded.

"Being who you are, and your background, you WOULD know more about these things than others." he told her, before pausing.

"Well, I assume, anyway." he said.

"Fae generally have good knowledge about the differing elves, so it would stand to reason that you might." he reasoned.

"Regardless, thank you." he told her.

"I can't begin to think of how much trouble we'd be in if not for your amazing dedication and talents."

Ryker couldn't help but laugh.

"You've tuckered yourself out." he said.

"Let's get home." Aly suggested.

"Yes, let's." Ryker agreed.

"Eke, just take it easy, we'll have plenty to talk about later." he told Eke.

"For now, just concentrate on here and now." he suggested, starting up the vehicle again, and pulling back out onto the road.

"Oh... and what you may want to do over the next few weeks." he added.