[Three's utter radio silence for about 15 seconds -- no transmission static, no background noises. Then, when Skulduggery finally replies, there's the distinct sound of a splash echoing behind his words.]
The -- oh. It might have been a man. I couldn't tell.
[Either he's obfuscating deliberately for God-knows-what reason, or it actually was impossible to tell because the kedan had shapeshifted somewhere in between. It's anyone's guess.]
Are they both still in the Hotel? ... Are they both right there with you?
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Where? [Midnight Hotel. Keep up, Skulduggery.] When? Where's Ravel?
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[Which might explain why Anton's voice is just a touch hoarser than usual. But amused, in a resigned sort of way, as he says the next:]
Did you just throw someone into a canal?
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No.
[A short pause, punctuated by the sound of air rushing past the radio.]
Yes, but it was her own fault.
[The earlier audible voice was male, for the record.]
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[A pause.]
What happened to the man?
[What, grabbing for any old distraction? Not Anton.]
audio;
[Either he's obfuscating deliberately for God-knows-what reason, or it actually was impossible to tell because the kedan had shapeshifted somewhere in between. It's anyone's guess.]
Are they both still in the Hotel? ... Are they both right there with you?
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[Pause.]
And Saracen.
[Another pause.]
Hopeless too.
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None of them have soul gems, do they?
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No. So don't be late.
[And he switches off the radio.]