The slig took a minute to answer, seeming uncertain of how to respond and trying to calculate a response to her. This made her pretty suspicious of him, as if he wasn't already something to be raising an eyebrow at. However, his sudden change in demeanor was pretty charming as he told her about a private investigation and what-not. Despite the lingering skepticism, she shrugged and crossed her arms again. Before she could consider responding the slig gave her his name. Nikoh. 'This slig just gets stranger and stranger with each passing second...' she extended an arm out to shake his hand. It wasn't exactly customary for someone of her stature to shake anyone's hand, assuming they even HAD hands, but she figured she might as well. Not like she was going to interact with anyone in the vicinity again any time soon, much less ever again.
"Mildred." She said her name almost dismissively, since introductions weren't even remotely interesting to her at the moment.
"So, big shot detective over here, do you think this mysterious cargo has anything to do with your investigation?" She smirked slightly. Before she could even receive a response, a very loud, grating alarm started up, followed by several others in the distance. Her expression quickly turned into one of surprise as she jumped, then turned into dread as she looked out in the distance at the train that was moments from arriving. She should have known. Part of her absolutely did but she was so convinced there would be no altercations, that this event would be a quick in-and-out and nothing worth reporting. Whatever the situation was hasn't made it to the platform yet, but Mildred had a sinking feeling it would with uncomfortable haste.
Everyone on the platform started with panicked whispers at first, the sligs-on-duty all seemed to begin taking formation, waiting for a signal to continue with whatever the protocol was. She swallowed dryly, then, without looking at Nikoh, motioned vaguely with her hands. She knew she couldn't leave, she was required to stay. Her eyes darted around the platform looking for her assigned guard for the trip to no avail.
"This... wouldn't happen to have anything to do with that smuggling ordeal you were telling me about... would it?" She asked with a bit of hope that the situation wouldn't turn into something too deadly.
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