Meredith opens the file folder she's carrying with one hand, leaning on the wall and setting her cane against one of her legs while she pulls the facts from within.
"Khalil Nassir, struggling with the shop that originally belonged to his parents, accepted funds from a company called Faulkner, Yuan, Reid and Eames. Yes, the acronym is FYRE--which is only emphasized by the fact that his point of contact was an Ignatius von Brandt. That's almost as obvious a name as Fenix Down, really. Anyway, Brandt sent Nassir a plant. In his words, 'they're like flowers, except they're sheep and they eat meat'. If you pluck them, they fall apart, turn inside out and turn into phone cases."
She looks up at Beau--clearly she's a little proud of how much information she's gotten. "When they started spreading, he moved them from the basement of Things of Beauty to a warehouse; I have the address. He thought ahead enough to keep them as far away from residential areas as possible."
Of course, this doesn't explain the mine connection she mentioned yet, does it?
cw: body horror, uncanny valley, implied animal death, similar to Vegetable Lamb prompt
"Khalil Nassir, struggling with the shop that originally belonged to his parents, accepted funds from a company called Faulkner, Yuan, Reid and Eames. Yes, the acronym is FYRE--which is only emphasized by the fact that his point of contact was an Ignatius von Brandt. That's almost as obvious a name as Fenix Down, really. Anyway, Brandt sent Nassir a plant. In his words, 'they're like flowers, except they're sheep and they eat meat'. If you pluck them, they fall apart, turn inside out and turn into phone cases."
She looks up at Beau--clearly she's a little proud of how much information she's gotten. "When they started spreading, he moved them from the basement of Things of Beauty to a warehouse; I have the address. He thought ahead enough to keep them as far away from residential areas as possible."
Of course, this doesn't explain the mine connection she mentioned yet, does it?