Neal picks up on the fact that he's being followed almost at once. He doesn't see who it is, not this time around, but he doesn't need to. He's been losing tails since he was a bullied pre-teen; a few carefully executed turns, a shed jacket thrown over one arm when he's walking between two buildings, and he changes his silhouette to merge out onto a new street's traffic and vanish in plain sight.
When he feels himself being followed again--starting from the same place--he lets it play out a little longer. Takes a few meandering turns like a tourist shopper enjoying the neighborhood.
Then pulls another vanishing act.
The third time, he feels someone at his back almost as soon as he leaves the ADI building. He waits until they're in a relatively private space before starting to execute a fresh set of tricks to get away. But instead of vanishing, he waits until his follower catches up, passing his hiding spot before Neal steps out behind the other man. "Do you want something, or am I just that pretty?"
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When he feels himself being followed again--starting from the same place--he lets it play out a little longer. Takes a few meandering turns like a tourist shopper enjoying the neighborhood.
Then pulls another vanishing act.
The third time, he feels someone at his back almost as soon as he leaves the ADI building. He waits until they're in a relatively private space before starting to execute a fresh set of tricks to get away. But instead of vanishing, he waits until his follower catches up, passing his hiding spot before Neal steps out behind the other man. "Do you want something, or am I just that pretty?"