[Sodium_noir] Hell is other people

[Eric]

Dr. Lazarus, 'Sandra Scoland'
  Mage, Bastet
Lady Sinclaire's Mansion

  [Hiram] 
  Hiram took a sip from his fresh cocktail.

"Do you have anything new to add?"

  [Sandra]
"Mmm.. I wish I did," she says after finishing another swallow of her drink. "I was contacted initially because of my interest in Tewkesbury's work.  It was the one of the main reasons I was asked to look into it.  But when I was told about the artifact, I had absolutely nothing to go on. I got a description of the item, but that was it. I tried to do some following up with some of my export contacts back in Egypt, but none were very forthcoming with any information. Rather suspiciously so, if I might say so." 
 
She thought for a moment before she continued. "Do I understand it correctly that you have initial claim rights to anything found at the Tweaksbury dig site?" she asks as plays with the lip of her tulip shaped champagne glass.

  [Hiram] 
"That's correct," Hiram said, "though the Egyptian ministry of antiquities would likely differ on that point."

He took another sip.

"So, if I interpret what you're telling me correctly," he went on, pushing his glasses back up onto the bridge of his nose, "you know someone who has this artifact in their possession as we speak?"
   
  [Sandra]
"Not at this time, no. But honestly, my client never told me one way or the other," she says.
   
  Which is technically the truth, she thinks to herself.  Her friend and mentor Naglaa Habib El Zahlawi with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities never did tell her whether he was in possession of the Hand of the Guardian before she was contacted by him to come out to Alexandria. 
   
  And technically she didn't know of anyone else who had it their possession either as she and Dr. Lazarus spoke.  She had it stored away in a safe place away from prying eyes... and hands. And she wasn't about to carry it with her to a party!
   
  "I was mearly asked to research it and get back to them if and when I came up with anything.  Naturally you were at the top of the list," she smiles charmingly with a slight wink as she takes another sip of her drink.
   
  "Did either Professor Carter or Dr. Tweaksbury ever come up with anything on it? I know that Carter was supposed to have some interesting theories on egyptian legacy ties between Egypt and Meso America.  Would it's background have played any part in that research?" she asks.
   
  ~ Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the Tag can achieve.
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