Graveyard Shift., On the hunt for cadavers!

[Styx]

"Shou's a State Alchemist--the Sewing Life Alchemist, if you want his title--working out in West City, I believe," Fortenbras replied, running her fingers through her ginger hair. "He's under that same general I just mentioned, after being charged with the death of his own daughter a few years ago." She paused, looked at Jacob severely, and began to pop those long and slender fingers of hers, one after the other, making complete bodily cacophony. "I was the judge at his court hearing."

[Kitanna]

" Sewing-life, er?.. so my little boy really did become a State alchemist afterall.." Jacob said with a smile, feeling perhaps a tinge of pride upon hearing the news.
' He really did do it afterall...I mean it's not like I ever doubted him or anything, but I never imagined him to perform that kind of alchemy..'

However, upon hearing about what Shou had been charged with; that smile of Jacob's faded and instead was replaced by a rather dark frown.
Very few words seemed to come from Mr. Tucker SR's mouth after that..but the only ones he managed came out sounding rather baited.
" He...did..what?!"

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Rebecca's eyes widened with shock at that, even she hadn't quite known what the complete charge against Shou had been, back in that infamous court case of 1911.
' But I thought it was because he'd transmuted his daughter and dog into chimera's, that's not the same as murdering....is it?'

Regardless of what she thought, Ms. Kitborough just decided to keep her mouth shut..there had afterall, been times in the past where speaking her mind had gotten her into trouble..so she felt it best to just keep it zipped for now.

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Jacob quickly took off his spectacles for the moment to give them a good clean with his shirt, the expression on his face still looking as dark as a thunder-cloud.
' How could he do such a thing?! I thought I raised him better than that!'

Gazing to Lucretia once more, he finally managed to speak up once again, although his tone had gone to sounding deathly calm.
" General Fortenbras, I would kindly like to know where the address of his place in West City is, I believe it's time I had a reunion with my son.."

[Styx]

When Jacob seemingly asked Fortenbras to repeat what she'd just said, the woman did just that in a very mercilless (but sophisticated tone). "You heard me correctly, Tucker; your son was accepted into the military for creating a talking chimera. We found out later that the experiment that got him in as a State Alchemist involved him transmuting his wife. Two years later, he used his daughter and the family dog." She rolled her green eyes at that and tapped her foot. "What people do in order to pass that exam these days never ceases to amaze--and disgust--me."

Next, Jacob demanded Shou's address, which only got Fortenbras to raise her thin (and properly tweezed) eyebrows at the man. "Look it up yourself; I'm going to have to pull up some files on you to find a way where we can explain your life returning among us...premature burial and living for years under the radar may work..."

[Kitanna]

Upon hearing about his son's act's in full, Jacob looked as if he was going to be violently sick.. long ago, he himself may of transmuted Shou's pet cat in order to pass an assessment, but in his eyes...it wasn't the same as using his own flesh and blood!

" I can't believe he'd do such a thing.." the man muttered, placing a hand to his forehead to somehow keep himself focused.

Eventually he looked back over to Fortenbras and sighed deeply.
" Very well.. I guess when I go to this 'West City' I can start looking from there, if he works for a General over at that region's military headquarters then he should be partially known at least"

Rubbing the back of his head, he blushed if only slightly.
" And sorry for jumping the gun General.. I kind of forgot about my current situation" he then gave a small smile and nodded.
" That sounds like a good enough explanation to me"

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Rebecca looked from Lucretia to Jacob..and then back to Lucretia.
" If it's anything to go by General, I have an apartment in West City.. maybe I could take Jacob back with me?"

[Styx]

"You're to keep this under wraps for now, Private Kitborough," Fortenbras insisted, patting Becca on the shoulder. "If you think you can handle inviting a stranger into your home, then by all means go for it. I'll do what I can to make this seem a little less odd than it already is...Death Doctors always tend to bring up problems with their resurrections that must be fixed by authority figures." She'd be busy this week, but if Jacob Tucker stayed out of hair long enough, then she'd probably be able to get everything done in that seven-day period. With that, she walked off, toward her parked car.

[Kitanna]

Rebecca had nodded in response, a smile couldn't help but play at her face.
" It's alright, I've taken in strays before.. having one more wouldn't really be a bother" of course she was making a subtle hint to having agreed to put Yoki up in her house for a while.

Of course Yoki was a greedy son of a gun.. but he had been an especially helpful tutor when Rebecca had just been getting started on her necromancy studies.
" I'll keep an eye on Mr. Tucker until things are sorted out" she told Lucretia and waved to her when she walked off towards her car.

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Jacob had very little to say on the matter but just gave his old boss a right-handed salute ( if only to prove he still had respect for her) before looking to Rebecca and sighing.
" Well, just let me know when we're ready to go; right now I think all I need is a lay down and some time to calm my nerves.."

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The young Private had just laughed awkwardly and nodded in response.
" Okay then.. we'll bunk up in one of the hotel's here tonight, tomorrow we can catch the train back to West City.. although we'll have to find a way to disguise you for now, although granted I have no idea how many people would know you in that region.. aside from your son of course"

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Jacob had very little to say in response..and just grumbled something incohrent as the two of them made their way out of the grave-yard.

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