[ someone's at least chipper between the both of them.

her expression remains placid even as he walks in and greets her, her gaze flickering at the briefcase he sets down on the table. the same one she's found underneath aether's bed—and really, who hides money under their bed nowadays anyway? still, lumine says nothing for a long moment, watching his very casual movements in her office.

she now wonders if his friendliness towards her has been a ploy, a sham to keep her in the dark while he reeled her brother in. that wouldn't be too surprising, would it, now that she's caught wind of what he wanted from them? ]

Mm, he did.

[ she opens her hand, the usb stick sitting right in her palm. a moment later, she closes her fingers around it once more. no gesture of offering it, of handing it over. lumine simply keeps it in her hand, waiting for him to come get it from her himself. ]

But before I give it to you, I'd just like to ask something first. [ her eyes flicker once more to the briefcase and then to his face. ] What did you do to me, Mr Volkov?