It is only one kitchen, in one of three apartments he keeps, scattered across town and each under a different name. There is no question that it is this one that most strongly reflects his personality, however. Robbed of the roles of both Lamont Cranston and Kent Allard by age and circumstance, he has molded the fictional James Rettigue into his general-use alias, and that role has become his current default identity. The other two apartments he keeps look like they could belong to anyone at all.
The papers are very quickly shuffled into stacks, the work of his hands swift and efficient. The reading glasses are back on, and he looks very businesslike as long as he's sorting his work, but she can hear a very soft wheeze with his every breath. He has learned to tune out the sound, having been assured it will die away within a week or so. "I sent Green to see him, finally. I've been having agents act as his aides while he recovers."
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Date: 2009-07-07 04:12 am (UTC)The papers are very quickly shuffled into stacks, the work of his hands swift and efficient. The reading glasses are back on, and he looks very businesslike as long as he's sorting his work, but she can hear a very soft wheeze with his every breath. He has learned to tune out the sound, having been assured it will die away within a week or so. "I sent Green to see him, finally. I've been having agents act as his aides while he recovers."