L's first response was surprise: he heard Lunge claiming not to speak English in perfect English. The same realization that some unknown factor allowed the people trapped in Landel's to communicate followed on the heels of his surprise. For the moment, he elected not to question it; understanding why it was happening might be part of unraveling the greater mysteries of the place, but it would not help either of them at the moment.
"We are lucky. It seems not to matter." He spoke in English this time, relieved that comprehension wouldn't be a problem, but said the phrase We are lucky with a faint hint of irony: he would not describe anything else about their situation, as he understood it, as fortunate.
After hearing the last date Lunge could remember, L sighed, frowning, and brought his right hand to his mouth, tapping the first two long fingers against his lower lip a few times. "Then you would not know the Kira case. All right -- never mind that. You said that you are an officer in the BKA. Your organization's headquarters are in Weisbaden, and its president should be -- let's see, for you, Jörg Ziercke should still be leading the police in Schleswig-Holstein; he will not become president for another eight years -- so your president is Herr Klaus Ulrich Kersten, yes?"
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"We are lucky. It seems not to matter." He spoke in English this time, relieved that comprehension wouldn't be a problem, but said the phrase We are lucky with a faint hint of irony: he would not describe anything else about their situation, as he understood it, as fortunate.
After hearing the last date Lunge could remember, L sighed, frowning, and brought his right hand to his mouth, tapping the first two long fingers against his lower lip a few times. "Then you would not know the Kira case. All right -- never mind that. You said that you are an officer in the BKA. Your organization's headquarters are in Weisbaden, and its president should be -- let's see, for you, Jörg Ziercke should still be leading the police in Schleswig-Holstein; he will not become president for another eight years -- so your president is Herr Klaus Ulrich Kersten, yes?"