okay, first off, i don't want to be undiscovered? i sort of want people to look at me. it's a good feeling. and second, oh my GOD are you like. a cop? oh my god. can i call you "narc" now?? is that something i get to do
anyway i'll still totally bring the clear one. even if you're going to undercover arrest me? or something like that. haha see you soon :)
[ when she arrives, he opens the door at her knock with a smile, and starts speaking before she can get a word in: ]
A detective, Venus-san. And a rookie one, at that. My work isn't official in any capacity, but the public prosecutors office made use of me back home at times. [ he steps back from the doorway and gestures her inside. ] Please, come in.
Oh my god?? You're a detective. Oh my god. I'm calling you a narc right now. You... narc.
[ she gives a dorky giggle in that high, pleased way she has, sidling in as quickly as she can before uncovering the bottle and two shotglasses. yes, she covered it with her wings the whole way here. yes, it looked ten times more suspicious than she would have just walking normally. ]
Okay. So. We should definitely do a shot first? But I have an amazing idea. You're going to love it. [ a pause. ] Actually, you're going to think it's the worst idea ever. Which it is? I love it.
[ he's laughing with her as she slips inside, and there's nothing unpleasant about the sound, but— it's the same soft, measured timbre as his speaking voice. not at all the bright one she startled out of him once before. talking about his detective work is a cold reminder that all of this is fake. that the person whose company Venus is enjoying doesn't actually exist, and she might as well be applauding a performance.
but that's the only way he'll ever get any kind of company at all and he's always known that, so he'll take it. it's better than being alone, even out here, waiting for his time to run out. ]
Is that the order you want to do this in, then? A shot first, and then you share your brilliant idea?
[ his quarters are tidy and barren, but so are most on the station, with all their personal effects taken. he leads her over to the small seating area, just two uncomfortable chairs and a low table where she can put her stolen goods. ]
I should let you know that I've never had so much as a sip of sake, so consider this to be entirely blind on my part.
[ she notices the difference, and she doesn't question that. more than that, even- she pushes it out of her mind. if he wants her to know he's laughing, then he's laughing. it's as easy as that. ]
Maybe? I think having something to look forward to probably makes the shot easier. Because, um. You know. It sucks?
[ thank god for the low table. she sets her contraband there, quickly cracking open the bottle and pouring a shot for each of them. ]
Okay. the important thing is, um- try not to breathe in too much? Actually, maybe just. Breathe out before you do it. You smell it less that way.
[ and saying that, she leans back and pounds a motherfuckin' shot. ]
no subject
i sort of want people to look at me.
it's a good feeling.
and second, oh my GOD
are you like. a cop?
oh my god. can i call you "narc" now??
is that something i get to do
anyway
i'll still totally bring the clear one.
even if you're going to undercover arrest me? or something like that. haha
see you soon :)
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[ when she arrives, he opens the door at her knock with a smile, and starts speaking before she can get a word in: ]
A detective, Venus-san. And a rookie one, at that. My work isn't official in any capacity, but the public prosecutors office made use of me back home at times. [ he steps back from the doorway and gestures her inside. ] Please, come in.
no subject
[ she gives a dorky giggle in that high, pleased way she has, sidling in as quickly as she can before uncovering the bottle and two shotglasses. yes, she covered it with her wings the whole way here. yes, it looked ten times more suspicious than she would have just walking normally. ]
Okay. So. We should definitely do a shot first? But I have an amazing idea. You're going to love it. [ a pause. ] Actually, you're going to think it's the worst idea ever. Which it is? I love it.
no subject
but that's the only way he'll ever get any kind of company at all and he's always known that, so he'll take it. it's better than being alone, even out here, waiting for his time to run out. ]
Is that the order you want to do this in, then? A shot first, and then you share your brilliant idea?
[ his quarters are tidy and barren, but so are most on the station, with all their personal effects taken. he leads her over to the small seating area, just two uncomfortable chairs and a low table where she can put her stolen goods. ]
I should let you know that I've never had so much as a sip of sake, so consider this to be entirely blind on my part.
no subject
Maybe? I think having something to look forward to probably makes the shot easier. Because, um. You know. It sucks?
[ thank god for the low table. she sets her contraband there, quickly cracking open the bottle and pouring a shot for each of them. ]
Okay. the important thing is, um- try not to breathe in too much? Actually, maybe just. Breathe out before you do it. You smell it less that way.
[ and saying that, she leans back and pounds a motherfuckin' shot. ]