text, u.n: J

[enarms]

Can't help but notice it's been a couple of days without anyone talking about murder. Are we all feeling alright?

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text | un: stardust

[insurgent]

maybe the murders went off without a hitch

[ (◡ ‿ ◡ ✿) ]

[enarms]

Maybe they did. In which case, congratulations

[insurgent]

cute
i'm sure they appreciate the support

[enarms]

What can I say, I do what I can

[insurgent]

sure
not much to do around here, is there?

[ well, besides explore and discuss murder?? ]

[enarms]

Thankfully. I'm enjoying it for now. Had more than enough excitement for a while.

[insurgent]

not accustomed to being thrown from space?

[enarms]

Not on the regular, no

[insurgent]

[ interesting. ]

but more accustomed to talking about murder?

[ well, now everyone is probably. ]

[enarms]

Funnily enough, yeah. Usually not quite on the scale we've been witnessing over the last few days, but yeah. Somewhat attached to the job description

[insurgent]

i see
what job?

[enarms]

Detective. Sort of. Assistant detective. Detective's aide.

[insurgent]

is there much of a difference between a detective and a detective's aide?

[enarms]

I do as I'm asked and he looks at the bodies and figures out the gist of what happened in about 30 seconds.

[insurgent]

oh
then why bother helping?

[ does he just have a murder thing™....]

[enarms]

He's got a habit of getting into trouble. I like to make sure he gets out of it alright

[ don't mention the Danger Thing™ ]

[insurgent]

and if you get into trouble?

[enarms]

He likes to make sure I get out of it alright too

[ regularly..... after every kidnapping...... ]

[insurgent]

[ oh wow... having a loyal partner who doesn't leave you behind... sounds nice... ]

that's lucky

[enarms]

It is yeah

What about you? Have a job back where you came from?

[ one day soon he'll learn to stop asking questions altogether but for now ]

[insurgent]

[ geez john, this is a complicated question!! ]

job is a strong word

former soldier
then [ thief, forger, merc? ] a drifter

[enarms]

[ oh



huh ]

Me too. Ex-army.

[ who happened to drift rather quickly into the path of a certain consulting detective, thank god ]

[insurgent]

[ oh. ]

why ex?

[ another question that should not be asked, perhaps. ]

[enarms]

Got shot. I'm a doctor, so it put me out of commission. I was invalided home.

[ strange the things you don't mind discussing with people who wear some form of shared experience ]

[insurgent]

[ solidarity or something like it. she feels obligated to offer information in return. ]

an operation went sideways
i was left behind
not dead
but adrift

are you recovering?

[ his use of the past tense would suggest as much, but. ]