001 ♫ Video to all ♫ Steal Jaws, you get a taser to the balls

[ipod_less]

[The phone switches on to show the smiling face of one Darcy Lewis, university student and cupcake baker extraordinaire.] So, I don't know if any of you know yet, but there is a great shop that carries a ton of movies and music. Reminds me of Best Buy from back home, but, you know, smaller and no refrigerators or televisions.

[Darcy movies the

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[greatmagnus]

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[Magnus is already at his own job. One of the two he has. Guess who got back on the police force? Yep, him. Liaison for the Sanctuary, undercover, of course. But he has a smile, or a hint of one, on his face as he sits back in his chair at his desk.] You got a job, then. And my guess is that, with it so close to the university, you're actually going back to study. Right?

[ipod_less]

[Darcy rolls her eyes at his way of saying "hello" but can't help the smile that grows on her face.] God, Mags. I'd say 'yes, mom', but that would be seven levels of creepy.

And yes, it's only, like, two blocks from the edge of the campus.

[greatmagnus]

Besides the age factor, I think that's one of those biblical laws you aren't supposed to break. [He shakes his head a bit.]

Good. You're doing political science? Are you going to be running around with astrophysicists again?

[ipod_less]

[Darcy snorts.] Thou shalt not call thine boyfriend a matriarch?

I was always doing political science. I was working with Jane for six college credits. It was the only 'science'-y thing I could get extra credits in. [But, to be fair, if/when Jane asks her for help here, she'll help her.]

[greatmagnus]

I meant... [He gives you a look, Darcy. You're a pain in the ass but he adores you.]

I'm not even going to pretend to know how it counts if it's not the same kind of science. At least you had an adventure last time, hm? [He absently chews on the tip of his pen before scribbling something down offscreen.] What are you going to do when you get home? You'll have studied and learnt everything you'll be expected to learn.

[ipod_less]

[Darcy grins, then sticks her tongue out at him. Oh, she can't wait to see him when they get off work.]

It doesn't. But I was the only applicant and they allowed it. [She winks at him.

Her eyes linger on his mouth for a moment and she loses her train of thought.] Sorry, what?

[greatmagnus]

[He watches that wink and he's equally as distracted and her question is ignored for a moment while his mind wanders then he blinks at her.] What?

[He pauses.] ...I think we both got very off track here. What were we talking about?

[ipod_less]

[Darcy laughs.] About how much you wanna skip work and come see me right now.

[Protip: That's not what they were talking about.]

[greatmagnus]

Now that's a terrible lie. I actually like my job, thank you.

[He gives her a little smile, at least, and drums his fingers on the desk.] You still haven't introduced me to your friend, that Jane you spoke about. [He's met her, actually, but he'll keep that to himself.]

[ipod_less]

God, you are such a goody-goody. [Darcy rolls her eyes.]

Shit. You're right. We should fix that, huh? Maybe dinner some time this week. I'll have to pull her away from her current project.

[greatmagnus]

If Kurt Wallander ever shows up, can you tell him that? I think he'd have me sacked if he could. Apparently, I'm a gossip and I'm unreliable. [He's serious about this. He can at least admit he gets horribly distracted sometimes.]

Dinner is fine. You can behave for a meal, can't you?

[ipod_less]

Well, if Kurt Wallander does ever show up and try to sack you, he'll get angry text messages from me daily. [Darcy chuckles.]

You know that I can. [Darcy sticks her tongue out at him.]

[greatmagnus]

I'm sure that's going to help, yes. Sending angry text messages daily to my boss. Lovely. [He can't help but give her a grin. Woman, you need to stop being so adorable.]

Then we'll have dinner with her. I'm sure she'll disapprove of me entirely and then our relationship will be an illicit affair.

[ipod_less]

And then, once a week, an angry letter. With a stamp and everything. [She grins.]

Why would it be illicit? [Darcy snorts.] Jane's not my mom. She can't stop me from dating you, even if she tried.

[greatmagnus]

Can you even write a letter? I thought your hands had forgotten, given how much texting you do.

[He snorts too.] She could try! What if she hates me? What if I'm absolutely everything she thinks you shouldn't be getting involved in?

[ipod_less]

[Darcy laughs, shaking her head.] Excuse me, you do just as much texting as I do. I am perfectly capable of hand-writing out a letter.

Then it's too bad. She'll just have to deal with it. [Darcy gives him an affectionate smile.] All the trouble I went through to get you? [Like it was some big quest.] I'm keeping you.