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[rentawizard]

...FUCK!

Where the hell is my coat?

[He waves one of Razzat's guns at the crow]

This is NOT my coat. Nor is this my gun. MY GUN WAS IN MY COAT POCKET! MY CHALK WAS IN MY COAT POCKET! I NEEDED THAT!

Fuck, I was so close to a lead. I was just going to run a tracking spell, I found an unfamiliar blood trace and everything, I could have tested it then but

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[priorpyro]

...chalk? Seriously?

[rentawizard]

Yes, seriously. For drawing pentagrams and magic circles and so on. I need that.

[priorpyro]

[faux-sincere helpfulness]

Did you check the store? They probably have some.

[rentawizard]

Not yet. I will.

But look, if I get a lead I'm not going in unprotected. I really do need that coat.

[priorpyro]

Hmm. [long, analytical look]

[rentawizard]

Hmmm what?

[priorpyro]

You really think a coat will protect you from whatever's out there? Do you have some sort of secret-Inspector-enchantment on it or something?

[rentawizard]

The gun in the pocket should help. And...I'd rather not talk about the coat, but it's seen me through a lot of fights.

[Damn you, Axel, hitting the nail on the head like that. But Harry isn't going into detail about his protective charms to someone so high on his list of suspects.]

[priorpyro]

[dryly] Because the gun you're holding isn't enough. Were you packing a Desert Eagle or something?

[without waiting for an answer, he shrugs] Hey, I'm just giving you a hard time. Believe it or not, I feel where you're coming from.

Are you sure you didn't just misplace it in your sleep-deprived haze?

[rentawizard]

No, but it was my gun. Not like I'm over-sentimental or anything, I can just handle it better.

Ok, I guess. It's just a pain.

I wouldn't have. It was on the chair by the fire, under my staff.

[priorpyro]

...huh.

[rentawizard]

So have you seen it or haven't you?

[priorpyro]

[laughs]

What kind of question is that? No, I haven't seen your magical jacket. You think it walked off on its own, now?

[rentawizard]

Nope, I think it was stolen, oddly enough. Because somebody here is trying to stir everybody up.

[priorpyro]

[Axel tugs on the collar of his coat, smirking.]

I wouldn't have any use for your jacket. Sorry, Inspector.

[rentawizard]

You're missing the point. It's not about having a use for it, it's about screwing with people's heads.