[Sup, Anatole. There is a confident-looking youth sitting at a table, centered in the camera. Close-cropped blue hair and a matching hat frame an androgynous face, and at first it is difficult to guess the gender of the person gazing keenly at the Forge. The voice, however, is female enough, although on the deep side.Hello. If I understand
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You're a consulting detective.
[Headtilt.]
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[Okay, it's a gun, but she's not sure she wants to go advertising that. The glasses sound more innocuous, so she'll stick with those for now. As for the detective thing...]
I am.
[GOT ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT. HUH. HUH.]
Are you in the market for one?
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Missing items, huh? I'll help you track 'em down, sweetheart. Haven't got a goddamn thing to do, otherwise.
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Naoto will suffice. Do you know the city very well?
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Not at all. Just got here, myself.
But everyone's gotta start somewhere, right, Naoto-chan? And we might as well be in good company, when we do.
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I... suppose.
[That's not quite as confident-sounding as she was hoping.]
But I wouldn't want to inconvenience you.
[Or herself. She's not sure about this person's seriousness of purpose. They seem... frivolous.]
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[She's still trying to get the hang of sorting through it.]
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Yes! [Er, wait. There is a pause while she regains a professional demeanor.]
Do you know him? Is there a way I can contact him?
[Having him here would go a long way to battling her sense of disorientation. Not to mention loneliness.]
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Sorry. Didn't mean to get your hopes up.
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[The facts are doing nothing to mask her disappointment, however.]
You said it's been over a year? [That seems like a staggering amount of time to her, for some reason.] So you've been here... all that time?
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This place almost feels like a city out of time, doesn't it? Rather more contemporary to 1880 than 2012, certainly. It's an odd place, really.
[She smiles.]
You look so young for a consulting detective! I'm only a bit of an amateur detective, myself. Some might just say I've read too many mystery novels.
[... Ned.]
As to employment, I help run an odd jobs company. It's probably not what you're looking for, though. There is a police department and a little detective agency! I do a bit of work for the latter, myself.
[And then reading the texted names.]
I'm sorry, I don't recognize any of those names. But I'll see if I can help you find your things if you like?
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[As for the age thing, she's used to it. It's the gender thing she's been more touchy about.]
It may seem unusual, but it's been an occupation of my family's for several generations. I was raised for it, you could say.
[And wait. Amateur detective? Avid mystery reader? Verity, you might just be her new best friend. She smiles back, slightly.]
There's never such a thing as too many mystery novels.
[Said a bit carefully, like she's not used to telling too many jokes. And she doesn't think this is someone she wants to offend in any way.]
It might depend on the odd job. I have some knowledge of electronics, which seems to go a long way here. I have been informed of both establishments. Could you tell me a little about the detective agency?
[And about the names, she doesn't seem surprised. She'd seen no sign of them on the Forge broadcasts and is assuming the worst case scenario, that she's ( ... )
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[Kind of like a lot of stuff from 2012, also. An interesting time, just a bit before the pandemic and the terrorist actions against St Paul's. Which somehow reminds her...]
I'm so sorry, I seem to have forgotten my manners entirely. My name is Verity Kindle, I'm from England. Oxford, to be very specific.
[Not going to mention the year if she can get away with it...
Her eyes light up a little and she smiles brilliantly at the little joke. Any excuse to have someone to chat about Lord Peter and Harriet Vane to...]Are you a fan of mystery novels, then, Naoto ( ... )
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[Sorry, Verity. She's taking notes. But she also sees the excitement in Verity's eyes, and feels an odd thrill of it herself.]
I am! -I mean, I've read very many from the time I was a child. Maybe that seems a little silly, a detective being so heavily into fictionalized mysteries... but I find them very enjoyable.
[And Break and Enter. Really.]
Well. Someone else gave me his number, so I'll give him a call. I don't want to rule out any possibilities, although it sounds as though I might be of more use in the technology area currently.
[Perhaps that's a nice way of saying she's not sure she's interested. Just a tad.]
...Berend's. Yes, I think I did see mention of it on the map...
[She leans down for a few seconds, scritch-scritching on an unseen piece of paper.] That does sound like a fitting starting point, thank you.
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