cosmic jokes are like that

[dishabille_mal]

Maladicta was lounging against the outside wall of the IPD in jeans and her boots and a tank top and her uniform jacket with the sleeves bunched up to her elbows. She'd wanted to go full regalia for her first patrol with her brand new partner, but it was too damn hot

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[loaded_wolf]

Carrot told Angua there was a uniform for the IPD, and had shown her his own uniforms. Which were actually simply several brightly colored shirts. And then when she'd gone to the box he had also told her about* she eventually found one that seemed to fit her.

Angua wasn't sure what was worse, the funny looking pink creatures, or the metal breastplate of her old uniform.

Or the fact that she would be patrolling with a vampire.

Arms crossed, Angua met Maladicta outside the office. Her expression faltered when she saw what Maladicta was wearing. Vampires. Why did they always have to look so...together?

"That's not the uniform," she said with a small frown that was bordering on petulant.

* Among other things he thought she should know. Many, many things.

[loaded_wolf]

"Fine," Angua said, though she felt anything but. She wouldn't need a sword at all if things were normal like back home. "Let's just go, then."

[dishabille_mal]

"You can probably steal someone else's," Maladicta pointed out as she started to walk.

"There's bound to be something lying about. Also, if you have any old family heirlooms, they might be bound to show up. Though in your case that might be somewhat disturbing as the closest thing to a weapon your family's passed down through the ages is teeth.

[loaded_wolf]

"I'm a member of the Watch, we don't exactly condone stealing," Angua said flatly.

"You're hilarious," she added sarcastically, walking back upstairs. "Especially since that's a bit like the pot calling the kettle black, don't you think? I see you still have the fangs here."

[dishabille_mal]

"I know," Maladicta mumbled, frowning a little down at the general vicinity of her mouth. "Nice for style but wholly impractical. NotthatIwasusingthem anyway," she added, "but still. Not much about the way things work here makes sense, though."

[loaded_wolf]

"I still can't fathom how fangs are stylish," Angua said. Fangs were for biting, which she dearly missed. There was nothing like taking a good chunk out of a criminal to get your message across.*

*That message being, generally, Stop.

[dishabille_mal]

"Well, humans don't have them," Maladicta said, canting an eyebrow, "so it's a start. Exclusivity."

[loaded_wolf]

"Ah. Are we in a clique now?" Angua asked, unable to hide her amusement.

[dishabille_mal]

"Not by choice," Maladicta replied with a slight shrug as she started toward the compound door.

"If you think about it."