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Vatheon... an' already I've gotta belly full 'a it. Everyone fendin' for themselves... da authorities bein' paid ta turn a blind eye and ear to the howls 'a despair dat cry though dese lonely, undawata streets.

Me, though? I couldn't do it. S'not my style. And that's where I come in. I'm here ta watch over dis town and protect my friends. Like da gargoyle keepin' a stony eye on 'is belov'd citadel.

[ ... yep, if you thought things couldn't get any stranger in Vatheon...

Of all the hats Shiemi ended up with, it just had to be the pinstripe fedora. So now Shiemi's just slinking around in the shadows of some ~*~*~*~*~*~MYSTERIOUS LOCATION~*~*~*~*~*~ -- in actuality the Villa -- all while speaking. ]

Today was yet anotha strange day, like any otha in dis town; more hats all ova da city than there were sirens at da local club. No one knows how dey got here, or why dey was here... but then again, if all cases were dat easy I'd be outta a job.

[ A better question to ask would be where that saxophone is coming from. Or why everything around her seems to be impossibly smoky. ]

An' while da city's howls 'a confusion at dese hats hit octaves usually reserved f' callin' dogs, it means I had a case. Th' sound 'a greenbacks slappin' 'cross my palm is music ta my ears any day.

Afta all, I ain't a music critic. I'm a private eye. So whoeva's responsible betta keep their eye on th' shadows...

'Cause I'm takin' ya down.

[ SHIEMI PLZ... anyone want to try talking to her... or if you're in the Villa, just catch her sneaking around the place or something... >> ]

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Yukio Okumura. Yuki-chan, anotha one 'a my friends who ended up in this dazed 'n' confused city. Known him since we was kids; bonds like that don't die as quickly like th' spirits of the townsfolk. Though lately, 'e's been lookin' like a dead fish - cynical smiles and tired eyes up the wazoo. It makes a girl like me worry.

... not dat dat changes 'is skills at bein' a crack shot, oh no. Ya'd do well not to piss 'im off unless ya wanna be the one gettin' new 'oles to breathe outta.

Whateva the case, 'is expression reeked o' confusion, like th' cheap perfume I've smell'd on some o' th' more... questionable folk 'round the usual dives. Can't really help but notice dat kinda thing.

[ Clearing her throat -- private eye monologues are more taxing on her voice than she'd thought -- she sighed and turned to face Yuki-chan with a tilt of her head. Most likely Yukio's more confused as ever at this, yes? ]

Yuki-chan... got somethin' ya wanted ta talk t' me about?

... Are you alright?

[Because a person talking to themselves like that generally isn't a good sign. He can hear you, man, don't talk about his tired eyes.]

A'course! Why wouldn't I be, Yuki-chan?

Any day that dont involve eitha' crime, gettin' shot at, bein' stalked or any of th' above was always a good day, in my opinion...

[ Shiemi you haven't even BEEN any of the three, shut it. XD; ]

[Number two could technically be a thing if non-bullet projectiles count, but Yukio doesn't really want to feed into this delusion.]

Ah... you just don't quite seem like yourself, that's all.

[ Please don't, Yuki-chan, she's enough of a derp normally. Detective!Shiemi seems to be worse in the derp department. ]

Ah... sorry? I don't mean t' be... not... myself...?

'Course, 't couldn't be helped. Sometimes, when I got lost in a case, I tend'd t' ferget about basic things. Like eatin'... or sleepin'... or takin' care a m'self in general...

[ Do you see how much of a derp she is? ]

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