Case #31: Voice

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Detective Hoffman: I'm going to be your warden!

[George sounds quite pleased.]

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I'm going to wait to read your file until after I've eaten, if that's alright.

Er. Did anyone else happen to speak to someone who knew me over the weekend? I spoke to a very nice dog...

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[SIDE-EYEING THE SIDE-EYE.] Do you have something you want to ask me, Constable?

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...Are you a vampire?

[Swing and a miss.]

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[HORROR. SO MUCH HORROR.] What?? Why would you possibly think that?

[On the bright side, this makes admitting the truth seem so much less awful.] Good gods, man, I'm a werewolf!

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Are you really?

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Yes! I've been trying to keep it quiet, but I'd rather be a werewolf than a vampire. [Ugh ugh ugh she feels so unclean right now.]

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Why were you trying to keep quiet about it?

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[She sighs, trying to smooth herself out a bit. She feels like her hair is standing on end.] Force of much-needed habit.

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People are rude about it?

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I don't know how it is where you're from, George, but on the Disc, people really don't like werewolves. [And occasionally, they express this dislike with torches and pitchforks.]

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Where I come from, most people don't seem to believe in werewolves anymore. Even though they're quite real.

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Oh, yes. We are.

[She sighs again, slowly relaxing.] Look, I... should have told you sooner. I'm sorry, George.

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No need to apologize. I actually have quite a few questions about werewolves! ...only I'm not sure I can ask them of a lady.

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No, I really do owe you an apology.

...or at least a steak. [She winces.]

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Why a steak?

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Well, you sort of... bought me one. Unwittingly.

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When was this?

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...sorry, do you buy a lot of steaks for unfamiliar dogs?

...you do, don't you.

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Yes, but: oh my goodness, you mean in Paris? Why, you're a lovely d-...

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-ining companion.

Oh, but I called you 'boy', didn't I?

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You did. I thought it was a little odd.

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I'm so sorry. I wouldn't have if I had known, obviously.

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Yes, but I thought you had lots of dogs? Surely you don't think all dogs are male.

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Just the one, and yes, she's a...lady dog, but I called her boy it at first as well.

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[She raises a brow, unable to help but look amused.] You can say the word, Constable. I've heard it before. Oh, those werewolves are real bitches.

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Not the male ones I'd presume.