Case #35: Video

[19centconstable]

[Now back to your regularly scheduled George. Who is looking slightly wary.]

Did I happen to fall prey to one of those comas? Only I can't quite remember anything about the last several days. Also, it appears as though someone has been sitting in my chair.

[Item one: chair. It doesn't look particularly sat in.]

And I also have reason to believe that someone has been sleeping in my bed!

[Item two: bed. It has been carefully made.]

I don't keep any porridge in my room, unfortunately, so I'm afraid I haven't gotten any solid proof, but I have got my suspicions...

Comments

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

She was? Which one?

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

Some old fat lady who looked really familiar. [frown]

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

All grannys do look a bit alike.

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

[Her eyebrow raises] ...In some cases. My grandmammy's a... [Her grandmother looks like a Jersey Shore extra] ..She sure as shit wasn't mine. I'll put it that way

Also said she wasn't amused.

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

I don't suppose she would have been.

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

Did your grandmother say that often?

Either that or some old woman was in your room dude. I'd do something about that.

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

No, but I don't suspect most people find finding themselves in a strange room very amusing.

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

..True.

...That kind of thing happen a lot? Family members showing up out of the blue and all that jazz?

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

It has happened once since I've been here. Everyone's mothers were very nice.

I don't believe we've met, Miss...?

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

Carla Renaldi. LAPD. I'm a new warden.

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

It's a pleasure to meet you...officer? I'm Constable George Crabtree. Toronto Constabulary.

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

You can call me Carla. I didn't expect to see somebody from Canada out here. That's like...the moon for me.

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

...really?

[George is sort of thrilled to be exotic.]

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

...Yeah?

[pause] then again I'm from California so it's...yeah. We don't get a lot of canucks.

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

I'm also from 1898. That's a bit important.

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

[Carla purses her lips together]

...You a vampire?

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

...No, I'm a police constable. As I've said.

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

...Your age. [She sounds strained-if patient. These things happen] The kinpin of the LA area was born in the 1800s according to the undercover unit.

[smile]

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

Oh? Er. I'm thirty-one. Recently.

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

Really? I'm 23.


[she stares] You don't have the eyes or fangs. You can't be a vampire.

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

I'm quite certain I'm not. Even if I did give some of my blood to one.

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

[This does not phase her] Voluntarily right?

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

Yes, and he wasn't a real vampire: he had the hemophilia, and so was masquerading as a vampire, so as to obtain transfusions.

He wasn't secretly Dracula, and he didn't murder anyone, although I do still suspect actual Dracula slightly. Only slightly. He's quite gentlemanly in the flesh.

[officerrenaldi.livejournal.com]

...Actual dracula? Actual Drac-

[pause]

...He's not running an overbearing gang of guys looking to deal blood and drugs to people while taking over the valley is he?

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

No? He just sort of...goes around being well-dressed and more or less polite.