greatinspector | Case File 02 [Voice/Action, Early evening]

[Zenigata has spent the better part of the last month stalking around the village, looking surly and generally pretty cranky. Anyone who tries to bother him was pretty much ignored, as the Inspector seemed somewhat absorbed in his own thoughts. Today, however, is a little bit different. He's finally over his...brooding and grumbling and seems to have flopped down outside his apartment building in the early evening. Anyone who happens by can see that he's taken a bit of booze from one of the bars, and is just kind of flopped down, staring off into the sky with a vaguely thoughtful expression. Periodically, he rambles into the journal to nobody in particular, and he seems receptive to anyone who happens to come by, offering booze to adults]

Y'know, its times like this where I wonder why I became a cop in the first place. I mean, yea, I'm good at it and all, but that doesn't make it an easy job. I work hard, every goddamn day to keep jerks and thugs off the street, and I don't get a lick of thanks from anyone. Hell, most people back home laugh at us cops, think we are all good for nothin' lardasses who like eatin' donuts and harassing people for no good reason. But here, theres...no real need for me ta be a cop. Kinda gets me thinkin' about all the stuff I coulda done with myself besides bein' the best damn cop Interpol has. Coulda been a better husband, coulda taken better care of Toshiko, and been a better grandad too. Bah...

And thats another thing. Its damn weird being one place for so long. How do you people do it? Its kinda freakin' me out, not running off after Lupin every week, and actually having...a house instead of a hotel room. I have a feeling I should start decorating or something, and having more food around than ramen and booze.

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You ever had a goal that you'd give up everything to accomplish? By the looks of you, some sorta quest might be appropriate?

[Zenigata's voice has an edge to it now, the seriousness of the next statement made quite plain]

Lupin is my goal. I gave it all up to catch that guy. He's a thief. THE thief, the greatest thief in the world. Any other crook is barely worth my time, but Lupin. Well, he's something extraordinary.

Beyond keeping my guild, my friends, safe, there's only one goal that I'd give up everything for, but the situation is fairly complicated. I suppose it could count.

...One thief is enough to make you leave everything behind? How dangerous is he?

That guy...he's the worlds greatest thief. The only man who's ever gotten away from me. He's something of a legend in my world, stealing everything whenever he wants. Hell, he once made off with a 5 story tall statue!

What? How would one person be able to steal something like that?

A helicopter, cables, and a lot of good luck. [He laughs a bit as he remembers this event]

...And what's a helicopter? [Her world's a bit behind on technology - not counting airships, the most advanced method of transportation in her world is trains.]

Ahh...a whirlygig? A machine with spinning blades on top that let it fly.

So if you spin blades fast enough, you can fly? [she's totally going to try that out some time, just to see if it'll work.]

...Why would he steal a statue that size, anyways? Was it solid gold or something like that?

Sometimes. I think there is something special about helicopters but in theory, yea thats how they work.

Lupin likes to steal stuff just for fun. He does it to prove he's the best I think.

...Doesn't sound like any thief I've heard of. All the ones I've dealt with back home were in it for the money, not because they wanted to prove something.

Well thats Lupin. He's from a family of thieves, goes back generations. And me, I'm from a family of cops.

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