greatinspector | Case File 4 [Voice/Action] Pops is up to something....

[Inspector Zenigata hates Mondays. He hates Mondays after a weekend he can't freakin' remember even more. After all this time here, though, he's learned to just accept that something weird probably happened to him last weekend. It's a pretty crappy thing to accept, sure, but what choice does he have since those Malnosso punks won't show up and let him arrest them. Add to that the weirdness of that Were-Yeti incident...and you've got a cop who REALLY needs a distraction.

Regardless of the funkiness of the last few weeks, he wakes up and gets a move on. The man's got plans for today. Starting with a trip down to the shops, where he's picking up nails and a hammer, as well as various lengths of wood gathered from around town. He's got a project in mind, for the benefit of his sanity and the residents of Community House 5. The pickup process takes a few hours, so feel free to stop him or give him funny looks as he wanders between Community House 5 and the shops, whistling while he works.

After gathering supplies, the sounds of sawing, hammering, and generalized construction can be heard in the woods behind Community House #5. Zenigata is making quite a racket. After a while, he appears via the journal, saluting like any civic minded individual doing the community a service.]

Hey, anyone out there like to give me a hand? I'm tryin' to put together a little work-shack out back. Figured it would be a good way to keep a certain someone from blowing up apartments again. If you don't wanna help, thats fine. Just figured I'd give everyone some warning. Also...if there's anyone around who'd be willing to bring me some extra nails and maybe some water, that'd be great. Rather not stop workin' once I get started...

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Well, if you need help with somethin', now I owe ya!

Keeping Lupin in place when he inevitably gets himself hurt would be appreciated. Men like him do not take to bed rest well, and I cannot watch him myself.

I can try. Lupin's a slippery little bastard sometimes. And people wonder why its taken me so long to catch him...

That you are able to keep up with him at all is a testament to your skill, Inspector. He is, after all, a Lupin. They are not caught easily by any means.

You know more than one Lupin?

Was his grandfather not also a prestigious, or rather infamous, thief as well?

Yea, so was his dad. But how'd you know about that?

Where I am from, Inspector, the Lupin family is connected to a series of novels. They are fiction. But no one knows where my great uncle got the inspiration for his stories.

[Oh...ho! There's a puzzle that fell into place!]

Ahhhh, alright. That...uh...makes sense I guess. I've heard about that sorta stuff with other people. But with Lupin? BAHAHAHA

It is how I am most familiar with the family. And how I know to be wary around him. He is still...engaging enough, I suppose.

He's an alright guy, for a thief.

And yet, still a thief. Trusting him without reservation would be unwise, and unwarranted. Even were he not a thief, I've known enough men similar to him to be cautious.

Well...if he's askin' ya for something, you gotta remember that there's always some underlying reason. He's a gentleman...to a point. Lemme guess, he's been hittin' on ya?

Thusfar he has yet to ask me for anything. [Explicitly, at least. Nothing of their interactions seemed to be requesting much of anything from the other. Except warning, on her part, should he do anything explosive in the future.]

No, actually. Not a single flirtatious glance or word.

Case File 4 [Voice/Action] Pops is up to something....

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