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A Detective Once? A Detective Always.

What: Alex reading the paper and taking notes on a certain article. (AKA: Alex being Alex; Mun trying to get her some friends.)
When: Right after the newspapers show up.
Who: Alex and Open
Where: Bright Sky Diner; Genessia
Warnings: None at the moment

It was taking her a while to get used to being in Genessia, although she was sure most of it was being inactive. At home, she was running around on cases, between crime scenes, and generally trying to keep up with Goren. Here... she was living at a very slow pace. When the paper arrived, she grabbed it and decided to go to the diner for a somewhat decent meal and (hopefully) a strong cup of coffee.

At this point, her food was mostly eaten, minus a few fries, and the paper was open to the article on the thefts. They'd caught her eye, and she was trying to figure out if she could do anything to help track them down. She had her gun and badge from home, they'd been on her when she woke up in the bay (which was strange, because she never had them on her when she slept... so who knows what happened back home). But, it probably wasn't good form to show up at the police station and demand a job. (And the currently job listings weren't exactly up her alley either.)

She sighed and glanced out the window. It was like being in her twenties again, but without Joe and any support group. She still had to find a job, and a place to stay (she was going to run out of patience for the hotel she was in).

She had way too many questions and not enough answers, and it was making her frustrated.

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She didn't live in Genessia, but Tiara had looked around the cities a bit with her servant when she arrived, and was more or less satisfied with what she saw. Though she settled in Fayren, simply because it was more in line with what her home was like.

Normally Fang was at her side frequently, but today Tiara insisted he not follow her around so much and gave him leave to relax for a change. Instead she was in the company of her fairy, Cui and her Absol pokemon, Lady.

Spying the frustrated looking woman at the table, Tiara, who had wandered in to get something to eat herself, nodded a greeting. "Good morning."

Alex marked her place in the classifieds with the end of her pen before looking up at the voice she heard. A young girl was standing near her table, with a couple of strange looking dogs. She blinked before responding.

"Good morning. Here for breakfast?"

Tiara nodded, "Indeed. I do not cook myself, though I suppose I should learn at some point. Am I correct to assume the same is for yourself?"

Alex shook her head. "I can cook, I just don't have the kitchen to do so yet." She motioned towards the ads in the paper. "Trying to find a job and a place to live."

"I see. Do you not like the apartments in Genessia? There are other cities, if you prefer." Tiara had liked Fayren's environment better than the others, herself. She'd address the matter of employment later.

"Oh, I just arrived and I'm trying to get my bearings a bit. I don't want to end up in a bad area." She shrugged. "I'm too used to those from home. There's a lot of 'em."

Levy was carrying far to many books for someone her size. Tepig was walking beside her grunting softly with each step. Something must have spooked the poor thing because it bolted between Levy's feet making the poor girl stumble to the ground. Her books went flying everywhere, including at Alex who hopefully might be able to dodge the written words.

Her coffee, which had been balanced between her fingers spilled to the floor. There was a loud surprised yell and then frantic noises as she tried to pull her books from the path of the spilled coffee.

"Tepig!" Levy glanced over at the little pokemon who seemed to be hiding under Alex's chair.

There was a splash and a shriek before a book landed on Alex's newspaper. Something was hiding under her chair, but before she looked to check, she grabbed some of the napkins sitting on her table.

"Are you ok?" She asked before moving to help clean up, and grab some of the books before the coffee could stain them.

Levy smiled over at her feeling a little clumsy. She shouldn't have tried to carry so much but she didn't have time to keep running out, doing everything in one trip seems to have backfired though.

"Yes. I didn't ruin your coffee did I?" They don't need more things spilled.

She slowly begins to pick up each, book. Her gaze inspecting the covers to make sure they were unmarred before stacking them.

She glanced at the mug on the table. "No, it's fine. Besides, I can get another one if it was." She dried off one of the covers with a napkin.

"Are you in school here?"

It's true that Levy was only seventeen but she had never been to school before. She lived with Fairy Tail and learned from those around her.

"Um, no. I own a book shop in Fayren. I try and find books that customers request and on my way I found I few I wanted to read." If Alex looked down at the book in her hand she'll find a honor novel with the picture of a mansion and a bat on the cover.

"I see." She said, glancing down at the book. Literature classes were still a thing, that's what she had assumed anyway. She grabbed another before standing up and handing them to Levy.

"So, where is Fayren, in a general sense? Sorry, I'm kinda new."

Levy shakes her head with a wide smile. "No reason to be sorry. It's one of the gates.. I think it's west of here. I actually live in Genessia but my shop is somewhere else." It's a little bit of a strange set up but its nice to walk, even with her stack of books.

"You should visit if you have the time."

There's a grumpy guy in a nearby booth, also reading the paper. He doesn't seem like the social sort ~~spoilers: he's not~~ but he recalls seeing this woman on the communicator and information and allies are two things he's short on right now.

Though, he isn't sure how he should speak to her, so he just gives a glance in her direction.

Alex recognizes the kid sitting nearby, (hint: it's the hair) but doesn't move immediately. She finishes circling something in the paper before she puts some money on the table, grabs her coffee, and does a NYPD thing:

And plops down across from him.

"You're that kid from the communicator, aren't you?" She says, nonchalantly before taking a drink of her coffee. "Fill me in on what they won't tell me?"

[Hubert looks up at her sudden appearance into his space and frowns]

I am not a kid, madam. I am a lieutenant in the service of the Strahtan Army.

[And he's gonna slide his glasses up his nose for effect]

[Alex rolls her eyes as he corrects her. Almost everyone she's seen so far have been 'kids' to her.]

Lieutenant, then.

Tell me what you know.

And don't call me madam. Makes me feel old.

[He narrows his eyes at that eye roll and snarks]

Why should I? You clearly have disdain for my rank and insistence on not being seen as child.

[Woah kid, you're reminding her of a certain someone back home.]

Lieutenant. When you reach my age, you'll realize everyone is a 'kid' until they hit a certain point. Your uniform isn't familiar to me. Who knows, you could've shown up on Halloween.

And if I refer to you as your title, you refer to me as mine: Detective.

[He scoffs at her response; whatever Halloween is, it sounds like an insult]

Detective? So you are some sort of peace officer? That is admirable.

[She shrugs.]

I wouldn't say peace officer. The NYPD has it's own reputation. I'm more of an investigator.

NYPD? Is that the name of your country? To be sure, it is an odd name.

[Oh, look. He's being almost pleasant]

[She raises an eyebrow. Most people at least recognized that acronym. Because, well, NYPD. But, he had mentioned an army she didn't recognize either.]

No, it stands for New York Police Department. That being the city, and state, that I live in.

Fascinating. I have never heard of them, but then there are many worlds here I am not familiar with.

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