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[inthedriversseat]

[A teenage girl's face appears on the screen, she's sitting on a bench in a Genessia City park.]

So. Hi. How do these kidnappee introductions work? Is there a Miss Manners for the Kidnapped book I missed out on? Anyway, I'm Mikaela. I've been here for a couple of days, got settled in, seen the sights. I'm trying to figure out now where I want to live. Got any suggestions for me? Nova City looks cool right now, I mean, they have flying cars! It's like living in a sci-fi movie.

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[sarcaskick]

[ He would love for her to try and attack him. He's not exactly the Good Cop.

But alas. ]

Judging by your bratty attitude, I'm not getting any credit at all. Why don't you just lay it out for me - what cop did you wrong?

[inthedriversseat]

Yeah, no. I'm not telling you my family story or the weird stuff these Sector Seven agents were up to.

[ She forces a smile. ]

I'm here now. They're not. Nobody from home is. Doesn't matter now.

[sarcaskick]

But now I know it involves your family.

[ Which... seems to make him pause for a moment. Sector Seven doesn't mean a thing to him, whatever it is, but family issues...

Boy, has he been there. ]

If you don't want to deal with me, stay out of Nova. No skin off my back.

[inthedriversseat]

Yeah, but the other places have Guardians, too, don't they? And I don't have a problem with the police, I'm not a criminal! [ And maybe a little too passionate in declaring that. ] I just thought you're someone different.

[ That she'd made a friend. Yeah, sure. ]

Don't be a jerk about it and we're fine.

[sarcaskick]

One of us lashed out first, here. Remind me, who's the jerk?

[ ... Christ almighty he's criticizing someone's attitude. Hell must have frozen over. ]

[inthedriversseat]

You. You're the one who toyed with me.

[ And she'd had fun at the time. But. Details. ]

[sarcaskick]

Right, how dare I engage in banter! I'm such a villain. Better turn in my badge!

[inthedriversseat]

[ Hmpf! Making fun of her now, how dare! ]

Dream on. You aren't a villain. You're just a medium-grade jerk.

[sarcaskick]

[ Well she's technically not wrong. He's not a villain.

Anymore. ]

High-tier jerk, actually. I've won tournaments. Asshole of the year.

[inthedriversseat]

[ Oh. Damn you. Damn you, vile villain.

Now you've gone and made her laugh.

Don't be rude, she's trying hard not to like you. ]

I dunno. I know some pretty huge assholes. You'd have to try harder to compete with them.

[sarcaskick]

[ Being rude is usually why people DON'T like him so this is. Backwards. ]

Don't tempt me, hotshot. I'm a sucker for competition.

[inthedriversseat]

[ Don't rain on her parade, that's double rude! ]

I walked out on one asshole and the other... Let's just say the wet cat look suited him.

[sarcaskick]

[ "I helped destroy a city and murdered some folks."

... never goes over well, so he'll bite his tongue. ]

I don't always tip my waiter.

[ LE GASP ]

[inthedriversseat]

[ Cue gasp! ]

Woah. What are you still doing on your couch, you oughta be locking yourself up!

[sarcaskick]

Can't break the law when you ARE the law!

[inthedriversseat]

That's not how it works, robocop!