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@DtectivRowland -- free arm, turning to his partner now. "that should be it, yes? we should check out and head for the office, then."

@DtectivRowland -- he'd wrapped up and made his choice. "got the shampoo, have you? excellent. grab that bag there, would you charles? the small one, just for now. we'll have to come back later for something better, I imagine, but it will do." he explains with a nod and a gesture of his --

"we 𝘤𝘢𝘯 and we 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭, Charles." pointedly 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 to look, gaze FIRMLY fixed on the other- "dogs are....smart enough. 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘺 she'll be able to find her OWN way back to her OWN home and family and WE have business to attend do."

settling a freshly brewed cup of tea on his desk for the 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 before settling with a book-

@DtectivRowland -- avoided thinking about it for decades, after all. what was a few more, even if he couldn't 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦 it the way he used to...?

@DtectivRowland -- 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 have. "right. of course. I'd expect nothing less." and with that sobering thought fresh in his mind, edwin turned and made his way in the opposite direction, glad to have something else to throw his focus into so readily available. he'd --

@DtectivRowland -- appropriate while I go take a look at the options for food? once we're done there we can be on our way, I think."

@DtectivRowland -- them to truly just be two people shopping together for their new puppy. "ah- yes, good idea. thank you, charles." he replies, setting his selection of bowls in the basket before nodding towards an aisle across the way. "not yet. why don't you pick out one that seems --

@profeziaperduta -- this ever since we got back. distant. dismissive. 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦. I thought you just needed a bit of time, but now I'm starting to wonder if theres something we need to 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴. charles?"

@profeziaperduta "𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴?! charles, that book contains notes on just about EVERY case we've ever taken!! not to mention the MAP of HELL!!" edwin KNEW he was aware of the importance of that notebook, but ever since.... .......wait- ".....you've been off like --

@profeziaperduta, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 tell me YOU are the one who my notes because otherwise we may have a 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 large problem on our hands 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 soon.

@profeziaperduta -- between them. "why aren't you taking this seriously?!"

@profeziaperduta "𝘐 don't misplace things. when was the last time you witnessed me 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 something??" he snips in reply, hardly appreciating the dismissal of his VERY real concerns....though he can't say he's 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥. its been.... 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 as of late --