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[detectiveofthewest]

Characters: Heiji and [open]
Location: Luministi Greens West, near B11
Time: Opening of Season 3
Summary: Heiji reacts to his new surroundings by running around and yelling at people, because that's how he rolls
Warnings: None

For a little while, Luministi Greens West experienced a sort of quiet peace. And then Hattori Heiji woke up.

After registering that yes, he was awake, and that yes, he was in some unfamiliar house with no real explanation save for that delivered via vidscreen, he charged out the front door and into the complex at large, the largely forgotten gift basket clutched in one hand.

"If this is some kinda joke, I ain't laughing!" he shouted. Time to find a pay phone or something, and call 110. What was this, some kind of set? Whoever'd made it put a lot of effort into it, all right, but why'd they just dump him in the house without even bothering to tie him up?

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[terezi_pyrope]

Terezi is already out and in about, performing her investigative duties, as is required for her now that she's in a very unknown place obviously sent here by force with people containing questionable motives. So far, in person she's met individuals who seemed content with their lives here and it's made her very suspicious of actual person to person contact.

But, the Seer wants to experiment with some more interaction and so this is why when Heiji is charging out, Terezi deliberately makes it so he walks right into her. Especially with how quickly she seems to come out of nowhere.

"Rude! Don't you know to watch where you're going?"

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji didn't quite bowl into her, but it was a close thing. "Oh, sorry. But you shouldn't hide around corners like that, kiddo. Sooner or later you're gonna get yourself hurt."

Then he blinked. "What's with that getup? Cosplay?"

[terezi_pyrope]

"I wasn't hiding, silly! Then again, I'm just a poor blind girl who wouldn't be able to tell where she's going, hehehe~"

The young troll already notes his response is at least somewhat better than the other "residents" she's encountered in person here. Terezi then ends up givomg Heiji a shark-wide grin when he asks about her appearance.

"What get up? I was born this way! It's nice to meet another actual living human face to face though.

You smell like a type who likes to seek out justice. Am I wrong?"

[detectiveofthewest]

"You are, huh? Sorry to hear that; must be awful rough." Come to think of it, did she have a cane on her person? Or was she just wandering around without one?

Well, whoever she was, she was clearly into the act. He settled back a little on his feet, hooking a thumb back at himself. "Guess you could say that. Hattori Heiji, at your service!"

[terezi_pyrope]

She does, actually, although it's currently being held behing her back, in case she decides to give Heiji the drubbings. At his own introduction, she tilts her head a little and gives a smile, saying, "I'm Terezi Pyrope, future enforcer of the LAW! We should work together to root out the criminals who have forced us here and have only nefarious plots in mind...and then punish them!"

She points dramatically with a wink and a grin. "Makes sense, doesn't it? We just need evidence and clues to point us in the right direction!"

[detectiveofthewest]

He blinked a little. "You mean you wanna be a cop?"

Well, he was just going to reach over and try and ruffle her hair, then. "Hey, that's pretty cool. Before we go out and punish evildoers, though, I think we better figure out what's goin' on. My cell phone got swiped and I can't call out on this brick they replaced it with."

Yeah, stupid communicator device. He jammed it back into one of his pockets. "This sure is an elaborate setup, though. I thought someone was pranking me when I woke up."

[terezi_pyrope]

His hand gets licked, for his efforts. She giggles, pretty sure he's definitely not one of the regular people here after all now. So, she responds thusly, "Luckily, you've come across an incredible investigator like myself! I've already figured out some things, so write this down! First of all that this whole situation was first planned out by a guy called Resarci. Who has apparently been disposed of, so the resident I questioned was confused as to why we were here in the first place.

This means people have been brought here before and made to return at least twice.

Anyway, the resident also mentioned that they had been "put on TV" and made to "experience weird things" because the regular townsfolk here enjoyed it. I am assuming he means tortured and forcibly done as a public display for all to see in the name of some twisted enjoyment.

Apparently we're in a place that's "made to look like a town" and there's a abandoned research lab on the other side. Which probably means this is some kind of weird experiment that's going on."

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji grimaced a little, pulling his hand back and shaking it a little to dry it off. "Hey, don't just go around lickin' people. You're gonna get yourself sick. Also it's gross."

Terezi's explanation didn't make much sense to Heiji; he held up a hand (the clean one). "Hold your horses, kid. Who's this Resarci guy, and why's he goin' around kidnapping people? If someone's offed him, the murderer needs to be caught."

[terezi_pyrope]

Once again she grins and sharp row of teeth glint in the daylight. She says, "Well, the same can be said for people who are not careful about where they put their hands!"

At his question, she merely shrugs, and says, "Dead or not, I don't have an idea who he is. If by some miracle he happened to be alive, then that should be remedied as soon as possible! Kidnapping people three times and subjecting them to constant public torture should be an offense punishable by death.

I wouldn't bother chasing after the killer of a criminal, unless for a very good reason!

Either way, it'e clear, from the information I've managed to gather from the residents, this stuff is likely to start up again.

But the thing is, we will have to make an example out of criminals like this, or someone else will pick it up."

[detectiveofthewest]

He crossed his arms. "Think I'll just stick to collarin' criminals and making sure they got hauled off to jail. Besides, there's gotta be a reason he or whoever else're doing what they're doing. And as far as I'm concerned, once they serve their time, they should be free to go."

The key word being 'if'. Anyway, a dead perp was nothing but a stain on the record of a good detective.

[terezi_pyrope]

Did her grin just get wider? Why yes, it somehow did, as she cackles when Heiji is done speaking and asks, "'Collaring'? Is that like a slap on the wrist you humans do to criminals when they're caught for sure and handed their guilty verdict after a trial or...?"

However, a slight raise of brow on her part becomes obvious as she considers the words "let them go" that had fallen from the male's lips. So she then asks, "Do you even know what kind of torture this guy has probably subjected many people to? Let's assume he already has a body count over twenty, are you going to be on board of 'letting him free to go' then?"

To Terezi, this was completely confounding-- sure she knew the human race was less destructive and harsh than hers but hearing how light they could be on criminals still didn't exactly do well with her.

[detectiveofthewest]

"Collarin' means catchin'," Heiji explained. "Doesn't have anything to do with verdicts. Those come after." He was used to people from Tokyo giving him a little flak for his regional accent, but they generally got the gist of what he was saying.

"Anyway, hypothetically speaking, if some guy really was guilty of offing twenty people, chances are he'd get the death penalty. No real point in letting someone go after they're already dead."

[terezi_pyrope]

The blind troll giggles out, "Collaring, it has a nice ring to it! I think I might as well use it."

Then she nods, and asks, "So I'm assuming you're from Earth, where the system of justice is innocent before proven guilty instead of guilty before proven innocent?

As a Detective, do you participate in any interrogations that have you try any extreme or violent methods to extract information?"

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji was getting the distinct feeling he was no closer to the answers he wanted now than he had been at the start of the conversation. He started off in the direction of town proper. "Look, kiddo, I don't really have time to field questions on the legal system for you right now. I gotta find a way outta this joint. Keep your nose clean, alright?"

[terezi_pyrope]

As soon as he turned around, she frowned, and poked him hard in the back of one of his knees with her cane. She then says lightly, "Sure, sure! But if you ever feel like investigating for real, you should hit me up, hehehe!

Seeya!"