2 ✎ recruiting

[watsonyourmind]

There are two girls in the town square, pressing brightly-colored flyers into the hands of any people who happen to pass by. This is what the flyers say:

CONSULTING DETECTIVES CLUB
Burby branch

Now recruiting! No experience necessary!
Join us for an experience you won't soon forget!
Contact Shirley Holmes or Jane Watson for meeting details.

It's sort of funny how threatening that accidentally sounds. At least the girls seem friendly. Perhaps you should come say hello.

Comments

[pantysniffer]

[Shhh, there is nothing wrong with his phrasing. He's not convinced he especially likes that smirk, but he pretends it doesn't bother him.]

Have you investigated many before?

[nopolicelikeholmes]

[ In a similar vein, she will pretend not to notice that he seems unusually interested in murder. Instead, she just shakes her head. ]

Two. I can't say that we're very experienced.

[pantysniffer]

That's more than most. Did you find out who killed them?

[nopolicelikeholmes]

[ She nods. ]

Neither of them went to prison, though, so don't worry.

[pantysniffer]

[For a moment something close to panic flickers in his eyes, before quickly being hidden by confusion. What if she knows about Sally? Or Tony, or Gary? She couldn't do, but why else would she say that?]

Why would I worry?

[Despite the question there's a definite note of worry. She's thrown him, which makes it hard to hide it.]

[nopolicelikeholmes]

[ Well, that was rather conclusive, wasn't it? She almost felt sorry for this guy. Which was probably why she was going to go easy on him. ]

I don't think you would, if you were a hardened criminal.

[pantysniffer]

I'm not.

[At least not hardened. He can't really deny the criminal part.]

[watsonyourmind]

[ Jane shoots Shirley a pointed look. Why is she interrogating the poor guy? This is not good recruitment. ]

I'm sure you're not. And if Shirley hasn't succeeded in scaring you off, we'd love to have you join us sometime.