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[onlyhearmusic]

[a lyrical hum cuts in, almost as if someone didn't know what they were doing]

"Leave yer message."

[oh. no, he knew. he just didn't care. the beep comes after another brief humming stops.]

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[makethestory]

[ She'll take a long moment to look back at him, to meet his eyes. ]

You can't guess?

[onlyhearmusic]

[His smile only deepened.]

Dangerous prey. Does that make you dangerous, or simply good at trackin'? Do ya like ta go out yerself? Or point and watch tha hounds chase fer ya?

[1930s mindset. Not bothered by either option, doesn't seem to care about that sort of social expectations, but used to women giving directions not being in the field. Aware from time here that later society seemed to get rid of that expectation.]

[makethestory]

[ There's a face journey, where at first she's a little insulted, and then she considers the fact that he's clearly from an earlier time. All the same? ]

My partner is usually the one trailing after me.

[onlyhearmusic]

[He laughed, clearly amused and interested in this FBI agent.]

Sounds like you need a quicker partner, lass.

[makethestory]

[ She shakes her head. No, Casey is perfect. She likes him exactly how he is. She wouldn't want him any other way. ]

Not at all. Casey knows what he's doing. We've both got strengths and his is keeping us grounded.

[onlyhearmusic]

That mean he has ta rein you in from time ta time?

[Still smiling, still amused.]

[makethestory]

[ Someone likes restraint metaphors. ]

Never.

But we can cover more ground handling different aspects of an investigation.

[onlyhearmusic]

[An almost imperceptible flicker of disappointment across his features. He tilted his head again as he continued to smile.]

Of course. You work together ta finish tha job. Quickly, efficiently, thoroughly.

[makethestory]

Not really our MO.

We got called in for the cases no one else could crack.

[onlyhearmusic]

...well, that just makes ya sound incompetent. [Till she tacked on that second part.] Shoulda just led with tha second part and let tha competency speak fer itself.

[makethestory]

I'm not really concerned about impressing you. I just like being clear.

[onlyhearmusic]

I'd work on yer delivery, lass.

[Trying to impress someone or not, if clarity was what she wanted that was not quite it.]