>>801082
Ohhh, and has she gotten any threats? Ones which she wouldn't mind having an Enforcer living nearby to deal with? Or is she hoping to rob you in your sleep? Hmm? Here's a tip, that last one, that's not gonna work.

Disregard female, investigate pancakes.

Yeah, that's rough. She clean now?

Anyway Ai's really helped you out. Pay for her coffee. Does she want anything to go with it? Feels bad eating all these pancakes while she just has her coffee. And insist on paying rent.

Also tell the waitress to leave the syrup.

take her up on letting her show you to the docks, ask where she lives, might as well stay with her for now but I say pay her for letting you stay when you leave. It's only fair.

>"can't say I am, sorry."
Pff. Shoot down all the silly shipping right off the bat why don't ya.

>>801081
Although you certainly manage to look like you're incredibly turned on by something. Must be the pancakes. Sugar-sexual.

>because of... uh... drug stuff..
Not my beat, if you're worried about that.

Remember, this is just some stranger we met on the street. And now, apparently one that's brushed against the underworld. Be careful of what you mention, just in case they're an informant for your quarry. Crime often wears a friendly face, after all. ...even still, keep up appearances and don't be rude or anything.

Also, what's your topping of choice? Butter and syrup? Chocolate syrup? Fruit and whipped cream? Fruit-based syrup? I understand applesauce is good on pancakes...

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>Tell her that it's ok if she wants to do it with you. You always wanted to try and see what it's like.
even if Vixxan was interested in lesbian sex, she's not sure if she would have time to lollygag while on the hunt.

>has she gotten any threats?
Vixxan needs to make sure to ask Ai when the moment's right. she doubts anybody would have any dark intentions toward her, but if they did, Vixxan could certainly set them straight.

>this is just some stranger we met on the street. And now, apparently one that's brushed against the underworld. Be careful of what you mention.
Vixxan makes a mental note not to be too forward with information, even with Ai.

Vixxan digs into the gooey sugary mass immediately. Ai just sits there quietly as the Treuclean stuffs her face.

"is that going to be an issue?" Ai asks finally, "I-I'm a convicted drug dealer..."

Vixxan swallows, "not my department. I'm just here on assignment."

"besides," Vixxan squeezes Ai's hand affectionately, "you're not doing it anymore, right?"

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she averts her gaze, retracting her hand, "right..."

"and if you're abiding the law now then what you did in the past shouldn't matter." Vixxan says between bites, "you seem like a good person to me, but even good people can get mixed up in shady business sometimes."

"...I'm not really that good, honestly." she sighs, "just an other dreg doing what I gotta do to eat and stay off the streets, I guess."

"I don't believe that for a second." Vixxan says, "anyway, I'd love to see the docks, if you have the time."

she scratches her neck nervously, "er well... like I said, I need to be at work soon. I can show you where the precinct is after work."

sure thing! I need to get situated before I talk to them anyway. where are you working?"

"call center." she blurts out quickly, "a uhm... tech support call center. I help people get communications devices working again. sometimes personal issues too. that's what I mostly do, but I also do some artwork commissions for the

city."

"you're an artist?" Vixxan smiles, "must be exciting."

"not really." she sighs, "I just paint butterflies and flowers and shit for banks to hang up in their lobbies and forget about."

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Vixxan sips her coffee as Ai fidgets around in her chair.

"uh, anyway," the Cheleri coughs, "you want to go see the house or something?"

"you haven't touched your drink yet." Vixxan says.

"oh." she looks down at the cup, then overturns the steaming drink into her mouth and quickly gulps in down.

"here, let me pay for-" Vixxan begins, but Ai waves her hand dissmissively as she throws a handful of credits on the table.

"let's just go home." she mutters.

the two of them leave the Cafe, and go on walking down the street, and gradually the streets start to look more and more seedy. Ai is quiet, well, she doesn't talk, at least. Vixxan is getting worried, hearing Ai's rough breaths.

she wonders if she should talk to the Cheleri, or just keep quiet until she gets to Ai's house.

There's almost no way she's not leading you into a trap.
Calmly plan your next step, and see if you can figure out why.

Maybe she's leading you into an alley for an ambush. Have you picked up a tail?

>>817330
Well, she just admitted to doing drug stuff to someone that's pretty close to being a cop. She's probably just nervous about taking you to her home.....which might be in the shady run down part of town with a bunch of other people doing drug stuff.

>>817332
>>817336
I doubt it, since she was literally the first random person we met on the sidewalk and asked for directions.

Definitely sensing a trap, myself. Eyes peeled, gun hand ready.

She seems to be feeling down. You should pat her head and then hold her hand.. on your butt. Yeah, she's into girls, so that would definitely make her feel better.

>>817329
She was lying about her job, for sure.

>>817330
Hmm. Tell her if you're gonna make trouble for her you're just gonna move on. Though, if she knows of any information brokers, you're well willing to pay for a lead on your assignment.

>"call center." she blurts out quickly, "a uhm...
I get the impression this was a partial truth. Like, she works at a call center, but she lied about the kinds of calls she does.

Don't show that you are ready for some shit to go down.

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>Definitely sensing a trap.
>There's almost no way she's not leading you into a trap.
>Maybe she's leading you into an alley for an ambush. Have you picked up a tail?
Vixxan hasn't made it this far as a an Enforcer without developing a healthy paranoia. she's been planning for a possible ambush since she touched down, though she doubts Dia has anything to do with it. if Dia thought she was being tracked she'd have packed up and moved on by now. she hopes for Ai's sake this isn't a set up, though.

>She was lying about her job, for sure.
Vixxan doesn't doubt it. Ai has a terrible poker face.

Ai eventually stops at a house. it looks pretty nice considering the area. the yard is well maintained, the siding is worn, but not stripped. all the windows are still intact.

"here we are." she mutters, "the casa de... fucking... whatever."

she stumbles to the front door and leans against it while she digs in her hoodie's pocket for her keys. Vixxan eyes the inside of her muffler and sees a small cache of pain killers. Ai unlocks the door and walks in, leaving the door open for Vixxan.

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as she enters the small house, she takes a quick look around. it's pretty bare. the dining table is quite small, but there are several chairs around it, and more sitting against the wall. the kitchen is only a few feet away, stocked surprisingly heavily with utensils and appliances. the living room is almost as small as the dining room, with a single couch and a television set playing some children's programming. between the two rooms, Vixxan spots a hallway leading into the back of the house. likely the bedrooms and baths are down there.

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Vixxan sees a Hispidian laying on the couch, snoring softly. a Cheleri child sits on the couch next to her, eating cereal.

"mom? aren't you supposed to be at work?" she asks.

"yeah and you're supposed to be at school." Ai replies, "Emma, wake up. where's Geb at? he was supposed to drive Kal to school."

"mmph." the Hispidian grunts, "went to get smokes."

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Ai huffs angrilly, "don't spend all day in front of the TV, ok, Kalxia?"

"ok mom." she says, and looks at Vixxan inquisitively.

"hi there!" Vixxan smiles as the two on the couch notice her finally.

"uh yeah, Emma and Kal, this is uh... Blu." Ai mumbles, "she's gonna be hanging around for a week or so, in Sam's old room."

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Emma, the Hyz, starts grinning at Ai, who turns away to the door, "she's just staying here for a while, ok? I'll be late for work if I don't get going."

she stands by the door for a minute and speaks quietly to Vixxan, "I'll be back home in a few hours... you're going to be ok here?"

"you have a daughter?" Vixxan asks.

"yeah, I should have mentioned that, sorry. is that going to be a problem?"

"no I love kids! it's just... I thought you said you were...?"

"it's a long story." she replies, "anyway if you're cool, I need to go."

"yes," Vixxan nods, "thanks again!"

"yeah." Ai replies shortly, and then closes the door.

Vixxan thinks about what she should do next. she has some time, so she may want to set up in the free room and look over her notes, or she could take a look around the city to get her bearings, or she could do something else

Make out with Emma. Or at least compare boob sizes.

>>820253
Shush, you

>>820251
First things first, bedroom. Make sure there are no boobie traps or listening devices first though.

might as well set up in the room you were given and double check your notes. Then I guess we could check in with our new roommates before heading out to look around the city.

>>820248
Doesn't look like she's got a drug problem now. Too much nice stuff that hasn't been pawned. I suppose she could be dealing, but she's awful timid for that.

>kids
Well, that's cute, but you gotta be doubly sure work doesn't follow you home now. Can't be putting kids at risk.

>>820251
It sure isn't eye contact Ai's holding there.

>Vixxan thinks about what she should do next. she has some time, so she may want to set up in the free room and look over her notes, or she could take a look around the city to get her bearings, or she could do something else
Checking over your notes seems reasonable.

Might want to chat with your new roomies before disappearing, though. That would be a little rude, otherwise.

>>820253
Or just try to get the whole story from her.

>>820297
If you had a choice between conversation and sex..

>>820258
Shush, you.
>>820253
You, keep talking.

Kalxia doesn't look like you. Is she adopted?

Think about your Husband(s), back home.

Bask in the meltdown like the ending of Fight Club.

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>>820253
Vixxan isn't sure it would be a good idea to share saliva with a venomous xenotype, but she can say pretty confidently that she outmatches the Hyz in the bust category.

>talk to your new roommates first.
"it's good to meet you." Vixxan smiles at the Hyz.

Emma smiles back, "so you're Ai's new friend, huh?"

"I suppose so!" Vixxan replies obliviously.

she leans back into the cushion of the couch and yawns, stretching, "cool. cool. I hope it goes well for ya. Ai's been kind of a C-word since Sam packed up."

Emma takes an other look at Vixxan, "is that an Enforcer badge? is it real?"

"yep!" Vixxan nods, "Detective Blu, at your service."

"huh... ok." she replies nonchalantly, but Vixxan can tell she's nervous to be so close to an Enforcer. that doesn't necessarily mean she's a criminal, plenty of average folks get clammy when they realize they're talking to a cop.

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>>820297
"can I ask you a few things?" Vixxan asks.

"uh...?" Emma shifts her weight on the cushions.

"nothing like that." she replies, "I was just wondering why Ai seems so down."

"oh." she sighs, "she's been like that since forever. since she got back from deployment, at least. I mean... you can tell some stuff went down on campaign that really got to her... I never really asked, though. that's a touchy subject, you know?"

"how long have you known Ai?"

"years. since we were in school. I was there when she was with Kal's uh... when she had Kal, I mean."

"yeah, about Kal's father..." Vixxan begins, but she sees Emma's expression change suddenly. Kalxia turns to Emma curiously.

"you're better off asking Ai about that..." Emma mutters. Kal looks back at the TV and huffs dissapointedly.

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"and it's great to meet you too, cutie pie!" Vixxan beams as she addresses the Cheleri child.

Kal smiles back, "I'm going to be eight next month!"

"that's great!" Vixxan replies. she thinks for a second about Ai. she can't be older than 22 or 23... that's distressing. also, Cheleri have litters of children...

"well I guess I should get set up." Vixxan says as she takes her heavy overcoat off.

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the front door swings open suddenly, revealing a Bet'lan with a powerful build. he holds a handful of plastic bags. he sees Vixxan and his eyes linger.

"well hello." he says in what Vixxan assumes to be a beguiling tone for a Bet'lan, "how you doin'?"

"that's Ai's new girl." Emma pokes up from the couch.

"oh." he replies, dissapointed, "so you're off the meat market, huh?"

"uh Geb, baby. everyone's off the market." Emma says, leaning forward to puff out her chest, "you already got prime cuts, why would you need to keep shopping around eh?"

"a guy's got to keep an open menu." Geb replies.

this guy gives Vixxan some extra strength douche chills, but she is a guest so she won't mention it.

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"Emma, can you show me to my room?" Vixxan asks, changing the subject, "I need to get to work."

Emma hops off the couch and leads Vixxan down the hall. she opens the door to show a room filled with canvases and paints. in the middle of the room is a mattress with very girly sheets laid on top.

"so here's Sam's old room. Ai's been keeping her stuff in here so it's kind of cramped, but I bet she'll get it all removed when she gets off work."

"this will work just fine! thank you!" Vixxan enters the room and closes the door behind her, locking it quickly. time to get to work.

Are you sure that bed is big enough for you?

>time to get to work
You mean time to glut? :B

I'm not sure what kind of detective work you can do in this room. Maybe use your communicator and run a background check on all the people living here? For anything else you'd probably need to head out.

>>844083
Flowers, flowers, fruit, SPOOKY HANGING TREE. That's a bit of a morbid turn in her art. ...why would she just leave her paintings here? Did she kill herself and nobody wants to talk about it?
Is that a journal there next to her palette? Check it out.

wonder why she left during the middle of painting her room? seeing the rest of the paintings she doesn't look like the type to leave a job unfinished.

Anyway, how do you intend to start tracking down your target? Going to make some phone calls or look something up online or how do you usually go about doing your job?

Check out how comfy the bed is, first of all. As to tracking the target...try the local arms dealers. Gunslinger's gotta have ammo, after all. Might be able to find if there's anyone matching the description about.

Get investigative! Examine half-painted wall.

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>Is that a journal there next to her palette?
just a paint roller. from what she can tell, these paintings are the ones Ai was talking about. Ai mentioned she was a painter earlier, saying she took commissions from local businesses for wall hangings, though Vixxan doubts that anyone commissioned the one of the tree... perhaps that's a more personal piece.

>examine painted wall
Vixxan runs her fingers down the smooth surface of the primer. it looks like someone planned to paint the whole room in this pastel pink color, Vixxan assumes it was Sam. only the one wall has primer on it. Vixxan supposes that means whatever caused this Sam character to move out was sudden.

>Check out how comfy the bed is, first of all.
the bed is very comfy. it's one of those micro foam mattresses that feels like heaven. Vixxan gets real comfortable. the sheets smell like flowers, which was unexpected, but she doesn't mind at all. the smell of paint was likely going to give her a headache otherwise. she flips open her communicator.

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good morning Detective Blu. the robotic voice greets her as the display loads up.

"load up Enforcer files." Blu replies shortly, "I need a full dossier on Dia Belosi, and start voice recording."

acknowledged. recording beginning now.

"ok let's see what we got... Dia Belosi, Havokin, aged 34. she used to be an Enforcer... interesting."

Vixxan thumbs through the display, expanding images of the outlaw.

"she was removed from duty because of failing eyesight. after that, it looks like she had a couple of quiet years, until she was arrested for a string of misdemeanors; shoplifting, pickpocketting, minor theft. she went full outlaw after that. a couple of stints of bank robbery, theft of a cargo ship... and the murder of an Enforcer. she's been laying low since then, but any time one of our guys gets close to her he ends up dead and she ends up gone again..."

Vixxan ponders the profile for a bit. the only photos on file are from several years ago, when Dia was on the force. Vixxan can already see the beginnings of Dia's eye infection in these images. she continues to think aloud.

"none of her crimes before the murder of the Enforcers were violent. it was all for money. I wonder if that is important to her psych profile? she may have been hard up for cash after she was removed from the force, and took to illicit means in order to make ends meet. it should also go without saying, her time with the Enforcers likely made her more savvy to our methods of law enforcement. though, her eyesight... how is she able to dispatch trained Enforcers half blind? the reports mention that they were shot. maybe she's got accomplices. there's no mention of them in any of these reports. the Enforcers that weren't put in the ground never got a solid lead on her before she escaped."

Vixxan lays back on the bed and thinks.

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>Maybe use your communicator and run a background check on all the people living here?

"...load up a new criminal record. Cheleri Ayexcexti. unknown clan. search local records."

the communicator loads up three persons, one of which is certainly her host. Vixxan selects her and reads the report, which is quite short.

"Cheleri Uwaxtect Ayexcexti. 12th of 15 siblings, aged 22. served on the Waltae Front as a medic. honorably discharged after she was injured on the field. she's been... unemployed since then? hm... it looks like she's been picked up for... possession of a controlled substance, some petty theft, and... attempted murder? it looks she was released for that one, but that's still way more than what she told me."

Vixxan tries to look for more, but it seems the records for the local Enforcers are incomplete. maybe they have more at the local branch. Vixxan was planning to visit them anyway, it might be worth her time to investigate.

"ok. my next move should be..." she thinks on it for a moment, "my next move should be to get something to eat, but after THAT..."

>try the local arms dealers.
that's a good idea, though Vixxan is sure any arms dealers Dia would be buying from would be less than official. Vixxan makes a note to ask the local enforcers about black market informants in the city.

Time to glut.

Local pubs for singles.

>>845018
>her eyesight...how is she able to dispatch trained Enforcers half blind? the reports mention that they were shot.
If she killed them herself, then she could've gotten close enough to them that she couldn't miss. Or if she didn't want to risk missing, she would've used a knife or something.

>maybe she's got accomplices. there's no mention of them in any of these reports.
Then maybe she's working alone?

Or someone is going through a lot of effort to keep her from meeting any Enforcers?

Could it be possible that she's being forced to do these crimes? Because suddenly jumping from pickpocketing to murder is unusual. Maybe someone had kidnapped someone that Dia cares about and threatened to kill them if Dia didn't obey?

.....yeah, that's a bit of a stretch, but it could be possible. Look up any family/friends/lovers that Dia had and see if any/all of them have gone missing around the same time she jumped from misdemeanors to major crimes.

>>845019
>Looking up info on Ai.
What about the other people living here?

>"my next move should be to get something to eat, but after THAT..."
After what? After going to the local Enforcers branch? You sure you wanna wait that long? You can't exactly focus on work if you're hungry.

How sure are you that the eye problem was incurable? Maybe she found some experimental or illegal treatment plan, or got cybernetic eyes, and is mad because the enforcers fired her rather than spring for a better health insurance plan.

are their cybernetics or other types of surgery someone could have to fix their eyes? Just a theory at this point but maybe she went somewhere to fix her eyes but didn't have the money to pay them back thous the crimes. Might have gotten disparate enough that she went from petty crimes to the piece of work we have now? Regardless she's dangerous and we're going to have to be extremely careful when we get around to try to apprehend her.

Also run a quick background check on everyone else living here just to see if any of them have any surprises that we should know about then go ask them if they know any good spots to eat. Since we're going to be running around might as well find out about a good place to grab some decent food.

>Ai's new girl
Okay pretty much the entire apartment thinks you're dating her. And you didn't see fit to correct them so... well I guess it's a convenient assumption. Explains why you're here and prevents anyone else from hitting on you.

>>844083
Well cool, you don't usually get that much art to admire where you crash.

>>845018
>she used to be an Enforcer... interesting
Well that probably explains her success rate. She knows your protocols, your equipment, and your training.

>how is she able to dispatch trained Enforcers half blind?
Might be an illegal workaround. Surgical replacement, cybernetic implants? A smart-gun? Something possible that regulations wouldn't have allowed.

Probably best to just assume she has some means to target and not underestimate her.

>still way more than what she told me
I mean the cops who arrested her could have been dead wrong about the attempted murder? Could have been a big mixup. It was dropped, after all.

Doesn't seem like she would have invited a cop she just met to stay over if she had something actively going on to hide. And seriously, unless she does something blatantly illegal while you're here, or an active warrant is posted for her arrest, she's not your jurisdiction anyways.