cop_an_attitude | 01 | [Voice/Action]

[For a moment, nothing happens. The camera is focused on a patch of grass. There are rustling sounds and a woman's voice mutters indistinguishably to herself, and eventually the journal is righted so that the camera focuses on Sally's face. There is a leaf in her hair. She does not look happy.]

Right, I think I've worked out what this thing does, and I just want to say that if this is someone's idea of a joke, I'm not laughing. See this? [She lifts up a police badge containing her ID.] This is a police badge. It's my police badge, yeah? It says I'm Sergeant Sally Donovan of London PD, which means that when I find out who's responsible for this, for...this [She gestures down the length of her body, at the dress that isn't hers] and for this [She turns the journal to take in the unfamiliar surroundings] and I don't even know how to start about this [She jerks her thumb over her shoulder at the pair of dark brown wings that definitely aren't supposed to be there] that person or persons are in a world of trouble.

My advice to you, whoever you are, is to come forward immediately. That's less trouble on my part and a lighter sentence for you, so it's in everyone's best interest. Do not make me find you.

[Sally fumes silently for a moment, and when she decides her point has been made, the recording ends.]

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Marines, but close enough. In my world they're the same thing.

Are they? How long have you been here, then?

Two years in April

Do they give you anniversary gifts? [A joke, but an almost entirely mirthless one.]

...Sorry...are you smoking two cigars at once, mate?

I wish. Though there's jokes about setting up a greeting card shop.

Yes. I am. [Completely unabashed about it too.]

There should be singing ones. Open it up and it plays Hotel California.

...Your lungs, not mine.

The books do that more than enough.

I'm a devil fruit user. I can turn into smoke. My lungs are fine, but thanks for the concern.

They sing Hotel California? Because if so, I know someone who might have a laugh at it.

What's a devil fruit? You can turn into smoke?

Ginia usually takes requests and I'm sure you could ask someone else.

Right. A devil fruit curses you for life, and gives you an added power. Mine is smoke.

Who's Ginia? A singer, I assume.

What kind of curse?

Among other things.

To some people even having such a power is a curse. It also gives a weakness to ocean and seastone. That means a lot more in my world, since it's almost completely ocean.

Is it? That is some rotten luck, then. I suppose it also explains why the Marines and the navy are the same.

Could be worse. I like my devil fruit power. Turning into smoke is no small thing. [Even if it does make him a serious addict.]

I guess not. What do you use it for?

Smoking out the criminals.

[Puts on sunglasses. Yeaaaah!!]

That may actually be the single worst pun I've ever heard. If we were at a pub I might be obliged to buy you a drink for it on principle.

[Grins.]

In that case, I'd be forced to take you up on it. Good thing it's not one then.

Good thing. Sadly, too, I never did like smokers...

You'd hate my world then, just about all the law enforcement smokes, sergeant.

There was a point in history on my world when nearly everyone smoked, but now there are all sorts of laws against smoking indoors or too near a building. It's getting less common in the city, at least.

There are laws against smoking?

[He is so horrified. Can you hear it in his voice? So horrified.]

[She can hear it. And she's very amused.]

Of course. For public health and safety.

How does that follow?

Secondhand smoke is bad for the lungs of people who have to be around smokers, and a lot of people don't like the smell and find it disruptive.

Tch. Good thing I can control my smoke just fine then.

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