ʰᵉ 𝒅𝙞𝒅 𝐢𝖙 !͟

( @shttyclues )  i  can’t  be  disappointed  about  it. i  just  (…)  sometimes  wish  it  was  me  he  was  chasing  after. i  don’t  know  why  i  think  this,  or  /  why  /  its  a  lingering  thought. i  just  (…)  whenever  he  leaves,  i  don’t  want  him  to. i  think  it’s  getting  to  the  point  where  i’m  scared  that  i’m  going  to  (…)  lose  him  to  someone  else  and  be  alone  again. this  is  the  first  time  i  haven’t  been  alone. 

( @nccrime ) and you will be one of them if you don’t stop looking into this ! there are bloody skeletons turning up and you seem to think it’s the most interesting thing in the world ! (    he pointed accusingly at her, his face morphing into a frustrated scowl, eyebrows knitting together    ) i don’t accept help from little kids ! ‘don’t care how old you are !

( @shttyclues )  /  people  /  will  get  hurt  either  way  !  shouldn’t  you  be  getting  all  the  help  you  need  ?  i  am  /  not  /  a  child,  i’m  nineteen  !

( @nccrime ) still cool :) (   she picks up and flips through the notebook, eyes scanning over the notes and sketches    ) honestly seems a lot more than whatever the police and that . . . investigator guy have

( @bbyfcced )  [  grace  hesitated  before  giving  her  a  nod. ]  you  can,  but  a  lot  of  those  notes  are  full  of  (…)  holes  and  dead  ends. i  have  a  general  area  where  i  like  to  stake  out  in  search  of  unusual  activity,  but  (…)  so  far,  i’ve  gathered  nothing.

( @nccrime ) clues ? like ‘bout all the people who vanished ? or the blonde woman with all the bloody mush ? (   she purses her lips as she delicately touched the cover of the book    ) can i look at it ?

( @nccrime ) is it really a crime if you’re taking it from rich people ? (    her smile is  teasing as she bumps her shoulder against grace    )

( @bbyfcced )  i  solve  crimes,  not  commit  them. [  she  turned  back  to  lydia. ]  was  that  a  personal  observation  ?  if  so,  if  i  heist  happens  around  here,  i’ll  have  somewhere  to  look  !  :]

( @nccrime ) you could totally pull of like a million heists with all this (    her eyes flick over to grace and then back to the map nervously    ) just . . . an idea

( @nccrime ) not really, it’s like how marls liked to swallow rocks (    she shrugged, her expression shifting into a slight scowl     ) ‘course he’s kind, and i love him and you’re very nice and i know you won’t hurt him but i feel like  /  someone  /  needs to have this conversation with you because i doubt marlene or sybil is going to

( @bbyfcced )  are  you  joking  ?  [  grace  quirked  an  eyebrow  at  the  fact. ]  i  think  he’s  (…)  he’s  kind,  and  he’s  respectful,  and  i  don’t  know  why  he’s  around  me  all  the  time. [  she  shakes  her  head. ]  but  i  won’t  (…)  hurt  him. 

( @nccrime ) he is an idiot, all of them are, he used to ear dirt (    lydia pursed her lips, expression and tone nonchalant    ) i love him, but he is, ‘specially when it comes you

( @nccrime ) he probably walks around on two legs and has a bow tie and runs a rat mob (    her teeth dig into her lower lip as she tried to stifle some giggles    )

( @lttlestsster )  [  she  laughs  at  marlene’s  proposal  for  a  story. ]  mmh  (…)  must  be  one  of  those  big  and  fat  ones  that  roam  ‘round  the  sewer  system. i  hear  they  multiply  fast,  especially  around  ‘ere.

@nccrime ‘ the case of the bread thieving rats, a grace rochester mystery ‘ sounds like a right one novel to me, i’d buy it :) (    she purses her lips as she flicks open the cabinet, scanning the walls for any rodents    ) any leads on which bugger it could be ?

( @nccrime ) i bet she’s secretly a siren (    she flops back, laying down on the bed    ) and that she has ‘em all under a spell

( @lttlestsster )  well,  him  yammering  is  nothing  too  unusual. [  she  lets  out  a  sigh,  leaning  her  chin  against  her  palm. ]  i  bet  she’s  beautiful. 

( @nccrime ) ‘think syb knows her a bit better than anthony does, all he does is spend all day with you and then yammer on about it for hours :/ (    she runs a hand through her hair, toying and tugging at her bangs    ) she must be . . . an angel in disguise or somethin’ if three whole people are afta her at once

( @nccrime ) i think you’re the one who’s wrong, or you’re just blind (    she raises an eyebrow at grace’s flushed expression    ) i think once he gets his head out of butt and actually works up the courage to tell you how he feels, you’ll be quite surprised

( @lttlestsster )  [  grace  suddenly  whips  her  head  around,  her  eyes  wide. ]  what  ?!  [  she  exclaims  with  a  flushed  face. ]  no,  you’ve  —  you’re  all  wrong. he  just  (…)  between  me  and  him,  i  can’t  see  him  goin’  for  someone  like  me. 

( @nccrime ) oh very much, and he kinda likes everybody so he much like you  /  very  /  much if he prefers you over even me (    her smile and tone are teasing and she leans forward to rest chin in the palms of her hands    ) kinda, other than me and sybil . . . and i guess mister todd, but he totally looks at you all ‘ oh gracie I luv ya s’much! ‘