He's much taller, and his legs are much longer; her body somehow manages to rapidly calculate how many steps she must take for each one of his to keep pace.
"Mm-hm." Even here, in a parallel dimension, she's a little reluctant to discuss it. The liquor helps. "We have several suspects under constant surveillance -- phones, computers, the whole thing. Each day I collect new data and then mine for additional patterns or anomalies. It's thrilling, really."
There's a pause, and then she continues, some hesitation in her tone.
"Can I... ask a favour? That 'pretty lady' stuff -- and don't take this the wrong way -- but it's hard for me to hear it in the context of discussing my job. I know it's not the case with you, but there are plenty of people who will use phrases like that because they're not taking me seriously. You know?"
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Date: 2009-04-25 06:14 am (UTC)"Mm-hm." Even here, in a parallel dimension, she's a little reluctant to discuss it. The liquor helps. "We have several suspects under constant surveillance -- phones, computers, the whole thing. Each day I collect new data and then mine for additional patterns or anomalies. It's thrilling, really."
There's a pause, and then she continues, some hesitation in her tone.
"Can I... ask a favour? That 'pretty lady' stuff -- and don't take this the wrong way -- but it's hard for me to hear it in the context of discussing my job. I know it's not the case with you, but there are plenty of people who will use phrases like that because they're not taking me seriously. You know?"