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[in_the_blood]

You know what? This is really silly.

And I'm really sick and tired of all this hiding and lying to people; I'm not even that good at it. And for what? On the off chance that, out of all the people dragged here from all over the multiverse from different planets and points in time, one of them is going to be a religious nutjob with the intent to kill me?

No. You know what? I'm more powerful that some guy who believe's he's doing "God's work" by killing innocent teenagers. I don't need to live in fear of-- of someone finding out, of all these memory shenanigans, of... bigots.

Peeps of the Tranquility:

My name is Cassie Blake, and I'm a witch. A full-blooded, hundred-percent witch. [The corner of her mouth tweaks upwards, like she finds something about that sentence funny.]

I like to think I'm a pretty peaceful person, you know? I don't like fighting. But if there's anyone here who has a problem with my evil witchiness, well, you can find me on level 20, room 5. Bring it.

Otherwise, peace out.

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[jurisimpudent]

As you can see, ma'am, the post function is easy to access. You can send out a generalized distress call, and we'll triangulate your position and get to you. Far better that than you being slaughtered.

[in_the_blood]

[She actually laughs]

Wow, okay. Sorry, I'm not laughing at you-- [okay, maybe she is, a little] --I'm just not used to cops who take their job so seriously. It's refreshing.

[jurisimpudent]

[He...doesn't really know how to feel about that comment. Pleased, first off, that she'd acknowledge how serious this is - conflicted, because he's not used to being called a cop - But there's something more important than his personal feelings.]

Madam, I will confess that I find that statement horrifying. I am, at this moment, doing nothing more than due diligence. If you have worked with police officers who have not done something so basic as this pittance, then I should like very much to have words with them.

[in_the_blood]

It's cool, they're not here.

Besides, I live in a really small town. Usually the biggest emergency is someone's cat getting stuck in a tree.

[jurisimpudent]

[Well - ]

Then they should...rescue those cats with as much diligence as I am bringing to this role. This is an important job, and there's no aspect of it too small for passion.

[in_the_blood]

... The world would be a better place if everyone thought that way. Alas.

[jurisimpudent]

[You're not...making fun of him
You're supporting him
Suddenly he really likes you, Cassie Blake]

Yes, well. I know my superior, Tyke, also takes her job very seriously, and others on the team as well. I should say that they are quite praiseworthy for being inspirational, truly, with their dedication.

May I ask what sparked all of this?

[in_the_blood]

[Of course. She only teases, she's not actively mean.]

Oh... you know. Just the whole... remembering being other people thing that's been going around. I've been going nearly out of my mind with panic, trying to figure out who knows what and how long I could possibly keep it quiet until the wrong person found out...

Honestly, it's a weight off my shoulders not having to stress about it any more.

[jurisimpudent]

So no one has actively threatened you?

[in_the_blood]

It's only been a few minutes. I'll get back to you on that one in twenty four hours.

[And Dean will be along soon.]

[jurisimpudent]

I beg that you do so, and it is my genuine hope that you'll not hear any. For all the faults of the population here, they tend to be open-minded towards those in situations like yours.

[in_the_blood]

... Thanks. Fingers crossed that there's nobody on board here who was alive back when being a witch really was punishable by death. Medieval people got a little over-excited about that kind of thing, I hear.

[jurisimpudent]

Actually, from my understanding, witch-hunts did not actually become practice until the 15th century, generally considered after the end of the Medieval era.

[A slight pause, in which he at least has the good grace to be a bit embarrassed - ]

Er. Not that I'm...lecturing you about...witches.

[in_the_blood]

[Cassie just laughs again]

A gentleman and a scholar. Nice.

[jurisimpudent]

[This is the sound of a flustered young man clearing his throat.]

Oh - no. I'm merely very well-versed in legal history. And the witch trials loomed quite large in the early establishment of criminal law.

[in_the_blood]

Huh... I didn't know that. Fair enough.

You seem pretty dedicated for a cop...

[jurisimpudent]

I'm - not a police officer by training. I'm a prosecutor.

[He says that as though is answers the (implicit) question.]

[in_the_blood]

Ohhh, a lawyer, huh. Okay, that makes more sense.

... Hang on, how old are you?

[jurisimpudent]

[Um - ]

I am...twenty-one years old, ma'am, if that is relevant.

[in_the_blood]

... Wow. You must be some kind of... child prodigy or something, huh?

[jurisimpudent]

[He clears his throat.]

I am - flattered, but nothing of the sort; I simply decided from an early age that this was what I wished to do, and I began working on accomplishing my goals early. Forgive me, though, but my personal biography hardly seems vital in comparison to the issue of your safety.

[in_the_blood]

It's not. I was trying to change the subject.

[jurisimpudent]

[...Well, that was baldly stated.]

I would appreciate it if you would not, ma'am.

[in_the_blood]

What's left to discuss? You told me to report anyone if I'm threatened, I told you I would.

[jurisimpudent]

There is also the matter of what precautions you're taking on your own behalf. I presume you did not make this announcement with the intent of martyring yourself.