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[browbeater]

Mako Lou

Uh... Hi. Just joined the police force. Um, I guess, leave a message if you want to connect.

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[ladytakamaki]

[ another selfie, but this time it's in the middle of the...dessert? ]

Guess where I am!

[browbeater]

[he hears his phone buzzing as he's just solved the Haiku puzzle. And he smiles when he sees Ann.]

you're in the desert? that's gotta be really hot.

[ladytakamaki]

Yeah but it's like the Wild West here!
It's so cool. I feel like a cowgirl!

[browbeater]

hold on, let me take a video, so you can see this, ok? you're not the only one feeling out of place

[browbeater]

[he's not in the video, his selfie game not strong enough. But there are fish. Large koi. They're blubbing near the surface.]

So, uh. Tell me about your daughter again?

[his voice is off screen. But the surprising thing is the fish, one of which, with a thick Brooklyn accent, wants to talk. A lot.]

Oh, now you wanna chat, blub?! After you and your pals ruined her birthday? Sheesh, there's no end to how rude these people are! Not even a 'sorry' or a 'how ya doin''. No respect.

Uh-- sorry?

Well, it's too late now, blub! Tell him Nemo!

[the video clicks off before Nemo can tell him, and right as Zoro's head pops up from the water.]

[ladytakamaki]

Whoa, what?!

[ talking. fish. uh. OKAY. ann thought she's seen everything but apparently not! she's just staring at awe at the video, and then can't help but laugh once zoro's head pops up. that was...so random, but also...so expected. ]

What did I just watch..

[browbeater]

it's the room we're in right now. it's pretty crazy

[ladytakamaki]

Looks like it.
What's Zoro doing in the water anyway?

[browbeater]

no clue. he jumped in as soon as we got in the room. now that he's up for air, i need to ask him.

[ladytakamaki]

Tell him I said hi too!!!

[browbeater]

sure thing-- i'll let him know you guys are in the desert.

MOMENTS LATER:

[ladytakamaki]

got punched in the face
lol..

Re: MOMENTS LATER:

[browbeater]

uh
what
why??? who?

[ladytakamaki]

had to break up a bar fight

[browbeater]

oh






where are you again? are you okay?

[ladytakamaki]

In the dessert.
I'm okay but my face is gonna be swollen for days

[browbeater]

how hard did you get punched? we just... had a fight with the fish. zoro had to be tied to the floor.

[ladytakamaki]

So hard my nose started bleeding.
I look so gross right now...there's a reason you didn't get a picture this time
Wait why did you tie him to the floor?

[browbeater]

he was pissing off the fish.
look... i'm sure you're ok and it's probably not that bad

but just in case, make sure you ice it later, as much as you can because... nose.... that'll help with some of the swelling.

[ladytakamaki]

Oh... I'm not really surprised.
Zoro's really cool but I got that vibe from him...

I definitely will.
Once we finish what we need to do here, I'm gonna run home and get an ice pack!

[browbeater]

to be honest, the fish were assholes.

anyway, i think that'll help, lmk if you need anymore help

a while later:

[ladytakamaki]

Okay you know how I said I didn't wanna go into acting?
Maybe I should.
I fake cried and everyone at the bar stopped fighting!

[browbeater]

atta girl

[he quickly follows that, realizing maybe she won't like it?]

i mean, that was pretty clever, you know... to stop everything

[ladytakamaki]

[ she's totally fine with it. ]

Thanks! People are totally weak to that kind of stuff, so I figured I should give it a try.

[browbeater]

they definitely are, especially if they're already underestimating you