Rufus grins at the sight of the ex-detective's infectious smile, acknowledging what Diego said. He kneels down to levels his eyes with the mantises, the memory of how one of these tiny creatures was trying to get into his mind is still fresh, he feels increasingly compelled to know more about...
"We will certainly do exactly that. Then locating zones of interest shouldn't be hard." Rufus nods in unison as Diego responds.
The glint in Diego Marquez's eyes draws him in. Rufus cannot deny there's a mystical aura to this ex-detective.
"I see......"
Rufus grabs his chin and thinks about...
"Thank you, Mr. Marquez."
"Is that an Insulinde Orchid Mantis? I heard of them from an art gallery actually, they happen to be a subject in one of the renditions, they sure look as ethereal as depicted."
"I have to admit coming to your place opened my eyes, the creatures here fascinate me...
"I guess there is no need to beat around the bush. The truth is I came here to seek some advice from a well-honed veteran like Mr. Marquez yourself."
"I am Rufus Winehouse, from Precinct17. I would be honored if we do have some time to chat."
Rufus leans a little closer but carefully...
These big names start being poured into his head as he ponders, their legacy speaks so loud that he feels the need to tip his hat to the black space before him. Rufus's gaze rests on his waist watch as he feels like time itself slows down on him, it seems like a sign that he needs to put...
The events of yesterday flash in his head, the holes in the case he was ready, but ultimately unable to fill bothers him more than usual. The lurking pain on his head only pulls him in deeper in his thoughts and made everything strangely vivid.
The memo he received keeps him thinking as well, it...
"Oh, sorry...it's just that my head is killing me. Not going to lie, I still feel like crap." Rufus snaps out of his day-dreaming as he notices he kept Jerome waiting.
"Not many people get to take a nap mid-working though, I guess I shouldn't complain too much after all." Rufus shrugs and says...
"How did it look like when you all arrived? Tell me everything you see, what is in the woman's hand?." He joins Jerome and the RCM technician for double-checking.
"That reminds me, who reported this body again?" Rufus asks the two.
"How did the victim manage to do so much in such a...
"That elder is right."
" How unfortunate......"
"It seems like the main source of Pale contamination is the broken vial, this woman might be holding the two vials before the CBI took it."
"Perhaps after she fell, one of the vials was broken, causing the contamination, I'll go with this order...
[Encyclopedia:-] Try to recall if there are any practical or functional uses for Pale besides research.
"Much appreciated, we'll proceed right away." Rufus replies.
He then turns and salutes the two fellow officers that were conversing with them just now from afar before he steps into the...
"What is it that they removed from the scene? Anything of importance besides...Pale?" Rufus approaches the RCM technician and questions right away as soon as CBI left the scene. All he could hope for currently is that CBI had work ethics in mind, but the conversation he overheard admittedly...
Rufus raises a brow as he notices the shore that was hiding from his vision, this could mean that the old officer's suspicion is true. At this point he already has a rough idea of his route of investigation, he is pretty sure there would somehow be an entrance between the two scenes which he...
The old officer mentioned RSK, Rufus recalls some very trivial information from those cases, but nothing in-depth. Rufus nods, pleased with the willingness of the old officer to cooperate.
"I think that's certainly plausible." Rufus seems to side with the old officer for now.
"Funny thing is...
"Pale contamination, curious indeed...and that is surely an inconvenience. " Rufus looks down as he lets out a laugh, amused but feeling sorry for the trouble the forensics team found themselves in.
"Sir, I believe whatever inconvenience ahead of us would be resolved, RCM are in this together...
"Firearms abuser? What makes you think so? " Rufus raised his brows, curious as to what his partner Jerome had in mind.
"I am assuming the body is contaminated by Pale, this could be both unfortunate and interesting." Rufus noticed the people around the scene were being extra cautious, the vans...
Phantom
Location: Central building ground floor
Condition: Alert, Curious
Party: N/A
Health 2/2
"There they are." Phantom knew what he had to do straight away after he checked the vicinity with his X-ray vision briefly. It was perfect that the invaders had left an opening for him to rescue the...
Phantom
Location: Central building ground floor
Condition: Alert
Party: N/A
Health 2/2
The blaring siren was enough to send Niccolo's legs off the ground for a split second before diverting his attention from the store not far away to the street leading straight to the Hydro Power Station. It...
Silence reigned the cramped, gloomy studio flat that was just big enough to fit a few rustic furniture, with only the occasional ticking of clock as the reminder of the passage of time in the otherwise stationary scene. The scent from the coffee that had gone icy cold left on the wooden table...