Aylice - crime scenes are messy

Alice wasn’t sure to start looking even as a detective. Knowing Aylice was around would give her further motivation but she just couldn’t use her normal sources when it wasn’t a criminal case. She’d just need to ask others from the base who would have remembered her and there was a few possibilities. “So far no leads and I can’t use the normal methods as it’s not a criminal case. If something comes up I can let you know” she replied.

“Is that a life that isn’t fully military?” she posed as that was how she’d known her auntie and hadn’t ever heard of what happened before that.

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Alice hadn’t lost her independence as an army brat but she did get away with more because she was a child. Now as an adult she knew what her auntie meant. She was now the one trying to keep law here but not all laws were ideal or fair. “Even after I left the lab and you all found that you’d be looking after a girl who didn’t know what life outside was like you did change that for me. I learned from all of you and even with the darkness I still had to go through I could count on all off you. You are the only family I know still exists from that time” she replied.

“Auntie, this is a much better place and we have nationhood, our own kind present and a more positive future to look forward too. I’m one of the people building that and you can too. You’ll get to meet Aurora and Ayden soon enough for yourself” she added in encouragement. There was plenty to fight for as well no matter what course the world took for or against them.

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Her auntie had looked after her. Now it was time to do the reverse so Alice could be a host and show her around a bit. Even get to see the little angels in the flesh. So she suggested “that’s three good things so far auntie. How about when we can both get a day off that lands at the same time I take you out about. Get a nice lunch, drive a bit and do what you want to do. I can even bring the little ones if you want”.

Hell she was family to Aylice even if it wasn’t in a conventional way and life wasn’t just about work. You needed to have fun as well.

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Their late dinner continued as Alice ate her mac and cheese carefully. The way Aylice might well remember her being as a child. "You have a deal Auntie" she replied with a big smile.

She seen plenty of things that would fuel nightmares herself but that was the price of doing the job she did. The good things usually outweighed the bad she found.

"I will bring Aurora and Ayden. They love getting out".

So later on they did get that tour with it being the following Sunday late morning as the start time. Alice met Aylice outside the Ashford Arms with both children strapped up into their rear seats in the red jeep she used as her main runabout. Ever curious and cutely dressed they noticed when Mommy was talking to the other woman. it was now time to them to get to know their great auntie.

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You didn’t waste a day off just doing things like laundry when you had two curious babies exploring their world. So you ended up joining in their fun without having baby brain. “So where do you want to eat Auntie?” she asked cheerfully. Aurora and Ayden made more curious baby noises once waved too and greeted.

Aylice would get more than just a tour today.

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"Jump in the front seat and I'll take you there" Alice replied. She knew plenty of dining options by now but rarely did she just take a salad. Hers tended to have fish in it but she did drive them to a seafront restaurant that did something nice for everyone.

"Aurora and Ayden will be fine with a bottle of milk though they usually take some of my noodles" she added with a smile. They had the option of an outside table given the nice sunny day if that was wanted.

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Driving did tend to put her children to sleep and when they arrived they were sleeping. So unbuckling the baby carriers from the back seat she slung the baby bag on her shoulder before picking up a baby in each hand. "It's so good when they're like this but they're very active at bedtime" she mused knowing these babies tended to tag team their parents and they'd be crying more when they started to teeth.

"Do you want an inside or outside table?" Alice posed as a waitress came up to them holding a menu each. She knew the places you didn't need to book and the best street food in the city and there plenty of variety round here.

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