Alice Seraphim
Oddity
female
bi-sexual
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Feb 11, 2023 11:14:00 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 11, 2023 11:14:00 GMT -5
It would have to be the cemetery. Or more accurately not far from the cemetery as Alice and Francis had responded to the call of a body being found. Given the way Alice drove her silver painted jeep with the red top down it didn't take her long to get anywhere. Given the normal kind of weather they had Alice was wearing a black halterneck top with her Walther PP in a shoulder holster. She also had a green skirt that was a respectable length and short boots. At least they'd airflow until they got there. Then the usual warm sunny weather hit them again and she reached for a baseball cap to keep the sun of her head. "Somebodies been littering" was the first words out of Alice and probally her first thoughts on the matter. Her mind might be dark at times given her experiences growing up but she was also very positive, driven and energetic. A lot for people to handle in general. "Does this tattoo look familar?" she asked her partner in a quiet manner once she seen the bare arm. She was loud a lot of the time but this was work and she knew when she had to be serious . And when not to be. Perhaps her partner was rubbing off on her. Francis Dominic
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Feb 11, 2023 14:14:03 GMT -5
Post by Francis Dominic on Feb 11, 2023 14:14:03 GMT -5
Francis was new but the one thing that remained about him was the fact that while he did not mind security he knew that there was something on this island that was not right but the job paid well and most the time they got into cool, yet mysterious stuff. Most people would also want to run away from the cemetery but he found the peace of others something that he welcomed even though he was not sure if he should. He looked at his partner, Alice if he recalled what he had been told correctly. "It looks vaguely familiar," he said. One would think that he would get used to the sight of a dead body but that was not the case but no one would tell simply by looking at him as he looked at her and then rolled his eyes. "Do you think it might be releated to the other case?" It was not the first time something like this had been seen but it was still hard to tell if the two had anything to do with one another. Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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Feb 11, 2023 14:55:01 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 11, 2023 14:55:01 GMT -5
Perhaps Francis was more chilled than most people who'd had to endure her rather robust driving. She was still getting to know him as they'd only been recently paired up. She got out the bag from the back of the jeep that had the surgical gloves and other investigative things. She'd use her mobile phone to record information and take photos and that was on her belt. Alice on the other hand had taken to investigations rather quickly given the way her brain was wired up. Even with all the strange things that happened on this isle. Francis thought it might be related to a previous case she'd done on her own. Slipping on the surgical gloves she offered a pair to him in his size. This was a crime scene and they couldn't contaminate it. Taking a closer look after lifting the arm up she furrowed a brow which was a good indication that she was thinking hard. "It might be Francis" she mused taking a picture of the tattoo on her phone for later comparison. "It looks similar to the gang tattoo that was found a week ago. Also the grass round here looks disturbed but not that much. The body was probally dumped here and others drove off. And why did you end up here Yorrick?" Probally a long shot given a wallet would be missing under most circumstances but together going carefully though the pockets of his jeans they might come up with something. His shoes were even missing. The corpse spooked Alice slightly but this was work. Then a thought occured to her. "The arm wasn't stiff so he's not dead that long. Why are bodies being left for us to find in the first place? Anybody with sense would dispose of them in the sea. Can you please help me turn him over so we can check his back pockets and the rest of him?" They'd take photos before they did this. Normally elsewhere a CSI team would be here before them but they had do their own CSI work. There wasn't anything in the front jeans pockets to work with. There wasn't even a wound on the front of the corpse. Francis Dominic
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Feb 12, 2023 13:19:08 GMT -5
Post by Francis Dominic on Feb 12, 2023 13:19:08 GMT -5
"Mmhm," he said as he listened. "I mean if I were going to do a dump and dive murder I would certainly just dump the body somewhere that was least suspicious. By taking the time not to bury it though it might also be like they wanted it to be found and that could be trouble for us or anyone involved in the case." Sadly it was not like how they showed it in television shows. At least not all the time. Francis leaned down to help her turn the body and the truth was that the warmth that was still left almost made him want to throw up but he kept himself composed as he took a second. "I guess the killer was in a hurry. Only problem is we do not know if it is because they knew someone was coming or if they had to leave the general area. Poor guy though, he did not ask for this," he said as he looked over the body now that it was front side up. Francis took a second to look into the eyes and spoke. "Come on, talk to me," he said looking for anything that would be a clue. Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
Oddity
female
bi-sexual
loves her Lucas
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Feb 12, 2023 14:10:49 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 12, 2023 14:10:49 GMT -5
Now they had possibilities to consider and even he could feel the body cooling even in this tropical climate. The look on her face showed she wasn't finding this easy and once they'd looked at the other side of the victim she stepped away. Not just to get a look from distance but to give herself a chance to not freak out. "Yeah poor fella. I hope his chosen deity is listening at least. Trouble has found us. So if this is linked to last weeks body find there's troubling possibilities to consider. That's for when we get back to the office and collate what we've found. CCTV might help us here. If the cameras near the cemetery picked anything up" Alice replied looking close to losing her last meal but winning this round for now. Given the body was still slightly warm when they found it they had some idea of a time frame. She then took more photos of the body and the scene before she left Francis to what idea he had. As well as giving him space to and time to figure out what he might find. Alice then took this chance to phone the pathologist and tell them what they'd found. The next step was their van would pick up the body and bring it to the morgue. As there was no obvious wounds that was one of the questions they would answer. Cause and a more exact time of death would follow. She had initial and troubling thoughts and this showed in her expression now she'd kept her food down. So might questions from her partner as she was a very expressive person even if she wasn't saying much. Francis Dominic
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Feb 13, 2023 8:21:06 GMT -5
Post by Francis Dominic on Feb 13, 2023 8:21:06 GMT -5
He took a second and spoke. "I think that we are in a field where we can never rule anything out. I know that a lot of times it's hard to tell but one dead body may or may not link to another and that is what makes our job difficult. However if our job was easy I honestly do not know if I would get as much enjoyment out of it." He did not mean to make that sound as morbid as it finally did when it came out. "I just mean that I think that I would not have as much interest in my job and not do as well at it." He watched her a second and shook his head. "It's unusual that you are so quiet, is there something that you want to say perhaps off the record or just get off of your chest?" Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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Feb 13, 2023 9:19:33 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 13, 2023 9:19:33 GMT -5
Alice did have something to get of her chest but did have an observation to make before she did. "I have a hunch it will link which sets up rather disturbing possibilities". Then added "I'm so glad you clarified that". "This is what's on my mind. Lets says at some point while we're both doing this job peace finally breaks through and we're no longer on a defence forces footing. That'll make us police officers just like in the rest of the states. Do you think that'll be strange?" She posed her thoughts in a curious way and then added "if these deaths are part of a gang war then why does it look initally that bodies of only one gang being found? Could it be something else like vigalante activity? Or could it even be internal fighting?" She shook her head not quite sure where these recent cases would lead. She'd voiced all her thoughts on the subjects in hand. Criminal activity was everywhere and they effectively were police forces already. It wasn't even vaguely official but that was what it felt like to Alice. Francis Dominic
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Feb 14, 2023 8:57:54 GMT -5
Post by Francis Dominic on Feb 14, 2023 8:57:54 GMT -5
Francis took a second and then he spoke. "I kind of wish he was half alive or something so that I could hear his last thoughts." Fuck why did he sound so perverted every time that he spoke. "I just mean if we could get a clue on it then it would be easier. If these cases end up not connected though we will be spending a lot of nights chasing a lot of invisible paper." "I do find it strange. Being a cop is hard and I just I would not feel as safe as I do here." He knew that was awkward but still the island did make him feel a little safer than the rest of the world. He eyed her a minute and then turned towards her and grabbed her gently by both arms. "I need you to take a breath and stop with the questions for a minute." If she was asking these questions out loud, then her mind had to be racing. "Look if you keep asking so much at once my power will start seeping into your head and your thoughts and questions will pound me mentally at once and I do not need that right now. Take a deep breath Alice now and one question at a time please." Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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Feb 14, 2023 10:32:03 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 14, 2023 10:32:03 GMT -5
Alice heard what Francis had to say and then felt the physical contact. It was unexpected to say the least and the first thing she had to do was stop her thinking; which would lead to instinct kicking in. They'd probally lost their best lead already with this body find but they couldn't hand the body over yet. Alice was still thinking clearly enough even with dealing with the surprise factor. She just had to stop questioning for a while. Being expressive told him she was trying and then calmness started to take hold a little at a time. She was forcing this with the help of his voice but it wasn't happening quick enough. In a matter of a few seconds there was only one option that would give her time. Instinctively her top wings started to move and this started the backwash behind her like a giant fan. Then her tail wings twitched and she took flight still under control. It wasn't a long flight; only twenty feet straight back but there was enough distance between them now. Then she landed as calmness returned. "Sorry" was her only word as she felt she'd endangered him and let herself down. That showed on her face. Francis Dominic
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Feb 14, 2023 12:40:37 GMT -5
Post by Francis Dominic on Feb 14, 2023 12:40:37 GMT -5
They were an awkward pair but it was still something solid about it. Francis did not know what as he watched her go up. "How is that fucking fair?" he questioned into the emptiness that was the air as he watched her come back down. He blinked when she said that she was sorry. Ugh what the hell. "What?" he asked as he took a second to blink and then spoke to her. "Ain't a damn thing to be sorry for. We are going to do our job we just have to take time and look at everything clearly which it did not seem like either one of us could do at the moment. Also what was wrong with her face. He blinked a second and spoke. "We're going to catch them, okay?" he said. Maybe it was the touching. He was a feeling person what could he say. "It would help if you said it so it sounded like you believed it Alice. Come on," he said. "Let me hear you say it. We're going to catch them." Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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Feb 14, 2023 13:30:49 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 14, 2023 13:30:49 GMT -5
Now Alice had to fight to get mental control back as she looked at Francis. Now was not the time to feel sorry for herself as they still had their case. They should be a good pair even if it was awkward and she might well get near overloading him at other times. So she focused on the last thing he said. "We are going to catch them" she firmly said. Then she had something else to say as her thinking was slowed down again. "I couldn't stop thinking quickly enough so needed to give you the space instead" she added. By now it sounded more like the normal Alice who questioned everything and was the action girl. She walked back to the body but her flight hadn't disturbed anything here. There was something they had missed even with the body having no identification or even shoes and she took a photo of it. A dropped pen knife which she only picked up on because the metal in the handle caught the light. A basic type but it had to come from somewhere. "Either he owned this or somebody else did" she said pointing this out but not touching it yet. Francis Dominic
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Feb 15, 2023 10:16:43 GMT -5
Post by Francis Dominic on Feb 15, 2023 10:16:43 GMT -5
"Oh," he said. "Well fucking hell girl, I mean thanks for giving me space but damn if you are always going to flitter and flutter off like that it ain't like we will be partners. Hell I can deal with the thoughts I mean we're not close enough for me to be in your head all the time. That'd require me putting my dick in you and we're not that close," he said as he laughed. He then immediately went back to quiet and looking at the body. "Here let me find the gloves and we can bag it for evidence," he said. Francis might have been a lot of things including down right crude at times but he was damn good at his job which was what made him a good partner in the end. Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
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female
bi-sexual
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Feb 15, 2023 13:52:24 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 15, 2023 13:52:24 GMT -5
Alice looked back at Francis having dealt with plenty of soldiers with that way of speaking. She dropped f-bombs too and replied "I grew up with soldiers round me. Talking like that was normal for them". A little smile crossed her face and then added "just give me a moment". The investigation bag wasn't far away and she brought it over to him. She got what looked like a retractable aerial out of it so she could poke round the scene without having to grub round on her hands and knees. "At least I know how much space you need; which dosen't seem to be that much. I also want to feed the fucker who did this to the sharks". Now she looked round in it to locate a pair of gloves in his size; then gave them to him. Francis Dominic
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Feb 16, 2023 14:08:36 GMT -5
Post by Francis Dominic on Feb 16, 2023 14:08:36 GMT -5
He blinked because while he did not doubt anything that Alice was capable of it did not mean that it was not surprising. "Fuck is my favorite F word," he said as he laughed. He knew that they were not in a situation where they needed to laugh but ironically enough sometimes laughing helped. He took the gloves and bent down. If he was going to get in where he could actually examine the body and see what he thought had went on he needed to concentrate. "I am going to give the body one more look over, tell me what you felt like the moment you seen him. Sometimes we need to lean on our emotions to help with a case." Alice Seraphim
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Alice Seraphim
Oddity
female
bi-sexual
loves her Lucas
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Feb 16, 2023 14:46:03 GMT -5
Post by Alice Seraphim on Feb 16, 2023 14:46:03 GMT -5
Alice kept her mind calm even with giving Francis a bit of space. "Oh is it? I get to use it a lot too; as well as a few other choice words" she replied as she smiled. Now he asked a question and she had to think back a little. "I felt sorry for him" she added as he was about to examine the body again; they could well have missed something first time round. She could still look elsewhere as he worked so she looked in the areas away from the body and in the direction of the scuffed up long grass. This was where the telescopic probe came into play as she poked round listening for a solid contact with anything while being watchful. If a knife had been left other things might be as well. Francis Dominic
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