Trooper Station, Monday

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After she had been handwavily shown where the station was, Renee had no trouble finding it again today.

Of course, this also meant she'd have to do something with her desk.

She sighed and started shifting through paperwork instead. Nice and distracting.

[[Ooooopeeeeen!]]

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Dale entered doing his usual chatter with his electronic memo pad.

"Diane, it is 9:05 AM, Monday, November 19th 2007. 42 degreed outside with a slight chance of rain if you are to believe the weather report. Had two cups of coffee at the perk before getting a dozen donuts at J'GOBs. Yes, I know that many would consider that to be a waste of time but I find that Jeff's seems to be more on the ball when it comes to pastries."

Dale looked like he was about to babble onward when he noticed the new member of the station at her desk. "Excuse me Diane, but I'll have to get back to you on that later as I must greet our new member to the police force."

He clicked off his recorder and immediately thrust his hand out toward Renee.

"Detective Montoya? Special Agent Dale Cooper. Welcome aboard."

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Renee simply raised an amused eyebrow at the recorder, taking his hand and shaking it firmly. "A pleasure to meet you, Agent Cooper."

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"I have to say it's nice to have another person here who doesn't wear white armor," Dale said with a grin before noticing that one of the troopers glared at him as he caught part of the conversation. "Not that there's anything wrong with that. What brings you to Fandom, Detective?"

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"A change in scenery," Renee said dryly. "Yourself?"

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"I'm still trying to figure that one out," Dale replied. "I was in the process of trying to apprehend a killer and I woke up in the forest not too far from here. Still haven't found a way back yet but the sheriff was kind enough to offer me a job."

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Just staring for a moment, Renee simply nodded. She was pretty sure this place might beat Gotham in how weird it was. Though, on the plus side, there didn't seem to be any psychopaths running around.

"Very nice of him," She replied vaguely.

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No psychopaths running around yet. Unless you counted Deadpool. Maybe there'll be more next week.

If there was an awkward pause after Renee's last answer, Dale seemed to take it in stride as he produced the box of donuts fro J'GOBs.

"Donut? It's from our local bakery. Best thing next to heaven itself."

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Or certain confessing hotel owners, but Renee wasn't quite sure what to make of that.

She snagged a donut, knowing that they'd probably gone quickly if they were as good as he said. "Thank you." She took a bite. And sighed happily. "You'll have to tell me where this place is."

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Ahh. Spontaneous confessions. They make the world go round.

"If you think that's good? You'll need to check the local coffee house as well. And if you'll excuse the language, it's the best damn cup of coffee you'll ever have."

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The 'language' made Renee snort with laughter. "You can show me where it is sometime so I can get the best damn cup of coffee I'll ever have."

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"Be happy to do so," Dale agreed. "Have you found a place to stay yet?"

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"The Arms Hotel," Renee said, grabbing another donut. It wasn't fair to tease the only cop with donuts. "I'll get around to apartment hunting eventually."

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"Well the MCA can't be beat," Dale replied as he helped himself to a donut. "Clean place. Reasonable price. Though I believe there are some decent houses available if you prefer long term equity. I assume the sheriff has given you the low down on our community's... shall we say unique characteristics?"

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"He mentioned a few of them," Renee replied with a snort.

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Dale cocked his head to the side. "Does that mean you don't believe him or you've dealt with stranger things?"

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Taking a seat at her desk, Renee sat back, nibbling on the donut. "I'm from Gotham City. We get plenty of weird there."

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"Oh?" Dale said looking keenly interested. "Exactly how weird?"

Dale might be a tad eager looking. Like a kid waiting to hear his favorite story.

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Only non-Gothamites got that look about them. It was annoying and slightly funny at the same time.

"We have a cadre of meta human criminals and a group of costumed people who fight them," She told him dryly. "Though, technically the GCPD doesn't recognize any of the heroes exist."

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"Ahhh," Dale said with an understanding look. "Then you should feel right at home here. Personally I've found the last six months to be absolutely fascinating."

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Renee gave him a look. "You have a strange definition of fascinating."

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"It's the fact that anything here is completely possible," Dale said with a thrilled look. "And while tragedy does occur I don't regret appearing here in the least. In some ways it's a lot like a small town I used to work in before I came here."

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Looking down when he mentioned tragedy, Renee shuffled through her papers idly. "Yeah? Where was that?"

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"A small town in the Pacific Northwest called Twin Peaks," Dale replied. "Two girls, one murdered and one tortured were found. One across the state line. The FBI was called and I was the one sent it. On first look it was a quaint small town but once you peeled back the layers it became something else entirely."

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"Did you catch the son of a bitch?" Renee asked, looking back up at him.

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"Yes and no," Dale said with a grim look. "Depending on your belief in the supernatural or spirit world."

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After living in Gotham for so long and seeing all the things that happened there... Renee was less willing to dismiss it as she once used to be. "He get what was coming to him?"

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"No," Dale replied shortly. "Not at all. And he... it may never get what he truly deserves."

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Renee went silent for a moment, the only noise from her was more papers being moved about. There wasn't anything that could be said to help with that.

She stood up, adjusting her holster slightly. "When will you be taking me for this best damn coffee ever?"

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Dale's grin quickly returned to his face. "Depends on your shifts. Tomorrow work for you?"

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"I could stop by, I suppose," Renee replied with a small echoing grin of her own.

At least her coworkers were okay here. This island had that going for it so far.

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"Excellent," Dale said thumping his fist lightly on the desk. "I'll give you directions and meet you there early."