Trooper Station: Wednesday

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Dale was more chipper than usual this morning, which is surprising considering how many phone calls they getting from the various NPC townfolk regarding the previous weekend.

"No ma'am, I'm pretty sure that if you didn't have an evil twin before the weekend you're not going to have one now. Just one of those strange events here on the island... No I doubt your husband is still an oil baron... Were you sleeping with your neighbor before this weekend? ... Well then you are still having an affair and quite frankly you should be ashamed of yourself. Ma'am?"

Dale chuckled and hung up the phone only to have it ring two seconds later.

"Fandom Police Station, Special Agent Cooper. Yes? No, sir, I'm afraid we don't know who the young woman with the spectacular breasts was. Missing person report? I'm afraid we'll need to have more than just the name 'Boob girl'. I'm sorry sir."

It was most likely going to be a long day.

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[headkickpoet.livejournal.com]

"Hey Cooper," Ray called, as he sorta kinda just strode into the station, "Everything better be back to normal!" What? It didn't hurt to check or anything.

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"Some of the citizens here are still a little disturbed," Dale said hanging up the phone. "Other than that everything seems to be rather normal. I take it this weekend didn't affect you much?"

[headkickpoet.livejournal.com]

"Slept in my car," Ray informed him. He popped a toothpick into his mouth. "Had to play keep-away from the whackjobs. So, yeah, Cooper, I think the weekend 'affected' me plenty."

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"Well then as one of the 'whackjobs' affected allow me to apologize on our behalf," Dale said pushing back from his desk to get some more coffee. "Though I should say, Detective that these types of events seem to happen on a regular basis. In fact Parents Weekend is coming up soon and you can expect a good amount of strange new visitors."

[headkickpoet.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, yeah, wacky island mojo, I'm gonna kick Fraser but good when he comes back," Ray muttered, flopping down on his chair in a way that made it squeak and groan for a moment. "Parents Weekend. Right."

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"I'm a little surprised he didn't warn you about this place," Dale said sympathetically. "After all he's been around longer than anyone here in the station."

[headkickpoet.livejournal.com]

"Oh, he's warned me. He's warned me alright." He chewed on the toothpick some more. "It's Fraser, I can not rule out the idea he's, um, responsible."

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"The constable seems to be a person of high morals," Dale said doubtfully. "I highly doubt he would have caused something like this."

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"Get to know him a little better, crazy has a habit of following him around," Ray muttered. Maybe he was just cranky. Whatever. He needed some coffee. "Didya make any fancy coffee this morning?"

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"I did," Dale replied happily. "I just got a new shipment of Kopi Luwak from my supplier on the mainland. Feel free to have a cup."

There might have been some inward cringing at the thought of Ray putting M&M's into his precious brew but Dale put a brave face.

[headkickpoet.livejournal.com]

Ray pushed back up out of his seat. He wandered towards the coffee machine. "So, what is that, anyway?" he asked, pouring a cup, "'Kopi Luwak'." It sounded funny. "Sounds funny."

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"It's a specific brew that comes from Sumatra," Dale replied. "Due to the way it's processed a lot of the typical bitterness is removed from the bean before it is roasted giving a smoother finish a nuttier flavor."

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"Nuttier, huh?" Ray eyed the cup, shrugged, and went through his usual ritual with the coffee and the chocolate. "Fits," he said, taking a sip.

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Dale's smile faltered only for a moment but it was a a flicker.

"Well I'm glad you enjoy it," Dale said. "It's a high price to pay but well worth it for the product you get."

[headkickpoet.livejournal.com]

"Beats usual station coffee," he said, stalking straight back to his seat. "Not that that's sayin' much."

[pieandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"Well it should," Dale replied evenly. "It costs seventy dollars for half a pound."

[headkickpoet.livejournal.com]

Huh.

"Wow," he shot back, "You must really, uh, love coffee."

Yep. Weird.

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"That would be one way of putting it," Dale said with a chuckle. "However I usually only brew up a pot for special occasions."