The Park, Sunday Morning

[fjordicswagger]

"Go away."

Tiny let his lip wobble. Tamsin directed her gaze towards the sky.

"It's my day off."

Tiny pointed emphatically back towards where he'd come from.

"So if you want to get rid of that gnome so badly, you can wait until tomorrow or kill it yourself."

Wobble. Pout. Wobble.

Tamsin slid her sunglasses down to near the tip of her nose. "Listen," she said, "It's my day off. I am not going digging for gnomes. So scram. Before I decide to start leaving dead gnomes on your lawn."

See, on good days, she didn't even need to use her powers to make people wet themselves and flee. She relaxed on the bench and squinted up at the sun. "Good day," she sighed.

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[justlurkinghere]

Derek, sans fluff ball, gave her a look for the little exchange there. There were judgmental eyebrows involved even.

Sorry he wasn't sorry, Tamsin.

[fjordicswagger]

"What?" Tamsin asked, shooting him a dry look. "You try putting up with him calling you about lawn ornaments every day."

[justlurkinghere]

"He's the bouncer where I work," Derek replied dryly. And yeah, the mystique was officially lost there.

[fjordicswagger]

"You're another one of the gang at the Devil's Nest, huh?" Tamsin said. She'd be sympathetic if she... wasn't Tamsin. "Nice workplace."

[justlurkinghere]

"It's a job." And it wasn't with zombies.

[fjordicswagger]

"Ever take free samples?" Tamsin asked.

[justlurkinghere]

"Getting drunk isn't really appealing." Mostly because he couldn't, but. You know.

[fjordicswagger]

Tamsin snorted. "You must be a real blast at parties," she said. "But hey, I guess that means I won't have to haul you in for theft."

[justlurkinghere]

Well, parties just tended to happen in his general area. Somehow.

"That was a real concern of mine."

[fjordicswagger]

"Thought it would be," Tamsin said. "You look like a real tender flower."

[justlurkinghere]

"It's like you know me." It was a magical thing. You better not be an English teacher, man.

[fjordicswagger]

AHAHAH no. Though Tamsin could probably teach you a mean mouthful of old Norwegian.

"I've met you twice now," she said, shooting him a beaming smile that managed an earnestness ratio of -50000. "I guess I'm just good with people."

[justlurkinghere]

"Don't I feel lucky to get a repeat appearance," Derek replied dryly. "Do I get a name this time?"

[fjordicswagger]

"Tamsin," she replied. No last name. Sucker. "Detective Tamsin to you people. Allegedly."

[justlurkinghere]

"Allegedly?"

Does this mean they go on adventures now? Because it would only end in tears and someone getting stabbed.

[fjordicswagger]

"Well, we have a Sheriff," Tamsin said, reaching into her bag to find an apple. "So maybe that should be 'Deputy'. Does 'Deputy Tamsin' sound good to you?"

[justlurkinghere]

"It sounds like a Saturday morning kid's show," he replied honestly.

[fjordicswagger]

"Not that the Sheriff's office has a great deal of authority in this town," Tamsin said. "I'm hoping to turn that around, but..."

She made a sweeping gesture towards where Tiny had just ran off to.

[justlurkinghere]

"Good luck," Derek replied. "People seem more proactive about this stuff."

[fjordicswagger]

"You haven't seen anyone dropping gnomes in people's lawns lately, have you?" Not that Tamsin cared that much.

[justlurkinghere]

"Could be squirrels." They did that. Sometimes.

[fjordicswagger]

"Yes, a bunch of squirrels is going to be dropping two-feet-tall gnomes in people's yards," Tamsin snarked. "Never mind."

[justlurkinghere]

"Weirder things have happened."

[fjordicswagger]

"I'll bet," Tamsin said.

Regale her with your tales of weirder, Derek! Or don't. She didn't really care.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek rolled his eyes at her. "Have fun with your mystery gnomes then."

[fjordicswagger]

"We're going to throw a party together," Tamsin replied brightly. "You're invited."

[justlurkinghere]

"I'll be sure to bring the beer." He would do no such thing.

[fjordicswagger]

"And I'll bring the party hats." She would do no such thing.

[justlurkinghere]

Well, it was just going to be the best damn party ever.

"Deputy Tamsin."

[fjordicswagger]

"Broody eyebrows guy," Tamsin returned.

[justlurkinghere]

"Derek." If that helped.

[fjordicswagger]

"Broody eyebrows Derek," Tamsin amended sweetly.

[justlurkinghere]

"Gnome hunter Tamsin," Derek replied with his own sweet nature.