Diaz & Ass.; Tuesday [08/02].

[died8yearsago]

Even though she very rarely did work on the weekends unless she was in an active investigation that required it, Rosa reserved the right to still complain about weekends like last throwing her off and putting her behind on her work. She was, of course, mostly just using that as a new place to channel her annoyance about it into something else, so that she wouldn't have to think too hard about why it was so annoying.

So here we go. Back to the here and now and the quest to hunt down a stuffed beaver.

...okay, if this was her present, maybe her future wasn't actually all that bad after all.

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[what_the_shock]

Miguel, however, was definitely thinking about how lousy the future had been. Not that he'd been dead or traumatized or anything, but still.

He flopped into his chair. "Where were you all weekend, hiking in Tibet?"

[died8yearsago]

"I wish," Rosa said. "Although it's possible I was, I can't remember hardly anything."

That was an added bonus to this particular one, yes.

"All I know is it put me way behind on my case."

And honestly, with what she had in store for her this week, she might as well throw it out now.

[what_the_shock]

"Lucky." Yes, Miguel was still sulking. It had made him think, okay?

[died8yearsago]

And that level of sulking had best be handled with extreme caution. Rosa eyed him a little before stating, "well, whatever it was, it couldn't have that bad."

Realizing that opened the door to him telling her exactly why was wrong, but hoping he was smart enough not to.

[what_the_shock]

Miguel just rolled his eyes. "Ugh."

He'd work through it eventually.

[died8yearsago]

See, now that was almost enough to make Rosa feel bad about it.

"Ugh?" she asked, quirking an eyebrow.

[what_the_shock]

Miguel scowled. "I was still working at Luke's. It was boring."

That was obviously the worst part, right?

[died8yearsago]

"Okay," Rosa allowed. "That is pretty bad. I mean, it's pretty bad that you work there n--"

She faltered, for a moment, an odd expression passing over her face, brow furrowed, frowning.

"--ow," she concluded.

[what_the_shock]

"...now?" Miguel prompted, not sure what had brought that weirdness on.

[died8yearsago]

"Sorry," said Rosa, and the ease at which that apology came out was probably a good indication that, whatever it was, it definitely threw her off. She shook her head a little. "Just felt...weird, for a second there."

Still felt weird, if she was honest. Like something wasn't quite right.

[what_the_shock]

Yeah, that apology thing was definitely weird.

"Better now?" Did he need to beat something up or do Science for you, Rosa? He totally would.

[died8yearsago]

"...yeaaaah," Rosa said, slowly, starting out maybe a little uncertain, before it gained a little more confidence.

Only to then find herself unable to say anything at all because panthers didn't exactly have much capability for human language, and a panther was exactly what was in Rosa's chair now.

[what_the_shock]

Miguel sighed. "I think your case is going to take even longer."

[died8yearsago]

To be fair, it was a pretty stupid case anyway. Maybe it just wasn't meant to be.

And, in that moment, panther!Rosa seemed to be making those dismissive thoughts very clear in the way she was now pushing things either to the side or completely off the desk, to make enough space for her to hop onto it and settle down right on top of all of her files and paperwork, and making good use of the fact that, if anything, it was a pretty sturdy desk.