The Perk, Wednesday Afternoon

[pocketpretzels]

It had been a while since Watts had been by the Perk as anything more than a quick stop before heading somewhere else, so he’d missed the addition of certain fall-themed drinks to the menu.

But now that he was actually taking his time to peruse the (still overwhelming) list of available drinks, he did notice.

“Pumpkin spice?” he vaguely remembered Annie mentioning it, as well as Constable Crabtree, even, saying something about the Inspector’s pumpkin seeds and his coffee… “Why not. I’ll try that. With the oat milk, please.”

No, Steven wasn’t accompanying him, nor did they have plans to meet up today, so he could just stick to the regular milk, but he also liked the oat milk just fine.

[ooc: am i cursing myself by making an open post on a day that so far appears to be slow work-wise? maybe.]

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[two_idiots_one_body]

"She claimed not to be the detective, and sent me to find the detective, but described her as the blacksmith." Arthur shook his head. "The smith claims she just does this sometimes."

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"Well, to be entirely fair, there is not always a lot for us detectives to do in a place like this," Watts told him. "It is possible she is, as the modern saying goes, 'making her own fun'."

[two_idiots_one_body]

"You're a detective, too?" Arthur asked. "I - oh, I've been terribly rude." He held out his hand in Watts' direction. "Arthur Lester."

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"Llewellyn Watts," Watts took the offered hand and shook it. "Nice to make your acquaintance, Mr. Lester. And yes, though I work at the Trooper Station and not Miss Diaz's agency."

[two_idiots_one_body]

"Trooper? Is that what they call the police nowadays? Or are you military?" Arthur asked.

"He doesn't look military," John offered.

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Watts grimaced slightly at the suggestion that he might be military. "It's- the Troopers are the local equivalent of constables, as I'm given to understand it. They- were here long before I arrived. I think they may have been military at one point? They wear very strange armour, in any case. But I myself am not military, no."

[two_idiots_one_body]

"Odd. Still, a pleasure to meet you, Detective Watts." Arthur smiled ruefully. "It's good to know someone else with an idea of the challenges of the modern world."