King of This Pity Party ((97))

[victoriousscarf]

Walking up to the crime scene, Sonya scowled. "Not this again," he said, running a paw over his face. "I so hoped this one had drowned himself in the sea..."

One of his officers shook their head. "Nope, doesn't look like. What it looks like are those murders for over a year back, and that Myre guy."

"The murderer we never found, in other words," Sonya said, shaking his head again and crossing his arms. "And let me guess, we have no leads this time either, or witnesses?"

"None that'll ever step forward," the other tom replied, looking up at him.

"Fantastic," Sonya sighed. "Get me a report worked up and some cat find a way that I will not have to file this under unsolved again!"

[Tsughi]

Russell's tail flickered behind him as he walked. Currently, he was making his way back from his warehouse. His eyes scanned the streets as he made his way along. It was casual but discreetly cautious at the same time. He didn't need the wrong cat tracking him back to the warehouse.

The tortie balked at the sight of the cops. Every nerve in his body told him to run, to get out of there, but common sense came knocking and told him that running would be a bad idea. It would just prove that he was guilty. So instead he forced his fur to lay flat and continued his casual stroll. Maybe he could slip by them without anyone noticing...

At the sight of a certain Russian Commissioner, common sense rapidly vanished. He really should have just kept moving and made his way back to his shop, but he found himself making his way over to the group of cats. Russell's face rapidly became one of curiousity, one that was hard to tell if it was real or fake. Quietly the tortie made a pretense of trying not to draw attention to himself, but hung close enough that he had to be noticed.

"What es going on?" He sounded in his innocent voice.

[victoriousscarf]

Sonya felt his shoulders tense as he turned. "A crime scene," he told the fluffy tom, voice deadpan. "What are you doing here?"

[Tsughi]

(Teehee, fluffy~)

Russell shrugged his shoulders, buying him enough time to formulate his next lie. "Checking my shipments that where coming en today."

[victoriousscarf]

"This is a crime scene," Sonya said, grabbing Russell's arm and moving to pull him away. "You have no place here."

[Tsughi]

"Pushy, pushy," Russell said as he was grabbed, but he didn't really look all that upset from the contact. In fact, the tom wore a small sly smile as he swished his tail. "I was just curious."

[victoriousscarf]

"You have no right to disturb a crime scene," Sonya replied. "Nor should you be curious about murder. It is disrespectful to the dead."

[Tsughi]

"Et was not like I was bothering anyone," Russell protested mildly. "And I didn't know et was a murder. That es why I got closer, no?"

[victoriousscarf]

"Which is hardly the safe or sane reaction to have," Sonya muttered under his breath before looking the other tom over. "You were bothering the officers trying to do their jobs."

[Tsughi]

Russell simply smiled under the other's scrutiny."Sorry, I didn't know I was bothering anyone," His apology didn't really sound too sincere. "Are you busy later?" The tortie tom launched completely off topic.

[victoriousscarf]

"What?" Sonya demanded, trying to wrap his mind around that subject change.

[Tsughi]

Russell glanced down on the hand still on his arm before looking back up. "I said 'Are you busy later?'" He repeated.

[victoriousscarf]

"Nothing to concern you," Sonya replied, snatching his paw back. "Work, most likely."

[Tsughi]

"Can I convince you to take a break later then?" Russell suggested optimistically.

[victoriousscarf]

"No," Sonya replied shortly. "There... there are cats murdered in the streets and you are still pressing that?"