Ice Cream (RP)

Circe looks up, her eyes welling with tears, and she says, "Yeah. Sorry about that. I, uh, I can try again to overload her, but... first I gotta get a car to take me to the clinic. Then... I dunno where I'm gonna go. Benji, do you have a place I... Oh nevermind. I guess... I'll figure it out." Clearly feeling very sorry for herself, she slumps toward the door to await the ride share she just ordered.

Persephone arrives at her condo and begins straightening things. Every so often, though, her hand begins to shake and she looks down at it, willing it to stop, until it does. She doesn't have a lot of time before Viv arrives, after all. She puts on an appropriate playlist of recent alt pop that is mellow enough to serve as background music, but not overtly romantic--yet. That playlist is waiting for later. She ensures she has several bottles of wine, as well as some small chocolates. She heads into her bedroom, straightens her pillows, and opens up her 'naughty drawer' to make sure a few relevant toys -- vibrator, strap, cuffs, blindfold, riding crop, lube, feather, etc -- are in reach of the bed. She gets a whiff of her own burnt flesh, so she heads to the shower.

Emerging after a quick wash of her back (which is sensitive to the touch, now), she retouches her hair and makeup, gets re-dressed, applies some perfume, and heads out to await Viv's arrival, which should be at any moment.

Max frowns and begins to approach the scene. She had been trying to curb down on the more violent criminals, with limited success. It turned out to be hard when you didn't exactly have the moral ground to stand on. Whatever was happening, she wants to address it here and now. She tries to get an idea of how many bobbies are on the scene, what they might be dealing with, and who else might be there, hoping the heavy rain can conceal her presence.

What the hell had happened? A tiger escape from the zoo? Someone's dog go berserk? Max wanted to just poke around herself, maybe interrogate a few pigs, but there were too many and she couldn't afford to make that kind of scene. No, what she needed was some kind of help. Desperately, she scans the crowd of bobbies, searching for one she might recognize...

Max had first met Kenedi when she was just a beat cop. She and her crew at the time had been robbing a house, she was lookout while the rest were doing the lifting. Maybe it was something in Max's eyes that showed potential, maybe Kenedi had been feeling merciful that day, but the most likely explanation was that she was underage, sobbing, and had a belly the size of a basketball. The officer had let her go with a warning while everyone else got arrested. Max knew she was expected to clean up her act in exchange for that show of grace... but instead she had only progressed further into the criminal underworld. Kenedi would know that if she had been paying any attention.

But she was also the only in Max had. So instead of avoiding the Sergeant in shame, she waves her down and tries to catch her eye. Maybe the woman has some answers that she desperately needs.