Guess who just finished the series.

[inthetrenches]

No, don't be foolish.

...he'll be back.

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TOTALLY happy to help if you want suggestions XDDDDDD /shameless

[inthetrenches]

[shaking your hand immediately]

Ichijou. Good to meet you, Trilby.

He's been through what some would class the roughest situations, but now he's... recovering.

[And while I wouldn't normally get this personal to a stranger, in some ways it's easier because I don't know you.]

[wry] I just hope he wants to come back.

Certainly wouldn't mind a couple suggestions

[gentleman_thief]

((OOC: As an aside I looked up Ichijou and I do find it funny he is in arm's reach of a former master thief XD))

I do wonder what you mean by that, but I won't pry.

You are too kind. XD I'm cracking up about the detective/thief thing too.

[inthetrenches]

[pausing for a moment, then looking at you, taking in the measure of your expression]

[soft] Have you had a really close friend before? Someone you can really, really trust to save you, and vice versa? I don't think I had, before him.

Granted his stint in America was mainly stealing from crooked executives and revealing their crimes

[gentleman_thief]

Not exactly. I've been more focused on saving others I suppose.

[He also has a lot of trust issues, but he won't be admitting to that.]

I can understand having someone important to you though.

Ahhhh, well that's pretty good! Ichijou isn't 100% idealistic, he'd listen about that kind of thing.

[inthetrenches]

...that's good. Is that part of your line of work, or is it more of a vocation?

[Similar here.]

[gentleman_thief]

I suppose it is more my line of work now. I work for the government in the United Kingdom. Something of a special investigation force.

Although my career before that was more of a solitary pursuit.

[inthetrenches]

I'm in the police myself. I understand you can't say too much.

Ah, you woke up one day and realised you were in the wrong career?

[gentleman_thief]

I could divulge it here without repercussions. You won't remember this conversation if you return to your universe.

No, it was more like I was scouted out. They made a very compelling argument that I should switch careers.

[inthetrenches]

[eyebrows UP] Is that so? That's disappointing.

They used persuasion?

[gentleman_thief]

It's how the mundanes operate the way they do without ruining the flow of time for everyone involved.

[He nods.]

They made it seem to be the best option. I never saw myself as one for government work, but once I was employed I made sure to give them nothing to complain about.

[inthetrenches]

Oh, I see. I suppose it'd make life difficult if we were able to learn and remember things we technically shouldn't know.

[brief nose wrinkle, I still don't like that]

Mm. I'm sure you do very well, but it doesn't seem right to be forced into that kind of work.

[gentleman_thief]

My skills and experience were useful to them. I also couldn't go back to my previous line of work. Call it a debilitating injury I suppose, but I could no longer function in the environment I was once accustomed to.

In the end it was necessary.

[inthetrenches]

Ah, I understand. It sounds as if you've adjusted to it, at least.