I admit, I'd never much thought about its use that way.
[But she sure is now. Rosalind takes a step forward, eyes eagerly darting up and down the arm. This is all wonderfully new to her, and she doesn't want to miss a moment.]
Though now that you say it . . . I'm surprised more murder victim autopsies don't require them.
That requires having a fuming chamber big enough to fit a body in, and the prints in decent condition. Oftentimes, bodies are found in circumstances where any prints wouldn't be viable. But in the rare chance the stars line up, you get something like this.
[slowly the machine cycles to life, humidifying and filling the air with what they need, the hints of white beginning to appear on the arm as the machine hums away.]
Do you know how rare this is? In Recolle? People don't get murdered here. Or have their body parts turn up like this. It's so safe as to almost be boring.
[...should she look excited to have a severed arm...she does....]
I moved here a little over two and a half years ago. Not exactly every day you find an open position in my field - I was glad to go where I was needed.
[easy, a carelessly tossed off answer. she's said this enough times to people who ask.]
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[But she sure is now. Rosalind takes a step forward, eyes eagerly darting up and down the arm. This is all wonderfully new to her, and she doesn't want to miss a moment.]
Though now that you say it . . . I'm surprised more murder victim autopsies don't require them.
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[slowly the machine cycles to life, humidifying and filling the air with what they need, the hints of white beginning to appear on the arm as the machine hums away.]
Do you know how rare this is? In Recolle? People don't get murdered here. Or have their body parts turn up like this. It's so safe as to almost be boring.
[...should she look excited to have a severed arm...she does....]
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[Is she smiling behind the mask? Is that a teasing joke? Stars above, it is, but it doesn't last long, because she adds:]
Have you always lived here, or was there another, more murderous city in your past?
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[easy, a carelessly tossed off answer. she's said this enough times to people who ask.]