"This presents an interesting quandary," Anabella stated, speaking calmly to downplay her revulsion at what was only the second body she'd ever seen like this. "We can't very well get a straight answer to a question from a man with the beginnings of a tiny fence in his chest."
If the television was any indicator, this was how Californians were supposed to talk in this sort of scenario. Never be so horrified as to note make a joke. The epitome of Machismo - the very reason she hated where she grew up. The Requiem was ironic in that way, often. Of course, it was doubtful anyone else in the room perceived anything the tiny woman said to be masculine, given the way her hand rested on her hip as she looked over the body for signs of struggle or stains that might indicate he was dragged here.
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