PC CATCHALL FOR VAN ZIEKS

[greatdeduction]

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[winebar]

O-Of course not! How impolite do you take me to be!?

[greatdeduction]

Well, you're not telling me what you talked about, so I can only assume...

[winebar]

What we talked about is none of your business! You should be grateful I'm giving you any update at all!

[greatdeduction]

Aw...

[Sulking........]

Ah, but at least it is a blessing to hear the great Van Zieks starting to reach out to others.

[winebar]

I suppose. I do not know if he has any interest in anything beyond working together, though. I fear I have made a fool of myself in front of him rather frequently.

[greatdeduction]

...

[Staring at him.]

Van Zieks. Believe me. If you make a fool of yourself in front of him, that's appealing to him, I think.

[winebar]

[Squints.]

What are you talking about?

[greatdeduction]

Mm. Did he tell you of the man he was working with, before he came here? He does deeply respect him, quite obviously so.

Though...the man is, himself, quite a loose box of firecrackers, haha!

[winebar]

Detective Du Bois was mentioned, though we did not speak of him at length. In any case, respecting someone on a professional level is quite different.

[greatdeduction]

[Snorts.]

No, I think they appreciate each other on a friendly level, my dear fellow. Anyways, you shouldn't let yourself be afraid to offend the man. He's not quite as stuck-up as you think.

[winebar]

I don't think he's "stuck up." I just think he's a professional. I-I have-
[Looks back down at the board, evasive.]

Nevermind.

[greatdeduction]

...

[HMMMMMM?]

You have...what?

[winebar]

I said nevermind!!

[He's getting flustered again.]

[greatdeduction]

Come now, what is it? What do you have? Spit it out!

[winebar]

Nothing!! It-it is simply just that I have offered to share a drink with him twice now and he has turned be down both times.

[greatdeduction]

...Ah.

[noooo VAN ZIEKS NOOOOOOOOOOOO]

Hm. He is indeed a hard nut to crack, then. Still! You must not lose heart, my dear fellow.

[winebar]

[YOU SEE HIS RELUCTANCE NOW!!!]

Or it is as I had already assumed and he is simply not interested in more than a working relationship!

[greatdeduction]

Tut, tut, dear man. If he told you what he told you today, then you're making progress. I'm sure of it. Patience is key.

[winebar]

Or he was simply humoring me? Your habit of these flights of fancy is becoming tiresome.

[greatdeduction]

And your ability to rush in and take everything in a negative light is so much to the point where I want to reach over this chessboard and shake you like a bag of beans.

[BINCH]

Maybe I should put in a good word for you?

[winebar]

Wh-Absolutely not!? I am sure anything you say to him would only make things worse!

[greatdeduction]

Why? What would you think I'd say? Do tell me!

[winebar]

How should I know!? You're a terrible, unpredictable man! Earlier you thought I was suggesting that Lieutenant Kitsuragi was tall!

[greatdeduction]

Next time, you should be less vague with your words! You keep cutting yourself off before the good parts!

[winebar]

[Ugh!!!]

Lieutenant Kitsuragi is a practical man who clearly gives everything he does a great deal of forethought. You-you saw how I acted when I was cursed. I cannot... I do not want him to think of me as some thoughtless, impulsive fool.

[He cannot come on too strong.]