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[pagekaren]

See, you say that now, but then I tell you that I was trying to figure out the task force's patrol schedule.
So I matched with one of the guys on the task force on tinder, got him really drunk, and bugged his phone. And I've been tailing him since then.

[so_many_pockets]

Okay, so the first portion of that does sound like a great plan.
And then we come to the last sentence, and suddenly I have questions.

[pagekaren]

I'm a PI, tailing people is a significant portion of my job!
I want to get an ID on all these shit weasels.

[so_many_pockets]

Okay, but did anyone know you were doing it or where approximately to look for you if you, for instance, got grabbed by the person you were tailing?

[pagekaren]

I left a "just in case" note in my apartment.
Also, I've been tailing entirely from my car.
I'm going to run him over if he tries to come grab me.

[so_many_pockets]

Okay.
Not the worst plan I have ever heard.
I'll take your side on this one.

[pagekaren]

Honestly I didn't expect that.
I'm not saying I'm going to relish letting my screen reader dictate that text to Matt, but...

[so_many_pockets]

I live to be surprising!
I do want to hear about his reaction.

[pagekaren]

I would put money on "frustrated but amused."

[so_many_pockets]

Excellent, that is one of my favorite reactions to get out of people.

[pagekaren]

It's a delicate balance.
The "amused" part is crucial to making sure people don't get ideas about being so frustrated they try to stop you.

[so_many_pockets]

I am not always so good at the balancing part.
I forget sometimes that what amuses me does not always amuse other people.

[pagekaren]

You know I have to ask for an example of the last time something amused you that didn't amuse other people.

[so_many_pockets]

The other day I gave Bucky Barnes a sex vocab lesson that started with pegging and ended with red wings.

[pagekaren]

Oh my God I don't even know him and I feel like I should not know this.
How did that go over??

[so_many_pockets]

Someone else who also did not know what pegging meant in the US said various members of our team had all done it together, he freaked out, I sent him on vacation, he came back SUSPICIOUSLY relaxed.

All is well that ends well?

[pagekaren]

I feel bad for the fact that I'm kind of horrified but still laughing.
Mostly because "all is well that ends well" feels like a really well timed pun in this context.

[so_many_pockets]

It's okay. He isn't grumpy about it anymore either, so I think we can laugh about it freely.

[pagekaren]

I do appreciate that this apparently turned into a win/win situation.

[so_many_pockets]

I ended up very, very lucky in this instance that it did. It was very messy for a minute.

[pagekaren]

Well, that can happen with pegging.

[Karen. No. That was a terrible joke.]

[so_many_pockets]

[Karen, yes. That was an amazing joke.]

🤣🤣🤣 Very true!
You and I were definitely meant to be friends.

[pagekaren]

[She's powerless to resist a perfect set up like that.]

Well, us blondes with an affinity for trouble have to stick together.

[so_many_pockets]

Yes, we certainly do. Who would we have as much fun with, anyway?

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