I'm Trench I'm old enough to drink alcohol so I can also write and draw weird fetish content, which is what I do. My communication skills aren't the best but I'm friendly!!!! I wanna talk to you I promise! I'm actually mostly a body horror and scary stuff artist usually. My interests are highly varied and I play tons of DND. I enjoy high/low fantasy and sci-fi stuff.
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- anthro/ furries (I love them they're cute)
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- size difference/ giants I suppose
-v.ore
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Here are the characters (only PoĂrot has an image since, again, this was for an audio drama):
Inspector Crome - The youngest inspector at Scotland Yard. Intelligent and hardworking, but he can be set in his ways and has to be coaxed to think outside the box. He has a more working-class background than most men at the Yard, and he regularly deals with classist insinuations that maybe he didn't deserve his promotion. So while his pride can be in the way of his work, it's largely because he always feels like he has to prove himself.
Superintendent Stone - The head of Scotland Yard. Contributes a lot to Crome's need to prove himself, especially when he unfavorably compares Crome to PoĂrot.
And with that, here's the fic!
Eight days into the investigation, they had yet to catch Mary Rylandâs killer. Inspector Crome had favored the boyfriend at first, but that hadnât panned out. Now, he and PoĂrot both suspected Arthur Bridges, the poor girlâs piano instructor. However, theyâd not yet found the proof they needed to bring him in for good. Either the music teacher was more cunning than Crome had anticipated, or this was leading to another dead end and theyâd have to start again.
Given what an important family the Rylands were, Superintendent Stone was getting impatient. Heâd called Crome and PoĂrot into Scotland Yard to bring him up to speed on the facts of the case. âIn other words,â PoĂrot had remarked drolly, âto poke at our progress and ask why weâve not solved it yet.â
âYeah, just about,â Crome had replied, forcing a smile as his stomach had clenched with a brief fit of nerves. Stone was a good man and a fine superintendent, but he had a way of making Crome constantly feel like he was back in school doing examsâlike he was always on the verge of washing out and one misstep would send him tumbling down.
And if that happened? Crome could just imagine the chatter, all the snatches of conversations that would fade out as he walked by.
Good of the superintendent to give him a goânot his fault some people just arenât cut out for it.
I always knew the Mabel Homer case was a fluke.
Glad to see him back in his proper place. Oh, heâs capable, maybe, but heâs just not âour sort.â
Of course, these days, it was comments about how Crome was riding PoĂrotâs coattails, scraping by on the famous detectiveâs talent and not his own. Let them talkâCrome didnât care. (Well, he tried not to care.) Anyone at the Yard would be wise to listen to PoĂrotâs insights, and working with him was making Crome a better inspector: sharpening his reasoning, honing the sort of questions that yielded results, cooling his urge to hold tight to his first suspect when the evidence wasnât bearing out.
He reminded himself that all those things mattered more than the comments, and some days, he even got to the point where they didnât bother him.
But this morning, it was all about Mary Ryland. âWhat about that Palmer chap?â Superintendent Stone was asking. âI thought theyâd been seen quarreling the day before the murder.â
âThey had,â Crome explained, âbutââ
âAnd he has no alibi,â the super added.
âRightââ Crome conceded.
âNathaniel Palmer could not have killed Mary Ryland,â PoĂrot broke in smoothly, ânot in this way. The medical examinerâs report shows that Miss Ryland was struck by someone much taller than Mr. Palmer.â
âHeâs got asthma as well,â Crome put in. âItâs not likely he couldâve worked up the exertion youâd need for an attack like that.â
âHmmm,â Stone murmured. âI donât have to tell you about the tongue-lashing weâre getting in the press over all this.â
âNo, sir,â Crome said, holding back a slight grimace.
âMary Ryland was 19,â the superintendent went on. âWell-connected family, bright girl. She had her whole future ahead of her.â
âWe know,â Crome admitted. As he shifted in his chair, he hiccupped, a quiet â*hllp!*â in the back of his throat. He cleared his throat self-consciously, but neither the super nor PoĂrot seemed to take any notice.
âI know Walter Ryland,â Stone said. âWeâve gone to the same club for years.â
With a quiet nod, Crome hiccupped again. He felt his head and shoulders give a small jerk, but it was completely silent this time.
âI didnât know Mary well, of course, but itâs a terrible blow to the familyâŠâ
â*hmmph!*â Oh, hellânot now. This was the last thing Crome needed. Trying to be discreet, he crossed his arms and rubbed his mouth like he was in thought. Hopefully, it would keep Superintendent Stone from noticing that he was holding his breath.
The super was still speaking. âWhat Iâm saying is that this is personal,â Stone told Crome and PoĂrot. âAs both of you well know, the full resources of Scotland Yard are behind this case. I expect results on this.â
âOf course, superintendent,â PoĂrot replied. âI promise, we will not fail you.â
âIs that right?â Stone asked, giving Crome a stern look.
Nothing for itâCrome let his breath out. âYes, sir-*rrk!*â
Dammit! He muffled the hiccup as well as he could behind his hand.
Cromeâs only small spot of luck was that Stone seemed too preoccupied to notice. âRight then, this music teacher,â the superintendent urged. âTell me everything youâve got so far.â
Oh, god. Crome swallowed another silent hiccup. âEr, right,â he mumbled.
On the one hand, he knew it was an accomplishment to be the youngest inspector at Scotland Yard, and Crome was rightly proud of that. But in situations like this when he was summoned by the superintendent, the other inspectors ribbed him like heâd been called to the head teacherâs office. If word got out that heâd laid out the case while hiccupping like a bloody schoolboy, heâd never live it down.
And the super? What would he make of it? Probably read it as proof that Crome wasnât taking the case seriouslyâmaybe even that he was making light of itâeven though the hiccups were something Crome very clearly couldnât control.
But as Crome prepared to embarrass himself, letting out a slow exhale through his nose and muffling a â*hmmph!*â behind his tightly-closed mouth, PoĂrot said, âYes, superintendent. Let us begin with what we know so far of Arthur Bridgesâs movements on the day of the murder.â
With a flood of relief, Crome sank back into his chair. Finally, PoĂrotâs love for the sound of his own voice was working in his favor. While the detective described the timeline theyâd been piecing together, Crome crossed his arms, as if he could keep the hiccups inside by holding on tight to them. He pressed his knuckles against his mouth.
All told, he made a decent job of it. Crome managed to keep most of the hiccups silent, and any audible ones that escaped were limited to a muffled â*hllk!*â or â*mmph!*â, as well as the occasional hitch that sounded more than anything like an odd inhalation through his nose.Â
Try as he might, he couldnât hide the way they were making his body jerk, but fortunately, Stone was listening closely enough to PoĂrot that he didnât seem to be paying any mind to Cromeâs predicament. It helped that the detective had gotten out of his chair and was pacing round the room as he talked, occasionally stopping to pick up an object on the superintendentâs desk or examine one of the photographs on the wall.
All the while, he kept talking. As much as Crome had come to respect the aging sleuth, he did think PoĂrot could be quite the old showboat, but today, it was music to his ears. â*llp!*â he hiccupped, the quiet noise easily hidden beneath PoĂrotâs detailed observations.
The detective paused, turning to Stoneâs secretary sitting in the corner of the room. As PoĂrot murmured something to her, Edith nodded briskly. She rose to her feet and slipped out of the room.
Edith was equal parts efficient and inconspicuousâshe always wasâand in the quiet of this brief interlude, a â*hmmph!*â worked its way out of Crome. He bit back a cringe as the superintendent looked his way. âSomething to add, inspector?â
âNo, sir,â Crome replied quickly, then clamped his mouth shut again. Once heâd quieted the next hiccup that made his head snap back, he hastily added, âI know not to interrupt Poiro-- when heâs on a roll.â
Crome could feel a flush spreading up his neck, and he forced himself not to grimace. Although that last hiccup was entirely silent, it had put a slight hitch in his speech.
âIâm afraid the inspector is quite correct,â PoĂrot remarked with easy good humor. âI do love a goodâŠeh, what is the word for it in English? When an actor is onstage, making a speech to the audience?â
âSoliloquy?â the super offered.
âAh, precisely,â PoĂrot said. âInspector Crome is kind enough to let me go on. So with that, I shall resume my soliloquy. Now that we have examined Mr. Bridgesâs whereabouts on the fourth of September, let us turn to motive. What could have driven him to kill a promising pupil like Mary RylandâŠ?â
As PoĂrot continued, Crome let himself relax the tiniest bit. He still felt self-conscious and tense, but at least he could take solace in the detective drawing all the attention in the room. Crome muffled an â*rrk!*â behind his knuckles, wishing he could just get the damn hiccups to stop already. Not even PoĂrot could talk forever, and anyway, it wouldnât look good if he sat there twiddling his thumbs while PoĂrot explained everythingâit really would look like Crome was just riding his coattails then.
Edith ducked quietly back into the room, and Crome felt a pang of envy as she handed PoĂrot a tall glass of water.â âMerci, mademoiselle,â PoĂrot said with a polite nod of his head. âI understand this theory may seem implausible to you, Superintendent Stone. After all, Mr. Bridges is quite respected for his skill as a teacher! How could he have been showing an inappropriate level of attention to one of his students? However, what we have found may surprise youâŠâ
Crome winced as a hard silent hiccup stuck in his throat. Waterâthatâs what he really needed. PoĂrot wasnât even drinking his, just idly holding the glass while he talked. Crome glanced at Edith, whoâd settled back into her chair by the corner. He wouldnât want to risk asking aloud for her to fetch another glass. Maybe he could slip her a note? But Crome was on the wrong side of the room for that. Heâd have to get up and step round PoĂrot to get over to her, and he didnât want to do anything that would draw Stoneâs eye back to him. Miserably, he held in another â*mmph!*â
âFurthermore, I am most intrigued by the small gift box that was swept away with the rubbish from the drawing room after the party that evening,â PoĂrot continued. As he spoke, he wandered in Cromeâs direction. âNo one in the household knew of any such gift, or what the box had contained. This was the same room where Miss Ryland had her music lesson with Mr. Bridges, only a few hours before the party. Could it have been a gift to her from him?â
PoĂrot was standing in front of Crome now, between him and Superintendent Stone. Without so much as a glance at Crome, the detective suddenly pressed the glass of water into his hand. Startled, Crome looked at PoĂrot in surprise, and he only just remembered to clench his mouth shut against the strong â*hpp!*â that slipped out of him.
âI confess, I find it most curious,â PoĂrot admitted. âWhat was the gift, and why does there seem to be no trace of it? What became of it? I believe these discoveries could prove an enormous help in our investigation.â
Crome looked down at the water. PoĂrot knew. Of course he didâheâd probably spotted straightaway that Crome had gotten the hiccups and was in a fix. Crome felt a rush of embarrassment at having been caught out, but it was outweighed by his gratefulness for the water.
So as PoĂrot meandered to the opposite end of the room, drawing the superâs attention along with him, Crome got straight to work. He waited for his next muffled â*hllk!*â to pass, then began to take small sips of water without stopping. By the time he reached the bottom of the glass, he was bursting for breath, but Crome made himself exhale slowly, warily keeping his lips pressed together while he waited.
So far, so good. Crome drew a slow breath in and out through his nose, then anotherâno hiccups. It looked like the bloody things were finally gone.
âThis is everything we know,â PoĂrot explained to Stone. âAs you can see, superintendent, there is much weâve already determined, but there are crucial pieces of the puzzle still missing.â He raised his eyebrows to Crome in a silent question, his gaze flitting for a moment to the empty glass. Crome gave a sheepish nod.
âInspector, would you care to go over our unanswered questions?â PoĂrot suggested casually. âI know youâve been keeping an account of them.â
So that was it. PoĂrotâs showboating hadnât merely worked out in Cromeâs favor this time. It had been on his behalf, the old detective taking the reins to hold Stoneâs attention and save Crome from having to speak until heâd had a chance to deal with the hiccups.
Crome stifled a sighâevery time he thought heâd given the sleuth sufficient credit, PoĂrot had to go and up the stakes once more. It could be infuriating at times, but it was damn impressive too, and in this instance, Crome was hardly in a position to complain.
âRight, yeah,â he said, nodding again. A bit awkwardly, he set down the glass, then flipped his notepad open to his running list of questions. âErm, PoĂrot already mentioned the empty gift box in the drawing room. Thatâs top of our list. It was just the right size for jewelry, and if weâre right that it came from Arthur Bridges, that would be, er, quite an intimate gift for a young woman from her piano teacherâŠâ
The hiccups had really rattled Crome, but now that they were gone, his earlier worries about being called before the super felt much more manageable. Consulting his case notes, he found it was easy enough to take Stone through the gaps that he and PoĂrot still needed to fill in the investigation: the gift box, that span of nearly an hour where Bridgesâs whereabouts were unaccounted for, the figure one of the servants had heard going out the back door a little after 9:00 pm, and so on.
Before he knew it, the superintendent was shaking both of their hands, saying, âKeep up the good work. I want the devil brought to justice.â
Feeling more confident now, Crome looked Stone in the eye as he nodded. âWeâll see it done, sir.âÂ
âNow if youâll excuse us, superintendent, we have a busy day ahead of us,â PoĂrot added. âWeâll be sure to keep you informed of any breaks in the case.â
âCall anytime, day or night,â the super replied, walking with them to the door. âI want to know the moment you get our man.â
âYouâll be the first to know,â Crome promised.
When he and PoĂrot stepped into the hall, Crome let out a deep breath, as if he was exhaling the last of his nerves from his body. âThanks for the hand, PoĂrot,â he conceded in a low voice. âWith, er, with the waterâand everything.â
âAh, think nothing of it,â PoĂrot said with an indifferent wave of his hand. âThey are an odd little affliction: more inconvenient than harmful, but if they appear at the wrong time? They can be most troublesome.â
âYeah, youâre telling me,â Crome mumbled. He slipped his notepad back into his trouser pocket and smoothed down his suit, ready to put the awkward business behind him. âI was thinking. You know how we were wanting to meet some of Bridgesâs other students, feel out if heâd tried anything funny with someone else? Well, didnât Mrs. Ryland say they were gonna be doing a recital in Maryâs honor?â
âYes, tomorrow evening,â PoĂrot noted. âA fine idea, inspector. Weâll have an opportunity to observe how the other young ladies behave in his presence, identify those who might have useful information for us.â
Right,â Crome replied. He frowned in thought. âWould they talk to us, though? About something, you know, delicate?â Even under normal circumstances, interviews werenât his strongest suit, and while PoĂrot had a way of charming information out of people, Crome wasnât so sure of the sleuthâs ability to handle this one.
And PoĂrot, it seemed, agreed. âMmm, a fair point,â he murmured. âPerhaps we could invite your friend Constable Lewis to accompany us? After all, she is a young lady herself, and if any of the students have something discreet to reveal about Arthur Bridges, they may feel more comfortable opening up to her.â
As usual, Crome had come up with an idea and PoĂrot had topped it. Sometimes that could needle at him, but he couldnât argue about it today. Not when PoĂrot had saved Cromeâs backside with the super and then did him the courtesy of not harping on it. Not when they needed to solve this case and any good idea was a welcome one.
âBut come,â PoĂrot urged. âThat is tomorrow evening, and there is much to do before then. We have work to do, inspector. On y va!â
Nodding, Crome fell in line beside the detective. âThat we do,â he said as they strode down the hall together.