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ohnoitsoscar​:

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         “You okay?”

         Sage probably is okay, but Oscar figures it can’t hurt to check. She did just walk in on an unexpected crime scene – the same one Oscar’s walking into now, five minutes after he got the call, but he’s prepared. And the local cops are securing the scene, leaving Oscar a couple of minutes before he’s allowed in to take photos.

         “I, uh, bought you… tea.” Gingerly, he holds out a to-go cup. “There’s this cafe on the way here and they were advertising some… I think it’s got, like, mint and dandelion and something else. Apparently it’s nice? That’s what the sign said.”

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after being an agent for so long sage had wondered if she was ever going to get used to walking into crime scenes like this. so far, not so much. not that she couldn’t handle it but it would suck the energy out of anyone finding the body of someone they were trying to help. 

as the local police got there sage was happy to take a step to the side just to give herself a moment. a little bit later a family face came into view bearing gifts. “you truly are the best oscar, have i told you that enough?” she said happy to take the tea from him. “this is just what i needed right now.” she said. “but um, yeah, yeah i’m alright. it’s... it’s a pretty brutal scene in there. you will have a lot to work with.”

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dantevelasco​:

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“The only thing we have to do is pay taxes and end up in a coffin,” he gestured with his coffee, vaguely pointing at nowhere. The field agents could handle this, and while that meant Sage had to go, he wasn’t exactly pleased about it. “Are you going to teach me how to beat someone up? Because Kimo gave me some combat lessons and I’m interested in what your flower power self has going on.”

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“and apparently you have to add going to a cult members rally to that list. it will be fine though” sage didn’t expect anything big to happen. a gathering like this with so many people at it seemed far too risky to try anything. and the church had not given them any sign they were unwelcome. at least not yet. “you’d take fighting lessons from me? i’d be honored to teach you to kick butt. i can fight when i need to. i think you’d be surprised.” she smiled

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biigfoots​:

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               Kimo understands what Sage means.    When they made their way to Victoria Soto’s house,    he was expecting to deal with the grief-stricken,    hardass mother from before.     Neither of them thought they’d find her corpse instead. 

    He wants to pull out a cigarrette,   but it’d be impudent to do so right now.    He’ll have to suck it up until they catch a break,    but there doesn’t seem to be a near promise of that anytime soon.     ❛  Yes,   still waiting for additional interrogation.    I’ve been told he seems odd and out of it,   though,   at least during his time with Ingrid.   ❜

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absentmindely sage wrapped her finger around the end of her hair as she processed through all her thoughts. it’s not like she has never seen death before or never been to a crime scene. but each time she still found it just as hard as the last one. 

“i suppose no time is like the present to interrogate him more. we might have luck doing it together.” she said. “have we gotten any information from the scene yet?” she asked him. “if he’s out of it he might not be able to give us much or maybe he’ll be out of it enough he will slip up.”

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dantevelasco​:

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“So, are you going to the extremely Christian cult vigil? Because I am most definitely staying away from places where I could be kidnapped, and it all seems way too mob-y of them to not do anything with outsiders.”

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“i think i have to go but thank you for making me feel good about going and totally don’t feel like i’m about to be kidnapped.” she sighed. “could be very informative about them all, you should come along too.”

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bvnyip​:

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“the wickerman, the ‘70s film?” sage’s humor was refreshing, especially given how overbearing everything else seemed. it made gail smile genuinely, which she had not done too often since beginning working with the team. “i doubt bees will come into play: the autopsy indicated irregular hematomas but no signs of bee stings.” 

   “how come? is there a ‘ spectrum ’ cults should adhere to? that guy ‘ dad ’ seems like he was plucked out of a goosebumps book.”

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“there is a 70s movie? oh god all i know is the horrible one with the cage actor guy. i’m blaming the team on this one, that’s the one you all had me watch.” sage said with a laugh taking a seat, happy to get off her feet for at least a moment. “i don’t know if there is a spectrum but the town seems so blue collar to have a cult running in it. that dad guy is straight cult 101.”

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nikowrynn​:

“Man, I’m not taking that bet. That’d be, like, tempting fate or something. The last thing I need is for my ass to be haunted,” Niko whined. Chasing down a chupacabra armed with nothing but a camera and a flashlight? Count him in. Possible malevolent spirits? He thinks the fuck not. He shoved his hands into his jacket pocket and shivered. “What’s your plan for the day?”

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“who knows it might already be haunted. some creepy ghost man is just chilling in your shower and you don’t even know it.” she smiled, adding in some extra spooky ghost noises for effect. “i’ve got some suspects to question and lack of evidence to track down which should be nearly impossible in this small town.” she sighed taking another sip of her coffee before looking back up at him. “you?”

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detroitsfinest​:

𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄,  the casual way in which she spoke something he’d grown accustomed to, but never failed to appreciate. sage’s way of going about their work was grounding, in her own strange way. it was exactly what elliot needed after visits like the one he’d just had.    ❛ let’s just say i’m not exactly a believer, ❜    his lips curl wryly around the jest, a glint of humor cast in dark eyes.    ❛ did mrs. sato give us anything to go by ? ❜  

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“i would hope you weren’t fully a believer. if you were then i would know for sure something terrible is going down with dad and his creepy following of people. i have seen enough of those arches painted around town it is a wonder they haven’t run out of paint.” she smiled. “nothing much. just that she is very upset her daughter and dead and she very much did not trust the church. didn’t seem to like harlon or maybelle harper at all.”

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sage wrapped her arms tightly across her chest as she stood waiting for kimo to return. the afternoon the two of them had, discovering the crime scene, was enough for her to want to call it a day. it was this part of the job she hated more than anything. hearing kimo approach, she looked over towards him. “this certainly was not the day i was hoping to have. is he still in there?”

@biigfoots​

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dantevelasco​:

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“So, who are you rooming with? Because if I get either of the Wonder Twins, I’m going to have to respectfully ask for a switcheroo.”

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“i thought dad and i could share a room. he seems like he would be a good enough roommate.” sage smiled. “but come on niko or oscar are good roommates if you spend no time in your room.”

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“you know i haven’t seen a whole lot of movies. but i had to watch the wickerman....and if this cult thing ends up with bees i don’t know if i’m alright with that.” she laughed. “but this place seems far to...normal for any of this.”

@bvnyip​

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“so tell me how was ‘dad’?” sage said perking up the moment elliot walked in the door. “was it just as creepy as we thought? does he have that whole culty vibe going on?” she asked. “i gotta get out there and see it for myself.”

@detroitsfinest​

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sitting on the steps of the small bed and breakfast they were staying at, sage took a sip of coffee as she waited for the day to get started. turning as she heard the door open behind her, she smiled seeing it was niko. “so five bucks says that place is haunted.”

@nikowrynn​

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looking over the blood splatter photos from the hit and run, sage couldn’t help but let out a sigh. they had so little to work with it felt like. and what they did have to work it didn’t seem like it was giving them much. “so can you tell anything by the blood splatter? if they were going fast or if it was a big or small car?”

@ohnoitsoscar​

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alienmarked​:

        ‘  did you get to ask the mother about the car  ?  ’   he knows that the car, or lack there of, wasn’t connected  (  as far as they knew  )  to cynthia in particular, but that was the part of the case that most interested him, so he can’t help but bring it up. seemed like a possible ce-4… ce-5 since they had bodies.        @sagehawthorn​

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“no, i didn’t get to asking her about it specifically. she was very focused on her daughter’s death. i didn’t want her to think we were ignoring her case, she is very well... i suppose she is how any mother might be if they think their child’s death is being ignored.” she sighed. “when i see her next i can ask her about it if you like?”

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