[continued] @drugged-past
Will watched the man’s expression falter, and for a moment he felt some pity for the guy before returning to a more distanced observation. “I’m special agent Will Graham, I work with the bureau,” he introduced simply, his eyes catching on the man’s nametag. ‘Emil’, so Ross Klint was a pen name. Pen names were often used when an author had something to hide, one’s privacy could even be reason for one.
“Why the pen name, then, Emil?” he asked simply, not yet accusing but rather trying to get a better idea of the taller man behind the counter. He continued to mess with the dice before eventually setting them back where he had found them, his fingers still itching for the distraction. He set them out to mess idly with his glasses instead, cleaning them and adjusting them back atop the bridge of his nose.
It was vaguely evident from the way Graham acted that he wasn’t partial to interviews- usually he was put out in the field to look at the scenes. He had seen a few of these, a general picture was that of some sort of fanboy or someone who wanted to cast doubt on Klint- Emil- rather.
Will didn’t ask if he could question the shop owner, but it seemed to be the only way this could go. “Anyone in your life acting strange lately? Anyone you’ve noticed following you and so on?” he asked eventually, trying to get this out of the way.
Emil was strong, it seemed, height wasn’t as much of a factor in a good killer. The man also owned a more erotically motivated section of the shop- that could also draw some unwanted attention. There was also the general bad mouthing table top games had from the 80s- devil worship some had accused. If anyone who was so G-d fearing wanted to commit such heinous acts to frame a man in a supposedly satanic field, they would have more pressing things to worry about.