even though she’s off duty, everything about her screams cop -- badge is still on her hip, and her car, despite being dark blue with detachable lights, is still very recognizable as a retired crown vic. she’s hoping despite all this, the girl is willing to talk to her at least -- she’s seen her while out canvasing before, and she’s worried. she looks young, maybe twenty, but she always looks a little beat up. visible bruises that always seem to almost but not quite healed. she has no doubt that she’s a runner, sucked into it like so many other kids in the city. she takes seeing her again today as some kind of sign - car pulled over to the sidewalk, she exits and offers her a smile. ❛ hey. my name is kel -- ❜ she can tell the other knows what she does, and is ready to bolt, and she’s trying her best to prevent that. ❛ i’m - i’m a detective. i was just wondering if i could give you a ride home -- ❜ hands are held up in a gesture of peace. ❛ or if there was anything i could do to help? ❜ she doesn’t want to say it but young drug runners almost always end up as jane does in a manila folder across her desk. she doesn’t want anymore of those. ❛ it’s not a trick, i promise. jus’ -- give me an address. i’ll drop you off, no questions. ❜