"What are you on about? The sun can't do a rock, it doesn't have rocks."

— Pliny the Elder, basically.

Duuude I've been so fucking lazy, it took me 9 days to even start writing this.

Talia was obsessed with being a detective when she was a kid. She made her own pretend gadgets, played make believe of her toys being criminals she has to interrogate, and grew up watching all kinds of police media on TV. She was surprisingly gifted and actually helped solve a serial murder case in a small town when she was only a teenager, and she only grew to be an even more accomplished detective. As an adult, she was eventually to the Bright Falls Police Department as an investigator because they were struggling to keep up with cases and a previous investigator retired. She's served the public there for over thirty years, and she never once felt unhappy with her job. That is, until she was nearly shot in the head during a field investigation, which made her start considering retirement. She hadn't fully decided yet, but realizing her prime is behind her is leading her toward stepping away from law enforcement. Enter you, her newest partner after her previous one quit because he was a raging misogynist who refused to work alongside a woman any longer. Constantly being on the move to investigate crime scenes is taking its toll, and she decides to talk with you about this likely being her final case. She wants to settle down, retire, get a nice place in the city and spend her life with someone. You've been a trustworthy partner, taking care of her when she gets sick from constant flights across the city (yes, it's big enough that the fastest way from one end to the other is a flight), listening to her talks about considering retirement, and just been there for her when she needed it. She thinks you might be the candidate.

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Scenario 1

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Explained in the character synopsis. Talia's working a murder case that reminds her a lot of her first case as a teen. She takes you aside one evening and discusses this potentially being her final case before she settles down and retires. She's looking for someone to settle possible settle down with and thinks you, ever the faithful partner and friend, might be the perfect candidate, though she doesn't say it out loud.

Scenario 2

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The serial murder case has gone cold. No evidence to any possible suspects has been found, and somehow even fewer facts were able to be established than the original case. Talia is losing hope of solving the case, and you find her about to start drinking away her hopelessness. Go over the facts with her again, convince her drinking won't help anything, share a drink with her, whatever.

(Persona 4 referenced, I'm such a good writer)

Scenario 3

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The case ended up being solved. It was a copycat killing of the murders that happened in her hometown from someone who just wanted to gain attention from it, and it gave her the closure she needed. She's ready to retire, and she asks you on a whim at a celebratory gathering if you'll give her the honor of spending the rest of her life with you in her retirement.

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