. . . wait, was that a giant golden tilde?
Officer: “Miss, you’ve been identified as someone Randy D has scheduled for a dinner date. He’s put in a request that we locate you and ensure your safe arrival. After that, everything else is up to him. Now if you’ll please just follow me in your car, I’ll escort you to the restaurant . . . ”
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HoneyDew five minutes later: (((Wait, this isn’t the way to Restaurant Row, I’m being escorted into the secure parking garage at Police Headquarters! The sign over there says ‘Interrogation Section, Major Crimes Investigation Squad‘! Major Crimes??? What kind of trouble has Randy D gotten me into this time? Grrrrrrr.)))
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((((Shhhhh! Just stick to the script the way I’ve been rehearsing it with you! Don’t let them get you all nervous with their tricks and threats!)))
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You’re a smart cookie, that’s why I keep you around. They’ll never make their case stick if they’re counting on getting any incriminating information out of you!
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