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- | Sandrine Henderson was tired, her beeper had gone off a full three hours before her alarm was supposed to ring, the coffee bought at The Daily Grindhouse, a gritty, no-nonsense coffee shop that served up strong, bold brews perfect for keeping alert during long shifts | + | Sandrine Henderson was tired, her beeper had gone off a full three hours before her alarm was supposed to ring, the coffee bought at (XXXXXX insert brand here) was nice, but usually it took a little more to get her started this early in the morning. Particularly these days, limiting herself to 1 cup per day was agony. |
- | As the Kinetica | + | As the (INSERT CAR NAME HERE) drove up toward the crime scene a traffic cop waved her over, he looked at Sandrine immediately her nose ring and face piercing, at closer inspection the cop noticed both the ear piercings and the butterfly clad tatoo swirling up her arm. |
"Sorry mam, you probably need to find an alternate route. Pinewood Lane is closed for all traffic, unless you live here ?". The traffic cop paused, the woman behind the wheel did not look like the average citizens of this neighborhood. | "Sorry mam, you probably need to find an alternate route. Pinewood Lane is closed for all traffic, unless you live here ?". The traffic cop paused, the woman behind the wheel did not look like the average citizens of this neighborhood. | ||
- | Sandrine smiled overbearingly and flashed her EuroCop | + | Sandrine smiled overbearingly and flashed her EuroCop |
- | The traffic cop embarrassed | + | The traffic cop embarrased |
Sandrine looked at the traffic cop " | Sandrine looked at the traffic cop " | ||
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- | Sandrine smiled, the Solar Roadway as well as solar pavement would not have left much for anything to make any marks on the surface, the built in de-icing system would have taken care of that as well as the rugged nu slip surface. This was the upgraded 21'st century infrastructure - roads and power grid in one, hell even the materials were from locally grown sugarcane plastics and abundant earth minerals, no more dependence on foreign oil or gas, nor dictatorial regimes sitting on rare mineral reserves, welcome to the 21st century. She was a bit puzzled though, she would have expected the automated roads to have tracked quite a few vehicles, why were they looking for tire-tracks? | + | Sandrine smiled, the Solar Roadway as well as solar pavement would not have left much for anything to make any marks on the surface, the built in de-icing system would have taken care of that as well as the rugged nu slip surface. This was the upgraded 21'st century infrastructure - roads and power grid in one, hell even the materials were from locally grown sugarcane plastics and abundant earth minerals, no more dependence on foreign oil or gas, nor dictatorial regimes sitting on rare mineral reserves, welcome to the 21st century. She was a bit puzzled though, she would have expected the automated roads to have tracked quite a few vehicles, why were they looking for tiretracks |
The traffic cop barely noticed her dreamy gaze as she rubbed her chin and continued. | The traffic cop barely noticed her dreamy gaze as she rubbed her chin and continued. | ||
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"I hope you're not too iffy about blood, sure some freak who did this that's for sure." he stepped back and waved her in the right direction. Sandrine thanked him and smiled. The car pulled away up to the spot pointed out by the traffic cop. | "I hope you're not too iffy about blood, sure some freak who did this that's for sure." he stepped back and waved her in the right direction. Sandrine thanked him and smiled. The car pulled away up to the spot pointed out by the traffic cop. | ||
- | The vehicle pulled up behind the white coroners wan, she sure didn't envy those guys, at least she had the opportunity to escape | + | The vehicle pulled up behind the white coroners wan, she sure did'nt envy those guys, at least she had the opportunity to escsape |
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There were long tracks of red in the snow where pulses of blood from slit arteries had painted a macabre pattern. Sandrine shuddered, nos as much from the cold as from the visuals of the scene. | There were long tracks of red in the snow where pulses of blood from slit arteries had painted a macabre pattern. Sandrine shuddered, nos as much from the cold as from the visuals of the scene. | ||
- | The photographers finished up, no tracks but the victims left the back door, she must have tried to run across the yard to her neighbors | + | The photographers finished up, no tracks but the victims left the back door, she must have tried to run across the yard to her neighbours |
Inside the house her boyfriend sat devastated, she had called, had something to tell him. Tears flooded from his eyes. | Inside the house her boyfriend sat devastated, she had called, had something to tell him. Tears flooded from his eyes. | ||
- | Sandrine carefully noted his very genuine | + | Sandrine carefully noted his very genuine |
- | Her partner was doing the rounds with neighbors. | + | Her partner was doing the rounds with neighbours. |
Everyone agreed Rosie Hunt was a decent person, in fact very well liked, a bit quiet but no enemies it would seem. It was a tragedy. | Everyone agreed Rosie Hunt was a decent person, in fact very well liked, a bit quiet but no enemies it would seem. It was a tragedy. |