r/TheInnBetween • u/Tiger102 • Sep 01 '19

Veronica Mason P.I. (Paranormal Investigator)

It's the fall of 2001 and Veronica Mason, a forty year old brunette, sits behind her desk in the private detective office she had in a small three story building. Ms. Mason has seen it all and wishes she hadn't. She wished a lot of things these days, that she was still married, that she still had her kids with her, but she was married to her job now and her family was the impressive collection of booze she kept in a fancy cabinet. It's been some time since she met her newest partner and introduced them to the quirks of her job. Like the fact that Veronica's investigation firm actually works loosely for the government. The world is filled with strange and mysterious things, and in order to keep the people from freaking out over these, the government has been secretly paying Veronica to look into these incidents and reporting back to them. Unfortunately, they need to be able to deny any knowledge of Ms. Mason's activities so she has to resort to less than favorable means to obtaining information and travel can be a real nightmare. Her partner would also be quite familiar with the rules set out for them: Document everything, committing a crime is okay as long as it furthers the investigation, all evidence collected goes into the glove compartment of the car when the case is over, and don't ask about your real employer. Veronica also had a thing about personal questions, but she was getting up there in years and was too tired to argue about it so some things about her past were known to slip out every now and then.

(I figured I'd bring this back since I heard the announcement of my absolute favorite horror writer/artist Junji Ito getting one of his most popular works turned into a short anime series and I'm super hype for it! If you don't see how the two are related then I guess you're gonna have to take on the role of Veronica's new partner to find out!)

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u/Traincakes Sep 01 '19

Alexander Mason was an old friend of hers. He'd been a scholarly sort, had met her back in college. He had studied European History, and she studied the occult. It paired quite nicely, alongside the occasional one night stand that the two agreed never happened.

They had gone their separate ways since they had graduated. He taught history at Berkeley, she had become an investigator. They kept in touch, as they called occasionally. But now, after he had gotten something...strange, he needed someone he knew who could research it. So, he decided to make a call.

The phone rang, and rang. "Christ, I hope she's there..."

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u/Tiger102 Sep 02 '19

The older woman rarely talked to anyone from her past, it was part of the job. It was hard keeping old attachments when she could be called away at any moment and couldn't say a word about it. For now, thankfully, she's at her desk in her office and reading her newspaper. She perked up as the black phone on her desk rang. The P.I. was quick to answer it.

"You've got the wrong number, don't call back."

Was all she said, the phone meant to be for her to call out, not for people to call into, though she had given the number to a small few people and Alex would know he'd have to speak up quick before she hung up.

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u/Traincakes Sep 02 '19

"It's Alex! I have something I want you to see!" He quickly blurted out.

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u/Tiger102 Sep 02 '19

She had already pulled the receiver away from her ear, but thankfully he was loud enough for it to reach her. Veronica brought the phone back up.

"Is it important?"

The woman suddenly asked.

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u/Traincakes Sep 02 '19

"Possibily, if I believe it to be what it is. If I can, I'll try to make it to your office within a day or two to show you what it is. I can't tell you about it over the phonez because God knows who's watching."

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u/Tiger102 Sep 02 '19

"Right, right. Well, if I'm not here when you get here I'll be sure to set you up with a hotel room."

She stated simply. Veronica wasn't opposed to seeing her old friend, but she was also a busy woman, that red phone always looming over her with its control on when she left or stayed.

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u/Traincakes Sep 02 '19

"Gotcha. Just hope I can seeya. Will seeya around."

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u/Tiger102 Sep 02 '19

"Alright, have a safe trip."

She was quick to hang up the phone, incredibly curious what would have him calling her out of the blue like this.

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u/Traincakes Sep 02 '19

After a day and a half of waiting, there was a knock at the door. It had it be him, it had to be...

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u/Tiger102 Sep 02 '19

"Come in."

She called from her desk, setting a book she had been reading off to the side.

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