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[teaserving]

been sitting on this awhile

i know i told a handful of you but i also admit i don't know all of his friends
anyway
mohammed avdol isn't here anymore

i dont want your pity just so we're clear
that's it

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[teaserving]

bookkeeper

[roseblooms]

Very good.

What belongs to you, but everyone else always winds up using it more than you?

[teaserving]

my fucking time

nah just kidding it's my name

[roseblooms]

Frankly, I'd accept either answer; I can appreciate the sentiment.

What loses its head in the morning but gets it back at night?

[teaserving]

that really depends on who you ask

but it's probably a pillow

[roseblooms]

It is a pillow.

You're a clever one, aren't you?

[teaserving]

like i said
i like a good mystery

[roseblooms]

A harder one for you, then.

I'm thinking of a word with five letters. But if I were to take away four of those letters, it would still sound the same. What is it?

[teaserving]

huh
ok

[teaserving]

ive been thinking about this for the past few minutes
hang on

[teaserving]

iiiii

ok no not that

[teaserving]

EMPTY

[roseblooms]

Explain your reasoning for "Empty"?

[teaserving]

because im fresh out of ideas so my brain is running on empty

[roseblooms]

For what it's worth, if the riddle had been "five letters, take away three", you'd be correct. "Empty", with the "E", "P", and "Y" removed would give you "MT".

In this case, though, the line forms to the left — it's "Queue".

[teaserving]

great but that's not
what the riddle was at all so
whatever?

well there you go
i'll have to remember that one

[roseblooms]

A colleague of mine, back home, was extremely gifted in the field of linguistics and wordplay. He wasn't nearly as gracious as you are, when it came to being stumped.

Speaking of — we've yet to be introduced. May I have your name?

[teaserving]

there are better things for me to get pissed off about

leone abbacchio
i run a private investigation firm

[roseblooms]

That does explain the attachment to mysteries. You're a detective.

[teaserving]

unofficially i guess
im not with the moon knights on an official capacity
but i have a knack for figuring shit out

[roseblooms]

Your refusal to boast about your skills makes me all the more convinced of their existence.

...I wonder if you might indulge me one more, admittedly odd question.

[teaserving]

i'll try to not let it get to my head

nah
go for it
can't be that weird

[roseblooms]

Do you believe morality is strictly black and white, or does the world come in shades of gray?

[teaserving]

a black and white view is a destructive and dangerous way to think
there's obviously some shit you just shouldn't do
but sometimes there's circumstances that aren't so clear

so yeah
i'm a shades of gray kind of guy

[roseblooms]

Good. I'm glad to hear it.

I think it's an important quality for a detective, to understand that the world should not be taken in absolutes.