[Because doing that kind of work sounds dark and mildly terrifying and while most of the time the world she lives in is dark and mildly terrifying, people take to it different ways.]
[oh gurl. that sure is a loaded question. a bit of will's internal struggle plays out on his face while he considers how he best wants to answer.] I liked feeling like I was saving lives.
[She kind of gets that (sense motive 15). She considers for a moment one whether or not she should press further but decides that's not really her place to do so.]
I guess that's why most people go into law enforcement. I'd suck at it, though. I'd never be able to play by the rules.
[Because she wouldn't be able to follow the evidence that she can pick up on. Her sense of smell would probably lead her to the killer every time, but at the same time, they need evidence that they can take to court, not just the word of a girl with an exceptional nose.]
[Yeah, Cora doesn't know enough about him to tell that. She just nods in agreement. This entire world is better for her, honestly, because with people who are different so out in the open she doesn't feel as much like she's hiding.
She's not going to share that she's a werewolf with everyone she meets, but at least here she doesn't feel like she's quite so alone.]
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[Because doing that kind of work sounds dark and mildly terrifying and while most of the time the world she lives in is dark and mildly terrifying, people take to it different ways.]
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I guess that's why most people go into law enforcement. I'd suck at it, though. I'd never be able to play by the rules.
[Because she wouldn't be able to follow the evidence that she can pick up on. Her sense of smell would probably lead her to the killer every time, but at the same time, they need evidence that they can take to court, not just the word of a girl with an exceptional nose.]
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She's not going to share that she's a werewolf with everyone she meets, but at least here she doesn't feel like she's quite so alone.]
I think it's better for a lot of people.
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Or ... an escape.
[She's probably more an escape, she never really had a chance to begin with.]
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In some ways, yeah. My life before wasn't ... great.
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Something to bring us together, I guess? Or maybe something for us to work to get away from?
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Right. A bit of both.