A pocket watch opened and closed before Vi set it beside her again. Somewhere around seven o'clock, Piltover's Finest were seated around a table. Early risers, they were not, but when duty called, the Officers answered.
After countless sleep deprived night, the Sheriff had established that it was finally time for a break. She had taken the hint when she had seen Vi throw away the spoon and keep the empty desert pot in her hand. More to the point, she had decided that they needed time off when she had picked up the wrong mug, downing the dirty water that was supposed to go into the flower vase, instead of her cup of tea.
Presently, the two sat around in the kitchen with an awkward silence. Although they had tried to take a long night of sleep, they found that they still woke very early, their minds accustomed to the very little sleep they had lived off of for the past few weeks.
Caitlyn pinched the bridge of her nose. Jinx was on one of her crazy rampages and it was taking everything the police had to limit the damage. Of course, not everything could be scavenged, and that's where Cait came in ; cooped up in an office or her appartment all day, filling out papers. And more papers. The sheer amount was overwhelming. And although it was very tempting to leave them be from the sheer amount, she knew about the importance of those reports. So she just stuck with it and handled it to the best of her extent, hoping to blame any mistakes she made on her sleep deprived mind.
« Cait, » whined Vi for the umpteenth time.
Blinking, the Sheriff came to and shook her head.
« Vi. What's up ? »
« I dunno, you sort of seem out of it. Didn't sleep well last night ? »
The Sheriff shook her head and rested it against her hand.
« It was fine. More sleep is always welcome. Although … »
« Yeah, I get you, » interrupted the Enforcer casually « Although we got more sleep, our bodies have got use to having less. »
« Yes, » the Sheriff nodded « I feel groggy. »
« You'll get over it, don't worry Cupcake. »
Caitlyn gave a small nod and went back to reading her newspaper. Not that she wasn't aware of what was happening in her city ; it was simply a way to occupy her mind. Her fingers were drumming on the table. Even though she hated to admit it, she didn't know what to do with herself on her free time.
Vi was seated accross her, legs crossed on the chair, watching her bowl of cereal. Although her body was there, the Sheriff suspected that her mind wasn't. The Pinkette hadn't touched her breakfast for a while now, and Caitlyn imagined that the cereal had gone all soggy.
Not her problem, she just knew that the Enforcer prefered her food like she liked everything else ; with a crunch.
« I was wondering… » she said, still looking into her bowl. She paused and said nothing more. Caitlyn understood that she had to follow suit and ask what Vi was wondering, so she did just that ;
« What were you wondering ? »
« Just don't flip, okay ? It's nothing bad, I was wondering if you knew how to do tricks?»
« Tricks ? » she cocked an eyebrow, « Like magic tricks. »
The Pinkette nodded her head, slowly looking up to her.
« You're always asking people on the Rift if they want to see a hat trick… »
« Vi … »
« But I have actually never seen you do a hat trick. »
There was an awkward pause as the two entered a small staring contest. Caitlyn looked away first but covered it up with rolling her eyes, twirling a strand around her finger. No wonder it had ended up slightly curly.
« It's just a joke, » she had finally settled for.
The Devilish grin the Pinkette was known for illuminated her face as she pointed at the AD carry triumphantly.
« Ha ! You didn't say you couldn't ! Admit it, Cupcake, you're a magician! Why else would you have your hat on at all times ? »
As if to prove her point, she designated the hat that was sitting comfortably atop her head.
« I am dressed, unlike you, » the Sheriff countered, a smile nevertheless creeping up on her.
« Oooooh I wanna see ! Show me a hat trick, Cait ! » she grinned, clasping her palms together, cracking her knuckles, « Throw me whatever you got. »
Her boss said nothing and sighed, leaning back.
« You can't just do magic on the spur of the moment, » she shook her head.
« Awww Come on ! I am so ready for this ! You want an audience ? Consider me the best you could get ! » and with that she started clapping her hands together loudly.
Cailtyn burst into a small fit of laugher, doubling over. Her partner grinned and settled down.
« Now that's the smile I love. It's just not like you to be so upset and moody. »
Caitlyn raised and eyebrow at the bad lie.
« Well okay, but this is our day off ! Let's just enjoy the time we have. »
The Sheriff paused and looked at her.
« You know, sometimes you say things that are not completely crazy. »
« I keep moments like these to impress you, boss » she said sarcasm dripping.
Said boss snorted, taking off her hat. She dipped her hand in it and pulled out something, twirling it around her finger. It took some time for Vi to catch onto that smug smile, and then her eyes widened. Jumping to her feet, she hastily emptied her pockets and glanced to the table where the small watch had been and noticed that it was missing.