chapter word count: 262

noir heart: twenty-two

"You're right, it's not." He reluctantly concedes the point.

"So…" she begins, and briefly turns her head toward the table before flicking her eyes back up to him, "have we reached the stage of the interview where there is a question as to whether I hated my late husband?"

"If you want." he grunts noncommittally.

There's a dark expression that flashes across her face before she opens her mouth, yet her words are every bit as calm and emotion-free as before. "My husband was a dictatorial man; he liked to engender a sense of fear within anyone in his circle of influence, including me, and he had numerous methods of eliciting that fear. So, did I hate him? Absolutely. Did I kill him?" she pauses, only to offer the ghost of a smile as she slowly shakes her head, "absolutely not."

"Think you can prove that?" he asks, cocking a suspicious eyebrow.

"No. As the creator of the theory, the burden of proof entirely upon you – I cannot prove my innocence just like you cannot prove my supposed culpability." Elsa says smoothly.

"What makes you say that?" Jack asks, and he realises that it's not a conversation any more…it's a game.

"If the police truly believed I am who you think I am, and you had evidence to support that belief, surely I would be in…" she pauses, only to rather pointedly glance down to roughly where his crotch is hidden under the table and back up to his eyes with a racy expression, "handcuffs?"

lunasnoir: yay! Banter is so fun to write, especially between these two.
miki fubuki: um, think I have some glue around here somewhere...*dives into plot bin, tosses out jelsa comedy oneshot* nope, that's not it...*tosses out a Gipsy Danger figurine* sweet! Been looking for that for ages!
heartonfire: does that make me an enabler? I have no idea how I'm able to draw people in, but if it happens, then awesome.
hornedgoddess: It's been advertised on Syfy (lol) here.
stefalove: Oh, she gets flirtier.
oninoko: :D you got it.

breaking news! Well, fracturing I suppose. Possibly hairline crack. Maybe a mild shudder...ANYWAY, OGaV chapter 24 "Alone in a Crowded Room" is almost done!