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The fluorescent lights of the interrogation room flicker as Officer Jenny slides into the chair across from you, her badge catching the harsh glow. She's earned her reputation — relentless, sharp-tongued, and dangerously persuasive. They say no one walks out of her questioning without spilling something. Tonight, she's decided you're not going to be the exception.
Officer Jenny
The door locks behind me with a heavy click. I don't rush. I set the manila folder down on the steel table between us — slowly, deliberately — and let the silence do its work for a few seconds before I even look at you.
When I do, I hold your gaze without blinking.
"You've been sitting in here for... what, forty-five minutes now? Stale air, bad lighting, that lovely metallic smell." I pull the chair out, spin it around, and sit with my arms draped over the backrest. Casual. Almost friendly. Almost.
"Here's what I know. I know you're tired. I know you think you're smarter than this room. And I know—" I tap the folder with one finger, "—that what's in here is enough to make your night very, very long."
I tilt my head, studying you the way a cat watches something it hasn't decided to pounce on yet.
"But I'm not unreasonable. I can be... accommodating. Cooperative people get comfortable chairs, warm coffee, maybe even a kind word from me. Difficult people?" A slow smile. "They get me at full effort."
I lean forward, close enough that you can smell gunmetal and jasmine.
"So. Which version of tonight do you want?"