The whole thing was pretty fucked up, yeah, but I don't blame them for thinking it was me. They had reason, and they figured out who the real murderer was less than a day later anyway.
[So it's not like he was dealing with the whole thing very long, and as stressful as it was at the time it's kind of amusing looking back, at least as far as that part of things goes. The rest of it, such as who the real killer was, was not at all amusing.]
There was a limited suspect pool, because due to a particular event that occurred it could only be one of a few people who were in the right place at the right time, and we all knew each other. I was the newest person in the group, so it was easier for them if it were me than someone else, and I did fit the profile well enough.
[And, after a moment, he adds--]
I also sarcastically confessed, because I was angry they suspected me.
[Which was not exactly the most intelligent thing ever.]
I probably should've been, but the people accusing me were Dr. Brennan and my co-worker, who is now her husband, Agent Booth; we weren't as good of friends as were are now, but we were still friends.
[So he'd been kind of... Upset, about the whole thing.]
And I was also really young still, so I'm just going to blame it mostly on that.
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[He may have tried a recreational substance here or there as well, though he certainly didn't make a habit of it.]
Of course, there was also the time that Dr. Brennan was being framed for murder, and I didn't exactly arrest her.
[Which was honestly way more illegal than anything else he did, but he regrets none of it.]
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Sorry my illegal activities weren't illegal enough for you.
[Although that said--]
It wasn't exactly my fault, especially since I didn't do it, but I did once get arrested under suspicion of being a serial killer.
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Wait, seriously? That's not juicy, that's just fucked up.
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The whole thing was pretty fucked up, yeah, but I don't blame them for thinking it was me. They had reason, and they figured out who the real murderer was less than a day later anyway.
[So it's not like he was dealing with the whole thing very long, and as stressful as it was at the time it's kind of amusing looking back, at least as far as that part of things goes. The rest of it, such as who the real killer was, was not at all amusing.]
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[And, after a moment, he adds--]
I also sarcastically confessed, because I was angry they suspected me.
[Which was not exactly the most intelligent thing ever.]
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Seriously? I thought you'd be more... you know...
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[Explain yourself.]
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I probably should've been, but the people accusing me were Dr. Brennan and my co-worker, who is now her husband, Agent Booth; we weren't as good of friends as were are now, but we were still friends.
[So he'd been kind of... Upset, about the whole thing.]
And I was also really young still, so I'm just going to blame it mostly on that.
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[Which was... Not great, and only Lance knows that Zack didn't actually murder anyone, but he can't say so due to confidentiality.
So, moving on--]
What about you? Aside from not registering your focuses and some trespassing you told me about, any other crimes I should know about?
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[Well, that's actually kind of a hard question to answer.]
Probably theft, technically? And... I don't know. It depends.
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[Leave her alone, Lance!]
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'Something' like a useful item left lying around, or 'something' like a fancy car?
[He's not really bothered by stealing on the grand scheme of things, but there are definitely different levels of it.]
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[She lets out a little huff.]
Don't give me that look.
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[...Or okay, he is giving a look, but it's not meant to be a bad look.]
I mean, I really don't care about stealing anything, as long as no one's getting hurt. Especially not the sort of thing you're talking about.
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[But he's looking at her a little more seriously now.]
Is there something wrong?
[He didn't mean to upset her to end up on a sensitive topic or anything.]
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[That was a little too insistent. She tries again.]
No. I just don't want you to think I'm a giant asshole or something.
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[He says it without hesitation, and it's genuine.]
It'd take a lot worse than some theft.
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Yeah, duh. Because I'm awesome.
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Sure. That's totally why.
[But even though he says it in a sarcastic, teasing manner, it's still genuine too. She is pretty awesome, after all.]
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