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The Ginger Detective and His Lazy Sarcastic Hacking Partner Ep. 1
Sarcasm; the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

“Quiorra, why is it that I always end up between the bad guys and you on a computer?”
I swiftly decided to ignore my assigned partner, the eminent Detective David Barreck as it were, along with the constant sounds of flying grunts and bruised egos. The flying fists and kicks behind me flowed just as swiftly as my fingers over the keyboard. After a few moments, the noise subsided until only my partner’s heavy, slow breathing came up behind me. I didn’t even spare him a glance or pause in my typing to answer the silent question in his brown gaze, knowing he was giving me an eager look.
“I’m almost done.”
My short response turned into a groan as red lights flashed from the walls with long insanely loud honks of the security alarm following suit. One of the Mafia’s lower ranks must have slipped through David’s impatience, and a quick glance away from the screen to his deadpan expression confirmed it. He’s the kind of man who gives a straight face when annoyed or frustrated. Sometimes, his eye would even twitch, if he was really ticked off. That was one of my favorite expressions.
“Now would be a good time for you to finish up, Girly.”
I have nothing to say about the nickname. I am a girl after all. His gaze shifted from me to the door and back worriedly. I calmly continued to type at an astounding pace, chewing my favorite bubble gum. Blowing a small blue bubble, it popped before I let a bored response leave my lips.
“If only life were perfect.”
I only needed a few more minutes, then I could retrieve the information we needed. Well, that our boss over at the Police Department needed.
A moment of silence passed before my partner couldn’t seem to take it anymore. And what a blessed silence it could have been too. You know, if not for the really obnoxious red lights and blaring alarms. I refused the urge to sigh, only blowing another bubble instead, getting the satisfying pop afterward. His gaze moved over me, as if searching for something.
“Do you have a positive cell in your body..?”
I almost laughed at his defeated tone, as if he had already given up on trying to figure me out. However, my external expression hadn’t changed a bit as I continued my job. I finally broke through the firewall on the computer and smoothly plugged in a USB drive to start transferring the required information onto it. Finally, I removed my hands from the keyboard, turning the chair to look directly at the Detective. There was a bit of amusement in my eyes as I spoke with my usual heavy sarcasm.
“I’m positive you already have the answer to that question.”
He ran a hand through his ginger red hair as he...