“Maybe they need a good pranking. Still, it is a reversal of the norm, where I’m the one that isn’t on your last nerve, hopping up and down frantically on it.” He let Hakuba do so, though he had a Chershire cat grin now. Despite that, he noted the weariness. “Perhaps you could take a break? Or at least deal with casework that isn’t so irritating.”
“I can’t take a break… too many murders going on. Too many many cases being closed when they really shouldn’t be…” Hakuba frowned. "…And, I really would hope that you wouldn’t intentionally do that to my last nerve. That sounds decidedly uncomfortable.“