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Speaker 1: "Dude, come look at this, I think I've got something."
Speaker 2: "Let me guess. more kitsunes?"
Speaker 1: "No, no, this one's real. Check it."
[ten seconds of silence]
Speaker 2: "Waste of time."
Speaker 1: "N-no, c'mon, jus- look, I'll show you."
Speaker 2: "Don't bother. We see dragons her size all the time. In all departments."
Speaker 1: "That's not what I'm talking about! I mean, it is, but... but not like that. Look, this is REAL, ok? Like an actual lead. Not just odd occurrances. Just, c'mon, ok?"
Speaker 2: [sighs] "Fine. What is it?"
Speaker 1: "Ok, look here in the feed, where she goes into the restaurant. Notice how her head is just about level with the sign?"
Speaker 2: [affirmative grunt]
Speaker 1: "Alright, now fast forward thirty-six minutes, and... Freeze frame."
[twelve seconds of silence]
Speaker 2: "Wait, that's... Go back." [brief pause] "Ok, go forward again."
[eight seconds of silence]
Speaker 2: "That's... not level at all. That's like a whole foot, you think?"
Speaker 1: "Thereabouts."
Speaker 2: "You sure it's the same dragon?"
Speaker 1: "Most likely. All the features are same, except the size."
Speaker 2: "You really did have a lead for this one. See if you can get a clear enough shot to run facial recognition software on her, and run her identity through a check for morticians' records. I'll see if I can track her down while you're working on getting more data."
Speaker 1: "Sounds good to me. This been a crazy year, hasn't it?"
Speaker 2: "Yeah, no kidding. This could be a big break, though."
[forty-six minutes of no dialogue, intermixed with frequent typing sounds and occasional coughing or humming.]

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