Fuck yeah. Reigning champion, babe. Undefeated record. You can call me Your Majesty from now on.

( local man on the verge of crashing out over party game. local woman celebrating like she won the fucking lotto over dumb little game, bouncing girlishly in her seat. a dark curtain of hair swishes over her shoulder, flicked like confetti, for good measure. she settles down with a fading twinkle of a laugh. )

Warmer. You really wanna know the answer, detective? ( she winks, playful. ) It was me.