（ at least it wasn't a thank you for your service. most people are happy to clock him as just a cop, not many recognize the ranger motto, and the sort of people comfortable throwing around those platitudes don't usually give anyone a few shades south of lily white the time of day to begin with.

still, he snorts. ）

You think these people have bars of soap to spare? That's your first mistake.

（ come on, man, they're obviously low on supplies. the comment works — sort of. it does cut the tension, but then there's the joking-but-not implication that he'd actually stoop to that sort of hazing shit, and after a moment: ）

I'm not mad. I just don't like magic.

（ it's not like he's been announcing he's a shifter all over the place either, but the longer he's here the less he cares. it's not earth. ）