Humor in Detecting: Ramiro's Remarkable Quest

The first time I saw him, it was just a little too late.

I had been tailing the man for two blocks now. Not a hard job, considering that he walked with the plodding determination of a boulder rolling downhill. To look at him, you would think he was in no rush to get anywhere, but I knew better. The air around him was tense and expectant. He had the look of someone who wanted to be somewhere else. Now.

He turned the corner sharply, and I quickened my pace to follow him around. There he was! Right in front of me! I reached into my coat pocket for my badge and gun, only to realize that both were still in the car.

"Hey!" I shouted, running towards him "Stop right there!"

The man wheeled around, his eyes going wide at seeing me. For a second, we stared at each other silently. Then he threw his head back and laughed like a hyena.

"Hahaha! You're a cop?" He said between cackles "This is fucking priceless! Hahahaha!"

"Yes!" I snapped indignantly "That's exactly what a cop would say!" My mind raced as I tried to figure out how this could have happened. This wasn't supposed to happen! Of all the things in this world, why did I have to be a cop? Why couldn't I be an office worker or something? Anything but a cop! The man - no longer laughing - was pulling out something from his jacket pocket and pointing it at me.

"W-wait!" I stammered "Don't shoot! You don't understand! What you did wasn't right!"

"You're the one who doesn't understand shit," He replied coolly "I've done nothing wrong." The object in his hands glinted in the sunlight, and I almost screamed when I realized it was...a camera? No...that couldn't be right...it looked far too small for that...and what was with those strange marks on it? I wasn't sure; it seemed more like an art project than anything else, with some strange runes etched into its surface and glass-like material surrounding them...but how could such a thing do any harm? And then another thought crossed my mind: what about guns? Were guns even illegal these days? Could people just walk around with guns? It didn't seem possible...but then again, this whole situation didn't seem possible either...