[ Really short... Not imposing or intimidating... Genis's face grew redder the more he talked, half humiliated and half irritated. He gripped his own mug of hot chocolate tightly as he answered back: ]

I-I'm still a really capable police officer! Just because someone's short doesn't mean they're not strong!

[ At least if he could use his magic, he could say that he was strong. Not that he could feel any of the mana necessary to cast magic and back up that claim...

Moving on! Relaxing the grip on his mug a little... Okay, yeah, he should try to stay in character. And he thought about this earlier! ]

I decided to be a police officer so I could help people. There are always a lot of people who can't protect themselves, so I decided I wanted to be someone that would protect them. I like working in a small village like this, but my partner is really uptight...

[ He says that casually, like it's just some little, tiring detail... In all honesty, he isn't sure what the laws are here to necessarily uphold them to the word like his partner is supposed to. ]