12/20 | case #006: video - late morning

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

Looks like the dude was put behind bars already. Glad to hear that. Anyway, I hope people are alright. Stripp-- you still around? Haven't heard from you in a while. D? You there? Or did you an' yer partner go somewhere? Maggie, too... damn, lotsa people I wanna keep tabs on.

And... uh... hey, Jade's friend, whoever you are-- I'm glad you found Jade. Sorry I didn't tell ya earlier. But I'm damn glad she's got a friend like you.

Um... Aurora, I'm sure yer alright. You didn't stay out when all the stuff was goin' on, yeah? Oh... um... if ya don't mind, wanna come along to that pResonance thing on Christmas eve?

[He beams at the feed for a moment before turning red and realizing that he didn't filter anything.]

Whoops.

[He abruptly cuts the feed off.]

Comments

voice;

[thorny]

A more physically adept friend would have been better in the given situation, I think.

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

But still... uh... to be honest, I think that even without me around to speed things up, Jade would have been alright with you.

... I didn't catch your name, by the way.

[He scratched the back of his head sheepishly.]

voice;

[thorny]

I wouldn't have allowed any other outcome. [firmly]

I'm Rose Lalonde.

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

[Wow. The ladies he keeps meeting really are feisty-- even the teenage ones!]

I'm Detective Leon Orcot-- well, actually, I'm not a detective anymore, but I used to be back home [He laughs.] Old habits die hard and all.

voice;

[thorny]

They say that a habit can be broken in twenty-one days, although I've never seen research to back that up to a satisfactory degree for my own standards. Regardless, it's nice to trade names in a more pleasant situation.

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

Hey, I kinda beg to disagree with that, man. Tried to stop smokin' an' it didn't really work out for me-- so I went right back to the habit. Tried to shift to lights, tho'. But those are really for pansies.

voice;

[thorny]

Likely because the saying doesn't take into account the addictive nature of some habits, nor the profound effect that stress can have on a person's willpower. There are a large number of factors driving the problem.

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

... [He takes a moment to process that all.] You thinking of becomin' a doctor or somethin' when you grow up?

voice;

[thorny]

In many ways that's a correct assumption - I wish to be a doctor of the mind rather than the body, however.

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

Doctor of the mind... you mean a psychiatrist, right?

voice;

[thorny]

Correct. I thought that much was rather obvious.

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

Tho' 'm a detective, I'm not really one for big words an' all.

voice;

[thorny]

You might not fare very well in extended conversation with me, than. I'm rather infamous for my penchant to pull Byzantine words from seemingly nowhere in order to insert them in otherwise normal conversation.

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

... I can see that. ["Byzantine" uh... that was something from History class, right?]

voice;

[thorny]

It's an unfortunate habit that I've been battling to curb for some time now to no avail.

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

Really?

Oh yeah, 'fore I forget, there's this dude from the Watch-- Aion-- who wants t' get in touch with ya.

voice;

[thorny]

Really. It's nigh impossible for me to prune my garden of words to something satisfactory.

Is that so? Whatever for?

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

Huh... maybe you gotta practice? Like-- y'know, someone tellin' ya if they don't understand some of yer big words?

I think he just wants to check up on the visitors left here in th' city. Since there's only a sorta handful of us left here... I think.

voice;

[thorny]

Oh, they do. All it does is give me an excuse to disparagingly explain my word usage to them.

Well, he's more than welcome to speak with me and take his census. I'm certainly very much still here.

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

Huh. Then... how will you... uh... trim down yer words?

I'll let him know that he's welcome. [He beams.]

voice;

[thorny]

Through sheer force of will alone, when I'm so inclined.

Thank you.

voice;

[bulletsncursing.livejournal.com]

Heh. I bet y'have a damn strong one. A will, I mean.

voice;

[thorny]

If I didn't before I've certainly tempered it to endure monumental strength by now.