012 // [VIDEO] // DON'T YOU WANNA KNOW HOW WE KEEP STARTING FIRES?

[echo_of_utopia]

[ Today Sofia Lamb is wearing long sleeves. This is not unusual, but it needs to be said.

She does however also look... worn, somehow. The lines on her face are just a little bit deeper, the bags under her eyes just a little bit darker and her clothes and hair which are normally perfectly in place are just a little bit offAnd yet this is probably

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voice;

[detectiveace]

.... [ what the hell is this oh god. ]

Doctor Lamb?

[VIDEO]

[screamsofutopia]

[ She jumps from her seat and spins around. ]

Where?!

...

...

Oh.

[ Turns to the cam again. Sits down. Smiles sweetly. ]

Yes?

voice;

[detectiveace]

. . .

I'm assuming that inquiring about your health is completely moot.

[VIDEO]

[screamsofutopia]

[ She stares off into space. ]

Moot. I like that word.

[ Oh right, pay attention to the screen. ]

And how are you today? Can I prescribe you anything? A taipan perhaps?

voice;

[detectiveace]

I am... Quite fine, thank you. However, I do have a few questions for you. [ BE BRAVE. BE PROFESSIONAL. ]

Who are you and where do you come from?

[VIDEO]

[screamsofutopia]

I am Doctor Sofia Lamb and you have a very short attention span.

[ She tilts her head curiously. ]

Is that why you always write things down? Because you can't even remember somebody's name, even though they just said it in their transmission, even though you even addressed them like that when you answered?

voice;

[detectiveace]

[ BE PROFFESSIONNAAAALLLLLLL. You might notice a little annoyance to her voice, though. ]

Not at all. To both my reasons for note-taking and your identification.

While I've only had one conversation with Doctor Lamb, her behavior was completely different. Considering I've seen this exact change in behavior in another's mirror, I will assume you are Doctor Lamb's mirror self.

Now, answer my above questions. Where do you come from, besides from the other side of the mirror? Do you have Doctor Lamb's memories of home? Memories of here? Also, how do you identify yourself? Do you honestly believe that you are the original Doctor Lamb?

[VIDEO]

[screamsofutopia]

[ Lamb looks away, rolls her eyes, taps her hand on the desk impatiently and at one point flexes her fingers, watching as for just a moment her skin turns red and her veins bulge with what looks like lava.

She doesn't interrupt, at least, but you lost her somewhere around note-taking. ]

voice;

[detectiveace]

[ oh dear god. ]

Your threat achieves nothing. Answer, please.

[VIDEO]

[screamsofutopia]

[ She hears the word 'threat' and decides to join the conversation again. For a moment she looks genuinely confused, because... well, she is. Her threats are nowhere near as subtle and chances are she didn't even notice what she did with her hand. ]

I'm sorry, I wasn't listening. What was the question again?

voice;

[detectiveace]

[ sigh. ]

Your memories. Do you share them with the other Doctor Lamb? Or not? Yes or no, quite a simple question. It requires little attention or thought to answer.

[VIDEO]

[screamsofutopia]

[ She pauses for a moment, thinking. ]

Yes.

[ She sounds confident, but at the same time gives off the air of somebody who just took a stab at the capital of Bhutan rather than somebody answering a question that concerns themselves. ]

voice;

[detectiveace]

. . .

[ deep breath. ]

Certainly. Thank you for your time. Please abstain from, um, taipans for the time being. Or any other snakes in general.

[VIDEO]

[screamsofutopia]

Why?

[ No snakes? YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE, WOMAN! ]

voice;

[detectiveace]

They're hardly beneficial to your lifespan.

[VIDEO]

[screamsofutopia]

I had one.

I'm fine.

[ She ponders this. ]

Not a taipan though.

[ Ponders it some more. ]

I guess better safe than sorry. So no taipans then.

[ She smiles. ]

Want to meet up and share a cobra?