And wouldn't you know that at that instant is when the authorities begin to show up.
Sand grabs his temples...and looks apologetically at Tara before speaking to everyone else.
"Chimp, wait. Caleb and I will deal with the authorities. Zan can give the rest of you a teleport back to whereever you want to be at the moment - or you can stay and help.
I'd like to meet for debriefing and other group discussion in two days at the complex. The ENTIRE team - including you, Detective. I'm available to anyone and everyone if they want to talk one-on-one before then." A pause. "If anyone else has designs on stepping away from the team, please take the next couple of days to think about it, but please wait until we meet for a final decision." Another pause. "I'm sorry if I come off as impersonal, but I think we can all agree that in one way, shape or form or another...we need a little time to heal and to catch our breaths before making any decisions on what our collective next move will be."
Another pause. "You all did well today. I wish the results equaled your efforts. I also wish I could be whatever you need right now...I'm sorry."
He walks over to Tara, and thinks directly into her head. "I'm here if you want to talk, although I don't blame you if you don't. Can we find time to chat before the meeting, once you at least catch your head a little bit?
Outwardly, Tara is a statue. Inwardly, Sand and Brainwave can feel everything become quicksand and shattered glass before she abruptly cuts them all off. Alone isn't a good place to be and she doesn't want to be there, but right now, it's the only place she can be.
"Yeah." Chimp's not convinced. He's planning, as soon as he can, to get away to drink himself into a stupor. The desire for drink is returning, and with a vengeance.
Better to avoid the gathering in two days by just drinking through it. Easier than facing them all off and getting canned that way.
The desire is returning - Tefe's machinations definitely have a time limit.
What Brainwave did, however, doesn't - and he takes the time to reinforce it mentally. Chimp can *want* a drink all he wants - but he's going to find that wanting and having are going to be like Presley and the Pistols, to coin a phrase.
Lets see how long it takes him to figure out specifically what was done to him. Hank thinks to himself.
He'll deal with the repercussions later. But this is a lesson that needs to be learned.
Sand grabs his temples...and looks apologetically at Tara before speaking to everyone else.
"Chimp, wait. Caleb and I will deal with the authorities. Zan can give the rest of you a teleport back to whereever you want to be at the moment - or you can stay and help.
I'd like to meet for debriefing and other group discussion in two days at the complex. The ENTIRE team - including you, Detective. I'm available to anyone and everyone if they want to talk one-on-one before then." A pause. "If anyone else has designs on stepping away from the team, please take the next couple of days to think about it, but please wait until we meet for a final decision." Another pause. "I'm sorry if I come off as impersonal, but I think we can all agree that in one way, shape or form or another...we need a little time to heal and to catch our breaths before making any decisions on what our collective next move will be."
Another pause. "You all did well today. I wish the results equaled your efforts. I also wish I could be whatever you need right now...I'm sorry."
He walks over to Tara, and thinks directly into her head. "I'm here if you want to talk, although I don't blame you if you don't. Can we find time to chat before the meeting, once you at least catch your head a little bit?
He then turns to Caleb. "Let's get this done."
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“Yeah, let’s, uh … lets get this over with.”
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Better to avoid the gathering in two days by just drinking through it. Easier than facing them all off and getting canned that way.
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What Brainwave did, however, doesn't - and he takes the time to reinforce it mentally. Chimp can *want* a drink all he wants - but he's going to find that wanting and having are going to be like Presley and the Pistols, to coin a phrase.
Lets see how long it takes him to figure out specifically what was done to him. Hank thinks to himself.
He'll deal with the repercussions later. But this is a lesson that needs to be learned.
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