42. [Action]

[justcautious]

[At the City Station]

[Chris has had something weighing on his mind a little bit all day, even if he has been grinning for no reason, occasionally. He manages to go for at least the first half of the day without saying anything, but after a while, he's having a little bit of difficulty concentrating on anything else. So he brings it up. Police

Comments

[makesfolktalky]

[Ray will staring at you, Chris. The piss taking will come later. Fair warning.]

The 'ell 'ave you been shaggin'?

[justcautious]

Penny. She told me last night.

[makesfolktalky]

Bloody 'ell. She never is.

[justcautious]

[Chris nods.]

Yeah.

[And then he pauses for a little bit to make sure he doesn't give away that this was the first time for them.]

Jus' said she thought I should know, if I didn't for...cos...she felt guilty an' all. If I didn't know. She died before comin' back t'the City an' endin' up alive here.

[makesfolktalky]

Christ. Sort of thing t'put a bloke right off, that.

You sure that weren't jus' 'er way of tryin' t'get rid of you?

[justcautious]

...didn't think of that. [Chris looks taken aback before he realises something.] Only she was dead. I mean. Heart not beatin' an' that. Never really noticed before.

[makesfolktalky]

Blimey. Didn't think even you were enough of a div t'miss sommat like that.

[justcautious]

It in't THAT obvious. Not if y'aren't looking for it.

[makesfolktalky]

Your bird though, in't she?

[He's still weirded out. But apparently not so much he won't torment Chris over this. So he smirks.]

Eh. 'Ave t'make sure we keep you away from the mort'ary from now on. Wouldn't want you gettin' tempted now, would we?

[justcautious]

Yeah, but it in't like I go an' check all me girlfriends for a pulse. Be strange, that.

...

That ain't funny.

[makesfolktalky]

Well, you don't go about checkin' 'em, do you? Jus' the sort of thing you'd prob'ly notice if you was shaggin' 'em.

Yeah, it is.

[justcautious]

...well, I didn't.

I'm not goin' t'be shaggin' bodies in the morgue, okay?!

[makesfolktalky]

Nah. You'll be wanting t'take 'em out of there t'dinner first, mate.

[justcautious]

I won't. S'not like they're still movin' or nothin'. Penny might as well be alive, except she's dead. ...y'don't think people'll think I like the...other sort of thing, though, do you?

[makesfolktalky]

Prob'ly, yeah.

[Shrugs.] Still dead, in't she?

[justcautious]

Well, yeah, but....yeah.

How many people d'you think know...?