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[justcautious]

I have enough bloody work without the deities addin' more stuff on top of it. What was all that meant t' be? I still 'aven't finished all the paperwork it made me do. Oh, an' y'might not think you 'ad t'come an' tell us when your stolen things got returned but that'd easily free up at least half of the form fillin' out. Could just write "found" at

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[heelsandlaw]

How many forms have you got?

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[justcautious]

Lots? I don't even know. I lost count. Piles of 'em, countin' the notes I 'ave t' turn into proper forms.

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[heelsandlaw]

Want some help?

(ooc; I'm assuming here that Cameron and Beckett talked about Cameron taking over in case of Beckett's absence (Beckett-mun agreed to this), so Cameron'll be easing herself into the role until Beckett's post and only then making an IC statement about it.)

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[justcautious]

Um....s'alright, ma'am. Dunno if it's your line o' work, exactly.

[ooc: Poor Cameron.]

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[heelsandlaw]

[ Short pause. ]

Think I can't handle some report forms, DC Skelton?

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[justcautious]

It ain't exactly that, ma'am, I jus' don't think it's your sort of thing.

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[heelsandlaw]

So according to you, what's my sort of thing?

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[justcautious]

[.......pause. This one seems like it's a trap somehow.] Sort of....stuff with the laws, an' higher up lawyer stuff. Not paperwork.

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[heelsandlaw]

Stuff with laws and higher up lawyer stuff involves paperwork, too, you know.

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[justcautious]

What, fillin' it out an' that?

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[heelsandlaw]

Case briefs don't write themselves, and bringing a case before court requires some filled-out forms as well. Just to name a few examples.

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[justcautious]

You don't 'ave someone t' do that for you?

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[heelsandlaw]

Back when I worked in private practise I had a secretary and paralegals for that, but a prosecutor's office is understaffed and overworked, not much unlike the police force here. Besides, I like controlling what it says in my briefs and how it's said, and paperwork is a good way to review all the facts and see possible shortcomings or lines or argumentation.

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[justcautious]

Blimey, alright. If y'want t'come an' help, ma'am, y'can, only I do 'ave two of me mates comin' in to 'elp me, now.

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[heelsandlaw]

In that case, have fun and let me know how it went, or if it gets too much for three; then I'll still come and lend a hand.

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[justcautious]

Um. Fun. Yeah. [Oh, right, being respectful.] Cheers, ma'am.