Comments | playingbadcop: [12|accidental video] you'll never get that taste outta your mouth

playingbadcop

[12|accidental video] you'll never get that taste outta your mouth

Nov 01, 2010 17:31

[The room that Stango unwillingly shares with Lamb is empty only for a moment, and then the door slams open and violently closed again, making everything on the nightstand jump. He stalks over to the bed and sits heavily down, elbows on his knees, fingers in his hair. His hands are smeared with blood, thick around and under the nails, and he daubs ( Read more... )

lost, guilty dog barking, who did you lose?, so much gore, a cigarette won't help, getting so much mileage out of j, hide your eyes, whoops, once a cop always a cop

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Video hurricanebomber November 1 2010, 22:04:18 UTC

Who's dead?

Video playingbadcop November 2 2010, 04:04:45 UTC

[Crap, the video is on. Stango groans, rubs his eyes and goes to answer it. He looks utterly wrung-out.]

Jay.

Video hurricanebomber November 2 2010, 04:11:41 UTC

What happened to him?

Video playingbadcop November 2 2010, 04:41:16 UTC

I--

He--

I don't wanna talk about it.

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And as my first act back in office as your nemesis, I will be a huge bastard. fraterminor November 1 2010, 23:30:59 UTC

You look unwell, Detective.

I expected no less! playingbadcop November 2 2010, 04:07:24 UTC

[Benny is already back up and answering his messages, and I'm sure everyone will be kind and fail to mention it if his eyes happen to be a little red-rimmed.]

Get lost.

/bastards about fraterminor November 2 2010, 05:13:27 UTC

Honestly, I ask after your health and this is the thanks I get? Manners, Benny.

[Why yes, we are particularly snarky this evening.]

/menaces with comb playingbadcop November 2 2010, 05:27:47 UTC

Listen, Pendergast Two--

You--

Look, can we do this later? Now isn't a good time.

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[ACTION] Are you getting blood on the sheets again?! echo_of_utopia November 2 2010, 04:07:41 UTC

[ The room that Lamb shares with Stango is often empty for a reason, the reason being that Lamb chooses to spend most of her time, day or night, in the clinic, her practice or anywhere else that isn't the room she shares with Stango.

Today however she just can't stay out. Too much effort involved in not thinking about Alex. She needs rest. Or a flying camera robot with machine guns.

She hopes she will be able to decide in the room.

She hopes she will find it empty.

Well. ]

[ACTION] what do you mean AGAIN? playingbadcop November 2 2010, 05:03:32 UTC

[It's just bad timing, he's not actually throwing the communicator at her. He was throwing it at the wall, and didn't expect her to be coming in. He looks a mess with bloodied hands, hair on end, and bloodshot eyes staring at her in surprise. He's sitting rather haphazardly on the bed, one leg folded in front of him, the other dangling over the side. He has failed to remove his shoes.]

Can't you knock?

[Venomous as always, but some of the sting is removed by his hoarseness, his inability to keep his voice steady.]

[ACTION] I MEAN THAT-- OHMYGODSHOESOFFTHEBED! *ARMFLAIL* echo_of_utopia November 2 2010, 05:50:20 UTC

[ Knock before entering her own room? Not likely. She would have said so, in a voice more weary than accusatory, but dodging the communicator comes first on her list of priorities.

Second then is an assessment of the situation and quickly catching on to the fact that his anger does not seem to be directed at her; not more than usual, anyway. ]

Are you injured?

[ She steps closer, trying to see where the blood comes from, marginally wondering if it comes from somebody else and if now would be a good time to put on her pollen-throwing gloves, just in case. ]

[action] NAG NAG NAG, THAT'S ALL YOU EVER DO playingbadcop November 2 2010, 14:03:20 UTC

[Uncharacteristically, he does not continue to glower at her. Instead, he flops back onto the bed and turns his baleful gaze to the ceiling.]

I ain't hurt. I found a body, that's all.

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[audio! leaving messages for Stango for once] paper_knight November 2 2010, 04:20:29 UTC

Benny?

[He wouldn't bother, but there was that strange video transmission earlier, and this is the first time he's seen the detective in days, and is that blood?]

What happened?

playingbadcop November 2 2010, 05:05:52 UTC

[Time for a major throat-clearing session.]

Somebody got killed. Hey, Meltzer, you ever take home videos?

paper_knight November 2 2010, 12:34:00 UTC

I've never had occasion.

There was a transmission from the forest. Was that when...?

playingbadcop November 2 2010, 14:00:39 UTC

You might wanna start, there's--

[He stiffens up all over.]

I didn't see no transmission. What was it?

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hyperintuitive November 2 2010, 05:33:19 UTC

Mr. Stango? Are you okay?

playingbadcop November 2 2010, 05:36:35 UTC

I'm fine. You got a camera? Keep one on ya, if you can. Try not to be alone.

hyperintuitive November 2 2010, 05:42:51 UTC

[Well that sounds nice and ominous....]

A- a camera? Why? Is there another event happening?

playingbadcop November 2 2010, 05:45:18 UTC

Like a video camera. It's not an event. It's...there's somethin' in the woods, but as far as I know, it's never killed nobody before, until now.

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