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035 [VIDEO

May 09, 2010 05:29

[A few minutes off midnight and Chase is at a desk in the Diagnostics office. The papers spread out in front of him imply that he's at least been making an effort to catch up on charting but, bored and weary, for as long as the monitor has been on it's shown him doing nothing but tossing an oversized tennis ball from hand to hand ( Read more... )

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voice // justdoingmyjob May 9 2010, 13:32:45 UTC

Where are you going?

voice // worksmart May 9 2010, 23:33:56 UTC

Are you home right now?

voice // justdoingmyjob May 10 2010, 22:52:27 UTC

Yeah.

...where....

voice // worksmart May 11 2010, 04:16:10 UTC

I need you to do something for me. Go round the apartment, get any of my notes, my reference books, scrubs-- anything related to my job. Get it out of sight.

voice // justdoingmyjob May 11 2010, 04:41:11 UTC

...okay. I'll take care of it.

[ that tone is saturated with tethered apprehension ]

But what are you doing?

voice // worksmart May 11 2010, 04:58:24 UTC

I'm taking care of something else.

[Their tones match in that, something extra in Chase's. Over the line it's hard to tell if it's hope or fear.]

voice // justdoingmyjob May 11 2010, 05:05:10 UTC

...keep me posted.

[He knows that everyone and their neighbor is hearing the siren-mother call, but he has no proof that it's always a trick or that it will end badly, so he keeps these thoughts to himself, indicated by a half stifled sigh.]

And keep your eyes open.

[It's as close as he can get to saying 'I think it's a trick' without saying it outright, and it feels a little mean to even imply, but he has to. This whole thing is worrisome.]

voice // worksmart May 11 2010, 05:13:47 UTC

[Chase isn't expecting traps, not from the one voice that was always meant to be a guide to him. On the other hand, he stopped expecting much from her that way long before he lost her.]

I'll call you.

voice // justdoingmyjob May 11 2010, 11:58:10 UTC

[Peter's mother issues are quite different, and so even if he did hear that voice he would be inclined to ignore it, to shut it out, to run the other way even. But Angela, not a phantom of her but the actual woman, could always find a way to hook him, so it's lucky he hasn't been under the curse today, as a phantom would likely do worse---if that's possible. Not knowing anything much of Chase's background, Peter makes no assumptions but the reply he gets is less than satisfying and the frown he makes at the device might be nearly manifested in his voice.]

Alright.

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