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Oct 31, 2008 02:39

"Roger, would you please read me the file for the Thames Serial Drowning case again? I'd like to go over a few of the details ( Read more... )

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ijk_mno October 31 2008, 08:20:15 UTC
You are not where you were a moment ago.

*As gentle an explanation as L can manage.*

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a_llucinari October 31 2008, 08:29:41 UTC
B's heart skipped a beat when he turned to face the voice addressing him and saw L standing there. L had been dead for years. This was simply impossible.

B pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and nodded, fighting to maintain his composure.

"I see. Can you tell me where I am, or how I got here?"

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ijk_mno October 31 2008, 08:31:21 UTC
You're in a mansion between dimensions, and we're not quite sure how people arrive here.

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a_llucinari October 31 2008, 08:43:42 UTC
B nodded again, slowly, and glanced down the hallway, searching for a mirror or a clock or a light switch to turn on, something to test whether this was a dream. Perhaps he'd passed out - it wouldn't have been the first time B had immersed himself so deeply in a case he'd forgotten to eat and sleep until he'd driven himself well past the point of exhaustion.

How is he alive ... ? B thought for half a second he'd heard someone whisper the question at the back of his neck, but he quickly shrugged the idea off. Shock, perhaps, of seeing L - L - talking and breathing and right in front of him. It was a logical question, after all.

"Alternate dimensions, you mean? They do, in fact, exist?"

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firm_detective October 31 2008, 08:44:07 UTC
*L has left the kitchen, wearing an Inverness cape and deerstalker cap, on his way back to his room. His right palm is bandaged, as is the left side of his forehead, under the hat.*

*He pauses, taking B in with his bland gaze, before commenting,*

Of all the people who come and go through this place, I have never once seen Roger.

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a_llucinari October 31 2008, 08:56:48 UTC
B blinked twice, struggling to maintain a calm facade. Despite the cape and cap, it was apparent to B that the man addressing him was none other than L - and L had been dead for years. How was this possible?

"I see. This isn't my office?"

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firm_detective October 31 2008, 09:11:03 UTC
*He pulls a large Meerschaum pipe from his pocket, and gives it a quizzical look before responding.*

No, it is no one's office.

*A B, with an office, looking for Roger...? A hint of thoughtfulness passes into his expression. He is surprised, too.*

When were you last certain that you were there?

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a_llucinari October 31 2008, 09:36:04 UTC
"I was there just a moment ago. I was in the middle of working on something rather important."

B frowned, tugging again at the ribbon on his wrist.

"If this isn't my office, could you tell me where this is?"

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always_ashes October 31 2008, 13:47:36 UTC
[At the mention of Roger, A thought for a minute that it was her B...but she quickly realized she was mistaken.]

Hi, B...you're new, right?

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a_llucinari November 1 2008, 20:43:42 UTC
B studied the girl critically. He couldn't recall ever meeting her before, yet she seemed to know him, and he found that more than a little puzzling.

"I don't believe we've met."

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always_ashes November 1 2008, 21:08:31 UTC
Ah....probably not...multiple universes.

Hi, I'm A.

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a_llucinari November 1 2008, 21:23:11 UTC
What little color was present in B's face drained almost immediately after the girl introduced herself, and he heard a voice at the back of his neck shout What?! as he took a startled step backwards. A small piece of his brain attempted to discern whether he had actually just lost his composure and shouted in disbelief or simply imagined it, but he quickly brushed it aside as he shook his head and stared harshly at her.

"No you're not."

B labored to keep his voice flat and firm and even. If he didn't, B feared he might scream at the girl.

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tickle_me_el October 31 2008, 21:32:13 UTC
I don't think Roger is here.

[He almost wouldn't be surprised, but - no, he's quite sure that he's never seen him here, at least.]

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misamisal November 4 2008, 20:41:12 UTC
::she smiles softly, sympathedically::
Oh, hello there. New, I take it?

((ooc: Technically, she's in possesion of a Death Note, so since he has the eyes, he won't see her numbers. ;) ))

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