LJ Idol Season 9 Week 18 - Disinformation

Aug 19, 2014 05:53

“Dr. Engles?” Dr. Joy Velasquez stood in the doorway looking at Don Engles. The assumption was easy to make, since he was the only person in the lobby aside from the receptionist ( Read more... )

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adoptedwriter August 19 2014, 15:49:28 UTC
The dialogue in this works really well to move the story. AW

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lapis_lazuli615 August 19 2014, 22:55:29 UTC
Thanks! And thanks for reading! :)

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uncawes August 20 2014, 02:48:53 UTC
Scumbag!
He must be really smart though - he beat the psych tests.
I guess everyone knows a Dr Engles, and wishes they didn't.
Nice work, again

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lapis_lazuli615 August 21 2014, 06:21:32 UTC
Sociopaths are ridiculously good at working psych tests. It also makes it very hard to break their spell once they've woven it around you.

Thank you. :)

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jem0000000 August 21 2014, 02:37:15 UTC
Oh, dear. What a dreadfully unprofessional interview; you'd think she would have had some warning, from that.

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lapis_lazuli615 August 21 2014, 06:20:11 UTC
Completely and totally unprofessional, and playing to every single one of her weaknesses. But then, don't we all know someone like that?

Thanks for reading!

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jem0000000 August 23 2014, 03:36:26 UTC
You're welcome.

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halfshellvenus August 21 2014, 05:03:45 UTC
Aw. I feel sorry for that poor woman. Engles conned her very well. :(

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lapis_lazuli615 August 21 2014, 06:22:39 UTC
You know, sometimes it really makes me wonder about myself as a person, when stuff like that comes through as a writer. Am I just that good at reading people? Or am I a bit of a sociopath myself?
Ah well, so long as it makes for a good story, right? :)

Thanks for reading!

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karmasoup August 21 2014, 07:23:22 UTC
Oh, goodness, I have missed about three of the episodes you've listed here, so I'm going to have to go back and revisit them, to figure out why this guy seems slimy and makes me feel about this encounter like I should go shower.

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lapis_lazuli615 August 21 2014, 14:45:12 UTC
I felt the same way after I got done writing this one. He was my chekhov's gun, but his part in the story just got bigger, apparently.

Thanks for reading!

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