Fic: The Art of Being Lost and Found (27/?), blue cortina, dakfinv

[dakfinv]

Title: The Art of Being Lost and Found (27/?)
Author: dak
Word Count: 1300 (this part); (39,115 in total, so far)
Rating: blue cortina
Warnings: none here
Summary: Post 2.08. When the Guv goes missing, CID is saddled with an inept "interim" DCI. To find Gene, and the truth, Ray must team up with a hated enemy.

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Comments

[wesseling]

Ray near-carried him down the hall to his junk room.

Haha, that's what my parents call my room. ;)

Let me just say this: YIPPIE! Sam's free! (well as good as...) At least he's not going back to that asylum. Sam can put up with the stench of vomit (carrot chunks, I think it was) in a cell, right? Gwen can bring him some treacle sponge. ^^

[dakfinv]

Well, he's not going back to the asylum yet. ;)

Thank you!

(There should definitely be some treacle sponge involved later.)

[seileach67]

YAY SAM'S OUT!! *dances* Loved the what-do-we-do conversation--I knew Sam would wind up having to crash with one of them. Let's hope that Ray loses track of the pills and Sam is able to start thinking clearer again! *waits patiently for more*

[dakfinv]

Thank you!

Ray isn't really that organized. It's possible a few pills could slip through the cracks. ;)

[mistress_pol]

“He can’t. Me mum don’t like nutters in the house.”
*snort* Chris has the best lines.

YAY, Sam's out!! :D Let the fun begin...

[dakfinv]

Thank you!

[mikes_grrl]

Another great 'set up' chapter, I'm looking forward to the Ray and Sam interaction. Because I'm cruel like that. LOL!

On a more amusing note, it occurs to me that one reason I love your fics is for chapters like this. Yes, you've got great characterizations and fantastic plots etc. etc. but these smaller bits of interaction and plot development are wonderful. I mean, in MY fic, most of this whole chapter would have been as follows:
Ray did not like the idea himself, but he convinced Dr. Wynton to put Sam in their 'protective custody' and after a few drug-induced delays, finally dragged a mostly-unconscious Sam Tyler out to his car.

There. Done. Bwwwahahahaha!!!

But no, you turn it into a gripping little tug-of-war scene between the Dr. and Ray, between Ray's conscience and Ray, and between Chris and Ray. Just fantastic, how you do that. ♥

[dakfinv]

See, I get annoyed with myself for not being able to move things along quicker. All I really wanted to write a specific scene in the next chapter, but my brain stops me and goes, "No. No you have to write this first. Then this. And you have to show that. Then maybe you can get to the scene you want." (This is why I don't attempt drabbles.)

But, I'm very glad that you like these chapters because my brain just sees them as necessary stepping stones to get out of the way and I feel like I'm boring people with them.

So, thank you!!

[culf]

Sam is free! For a short while, at least.
And he's sleeping over at Ray's house. *is happy*
I hope they won't force him to take his medicine, and that Sam starts regaining himself again!

[dakfinv]

It's me writing this. Of course they'll force him to take his medicine! (At least for a little. :P)

Thank you!