035 [VIDEO

[worksmart]

[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

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voice;

[vicodincrutch]

Have you been staring into the TV static too long?

Hello?

voice;

[worksmart]

[The PDA is fumbled from his pocket somewhere between floors. He's obviously catching his breath.]

Not now.

voice;

[vicodincrutch]

So you can follow through with your booty call?

voice;

[worksmart]

What?

[A frustrated sound and the rest is muffled, probably against his shirt.]

I'm sure it was coming from here.

audio;

[worksmart]

It's fine. I'm busy.

[Short, staccato and between noticeably quick breaths.]

audio;

[worksmart]

No, I went off the screen to do something which I'm busy with now. I didn't even know it was recording.

[A sigh, because all's quiet in the hallways for now.]

I think I'm hearing things.

voice;

[7thborn]

Don't worry. The lightning won't hurt you.

voice;

[worksmart]

Funny.

[More distracted than annoyed.]

voice;

[7thborn]

I try to be.

[Pause.]

So apparently I'm, what, interrupting your random urge to go for a jog?

voice;

[worksmart]

Yes, that's exactly what you're doing. Now if it's not urgent maybe you could--

[A sudden drop to silence.]

audio;

[adamantined]

[Silence on the line at first, considering the possibilities, then -]

Where's the fire?

[From her tone, someone might actually think she believes there is one.]

audio;

[worksmart]

[Having fielded a few of the same sort of questions by now he's getting snappier.]

No fire. [And then, as if aware of it] I can't talk right now.

audio;

[adamantined]

There's a big difference between can't and won't.

[It's imperative to break down that difference in one way or another.]

So there's no fire. Where are you going?

audio;

[worksmart]

I don't know yet. I'm trying to-- hello?

[That's obviously not to Claire, too quick and urgent and loud enough to be heard along the hallway. He's not running, but his steps quicken.]

[chosered]

What are you thinking about?

[worksmart]

[That voice doesn't even register at first. Give him a second.]

Kenny?

[chosered]

Yes. Hello.

[worksmart]

Why are you asking me girlfriend questions?