D A Y 0 8

[founds]

CHAPTER 2

NOV 7TH | 54℉☀(windy)

▸ Parka up for a cold an--*CHSKSSS--*- windy day in Blackwell folks! I sure do hope--*CHSKSSS--*-search team down at the lake won't--*CHSKSSS--*---*CHSSK--*-trouble out on the waters. Professional divers have been going in since dawn, let's give it up for the professional --*CHSKSSS--*-!!

▸ Old Lady Petunia has paid me to say DO NOT SEEK OUT THE ANGELS--*CHSKSSKK--SK--SSSH--*- In fact, there are no such thing as angels. See how easy that was? No angels, no problem.

▸ And now back to our --*CHSKSSS--*-regularly scheduled programming.

THE RISING IS NOT IN EFFECT

Comments

[eternalboy]

That close, huh?

[ doesn't even know his name... Sam... ]

This town is full of lovely personalities, I'm sure you'll find someone.

[ the elevator makes a noise and the doors open. ]

[espish]

[slips through the doors and sticks out a foot to keep them from closing on ben.]

It's not all bad. Nobody's shot me yet.

[there's still time, though, since it looks like he's gonna be here a while. joy.]

You seem to get on with everybody, but I guess you have the benefit of experience here.

[eternalboy]

Not with everybody.

[ ha ha... ]

[ let's get these to the van. ]

[espish]

[he'd forgotten the bad breakup thing. seems like everybody here's got at least one. oh well.]

Well, close enough for government work. On that note, do you see yourself inviting much of the department over? Maybe I caught them on bad days, but Blackwell's finest seem a little... Rough around the edges.

[they seem like assholes.]

[eternalboy]

I can invite them, but it's another matter if they'll actually come. Because... you know, like you said. [ makes a face. he could definitely use happier co-workers. maybe he should actually become a firefighter and hang out with Nicola all the time. yes they just met for the first time few hours ago it doesn't matter. ]

And I doubt alcohol can get any things out of them. Things you wanted to hear any case.

[ yes he knows what you're trying. ]

[espish]

That's not really what I was thinking of, though now that you mention it maybe I should've.

[he really just wanted to know if there were any bearable people on the force. well. any others. apparently not.

gage's probably not coming. that's probably a given.]

I guess karaoke night can wait a few days.

[eternalboy]

[ the answer is no. they're all awful. stay away from them for your own sake. ]

We could go to karaoke right now.

[ Right Now. ]

[espish]

You know, I would, but I had this traumatic injury a few years back, and now every time I look at a karaoke bar my knees lock up and I pass out.

[this is a very dry, very flatly delivered joke, but it's definitely a joke. backs out of the hotel's front door and holds it open for ben.]

[eternalboy]

[ snorts as he passes him and goes through the door. joke all you want, they're going to end up in karaoke one day. ]

Shame, I'm at my best when I sing Britney Spears.