Case #6: Video

[19centconstable]

[George is standing in his room and squinting suspiciously at a patch of wall next to him

Comments

[thebestnose]

Why would rats determine what you sleep in?

[19centconstable]

My uniform is made of quite hardy material, and I witnessed an incident with a ferret and a man's...tender bits.

...I'm sorry about having to say "tender bits".

[thebestnose]

Apology accepted. Sometimes talking about things like whatnots is inevitable.

But there were no rats in your room, were there?

[19centconstable]

No, but they can get into all over. Back home, during a rain, I've seen rats the size of pumpkins come up out the sewers.

[19centconstable]

I'm sorry? Don't tell you about what?

[19centconstable]

I don't think that I was. Why are you sure?

[mrs_persson]

The rats are sorted-either Dracula ... well, dealt with them, or they vanished when the flood ended. I doubt they got anywhere else in the ship; they were quite insistent on staying in O'Brien's room.

[19centconstable]

Thank goodness for that.

Although I can't say I would have minded if the Admiral had had to furnish us all with several ratting dogs.

[mrs_persson]

Considering his usual sense of humour, I'm surprised he didn't, now that you mention it. Perhaps even he has his limits.

I do, however, now have plenty of cage traps in the event we ever need them again.

[19centconstable]

Perhaps he was waiting for someone to ask? Dogs are quite a responsibility, and I'd hate to see one stuck with someone who wouldn't care for him properly.

Let's hope that we don't.

[19centconstable]

Thank you! I have. I'm looking forward to it.

Don't go wasting good food just yet: I'm told they've all been taken care of by a Dr. Acula.

[19centconstable]

Were you badly afflicted by the flood, Doctor?

My mistake, then. All of it really. I suppose I must have dreamed that I heard a rat in the wall. I have dreams like that quite often. You know: when you think you've woken up out of a dream, but really you're still dreaming? Generally, plums seem to be involved.

Private. Written. - Oh, you make me laugh.

[acertifieduser]

Do you think we could reschedule? I could use a day or two to get cleaned up.

Private. Video. :D

[19centconstable]

Cleaned up from what? Has something happened?

Private. Written.

[acertifieduser]

From laziness. Relax, man.

Private. Video.

[19centconstable]

You're going to need two days in the bath?

[Well now George is concerned.]