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[noir] Episode 22: In which bhamba is boiled harder than the dodo eggs in his lab

Jul 20, 2011 23:46

When it came down to it leadership was a ship just like any other boat. Impressive thing to show your dames, but stay on it too long and you get sick. And I'd been sick of playing cops and robbers long before they upped the shine on my badge and made me a glorified paper-pusher ( Read more... )

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bone_genius July 22 2011, 07:56:22 UTC

The clock reads just after twelve thirty, and I'm off at three. God. Will this day ever end? I really am too smart to be sitting at a desk all day, typing up notes and answering the phone. "Good afternoon. Chief Bhamba's office. To whom am I speaking?" Over and over. Fake cheerful voice every time. It's mind-numbing.

Good thing there is nothing better for me to be doing.

Well, not until the evening, anyway. Then I get to go to my Baby's "office" and drag him home. That's the best part of my day, the night.

Not right now, for sure. The phone's ringing again. Ugh.

[Cue the fake cheerful voice, which is also a good octave higher than her usual speaking voice.]

Good afternoon. Chief Bhamba's office. To whom am I speaking? [Pause.} Okay. Just a moment please.

[She puts the call on hold, then hangs up the phone. She approaches to the Chief's door and taps lightly.]

Chief Bhamba, sir?

angel_junk July 22 2011, 21:03:18 UTC

"What? What is it now?"

Something about her voice put me off. Probably the fact that I was hearing it in the first place. Lady usually brought one of two things: Great coffee or bad news. And my cup of Joe was already steaming on my desk.

bone_genius July 23 2011, 09:30:00 UTC

There's a call for you on line two. I'm sorry sir, he didn't sound too happy...

angel_junk July 23 2011, 19:08:44 UTC

"They never do! When was the last time anybody called to tell me that flowers were beautiful and the sun was shining out of his keister?"

A glance at the display, a glance at a blinking monster. I tapped my desk before I tapped the button, but this wouldn't go away. Play it legal and your problems never go away...

"I'll take it, I'll take it. Just get me more coffee! And a bear claw, stat!"

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