Greg and Kendall exit the lift.285Please respect copyright.PENANAdLZQPjIQHY
"Remember, just a talk and nothing more." She looks up at him. "You don't want to risk getting the chief in more trouble."285Please respect copyright.PENANAg9pSkxw79Y
"Yeah yeah yeah, I know." He rolls his eyes. "Go be useful. I'll catch up in a bit. I know what I'm doing."285Please respect copyright.PENANAcp2VlcfmOu
Kendall sighs, "Alright, Greg." She walks away towards the IT-department.285Please respect copyright.PENANAAcsf0LInbS
He watches her walk away for a moment before looking around for Simon. He doesn't see him around the offices so he goes down to the gym. Finally, he hears the pair of voices he was looking for. He dips silently into the locker room and hides just on the other side of the first row of lockers along the backside of the wall.285Please respect copyright.PENANAvP4V87kWOr
The door opens with a slam moments later.285Please respect copyright.PENANARjTLeCYJJV
"Ow! Simon! Watch it, bro!"285Please respect copyright.PENANAUxJPrMnaYg
There is a chuckle. "What, Robster?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAgDMsDK8K6Y
"You know what! That was my nose!"285Please respect copyright.PENANArfNqn48ZR1
"Agh, you're too sensitive."285Please respect copyright.PENANA7oBa6ZyjKu
Gregory sticks the end of his foot out in front of Simon and is rewarded as Simon stumbles over and nearly falls.285Please respect copyright.PENANA0TBo67wxZz
"Mmh, sorry, Simon, Robby, didn't see you there." He smirks.285Please respect copyright.PENANABSs2ETaT4l
Simon looks up at him with narrowed eyes.285Please respect copyright.PENANA0d711eecuc
"I think I left my towel back at the machines..." Robby says, starting to back away.285Please respect copyright.PENANAOoKFoUcyQ3
"Just wait right there, Robby." Greg nods at him before looking at Simon. "I'm only here to talk."285Please respect copyright.PENANAsJecoAeUUM
Simon snorts and crosses his arms, smirking. "What? Does McIntosh have you on a short leash, fido?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAdiffPWODt7
Gregory stands up straighter. "He might have talked me out of pummeling you, but what he doesn't know won't hurt him." He grins. "But if you'll just stand there, shut up, and bloody listen, I'll be civil."285Please respect copyright.PENANAC1sxlaNeuP
"Whatever." He rolls his eyes, still grinning.285Please respect copyright.PENANADM3wtVkbFZ
"That was a cowardly thing to do, to run whining to your uncle when Ian critiqued you. But I tell you, it won't happen again. Because, if I do find out you went whining back to him over something so stupid again, I'm going to wipe that bloody smirk off your face and shove it up your arse." He stands over him with a straight face that slowly turns into a menacing grin. "Then I'll wait. I'll wait until the doctors Dye have one super messy cadaver downstairs. You know, the ones with lots of blood and guts dripping everywhere. I'll grab you by that greasy mop you call hair and wash their floor with you.285Please respect copyright.PENANA14X7txaH0e
The smirk and color drain from Simon's face. "You wouldn't."285Please respect copyright.PENANALEEIVtR5n4
"Do you know that for fact?" He raises a brow. "And you can feel free to tell your bloody uncle about me. The worst he could get me on is common assault at this point. It'd show how much of a chicken you really are and I'd be out before I have time to sit on the bench. And once out, the first thing I'll do is to come visit you."285Please respect copyright.PENANATEDKaph6Uv
He looks at Gregory in silence now.285Please respect copyright.PENANAh9c5rehoxo
"And want to know the real reason why I'm going so easy on you today?" He grins. "Because I've heard that Tushingham dame your uncle sent in is going to make your week a living hell, too. But if she doesn't, I will the moment she's gone." He grabs a handful of Simon's black hair and forces him to meet his gaze. "Do we understand each other, Inspector Greene?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAIFeda6VK7Z
Simon only snorts, rolling his eyes again. "Like I'm scared of you." He then smirks.285Please respect copyright.PENANAAATR1RA2Zi
Gregory narrows his eyes as he releases his hair and wipes his hand on his trousers. "Maybe I'll bloody break your nose after all. Robby would gladly say he hit you in the face with his locker door, wouldn't you, Rob?" He glances over at the Indian.285Please respect copyright.PENANAJdP5QwUpwI
Robby looks at the floor and nods.285Please respect copyright.PENANA03TA5fWNfN
"See? This one knows when to be quiet and follow directions."285Please respect copyright.PENANA7Trr6hLeSR
Simon shakes his head. "Is that all, Harris? Are we done now?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAsIwvzYy0NM
He presses his mouth into a thin line. "Yes, I am done, but don't you forget this chat." He says lowly.285Please respect copyright.PENANAUlK9wLngGt
"I promise I won't..." Robby mumbles off to the side.285Please respect copyright.PENANAwImLJcQJTb
Gregory sighs, almost appearing amused for a second. "Well maybe you can keep him out of trouble then." He gets the door handle and glances back at Simon. "Because this is your one and only warning, Simon. Chief McIntosh is your superior officer. You are to give him your utmost respect. I'm done with you being an insolent prat. Try me if you dare and you'll see I'm not kidding." He then leaves the room, slamming the door behind himself.285Please respect copyright.PENANAo2YCRbWHYo
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Meanwhile, Kendall walks into the IT department. She looks around the small group of geeks and finally spots Rufford in the corner with another guy. She walks over, watching as Rufford hands the other guy a stack of papers.285Please respect copyright.PENANAnRM8Dcs2B9
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"Thanks again, Smith—Or, or am I to call you Rufford?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAH52oW6MWXs
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"Whichever you want." Rufford smiles, sitting back in his chair. "And of course, anytime."285Please respect copyright.PENANA4qP7Dekcoh
The unknown guy nods to him before he turns and tips his hat at Kendall. "Miss," he says as he passes her and leaves.285Please respect copyright.PENANAS9HDcMDhZb
Kendall raises a brow as she drags over a stray chair. "Making new friends, Ruffy?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAKQY8et0R1K
Rufford chuckles as he closes a browser window. "He's the new guy, just trying to make this easier on the poor boy."285Please respect copyright.PENANA05nvB0s2LT
"What was his accent anyway? Irish?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAkT6vp2FWMm
"Perhaps, or Scottish? Not my area of expertise."285Please respect copyright.PENANAgOAz4426aL
"What department?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAwyurwZvBRQ
Rufford looks thoughtful. "I think a basic officer right now. I think he said his name was Callum Frazier? I just gave him some basic information that might make his transition in easier."285Please respect copyright.PENANAE5gY4aYHmX
Kendall nods and sits down. "So have you found anything for our case?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAGbrPlWEoBH
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"Honestly, I haven't even looked yet. Today has just been barmy. It's like everyone and their cousin's computer has been having problems....stupid new updates." He mutters as he pulls up another window.285Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZY03PBW6n
"Oh! Then you won't mind if I do something really quick first?" Without waiting, she tilts the monitor towards herself and inserts a flash-drive into the hard drive.285Please respect copyright.PENANAC7CX32H4ff
"What are you doing?" He frowns slightly.285Please respect copyright.PENANAbdvQegvr8C
She glances at him as she types in what looks like gibberish in a small text box. "Putting my back door back into the system. I have to redo it every time you update the system."285Please respect copyright.PENANApdn0vipQjx
"So YOU'RE the virus that keeps showing up but I can't seem to exterminate." He exclaims.285Please respect copyright.PENANAJihk90ZGLl
"Shhh! It's not malicious, jeez. It's just so I can use these programs on my laptop at Greg's....completely harmless."285Please respect copyright.PENANANowxE9DRdj
"Completely lazy."285Please respect copyright.PENANA8pg7V7Fzeb
"You try finding time to swing by here when you're running around with Greg." She huffs. "And then having to deal with Simon nearly every time...trust me, it's not lazy."285Please respect copyright.PENANAGbGpO7G45U
Rufford just shakes his head. "What are we going to do with you?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAS79HdAwrYv
"Say bad Kendall and then look the other way would be okay, I think." She finishes typing a code and ejects her flash-drive. "Okay, she's yours again."285Please respect copyright.PENANAzB3v6w4Oxv
Rufford tilts the monitor back towards himself with a side glance at her. "One of these days you're going to get me fired."285Please respect copyright.PENANAsafJgElWCA
"No, what you have up and running in the background is what might get you fired."285Please respect copyright.PENANAArWXFpEgDU
"I haven't the foggiest what you're talking about."285Please respect copyright.PENANAdqCVFedtHs
"Mmm hmmm. So you're not playing LOTRO at work?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAY3wm5NWDAw
"Pffft, no."285Please respect copyright.PENANAIqTQeUOwSC
"Liar." She sticks her tongue out at him. "But you better not be taking EtTuBearte into Moria without Regina and I."285Please respect copyright.PENANAD7Z9kvg9Qz
Rufford looks dramatically offended. "I am a bear of my word! How dare you make such dastardly accusations?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAdmhMWKFTvo
"Ah hah! So you admit it!"285Please respect copyright.PENANAGYqZ0gyfo2
"I admit nothing." He grins and pulls up a database. "Victims?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAkircQZNr5h
Kendall hands him her notes from the Dyes. "So far, those four. Looking for all the usual."285Please respect copyright.PENANAwlsH2p6Dti
"Alright, you want the results while you're here or emailed?"285Please respect copyright.PENANA5cdkKvOBci
"Would both be too much of a bother?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAkWkJubf6O2
"Not a bother at all."285Please respect copyright.PENANAzVJbJm1Mww
"Brill." She scoots the chair closer to see the screen. "So how is Regina doing anyhow?"285Please respect copyright.PENANA1SSmqQAqAi
Rufford blushes softly under his freckles. "She's wonderful as always."285Please respect copyright.PENANAJYQcy4kKse
"You haven't asked her yet, have you?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAVsDEX5gYXJ
"How did I know you were going to ask that?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAzCXwc92lkR
"So I take that as a no?"285Please respect copyright.PENANALz6uwBt2HL
"I just...I don't know, Kenny....She'll probably laugh or say no..."285Please respect copyright.PENANAQQW6U2zcRF
"No she won't! I've been your third wheel for what, three years now? She'll say yes. Trust me, she's waiting for you to."285Please respect copyright.PENANAorGkA5P7eF
He glances at her. "Maybe..."285Please respect copyright.PENANAsYliznzafT
"No maybes, just trust me on this one." She pats his shoulder. "You're a good chap. She's lucky to have someone like you."285Please respect copyright.PENANA3PmL4P43AA
"If you say so," he sighs before turning his attention back to the screen. "Got your notes out and ready? Starting to get results."285Please respect copyright.PENANANQ2vJQWyPR
"I do, but print a copy off for Gregory. He'll want to look them over in the cab later."285Please respect copyright.PENANAo8Mi5gyAE6
"Right, right...Say! Why haven't you tried getting him to play too? You know you want him there." He grins.285Please respect copyright.PENANA8oYjowtU8W
Kendall frowns slightly. "He doesn't do computer stuff."285Please respect copyright.PENANAsPzgUYInlM
"You and I both know he can if he wants to, and we both also know you can be very convincing."285Please respect copyright.PENANAR0uipLdJpw
"Yeah, but you know how competitive I am....And he'd be such a noob."285Please respect copyright.PENANAe9YA7KjoaO
"So teach him how to play! Maybe he'll develop some feelings while slaying orcs with you." He winks.285Please respect copyright.PENANA3JjMcdtA5H
Kendall snorts and softly smacks his shoulder with her notebook. "Oh shut up!"285Please respect copyright.PENANAwc9qerMqiy
Rufford laughs. "Okay, okay," he clears his throat. "Looks like Mr. Harrelson was recently widowed--widowered? You get the point." He scrolls down. "Ex-military... Wealthy background... Run for a local parliament member spot a few times, never was elected."285Please respect copyright.PENANAAGFD6vwwy9
"Anything else?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAWfBpY0eVao
"Nah. Rest of this is just blah blah, boring, don't care, not helpful. Let's move on to Mr. Vance."285Please respect copyright.PENANAnJk3WFKKIb
"Gregory knew him."285Please respect copyright.PENANA5cbRsZmMsK
"Oh did he now? Fascinating...But then, with his drinking habits I can't say I'm too surprised. Vance was a heavy alcoholic and playboy want-to-be. Numerous restraining orders from many women...Woah! Dude was busted for a couple black-market dealings, too...Don't really see much else on him. What did Gregory say about him?"285Please respect copyright.PENANAuskPkNd1tu
"Just that he was a heavy drinker and gambler and his dad banned him from all their parties."285Please respect copyright.PENANA8bFCc7KuFN
"Mmh, he must have made some money then with his dealings if he was rich enough to even consider Harris parties."285Please respect copyright.PENANAGyuMnimjcS
"Perhaps...Or struck it well in the casinos."285Please respect copyright.PENANAE0EkzdQex6
"Doubtful. Anyway, Ms. Laurel. She owns a small shop downtown. Recently divorced, has two kids. Nothing much more interesting than her hair and tattoos."285Please respect copyright.PENANA52zXBL1TeQ
"Her poor kids though...I mean, she was just found this morning." She bites her lip.285Please respect copyright.PENANAXQLC6ToqyD
Rufford glances at her and nods. "Probably will be going into their father's custody, so I wouldn't be too worried for them. Now, it's going to take a bit more effort to find anything on Mr. Moore with him being American...Hopefully the States will be cooperative and release any information they have to us soon."285Please respect copyright.PENANAHb0UXgPeWj
"Brill. Can you let me know when you have those results, please?"285Please respect copyright.PENANApjRQBUgjV9
"I'll email them right over and text you." Rufford prints off the documents and hands them to her. "Do you need a highlighter? Regina went a little barmy when I was restocking office supplies last weekend."285Please respect copyright.PENANAEfTIcBoKS1
Kendall chuckles. "In that case, I'll take two."285Please respect copyright.PENANAtRJYbvRx85
Rufford nods and hands her two from the drawer. "Say hi to Greg for me."285Please respect copyright.PENANAXDn5QL0hm2
"Will do, thank you." She nods, getting up from the chair. "And you, say hi to Regina and propose to her already! I'm still waiting to be a bridesmaid." She sticks her tongue out at him.285Please respect copyright.PENANAXgwUZHxtGX
"We'll see." He sticks his tongue out back at her. "Now shoo! Or I will start exploring Moria on my own."285Please respect copyright.PENANAziEv50jtw5
Kendall chuckles. "Later, Ruffy." She then takes her papers and highlighters and leaves the department in search of Greg.
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