24 - Couldn't You've Put On a Proper Uniform?

[thinkb4ublink]

[Here's Slater in his usual long coat and 'you're all a pain in my backside' expression.] Listen, I don't know where you new lot are coming from, but stay out of the way unless you know what you're doin'. Unless you do know what you're doin'... in which case just don't get in my way, all right? Enough trouble...

Just here. [He sends the latest intelligence of what's going on.] Don't leave a mess.

Comments

[technophilic]

Define 'mess' in this context. [ This is a serious question and no she won't say please. :| ]

[thinkb4ublink]

[Serious question gets a serious, if contemptuous, answer.] Bodies.

[technophilic]

If I am attacked, I will fight back with necessary force. [ That's her way of saying no. ]

[thinkb4ublink]

And murder isn't necessary. I've got enough dumbasses who think they're big willin' to kill, you start adding to that number I'm going to have my boys shoot on sight. Stay out of the way and you won't get hurt.

[technophilic]

If you attempt to kill me, I will not hesitate to do the same to you. I desire only to be left alone.

[thinkb4ublink]

Then make sure of that by keeping out of the way. It's called 'retreat'.

[lastmanstanding]

[Detective Hoffman of the GCPD has perhaps heard speeches like this before? He's just gonna sit here and glare.]

Influx of new people might mean something. I just wish they weren't all fucking-civilians.

[thinkb4ublink]

[Lieutenant Slater gives him a highly sceptical look.] Mean what? Mayor's taken to using our criminal element as a tourist attraction? 'Gotham: Welcome to the Gangster's Paradise'? [Pause as he considers.] Mind you, wouldn't be surprised.

[lastmanstanding]

Some way to generate capitol to help the rest of the civilians still here? Anything to rebuild the infastructure?

Throw me a bone here I have something like twenty people near the stadium who're excited about all of this.

[thinkb4ublink]

[Slater shakes his head.] You don't blow up something before you rebuild, that's villain thinking. When did we ever get so much as bone, Hoffman?

Yeah, this is a laugh-riot. I'm havin' loads of fun, aren't you?

[lastmanstanding]

Can't think when chief. What's important is we're still here and still doing what we can for the people who're left. [Even if it's a struggle day-by-day-by-]

Not the day to day activities. I'm talking about all this extra network chatter. You might want to say something to people so they don't get excited.

[He looks amused] ...I feel like a detective again, actually doing some sleuthing.

[thinkb4ublink]

[Slater says nothing about the little speech. He's too tired to care. He does this job just to do the job. It's not like other jobs are all that safer any more. Problem is they all need gimicks and eventually that's going to be accounting or paperboys.] Already have.

[He doesn't look terribly amused.]

[19centconstable]

...Mr. Slater?

[thinkb4ublink]

Lieutenant. [What do you want?]

[19centconstable]

L-...oh. Lieutenant. I'm...Constable George Crabtree.

How might I help?

[thinkb4ublink]

Just find the nearest police check point and back them up. They'll be able to tell you what needs doing.

[19centconstable]

Yes, sir. Right away, sir.

...

Where...might that be?

[thinkb4ublink]

[Huff.] How the hell would I know where you are?

Just look for flashing blue lights, Constable.

[themountie]

Oh, dear.

...Are you doing all right, er, Officer Slater? [He's guessing.] Can I assist you in some way? This is some ways out of my jurisdiction, but I am an officer of the law.

[strangehistorian]

I would second this.

[thinkb4ublink]

Just stay out of the way.

[thinkb4ublink]

You can tell me how is it you happen to know my name but not my rank. It's lieutenant.

[themountie]

Of course. An... accident of misinformation, Leftenant.

[thinkb4ublink]

Right. [It's not clear whether or not he believes him, but regardless, he's not going to push it.] It's a triage situation and we're haemorrhaging badly. I'm not going to say leave the looters and vandals alone but prioritise people over property. Don't engage alone even if it looks like you're an even match.

[themountie]

Of course. Where are you, sir?