001. VOICE/ACTION ☤

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--ome on, you piece of crap. [ Even if you don't know her, Leslie sounds more than a little stressed out. Her voice even sounds a bit tight but if anyone asks, she'll blame that on the whole suddenly in an unfamiliar fountain in an even more unfamiliar city thing.

She sighs and then there's just the chatter of the people near the fountain for a moment before she realizes she got her device to work. Finally. ] I really hope you guys can hear this because this is all the warning you're gonna get: when I find you, your asses are mine. [ Apparently she thinks this is only going to be heard by a couple very specific people. ] Kidnapping isn't cool, even if it's an attempt to cheer someone up. Especially then because, surprise, it doesn't work. In fact, it just kinda pisses them off.


ooc: As stated, she's in the fountain, so feel free to have your characters run into her there!

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[He's quite a sharp reader of faces, of physical and verbal tics. But he doesn't comment on her restraint. He comments on something else.]

Bad break up?

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[ She frowns a little - the wound's fresh and she doesn't feel like talking about it with a stranger, even if it's one with Casey's face that Kelly knows and seems okay with it - and nods. ]

Yeah, you could say that.

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[It was an easy conclusion - there aren't many situations bad enough to warrant being dumped in a fountain as a distractions, without being so bad that 'cheering up' wouldn't be an appropriate aim.

That, and Chase showed up here in the week after his marriage fell apart. Like recognises like.]

Then if nothing else, you've got some distance.

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[ She lets out a sound of almost-amusement (it's not really that funny, after all). ] That's one way of looking at it, I guess. If I wanted this kind of distance, though, I would've booked a vacation, not opted for kidnapping and being dropped in a fountain. [ But she'll deal. ]

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Me too. But the slopes at Aspen are busy this time of year.

Somebody got you settled in yet?

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[ She nods. ] Buddy of mine from home is here and gave me the second room in his apartment. You've actually apparently met him. His name's Kelly?

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[Oh, well that's interesting. And it explains that double take from earlier.]

You must be the girl he was convinced put me up to wearing a wig and faking the accent.

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[ The smile isn't exactly wide or anything, but it's amused despite the edge of sadness she can't seem to shake. ] You must think real highly of us so far. [ After all, Kelly saying she put him up to that and her thinking her friends had kidnapped her to cheer her up? Not exactly the best first impressions. ] But yeah, I'm Leslie.

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I try to give people a few days before I judge. [Lies, but he is at least open to changing his opinion.] Robert Chase. You're a firefighter, too?

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EMT, actually. We're stationed at the same firehouse. [ And live together. ]

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[orly.]

Seriously? We should hook up.

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...as in get together and chat sometime? Or are you just really bad with pick up lines? [ She's really hoping for the former. ] Because the accent's nice and all, but I'm gay.

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...Professionally. I head up surgery and ICU, at the hospital. Paramedics are in short supply.

Although, good to know you like the accent.

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Good thing I showed up, then. [ Possibly already having a job lined up and she hasn't even been here a full day yet? Score. ]

Yeah, well. [ She shrugs slightly. ] You know us Americans and our weaknesses for them.