Dr. Valini Morse (valini_morse) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-08-21 17:33:00

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Meme: Horror Noir
It was a dark and stormy night, a solid downpour expected the smell of the air, and the grimiest corners of the city were doing their best to live up to expectations. There'd been a string of murders that the police were baffled but tight lipped over, and one victim's family had been driven to hiring a PI to get any answers.

Valini Morse, aka the Shrink, stepped out of the taxi to walk over to both the scene and her partner, scanning the corded off area. "Huh. Reminds me of my last break-up. Clingy bastard." With a sigh, she stuck her hands in her coat's pockets and looked over Lena's shoulder. "Whatcha got so far?"

Must contain: Silly agency name, ~~forensics, fighting evil,~~ fashionable trenchcoats and flowy scarves, ~~molotov cocktails~~, motorcycle chase and ~~seedy bar~~

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Re: At the Dank Lab

bio_nerd
2013-09-15 12:03 am UTC (link)

"Wonderful. I'll just go make that with the time I don't have and the bike I don't own," she sighed and rolled her eyes. "See, I tried using those stories but apparently most people don't consider that acceptable dinner conversation. Really cuts down how much I can answer for the 'How's work?' questions."

Lena took her seat and was more than happy to let Val get their caffeine fix. "Sounds about right from the angle of the hit to the back of the head and the cut. Well to add to the cliches, the whack from behind was a blunt object, no sharp edges, and yes, probably a bat. And yes, our killer was, ironic drumroll please...a lefty. If the machine there works, I might be able to get a comparison point for if we have a suspect. Because you know the backlog in the system means sending a request is pretty much like a message in a bottle, you never know if it'll get there. In the meantime...got an idea what our next step is? I've got an idea of one stop we should hit but that should hardly take up all our time."

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Re: At the Dank Lab

valini_morse
2013-09-15 04:11 pm UTC (link)

Valini smirked crookedly and nodded. "Whose mistress do I have to find cheating to get us some better equipment? The ones with easy cash flow would like us to not be that good at catching them." Snorting, she took a sip of the coffee. "No matter how many times I say that I'm a detective, somehow they always hear ''s secretary.' My revenge is pyschoanalyzing their love lifes or kinks right there at the table." She gave a smug and proud look, because stooping to others' level wasn't too bad.

"Oh that hand of darkness. Lefty narrows it down a little, I'll keep an eye on which arm the thugs wear their watch." She scrubbed her cheek and shook her head. "Pound the pavement. We can't find anything or anyone hiding down here. Except for a new strain of mold maybe." Snorting, she smirked. "Let's hit your idea before we have to start plying the middle bosses with booze."

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Re: At the Dank Lab

bio_nerd
2013-09-17 02:27 pm UTC (link)

"Everyone's. Preferably with each other." Lena took a sip of coffee and ended up snorting into her cup at the thought of Val as the sassy secretary around here. "Oh god the number of complaints we'd get about you if you were the secretary here. Nobody would get past the front desk. Though now I suppose I now know why you're not on the top of the dinner guest list."

"Hey, that mould being cultivated in that old beaker is worrisome! Well anyway, late at night, target was obviously followed, from where is the question. Cue the next cliche." She held up an evidence bag with a crumpled up cocktail napkin with a name on it. "Apparently our victim didn't empty his pockets, convenient. It's no matchbook, but it is a place to start."

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Re: At the Dank Lab

valini_morse
2013-09-18 07:16 pm UTC (link)

"I don't want that many pissed off arm-candies crying for my head, thank you. Death by clawed manicure." Val gave Lena a put-upon expression on her opinion as the secretary, even if she was of the same mindset about the situation. "Which means less time wasted; contrary to the name, those parties are a lot of bellyaching about business and exchanging catty gossip. Not even useful gossip."

She took the evidence bag to examine the napkin. "You can feel how soft the wetted parts are, so it's from tonight." Lifting an eyebrow, she waved it at Lena. "Feel like a Rob Roy and asking a lot of strangers personal questions? Two of us will make canvassing the bar easier."

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	Re: At the Dank Lab bio_nerd 2013-09-23 09:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Well next time one of those comes up, does this terribly dank and dark lab look preferable? If so, you can drive the bike-powered centrifuge we'll set up." A slow smirk spread across her face. "Oh Rob Roy will have nothing on us. Let's go, partner." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At the Dank Lab

valini_morse
2013-09-24 05:41 pm UTC (link)

She snickered and put down the evidence, waving Lena's comment off. "I will totally swap night with you the next time one comes up. Even you'll be bored to tears and regret the waste of makeup." Laughing at Lena's enthusiasm, Val walked over to pick up her coat, feeling sober enough to go back into the breach once more. "Shrug off the labcoat and practice looking vapid and amazed at air floating by. We've got work to do."

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	Re: At the Dank Lab bio_nerd 2013-09-24 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Wow, you'd like...do that for me?" She said in her, eerily good, impression of a vapid airhead before returning to her normal voice as she took off her lab coat and shrugged on a jacket. "And why do I have to be the airheaded one here?" Though it was a laughing complaint more than anything serious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At the Dank Lab

valini_morse
2013-09-26 11:56 am UTC (link)

Valini made a remarkably childish face at having to give up the luxury of being told she needed to marry, or relegated to fashion gossip. "Because," she explained cheerfully and took Lena's arm lightly while they walked. "Men like it when women only pay attention to them, not remember all the dirt they just said. The more it looks like you might drown yourself in a tea saucer, the safer their secrets."

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	Re: At the Dank Lab bio_nerd 2013-09-27 12:38 am UTC (link)
	"Well I would hope you had my back on that. I mean, I would save you from drowning in your tea saucer, the least you could do is return the favour," she laughed and walked with her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Dank Lab valini_morse 2013-09-28 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"Please, between the two of us we could drown any gin-sponge and make a compelling case on the bus boy," she scoffed with a snort. "And really, if you actually were in danger of drowning in a tea saucer, you'd want to just finish it all any way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Dank Lab bio_nerd 2013-09-30 12:20 am UTC (link)
	"If I was in danger of something like that, I'd hope you had the good sense to get a more intelligent partner. Or at least have a few ditzy replacements lined up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Dank Lab valini_morse 2013-09-30 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	"No one can replace you. I'd have to get a decent field forensic, and a lab technician who can resurrect ancient machines, and a drinking partner." She sighed sadly, shaking her head. "That's too much work, it's easier to keep you from drowning and be done with it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Dank Lab bio_nerd 2013-10-02 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	"And I'm grateful the tedious aspect of the hiring process gives me job security," she winked. "Now, off to find some targets?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Dank Lab valini_morse 2013-10-04 12:40 am UTC (link)
	"Let's go knock over some barflys." http://www.scribbld.com/community/marvel_nextgen/574336.html?view=31830912#t31830912 (Reply to this)(Parent)

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