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by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:46 pm

A ball of rage and nails was rapidly approaching Sam's office.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:46 pm

"Mister Stanton, why aren't you in the infirmary?" Ms. McManus asked, looking up from the flurry of activity she'd had to tend to that morning.

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:49 pm

"You need to find Nina, now, and lock her up," he seethed, each step bringing with it grinding and clanking sounds.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:51 pm

"I'm going over the police and fire reports right now."

"Again, why aren't you in the infirmary, seeing as you've half a hardware store lodged in you?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:55 pm

"I'm fine. Don't feel a thing," he muttered.

"She tried to kill me. She tried to kill my wife. She tried to kill ROBIN. If you don't try and find her, I will!"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:04 pm

"Will, right now I have London's finest working on investigating this. I need you to let them do their jobs."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:06 pm

"We've got, like, Cerbro and an army of creepy telepaths. Don't tell me we can't just find her! She needs to be fucking found!"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:07 pm

"Until they give me the green light to involve our people in the investigation, I can't go off on a vigilante manhunt."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:11 pm

"But....but, I mean....if we hadn't stopped the fire in time..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:36 pm

"I know you're feeling vulnerable, Will. This is never an easy thing to experience. Regardless, we can't take the law into our own hands."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:38 pm

"Professor...Sam...

I can't just let her get away with this..." he said, almost pleading.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:39 pm

"And she won't. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing within the law."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:44 pm

"I...I want her to SUFFER, Sam..." he said, slumping his shoulders, producing a grinding sound as the baked solid bits rubbed against one another. "She'll just hurt more people..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:54 pm

"And you want her to suffer without evidence being gathered? Without a case being built? Without trial?"

"If this is what it appears to be, Will, then aren't we better served doing this by the book?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:02 pm

"What else could it BE?!" Will spat.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:04 pm

"Then do you have any doubt that she'd be convicted, with the evidence we have?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:07 pm

"I don't know...I mean, probably...

But this is Nina. I've...I've seen what she could become..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:11 pm

"We charge her with what she's done, not what she might do."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:12 pm

"I just don't want what MIGHT be to become what IS."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:19 pm

"And how do you propose we do that?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:20 pm

"I dunno! Call out the dogs! Comb the city! All hands on deck or something..." he shrugged, trying to couple his anger to some actions.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:21 pm

"We follow what leads we have, we let the police do their jobs, and we wait for their sanction to act in this matter."

"Otherwise, Robin might be growing up without a father for an entirely different reason, aye?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:25 pm

Will sagged his shoulders more, causing more grinding, and a fine layer of dust to appear where he was standing.

"I just....she's off her rocker....

...I gotta...I mean...." he stammered out.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:27 pm

"You feel like you have to do something, like you need to teach her not to mess with your family."

"And that's exactly why I need you to take a step back from this, Will."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:30 pm

Will just nodded.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:33 pm

"If she did this, and if we want justice for this, then we need to do it right."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:36 pm

"I let her mess around with me. I shouldn't have--I should have stopped her there and then..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:53 pm

"You couldn't have known that would lead to this."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:06 pm

"Shouldn't I? Everyone else thought she was crazy-nuts..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:11 pm

"It's a far cry from this, aye?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:18 pm

"Mebbe..." Will sighed. "It's...this is my FAMILY S...Professor. I can't....I mean, I'm one thing, but..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:23 pm

"It makes it harder, I know. If it were a policeman whose family was threatened, he wouldn't be allowed on the case either."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:27 pm

"Just....if you DO need someone to help stop her...."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:28 pm

"Will..."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:32 pm

Will just sighed. "I know, I know..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:37 pm

"It's how it will have to be."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:34 pm

"Doesn't mean I have to like it," Will muttered, but from his thoughts/emotions/crusty body language, it was fairly clear he at least understood.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:51 pm

"No, it doesn't. Believe me, I understand what you're going through here."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:04 pm

"I guess...," he mumbled.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:20 pm

"The best thing you can do for Sara and Robin is get yourself cleaned up, and be there for them."

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