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[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

--Right. This is a bit weird, isn't it? Standing in the middle of nowhere, all alone and talking to myself. And the stars, I could be talking to them, as well.
I need to stop spending so much time with Sam. Madness isn't contagious or anything, but I've been starting to talk to myself more lately, and, well, it is Sam.
Anyway. Am I still asleep? That'd explain it. I've had a dream like this once before. Well, not exactly like this. But close to it.

It's nice, though, this place. Sort of pretty, even if it is a bit weird and I have no clue where I am. And it's quiet. That's nice, too, considering. It's a bit loud everywhere in Manchester, I think. Hard to hear yourself think, sometimes. I think that's life everywhere, though, unless you're out in the country. Maybe I should consider that. But it wouldn't be nearly as interesting.

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[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

[Blinks] Yeah, I am. And that does explain why I haven't seen either of you yet today.

[didorothy]

[nods] You'll probably see us in the office - CID overlapped when it was me and the Guv, anyway - but the rest of the people at CID won't be able to see us.

Now, realities can be merged, Annie. After a bit of time here, the Guv and I managed to completely merge our realities. There are also bits and pieces of other realities in our Manchester. You'll find that you'll end up with bits of the worlds of the people you spend a lot of time with.

What that means for us is that you'll have to spend a lot of time around me and the Guv, and that, in the meantime, we're going to have to make temporary arrangements for the running of CID. It was easier for us; we just each told the team that the other was undercover, and I was acting DCI while he was gone. The cover stories merged with our realities. What to do now, though...

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

Ray does have rank, Sir, even though you did say you didn't want him in change and I don't really blame you.

[didorothy]

DS Carling was only recently re-promoted to Sargeant rank. That makes his position a tenuous one as far as consideration goes.

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

Do you have any idea of what you're going to do, then?

[didorothy]

Nope! We should probably talk to the Guv. He'll want to get ahold of at least the murder cases, knowing him...

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

How'll he do that, if the two of you aren't even really there?

[didorothy]

He made me hand over every case file [though Sam totally didn't hand over EVERY case file] but I'm not sure what he'll do for you, since he can't leave you in charge.

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

What about Chris?

[didorothy]

Leaving him in charge? No, it'll have to be one of the DSes.

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

Whatever you do, sir, I'm sure you'll make the right choice.

[didorothy]

Very supportive, WDC Cartwright. Do you have any suggestions?

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

Suggestions, Sir? Not off the top of my head.

[didorothy]

Right then! I'll have a word with the Guv on it. For now, if anyone asks, say that he and I are doing some undercover work, all right? Lead just came up.

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

What should I tell them when they ask me why you've told me instead of them?

[didorothy]

[erm, good question] That you caught me on the way out of my flat. And I asked you to tell the Guv's missus for him, as we were in a bit of an hurry.

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

Good plan, as usual, Sir.

[didorothy]

What you'll have to do is find a way to slip letters and instructions from us onto Phyllis's desk, so we can have the pretence of keeping in contact with the team from our position undercover.

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

That shouldn't be too hard. I can talk to Phyllis, and while she's distracted, slip them in her inbox. Or I could just do it while she's away.

[didorothy]

Then that's everything that needs to be covered for now.

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

Good plan, Sir.

How long do you think I'll need to do this?

[didorothy]

I don't... I don't know. Less than a month, I hope. I really hope. Maybe you could.... I don't know, go out with me and the Guv every day to encourage it along? Spending time together helps, Meredith said, so.

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't mind that too much. Who's Meredith?

[didorothy]

Meredith Sault's the woman in a cloak. I don't know if you've seen her yet...

[flashknickers.livejournal.com]

I haven't, no. Nice woman?