You Don't Care
Trace Lab, 11 pm
Lori: *walks in slowly* ...Dad? Dad. *walks over* ...DAD...TIM!
Speed: *lifts head* THE TESTS ARE RUNNING!
Lori: *blank stare*
Speed: ...Sorry.
Lori: Were you asleep?
Speed: I was resting my eyes.
Lori: ...Are you ever coming home?
Speed: I don't live there.
Lori: *sits in chair* So you're going to stay here all night.
Speed: I have a lot of work to get done. How did you get here?
Lori: I walked.
Speed: You live a half hour away.
Lori: I was worried about you.
Speed: You don't need to be worried about me.
Lori: *looks around* So what tests were you running?
Speed: *passes over a paper*
Lori: *grabs paper* ...Okay that didn't explain much.
Speed: It's evidence.
Lori: I know it's evidence.
Speed: *nods*
Lori: You need any help?
Speed: You're not a Trace Analyst.
Lori: *grabs pipet*
Speed: *looks at Lori*
Lori: Walk me through it.
Speed: I might as well do it myself.
Lori: You're too tired to do it yourself. You'll end up blowing up the lab.
Speed: That would be Eric's job.
Lori: Live on the wild side for once.
Speed: Oh you don't think I'm cool?
Lori: You lost the 'cool' title as soon as you had kids.
Speed: Funny.
Lori: Alright old man, what now?
Speed: I am not old.
Lori: Oh yeah? Prove it.
Speed: Alright I'll skateboard down the halls.
Lori: *giggles* Sorry I can't see you ever doing that.
Speed: Me neither. It's something Eric would do.
Lori: Don't give him any ideas. Okay SO my crotchety old teacher, what must one do to analyze Trace evidence?
Speed: Well first of all you can wear gloves or you'll contaminate everything.
Lori: *grabs gloves*
Speed: You have to actualy put them on.
Lori: I was getting there. *puts on gloves*
Speed: *looks around*
Lori: Alright what now.
Speed: *smirks*
Lori: What?
Speed: Nothing.
Lori: So you ever comin' home, or are you still with Anni?
Speed: Your mom doesn't need me.
Lori: She doesn't have a memory.
Speed: It's temporary.
Lori: What if I need you? I can't not have a family.
Speed: Since when are you big on family?
Lori: Since now. I finally had one and then....
Speed: Right, I ruined it.
Lori: Daddy you are a good man. You just...You keep hurtin' us.
Speed: *nods*
Lori: Maybe it's for the best. I don't agree with what you're doing but I understand it. We'll never have a normal apple pie life.
Speed: Yeah.
Lori: Just...Don't drift too far away. *stands, leaves*
Speed: *stares at door*
TBC................
Trace Lab, 11 pm
Lori: *walks in slowly* ...Dad? Dad. *walks over* ...DAD...TIM!
Speed: *lifts head* THE TESTS ARE RUNNING!
Lori: *blank stare*
Speed: ...Sorry.
Lori: Were you asleep?
Speed: I was resting my eyes.
Lori: ...Are you ever coming home?
Speed: I don't live there.
Lori: *sits in chair* So you're going to stay here all night.
Speed: I have a lot of work to get done. How did you get here?
Lori: I walked.
Speed: You live a half hour away.
Lori: I was worried about you.
Speed: You don't need to be worried about me.
Lori: *looks around* So what tests were you running?
Speed: *passes over a paper*
Lori: *grabs paper* ...Okay that didn't explain much.
Speed: It's evidence.
Lori: I know it's evidence.
Speed: *nods*
Lori: You need any help?
Speed: You're not a Trace Analyst.
Lori: *grabs pipet*
Speed: *looks at Lori*
Lori: Walk me through it.
Speed: I might as well do it myself.
Lori: You're too tired to do it yourself. You'll end up blowing up the lab.
Speed: That would be Eric's job.
Lori: Live on the wild side for once.
Speed: Oh you don't think I'm cool?
Lori: You lost the 'cool' title as soon as you had kids.
Speed: Funny.
Lori: Alright old man, what now?
Speed: I am not old.
Lori: Oh yeah? Prove it.
Speed: Alright I'll skateboard down the halls.
Lori: *giggles* Sorry I can't see you ever doing that.
Speed: Me neither. It's something Eric would do.
Lori: Don't give him any ideas. Okay SO my crotchety old teacher, what must one do to analyze Trace evidence?
Speed: Well first of all you can wear gloves or you'll contaminate everything.
Lori: *grabs gloves*
Speed: You have to actualy put them on.
Lori: I was getting there. *puts on gloves*
Speed: *looks around*
Lori: Alright what now.
Speed: *smirks*
Lori: What?
Speed: Nothing.
Lori: So you ever comin' home, or are you still with Anni?
Speed: Your mom doesn't need me.
Lori: She doesn't have a memory.
Speed: It's temporary.
Lori: What if I need you? I can't not have a family.
Speed: Since when are you big on family?
Lori: Since now. I finally had one and then....
Speed: Right, I ruined it.
Lori: Daddy you are a good man. You just...You keep hurtin' us.
Speed: *nods*
Lori: Maybe it's for the best. I don't agree with what you're doing but I understand it. We'll never have a normal apple pie life.
Speed: Yeah.
Lori: Just...Don't drift too far away. *stands, leaves*
Speed: *stares at door*
TBC................