melissa_hughes_: Hands wigged out. Duh. We all should’

Melissa Hughes (

melissa_hughes_) wrote,
@ 2006-01-11 11:32:00

Current mood:	relieved
Current music:	Clickety Clack

Hands wigged out.

Duh. We all should’ve seen that one coming. The guy was totally weird, but I guess I really didn’t think he’d freak on Shirley and try to kill her! I mean, dude. All I can say is thank god for those typing lessons. I can’t even imagine what would have happened . . . And here I was honestly going to make an effort to be nicer to him, I really was. I mean, I kind of owe him one, but maybe it’s just as well that I didn’t. Can I just say I was completely and utterly CREEPED OUT when he called me the hot secretary who makes him nervous? *shudders* But you know, it is unfair how the partners were treating him. I mean, Alan and I couldn’t have won that case without him. The guy is a genius. Everyone takes advantage of his super brain, and then just – poof! – disregards him when they don’t need him anymore. Uncool.

But whatever. I’m just still just trying to recover. I am happy for Mr. Chase though. He seems to fit in really well with the partners. It’s just too bad everybody can’t be a partner.

This is so the weirdest job I’ve ever had.

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	alan_shore 2006-01-11 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	Melissa, you may want to consider that he's about as fond of the name "Hands" as you are of the designation "hot secretary who makes him nervous." (Reply to this)(Thread)

melissa_hughes_
2006-01-11 06:11 pm UTC (link)

Oops. You're right. I guess he did make that clear during his . . . episode. I meant to say "Jerry wigged out." What's going to happen to him now? *she asks, partly out of concern for Jerry's well-being (after all, he did help her out of a bind) and partly out of concern that he won't be incarcerated immediately and therefore might still be sneaking around the office, and could appear at any moment, still harboring a grudge and a knife*

Oh, and before I forget, sorry for falling asleep in your office the other day. Won't happen again.

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alan_shore
2006-01-12 12:04 am UTC (link)

We can expect attempted murder charges, along with whatever else Shirley sees fit to concoct. Should he be convicted...well, we all know how that story goes.

I apologize, by the way, for any distress the ordeal might've caused you. If it makes you feel better, I never got any cake.

*smiles* You're welcome to the couch any time. You're a much more tranquil sleeper than I am.

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melissa_hughes_
2006-01-12 02:24 pm UTC (link)

He can't go to jail. Oh god. Can you imagine Han - Jerry is jail! *thinks about it and looks horrified*

You don't need to apologize. You were the one who saved the day. That was great how you talked the knife right out of his hands - oops I mean, yeah. Funny how that word keeps coming up. You didn't miss much. I think the cake was just for looks. Too many calories anyway, Alan. *smiles*

Your couch is really really comfortable. But that reminds me, how is it . . . going? Those, you know, night things. Is it getting any better?

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alan_shore
2006-01-12 10:08 pm UTC (link)

*has already spent a great deal of time imagining just that scenario* Given his uncanny knowledge knowledge of the law and my not inconsiderable skills, it shouldn't come to that.

*pleased* I didn't save the day. I salvaged a few minutes. *sobers* What I meant was--and let me say first that these sorts of incidents are by no means typical--I'm sorry you came to work expecting to type and ended up fearing for your safety. You ought to petition Shirley for hazard pay.

*nods* It is, thank you for asking. I haven't been tempted take any running leaps from the balcony since ~~Denny and I began sleeping together~~ ~~that night~~...for some time now.

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melissa_hughes_
2006-01-13 04:08 pm UTC (link)

I hope not. He just doesn't seem like the jail type. I know you'll get him off though. *smiles*

Yeah! *puts hands on hips* I should get hazard pay. Oh wait though, I guess I wasn't the only one in danger. And I heard this kind of thing happens a lot. Didn't you get held at gunpoint once? *raises eyebrows as if to ask, is that really true*

I'm glad to hear Denny is helping you. I'm sorry I couldn't . . . " shrugs and looks slightly regretful but tempers it with compassion. "But I'm really glad you're better."

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alan_shore
2006-01-13 04:31 pm UTC (link)

Thus incurring Shirley's wrath.

Yes, there was a rather tightly wound gentleman who believed negotiations for the return of his children might be conducted more expediently at the point of a pistol. It's not common occurrence.

Melissa, you did all you could. You endured what must have been a terrifying experience and you may well have saved my life. The only reason Denny fares any better is that he could sleep through a third World War. In any case, thank you.

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	brad_chase 2006-01-11 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	You're 'hot secretary who makes him nervous'. I'm a sub-standard partner. And I gave him the knife. Besides, Paul told me someone said I'm a smiling Ken doll with an aggressive handshake. rolls eyes Wonder who that was. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	alan_shore 2006-01-12 12:05 am UTC (link)
	Wonder why Paul told you. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	brad_chase 2006-01-12 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, him being such a big fan of yours and all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	alan_shore 2006-01-12 03:20 am UTC (link)
	Precisely. He's not the type to quote me for the sheer joy of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	brad_chase 2006-01-12 04:06 am UTC (link)
	It's what came after the quote. But I wouldn't worry about it. We all have our peccadillos. He keeps telling me I talk too fast. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	alan_shore 2006-01-12 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Nonsense. You only talk too fast if being understood is your goal. Don't be a tease, Brad. What came after? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	brad_chase 2006-01-13 09:56 am UTC (link)
	laughs I'm an open book. Says I should do something about you. Thinks you have one of those impulse control disorders. I think he used the word grandiosity. I said maybe he wants to be like - what - the Incredible Hulk doll? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

alan_shore
2006-01-13 03:22 pm UTC (link)

To think I've known Paul all this time and yet I never realized he was a psychologist. I must say, in addition, that I find it highly ironic he saw fit to pull aside the man whose violent impulses nearly landed him in prison recently in order to discuss my apparent lack of control.

The Incredible Hulk derived power from his anger. I'm more than capable of keeping mine in check.

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	brad_chase 2006-01-13 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	Alan, I'm hardly violent. By the way, still have your Batman and Robin action figures here? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	alan_shore 2006-01-13 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	I do. They're up for partner next year. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	brad_chase 2006-01-13 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Holy Criminal Law Treatise 22 ARL 3rd R1228. To the Bat Docs. Hope Melissa still has the modified Partnership Agreement. Don't know if Rosenberg v. Kaplan will suffice, though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	alan_shore 2006-01-14 01:11 am UTC (link)
	They're posable, they're well-dressed, they're good at parties. They should be a shoo-in; no need to resort to any of that pesky legal research. It's best left to associates with delusions of acceptance, anyway. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	melissa_hughes_ 2006-01-12 02:30 pm UTC (link)
	No no no. Brad you were a seriously courteous winner. You reached out to him, and invited him in. Offering him the knife was a gesture of compassion and friendship, there's no way you could've known he was going to butcher the poor cake and terrorize everybody with it. laughs You know, you do kind of look like - no, never mind. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	brad_chase 2006-01-12 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	I understand that you were cool under pressure. Nice going. Hey - d'ya notice we both got defined by our exterior? Even in a roomful of highly educated colleagues. It's disappointing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	melissa_hughes_ 2006-01-12 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, that's so sad pauses for a few earnest moments to ponder the hapless plight of the non-beautiful Do you really think I'd make a good hostage negotiator? Oh, and congratulations by the way. I'm sure you'll make a totally great partner. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	brad_chase 2006-01-12 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	Mind you, some people put their quirks to work for them. Brad makes a nearly imperceptible head tilt toward to her bosses door I'm not blind. There's an audience for everything. No. Brad believes in being straight forward But a professional typist, yeah. Shoving his hands in his pockets, he shrugs one shoulder Thanks. Validation. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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