[Muse wonders whhhhhhhhy - canon is "Inspector Lewis"]

[justanothercop]

Okay. So why have you brought me out again after such a long time? And in a whole new place no less.

No, you do not need to go do a re-watch of my canon. No, you do not need to look around for games. Do you remember what happened the last time? You idled out on all the games I was in. Yes, I know you were busy but dammit woman - I don't enjoy being jerked around. If you're going to do something then do it!

Eh? No! Don't take that as a challenge! And what's this about taking me from a different canon point than before? Don't you dare! I just got me life in order again.

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Ack - sorry for the delay

[justanothercop]

[Lewis studies the other man for a long time before speaking again.]

You and me - we're from entirely different times. I think I'm from the future from your point of view. It's 2012 where I am.

No worries!

[nothalfasgently]

Two thousand. And twelve.

[That's too far away to ever exist.]

<3

[justanothercop]

Yeah... What year is it where you are?

[nothalfasgently]

It's 1966!

[John's haircut practically says that all by itself.]

[justanothercop]

Blimey... I just. Wow.

[He thought the haircut was something young people were doing again - maybe - okay, so he doesn't keep up on trends but he never thought this guy was from 1966.]

I would have been a teenager still, running around Newcastle.

[God, 1966 was a long time ago.]

[nothalfasgently]

[John's face twitches into a grimace. He doesn't like the implication of what that might make him in 2012. He feels old enough already.]

Suppose this means nobody drops any bombs. Unless it was us. ...You don't happen to remember any outcomes of any horse races, do you?

I love these two - I need to watch your fellow's canon now xD

[justanothercop]

We come out of it all decently enough. No bombs in England. Kept having some trouble in Northern Ireland but that's mostly cleared up and peaceful now.

[He arches an eyebrow]

I'm not the betting type so I never took much notice of them.

It's all up on youtube!

[nothalfasgently]

Now, or for now? They've always had that sort of trouble out of there. No, I meant the nuclear sort.

Damn. I could use that sort of money.

/runs off to find

[justanothercop]

True but it got real bad a few decades back. [pause] Nuclear? Nah. World had few nuclear power plants meltdown but no nuclear bombs.

[nothalfasgently]

What's the job like in the future, then? Must have all sorts of new techniques.

[What do you hit your villains with, Lewis?]

[justanothercop]

From where you are loads and loads of new toys. Forensics seems to come up with something new every year to help solve crimes. There's a specialist for everything now seems.

[He thinks for a moment, remembering what the police were like when he was growing up.]

You're not allowed to rough up suspects anymore. Lawyers get in and tend to muck up everything. The death penalty has been outlawed and... Well, there are days I feel like I'm a relic around here. The police force gets younger and younger.

[nothalfasgently]

What, they expect the scum 'o the Earth to just come along when you ask nicely???

[justanothercop]

And that is why there are sergeants.

[SMIRK - Lewis did his time as a DS so he has no qualms with putting someone else through it]

[nothalfasgently]

And I suppose there's no rule the other way around. Nobody's got worries about us gettin' roughed up.

[justanothercop]

You're still allowed self-defense. I was never a fan of roughing people up any ways.

[nothalfasgently]

I think people ought to be able to take what they dish out. They're out there using knives, and guns, and flamethrowers on blokes, and you can't slap a face to get a little respect? It's only the language they speak, mate.