Out of the rabbit hole

[lvpd_sidle]

*looks around--surprised to find she isn't in the field supply closet*

This . . isn't the Crime Lab.

*sees various patrons of various species wandering about*

Where in the hell am I?

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[nomorethesource.livejournal.com]

Cole takes the offered hand and shakes it. "Cole Turner." He summons a waiter rat and orders a reuben and iced tea, the gestures to Sara.

[lvpd_sidle]

"Sweet iced tea, please." She looks startled by the sound of her cellphone ringing. "These work here? Figures--I can go to the end of the universe, yet can't escape the lab." She flips it open. "Sidle. Where? I'm sorry, Grissom, but it's my day off and for once, I'm going to take it. Take Sanders, he needs the experience. Goodbye."

She closes the phone with a sigh, muttering something about hypocritical supervisors.

[nomorethesource.livejournal.com]

The waiter rat scurries off to bring their orders. "Never much cared for cell phones myself." The rat returns, and he takes a sip of his tea. "I see the Vegas CSIs run their show the same way the San Francisco ones do. How long has it been since you've had a day off?"

[lvpd_sidle]

She takes a drink from her glass. "Aside from a suspension, I rarely take days off that aren't mandatory. And even when those come, I'm called in more often than not. I really can't remember a single instance of not being brought in." Her voice takes on an ironic tone. "Grissom--my shift supervisor--has been on my case over and over about not burning out or running myself to the ground. Then he's the one who calls me in on my off days. It is confusing at times."

[nomorethesource.livejournal.com]

Cole nods sympathetically. "Understandable. Good to see you're actually taking a day off then." Then, as an afterthought, "Y'know, this place sometimes does funky things with time. Some people who leave find that very little, or often no time has passed since they entered. If that's the case for you, I think you might find this place very useful."

[lvpd_sidle]

"That sounds fantastic, now that you mention it. If nothing else, I have a good place to hide from Catherine or Ecklie if the need should arise." She grins, relaxing further. "I think I'm going to like this place. Oh, wow!" She looks out the window, seeing various ships fly by.

[nomorethesource.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. The window. Cole looks out as well. "If you look over that way, you can see the beginning of the end of the universe. Later on in the day it gets to be a lot more spectacular."

[lvpd_sidle]

Sara's brow furrows. "Does the end of the universe . . . keep happening?"

[nomorethesource.livejournal.com]

Cole nods. "Every day, the universe ends. But the bar exists outside of time, I think, so it isn't effected."

[lvpd_sidle]

"Ah." Deciding not to think too hard on that, Sara sits back and watches the ships flying outside. "It's beautiful in a way.

[nomorethesource.livejournal.com]

Cole's never really taken that much time to watch it before, so he contents himself with a nod.