Comments on 'Mort Memorandum'Watching Helen, my assistant, wheel it in, I try to work out exactly when I stopped caring. Over the years as a pathologist I've detached myself more and more from the bodies. To the point where I just see myself as the end of a production line. Somewhere I understand these used to be "hes" and "shes" but to me they're just "its".
Helen's going through the procedures and droning on about gender "_Female_", age "_around 28_" and some other unimportant details. I put on my listening face "_name, unknown_" and think about asking her out on a date "_cause of death, unknown_". If I get this one out the way quickly I might be back home before 6:30 "_oh, look, she's got a tattoo a bit like yours_."
Suddenly I'm back in the room, and I'm actually looking at her and instantly I know Helen's wrong. The tattoo isn't a bit like mine, it's exactly like mine. I brush brown hair away from the face and whisper "Sophie". This can't be coincidence, someone found me, one of us is still playing the game.2008-03-26T16:29:32Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/25859Comment on Mort Memorandum<p>Woah, I love it. Please don’t leave us hanging!<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25859?basename=517122008-03-26T16:29:32Zuselessnesshttp://ficlets.com/authors/uselessnessComment on Mort Memorandum<p>Fantastic! I really am intrigued. I want more!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25859?basename=515872008-03-26T00:03:47Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspaceComment on Mort Memorandum<p>started out, cynical patholigist, evern bored of his routine.. then wham.. mystery and intrigue.<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25859?basename=515632008-03-25T22:21:06ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf