The Early Hours
I highly doubt that such an intelligent camera exists, but since it's my story, the camera shall do what it's told ;o)
(To the tune of the scooby doo theme tune)
Looby looby lu, where are you?
You've got some fic to read now.
Looby looby lu, where are you?
We miss your writing too now.
(rubbish I know, but I'm missing my beta-chick, whose comments have me laughing like a loon!)
CHAPTER SEVEN
Reading through the instructions once more, Jo snapped the book shut, hurrying over to the camera.
"Do you mind if I have a look at the camera Sam?" Jo asked, already peering through the viewfinder.
Smiling at the detective, Sam nodded her consent. "Fine by me Jo, I haven't got a clue how to use the thing beyond point, zoom and record anyway."
Fiddling with the settings, Jo panned the camera up and down the street, before squinting out of the window at a movement in the shadows. Looking back through the camera, Jo zoomed in on the parked car next to where she had seen the movement, before moving the camera slowly to the right. Suddenly, the camera emitted a relatively loud beep, and the record light came on.
"TOP BANANA!" Jo punched the air in triumphant euphoria.
Fixing the DC with her impenetrable death-glare, Sam showed her irritation at practically jumping out of her skin at her companion's exuberant celebration. "What on earth was that all about?"
Entirely unfazed by Sam's expression, Jo seized her DS by the hand and pulled her upright, stepping aside to let her look through the camera. "You see that burgundy fiesta over there, next to the broken streetlamp? There's a ginger cat prowling about underneath it. Move the camera until it shows half of the car, and wait for the cat to come into view."
Shooting Jo a curious look, Sam peered through the lens of the camera, carefully adjusting the viewfinder. After an expectant few seconds, the camera beeped, and again began recording automatically. Despite the earlier precedent, the loud beep was enough to startle Sam into jumping backwards, straight into Jo's arms as she instinctively caught the woman falling towards her.
Turning slightly in Jo's embrace, Sam looked at Jo in awe.
"Does this camera do what I think it just did?"
Keeping one arm around Sam, Jo explained what she had discovered in the instuction manual.
"Yep. According to the instructions it can do everything except nick the criminals for you! It's got an inbuilt motion detector, so if I position it with the entrance to the apartments in the viewfinder, as soon as there is movement within the frame, it'll beep so we know something's up, and I can set it so it starts recording when it detects movement, so we'll get any available evidence too. It can even go as far as tracking any movement detected, but I reckon we should keep it fixed on the porch, otherwise we could end up with tons of footage of a hyperactive cat, meanwhile our suspects dancing around wearing an 'I'm guilty' T-shirt, and the only arrest we'd be able to make would be nicking the cat for criminal damage!"
Chuckling at Jo's joke, Sam leant into Jo's shoulder, intrigued by the new closeness they shared, with Jo's arms still holding Sam securely.
"So what else can this camera do then, Detective Gadget?"
"There's a whole list of functions and stuff in the manual if you're interested, although nothing quite as helpful as the motion detector, unless you have a degree in mechatronics and are particularly interested in adjusting the sensitivity of the camera to various sections of the electromagnetic spectrum..." Jo tailed off, silenced by the look in Sam's eyes.
"I don't know about the camera," Sam purred, her throaty voice little more than a growl, "but I'd love to investigate the sensitivity of something else..." she murmured, dropping her gaze to Jo's lips, before looking back up at Jo through her eyelashes.
"But what about your paperwork Sarge, you wouldn't want it to get backed up now, would you?" Jo teased, gently trailing her fingertips across Sam's lower back, swirling patterns on the soft material of her jumper.
Backed up against the wall, lips caressing, hands roaming... ahem
"Well you could always give me a hand with that, after all, I did do most of your paperwork for you..." Sam countered easily, winking at Jo as she did so.
"I could..." Jo admitted as found the edge of Sam's jumper and slipped her hands underneath, stroking Sam's sides, "but there are other things I'd much rather be doing."
"Oh really," Sam whispered, their lips inches apart, "Like what?"
"Things like this." Shifting her footing, Jo swung Sam around. Off balance, Sam would have fallen, were it not for Jo's strong arms holding her close. Taking a moment to appreciate the beauty in her arms, Jo leant down, brushing her lips against Sam's, before pulling back to gauge Sam's reaction.
Suddenly finding herself leaning backwards with only Jo's arms supporting her, Sam looked up into sparkling blue eyes, waiting for Jo to kiss her. The kiss was wonderfully sweet and gentle, and everything a first kiss should be. Far too soon for Sam's liking, Jo was pulling away to check if this was what Sam really wanted. Knowing exactly how she felt about the beautiful DC, Sam snaked her arm around the back of Jo's neck, pulling her down for another kiss.
