TITLE: Mathematics

AUTHOR: Macx

RATING: mild R

PAIRING: Nick/Gil

ARCHIVE: yes

DISCLAIMER: CSI belongs to CBS, Alliance Atlantic, Jerry Bruckheimer, Anthony E. Zuiker and whoever else claims rights. We don't. Nu-uh! We just play with 'em. The Denuo universe was created by Lara Bee and myself

Macx's Voice of Warning (aka Authors' Note): English is not my first language; it's German. This is the best I can do. Any mistakes you find in here, collect them and you might win a prize The spell-checker said everything's okay, but you know how trustworthy those thingies are....

This was written for fun and after one of my long phone conversations with Lara. Oh well.

Mathematics
by Macx

"Man, what a day."

"Tough case?"

"You gave it to me, Gil. You should know."

"I only know the facts on paper."

"Lemme tell you, a floater in a swimming pool's not a nice sight. Especially since the pool's not been cleaned for ages, the house's in shambles and the neighbors are all drunks."

"So you in for a little R'n R?"

"Way in for it. What did you have in mind?"

"I thought we could get a little experimental?"

"Experimental, hm? I like the sound of that? Which one?"

"27?"

"27? We tried that before and it did nothing for any one of us."

"I still blame the call from Warrick for that."

"Hm, yeah, kinda blew the mood to have a case interrupt.

"What's your idea then?"

"6."

"Doesn't that include a bucket of jello?"

"Yoghurt. And it can be done without."

"I'm more like a 17 guy tonight."

"17?"

"Read it up if you don't know it."

"Uh, Gil, it says here position 17 requires at least an hour preparation."

"Really? I thought it was one of the lazy and slow ones without any prep work."

"That's 71."

"Oh right."

"Man, who wrote that book anyway? Look at 64! There's got to be more than two participants with all those arms and legs."

"Yes, well, not if you're very flexible. It's still two people, Nicky. Just a strange camera angle."

"No way, Gil. Not my kinda thing. I'll pop a disc before we get anything done."

"41 is even more extreme. Now, if you take 4 for instance, and compare it with 33, it has elements of both 10 and 19, but without the added ice or chocolate required in 8 and 21."

"You had some bed time reading again?"

"Well, yes."

"Gets you all hot and bothered?"

"Actually, it's fascinating."

"It's a book about sexual positions! You make it sound like a scientific journal."

"The mind is stimulated by it."

"I bet there's more stimulation somewhere else."

"Want to find out?"

"Love to. Pick a number?"

"I think we can do it just fine without numbers."

"Mhhmmm, feels about right. Oh yeah. Feels really good."

"How about 69?"

"Now there's something I know."

"And it doesn't involve jello."

"Yoghurt, Gil.uhmhmmm!"

"Shut up, Nicky."

"Shutting up. ohhh."