Flashbacks and flash fires - Part One

Who: Keto, Tara, Cerebrum, Brain
Where: Medi-bay Office
When: Blargh!
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"Okay, it's about the brain you've got in a jar, and I'm sure the captain would be willing to pay quite a bit for it, since he could use it to have you arrested and thrown out of an airlock. I'm sure you know now what I'm talking about. So let's talk my language, then, shall we? Small, unmarked bills."
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Keto opened his mouth to reply but, fortunately for both of them, he was interrupted by the medi-bay office door sliding back for the umpteenth time that day. Tara walked into the medi-bay
"Sir, I....." She trailed off as she saw Cerebrum. "Go away dog food breath." Cerebrum glanced at Tara briefly before turning back to Keto. 
"As I was saying," he said, "Small, unmarked bills. And less of your staff calling me dog food breath. Otherwise, this ends up with the captain." So saying, he tapped the tape.
"Shut up Cerebrum, and why should he be scared of a tape? The Captain is more likely to believe him than you...."
"Cleavage, I'll handle thi..." began Keto, but was cut off by Cerebrum stating matter-of-factly,
"Unfortunately this tape has been time-stamped, space-stamped, reality-stamped and even Royal-Mail-stamped. It's undeniably real. And it does cast some doubt over the reputation of Mr Keto here." Keto glowered silently.
Tara glared at Cerebrum.
"This man is a total bastard. But, he is also my boss. If he isn't here, I have to do the paperwork." Tara stated simply.
"And what is your point Cleavage?" Keto asked her.
"Simply this." Tara picked up a handy heavy object and smashed the tape. She smiled sweetly. "Were you saying something Patrick?"
Keto and Cerebrum stared at the shards of what had been a tape for a moment.
"You'll be fired for this!" exclaimed Cerebrum, at the same moment as Keto grudgingly admitted,
"You could get a raise for that." Keto quickly leaned forwards and swept the pieces over the side of the desk.
"Now then, Mr Cerebrum," he said, "I believe that if you don't have formal business to conclude here, I can ask you to GET THE HELL OUT OF MY OFFICE." Tara winced at the decibel level of the yell. Cerebrum scowled at Keto and Tara before leaving the room.
"What do you want Cleavage?" Keto asked.
"Oh nothing really....." She twiddled some hair around her finger, putting on her best i'm innocent look. "Just what your real name is...... and... and who started the fire?" She said the last bit in a shaky voice. Keto laughed quietly.
"A little more polite now, aren't we?" he murmured, "Okay. Fine. You want my real name? It's Keto. Xavier Keto. As to who started the fire..." He hesitated.
"Yes?" asked Tara. Xavier smiled quietly.
"It was you," he said. Tara stared at him for a moment, and then burst out laughing.
"Yea right!" Why would I do that Xavier?" She said stressing his name.
"Because, Cleavage, you are an incompetent, clumsy moron who doesn't know when to watch her step," replied Xavier levelly, "Or when to watch out for scientific equipment next to a lit Bunsen Burner.  In your rather pathetic hurry to find my brother, you were slightly less observant than you normally are, if such a thing is possible.  You knocked over the flame.  You started the fire." Five years of therapy unravelled in Tara's head.
"I.... I... I killed him.... I killed Charlie."
---- flashback ----
The laboratories of the medical-school were quiet in the early morning light. Except in one room. Tara rushed down the hall to this room holding a piece of paper. As she ran, in her haste she jogged one of the tables as she passed.  Some careless student (possibly Tara, but possibly not) had left a Bunsen Burner roaring there, and it wasn't as balanced as it could have been.  As she ran on, it toppled over.  The flame fell on its own gas pipe, and in moments there was a writhing flame-thrower on the table...
She turned around at the sound of the gas and screamed as she saw the room beginning to burn. As the fire alarms started to sound, Tara turned and fled.  Behind her, a figure stepped out from behind a filing cabinet and shook its head.
"Silly girl," murmured Xavier, before turning and walking away from the spreading flames.<To Be Continued>A JP between
Dr Xavier Keto
(Chris (JHXMT))
and
Nurse Tara Cleavage-FeBuggure
(Becca)