Teaching Rookies

[munchsvu]

Now, I've done this job longer than most people. In my illustrious career I've probably had more partners than most people too. Of course, for awhile I was the junior partner, but now I'm always the senior partner. It's become second nature to impart my wisdom on younger, idealistic detectives who haven't seen the reality of the job yet. Some in my

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[codenamedkangel]

When I first met my current partner, he did not like me very much. Which is fair, I did not like him much either. He is arrogant, and cocky and overly sexual in his thoughts. It is funny those are now the things I appreciate in him.

I have never trained a partner, only soldiers, and my last case as a control officer did not end well so that is not a good story.

I do think I am sort of the rookie in many things, being new to the States and to a job where my skills as an agent and not an interrogator are valued. I have learned a lot since I was transfered to NCIS about dealing with people.

[munchsvu]

Fin was cocky too. Thought he could handle SVU just like Narcotics. It took awhile to break him in, but he learned. Luckily, he's never been overly sexual in his thoughts.

We've all got partners we've let down. Myself included.

Welcome to America, sorry we didn't clean it up for you.

[codenamedkangel]

I think that might be a bit troublesome, the overly sexual thing. I fell into that trouble, thinking NCIS was like the Mossad. I knew it was not but I had certain methods that do not work anymore. He had trouble because his partner had just been killed... by the man that I did not control.

I fixed it though, made my command proud.

I am learning to live with it anyway.

[munchsvu]

Mossad? That's some very dangerous territory you're from, miss. I'm going to guess that the death of your current partner's old partner by the hands of your failed trainee lead you to work for NCIS and the American government?

[codenamedkangel]

Miss. That is... quaint. You have it hole in one. I came to bring him back under control, I failed and cleaned up my mess. I knew their Director and she requested my transfer. NCIS is very good at lizarding people from other agencies. Kate was with a Presidential detail when they picked her up.

[munchsvu]

I've always thought it's best to treat a lady with respect. Is there something you would prefer to be called? Agent? Special Agent? Ma'am?

"Lizarding"? That's an interesting term for it.

[codenamedkangel]

Ziva is fine. Miss, if you must.

Is that not the term? When you are working for someone else and they steal you away?

[munchsvu]

Ziva, you can call me Munch.

I don't believe so. Maybe leeching is what you're thinking of.

[codenamedkangel]

It is a pleasure, I am certain.

Perhaps. I had thought it a reptile. I will ask McGee later.

[munchsvu]

The pleasure is mine.

McGee, is he your partner?

[codenamedkangel]

No, that would be DiNozzo. McGee is another agent in the office. If I ask Tony, he will mock me for messing up another idiom, so I would prefer not to ask him.