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[shockheadedpete]

[The camera is turned on, and there's a view of the empty break room at the police station. Then there's an orange-ish blur and Pete is in frame, flopped on the couch. He's wearing a pair of orange track pants that are baggy on him, red sneakers that are already looking worn, and a grey t-shirt. He doesn't appear to have an ounce of fat left on

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[officerslinger]

Nice job!
You're in a good mood.

[shockheadedpete]

Thanks, yeah. Yeah, I really am. It's-...

Hey, d'you know how to swim?

oh man it will be so sad when this wears off

[officerslinger]

Yeah, I can swim.
Why... oh.

He will need grief counseling and cake.

[shockheadedpete]

I know it ain't exactly the season for it, but...

I mean, I just thought...

...

You wanna?

will you make Extra Fat Pete icons

[officerslinger]

You know...yeah.

I do kinda need to wind down a little with the zepp going up so soon.

I'll pick up a suit, we can find a gym with a pool.

So tempted to. The super speed is what made slim-fast fast though. Regular metabolism is regular.

[shockheadedpete]

Oh, yeah! Congrats on that. I'd sure like to see it.

Awesome. Thanks, Slinger.

[officerslinger]

We're opening it up on Friday. You should come!
I'm really excited about it. I think it'll be a little piece of home. This City's big but it's like it has small ideas, you know?

[shockheadedpete]

Aw, I dunno. I don't dance or anythin'.

I think so, but like how do you mean?

[officerslinger]

I don't either, much, but there'll be a bar at least. Tank's a genius with the interior design - I hope that Weasel guy comes, he'll love it.

I think I miss the levels - like the way all of Neopolis went up and up, like it could go forever. This place has tall buildings but they're just sticking up like they're lording over the smaller ones.

Maybe it's not a very fair comparison - Neopolis was planned and all. But I do miss the levels.

[shockheadedpete]

I'll think about it.

How come you like building stuff so much? Did you always?

[officerslinger]

I guess it's just in my genes. Or maybe this is horribly Freudian, but it's how Dad and I related when I was little. He was always tinkering on something too, even though he did way different stuff from me. I just haven't got tired of it.

[shockheadedpete]

I don't think there's anythin' wrong with that.

What about your mom?

[officerslinger]

Eh. Sometimes I get defensive about it. He was a Forty-Niner - I want to be true to that legacy, but I want to be myself too, you know?

My mom -- I didn't really know her. She left when I was just a baby.

[shockheadedpete]

Who says you aren't?

Oh. Sorry, I didn't know.

[officerslinger]

Hmm, maybe just me. I get stuck in my own head sometimes.
Don't worry about it, it's not as if it comes up often.

...
Pete... did you always want to be a cop?

[shockheadedpete]

Sure. As long as I wanted to be anythin'. It's all I ever wanted to be too.

Why?