It's not fifty, it's five-0. [Tag yippiekiyaymf but OTA.]

[calledmechamp]

Born with an inexplicable gene for danger and adventure, Steve needed something to do in this town. He missed working, and he missed the rush of it. Doing the same, trite thing every day was really getting to him and he was becoming more and more antsy by the minute. He remembered that Danny told him to go find a John McClane and inquire about a

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[yippiekiyaymf]

He was pointed toward a craggy, bald guy behind a desk like any other. This desk, however, had a name plate on it, that looked like it had once hung on a door, which said, "Chief of Police: J. McClane.

John was glowering at his computer screen, and typing. After a second, the printer in the room hummed and chattered to life, and John got up to claim the printout.

"Some of you are seriously behind with marksmanship and hand to hand training hours. Don't let the quiet spell fool you, you know how fast and hard this village can go bad," he announced to the room in general.

"I'm going to post these logs in the breakroom, and I want those hours made up by the end of the month. Blade's not behind her hours, so unless your excuse is better, I don't want to hear it." There were some nods, some ducked heads, one muttered "hard ass", but no arguments. He disappeared into a back room, and reappeared a moment later without the papers. His gaze focused like a laser on the newcomer, and quickly sized him up.

"Can I help you?"

[calledmechamp]

Steve had approached the desk with some apprehension, he could see the glowering look on Chief McClane's face and it reminded him of the old Governor with her stealy glare. He shook his head as he watched Chief McClane yell at his workers, and it vaguely reminded him of his own group.

"Yes, sir, I was told by my partner Danny Williams to come and inquire about a position here." What had Danny sent him into? Luckily for Danny, Steve was bored with life and needed some excitement.

[yippiekiyaymf]

The glower had cleared, although the gaze remained sharp.

"Oh yeah. Danny told me to expect you. Did he tell you anything about policing here?"

[calledmechamp]

"He didn't. He likes to leave out important details sometimes." Steve eye rolled. He was sure that Danny had done that on purpose.