§028 » t e x t [ backdated to the evening of the 15th ]

[heelsandlaw]

[ police filter ]

I'm going to be away for a number of days. All administrative, legal and procedural issues should be taken care of. Ken's in charge while I'm gone.

In case of emergency, you all know how to contact me.

[ / police filter ]It might be impossible to leave the City, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to get away from it all for

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[heelsandlaw]

[ She runs a hand through her hair, sighing softly - she isn't even sure whether the sigh is because of the topic, the police force, or if it's because the massage? Feels fantastic. ]

It's just-- I'm not really cut out for the job. I'm a lawyer, not a police officer. And yeah, I knew that going in, but it was never meant to go on for this long. I was a temporary solution. I want to try people, not put them in prison without a trial in a place that has no legal system to speak of.

[ And then, very quietly and with a calm that belies the anger she feels: ] People complain that the City's a police state, and the thing is, they're right. The police force is legislator, judicative and executive all in one. There's no division of power. And I figured, for the longest time, that it didn't matter so much, because someone had to do it and I was the best person for the job, but lately

[heelsandlaw]

Yeah. I know that. [ And every time he says it, it has the same emotional impact. She hopes she'll never get used to hearing him say it, that she'll never take him for granted. But Cam doesn't think she could.

She leans forward so she can touch his face, one hand on his cheek and fingers splayed out towards his neck. ]

I love you, too.