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The priorities of this city astound me, sometimes.
[Re-l's voice is rigid and unemotional, surprisingly, kept in check with every ounce of control that she has.]There's a killer on the loose and instead of putting their best people on the case, they're taking any volunteers. No one wants to get their hands dirty and no one wants to go against ( Read more... )
[Re-l's voice is rigid and unemotional, surprisingly, kept in check with every ounce of control that she has.]There's a killer on the loose and instead of putting their best people on the case, they're taking any volunteers. No one wants to get their hands dirty and no one wants to go against ( Read more... )
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Yes, I suppose they will, even in a situation like this.
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He didn't call her first second this morning, when he'd first seen the newsfeed. Or hurry home- he'd just kept a patient, steady eye on his NV, watched the time tick past eight, and waited for the nurses who'd been kind enough to carpool him.
In situations like these, Re-l would always come to him eventually.
After she'd gone as far as she could go on her own, when she decided she'd had enough- she would call him, and he would pick up straight away. The only true worry was that she was also targeted. That was less of a worry because of the way that Daisuke was murdered, apart from the office. But he didn't want to call in another check-in, not while she was probably rightfully upset, but determined, as he knew Re-l to be.
Or maybe she would tough it out the whole day, and come home miserable and worn out and in need of reassurances. For that, he was determined to get what sleep he could, so he could be ready and at his best and open ( ... )
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[And then, louder, more sobered:] I don't know what they're thinking sometimes. Budget cuts are ruining things, I suppose.
...I'm fine. You should be sleeping.
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...but they probably they also sent you home because it's policy, when someone working that close-
Don't worry about what I should be- I'm awake. I'm here...if you want to come home.
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[I know what the goddamn policy is, but I wasn't being- I don't want to come home. I don't want you to see me like this.]
I'll be home soon. You've been up all night and you should rest.
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. . . What will you be doing with your freed time? [ More like forced free time, but. Tact. ]
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Probably still working, just not on pay. I'm not going to just forget everything. I can still do my casework job, I suppose, but they might get a call from the force about this...
Are you sick?
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Would they? Even though the two are unrelated?
. . . And, er. [ A beat. Lie? Don't lie? ] I am. . . recovering.
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They're not unrelated. I'm a caseworker liaison for the police department. It affects both jobs.
[...] From what?
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I can bring suit against them, if you would like.
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No, no... Don't do that. It's not worth it.
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Will they let you work off the clock?
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