A little of column A, a little of column B. Getting angry made it easier, but it was also easier to get angry. Like the more I used my powers, the worse I got. Back home I thought it was all tied together -- use my powers, turn into a raging bitch. The only way to keep being a nice person all the time was to get the powers on lock down, or get rid of them entirely.
[A sweet smile.]
But no one's a nice person all the time, are they?
Seventeen years. Made detective eight years ago, so I seen enough of that good and bad.
[He sits back now, relaxing a little, and sips his cooling coffee.]
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Date: 2019-01-18 10:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-18 10:22 pm (UTC)[A sweet smile.]
But no one's a nice person all the time, are they?
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Date: 2019-01-19 08:23 am (UTC)I been a cop a long time, you're telling me. No way.
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Date: 2019-01-19 11:49 am (UTC)[She laughs a little, too.] So you get it. And I'm sure you know that means no one's mean all the time, either. People are complicated.
[She takes another sip of her coffee, even with the ice melting in it.] How long have you been a cop?
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Date: 2019-01-19 12:09 pm (UTC)Seventeen years. Made detective eight years ago, so I seen enough of that good and bad. [He sits back now, relaxing a little, and sips his cooling coffee.]