James Thornton (
jamesthorn) wrote2014-10-25 07:38 pm
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Halloween.
SCPD's worst night of the year. It's busy. It's exhausting, and it makes James want to quit being a cop. It isn't just the people that wander out into the woods every single freaking year, looking for God only knows what out there near Old Attwater Chapel, getting lost, and needing rescue. It isn't the pranks and the tricks and the toilet paper. Or the stupid tricks by the witches. Or even the costumes.
It's the Grimhildes.
Sometimes they don't do anything, but you never know that. You have to plan for the worst, and this year comes in over-the-top, face-palming fashion. At 7pm sharp, the entire town loses power, electricity, the whole shebang. The sky goes black, and a few minutes later once it's certain that yes it is the entire town, the chief comes out of his office and tells everyone they aren't going anywhere until this shit is over.
James is sitting at his desk. With all the power out, work is pointless now. He sighs, pinching his nose. It's going to be a long night.
SCPD's worst night of the year. It's busy. It's exhausting, and it makes James want to quit being a cop. It isn't just the people that wander out into the woods every single freaking year, looking for God only knows what out there near Old Attwater Chapel, getting lost, and needing rescue. It isn't the pranks and the tricks and the toilet paper. Or the stupid tricks by the witches. Or even the costumes.
It's the Grimhildes.
Sometimes they don't do anything, but you never know that. You have to plan for the worst, and this year comes in over-the-top, face-palming fashion. At 7pm sharp, the entire town loses power, electricity, the whole shebang. The sky goes black, and a few minutes later once it's certain that yes it is the entire town, the chief comes out of his office and tells everyone they aren't going anywhere until this shit is over.
James is sitting at his desk. With all the power out, work is pointless now. He sighs, pinching his nose. It's going to be a long night.
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"Well. Protect and serve, that's the job," he says, tossing the empty fry carton aside. He pulls the burger Daniel brought with him out of the paper bag. "Hey, I'll go find Middleton. Meet us out front. We'll pull the car around. You get to ride in the back." He stands up from his desk putting his burger down in order to put on his jacket. "I wish I knew where your sister was...we'll just do a drive-by on her place. That's not creepy right?"
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"I think it'd be creepier if we weren't her brothers." Daniel said but in truth he was worried about her too. The girl had gone hermit recently. "You wanna check on Moira?"
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"No need. Moira's out of town," James says, picking back up his food. "But we should go swing by and see if June is ok."
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Daniel nodded. "And the baby? Everythings okay, right?" He asked following James out.