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muserevival2014-03-10 04:36 am
wolfwithaguitar) wrote in muserevival2014-03-10 04:36 am
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54. Word of the day.
Reminisce
When we started out, we never imagined that we'd change the world. I don't think we even thought about the future. We just wanted to do some good and it became apparent we were better together than we were apart. Tara was the brawn with her detective's shield, Brendan had the resources for us to draw upon, and me, I was the heart of the group. Between the three of us, we developed a knack for solving problems. One that thankfully, the LAPD allowed us to put to use rather than try to put us in our places.
And we never necessarily knew what we were doing. There was never a plan. No getting up in the morning deciding that we were going to close a case. There still isn't, really. We go to work like everybody else. It's just that sometimes we come across those moments where we see that we can help. I live for those moments, whether it's something as small as making sure the flowers are promptly delivered for a memorial service or as big as being there for my best friend when her boyfriend has a gun to his head. Both things that have happened.
I know what my actual job is, and I'm good at it. I have a reputation around the LAPD for being good at it. That's how I became the highest ranking clerk in Parker Center. I've worked with every single shift in every department to keep them running smoothly, and I've established a good relationship with everyone in the building. But what makes me happiest is being able to see the positive effects of my actions. To know I'm really doing some good in the world. I'm not a cop; that's not what I'm good at. But to be able to take what I am good at, and apply that in a way that makes a difference, that's me.
We're a million miles away now from where we were then. Guess that makes sense, since we're all a decade and a half older. Tara's a veteran Detective Second Grade now; she's been dating Jason Harmon for a year and a half. Brendan's still partner at his firm, and he finally got Deanna to go out with him. My sister's out of college, living with the same guy she introduced me to, and working at a think tank in New York. Me, well, I guess I've changed the least because all I did was take this promotion to Senior Clerk since apparently you can't retire from the LAPD as an intern. In all fairness, they've been offering me a staff job since like 2002, I just never took it because I was happy with the status quo.
But the status quo hasn't been the same for awhile now, that's what it took me awhile to realize. We're no longer three friends putting our heads together to see what we can do. I've wound up working on cases with dozens of people. Aside from the team in Property Crimes, there's half of Homicide, now. Ryan Baxter and Robert Harrison, Jason and his partner Casey Vasquez. Josh Levine in the Gang Unit. Gabriel Hunter, our Public Information Officer. Ben Colefield at the District Attorney's office and his friend Kevin Creighton the defense attorney. Jason's brother Michael at the FBI. Even people out of state, like Nick Delaney in Las Vegas. We've created this whole network of people who have worked together and who can still lean on each other whenever the time is right. At one time or another, we've all joined forces for the greater good.
I think when I look back, that's what I'm the most proud of. Not that it was all my fault or anything. But when I agreed to pitch in and help Tara go over one of her cases years ago, I never could have thought I'd end up collaborating with some of the best and brightest in Los Angeles. I like the idea that over the years, we've all found each other, and that we've kept up those relationships to make us stronger. If I had any hand in that at all, that means a lot to me, because I've seen just what these men and women are capable of. We've brought down entire criminal organizations and closed long cold cases. There's hard proof that we've fought the good fight. And that's all I ever really wanted. I'm just really pleased to see I'm not fighting it alone anymore.
Randy Bosch
Original Character
752 Words
When we started out, we never imagined that we'd change the world. I don't think we even thought about the future. We just wanted to do some good and it became apparent we were better together than we were apart. Tara was the brawn with her detective's shield, Brendan had the resources for us to draw upon, and me, I was the heart of the group. Between the three of us, we developed a knack for solving problems. One that thankfully, the LAPD allowed us to put to use rather than try to put us in our places.
And we never necessarily knew what we were doing. There was never a plan. No getting up in the morning deciding that we were going to close a case. There still isn't, really. We go to work like everybody else. It's just that sometimes we come across those moments where we see that we can help. I live for those moments, whether it's something as small as making sure the flowers are promptly delivered for a memorial service or as big as being there for my best friend when her boyfriend has a gun to his head. Both things that have happened.
I know what my actual job is, and I'm good at it. I have a reputation around the LAPD for being good at it. That's how I became the highest ranking clerk in Parker Center. I've worked with every single shift in every department to keep them running smoothly, and I've established a good relationship with everyone in the building. But what makes me happiest is being able to see the positive effects of my actions. To know I'm really doing some good in the world. I'm not a cop; that's not what I'm good at. But to be able to take what I am good at, and apply that in a way that makes a difference, that's me.
We're a million miles away now from where we were then. Guess that makes sense, since we're all a decade and a half older. Tara's a veteran Detective Second Grade now; she's been dating Jason Harmon for a year and a half. Brendan's still partner at his firm, and he finally got Deanna to go out with him. My sister's out of college, living with the same guy she introduced me to, and working at a think tank in New York. Me, well, I guess I've changed the least because all I did was take this promotion to Senior Clerk since apparently you can't retire from the LAPD as an intern. In all fairness, they've been offering me a staff job since like 2002, I just never took it because I was happy with the status quo.
But the status quo hasn't been the same for awhile now, that's what it took me awhile to realize. We're no longer three friends putting our heads together to see what we can do. I've wound up working on cases with dozens of people. Aside from the team in Property Crimes, there's half of Homicide, now. Ryan Baxter and Robert Harrison, Jason and his partner Casey Vasquez. Josh Levine in the Gang Unit. Gabriel Hunter, our Public Information Officer. Ben Colefield at the District Attorney's office and his friend Kevin Creighton the defense attorney. Jason's brother Michael at the FBI. Even people out of state, like Nick Delaney in Las Vegas. We've created this whole network of people who have worked together and who can still lean on each other whenever the time is right. At one time or another, we've all joined forces for the greater good.
I think when I look back, that's what I'm the most proud of. Not that it was all my fault or anything. But when I agreed to pitch in and help Tara go over one of her cases years ago, I never could have thought I'd end up collaborating with some of the best and brightest in Los Angeles. I like the idea that over the years, we've all found each other, and that we've kept up those relationships to make us stronger. If I had any hand in that at all, that means a lot to me, because I've seen just what these men and women are capable of. We've brought down entire criminal organizations and closed long cold cases. There's hard proof that we've fought the good fight. And that's all I ever really wanted. I'm just really pleased to see I'm not fighting it alone anymore.
Randy Bosch
Original Character
752 Words