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[officerrenaldi]

[Ladies and Gentlemen-have a certain cop who is scared as anything. The problem with all of this is-she's LAPD. Raised in a family who don't show fear. So she's trying to keep out of site yet wandering the halls. She's completely affected and struggling like mad with it.

But she's not giving in. So she's just got her hands in her pockets wandering the halls completely on edge. This is what it's like to be supernatural somehow. The other times she'd been someone else-this was the first time a flood hit her.

This is what it's like. But she's not saying anything about it. Nothing at all.]

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[officerrenaldi]

[Carla raises an eyebrow at him. She stops walking and crosses her arms over her chest.]

...What.

[nolongerhollow]

[His concern backs off a bit; just as with Ed this is a person who wants very much to keep her dignity, and he can respect that. So...now what? An idea springs into his head: suggesting a course of action in the guise of asking for help.]

My apologies if you are particularly busy, but I have a bit of a problem. You see, several of us are taking turns having...ehm..."mental privacy breaks" in various parts of the CES. It seems needed, and I am not too proud to admit I could use one myself.

The sun is just down and Stildye is busy. Would you mind accompanying me for a little while? I will make it up to you later.

[officerrenaldi]

[Mental privacy breaks. Carla brightens and looks more businesslike then she has since their conversation began. focus on your work that was her father's philosophy. Focus on work.]

I can take you. Absolutely.

[She practically leaps forward] There'll be time.

[nolongerhollow]

Excellent! [He has a real smile now, one that makes his eyes gleam a bit. It reflects in his emotions, which have no scheming to them.] It is greatly appreciated. I am doing better than some, but I must be extra careful about keeping control.

[True enough, but focusing on someone else is helping a great deal.]

[officerrenaldi]

[She tries to smile. It comes out skewed but the emotion is there.] I know how hard that can be.

[And she does. She's being sincere and it's said on multiple levels. She's seen the captain's niece. She knows.]

[nolongerhollow]

[He sighs gently. The empathy is appreciated after eating so much shit this week.]

Let us go, then. I--what is the phrase? Ah, forget it. I am in your debt.