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Sun: *steps in* TC! We're home! How'd your interview today go?

TC: *looks up from something he was /obviously/ paying very close attention to, concentrating as he read* It . . . *frowns at a thought* I need to stop by the store tomorrow and apologize. I never made it to the interview. I was there a bit early and stopped into the store next door . . . and the fragger who owns the place got it into his head that I'd tried to steal something. He detained me. I . . . lied and said you were unavailable. I didn't want you worried or upset. There was an officer down the street so he was called in. Actually, it was the inspector who helped us when you were captured by those mechs who were after Warp.

Warp: Frag… *grimaces - he felt /something/ from his wingmate, but TC had kept insisting he was fine, don't worry about it, don't pull himself away from what he was working on, TC'd explain when he got home . . . and despite various reactions after that, TC was never hurt that Warp could tell, so Warp had dropped it for the time being* So what happened?

TC: The inspector got me out of there . . . and believed me when I said that I didn't do it. I wasn't going to bother trying to tell him, but he asked, so… *shrugs* We talked for a bit, and it . . . pretty much turned into an interview of sorts right there. Apparently, he's looking for a captain for one of his subsquads. *shakes his head, still not sure he believes it* He's offered me the position.

Warp: W-whoa, he /what/?

Sun: H-he did!? What...what did you say?

TC: ............I haven't yet. He said I have time to consider the offer.

Sun: *comes over and sits by him* ...What are you thinking right now?

TC: ............I'm thinking that this could be great for me with my original training, I'm thinking if something is too good to be true then it probably is, I'm thinking meeting one decent police officer doesn't negate /megavorns/ of learning that officers are cruel and can't be trusted...

Sun: *rests a hand on his arm.* You know, if you did take the offer, it'd be easy enough to pull you back out of it if you wanted. You'd just have to say...

TC: ................... *nods* The inspector said that I could just leave at any time, without the usual two decacycle notice.

Sun: !? Oh, well, see? That's good. Maybe... it wouldn't hurt to try? But if you'd rather not, just say, I don't want to push you into anything you don't want.