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Part 450 of Dictionary.Com Word of the Day Drabbles , Part 31 of One shots - Gibbs centric: bastard
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Opprobrium

Summary:

Gibbs reflects on his life and human nature.

Notes:

Another dictionary.com word of the day drabble. This time from 07/25/2000 for the word opprobrium.

opprobrium
Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt.
A cause or object of reproach or disgrace.

This is a bonus drabble(not one of the three I normally post a day) for LadyLustful.

It's based around the song Yours is No Disgrace. Lyrics can be found here and more information on the song here.

This is also for the ncis-drabble community on LJ's challenge: #157 Song Lyrics.

As always comments, kudos, and constructive criticism are greatly appreciated.

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Work Text:

Opprobrium

It seemed like just yesterday that he’d wake in the morning to Shannon’s smiling face. He’d been to Caesar’s palace and seen the morning glory, but after losing Shannon he couldn’t help thinking how silly the human race was to place such things as priority. He built boats in the basement, but they never went anywhere. He truly was a sailing ship to nowhere.

Still he never left. He kept charging forward. He did the job. He made a positive impact. As summer changed to winter, he knew there was no opprobrium in what he did. Any disgrace only resided in those above him in the chain of command. He solved cases to the best of his ability.

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