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"...I haven't stopped your smoking yet, so I'll share your cigarette, just to feel it in my fingers, walk around 'til 3 a.m., tell me what I know again, to keep myself from second guessing...Hold the summer in your hands, 'til the summer turns to sand, we were staring at our ceilings, thinking of what we'd give, to have one more day of sun...Silver dreams bring me to you..." - Local Natives: Ceilings
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"Hey, all staff meeting in five."
Chaeyoung nodded, but continued flipping through the report she was currently glued to.
"Chaeyoung, are you coming?" The voice asked her again, this time with a tap on the back.
"Huh?"
Behind her, Jeongyeon stood with a hand on her hip, eyebrows raised.
"The morning staff meeting? You coming? We don't want to be late like last time."
"Oh, uh yeah hang on." Snapping the folder closed, Chaeyoung quickly straightened her uniform and followed the older girl to the meeting room.
"Aish, see this is what happens when you wait." Jeongyeon muttered as she leaned against the wall closest to the entrance.
Barely squeezing herself inside the hot and crowded room, Chaeyoung had to stand on her tip toes to see over the crowd of officers.
"Good morning." The loud voice of Chief Park rang out, almost immediately silencing the hum in the room. "I hope you are all having a pleasant one. Because it is the start of a new month, Major Im will debrief us on some pending cases."
Six battery and assault cases, thirteen reported instances of theft, two missing child reports; the list could go on, and on.
And, well. It did.
Chaeyoung could have sworn she stood there for at least twenty five minutes waiting for the major to finish listing cases, until the chief took the podium back.
Clearing her throat, Chief Park begin again. "Thank you Major. Now, another important order of business. As you all know, Summer is coming up, and statistically that season spells trouble for us. With the city's increased activity during this time, we have taken precautions to hire in some new staff, one of which will be joining us today."
This peaked Chaeyoung's interest.
Ever since she'd been transferred to the city, the size of the police force had astounded her. It seemed as if every time she turned around she would be faced with someone she'd never seen before, so to bring on more staff just seemed unnecessary to her.
"I'd like you to give a warm welcome to our new crisis negotiation officer, Mina Myoui."
A roar of applause rang through the room as everyone's eyes searched for the new recruit, however before Chaeyoung could try to get a glimpse of the bowing figure the chief had had moved onto the next order of business.
"Alright, now, what you've all be waiting for, assignments."
From there, began the long listing of duties for each department; most people leaving immediately after hearing their name and placement for the day.
As the room thinned out, Chaeyoung went to stand next to Jeongyeon.
"What do you think of the new hire?"
"Eh? Oh I don't know, I guess it's good. The precinct has been getting a lot of threats lately."
Chaeyoung hummed in agreement. "Did you get a look at her?"
Jeongyeon smirked. "Not really why? You looking?"
"What? No, no I was just wondering what she looked like." Chaeyoung sputtered, affronted by her friends insinuation.
Jeongyeon simply shrugged. "I mean I don't think it's a bad thing. Maybe it would be good for you to focus on something else and not work yourself to death."
"It's not like that Jeongyeon."
Suddenly, the voice called from the front, "Yoo Jeongyeon, patrol duty, downtown."
Throwing her head back, Jeongyeon sighed. "Man, I was hoping to get desk duty today. I am way behind on reports."
"Maybe if you stayed longer you could actually get work done."
"Meh, and risk being boring? No thank you."
"Hey!"
Jeongyeon laughed before waving good bye to find her parter for the day.
"Son Chaeyoung, Forensics, district 25."
Now it was Chaeyoung's turn to sigh.
The city was district 10.
Which meant she was being assigned somewhere at least a couple hours south.
Trudging out of the meeting room, Chaeyoung begin gathering the things she would need for her shift.
"Officer Son?"
"Yes?" She replied, straightening up and turning around.
"Ah, Sana- um," Chaeyoung paused, eyes locking on an unsettlingly familiar face just behind them, realization hitting her like a bucket of ice water being poured on her.
"I mean, Staff Sergeant Mintozaki. Um, what can I do for you?" Her eyes darting back and forth between the two women.
At this, Sana laughed. "Ah, when you say it out loud it becomes quite the mouthful. Relax Chaeyoung, I just want to introduce you to someone."
"This," Sana continued as she gestured for the woman to come closer, "is Mina Myoui. Our new recruit."
Chaeyoung faltered slightly, but still politely introduced herself and bowed in greeting; the latter doing the same.
Maybe she doesn't remember.
"Since she's new here, I wanted to know if you'd be willing to take her along with you today. Maybe fill her in on some stuff?"
"Oh, well sure. I'd um, I'd love to." Chaeyoung said, smiling at the two.
"Fantastic! Ms. Myoui why don't you grab your bag?" Sana asked, to which the women promptly went to go collect.
Once she was out of earshot, Chaeyoung spoke again.
"Sana, not that I'm complaining or anything, but. Wouldn't it be better to put her with a field officer?"
"Eh, well technically speaking yes."
"So? Why me?"
Pursing her lips, Sana took a breath before stepping closer. "Well, this is a favor for Chief Park. It was requested that you and Mina be paired together today."
"Jihyo requested this?" Chaeyoung asked, tilting her head in confusion.
"Oh my. All right, I'm going to tell you something. A hypothetical something, ok?"
Chaeyoung simply nodded.
"Alright well, say, Jihyo, Chief Park, wanted to build a special, hypothetical, unit for crisis control. And, say, hypothetically, you and Mina were chosen to be in that unit. We'd probably want to see how you two work together right?"
"Right," Chaeyoung said, slowly drawing out the word. "Hypothetically."
"Yes, of course." Sana smiled, returning to her original spot. "Oh, her comes Mina. Look alive, also, that story is just between you and me ok?"
"Yeah, ok." Chaeyoung responded, still slightly anxious from the whole debacle.
"Alright then! All settled?" Sana asked, though not really looking for a response as she begin pushing both Chaeyoung and Mina towards the exit. "Great, see you both at the end of shift!"
Standing outside the precinct still slightly confused at what had transpired Chaeyoung blinked.
"Um, so, yeah. We should- should get a cruiser yeah?" She stuttered, addressing her assigned partner.
"Sure." Came the soft reply.
Nodding vigorously, Chaeyoung set a brisk pace as she led them to the back lot where they would pick an empty one up.
Man. today was going to be a long day.