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Esprit de Corps: It was another long night, you had been up for a few hours by now, looking for a murder suspect. You still don’t know the motive of the murder, you have several ideas, the most obvious ones.
Logic : Money.
Empathy : Love.
Rhetoric : Revenge.
You : You let out sigh, you have been thinking about this for too long, and nothing came out of it.
Perception : You open your eyes... You see a figure, hunched over your desk, it’s the lieutenant. It seems like he fell asleep while reviewing the evidences.
Logic : You should wake him up, you both need to go home.
Logic : It’s almost 2 a.m you are not going to get anything down at the moment.
Pain Threshold : You stand up, your back aches from sitting to long.
You : You nudge the lieutenant gently.
Perception : He moves slightly, letting out a small noise.
Endurance : Your heart aches.
Physical Instrument : Why does it do that?
You : You nudge him again, a bit harder this time.
You : Hey Kim, wake up sleeping beauty.
Kim : He makes another small noise. His head shot up, eye fluttering trying to focus on you. Harry?
Endurance : Your heart aches again.
Kim : He raises, sitting back in the chair, passing his hands through his hair. He reaches for his glasses and put them back on.
You : It’s 2 a.m we should head back home, not much more we can do at this hour.
Kim : Already? He sighs. Do you want me to drive you home?
You : I can walk.
Kim : It wasn’t a question detective.
You : You don’t say anything, you just offer him a nod.
Kim : The lieutenant nod.
You : You nod again.
Volition : Oh no… You are going to do that again are you?
Kim : He nods again.
Logic : Please stop, you almost broke your neck the last time you two did that.
Pain Threshold : Your neck is already getting sore.
You : You nod again
Pain Threshold : You neck starts to hurt.
Kim : Okay maybe we should stop doing that.
Logic : Finally, a sensible man!
Kim : Let’s just go. He starts walking toward the door and turns around and nods his head to invite you to come with him.
Savoir Faire : Oh god... Why is he always so cool?
Volition : Not again guys, we already talked about this enough!
Authority : Is there really a way to talk about him too much? I don’t think so.
Perception : He is staring at us.
Conceptualization : No we are staring at him.
Kim : He furrows his brow, are you coming detective?
You : Yes, yes... Sorry... I’m just tired...
Kim : He offers you a small smile.
Endurance : Your heartbeat goes faster.
You: You follow him through the door, and to his car. You get into the passenger seat.
You: You sunk into the seat, it feels nice, comfortable.
Shivers : You look around, there is no one else in the street, the lights are out. Almost everything is closed, and most people are already fast asleep.
You : You look at Kim.
Kim : He turns the key and starts the car.
You : You sure you can drive?
Kim : He starts driving, keeping his eyes on the road. Don’t worry detective, I’ll be careful.
You: You hum slightly.
Kim : He turns on the radio, putting on a frequency of a Seolite radio.
Encyclopedia : He told you that even if he don’t speak Seolite he still likes to listen to the music. It helps him remember his parents’ and grandparents'.
You : You start humming along the music. The lieutenant follow your suit.
Empathy : It feels nice, to hum along him like that. It is a sort of tradition between the two of you, when Kim drive you home late at night.
Shivers : You continue humming, while staring outside the window. You see the city lights, but its getting harder to focus on anything.
Perception : You feel the car coming to a halt.
Kim : We are here lieutenant.
You : You open your eyes. You are indeed in front of you apartment.
You : Thanks Kim.
Kim : The lieutenants nods.
You : You exit the car, but before closing the door your turn to the lieutenant.
You : you smile, slightly. Night Kim.
Kim : Goodnight Harry.
Endurance : Your heart flutter again as you close the car door.
Pain Threshold : Your heart as been acting up a bit lately.
Logic : It would be weird if it didn’t, I mean… That’s to be expected after all the alcohol and drugs you took. It would be strange if you didn’t have any physical repercussion.
Perception : You are already looking at least 10 years older than you actually are.
Composure : But it’s getting better.
Electrochemistry : Is it though? Wouldn’t it be better with a little drink? Or a little pill?
You : You shook you head.
Volition : You can’t do this it’s going to be almost a year that you haven’t touched any kind of drugs. You don’t want to waste your efforts.
Electrochemistry : But maybe now you can control your consumption better now?
Composure : No! Think about all the effort it took you to get there, all the people that would be disappointed in you if you touched a bottle again: Jean, Judith, Kim…
Volition : We cannot disappoint Kim.
You : You sigh, and decide to head back home. A good night of sleep would really help. You also make a mental note of going to see a doctor for your heart.