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[detectflaws.livejournal.com]

A new roommate, boring barista job, two college exams and countless stakeouts later and the government decides to hire me to do something for them. Maybe I should've taken a photography class and gotten noticed sooner, but I guess it doesn't matter.

It makes me wonder if this is their way of making people go to this ball thing, though.

Comments

[becomingspecial.livejournal.com]

Hah, yeah, there weren't a lot of balls in Queens.

[detectflaws.livejournal.com]

Neptune had 'balls'. Usually just an excuse to rent a limo and never make it to the party.

You've never been to one?

[becomingspecial.livejournal.com]

A limo, huh? Nope, never. I guess I was just a teenager deprived of that experience.

[detectflaws.livejournal.com]

You weren't deprived of much.

[becomingspecial.livejournal.com]

Limo sounds pretty classy.

[detectflaws.livejournal.com]

Depends on what you use it for.

[becomingspecial.livejournal.com]

I won't ask!

[detectflaws.livejournal.com]

I don't mind. I've actually only done it twice and the second time was pretty tame if you disregard the skinny dipping. But my best friend was considerably out there, and I've heard stories.

[becomingspecial.livejournal.com]

Always interesting to hear skinny dipping called 'tame'.

[detectflaws.livejournal.com]

Well, when your date is scared out of his wits because your father owns a handgun... And the skinny dipping was just me all by my lonesome.

[becomingspecial.livejournal.com]

Protective parent, huh?

[detectflaws.livejournal.com]

I guess you could call him that. He was also town sheriff and a P.I. for the longest time so he has an excuse for the weapon but... you know. He likes scaring off my dates.

[becomingspecial.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good dad.

[detectflaws.livejournal.com]

He's the best, really.

... was, I guess.

[becomingspecial.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry.

[detectflaws.livejournal.com]

It's fine. He's not dead, he's just not here.

[becomingspecial.livejournal.com]

Then in that case, I hope you two are reunited soon. I know how important parents can be to us.

[detectflaws.livejournal.com]

Thank you.