Not usually but I told them I was not missing two holidays in a row and convinced them that I would work through my birthday and most of November if I could have the rest of the year off. I’m just speaking from experience of being on the road. Most of the people I’m meeting are either pregnant and due in December or expecting already.
Oh, that makes sense. I have no idea why everyone is in such a rush to have a baby. They have plenty of time in my opinion.
I think the boss’ just panicked and got all the nearby units to help out. There was a school nearby so can you imagine the morning papers if it was a leopard? My dog stayed at the station, he wasn’t turning into bait, ha. We did, one of the rookies is trying to track down the owner. Never a dull day in this job, huh?
Yeah, a little black kitty cat visiting all the kids. Utterly terrifying. So glad the taxpayers dollars go to a good cause. How's the new unit by the way? Is it everything you dreamed?
Can someone explain to me why I’ve just spent 12 hours hunting an ‘escaped black leopard’ that turned out to be a damn house cat? A church group called it in, apparently, they all thought it was a lot bigger.
So if you thought your day was bad, think again. Evan: 0 vs Housecat: 1
Never mind that. What I want to know is why they called someone from the canine unit in to track down a black leopard? Just because dogs stereotypically chase cats doesn’t mean it works on zoo animals. Did you end up catching the ‘leopard’ in the long run?
A boy scout came by the door to sell Christmas wreaths. Luckily for him, I like to go all out for Christmastime but it’s always so nuts to me to be thinking about Christmas right now. Like, will we ever get past Halloween first before we jump to Christmas?
I’m already sick of seeing Halloween decorations in the store and we still have more than two weeks until Halloween. Don’t get me wrong, I like Christmas as well as the next guy, but I don’t want to celebrate it for three months. And what about all the families who don’t even celebrate Christmas? I’ll bet they’re even more sick of it.
I didn’t exactly plan it for next year, my agent did. If I had my way I wouldn’t do one at all. I love travelling but I want to stay in a place longer than a day and I certainly don’t want to be straining my wrists signing autographs for three hours a day. I know it’ll be good for me for the publicity but I don’t know why it has to be now. I guess they assume I’ll want to get started baby making like everyone else come December and I have no intention of doing that.
Don’t you have any say about what your agent signs you up for or not? If you don’t want to do it, then you shouldn’t have to. Why would anyone want to start making babies around December? It doesn’t make any sense to me.
You know that moment that you can tell your parents have officially lost it? That moment came for me this weekend when my mums told me that they’re thinking of adopting a toddler… at their ages!
Your parents really have lost it. The government is forcing people to have kids, and your parents want to adopt more? The government should’ve just paid your moms to take care of more children.
Tony/Sam moodboard (2/?) @isaamghazani
I know of at least three people who would be fine with me chasing annoying customers with socks.
Who? Who are these three people? And please don’t say your employees/coworkers.
What do you look for when planning a cruise? Or, if you’ve never been on one, what would you look for?
A boat that doesn't sink, first of all. And you'd probably want it to go someplace you actually wanted to visit. Maybe look for a boat that has lots of stops too, so you aren't trapped onboard for too long.
Well then it’d be right up your alley. But I’m actually looking forward to it, especially now that i have such a big extended family. Thanksgiving is going to be pretty great this year. It’s a monthly tour up and down the East Coast. I’ll do some press for it out West in January but for now, I’m going to do about 5 or 6 states in about a month, starting in North Carolina and ending in New York about two days before Thanksgiving.
Didn't even think about missing the holidays. Or extended families that don't live in NYC. Do you mean to say you're planning to do it next year? You really plan things early, don't you? It's a good thing you're only going to miss Halloween, but you sure aren't giving yourself a lot of time to recover before you have to deal with your whole extended family in Thanksgiving.
Aiden looked up at the other who had stopped to talk to him waving two fingers at him to show that he had acknowledged his presence telling him to give him a minute as he slowly stood up looking in the direction of the fountain; “Well at least they did shit right around here. Guessing you know the area well?”
"I wouldn't say I know it well. I just moved here a couple of months ago, and I hate being stuck indoors all day." Answered Tony as he watched the other guy struggle to even stand up. "It looks like you've spent a little too much time out here though. Are you starting your New Year's resolution early or something?"
‘Hey, hissing cockroaches are adorable.” Sam countered, raising an eyebrow. “Because those pets are boooorrrriiinnnnng Tony.” He whined, wondering if it would be too much to throw himself to the ground and wallow. “You’re a cop. In New York City. And not the racist kind. You’re already a superhero dude. I’m just… the sidekick. Wait, can I be the guy in the chair?”
“They’re bugs, Sam. They’re gross, and creepy, and not cute and cuddly like a pet is supposed to be at all.” Tony replied. "No cockroaches. It's not happening, and nothing you do or say will convince me." He thought he'd already been nice and fair when he said Sam could get his own pet. It was rotten luck that he'd been paired with the only person in the world that wanted a cockroach as a pet. "You're not a sidekick, Sam. You can be anything you want. Even a guy in a chair, if that's what you really want. Even though I have no idea what the hell you're talking about."
“Man these kids, I swear. I have no idea where they get their energy from but as advice from a sports teacher with a severe hang over -…. ‘please, slow the fuck down’” Aiden muttered to the other figure in front of him as he put his hands on his knees and panted as he usually could run the full mile of the oval but since he had been out with some friends he was running a bit slow making him sluggish.
It wasn’t unusual to see Tony running on his days off. It was, however, unusual to see him running without any headphones in, which is the only reason he heard the stranger speaking behind him. “You need some help there?” said Tony after stopping to turn around and look at the poor guy struggling to breathe. “You know, there’s a water fountain just a few feet away from here.“ he continued, and tilted his head in the direction of said water fountain.
You would think being told you were booked for a book tour would be a great thing until you realize you’ll literally be gone for close to two months. I’m not sure how I feel about this.
I’d be happy just knowing I was going to be free from unexpected visits from family for two whole months. Where are you going on this book tour?
They have a few more than we do, that’s safe to say. And those Italians can out drink even the most frattiest frat boy. Plus they’re even more forward than us New Yorkers. It’s a bit intimidating.
So what you’re saying is Italians are the more extreme version of New Yorkers. Part of me really wants to go over there to show them that us Americans are clearly better, and yet the sensible part of me is telling me to stay far far away from that part of the world.
Sam smiled as Tony spoke, glad that the other hadn’t really read into his words. Sam liked Tony but he definitely wasn’t ready for that conversation, especially not right now, surrounded by legos. “Listen, some cockroaches are great. There’s a really cool kind that hisses, like a cat.” Sam pointed out, hoping that comparing it to a cat would help his case a bit. “You just get a little leash for it. Like, tie a string around it’s little body and you’ll never lose it.” He added, imagining making a tiny harness for a tiny bug. “Maybe, but then you can get all the really good people to help you. Like a real life avengers type of deal.”
“Hissing cockroaches? In this house?” said Tony as he looked at Sam like the man was insane. “I don’t think so. No way. I might have to take away my pet offer. Why can’t you pick a normal pet? Like a dog, or a goldfish.“ He didn’t think Sam would go that far, but he should’ve. Sam always took things too far. “I’m not meant to be a superhero, and I don’t want to be either. I’m fine helping people out in the small way that I do. You can assemble your own team of superheros.“
Sam paused, realizing what he’d said and biting his lip. “I didn’t mean… Not that you… It’s an expression, right?” He managed to squeak out. The two of them hadn’t even kissed yet, let alone exchanged the big L word, and Sam started to wonder if now would be a good time to fling himself off their balcony. “I’m guessing that cockroaches count as bugs?” He asked, his second thought had actually been a bug and now his list was just getting smaller and smaller. “Okay but like, as a cop it would be a great power.” Sam argued even though he knew that, yeah, it would be a horrible power.
Relieved that Sam, as usual, hadn’t actually put that much thought into what was simply a passing comment, Tony quickly added “Yeah, just an expression. Of course.” Then he paused as he tried to think of anything else to talk about. Thankfully, the topic of bugs came up. A subject that Tony was very adept at complaining about. “Yes, cockroaches absolutely count as bugs. They’re the most buggy bugs, some might argue. No cockroaches, what the hell were you thinking? Who keeps a cockroach as a pet?” There was no way he was waking up to that every morning. What if it got loose? “Why? Wouldn’t it be better to tell who wasn’t a good guy? My job isn’t finding the nicest person in the room. It’s the complete opposite.”
“I know, and that’s why you love me.” Sam replied without thinking. “Are you for real?” He asked, eyes widening. Immediately, he started running through a list of what weird pets were legal to own in the city. His first thought was a flying squirrel but he was pretty sure they pooped everywhere and he really didn’t want to deal with that. “Nah but I had a goodie two shoes sense, like a spider sense but better.” Sam said jokingly. “I was in Queens but that was close enough for me to sense your goodness.”
With a dumbfounded expression on his face, Tony stared back at Sam, wondering if he’d heard Sam correctly. “Uh... I what now?” He finally said, and waited for an explanation. “Just no bugs. Snakes, birds, mice, all that is fine, but if I see a bug in here it’s getting squashed and flushed down the toilet.“ It was the one thing Tony couldn’t stand. Spiders were okay, but he was including them on the list of ‘not acceptable pets’ because he just knew Sam would find the most bug-like spider on the planet just to spite him. “That’s the worst super power I’ve ever heard of.“ said Tony as he shook his head.
