Main Campfire, Tuesday Evening

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Alex felt restless enough to emerge from his alcove and head out to the main campfire again. It was easier to both smoke and stay warm since it'd gotten weirdly cold over the last few days. Whatever. He was from Iowa. He was used to this type of weather.

Didn't mean he would pass up a fire.

So, he slouched down against a log, crossing his feet at the ankle and leaning back to blow smoke into the air. It was the second week of classes and, amazingly, they weren't going that badly. Of course, considering the classes, Alex didn't know how they could go badly.

He'd take the good news while he could. It didn't happen often.

[campfires are open things!]

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[kickyouinthe.livejournal.com]

"Oh! Ahaha, I guess we are," Chie replied, looking mildly embarrassed for it slipping her mind. "Really? I thought you were into all that business stuff. What are you gonna do about all that?"

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Well, it'll probably be corporate law," Turtle said, "and I still like the business stuff, but I think it's time to put it on the back burner a little. I mean, I've been doing it for three years, and I've done pretty well for myself, but I think law's where my true passions lie."

[kickyouinthe.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I see; it was all just testing the waters a bit." Chie took a moment to stretch her arms in the air. "I'm kinda aiming for something similar. Well, not being a lawyer, but cops are all on the side of the law and stuff, too."

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Oh! You're interested in that part of the law?" Turtle smiled at that. "That's excellent! They always need more cops and stuff."

[kickyouinthe.livejournal.com]

"I didn't decide on it until pretty recently," Chie explained. "But when I thought about it a lot, I decided that I think that's what I want to do."

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle nodded a little. "That's a good way to decide. Thinking about it a lot."

[kickyouinthe.livejournal.com]

"Sometimes, just going for it is, too."

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"...true," Turtle said, after a moment. "Just going for it is how I got my last two jobs."

[kickyouinthe.livejournal.com]

"And there ya go!" Chie said. "... But, I guess thinking on some things too isn't so bad. I'm just not the greatest at actually following through with it."

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"I'll have to pester you about it, then," Turtle said with a grin. "Until you're so annoyed that you do it just to get me to stop. Seriously, though, if you're into policing, you should stop by the trooper station. Maybe something interesting could happen."

[kickyouinthe.livejournal.com]

"Trooper station?" Chie inquired curiously. "What do they have over there?"

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Troopers," answered Turtle, because she had to.

"And cops," she continued after a moment with a grin. "There's a small army of troopers that defend the island, as well as three cops. Three right now, anyway. Sergeant Kowalski, Detective Constable Day, and Sheriff Cooper."

[kickyouinthe.livejournal.com]

"The professionals, huh?" Chie looked at her thoughtfully. "Maybe I could, someday. I'm kinda worried they wouldn't wanna bother with me poking around, though."

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"As long as nothing weird like harpies or giant mutant space potatoes are attacking," said Turtle, "they don't actually really have that much else to do around here. I mean, they can't even give people speeding tickets; there aren't any cars."