glad for it. That would involve way too much
responsibility for her liking.
Coward
Torment met them just outside the elevator
doors. “Ms. Carpenter, it is good to see you again. I trust Ace is
keeping you safe.”
Emily smiled. She flashed her newly printed
Registered Exceptional License. “Ace is doing her job well. She
tells me that you are looking for consultants on the Technosis HSO
case.”
“We are. Come with me. I’ll take you to
Captain Angel. He and I are working together on this one,” Torment
replied and motioned Emily forward. Ace went to her desk to look
over her inbox. She was interrupted by Left Hook.
“Damn you brought in a nice one today Ace.”
He was watching as Emily and Torment entered the Captain’s
office.
“You do understand that she, Torment and the
Captain can hear everything you’re thinking right?” Ace asked. She
gave Left Hook a flat look before returning to her work.
“Good, let her get a good idea of what I can
do for her,” Left Hook continued. He stood watching Emily with a
leer that would have gotten him slapped if she saw it.
There was a crack as the handle of Ace’s
chair broke off. She absolutely hated when men treated women like
that. Left Hook looked down at the broken chair handle in Ace’s
hand, then up to her face. She didn’t know what he saw there, but
it was enough to shut him up. He left with his head bowed, not
daring to make eye contact.
He’s lucky that wasn’t him.
“He’s an ass,” Maniac said as she stepped up
to watch Left Hook walk away.
“I’ve found that most men like him are,” Ace
replied. She stood and flipped her chair over.
“You going to report him?” Maniac asked. She
watched as Ace took the broken arm and reattached it. “How did you
do that?”
“I can vibrate the molecules fast enough on
the two ends that they reattach. Learned it in basic from a Speed
Class named Sky,” Ace said as she righted her chair and went back
to work.
“You didn’t answer my first question,” Maniac
said. There was only a little electricity in her eyes.
Ace shrugged. “He was leering at a friend of
mine and a potential consultant for the Technosis HSO case. She was
with Torment. They both probably know and the Captain will be there
to chew his ass.”
“That’s not what I’m talking about, Ace. Left
Hook did that to you . He’s pushing your buttons again,”
Maniac said. She sat on Ace’s desk, preventing her from working.
Ace looked up. The lightning in her partner’s eyes had intensified.
“What do you want me to do? The guy is so scared of me that he
tries to cover it by picking on me. I’ve put up with it my whole
life. Bullies are everywhere. The more they use their mouths the
less they use their fists.”
“Not denying that, but the rest of bullies in
the world aren’t stirring up someone like you. I lose my temper and
some gadgets get fried. Torment loses hers and people have
nightmares while wide awake. I’ve seen what happens when you lose
your temper Ace. I’d rather you didn’t have to deal with the
aftermath of another Detroit,” Maniac said.
Ace closed her mouth around her reply. Maniac
was right. No one needed another incident like that.
“I’ll talk to Torment about it. See what she
thinks,” Ace agreed.
Good idea.
Maniac stood with a nod. “Good. You’re a good
cop, Ace, and I’d hate you lose you as my partner.”
“Thanks Maniac,” Ace said. And she meant it.
With her feeling like she’d never fit in it was nice to hear that
more than just Torment wanted her in their unit.
It was over half an hour before Torment and
Emily left the Captain’s office. Captain Angel did not look pleased
as he started down the aisle towards Left Hook’s desk. Ace already
had an incident report written up and was waiting to talk to
Torment before sending it. “Send it,” Torment said once she was
sitting next to Ace’s desk.
She hit the send button and then breathed a
sigh of relief. “Left Hook crossed a
responsibility for her liking.
Coward
Torment met them just outside the elevator
doors. “Ms. Carpenter, it is good to see you again. I trust Ace is
keeping you safe.”
Emily smiled. She flashed her newly printed
Registered Exceptional License. “Ace is doing her job well. She
tells me that you are looking for consultants on the Technosis HSO
case.”
“We are. Come with me. I’ll take you to
Captain Angel. He and I are working together on this one,” Torment
replied and motioned Emily forward. Ace went to her desk to look
over her inbox. She was interrupted by Left Hook.
“Damn you brought in a nice one today Ace.”
He was watching as Emily and Torment entered the Captain’s
office.
“You do understand that she, Torment and the
Captain can hear everything you’re thinking right?” Ace asked. She
gave Left Hook a flat look before returning to her work.
“Good, let her get a good idea of what I can
do for her,” Left Hook continued. He stood watching Emily with a
leer that would have gotten him slapped if she saw it.
There was a crack as the handle of Ace’s
chair broke off. She absolutely hated when men treated women like
that. Left Hook looked down at the broken chair handle in Ace’s
hand, then up to her face. She didn’t know what he saw there, but
it was enough to shut him up. He left with his head bowed, not
daring to make eye contact.
He’s lucky that wasn’t him.
“He’s an ass,” Maniac said as she stepped up
to watch Left Hook walk away.
“I’ve found that most men like him are,” Ace
replied. She stood and flipped her chair over.
“You going to report him?” Maniac asked. She
watched as Ace took the broken arm and reattached it. “How did you
do that?”
“I can vibrate the molecules fast enough on
the two ends that they reattach. Learned it in basic from a Speed
Class named Sky,” Ace said as she righted her chair and went back
to work.
“You didn’t answer my first question,” Maniac
said. There was only a little electricity in her eyes.
Ace shrugged. “He was leering at a friend of
mine and a potential consultant for the Technosis HSO case. She was
with Torment. They both probably know and the Captain will be there
to chew his ass.”
“That’s not what I’m talking about, Ace. Left
Hook did that to you . He’s pushing your buttons again,”
Maniac said. She sat on Ace’s desk, preventing her from working.
Ace looked up. The lightning in her partner’s eyes had intensified.
“What do you want me to do? The guy is so scared of me that he
tries to cover it by picking on me. I’ve put up with it my whole
life. Bullies are everywhere. The more they use their mouths the
less they use their fists.”
“Not denying that, but the rest of bullies in
the world aren’t stirring up someone like you. I lose my temper and
some gadgets get fried. Torment loses hers and people have
nightmares while wide awake. I’ve seen what happens when you lose
your temper Ace. I’d rather you didn’t have to deal with the
aftermath of another Detroit,” Maniac said.
Ace closed her mouth around her reply. Maniac
was right. No one needed another incident like that.
“I’ll talk to Torment about it. See what she
thinks,” Ace agreed.
Good idea.
Maniac stood with a nod. “Good. You’re a good
cop, Ace, and I’d hate you lose you as my partner.”
“Thanks Maniac,” Ace said. And she meant it.
With her feeling like she’d never fit in it was nice to hear that
more than just Torment wanted her in their unit.
It was over half an hour before Torment and
Emily left the Captain’s office. Captain Angel did not look pleased
as he started down the aisle towards Left Hook’s desk. Ace already
had an incident report written up and was waiting to talk to
Torment before sending it. “Send it,” Torment said once she was
sitting next to Ace’s desk.
She hit the send button and then breathed a
sigh of relief. “Left Hook crossed a
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