Random Stuff and TC's Character Questions
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ciroccojI just may have to kill Justin before the day is through. Let's just say somebody's not ready to give up his naps.
On a cheerier front, Chris is back from Calgary, the funeral went well, I guess, as far as funerals go, he got to spend some time with his father's side of the family, and came back with a bunch of old pictures. Including pictures of him as a little kid and as a baby. He was one cute kid :)
And I finished the
1) Mike: In Confession, what prompted you to come out to the 2-7? Just rumours? And how did you broach the subject with Jack?
Uh... I dunno, it just seemed like the right thing to do at the time.
I mean, the closet was getting more and more annoying, and I was starting to wonder why the hell I was still in it. It's been a few years since Officer Newhouse was left out to die without backup just for being gay, you know? Things have changed. And I just... I mean, it's tough to keep hiding, like you're doing something wrong, when you're keeping quiet about... hell, your whole life.
Besides, Jack had already come out at work. That one wasn't really planned, but we knew word would get out and people would put two and two together. We figured the best defense was a good offense. You know, deal with the rumours before they started.
How did I broach it with Jack? Uh, it just sorta came up. I think he was bitching about how stupid it was, making sure we never arrived at the same place at the same time, I think I said something like, "This wouldn't be a problem if we were both out," and we took it from there.
2) Jack: In Confession, how did you react when Mike told you he wanted to come out?
I was concerned. We'd both complained about the annoyances of the closet, but frankly it hadn't occurred to me to do anything other than stay in it. I may have come of age in the Sixties and I may have never cared what people said about my 'inappropriate' affairs with assistants, but I'm not completely indifferent to popular opinion when that popular opinion could compromise my safety or Mike's.
Ultimately, though, there really wasn't anything I could do about it. If Mike was going to come out, he was going to come out no matter what I said. You may have noticed he's a bit stubborn.
As it happened, I came out first, half by design and half by chance, at a general staff meeting. And once I did, Mike really didn't have much choice left but to come out himself.
3) Rey: In Stakeout, why'd you refuse to answer Lennie's question about what you did on the day Mickey Scott was executed? Why did you feel you couldn't trust Lennie?
It didn't have anything to do with trust. It's just none of his business.
::walks away::
::sent back by author, chided that that's not good enough::
It's not something I wanna talk about, OK? I mean... yeah, I went to Lennie's house the day that - but I don't know what I was gonna say and I don't even know if I woulda said anything to him then.
::starts to leave again, gets impatient as the writer pokes him some more::
What? What do you want me to say? Why do we have to talk about this?
::poke poke:: All right, fine. I... I just wanna forget it as much as possible. I told my priest, and that's enough. I'm, I'm doing what I'm supposed to do to make up for it and I just wanna get on with my life. Just... get back to how things were before anything happened.
::pause:: Is that enough? Can I go now?
4) Jack: In A Law & Order Valentine, why did you freak out at the prospect of Cirocco dragging Mike up from Staten?
I just don't understand why so many women seem to feel the need to pair me up with that man. There's never been any evidence that we were anything other than coworkers who barely tolerated each other, and yet it seems that half the female population feels a deep need to throw us into bed together.
I understand that he's got some appeal to women, but he's not my type, even if I were to have relationships with men. I'll grant that he's attractive in his own way, and definitely charismatic and - ahem. But he's not my type. I prefer somewhat more cerebral romantic partners. Somewhat more polished. If I were to be attracted to a man, I would most probably be attracted to... I don't know... maybe Detective Green - wait a minute!! ::looking up at the ficwriter:: Will you stop that!!
5) Lennie: in the Plain Sight Exception series, you don't react all that badly to Ed coming out. Did you have any concerns about having a gay partner?
::laughing:: Like what? That he'd be checking me out in the showers? First off I don't shower at the precinct, and second, I don't think I'm his type.
The only thing I was concerned about was his safety. And mine, I guess. I investigated a case where other cops just let one of their own die without any backup. I know it's been a while since then, but there's not a lotta Rainbow Flags decorating precincts, even today. So yeah, I've thought about that a couple times.
Other than that, I don't care who Ed sleeps with, as long as I don't have to hear about it. I'd say the same thing about anybody's love life. Keep it in the bedroom and between the covers of adult magazines, where it belongs, and don't go around making the rest of us lose our lunch with the details.
Oh, and the McCoy thing? Yeah. That's... that's... ::head shake:: yeah, that sorta came outta nowhere.
On a cheerier front, Chris is back from Calgary, the funeral went well, I guess, as far as funerals go, he got to spend some time with his father's side of the family, and came back with a bunch of old pictures. Including pictures of him as a little kid and as a baby. He was one cute kid :)
And I finished the
1) Mike: In Confession, what prompted you to come out to the 2-7? Just rumours? And how did you broach the subject with Jack?
Uh... I dunno, it just seemed like the right thing to do at the time.
I mean, the closet was getting more and more annoying, and I was starting to wonder why the hell I was still in it. It's been a few years since Officer Newhouse was left out to die without backup just for being gay, you know? Things have changed. And I just... I mean, it's tough to keep hiding, like you're doing something wrong, when you're keeping quiet about... hell, your whole life.
Besides, Jack had already come out at work. That one wasn't really planned, but we knew word would get out and people would put two and two together. We figured the best defense was a good offense. You know, deal with the rumours before they started.
How did I broach it with Jack? Uh, it just sorta came up. I think he was bitching about how stupid it was, making sure we never arrived at the same place at the same time, I think I said something like, "This wouldn't be a problem if we were both out," and we took it from there.
2) Jack: In Confession, how did you react when Mike told you he wanted to come out?
I was concerned. We'd both complained about the annoyances of the closet, but frankly it hadn't occurred to me to do anything other than stay in it. I may have come of age in the Sixties and I may have never cared what people said about my 'inappropriate' affairs with assistants, but I'm not completely indifferent to popular opinion when that popular opinion could compromise my safety or Mike's.
Ultimately, though, there really wasn't anything I could do about it. If Mike was going to come out, he was going to come out no matter what I said. You may have noticed he's a bit stubborn.
As it happened, I came out first, half by design and half by chance, at a general staff meeting. And once I did, Mike really didn't have much choice left but to come out himself.
3) Rey: In Stakeout, why'd you refuse to answer Lennie's question about what you did on the day Mickey Scott was executed? Why did you feel you couldn't trust Lennie?
It didn't have anything to do with trust. It's just none of his business.
::walks away::
::sent back by author, chided that that's not good enough::
It's not something I wanna talk about, OK? I mean... yeah, I went to Lennie's house the day that - but I don't know what I was gonna say and I don't even know if I woulda said anything to him then.
::starts to leave again, gets impatient as the writer pokes him some more::
What? What do you want me to say? Why do we have to talk about this?
::poke poke:: All right, fine. I... I just wanna forget it as much as possible. I told my priest, and that's enough. I'm, I'm doing what I'm supposed to do to make up for it and I just wanna get on with my life. Just... get back to how things were before anything happened.
::pause:: Is that enough? Can I go now?
4) Jack: In A Law & Order Valentine, why did you freak out at the prospect of Cirocco dragging Mike up from Staten?
I just don't understand why so many women seem to feel the need to pair me up with that man. There's never been any evidence that we were anything other than coworkers who barely tolerated each other, and yet it seems that half the female population feels a deep need to throw us into bed together.
I understand that he's got some appeal to women, but he's not my type, even if I were to have relationships with men. I'll grant that he's attractive in his own way, and definitely charismatic and - ahem. But he's not my type. I prefer somewhat more cerebral romantic partners. Somewhat more polished. If I were to be attracted to a man, I would most probably be attracted to... I don't know... maybe Detective Green - wait a minute!! ::looking up at the ficwriter:: Will you stop that!!
5) Lennie: in the Plain Sight Exception series, you don't react all that badly to Ed coming out. Did you have any concerns about having a gay partner?
::laughing:: Like what? That he'd be checking me out in the showers? First off I don't shower at the precinct, and second, I don't think I'm his type.
The only thing I was concerned about was his safety. And mine, I guess. I investigated a case where other cops just let one of their own die without any backup. I know it's been a while since then, but there's not a lotta Rainbow Flags decorating precincts, even today. So yeah, I've thought about that a couple times.
Other than that, I don't care who Ed sleeps with, as long as I don't have to hear about it. I'd say the same thing about anybody's love life. Keep it in the bedroom and between the covers of adult magazines, where it belongs, and don't go around making the rest of us lose our lunch with the details.
Oh, and the McCoy thing? Yeah. That's... that's... ::head shake:: yeah, that sorta came outta nowhere.
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Date: 2003-08-13 08:09 pm (UTC)You rock my fuzzy blue socks.