Trooper Station: Wednesday

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It's a beautiful day in Fandom. Well... At least as far as Dale is concerned it is. The weather may be brisk but that doesn't stop Dale from surprising the troopers with tons of donuts from J'GOB and hot coffee from The Perk.

Actually it isn't a surprise at all. Dale has been bringing them donuts every damn day and quite frankly they're getting sick of them. Particularly Ralph who would just ONCE like to have a croissant.

But since Dale is the one providing them free food? They can just suck it up.

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The coffee was a pleasant surprise when Renee got into work today. The donuts? Doubly so.

"You bring this in on a regular basis and I'll start living off your kindness for breakfast," She warned Dale.

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"You are more than welcome to partake of my purchased baked goods and coffee," Dale replied. "As I cannot seem to function unless these items are readily available."

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"Next crime wave, all they need to do is shut off your supply of coffee and donuts, huh?" Renee asked, pouring herself a cup.

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Dale frowned. "I never realized that it could be that simple," he replied. "I probably could do without the donuts but I'll have to petition the sheriff to have emergency supplies of stored just in case that should happen."

Yes. He is dead serious.

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"Like a bomb shelter filled with coffee beans?" Renee asked, smirking just a little as she inhaled the wonderful smell of the coffee before taking a sip.

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Dale snapped his fingers as his face lit up. "Precisely. A bunker for essential items."

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Renee just stared for a moment. Then shrugged. "It's a good idea to have, just in case."

In case there was a catastrophic earthquake or something.

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Dale was now enthusiastic about the idea and had shoved his paperwork aside to work on this new project.

"Let's see," he said thoughtfully as he began to make a list. "What do you think? A month's worth? Is that enough?"

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"More," Renee said, grabbing a donut and heading toward his desk. "And provisions for growing fresh produce."

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Faith sauntered into the station some time in the afternoon, peering around to see if her favorite straight-laced parole officer was nearby. For, you know. Parole.

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"Good afternoon, Miss Lehane," Dale said in greeting. "Donut?"

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"Don't mind if I do," she grinned, picking one up and munching. "What's new?"

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"Nothing really," Dale replied. "Oh, we do have a new detective in the office but I have had a chance to talk to her about you. I wouldn't worry about it thought she seems pretty straight forward. How was your holiday weekend?"

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"You don't need to tell her about me," Faith scowled, flopping down into a nearby chair. "Maybe she's got a different stick up her ass and she'll wanna hand me over. Just 'cause you're a boy scout don't mean everyone is."

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"I assure you that will not be the case," Dale replied. "Now I assume you have been staying out of trouble?"

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"You keep this up, sooner or later you're gonna tell someone who does care. Either 'cause they can blackmail one of us or 'cause they got a hard-on for the justice system. Then we're both fucked." Faith folded her arms and stared off to the side for several seconds. "Yeah. No trouble. Nose clean, all of that. Making friends. Whatever."

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"Miss Lehane? If you'll excuse the pun, you need to have a little faith in people," Dale replied. "As a rule I should let any of my colleagues know about our arrangement. If I didn't tell them and you got into trouble then it would be even worse for us. Do you understand that?"

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Faith shook her head. "Yeah. Fine. Everybody's looking for something, that's all I'm saying. Seen too much to have a lot of faith in people. And I think Mom only called me that 'cause she hated the sound of Mary Catherine." She took another quick breath before looking back at Dale, her eyes showing concern. "I like it here."

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After hunting down a few reports on some of the oddities the police were involved in in town, Renee made her way back to get more coffee.

Cooper was a horrible influence.

She glanced up, noticing Faith. "Hey," She said warily, looking around to see if more kids were arrested for vandalizing Caritas or something.

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"Hey," Faith said, breaking into a grin. "They bust you for something? Was it something good?"

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Renee waved the file in her hand, brow scrunched up in confusion. "Cooper can try, but I think I can take him," She said dryly. "Or at least hide the coffee pot."

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Faith was a little slow sometimes, but this wasn't one of them. She blinked and looked between Renee and Dale, and back again.

And then she facepalmed. "Fuck."

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"I miss something?"

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Faith shook her head. "New cop. Just started. Fuck."

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"You got a problem with cops?" Renee asked, file closed and hands on her hips.