Keys

[byob-kenobi.livejournal.com]

Short, not really sweet, and kind of experimental.



On my first day, they hand me a key to my new locker. I wonder if they gave me a new one, or if I have to take his old locker.

Stupid question. Of course I don’t get my own locker. Got another guy’s partner, another guy’s desk, right?

I walk downstairs to the locker room. It’s huge, way bigger than the one at my old precinct. I’m moving up in the world, man. Nothing wrong with that.

I get to the locker. 246B. Yep, sure as shit, L. Giardino has been crossed out and T. Dewey has been scrawled underneath. There’s barely any room. I gotta get another label or something.

As I’m putting my stuff away, I notice a guy walking towards me. Tall, black, late 30’s. “Detective Dewey?” he says. “You’re lookin’ at him.” I say. He throws me a set of keys. “Desk, file cabinet, evidence locker, fleet car.” He pauses. “I’m Jack Huey.” So that’s the guy. “Hey, my new partner!” I lean over and slap him on the back. He stares at me for a minute with big, sad eyes. “Yeah” he says, and walks away.

I add the locker keys to the ring he gave me. I forgot to ask him which desk we were at, but he didn’t seem in the mood to talk. Sometimes it sucks being the new guy.

Comments

[karra.livejournal.com]

ooh. First I thought it was Ray, but then it was Dewey and I was still happy, 'cause I loves me some Dewey.

ok, I'll be articulate now.

Good story. *G*

[byob-kenobi.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[akite.livejournal.com]

Awww... You made me feel sorry for Dewey. Damn you. ;)

[byob-kenobi.livejournal.com]

Everyone forgets that Dewwy is the new guy too, right?

[lmondegreen.livejournal.com]

Awww!

Poor Dewey, he really gets short-shifted in a lot of stories.

[tikiaceae.livejournal.com]

yeah, i thought it was ray too at first.

poor dewey...

[chesamus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think I need to be nicer to Dewey after having Fraser break his nose.

[ozsaur.livejournal.com]

This is really good Dewey POV. I really would like to see more of this, it's rare to see Dewey done well.

[dsudis.livejournal.com]

Piping up to say I too fell for the Ray/Dewey bait-and-switch - but the voice is really good, very authentic Dewey, and gives a lot of feeling in a very small space.

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful. It dovetails nicely with a fic I wrote called "The New Guy" that also examines Dewey & Huey, but from Huey's POV. I am endlessly fascinated by them.

One teeny quibble: Louis' last name was Gardino.

[byob-kenobi.livejournal.com]

Oh, shit, I hate that. I wrote it so fast...feh, there's no excuse. Bad, bad me.

[xsmoonshine.livejournal.com]

Aw...poor Dewey.

[stinkybubbles.livejournal.com]

Nice slice. How sad to see Gardino's name just crossed out like that.