Ooooh! I love that he swore the first time, out there where no one could hear him, looking down into this huge, natural obstacle, where it was big enough for swearing. And the whole delayed-reaction thing in part 2 with the smell of goat was totally show-like. And I love the whole part centering around
"Did Shaw do this? I'm gonna book him so hard he'll get overdue fines."
"I think it was the taxi cab," said Fraser, taking it from him and turning it over, cataloging the damage. What had once been a proud emblem of the RCMP, of truth and honor and steadfastness, was now nothing, brought low in a matter of seconds. The embodiment of ideals was as ephemeral as everything else—as life, as hope. In the end, a hat was simply a hat, and unlike people, unlike opportunities, it could be replaced.
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"Did Shaw do this? I'm gonna book him so hard he'll get overdue fines."
"I think it was the taxi cab," said Fraser, taking it from him and turning it over, cataloging the damage. What had once been a proud emblem of the RCMP, of truth and honor and steadfastness, was now nothing, brought low in a matter of seconds. The embodiment of ideals was as ephemeral as everything else—as life, as hope. In the end, a hat was simply a hat, and unlike people, unlike opportunities, it could be replaced.