change starts with you*

look how f a r you've come, you've filled your heart with love. don't beat yourself up, don't need to r u n so fast. sometimes we come last but we did our best. i won't give up, no i won't give in until i reach the end and then i'll start again.

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( lilopls )

“I’m not planning on it,” Lilo promised. Destructive behavior was one of her biggest pet peeves, and most things that could land her behind bars would be considered destructive, so she wasn’t going to push her luck. “Thank you!” She was beaming at the ‘happy birthday’ that fell from Judy’s lips, and then even more when when she promised to treat her as a respectable woman. “Thank you!”

“that’s what i like to hear!” judy grinned, glad that this girl didn’t seem like much of a troublemaker. if judy was going to promote anything, it was women seeing themselves as strong, and independent, and capable of going after anything they wanted. she never wanted anyone to think that she was looking down on another woman because they should be lifting each other up, which was exactly what she did with lilo. “you’re welcome. so, how does it feel to be 18? it’s been a few years since i experienced that.”

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( captainxzarina )

“well again –– thank you.. mom. but it looks like i’m not bothering anyone, i’m not loitering, i’m not stealing.. so why does that concern you? oh right! my attitude. well i’d love to take my sour ‘tude and shove it right up your ass because you’re stepping over a huge ass line, hopps. acting older than your age? okay, kiss ass, take a step back and get off your high horse to realize that you’re not that special and just because your a cop, doesn’t mean i have to respect you. especially now, especially since you’re not on duty. you don’t fucking know me. you don’t know what the fuck is going on so you can gladly get the fuck off this dock because it is private property. and you don’t a reason or a warrant to be here.” the girl gave her a dry and painful smile. “the good in me? hate to break it to you, but that doesn’t exist in everyone. go take your cookie-cutter bullshit down to the elementary school where people give a shit about fairy tales.” the girl couldn’t help but narrow her eyes, standing up and walking towards her. “you don’t know half of the shit i go through. and you… telling me to grow up? what have you had to deal with? people not wanting you on the force because you’re small and a girl? hate to break it to you, but if that’s it, then i really need you to get a reality check. now, i’ve said it once and this is the last time… fuck.. off.”

judy took in each of zarina’s words, even the rude ones, even the ones she didn’t want to hear. deep down, she knew that the girl was right, even though she hated to admit that. however, judy always tried to be the bigger person, and she knew that she had to be in this scenario. “you’re right, i’m sorry. i didn’t come here trying to get you in trouble. i was just looking around for my case. we had a lead that led to the area, that’s all. it’s not about you.” she said calmly, and that was the truth. even when judy was off-duty, it didn’t mean she wasn’t working. “everyone has good in them, zarina, and i’ll always believe that.” a few mean words could never shake judy. “no, i don’t. you’re right.” oh, those words pained her to say. “but i do have to remind you, that you don’t know what i go through either, and different things affect people differently. maybe you were born with tough skin, maybe i wasn’t. that doesn’t mean that you get to belittle me, or the things that have impacted my life and continue to cause me to struggle in my career.” judy sighed, “i’d be glad to, zarina. you have a nice day, alright?” 

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( ritainthestreets )

“Sounds like your boss needs to remove the stick from their ass.” She said with a bit of a chuckle. Biting at her lip, Rita shifted her weight from one hip to the other. “Well, you know baby steps. Slow and steady wins the race. You know all that inspirational jazz. So you graduated top of your class, and you ended up in Carthay? Why not New York or something like that?” 

judy wanted to tell rita how much she truly did agree with her, but she knew she couldn’t. she didn’t know who was around, who might hear, who it could get back to. that was the last thing she needed. “well, i don’t know about that, but i don’t think he sees my full potential, and i hope that someday he does.” she really, really hoped. “that’s what i’ve been telling myself. i just have to be patient, you know?” and clearly, rita did judging by her own advice. “yep. i grew up on the outskirts of town and i have a really big family, so it just didn’t seem like the right decision to go far away. besides, i know carthay. i want to make my home a better place.”

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( hvdcswoods )

“here and i thought that badge was just for the theatrics.” hades deadpanned, with his usual dry humour. “and i simply answered, officer. nothing to worry about. hopefully, that joke didn’t earn me a spot in the suspects list.”

judy stared right back at him, eyes unwavering. she wasn’t going to be intimidated by anyone. “no, not unless i find a lead that comes back to you. besides, this isn’t a murder investigation yet.” she commented, raising an eyebrow. “i’m just here to do normal business. have you seen this man? we’re trying to find him.” she pulled a photo that the man’s wife had supplied to the cpd out of a manila folder, showing it to hades.

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( captainxzarina )

the girl folded her legs in front of her as she looked over to her. “relax? says the one with a permanent stick up their ass,” she huffed. “i can’t? well thanks for the pep-talk, mom. can’t believe you’re the ole’ ripe age of twenty-three again. but hey. adult hood. you would know right? because you have a whole two years of experience over me. you must be the fucking wisest being on the planet.”

“how i act doesn’t concern you, and i wish i could say the same goes for you, but i can’t, because the way you behave actually does concern me. i really hope you find a way to change your ways.” and honestly, judy meant that, even though she knew zarina would take it the wrong way. “i act older than my age, i know. i think that’s better than being rude to everyone i meet, but hey, that’s just me.” she shrugged, “i never claimed to be the wisest, i just try to be kind. i want to make carthay a better place, i want to see the good in people, but you make that really hard. i never said i was wise, and i wasn’t trying to be. i was just telling you that it’s about time you grow up, which is common sense more than anything else.”

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( trampisms )

HE SAT BACK, relaxed and put his feet up on the coffee table, obviously way too comfortable. he almost couldn’t help it, judy’s apartment looked so similar to his in its shape and size and even had similar furniture placed in the same spots, so it felt just like his own place that was across the hall… only a whole lot cleaner and tidier. he couldn’t help but chuckle at her reaction to the thoughts he gave on public sex, he obviously – or maybe not-so-obviously – hadn’t done it (did that one time with an ex-fling in a bathroom at a house party count?) but judy was too easy to wind up. “i think the danger of ‘what if someone sees you’ is kinda the point, is it not? i wouldn’t know,” he laughed. having someone so lawful and morally correct as a friend made for some pretty funny conversations and interactions, just like the one they were having. “you scaled the bathroom sink just to kill a harmless bug? what’s wrong with you?!” he feigned shock. “an innocent creature! you know judy, i’m shocked.” he laughed even further before leaning his head back on her sofa and removing his feet from the coffee table, sensing that a good telling-off might’ve been coming. “are you okay now, though? you could’ve just asked me, dumbass. i would’ve set him free ethically and you wouldn’t be in this mess!” he smirked.

judy’s eyes glanced to the coffee table that now had his feet resting upon it, but she decided it was no big deal, she could wipe it down later. what the hell, right? she put her own feet up on the table ( something she’d never done before ), before returning her focus to their conversation. “ew, is that the point? that’s not fun, that’s just.. anxiety-inducing. and illegal! i mean... ugh.” she scrunched her nose up in disgust before laughing. when she woke up this morning, she definitely didn’t think she’d be talking to her neighbor about this. judy scoffed, pretending to be more offended by his comment. “what’s wrong with me? what’s wrong with you!” she laughed, shaking her head. he was a funny guy, that’s for sure. maybe that’s why she enjoyed his company and looked past his, uh, profession of sorts. “listen, i already said that i’m not good at asking for help. second of all, if it was a cute little bug, it’s life would’ve been spared. it was big and gross and it wasn’t innocent, mike, it was trespassing, which is a crime. in fact, did i invite you in? maybe i should arrest you for trespassing, you jerk.” she teased, nudging his shoulder. “yeah, i’m fine, thanks. the bruising faded after a couple of days.” she laughed at her own mistake, it was dumb, truly. even though the pain was bad at first, she’d found herself laughing even as she leaned against her newly-broken sink after it’d happened. “okay, if i knocked on your door and asked you to please kill a bug in my bathroom for me, you would actually do it? and you wouldn’t make fun of me? you so would!" 

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( captainxzarina )

“Hey asshole ––” she shouted, crouching near the cardboard box filled with beakers. “If you’re not going to help me get these things to the dock, can you at least get the fuck out of the way? But… if you do help, I can promise a nice slap on the ass and an adorable wink in return. So what’s it going to be, help me or out stand there with your dick in your hand? This shit is time sensitive.”

judy stared at the girl, a little dumbfounded at the cruel words and lack of respect for others. “woah, zarina. relax. i’m not going to help you, not after the way you just spoke to me. you can’t just bully people into doing your bidding, that’s something you should know by know. you’re an adult, you should probably start acting like one.”

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( hvdcswoods )

“How’s business going?” Hades repeated, the words almost coming out in a huff. The man wasn’t quiet sure if the other was being genuine or not. Were they aware the kind of business he ran? “Oh, you know– It has its ups and downs. I’m sure it’d be going up if people just started dropping dead !! Perhaps there should be more, let’s say, accidents to have it running smoothly.”

judy furrowed her brows, “you know you’re talking to a police officer, right?” she chuckled, half-joking with the man. “i just asked that to be nice, not to offend you. it’s common small talk.” she remarked with a shrug. she wasn’t trying to mouth off, but some days, her patience wore thin. 

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( bcnjourbelle )

“can you please take a picture of me in front of that brick wall?” belle gestured to the wall in question, which was covered in beautiful, yellow flowers. “you know, for the instagram,” she said, chuckling.

“oh, of course! that’s a really beautiful wall.” judy complimented, reaching her hand out for the girl to give her her phone. “gotta keep the feed looking nice, right?” judy laughed at how she sounded, she liked instagram, but she wasn’t the type to care much about how her profile looked.

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( lilopls )

“Alright, listen up!” Lilo cleared her throat, getting into announcement mode. “As of today I am a legal adult, so I’m going to need everyone to stop treating me like a child. I know my rights. I can get a tattoo. I can open a bank account and start a will. I can buy tobacco. I can get married. I can sue someone. The world as we know it has changed. I am a woman now, and I expect to be treated as such.”

“you can also get arrested and tried as an adult now, so don’t do anything illegal, alright?” judy seemed to be a police officer first and foremost, so it was no surprise the first thing that slipped from her lips was a warning. “but happy birthday! eighteen’s a really good one. and trust me, whether seventeen or eighteen or eighty, i’ll always treat you as a respectable woman because that’s exactly what you are.”

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( sncwishes )

“Are you looking for a particular book?” Snow knew the history section of the library rather well, not as well as they knew the reference section. But well enough that they felt confident in their ability to help another find a book. Snow adored history after all and though they typically liked reading the town’s history most, they’d grown rather fond of reading books about the 19th century. “I can help you look, if you’d like.”

“no, not particularly. it’s just been a while since i’ve actually read something just because i wanted to, you know? i figured it was about time i make a visit to the local library!” judy smiled at snow, their helpfulness was greatly appreciated. “do you have any recommendations? like i said, it’s been a while, so i don’t even know what i would like.”

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( wasabissweatervest )

“I can’t just illegally download Beyonce’s album. I mean, of course, I want to hear it more than anything else, but I have morals! I watched those anti-pirating advertisements. I didn’t even use LimeWire in its prime…but also it’s Beyonce. You see my dilemma, right?”

“oh, i see the issue, alright. illegally downloading things is wrong and no one should do it, ever.” judy was a cop, after all, she couldn’t ignore the rules. “i want to say desperate times call for desperate measures, but... i really can’t. i’d have to advise that you don’t, but even i was tempted to, so i hope i can get my hands on it legally soon.”

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