want something to chase you? run.

ava acosta. 33. port henry.some people — and i am one of them — hate happy ends. we feel cheated. harm is the norm. doom should not jam. the avalanche stopping in its tracks a few feet above the cowering village behaves not only unnaturally but unethically.

[lieutenantacosta]

natnunez​:

Feels like my first mistake was going somewhere with a guy present who goes by Tall Vince. Lesson learned. 

Note to self: don’t go anywhere with a man who gets his rocks off by calling himself Tall Vince. Seriously, that’s the best he could do?

[lieutenantacosta]

jaspercolton​:

Are all landlords in Port Henry shitty? Every little thing gets them bent out of shape. Do they realize where they own apartments? If the cops haven’t been called to the building once a week I don’t believe it.

If you’re calling the cops over every little thing, you’re nothing more than the boy who cried wolf. They know. They just don’t care. As long as they’re getting their money, they’re happy. It’s a dog eat dog world, and if you don’t pay or fall in line, they’ll find someone who will.

[lieutenantacosta]

matthewbaleman​:

What stunt would that be, huh? Why wouldn’t I be here?

Baleman, you’re the most hated person in this place. You’re on the unemployment line basically drinking piss out of a frosted glass, paying chicks to spend time with you, and no one else can stand to look at you for more than a few seconds at a time. Either you’re a masochist and we’re getting your rocks off, or you’re just plain fucking stupid. And given your performance... or lack thereof — performance anxiety is nothing to be ashamed of — on my truck, I’m going with the latter.

[lieutenantacosta]

matthewbaleman​:

Now that those idiot cops are done wasting my time, I want a beer — or ten — and I want it fucking yesterday. 

You have some real balls showing your face around here after that stunt. 

[lieutenantacosta]

presley-stone​:

Never had a maid, Lieutenant. I’ll get right on it. 

No maid? Those label execs are getting stingy, huh? — I run a tight ship on Truck 14. I want it spotless. When you’re done, I’ll inspect. If you leave so much as a speck of dust on the dash, I’ll know. 

[lieutenantacosta]

presley-stone​:

Suited and ready, Lieutenant. 

Hope you didn’t get used to having a maid while doing that whole pop star thing, because you’ve got a truck to clean. Supplies are in the closet. Consider yourself lucky, because on Baleman’s first day, I made him scrub it with a toothbrush. 

[lieutenantacosta]

cash--stone​:

[ PRIVATE ] 

All things he did off the clock in his personal life. Yes, there were things he did and said that were concerning, but nobody, including you, could’ve predicted that those things would leap over the line into assault. Those things on their own, even if we were monitoring and controlling every little conversation he had, aren’t grounds for expulsion. But what we’re not going to do is make our guys feel like they’re being punished for this more than they already are. We get them back into training for the focus, the team building, and the strength, not to call them shit and jokes and failures. That’s where people will get hurt. You love this place and what this job means, and it’s suffering. That’s why you’re angry. But that anger isn’t going to help them by directing it at them. You bring a good dynamic to the team by being a little more hardcore and you are a great lieutenant as well as a firefighter. But you have got to get used to the fact that these guys are with us. They’re here. They’re ours to prepare for what’s out there and to take care of. Like it or not. 

[ PRIVATE ]

These guys are going to get someone killed, Stone, and that’s if they don’t get themselves killed first. You want to call their families and tell them their kid shit the fucking bed because they weren’t cut out for this? Because that’s what’s going to happen if you and Falco don’t start thinking about the people you waltz in here. We’re a fire department. Not a half-way house, not an island of misfit toys, and we’re not out here for charity. If you want to lose more than we already have around here, fine. But don’t expect me to sit here with my thumb up my ass while you do it, though. — Excuse me, I have to go train your sister.

[lieutenantacosta]

presley-stone​:

It’s finally here. My first official day as a firefighter. 

Suit up, Pebble. You’re with me and we’ve got a lot of ground to cover.

[lieutenantacosta]

cash--stone​:

[ PRIVATE ]

You think everyone who’s capable of assault already have records? You think they wear it on their foreheads in paint? We failed to notice the signs that no one else in this city caught either. It was an oversight. And yes, I do consider it a failure. But intentional? As if we turned to look the other way? Fine, you want something or someone to be mad at, and to feel big because you have an idea in your head that you could’ve magically done better. Great. But that’s not how it happened. And the papers will bring up dark pasts to cause the most uproar. That’s not new. Go make scary faces at Baleman through the bars if you want to confront the person responsible for tarnishing the station’s image that we can and will rebuild. Or is all that you said about the actions of one not reflecting that of the firehouse suddenly bull when it’s convenient for you? 

[ PRIVATE ]

I think if you and Falco had paid a bit more attention to the red flags he was showing, we wouldn’t be in this situation. You think that sitting in a strip club night after night trying to cop a feel and get an eyeful of some girl’s perky little tits is becoming of a firefighter? The constantly hitting on lesbians, getting into public fights with women... you don’t think that was concerning at all? Maybe we shouldn’t let everyone who walks through the door have a place in this department. Some of these guys are a joke, Stone, and you know it. If Baleman hadn’t gotten himself arrested, he may have gotten someone killed because he was never cut out for this. And if you want to lie to yourself and say that he was just to make yourself feel better, go ahead. But you and I both know he never should have been here in the first place.

[lieutenantacosta]

natnunez​:

I mean I’ll be expecting that medal. 

Well, I’ll try to deliver.

[lieutenantacosta]

cash--stone​:

Hey. This isn’t the time for that. Everyone’s already frustrated enough without the lieutenants being at each others’ throats. If there’s something you want to discuss, we’ll take it somewhere private. 

[ PRIVATE ]

There’s a lot of things I want to discuss, Stone. Starting with how the hell you and the Chief let this him unchecked for god knows how long to make a mockery of the department. You two have the papers talking about the Docks. Is this what you want?

[lieutenantacosta]

natnunez​:

People give y’all medals for doing your job all the time too, okay? Bartenders deserve some love. I live in the little two story apartment on the corner of Oak ave off route 16. Come by whenever you want. 

Are there any strings attached to this open invitation that I should know about, Nunez?

[lieutenantacosta]

aromero​:

Seems like someone needs to tweak that psych exam, yeah? Why are you apologizing though? You couldn’t have done anything about it if he didn’t have any priors.

Part of keeping the department safe is being able to spot these things in advance, Ana. We failed. We didn’t keep the department safe. We can, and will, do better in the future.

[lieutenantacosta]

aurorablck​:

And I’ll make sure my mother knows all the memorable work the fire department does on the day-to-day and that Baleman was nothing if not a terrible outlier.

That’s very sweet of you. Matthew Baleman was an unfortunate... slip through the cracks. If you’d like to see the memorable work that the fire department does on a regular basis, you know you’re always welcome at the fire house. 

[lieutenantacosta]

cash--stone​:

I told them we should’ve gotten you a podium for Christmas but they still don’t believe me.

Color me shocked that people don’t believe you.

[lieutenantacosta]

natnunez​:

You know, I had to kick that guy out of my bar, and talk him down so many times, and not once – not once did I get a formal announcement like this out of you. I think you owe me or something. 

I wasn’t aware we gave medals to bartenders who do their job. Tell me where I can send it and I’ll see what I can do. 

[lieutenantacosta]

joeyfields​:

When are we going to stop giving this douchebag attention? I’m sick and tired of hearing his name. 

When this douchebag decides to stop causing problems. He was a walking red flag, Fields. We have to deal with the consequences.