I grinned slightly and shrugged my shoulders. "Yeah, well, I think we're all entitled to be a little selfish around here. Since, you know, this was completely not our choice and stuff."

I had been quite upset for a while after showing up here, and a little whiny. I looked back on it with some regret, but at the same time, I felt totally justified in wanting things to go a little bit my way for a change.

"So are you taking time to settle in before joining the force?" I asked. "Or are you going to try something else?"