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- ([info]sassdoesnthelp) wrote in [info]undertherainbow,
@ 2010-06-07 23:33:00

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Entry tags:candy quackenbush, inspector meg thatcher, napalm wartooth, nathan ford, teague brennan

I want a drink so damn bad right now, and it would be so easy.

But you know what? I'm not going to give in. I'm going to over dose on coffee, but I'm not going to touch the booze.

A drunk driver hit my son, on my wedding night. There's been enough booze in our lives.

Today, have been sober 145 days.


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[info]toitshour
2010-06-08 03:46 am UTC (link)
You're amazing, Nathan. Seriously. You're my hero.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 03:47 am UTC (link)
Want to grab a coffee with me?

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[info]toitshour
2010-06-08 03:48 am UTC (link)
Absolutely. I think the stuff in the cafeteria might be eating a hole through my stomach.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 03:58 am UTC (link)
It is pretty bad.

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[info]toitshour
2010-06-08 03:59 am UTC (link)
How're you holding up?

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 04:02 am UTC (link)
I'm doing okay.

A friend needed me tonight, and that felt good. It felt good to be able to reach out to someone.

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[info]toitshour
2010-06-08 04:05 am UTC (link)
You're a good person. You've helped lots of people.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 04:13 am UTC (link)
Helping people, that's what I do.

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[info]toitshour
2010-06-08 04:21 am UTC (link)
We love you for it.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 04:55 am UTC (link)
Yeah, yeah. I love you too.

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[info]huniepop
2010-06-08 04:28 am UTC (link)
I'm going to knit you a scarf to celebrate!

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 04:51 am UTC (link)
That would be...sweet.

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[info]huniepop
2010-06-08 05:00 am UTC (link)
What's your favorite color?

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 05:43 am UTC (link)
Blue.

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[info]huniepop
2010-06-08 05:58 am UTC (link)
Can do!

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[info]poetbrennan
2010-06-08 04:48 am UTC (link)
Congrats, brother. Been sober for nearly a year now, myself. It doesn't get any easier, but you can do it.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 04:51 am UTC (link)
No, every day is an uphill battle. But it's a battle I'm willing to fight.

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[info]poetbrennan
2010-06-08 05:03 am UTC (link)
Good on you. Just keep reminding yourself about all the good things you'd miss if you fed the monster. Glad to see someone else who's committed to it.

The name's Teague Brennan. You ever need anyone to talk to about this, you just let me know. The AA groups are sterile and fucked, but it's good to have someone, you know what I'm saying?

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 05:44 am UTC (link)
Pleased to meet you, Teague. Name's Nate Ford.

I went to meetings, for a while. It's all so...contrite. Like, most of the people there go to be seen, not because they get anything out of it.

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[info]worstactressevr
2010-06-08 06:38 am UTC (link)
I love you.

And I've faith in you.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 06:41 am UTC (link)
I love you, Sophie. More than words.

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[info]megthatcher
2010-06-08 01:08 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations on your continuing sobriety, Mr. Ford.

I'm sorry I had to leave so soon after the ceremony. I hope your son has a swift and uneventful recovery.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 02:59 pm UTC (link)
Thank you, Inspector. It means a lot that you were there for the wedding.

Sam is doing well. He will be all right. He's a strong kid.

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[info]megthatcher
2010-06-08 03:06 pm UTC (link)
Something he has in common with his father.

I understand the driver is in custody?

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 03:15 pm UTC (link)
He...no. At least, not yet. We will find him.

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[info]megthatcher
2010-06-08 03:18 pm UTC (link)
Ah. That's the difficulty with rumour. I'd heard a young woman at the scene had nearly assaulted the driver in question.

I hope LVPD finds him soon.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 03:20 pm UTC (link)
That much is true, and had my other son been present, he would have...But Candy was more concerned with seeing Sam to safety. The driver got away, unfortunately.

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[info]megthatcher
2010-06-08 03:24 pm UTC (link)
Only temporarily, I trust. Given the amount of electronic surveillance present in Las Vegas, the odds may well be in your favour. Also, I understand the forensic specialists are exceptional.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 07:17 pm UTC (link)
My people are better, and we will find him.

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[info]megthatcher
2010-06-08 07:19 pm UTC (link)
And when they do?

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 07:21 pm UTC (link)
I don't know. Sam is my main concern.

I'm not working a con, I just want him to pay for what he's done to my son.

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[info]megthatcher
2010-06-08 07:23 pm UTC (link)
I understand the impulse, Mr. Ford, even without being a parent.

I do think you should let LVPD do their job.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 07:27 pm UTC (link)
Do you know he died once? I laid him in the ground when he was 8 years old. Cancer. Do you have any idea what that is like? Out living your child is perhaps the more horrific experience a parent can endure.

Perhaps the LVPD will get off their asses long enough to find the bastard who ran my son down. More power to them, if they do. If they fail, my people will find him and see that justice is served.

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[info]megthatcher
2010-06-08 07:34 pm UTC (link)
I said I wasn't a parent. But I understand the impulse.

Justice served for who? For Sam? That's all well and good. What else has this driver done? Maybe he's just some idiot who had one drink too many one night and swerved at the wrong time. Maybe he's something more. Maybe the LVPD finding him would bring justice to other people in addition to your son.

There's a host of reasons why peace officers aren't allowed to work cases in which they have a personal interest.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 07:39 pm UTC (link)
Duly noted, Inspector. However, my people are adults, and they make their own choices. They're not dogs I can call in from the yard.

I think it beneficial if we end this conversation now, Inspector. I would like to continue to consider you a friend.

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[info]megthatcher
2010-06-08 07:40 pm UTC (link)
As you wish.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 07:43 pm UTC (link)
I just. I appreciate your concern. But it's really not your concern.

Thank you again, for coming to the wedding.

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[info]megthatcher
2010-06-08 07:44 pm UTC (link)
I understand, Mr. Ford.

You are welcome. I hope you and Sophie have a long and happy marriage.

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[info]sassdoesnthelp
2010-06-08 07:48 pm UTC (link)
Thank you, Inspector. I've no doubt wee will do just that.

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