Gotta Change or Gonna Pay

Under the Influence

I don’t get mad, I get even.  I’ve tried to do the right thing ever since… well, ever since.  It ain’t easy.  I mess up at times.  But, I do try.  But this time they’ve gone too far, and I can’t be held accountable for my actions. 

It is public knowledge that the Council voted for a pay-cut for the lawmen of Halcyon.  I put up with getting no respect.  I put up with the lousy equipment we were issued.  I put up with getting blamed for everything under the suns that went wrong here.   But, I can’t put up with this decrease in salary.  Something’s gotta change or somebody’s gonna pay.

Or… what if I proved my worth.  What if, for example, I cracked the code on the source of this “R-40” that has hit our town?  That’s a tough nut to crack though.  It can’t be detected once it’s ingested, so when I find a person “under the influence” there’s no proof.  With no proof, there can be no punishment.  With no punishment, there’s no incentive to do without.  I’m not sure I could ever get to the bottom of this. 

Either way, Something’s gotta change or somebody’s gonna pay.  Just another fine day of misery, eh?

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