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𝐓𝐚𝐨
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ᶠᵘⁿ ᶠᵃᶜᵗ ⁻ ᴵ ᵃᶜᵗᵘᵃˡˡʸ ᶜʳᵉᵃᵗᵉᵈ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᶠᵒʳ ᵐʸ ˡᵃˢᵗ ⁿᵃᵖˡᵃⁿ ᵃˢˢᵉˢˢᵐᵉⁿᵗ, ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵃ ⁿᵃᵐᵉ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉ ˡᵒˡ‧
 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄Tao had just been offered a position as chief commissioner, the deal was great. He'd have an apartment complex all to himself and a re-location to one of the biggest firms in the industry. The only problem was that he'd have to leave his old job behind. The one where he put away his first perp, where he celebrated every case with a cold pack of beer, his partners arm always slung around him in accomplishment. He couldn't just throw all that away, not when they had just started to make amends.
He stared emptily at the plane ticket in his hands, a tear making itself known as he forcefully wiped it away, taking slow longing steps over to the attendant as she waited patiently.
His lips quivered, handing the king white strip over for her to scan. "Make your way through to gate thirteen, your flight leaves in half an hour." He nodded in response to not be rude, a switch going off in his mind as he walked, seeing what was happening but not really processing anything as his mind went autopilot.
His flight was long and dazed. He hadn't come back fully fully until he felt rapid tapping on his shoulder which made him flinch, his eyes widening as a smile sprung out onto his face.
"Long time not see, huh Partner?" "MC!"
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Peace 👋