An Even Bigger Surprise

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Arya: "Yo, Kelly! You want a ride or not?" she calls out, pulling on her jacket as she enters the living room

Hope: "Hey." she smiles, running a hand through her wet hair as she exits Kelly's room, Arya turning to face her in surprise

Arya: "Hi, hey."

Hope: "Do you guys, um, want some coffee? I could run out to..."

Arya: "Oh, we get coffee at work."

Hope: "Right, sure." she nods, giggling as Kelly steps out of his room, moving over to press a kiss to her head

Kelly: "I'm just gonna get myself to the house this morning."

Arya: "Okay, cool. Sounds good. I'll see you up there."

Kelly: "What happened there?" he hums, motioning to her bandaged hand

Arya: "Oh, you know how I get when I'm drunk. Just a big old goofy, clutz" she hums, awkwardly clearing her throat "Uh, Hope, right?"

Hope: "Yeah."

Arya: "Great seeing you." she nods, exiting the apartment as Kelly watches her with a worried look on his face

Stepping out onto the street, Arya moves to where her car is parked, sighing at the broken window. Reaching into her bag she pulls out a brick, moving over to toss it into a dumpster, rolling her eyes in annoyance

Ryan: "Whose buggy is that?" she hums, walking up the firehouse driveway with Matt beside her

Hermann: "Ah, Boden's out first half of shift. We got some chief named Mullins."

Matt: "You know him?"

Hermann: "I heard he was a bear." he warns

Mullins: "Is that everyone?" he hums, watching as everyone enters the briefing room "As I always tell the men serving under me-"

Kelly: "Hey, uh, sorry, Chief." he hums, entering the room, moving to stand against the wall

Mullins: "As I was saying, on my watch, if you're not 15 minutes early, you're 15 minutes late. The shift before you appreciates your punctuality, as I'm sure you do the shift that follows."

Ryan: "Ooh, already got the chief mad." she teases, quietly snickering as Kelly elbows her side

Mullins: "That said, I'm only at 51 for half a shift, and I've got nothing but respect for Wallace Boden. So let's all power through the next few hours and get you back in his capable hands. Sound good?"

All: "Yes, sir."

Mullins: "Okay, good. Assignments. Let's empty out all the compartments on the rigs. We'll clean, check, and do maintenance on the equipment and you can scrub and wax the inside shelving. Once that's complete..." hearing sounds of disagreement, Mullins looks up to see the annoyed looks on the group's faces "Is there a problem?"

Matt: "No, Chief. It's just, Tuesdays we usually only do the side compartments. And like you said, it's only half a shift."

Mullins: "What's your name, Lieutenant?"

Matt: "Matt Casey, Chief."

Mullins: "The firefighting alderman."

Matt: "Uh, former alderman."

Mullins: "Once that's complete, let's get the app floor swept and mopped. If you don't mind."

Matt: "Consider it done, Chief."

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