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Chenford's online argument P2

And yes, I made a part 2 without anyone asking because I got too engrossed in the argument

 L:Stop acting like one? Seriously, Tim? That's all you've got? You're just going to keep tearing me down every chance you get? What is wrong with you?

T:What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you, Lucy? Why can't you see that I'm trying to help you avoid making the same mistakes? You keep pulling this reckless crap, and I'm done cleaning up after you.

L:Cleaning up after me? Is that what you think this is? You think I'm just some burden you have to deal with? You've always had it out for me, always made me feel like I wasn't good enough.

T:No, I've always been trying to get you to be good enough. You want to be taken seriously? Start acting like you deserve it. Stop running into dangerous situations without thinking.

L:I do deserve it, Tim! You can't stand the fact that I don't do things your way, so you knock me down every chance you get. You think that just because you've been promoted, you get to dictate how everyone else does their job? 

L: Newsflash: I don't answer to you anymore!

T:Then stop making it so easy to criticize you, Lucy. Every time you pull a stunt like this, it proves you're not ready.

L:And what about you? You act like you're perfect, like you don't make mistakes. You're not some invincible god of policing, Tim. 

L:You screw up too, but no one calls you out on it because you hide it behind that stupid tough-guy act!

Aa:Whoa... she went there.

N: and things got personal

A: Again...

T:I've earned my position, Lucy. I didn't get here by making reckless decisions. And I sure as hell didn't let my ego get in the way of doing my job. You think this is about me? No, this is about you not being able to admit when you're wrong.

L:Admit when I'm wrong? You've never once admitted when you were wrong, Tim! You walk around like you've got everything figured out, and the rest of us are just here to follow your lead. It's exhausting! You've been treating me like I'm beneath you since day one.

T:Because you've never listened! You think you know better than everyone else, but you don't. You can't even handle criticism without blowing up like this.

L:I can handle criticism, Tim. What I can't handle is you treating me like I'm never going to be good enough no matter what I do. Why do you hate me so much?

T:Hate you? You really think I hate you? If I hated you, I wouldn't give a damn whether you made it home alive or not. I wouldn't care that you're putting your life on the line because of your stubbornness.

L:Then stop treating me like I'm some lost cause! I've been working my ass off since day one, and you act like I'm still some rookie who doesn't know what she's doing. I've proven myself, but you never see it!

A:They're going to regret this conversation later.

J:I hope they work it out before it gets even worse.

N:It's about to.

T:Proven yourself? Lucy, if you had actually proven yourself, we wouldn't be having this conversation. You'd be a detective by now, but you're not. And do you know why? It's because you don't think. You just act, and you don't care about the consequences until it's too late!

L:You think I don't care about the consequences? I live with them every single day! 

L:I didn't make detective, fine. But I'm not going to let you define my entire career based on one damn failure! I don't need your approval to know that I'm good at my job.

T:Then stop acting like I'm the problem here. 

L:You're just using that as an excuse to rip me apart every time something doesn't go your way. You're not trying to help me, Tim. You're trying to control me, like I'm still your rookie. But guess what? I'm not. I'm not your problem to fix!

T:I'm trying to keep you from getting yourself killed, Lucy! But if you can't see that, then maybe you're right,you're not my problem anymore.

L: what?

T:You want to know why I care so much, Lucy? Because I've seen what happens to people who don't. They don't make it. You think I'm being hard on you for no reason? I'm being hard on you because I care more than you realize.

L:No, Tim. You care because you want to control everything. This isn't about me. This is about you and your need to feel like you're in charge all the time. Well, guess what? You don't get to control me. You don't get to decide if I'm good enough.

T:Maybe you're right. Maybe I don't. But I'll tell you one thing,I'm not going to watch you self-destruct because you can't take a step back and see what you're doing to yourself. If you want to keep acting like this, then fine. But don't expect me to stand by and watch it happen.

L: I don't need you protecting me

A:This is about to get so much worse in person.

J:I don't think there's any stopping it at this point.

N:They'll have to face each other sooner or later, and when they do... 

A: it's going to explode.