Hide's response was almost comical, but George appreciated his enthusiasm. It was a long time since he'd seen any brightness in the force, all the more experienced officers had recently shared a look of grim resignation. 

Looking Hide up and down, he came to a conclusion. Yeah, he may be a bit inexperienced, but he was what the force needed. Young, optimistic recruits.

"I've got a preposition for you, as long as you want it." Pausing for a moment, but carrying on before he had the chance to reply, "If you accept, you report to me now, I'll file a partnership claim for you. I'll show you the ropes, it'd be good to have some company, and maybe you can hold some of my stuff top". George followed this up with a wink to show he was joking. "My names George Viatelli in case you didn't know, if you want to accept my offer, come to my desk at the office before noon tomorrow". 

With that, there was a soft [b]pop[/b], and George was gone.