[COLOR=green][indent][sub][I]An excerpt from Martian Manhunter: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4951257][b]Angel Eyes - Part 1[/b] [/url][/I][/sub][sup][right][color=#2c2c2c]Placeholder[/color][/right][/sup][/indent][sub][hr][/sub][/color][quote=@Byrd Man]
[INDENT][COLOR=SILVER]My fingers slowly glided across the ivory keys of the piano. I was playing “Skating in Central Park” by Bill Evans. The crowd in Staccato’s that night seemed to be half-paying attention to me as they had their drinks and carried on conversations. That was how I liked it. I saw myself as part of the decoration of the place, the piano player that made the piano bar legitimate. Despite the seeming lack of interest, the tip jar on the end of the piano had a nice wad in it... The crowd broke out into a smattering of applause as I finished the Bill Evans tune. I was preparing to go into “Angel Eyes” when I saw him watching me from the bar.

Floyd Bowron, ten years and almost twenty pounds since I last saw him. The blotchy skin around his nose and cheeks let me know how his battle with sobriety was going. He had already taken out half an old-fashioned in between the time he sat down and the moment I saw him. I cleared my throat and stood.

[COLOR=GREEN]“I’m going to take a short break, folks, but I’ll be back shortly.”[/COLOR]

I made eye contact with Bowron as I passed his table. I heard his chair scrape and heavy footfalls behind me. We were on the far end of the bar, all alone, before I turned to look at Bowron. He flashed a smile as he took a seat at the bar.

[COLOR=WHITE]“Hi, John. Didn’t know about your gig here until I started to ask around.”[/COLOR]

[COLOR=GREEN]“It pays the bills,”[/COLOR] I said coolly. [COLOR=GREEN]“Seattle PD never saw fit to grant me a pension, so I have to make ends meet.”[/COLOR]

[COLOR=WHITE]“I’m sure you’re okay, I’m sure you’re getting something from LAPD, right? If not a pension or a settlement, at least some hush money…”[/COLOR]

I sighed. [COLOR=GREEN]“Are you here for a reason, sergeant, or do you have nothing better to do than to harass your former partner?”[/COLOR]

[COLOR=WHITE]“I have a reason,”[/COLOR] said Bowron, before pulling his ID and badge out of his jacket pocket. He flashed the gold badge. [COLOR=WHITE]“And it’s captain now.”[/COLOR]

[COLOR=GREEN]“I have to get back to work soon, captain, so if you could get to it, I w--”[/COLOR]

[COLOR=WHITE]“I need your help.”[/COLOR][/COLOR][/INDENT]
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