Wind of Change

[Scott Martin]

Day One in the Homicide Department. Officer Scott Martin was nervous about the transfer but also excited. And at least he had his partner transfering with him so he wouldnt have to worry about adjusting to someone new. Scott knelt down in the empty elevator and gave his partner a hug. receiving a bit of drool on the shoulder of his shirt which he quickly wiped off and back onto his furry partner.

"Thanks for that, what you want to just ensure that you're the better looking one on our first day? You know they'll like you better" Scott spoke as he stood up against rubbing the dog's head as Nino looked up at him listening to his every word.

"Yeah you give them those eyes, you're in, but me...I gotta look professional and actually work...so keep the drool to yourself okay? For a few days? " Scott asked, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a few pieces of kibble which he fed to Nino. "We can do this boy...you ready?"

Scott smiled as he looked seeing Nino's tail wag. Nino was always excited to work, and Scott thought that he really did understand that he was doing something different today. Nino sensed today was special, he was more excited than usual. Scott tried to get his confidence from his dog. If he could be confident, surely Scott could too, afterall he had many more years of training. Scott held onto Nino's leash tightly, using it as a bit of comfort as the elevator doors opened onto the Homicide floor. Now, he just had to find his desk.

(Tag- Detective Garcia)

[Andrew Garcia]

Detective Andrew Garcia was reading a report that he had just finished writing up. He was reading it rather carefully, making sure there were no mistakes, and that all the facts matched up. He was however, distracted when he saw something from the corner of his eye. He looked up and saw a man walk out from the elevator with a four legged canine by his side. Now where did he come from...wait, where did both of them come from? Maybe he would ask.

Andrew hesitated for a moment. He wasn't used to approaching people and starting a conversation for reasons that were not associated to an investigation. He stood up and slowly began to walk towards the man and dog. The dog! That would be a good way to start the conversation. Andrew gave a small smile to the man as he came closer. "Beautiful dog," he send, bending down and giving him a short pat on the head (just in case his owner did not appreciate a random person coming up and petting his animal). "Detective Garcia," he formally introduced as he extended his hand to the unfamiliar man.

[Scott Martin]

Scott's eyes widened as he saw a man approaching him and Nino. He wasnt sure what he had done so soon after getting here to have people coming after him. Was he not allowed to bring Nino up here? He had to! They worked together! Maybe no one had informed the officers here that there would be a dog working here. Maybe someone was deathly allergic to dogs, or they didnt even realize Nino was a police dog! Or maybe the other man wasnt even approaching him about Nino, but maybe Scott had done something wrong. Was he not dressed appropriately for homicide? There were so many things that could be wrong but he just tried not to show how scared this man's movements made him.

Nino was the calm one of the pair, standing waiting for his master's next order of where they were going (that would be if Scott actually knew where his desk was). When the man complimented Nino and petted him, Scott calmed down a little and smiled. He was used to people complimenting Nino. Kids on the street loved him. Hearing that the other man was a Detective did make him nervous. He seemed young to have already made Detective, it was impressive. This guy must be good.

"Officer Martin....and this is Nino, with the K9 unit" Scott said realizing after he said it that it was probably obvious already that the dog would be with the K9 unit....well at least he figured it cleared up any confusion over whether this was just his pet.

[Andrew Garcia]

"Nice to meet you Officer Martin...and Nino," he told him after he gave their names. "Are you new around here? I don't believe I've seen you around much. I may be mistaken however." He didn't want to make any assumptions. Maybe he just wasn't very perceptive, but he felt he would at least somewhat recognize him...even if he had never met him before.

He was going to make a comment on how it would be hard to forget someone with a dog, but that may sound like he would easily forget about Officer Martin if he didn't have a dog...and that would certainly have been rude. So for now, he just waited for his answer.

[Scott Martin]

"It's nice to meet you too Detective Garcia" Scott responded, still nervous about making a good impression, especially with this guy being a detective.

Scott nodded as Detective Garcia asked him about being new here. He was sure that Nino and himself probably stuck out right now. "Yeah, its our first day in Homicide, we just got transferred from drug detection...No one told us where we were supposed to go once we got here" He said a little embarrassed.