#lrpd

Dear Gus & Magnus,

There are homeless people who live in the woods around our office. They dig through our outdoor ash tray for discarded cigarette butts and things like that. We're mostly cool with it, but I don't like it when they trash up the parking lot. Or the woods. And this weekend we caught a woman on our cameras stealing our door mats, which was a bridge too far. Shannon called the cops, who mostly said there's not much they can do. I asked if we could go retrieve our doormat. The cop said we could and that he would go with us.

We found the mat in a woman's tent and decided we didn't want it back. I've wanted to come out here for months to see what the encampment looks like, so this was a highly satisfying exercise. And, honestly, other than all the trash and complete disrespect for nature, it was really peaceful out there.

When I told Mom we'd gone out there, she said, "Please don't become a target."

Dad.

in lrpd (/or the second one?) when eli has been taken into hospital and there is the Big Moment when alex outs himself. there is a severance that describes alex somehow wrapping hawk's lead around him and i cannot comprehend this. this is a problem of my inability to picture things not of your writing (which is very good and why i keep repeating my read of this series and thus reigniting this confusion)

what does it look like please help me understand thank u

Hey!! So it’s a convertible leash (lots of service teams like them because you can configure them in different ways depending on the situation). It works like this:

It’s a lead with hooks on both ends and a couple different attachment points, including a floating ring.

The way I use it (and the way Eli uses it and therefore Alex uses it in that scene) is in cross-body mode—meaning the top attachment is clipped into the floating ring. This lets you easily widen it to put it over your head, and then it cinches down around your chest once you’ve got it on.

If you want to vote for it, you can do so here:

Your mind is *mwah* chefs kiss.

You're right. Price has always been of the mind that she needs a softer touch and a more hands off approach, really trying to walk the professional line. He did what he could to discourage Simon from inserting himself in her life as well, for the same reasons and because he didn't want her independence encroached on, but we'll see a bit of him struggling with the guilt/having a conversation with Daisy about it. The whole sentiment is touched on a bit here:

He knows he’s been harsh and heavy handed, but you’re not just going to roll over for him. It’s hard for John to reconcile considering he’s been handling you with a soft touch for the last few years,

and here: