Detective Enterprise in Rookie
"Y'know, Essex knows her stuff. Yeah sure, greener than the amazon is, but hell the kid's got talent." Enterprise, Detective extraordinaire, says as she tips the bottle in her hands to take a drink, listening to the song Lexington was singing at the bar's far stage.
"Your new partner? The rookie that Chief forced upon ya?" Pennsylvania, Enty's current barmate, replied, turning to the white-haired detective with drink in hand.
"NJ forced no one into my hands, Penny. Took her under my wing m'self. Kid's got a real keen eye, real good attention to detail. damn thought I was lookin' in a mirror of me when I was younger. Though said attention's... very scattered. Could use to focus more at what's on hand yeah?" Enty laughed as she drank remembering how her subordinate figured out the crime scene last week, albeit a bit behind Enterprise herself.
"Good huh? Big woop, bet'cha can do what she's doing faster and more efficient anyhow." Penny shrugged downing the rest of her drink and hollering at the tender for another one. At that Enty only smiled, and waited for the other woman to get her other drink.
"Yeah, I definitely could. I mean I'd be surprised if I didn't after... what? 20 years in the field? Besides her investigative tools are already a step or two ahead of yours, and she's only been here two months! With a bit if cultivation, she might well be my new replacement. God knows I should be thinking of retirement." Enty would laugh as she finished her own drink, sliding it over to the bartender who takes the bottle and puts it away.
"Touché, Ent. Touché. But is this kid really what you make her out to be?" Enterprise smiled again and nod.
"These eyes have solved their fair share of cases, and have seen all kinds of people. When I say this kid's got it, I mean that this kid's got it. And hey, to give her some credit, if anything she knows how to handle her guests. Invited me over to dinner once with her wife, lovely Jap woman, real wholesome couple, and it's probably the best service I've gotten in years." Enty places a generous tip down on the table before slinging her jacket over her shoulder and standing up.
"Hey, where you going? You only had a bottle. You not drinking tonight?" Penny would call out as Enterprise started walking towards the exit.
"Essex and I are gettin' real close to solving that Veneto case we were given a while back. I can practically smell it right there! And I need to be up early to stake out the place to confirm her deductions. Promise you I'll drink with you next time though." Enty, with a jolly three finger salute, gave the other woman a goodbye before exiting the establishment.
As she exits the bar, Enty couldn't help but leap behind a phonebooth once she saw what was at the other side of the road. There, inside an old Cadillac was Vittorio Veneto, just driving out of her parking space before speeding down westbound.
Well then, that was certainly unexpected. Now she has a call to make and a car to chase down. She half-regrets telling Essex to take the day off, but she'll just have to make it up to her another time.