There wasn't a whole lot Chris could do to prove himself at this point, but boy was he eager to. He was well aware that he was the new kid and had no friends at the precinct yet except for the teacher from academy who had helped him get his position in the first place. The hard part had only just begun and it seemed like the captain had a truly dark sense of humor to stick Chris with the blob of anger and frustration that made Chris look like a growling puppy in comparison. For as much as Chris wanted to prove himself, it was hard not to rise to any of Rush's snide comments or angry silences and it wasn't getting him anywhere.

Then again, they hadn't actually worked together yet. All they'd managed was circling around each other at the department a few days before they had been given their first case. It wasn't exactly cut and dry, but Chris wasn't expecting anything to be easy. What he hadn't expected was the comments around work about being lucky enough not to get sucked into Rush's rather odd branch of casework.

It wasn't until they were on the road toward their scene that Chris broached the subject as he read the file for himself. (It had been his first chance considering how quickly Rush had left with barely any time for Chris to keep up.) "So what the hell is a weird case to these guys if they keep giving us the stinkeye for it?"