A/N: Sorry about the long wait, I've been getting caught up in school and.. well life has gotten in my way a lot. My b-day's this monday woohoo!! (I'm also psyched about the new CSI episode coming up, anyone else?) but anyway, this has got to be the LONGEST acronym I've written, well content wise I mean.
Disclaimer: I don't own these. I did however make up a lot of the quotes as I saw fit.
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E- Eternity "Is this what you want?" "What do you mean?" "When you stand with eternity before you, is this what you want him to see?" "…no, I wouldn't." "Then make it what you'd want eternity to see." Eternity ahead… eternity behind… floating… is this the way you wanted it to be? …no… I still have something else I need to do.. something I forgot about, but what exactly is it I'm forgetting? Make yourself something worth seeing when faced with eternity, always remember that. Don't live your life like you've got nothing to lose, because when you're faced with eternity, the question won't be whether or not you had something to lose, it'll be if you made what you had worth living –and maybe dying- for.
R- Reciprocate "Well, welcome to the lab Mr. Delko. It's a pleasure to have you." "Hey, you're the new guy." "No that's the other guy." "Ha ha, you're funny… Delko, is it?" "Yep, nice to meet you, you can call me Eric." "Tim Speedle, and nice to meet you too." "Alexx just paged, you've got a body to process." "Me?" "No the other guy… yes you Delko." "Now don't tell me you're gonna be sick, baby." " Alexx… be right back!" "Hey, Wolfe, Alexx paged, you've got a body to process." "Me?" "Yeah, you." "Really?" "Don't tell me you're scared." "No." At first he found it really hard to greet Ryan the way Speed had greeted him. But he couldn't help it. Eventually though, he found that Ryan was a pretty cool guy… but he had to admit to himself again that Speed wouldn't be coming back.
I- Ignoble "You think you're righteous because you weld a gun and badge or something? Think again." "I never said that." "It's not that, it's just, you know, we're the guys who do the dirty work, dumpster dive, swim in bogs. I really don't think there's anything noble about it." "Well even if what we do isn't noble, the reason we do it, is."That had summed up the job really nicely. That's the way he always saw it afterward.
C- Chin Up "Hey, what's with the long face?" "Nothing." "Well" she said choosing her words carefully "you know you can tell me anything." –Silence- "Well, you don't need to say anything, but I'll be here when you need me." "Hey, just keep your chin up, these problems will pass." "Thanks, Mari, it means a lot to me." "It's ok; I know you'd do the same for me or anyone else." "Well you don't seem too bothered by it, Delko." "It is, I just figure being sad or angry about it won't help anyone… you know, keep your chin up." It wasn't his philosophy, if it weren't for his sister, any little thing could get under his skin. But she always came, telling him to keep his chin up, because life was worth living.
D- Dedicated "It's our move, H." "We're gonna get this guy, H." "I know, it's just… I really wanted to get this guy, you know, before he hurt anyone else." "I know, but sometimes, you can't catch them all." "No, but I can try to." Perhaps maybe it was just a little wrong to be this attached to a job, but he found it exhilarating to catch the bad guy. He loved it, to be able to tell a family "Justice Served".
E- Enfold "Just one more picture, please?" "Fine, mamí, but it's the last one, promise?" "Promise" "Wow, you've got a lot of pictures here." "I know, my mamí was always taking pictures of us… what do I mean was she still does." "They say that a camera will steal your soul." "WHAT? MMOOOMMMMMMMM!! "You worry too much, Eric, these pictures will hold your best memories encased in them." Inside his hands he held all the pictures from his childhood. He looked at them all, each of them gave him a feeling that he was transcending time… it was still unbelievable, all the memories and feelings that each little picture held.
L- Little Wonders "Oh, watch out for the tigers!" "Where?" "Over there! Pow! Pow! Don't worry I got 'em, Mari." "My hero!" "Well it wasn't that heroic…" "I love that movie!" "Yeah it's not bad." "No, don't lie, I saw you sleeping about fifteen minutes in." "Well… it was a little too girly." "The Notebook is a very sensitive movie." He mimed throwing up. "Well you know I'd rather watch something like XXX or the Fast and the Furious." "Well, thanks anyway baby brother, I still had fun." In the end, we will only just remember how it feels; our lives are made in these small hours, these little wonders, these twists and turns of fate. He'd always have those little moments, those little wonders that made him who he was, stored up in his heart where neither death nor fear would tear them away.
K- Kickback "Well if it's any consolation, this isn't A-typical behavior for you." "I know… Stettler…seems thinks this has something to do with Speedle." "Does it?" Just one more day, then I'll stop… just one more day, he thinks as he looks into the nameless girl's eyes. He doesn't love her. "You've got to stop this… it isn't you. I know you're hurting, but it's not right." "I know that, Mari, but… I can't help it." "Yes you can. Now stop, before you or someone else gets hurt." He felt like a child again, being scolded by his mom. His sister was right… Calleigh was right… he had to stop the toothing, it wasn't right, and it didn't help. Loosing his badge had been like a kick in the head, telling him that this wasn't right, it was time to change himself.
O- Overweening "Hey, you wanna dance?" "Sure" "This is the way you do it, are you paying attention?" "You don't need to get in my face because of it Delko!" "Hey man, I'm just saying!" Ok, so his ego did get to him… not just sometimes, but he felt proud of who he was…perhaps too proud.
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Eternity, I decided to do a sort of thing on what happened when Eric died, and it seems a little odd, but I liked the way it turned out.
Reciprocate, it means basically to give something in return, or a mutual feeling. When Eric met Speed, he thought that he was a really cool guy, and Speed was glad to have him on the team, and Eric felt the same. But when Ryan came along, he had trouble accepting him, or returning the feeling of mutuality.
Ignoble, I used this for Stettler, I think, but it's such a cool word meaning not noble. This took place maybe when Eric first joined the CSIs. But it's pretty self explanatory.
Chin Up, his sister, I'm sure, always helped him keep his chin up when he was feeling bad. Just like he did for other people.
Dedicated, Eric is always so dedicated to his work, he practically lives it… well almost, acceptions maybe with Cal or H, who outdo him in that category.
Enfold, meaning to wrap in layers, or to embrace. A funny thing about taking pictures, and how it captures all of Eric's (and his family's) moments, and he looks through them now, and he holds the memories (or enfolds them) in his heart.
Little Wonders, from the song by Rob Thomas (I even included an excerpt) I thought it fit really well, it has some moments with Eric and Marisol, and those little moments of them together, once as children, another time as adults, it shows how those little moments meant a lot to Eric.
Kickback, is slang for kicking the habit of. It shows how Eric tried to break his habit of toothing.
Overweening means arrogance. And sometimes, I think Eric is a little arrogant.
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Ok that's finished, I hope you all liked it! I'm trying to get updates out, but I can't make any promises, things are really getting hectic 'round here. I hope you enjoyed it! Please Review!!
-LPN 080321
