[ Nodding his understanding, Derek takes another bite and then abruptly turns his head like something has grabbed his attention suddenly. Mostly because it has. He swears he just felt someone run their fingers over his back as they passed him by, but there's no one there. His eyes narrow for a second and then he dismisses it, turning his attention back to Patty. ]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I mean, not specifically the earthquake, but I've been in situations back home where something pretty awful went down and it kicked my ass into gear. Do you like it on the force here?