Few things: 1. Unfortunately, I've never had a friend say that to me. Actually, no one has said that (or anything close to it) to me. 2. You and I are definitely on the same page about Connor's brother. :D 3. It's alright about Oliver. I've actually met a couple of officers just like him over the years. Their career is much more important to them then their personal life. Curious that it seems to be in law enforcement where that attitude seems most prevalent. 4. I don't consider your not working in a movie studio a failure. You came away from it with experiences and knowledge that you wouldn't have gotten otherwise and now you're using it in a creative way. Granted, it's not the way you intended but it's still being used. Never know, you may still use that knowledge in other endeavours - such as sfw creative writing? Anything is possible.