Email to Marie-Ange

[xp_artie]

From: Artie
To: Marie-Ange

Subject: [untitled]

Hey boss, 

 

JSYK - I met the guy you had on me in the train station in Berlin and ditched him. Don't be too hard on him. He did a good job and he's got a few broken fingers now. Currently in Amsterdam, being a goddamn stereotype, because I needed time to find myself and wound up literally backpacking around Europe like every other idiot who decided that going to portland was too cliche. 

 

it's been weird - three months of no mutants, no bullshit, no powers. Helsinki's mad. Paris still sucks, though.

 

Anyway, I found a middle aged Australian man drunk busking and singing Paul Kelly's Every Fucking City outside a bar on a midlife crisis trip around Europe and honestly, this is a long winded way of saying - 

 

I'm heading home again. 

 

I'll be back by Monday.. I need off the Morlock and mutant underground duty, tho. 

 

hugs and kisses, 

 

A

Comments

[xp_tarot]

To: Artie
From: MA

Good. I need someone in the field who can fire a gun without needing a nap. I will make sure your suite is aired out and your pantry is restocked. I cannot have you starving to death.

re: Berlin, If you only noticed him then, I will cover his medical costs. N recommended him.

Sometimes being a stereotype is worth it. I get away with all sorts of things because I just shrug and throw tarot cards at people.

Keep Wednesday open we are redoing your wardrobe. If you are off the underground and I agree, it was productive when you were there but it is no longer a good long term investment of your skills and time - I need you to look like you are not the elevator wee man.

I have you starting Clea on basic crowd tracking next week - she is being trained for field work. Check your email calendar.

[xp_artie]

To: MA
From: Artie

He did a good job. Seems fair.

I've got Wednesday free - I expect that we're going to your nice personal shopper again? My wardrobe isn't as bad as all that - you know I've got a lot of office appropriate things for when i'm here, not in the field but it would be good to expand that from 'intern' to 'pro' so that I've got the variety needed.

I'm trusted with the ducklings now? That seems unwise but I won't break her.