Crystal

[youwonscience]

FORM: Sending crystal
SENDER: Cosima
RECIPIENT: Riftwatch generally
NOTES: Nothing specific, but the vibes are bad

Hi, everyone. I'm sorry to have to do this again so soon, but I've been pretty thorough about checking and it seems like Provost Stark has vanished. [Clearly in the way Rifters do; if he'd just gone into Kirkwall and never come back, her tone would certainly be different.]

As his assistant, I'll be filling in as best I can until the organization has picked a new head of Research. I was still kind of getting a handle on his system, but, you know. We'll work it out.

I know we don't have a like ... formal process for this, as we just discussed. [Too recently.] But if anyone wants to have a drink and talk about it. Or not talk about it. I'm around for that too. Standing offer, even if you and I don't know each other as well as we knew him.

You can find me in the Research office for now. If I'm not there, I'll have my crystal on me.

Comments

[grindset]

Indeed.

[This isn't the first time it's occurred to him he ought to do likewise with his own work while he's still around to do it.

After a necessary pause,]

As a division, we're diversely skilled. Whatever this looks like, moving forward... as you said, we'll work it out.

[youwonscience]

No one's replaceable, but everyone has to be, [quietly.]

But we will. And, you know, thanks. For offering. I know it's not only up to me, but I'm also sort of trying to figure out what next while I'm doing it.

[grindset]

[Not unkindly,] You've just described an average day.

[youwonscience]

Woof, but also: fair.

Drop by whenever you're ready, I'll be around.

[grindset]

Are you... working today?

[youwonscience]

Yeah. I mean, mainly on triaging the Research workflow to identify anything time-sensitive, not my usual stuff. But I don't want anything urgent to get dropped if we can help it.

[grindset]

[ Vɪᴋᴛᴏʀ Sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ Aᴘᴘʀᴏᴠᴇs ]

Then I'll see you soon.