I arrived back at my office to see two messages on my voice system. I popped open a bottle of water, and sit at my desk with my feet up. I press a button and the first one is from Assistant Director of Education Wright. He works at the Education Center and assists in making sure that certain sections of the populace gets only the information that they need to know. The difference between my job and his is that I am doing it for everyone. Wright and his band of psychos do actual brain washing on people. He was complementing me on the work I had handled the story concerning the people who raided my parents party. Wright was also expressing his sincerest hope that I would one day reconsider my decision to come and work for him at his department. As I deleted the message I said, "Not a chance in hell." To prove that I am not exactly a cold-hearted bitch I dash off a quick e-mail and thank him for his kind words, but restate that I can do the best here at my current position.
I played the second message and it is from my mom. She is asking if I could leave a few minutes early tonight the Collins and our family had such a great time last night they were wondering if we might join them for dinner and the Duels tonight . I roll my eyes and shake my head at not only the thought of being with Bradley, but being subjected to an evening at the Duels.
The Duels are kind of like the Roman Gladiator competition except in this case it is a well-conditioned highly trained warrior behind a mask who beats on someone from the other end of the financial spectrum. This poor person from the other end of the spectrum is not well trained or conditioned, but rather someone who has a load of attitude and believes in the promise that if they win they go free. In 10 years the number of people who've actually won is zero, and I don't see it changing anytime soon. This is way that the elect can feel better about their position and justify beating someone up. It's what passes for sports here in this day and age. I've been to exactly two of these competitions and I will do everything in my power to see to it that number doesn't change tonight.
I deleted the message just in time for a knock on my door. I said,
"It's open."In walks Phillip Mason my boss closing the door behind him. He is nothing more than a shark in a suit. He loves working here, but if he had his choice Phillip would be out of here and on the Justice Council. Phillip feels that he could make real change if he was there, but he happens to be the only one who feels that way. Phillip wears a silver and gray suit pretty good I have to give him credit on that, and it matches his silver and black...topee.
I asked,
"What do you need Mr. Mason?"He replied, "Oh just thought I would come by and see how your interview with Prefect Wallace went today?"
I shrugged my shoulders and replied,
"He's so boring. Nothing new he's only been a prefect for slightly under a week. I think we could do better talking to him in a couple of weeks I was off on this one. Too new right now best if we move on sir."Mason shook his head and said, "I still don't know why you just didn't let me use my contacts in the Law division. I know Chief Prefect Rodrick personally I could've gotten you an interview with him."
I shook my head and replied,
"Again thank you sir, but no. I want to start establishing my own contacts and be more of a force here on my own."Mason chuckled and said, "Sounds like you're gunning for my job."
I chuckled as well and said,
"What can I say you're on to me,"We both laugh but I am careful not to overdue it. Mason nodded and said, "Well when I do retire there is no one here more qualified than you Ellen. Keep up the good work."
He left my office and the second the door was closed I rolled my eyes and shook my head. There were two reasons I didn't want nothing to with Chief Prefect Rodrick. One he is just barely hanging on to his job. He is a glorified figure head that has been in his job for so long that when he dies they'll just carry him out in the chair he's sitting in. It'll make things a lot easier than trying to cut him out of the chair. Secondly. the last I saw him I was at a party at the Elliston Towers about 6 weeks ago. His favorite game that night was to see how many drinks it would take to get me out of my dress. I'd join a monistary before I even thought of anything like that.
I finally decided to open up my work station and review the video footage from last night. The whole time though my mind is on tomorrow afternoon.,