10-01-2018, 07:44 PM
Dorian and Cruz had a long discussion just the two of them. While Cruz had slipped away to the men's room Dorian shot Yun a message. 'Believe to be dispatched - unconfirmed'.
But it wasn't his job to confirm it. He was just the mediator between Jens Abt and his demise. The beasties were to take care of it. Yun's response was almost instantaneous. 'Confirmation to follow. Welcome back detective.'
That night Dorian chewed Nox out for letting Cruz go into the tunnels alone. The boy hadn't been told and Dorian's wrath at letting his son find him, save him wasn't tempered by the former Atharim's attitude. The funny thing was Nox said he'd leave if that was what Dorian wanted. He was obviously failing his only job. Which only made Dorian think, because Cruz was not just a kid anymore, he'd come into the tunnels, fully aware he might die. His son saved him. While he didn't congratulate the boy, he had reassured him that his presence was welcome in the house and his 'job' as it were was safely intact.
The next morning came and went with the same drama as at home. The captain made sure to debrief him. Dorian didn't lie. He told him he'd been taken against his will. And he only escaped because of his adventure in the tunnels. Which Dorian went into a long debriefing about that leaving out the bits about Abt and Cruz saving him. That was for them to find out later. Dorian still had to send Nox down into the tunnels to find the body. Yun hadn't reported back yet either.
Dorian was officially on the books for looking into Vaia Plus's missing scientist. Alistair Pavlo - which was the man Cruz had flambeed and he'd shot in the head. Praying to fucking god it stayed dead. A channeling monster - that was scary.
It was mid-afternoon by the time Dorian made it back to his own desk. There were two notes. One from the good doctor and the other from IA.
Dorian read the first. 'Detective Vega, the informal investigation for your association with the Atharim has come to a satisfactory conclusion. Your position and responsibilities remain unchanged.'
That was from Yun's people. IA was done with him and that was all that mattered. He wasn't a cop on the take, or corrupted by the bad guys - at least not because of the Atharim. Yun was a different story. She had him hook line and sinker if she kept his family safe. Dorian sighed to himself, he still needed to send Nox to Yun. So many things to do now that he was playing so many sides.
But it was Alex's note that made him interested in the office politicking. 'Officer Lih and Costa had a run in with some cannibalistic 'monsters'. Lih has questions maybe you can answer for him. Pass along as much information as you can, you aren't going to be around forever.'
So Dr. Pirozzi wanted him to make a baby Atharim cop... It was an interesting thought, though Dorian was hardly the one to teach the lad anything about monsters. But it was a start. Dorian wondered if Ivan was interested - he'd also seen his fair share of monsters - though he didn't exactly get along well with their methods... Dorian wondered if Lih was going to be as judgmental.
Dorian put on a smile as he headed for the new domovoi rookies. "Officer Lih?" Dorian offered his hand to the pale man. Dorian bet he had an interesting story to tell too. "Dorian Vega. Dr. Pirozzi told me you had some questions about the case that got you this lovely demotion." He grinned at the bomb-shelter like accommodations that was Domovoi. It wasn't anything fancy, but they did have the best toys!
But it wasn't his job to confirm it. He was just the mediator between Jens Abt and his demise. The beasties were to take care of it. Yun's response was almost instantaneous. 'Confirmation to follow. Welcome back detective.'
That night Dorian chewed Nox out for letting Cruz go into the tunnels alone. The boy hadn't been told and Dorian's wrath at letting his son find him, save him wasn't tempered by the former Atharim's attitude. The funny thing was Nox said he'd leave if that was what Dorian wanted. He was obviously failing his only job. Which only made Dorian think, because Cruz was not just a kid anymore, he'd come into the tunnels, fully aware he might die. His son saved him. While he didn't congratulate the boy, he had reassured him that his presence was welcome in the house and his 'job' as it were was safely intact.
The next morning came and went with the same drama as at home. The captain made sure to debrief him. Dorian didn't lie. He told him he'd been taken against his will. And he only escaped because of his adventure in the tunnels. Which Dorian went into a long debriefing about that leaving out the bits about Abt and Cruz saving him. That was for them to find out later. Dorian still had to send Nox down into the tunnels to find the body. Yun hadn't reported back yet either.
Dorian was officially on the books for looking into Vaia Plus's missing scientist. Alistair Pavlo - which was the man Cruz had flambeed and he'd shot in the head. Praying to fucking god it stayed dead. A channeling monster - that was scary.
It was mid-afternoon by the time Dorian made it back to his own desk. There were two notes. One from the good doctor and the other from IA.
Dorian read the first. 'Detective Vega, the informal investigation for your association with the Atharim has come to a satisfactory conclusion. Your position and responsibilities remain unchanged.'
That was from Yun's people. IA was done with him and that was all that mattered. He wasn't a cop on the take, or corrupted by the bad guys - at least not because of the Atharim. Yun was a different story. She had him hook line and sinker if she kept his family safe. Dorian sighed to himself, he still needed to send Nox to Yun. So many things to do now that he was playing so many sides.
But it was Alex's note that made him interested in the office politicking. 'Officer Lih and Costa had a run in with some cannibalistic 'monsters'. Lih has questions maybe you can answer for him. Pass along as much information as you can, you aren't going to be around forever.'
So Dr. Pirozzi wanted him to make a baby Atharim cop... It was an interesting thought, though Dorian was hardly the one to teach the lad anything about monsters. But it was a start. Dorian wondered if Ivan was interested - he'd also seen his fair share of monsters - though he didn't exactly get along well with their methods... Dorian wondered if Lih was going to be as judgmental.
Dorian put on a smile as he headed for the new domovoi rookies. "Officer Lih?" Dorian offered his hand to the pale man. Dorian bet he had an interesting story to tell too. "Dorian Vega. Dr. Pirozzi told me you had some questions about the case that got you this lovely demotion." He grinned at the bomb-shelter like accommodations that was Domovoi. It wasn't anything fancy, but they did have the best toys!