[Paragon Group] Cold Calling

[Sage]

If working with Nox's arm was anything to go on and the nano-tech he hacked from Paragon he was finding joy in it. Oddly, following in his parents footsteps. He didn't need a job. He didn't need to do anything, but Paragon was like a black box that Sage couldn't see into. He wanted to see in so bad. It hurt.

But they would only let him in if they trusted him. And to do that Sage was prepared to work. Not work hard or work to gain their trust, but actually take a 9 to 5 job. He didn't need much sleep and he could multi-task better than anyone else he knew -- thanks to the processor in his head.

And they knew about that. What else did they know he'd been doing?  He needed to know.  And then there was little Liam Haart. He was not so much an enigma -- and he could give him a good word. Though The Wicked Truth wasn't applying for a job -- Sage Parker was.

He threw together a resume establishing his credentials and just sorta sent it in to Ephriam Haart himself. Whether or not the man saw Sage wouldn't know but it was best to throw it straight up the top. He could email it -- and he did, to Human Resources, but he also send a hard copy to the man himself.  This way it had to be sorted. Paper mail was a thing of the past but it still happened. People still sent shit that way. So Sage wanted to stand out among the others. He could change a billboard, or a taxi sign, he could do anything and everything digitally to get seen, but this analog archaic way was the best way.  And the most ironic 

He probably wouldn't get a call.  Cold Calling was not a good way to get in. But he hoped that his research and his projects would get their attention. He had skills they wanted.  He had hacked their systems and they might figure that out. He might get in trouble.  He might be applauded.  He might be sued.  But it wouldn't take much to wash that all away.  Get lost in system.  He had his ways.

So now he just waited.  And toyed with all his little projects and filtered through the information Marta had done for him. And all the new Atharim details coming in from Eliot's Reliquiae.  Seems he was pushing on Nox hard. Nox fit well with what he was seeing.  Nox would probably balk at it but he'd do it. He was always Atharim.  He would die Atharim. And this would be his cause to die for.  And then there was the boy who Zephyr had kidnapped. He really should tell Nox.

So he did that too.  Sent Nox a text. Your handlers kidnapped a boy from your alleyway. You might wanna check on him.