Paradigm Shift - Director Makaila's Office

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 1:06:44 GMT -6 »

Quote

"I think it'd be fun."

He smiles again, a little wider than usual.

"....you think I'd win, right? Right?"

Back to Top

Geum Jan Di
Mentor

Defense

But that requires effort...

[send pm]
Joined: October 2015
Posts: 1,978

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 1:14:46 GMT -6 »

Quote

"You already told me you've done it before." she says with a mock gasp.

"Don't tell me it was a lie. Is Santa even real?"

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 11:15:47 GMT -6 »

Quote

"Of course he's real!"

Shit. The illusion is fading.

"I ask because he gets stronger every year. He's up there training away, while his elves do all the work for Christmas."

Back to Top

Geum Jan Di
Mentor

Defense

But that requires effort...

[send pm]
Joined: October 2015
Posts: 1,978

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 12:20:18 GMT -6 »

Quote

"He must look like a lumberjack by now." Jan Di smirks. "I don't know. What sort of Christmas Magic can he use against you?"

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 12:24:50 GMT -6 »

Quote

"Sometimes he's too jolly for me to want to hit."

Jack whispers, as if it's a secret.

No one must know he's getting soft.

Back to Top

Geum Jan Di
Mentor

Defense

But that requires effort...

[send pm]
Joined: October 2015
Posts: 1,978

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 12:37:36 GMT -6 »

Quote

"Sounds like you might be in trouble." she points out.

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 12:40:50 GMT -6 »

Quote

"I blame you."

Jack smirks at her.

"I had to be nice to you when you were younger, so now I don't remember how to be mean."

Back to Top

Geum Jan Di
Mentor

Defense

But that requires effort...

[send pm]
Joined: October 2015
Posts: 1,978

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 12:43:54 GMT -6 »

Quote

"I like to think it was good practice for all the kids you got after." she laughs.

"Was that why you got so many? I was so much fun the first time?"

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 12:46:53 GMT -6 »

Quote

"...probably."

Jack admits.

"You were a damn good kid. How could we not want more?"

Back to Top

Geum Jan Di
Mentor

Defense

But that requires effort...

[send pm]
Joined: October 2015
Posts: 1,978

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 12:50:48 GMT -6 »

Quote

It takes all of her effort not to shove him like she does with everyone else that makes her feel a bit embarrassed.

"'cause I needed mad therapy." she smiles bashfully.

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 13:31:39 GMT -6 »

Quote

"So did I, when I was your age."

Jack laughs.

"But Abby was good for that."

One parent who studied psychology and counseling, and one parent who had issues of their own and could understand. Perfect.

« Last Edit: Dec 21, 2015 13:31:54 GMT -6 by Jack Makaila »

Back to Top

Geum Jan Di
Mentor

Defense

But that requires effort...

[send pm]
Joined: October 2015
Posts: 1,978

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 13:36:24 GMT -6 »

Quote

"True." she nods.

"I don't actually remember much from back then. I take it I never set off any swarms?"

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 13:38:59 GMT -6 »

Quote

"You learned very quickly how to control it, there was only... once or twice, I think, that we had a brief issue."

Jack shrugs.

"It really wasn't a big deal."

Back to Top

Geum Jan Di
Mentor

Defense

But that requires effort...

[send pm]
Joined: October 2015
Posts: 1,978

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 13:45:39 GMT -6 »

Quote

"Well that's a relief."

Considering she knows the story of why she's here in the first place.

"So." Because she doesn't wanna talk about this anymore.

"Are you going home early?"

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 13:47:23 GMT -6 »

Quote

"I was thinking about it."

Jack smiles at her.

"Why, did you want to come with?"

Back to Top

Geum Jan Di
Mentor

Defense

But that requires effort...

[send pm]
Joined: October 2015
Posts: 1,978

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 13:50:05 GMT -6 »

Quote

"Haha..."

Kinda.

"I mean, yeah. But there's a party thing I'm going to soon. You must gave seen the flyers."

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 14:07:37 GMT -6 »

Quote

"Well, if you'd rather go to that, it's fine. I know your friends are important to you. It'll give me a chance to head out before you get there this week."

« Last Edit: Dec 21, 2015 14:08:46 GMT -6 by Jack Makaila »

Back to Top

Geum Jan Di
Mentor

Defense

But that requires effort...

[send pm]
Joined: October 2015
Posts: 1,978

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 14:12:30 GMT -6 »

Quote

She nods.

"I promise I'll come by." she says, starting to move around the desk again to back up towards the door.

"Hey, if Santa gives you a hard time, use your new blade." she winks.

« Last Edit: Dec 21, 2015 14:12:57 GMT -6 by Geum Jan Di »

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 14:16:23 GMT -6 »

Quote

"You make me sound like the man who killed Christmas."

Jack laughs again, nodding to her.

"We'll be waiting. Have fun, Jan Di."

Back to Top

Geum Jan Di
Mentor

Defense

But that requires effort...

[send pm]
Joined: October 2015
Posts: 1,978

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 14:17:20 GMT -6 »

Quote

"Just put on the jacket. It's all in the Santa Clause." she winks before waving.

"I'm sure it'll be great. See ya pops."

And she leaves!

« Last Edit: Dec 21, 2015 14:17:31 GMT -6 by Geum Jan Di »

Back to Top

Lucien Marais
Agent

Defense

Liberté, égalité, fraternité!

[send pm]
Joined: November 2015
Gender: Male

Posts: 529

Director Makaila's Office
« Dec 21, 2015 21:10:33 GMT -6 »

Quote

That day, whenever Jack left his office but before he actually went home, the next time he came back he'd find some items on his desk. One, a bottle of red wine that looks ridiculously expensive, and the other, a nicely wrapped box that, when opened, contains a set of blades. Attached to the bottle is a note, written in French, and then English on the other side, as if the writer had forgotten if Jack could read French.

Director,

I wanted to give these to you personally, but neither you nor your assistant were present! Rather than hunt you down through the Academy, I figured you would inevitably return here before Christmas Day, and thus would find these gifts if I left them in plain view. When I was on deployment, I encountered a collector of fine wines and blades; such a vintage was wasted on him, and let's just say he doesn't need these knives any more! Consider them trophies of war, and besides, I know how much you appreciate good steel. I brought home more bottles, but a sommelier I met says this bottle on your desk is the best of the lot, and you, Director, deserve the best! Let us share a glass one day, and drink to future victories (I am of drinking age in France!).

Although our opinions on some things, particularly our enemies, are very different, perhaps irreconcilable, I still respect you a great deal! If you would have it, I even consider you a friend. I remember when I was a terrified child, determined to fight for those oppressed but unsure how, and how you and the others gave me guidance. I know you do not approve of some of my methods, or of how much I hate our enemy, but I am grateful. When Paris is free, allow me to show you and yours some of the sights! The Republic will live again; if the French survived the Nazis, they will survive Kharne.

Wishing you and your family the happiest of holidays,

Lucien

Back to Top

For the Fatherland!

Just let me off the leash

(Language key:

Normal colour = English/phrases in French and Italian I already know
Blue = French
Green = Italian)

Evelyn Cravens
Mentor

Intelligence

The world forgetting by the world forgot.

[send pm]
Joined: November 2015
Gender: Female

Posts: 1,705

Director Makaila's Office
« Jan 1, 2016 16:07:22 GMT -6 »

Quote

When Jack came back from the holidays, he would find everything.... pristine. Every piece of paper that had formed the mountain of paperwork had been put in its proper place, every piece of Christmas cheer had been tucked away for the next year. She had cleaned everything until it shined.

Evie had placed the gifts that had been brought for Jack on his desk, where he would see them right away. The only applications that needed his attention were stacked neatly to the right side of the desk, and everything else had already been filed away.

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror

[color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color]

[send pm]
Joined: March 2011
Posts: 21,586

Director Makaila's Office
« Jan 2, 2016 0:26:03 GMT -6 via mobile »

Quote

Jack opens the door to his office, only to find wine, knives, and more wrapped gifts on his unusually clean desk.

"Holy hell...these damn kids."

Shaking his head, he goes over the gifts, peering at each one.

Now he needs to get Lucien something, too.

"Goddamnit."

« Last Edit: Jan 2, 2016 0:26:25 GMT -6 by Jack Makaila »

Back to Top

Evelyn Cravens
Mentor

Intelligence

The world forgetting by the world forgot.

[send pm]
Joined: November 2015
Gender: Female

Posts: 1,705

Director Makaila's Office
« Jan 4, 2016 18:44:10 GMT -6 via mobile »

Quote

Knock knock.

Back to Top

Jack Makaila
Moderator

Director of Terror