RaWolfe
Retired Staff
- RP Date
- Before the IRC
- RP Location
- Queen's Office
The days were eventful in terms of getting used to her new job. Being both Director of the ISD and so it seemed also a candidate for the job of Council member for the Public Affairs was upmost tiring and causes a lot of headaches. But Sareash kept herself cool and tried to focus on various things that needed to be done as soon as possible. The investigation in Lord Pine's sudden murder was complicated and yet it also shown flaws in the setup security system that was set in place by her predecessor. Sareash was pretty much patching these holes up and bringing a new structure to the ISD.
The people don't tend to agree with her methods, but she kept a cold and emotionless face when it came to it. So no one really tried to comfort her with it, which kept her safe for the time being. She was summon, as expected, to see the new leader of the NDC. The car came to a halt as an man opened the door and made a slight bow. The woman in a black and typical ISD suit stepped out of the car and straight out her jacket nodding to the man "Stay with the car" The man nodded as she moved into the office. Most ISD stationed officers recognized their new leader and let her pass as she took a ride with the elevator to the floor that was now Neera's office. Sareash stepped out and walked towards the desk where a secretary was sitting looking young and inexperience "Yes?"
"I am here to see miss Pine, Cathetel is the name" Sareash said in a formal way keeping her hands crossed over each other "Miss Cathetel, I don't see your appointed in here" Sareash sighs at that.
The door to the office opened, a familiar wolfish female popping her head out, "Let her in, and any other time she shows up unless I'm in the middle of something important. Okay?" Neera left the door open and disappeared back into the office. With the door now, a smell of cedar could be picked up now, anyone familiar with the space aware of the late Lord's fondness for cedar wall paneling.
"Yes ma'am, sorry ma'am" The secretary replied and looked at Sareash "Please..." She waved towards the door as Sareash shrugs and turns to walk to the door "Get me something to drink, non-alcoholic please" She orders as the woman bows her head in understanding her position. Sareash walked through the door and stops smelling the Cedar "Well I never get used to that smell" She mutters and walked into the office standing still at the front of Neera desk.
"Oh, how do you think I feel, at least you don't have a canine's nose.", Neera answered as she lit another bundle of incents in a jar to ease the smell of cedar for her. With a short walk back to the desk itself, the anthro queen eased herself into the large leather chair with a sigh. She was dressed, not so formal, having just opted for a long sleeve shirt and a pair of cargo pants.
The room was rather rustic, the only overly ornate piece being the onyx desk with ornate gold inlaid carvings. It stood out as if to point the normal man, who held a position of importance, more then the importance of himself. Everything else was just so normal, reserved, family photos hanging on the walls framed.
"If you hadn't asked her to get you something, I would have offered Miss Cathetel, my father kept a liquor cabinet and a mini-fridge in here.", she added as she sat back in the chair, playing idly with a graphene pendant that hung from her neck alongside a pair of dog tags.
"I know you would, but I learned from my mistakes Miss Pine" Sareash spoke looking a bit around the room. Her memories of the place were vague, she only been here a few times...maybe only twice with Alice and getting offered a drink would only result in her headache that she simply couldn't use "How are you doing, oh...I have not had the chance to give my condolences to you personally. I have been...absent and my sincere apology for that"
Neera dismissed with a casual wave, "It's fine, Alice explained when you were admitted for your injuries. She's a family friend, known her for years, and she speaks very highly of you. The sentiment is much appreciated, thank you, but where are my manners. Please, have a seat, I don't know how long our meeting will be, however it would be rude of me to make you stand there." The queen gestured to one of the two leather chairs in front of the desk, pulling a soda out of the fridge for herself as the secretary brought Sareash one as well.
"I'm sure you have questions, or things you'd like to go over with me, I have been settling in and hard-pressed to even leave the office. My apologies for that, but I am glad we have finally gotten to meet.", she added after taking a sip of her drink before getting down to the meeting itself.
Nodding towards the secretary as she sat down and took the soda and placed it on the desk as she nods towards Neera explanation about the situation "No apologizes needed Neera, we both were busy with getting settled into a position ...we never expected to be in the first place" Sareash was quite honest and sighs at her own confirmation of it "I have questions, things to go over with you as ISD expects me to do so. But for me is it personally important that your health and well-being is doing good. The first thing I did when in office is to hand-select the best ISD officers there were and put them here to safeguard you" She leans a bit back in her chair feeling troubled as she taps her side "We failed your father and I don't want to fail you again. But I understand that the sudden change in guards is...hard to swallow"
"Only if you actually knew the first ones, I always had David, and myself. I was part of the legion before this, as you no doubt are aware of from my records probably. Had to take some time off due to medical reasons, still kinda there, but nothing stopping me from doing my job.", Neera answered honestly, not having remembered any of her father's guard, and never having requested security before her ascension to the throne. Now she had men in suits, knights, and soldiers.....it was very crowded in feeling for her.
"I am aware of your prestige record miss Pine" She spoke and nods slowly to herself "But records tell nothing as history showed us" Sareash was rather careful with her words to make a reference of her father's record "I will try to make it management able for you, less suffocating if that pleases you?" Sareash was not happy about it, heck she was afraid of the idea alone to fall another Pine again "I am tackling every edge, corner, the shadow of the ISD as much as I can, there loopholes, corruption being purified, systems outdated and so on" She winks a bit pointing at her eye "As you can see, sleep is not a thing I have been caring for...history can't repeat itself again"
"He was probably just as surprised as anyone when he and my uncle decided on taking this up. He knew the risks, and I think in the end, he was ready to face that. And as much as I hate being surrounded by guards now, I understand, I'm a big girl and can suck it up.", she answered Sareash with a small chuckle at the end. Giving a little more of a serious tone, Neera continued, "As for loopholes, there is one that was found that troubles me, and how foolishly we overlooked it. One of the external utility hatches that are reinforced, locked, and monitored for forced entry. Well one was opened prior to the assassination, and not at a logged maintenance shift. This is concerning because, it means they somehow got the codes to just open it. Personally I suggest putting all codes, and clearance codes, on a shifting algorithm to update for their owners daily."
Waiting for Neera to stop with her concern, Sareash took it all in and she felt a headache coming as she grabbed her Soda and took a sip of it "It is on the list to do, but the system can be remodeled as much as we want, but if we don't grab the problem that causes the leak by its core...it will never be resolved" Sareash pointed out taking another sip and looking at Neera "I am going to be blunt with you my Queen. NDC has problems, serious problems in regard to its internal security. Criminals have tapped on various lower-ranking ISD officers that are now being flushed out, I suspect that higher officers are in the game as well"
Taking a breather to let that sink in, Sareash continues "My goal is to take a good sweep in the ISD, the police force, the military police, our undercover agents and so on. To get a clear and reliable system that you can rely on. There is a lot of work that needs to be done, the codes will be handled when I know I can trust these people" Sareash leans a bit forward "Until that time I advise you to avoid public events.. just to be sure"
"I would like to remind that we still have a missing royal unaccounted for. Talos, he was taken some time ago if you remember, as a major, and a royal he had those kinds of codes on his Geist.......the one used had a royal prefix set of digits. Whoever did this, is likely whoever took my uncle, this is why we need to do this now. I suggest having Kessler look into tracking them down, see if he can find us a lea-......if he weren't on medical leave...", She began to reply before stopping at the end before cursing under her breath with a "Fuck". It may have not been ladylike, or queen-like, but etiquette hardly mattered to her at the moment. "We need more agents, we have the resources, just not the personnel with specialized training we need.", Neera added with a groan and pinching the bridge of her nose.
Looking at Neera who was getting frustrated to deal with something personal, it was one of the obstacles that were on her path. Sareash looked a bit around her desk seeing old documents and such laying there and shrugs "Alright" She spoke after a silent had dropped "I will take care of Talos codes being resetted, I had presumed that it was already done. But I will personally look into the matter. As for personnel issues....I rather have qualified people that I can rely on, then the scumbags that sell us out within their heartbeat" Sareash might be harsh with that last statement, but it was honest "People will do anything for money, NDC is just not stable enough for now...I ..." She paused for a second and thought about it "I will assign the best I got to find Talos"
The queen wasn't sure with how much of an extreme view that came across as, as there wasn't much to sell out to begin with. In addition to most requirements of the people being met, sure it was a culture and biological melting pot with those of all walks, but she just hadn't seen crime as being that rampant. Despite their security flaws, she hated to admit just how much of a big brother state the NDC had become.
"Thank you, I appreciate it, not only as bit of peace, but also fixing a security breach. Meanwhile I have an army to get familiar with, and the IRC to prepare for. Me and my uncle will require an ISD escort to the summit, and secure transport to Yamatai.", Neera continued on, not bothering to voice her opinions on the view of the law of the state.
Sareash stayed neutral in her emotions, but she did just mention not to take a hike towards the big events and stay under the radio. Neera was just like her father, nothing was going to stop her in doing what she wanted to do. Sareash finally spoke "I will have a hand-pick the ISD squad ready for you, the ship will be checked twice before launch from here and from Yamatai space back to us" She looked at Neera "If I could, I would escort you myself, but ISD and Public Affairs are keeping me busy and work is piling up at my desk already" Or so she suspected.
"Please do listen to the guidance of the ISD advice, my Queen. NDC can't handle another devastating event" She taps the side of her template "Keep in mind, the murders of your father are still out there and I will get them, but I need to consider all angles...you are walking target"
"We've all been walking targets Miss Cathetel, and I will not hide from leading my people, it would be a disrespect to those who lost their lives along the way. It's not a matter of honor, it's a matter of duty, and what must be done to lead this nation.", Neera said firmly as she looked the Elysian woman straight in the eye. "I am no delicate flower, I will not go quietly, or ever easy for our enemies. We will make sure they know their attempts to monger fear in our people will not be accomplished as long as we stand strong as a people and nation."
In other words, she is going to be a pain in her wings. Sareash nods as she knew that there was not much she could do to convince this woman "Alright as you wish my Queen" She bows slightly her head and looked back at Neera "I will try to finish up some investigations and give you a report upon your return from the IRC" Sareash spoke rather formal in an informal meeting "Anything else I can do for you or you wish to know?"
"Don't push yourself, you're still recovering as I understand, and I need you at the top of your game. Don't forget there are others with who to share your work with, like Blade Istavan.", Neera replied with a small sympathetic smile.
Standing up "I will keep that in mind my Queen, save journey to Yamatai space. If there is anything I can do for you, do contact me" Sareash spoke and slightly bows her head again as gesture of respect and leaves the office. She had a lot of work and internal investigations so far gave low results as to possible corruption. Maybe she blew up the balloon to much? Nah, better be safe then sorry she thought walking down the hall to the elevator that would take her back to her car.
The people don't tend to agree with her methods, but she kept a cold and emotionless face when it came to it. So no one really tried to comfort her with it, which kept her safe for the time being. She was summon, as expected, to see the new leader of the NDC. The car came to a halt as an man opened the door and made a slight bow. The woman in a black and typical ISD suit stepped out of the car and straight out her jacket nodding to the man "Stay with the car" The man nodded as she moved into the office. Most ISD stationed officers recognized their new leader and let her pass as she took a ride with the elevator to the floor that was now Neera's office. Sareash stepped out and walked towards the desk where a secretary was sitting looking young and inexperience "Yes?"
"I am here to see miss Pine, Cathetel is the name" Sareash said in a formal way keeping her hands crossed over each other "Miss Cathetel, I don't see your appointed in here" Sareash sighs at that.
The door to the office opened, a familiar wolfish female popping her head out, "Let her in, and any other time she shows up unless I'm in the middle of something important. Okay?" Neera left the door open and disappeared back into the office. With the door now, a smell of cedar could be picked up now, anyone familiar with the space aware of the late Lord's fondness for cedar wall paneling.
"Yes ma'am, sorry ma'am" The secretary replied and looked at Sareash "Please..." She waved towards the door as Sareash shrugs and turns to walk to the door "Get me something to drink, non-alcoholic please" She orders as the woman bows her head in understanding her position. Sareash walked through the door and stops smelling the Cedar "Well I never get used to that smell" She mutters and walked into the office standing still at the front of Neera desk.
"Oh, how do you think I feel, at least you don't have a canine's nose.", Neera answered as she lit another bundle of incents in a jar to ease the smell of cedar for her. With a short walk back to the desk itself, the anthro queen eased herself into the large leather chair with a sigh. She was dressed, not so formal, having just opted for a long sleeve shirt and a pair of cargo pants.
The room was rather rustic, the only overly ornate piece being the onyx desk with ornate gold inlaid carvings. It stood out as if to point the normal man, who held a position of importance, more then the importance of himself. Everything else was just so normal, reserved, family photos hanging on the walls framed.
"If you hadn't asked her to get you something, I would have offered Miss Cathetel, my father kept a liquor cabinet and a mini-fridge in here.", she added as she sat back in the chair, playing idly with a graphene pendant that hung from her neck alongside a pair of dog tags.
"I know you would, but I learned from my mistakes Miss Pine" Sareash spoke looking a bit around the room. Her memories of the place were vague, she only been here a few times...maybe only twice with Alice and getting offered a drink would only result in her headache that she simply couldn't use "How are you doing, oh...I have not had the chance to give my condolences to you personally. I have been...absent and my sincere apology for that"
Neera dismissed with a casual wave, "It's fine, Alice explained when you were admitted for your injuries. She's a family friend, known her for years, and she speaks very highly of you. The sentiment is much appreciated, thank you, but where are my manners. Please, have a seat, I don't know how long our meeting will be, however it would be rude of me to make you stand there." The queen gestured to one of the two leather chairs in front of the desk, pulling a soda out of the fridge for herself as the secretary brought Sareash one as well.
"I'm sure you have questions, or things you'd like to go over with me, I have been settling in and hard-pressed to even leave the office. My apologies for that, but I am glad we have finally gotten to meet.", she added after taking a sip of her drink before getting down to the meeting itself.
Nodding towards the secretary as she sat down and took the soda and placed it on the desk as she nods towards Neera explanation about the situation "No apologizes needed Neera, we both were busy with getting settled into a position ...we never expected to be in the first place" Sareash was quite honest and sighs at her own confirmation of it "I have questions, things to go over with you as ISD expects me to do so. But for me is it personally important that your health and well-being is doing good. The first thing I did when in office is to hand-select the best ISD officers there were and put them here to safeguard you" She leans a bit back in her chair feeling troubled as she taps her side "We failed your father and I don't want to fail you again. But I understand that the sudden change in guards is...hard to swallow"
"Only if you actually knew the first ones, I always had David, and myself. I was part of the legion before this, as you no doubt are aware of from my records probably. Had to take some time off due to medical reasons, still kinda there, but nothing stopping me from doing my job.", Neera answered honestly, not having remembered any of her father's guard, and never having requested security before her ascension to the throne. Now she had men in suits, knights, and soldiers.....it was very crowded in feeling for her.
"I am aware of your prestige record miss Pine" She spoke and nods slowly to herself "But records tell nothing as history showed us" Sareash was rather careful with her words to make a reference of her father's record "I will try to make it management able for you, less suffocating if that pleases you?" Sareash was not happy about it, heck she was afraid of the idea alone to fall another Pine again "I am tackling every edge, corner, the shadow of the ISD as much as I can, there loopholes, corruption being purified, systems outdated and so on" She winks a bit pointing at her eye "As you can see, sleep is not a thing I have been caring for...history can't repeat itself again"
"He was probably just as surprised as anyone when he and my uncle decided on taking this up. He knew the risks, and I think in the end, he was ready to face that. And as much as I hate being surrounded by guards now, I understand, I'm a big girl and can suck it up.", she answered Sareash with a small chuckle at the end. Giving a little more of a serious tone, Neera continued, "As for loopholes, there is one that was found that troubles me, and how foolishly we overlooked it. One of the external utility hatches that are reinforced, locked, and monitored for forced entry. Well one was opened prior to the assassination, and not at a logged maintenance shift. This is concerning because, it means they somehow got the codes to just open it. Personally I suggest putting all codes, and clearance codes, on a shifting algorithm to update for their owners daily."
Waiting for Neera to stop with her concern, Sareash took it all in and she felt a headache coming as she grabbed her Soda and took a sip of it "It is on the list to do, but the system can be remodeled as much as we want, but if we don't grab the problem that causes the leak by its core...it will never be resolved" Sareash pointed out taking another sip and looking at Neera "I am going to be blunt with you my Queen. NDC has problems, serious problems in regard to its internal security. Criminals have tapped on various lower-ranking ISD officers that are now being flushed out, I suspect that higher officers are in the game as well"
Taking a breather to let that sink in, Sareash continues "My goal is to take a good sweep in the ISD, the police force, the military police, our undercover agents and so on. To get a clear and reliable system that you can rely on. There is a lot of work that needs to be done, the codes will be handled when I know I can trust these people" Sareash leans a bit forward "Until that time I advise you to avoid public events.. just to be sure"
"I would like to remind that we still have a missing royal unaccounted for. Talos, he was taken some time ago if you remember, as a major, and a royal he had those kinds of codes on his Geist.......the one used had a royal prefix set of digits. Whoever did this, is likely whoever took my uncle, this is why we need to do this now. I suggest having Kessler look into tracking them down, see if he can find us a lea-......if he weren't on medical leave...", She began to reply before stopping at the end before cursing under her breath with a "Fuck". It may have not been ladylike, or queen-like, but etiquette hardly mattered to her at the moment. "We need more agents, we have the resources, just not the personnel with specialized training we need.", Neera added with a groan and pinching the bridge of her nose.
Looking at Neera who was getting frustrated to deal with something personal, it was one of the obstacles that were on her path. Sareash looked a bit around her desk seeing old documents and such laying there and shrugs "Alright" She spoke after a silent had dropped "I will take care of Talos codes being resetted, I had presumed that it was already done. But I will personally look into the matter. As for personnel issues....I rather have qualified people that I can rely on, then the scumbags that sell us out within their heartbeat" Sareash might be harsh with that last statement, but it was honest "People will do anything for money, NDC is just not stable enough for now...I ..." She paused for a second and thought about it "I will assign the best I got to find Talos"
The queen wasn't sure with how much of an extreme view that came across as, as there wasn't much to sell out to begin with. In addition to most requirements of the people being met, sure it was a culture and biological melting pot with those of all walks, but she just hadn't seen crime as being that rampant. Despite their security flaws, she hated to admit just how much of a big brother state the NDC had become.
"Thank you, I appreciate it, not only as bit of peace, but also fixing a security breach. Meanwhile I have an army to get familiar with, and the IRC to prepare for. Me and my uncle will require an ISD escort to the summit, and secure transport to Yamatai.", Neera continued on, not bothering to voice her opinions on the view of the law of the state.
Sareash stayed neutral in her emotions, but she did just mention not to take a hike towards the big events and stay under the radio. Neera was just like her father, nothing was going to stop her in doing what she wanted to do. Sareash finally spoke "I will have a hand-pick the ISD squad ready for you, the ship will be checked twice before launch from here and from Yamatai space back to us" She looked at Neera "If I could, I would escort you myself, but ISD and Public Affairs are keeping me busy and work is piling up at my desk already" Or so she suspected.
"Please do listen to the guidance of the ISD advice, my Queen. NDC can't handle another devastating event" She taps the side of her template "Keep in mind, the murders of your father are still out there and I will get them, but I need to consider all angles...you are walking target"
"We've all been walking targets Miss Cathetel, and I will not hide from leading my people, it would be a disrespect to those who lost their lives along the way. It's not a matter of honor, it's a matter of duty, and what must be done to lead this nation.", Neera said firmly as she looked the Elysian woman straight in the eye. "I am no delicate flower, I will not go quietly, or ever easy for our enemies. We will make sure they know their attempts to monger fear in our people will not be accomplished as long as we stand strong as a people and nation."
In other words, she is going to be a pain in her wings. Sareash nods as she knew that there was not much she could do to convince this woman "Alright as you wish my Queen" She bows slightly her head and looked back at Neera "I will try to finish up some investigations and give you a report upon your return from the IRC" Sareash spoke rather formal in an informal meeting "Anything else I can do for you or you wish to know?"
"Don't push yourself, you're still recovering as I understand, and I need you at the top of your game. Don't forget there are others with who to share your work with, like Blade Istavan.", Neera replied with a small sympathetic smile.
Standing up "I will keep that in mind my Queen, save journey to Yamatai space. If there is anything I can do for you, do contact me" Sareash spoke and slightly bows her head again as gesture of respect and leaves the office. She had a lot of work and internal investigations so far gave low results as to possible corruption. Maybe she blew up the balloon to much? Nah, better be safe then sorry she thought walking down the hall to the elevator that would take her back to her car.
