E-mail from Moscow (narrative & photos)
Parker had managed to stay in pretty good contact with people back in Fandom that week; between the phone postcard from Isabel of an undershirted Constable Fraser (yowza!), the IM chat with Zero, e-mails from Xander and River, and phone calls with Isabel, Anders, and Isabel again, she felt like she had *some* idea of what was happening back in Fandom.
Time to bring people up to speed.
TO: Isabel, Zero, Xander, Anders, Jack wherever he is, Bridge, Jarod, Weiss, River, Angel, Logan, Jaye, Angela
FROM: Parker (versaceforever@gmail.com)
SUBJECT: Moscow Follies
So I figured out what Daddy is doing here. Not that he wouldn't have told me if I asked, but part of the point of me working for him this summer is figuring it out for myself. On the surface, you have negotiations for future oil leases and gas reserves in Kamchatka. But wait. Another company already has those leases. Why would the Centre be bargaining for those leases, if they're already currently under contract to one of our rivals?
Oh, did I mention that they're currently under fire for environmental violations? That they've been having problems with sabotage? Bad PR? Labor strikes? Two guesses who's responsible for that. The first one won't count. I promise.
And there's nothing I can do about it. Not any of it. I'm taking all my ulcer meds. That's about what I can do about what I suspect.
...yeah, not much fun this week. Except I got my UDAR, to keep myself from being mugged after I'm at the nightclubs and other fun places. Daddy's given up on Sam, and he's letting me do whatever I want as long as I check in every couple hours.
They're still working on the pipes, but I am hitting the banyas like you suggested, Zero. Sven would be *so* at home here. If I have to wake up to cold showers, at least there's luxury at the end of the day to make up for it.
Now if I could just get Casimir to quit bringing his laptop to our dates, I'd be breaking even, almost. He *promised* he wouldn't to our next date, and if he breaks that promise, I'm going to have to hurt him. Even if he is this cute:
And Isabel? The background check came back with no problems! Woot!
Anyway. If anyone has any ideas how I can sabotage nefarious work in Kamchatka from Moscow, let me know. I'd love to do something, anything, but I have no proof, aside from negotiations made "just in case" our rivals have to pull out.
Miss you guys, and remember, I'm on IM at versaceforever, just like the e-mail address. If you get bored, I'm 6 hours ahead of the East Coast and 9 hours ahead of the west coast.
Dos vidanya,
Parker
[e-mail replies and OOC comments welcome]
Time to bring people up to speed.
TO: Isabel, Zero, Xander, Anders, Jack wherever he is, Bridge, Jarod, Weiss, River, Angel, Logan, Jaye, Angela
FROM: Parker (versaceforever@gmail.com)
SUBJECT: Moscow Follies
So I figured out what Daddy is doing here. Not that he wouldn't have told me if I asked, but part of the point of me working for him this summer is figuring it out for myself. On the surface, you have negotiations for future oil leases and gas reserves in Kamchatka. But wait. Another company already has those leases. Why would the Centre be bargaining for those leases, if they're already currently under contract to one of our rivals?
Oh, did I mention that they're currently under fire for environmental violations? That they've been having problems with sabotage? Bad PR? Labor strikes? Two guesses who's responsible for that. The first one won't count. I promise.
And there's nothing I can do about it. Not any of it. I'm taking all my ulcer meds. That's about what I can do about what I suspect.
...yeah, not much fun this week. Except I got my UDAR, to keep myself from being mugged after I'm at the nightclubs and other fun places. Daddy's given up on Sam, and he's letting me do whatever I want as long as I check in every couple hours.
They're still working on the pipes, but I am hitting the banyas like you suggested, Zero. Sven would be *so* at home here. If I have to wake up to cold showers, at least there's luxury at the end of the day to make up for it.
Now if I could just get Casimir to quit bringing his laptop to our dates, I'd be breaking even, almost. He *promised* he wouldn't to our next date, and if he breaks that promise, I'm going to have to hurt him. Even if he is this cute:
And Isabel? The background check came back with no problems! Woot!
Anyway. If anyone has any ideas how I can sabotage nefarious work in Kamchatka from Moscow, let me know. I'd love to do something, anything, but I have no proof, aside from negotiations made "just in case" our rivals have to pull out.
Miss you guys, and remember, I'm on IM at versaceforever, just like the e-mail address. If you get bored, I'm 6 hours ahead of the East Coast and 9 hours ahead of the west coast.
Dos vidanya,
Parker
[e-mail replies and OOC comments welcome]