[Annie is not here—a downside because she has the technical know-how for what Jackson wants to do, but Serena is needed for more of the heavy lifting. Fortunately, she’s not off on whatever mystery adventure Shep and Annie are on (Alexander has an inkling but he can’t say for sure he knows), and when he spots her at the table, he gives Jackson a nudge.]
There’s Serena. She’s been in New York with Dolls a lot recently, so have you two met yet?
[Making an introduction could be a painless way to transition into what Jackson has in mind, especially considering this is supposed to be a friendly gathering.]
( Jackson's just walking the aisles. Sussing out where he should sit, knowing full well he'll be by Abernathy, his son, and a redheaded party crasher who is not subtle about her interest in Alexander's father. )
We haven't. She's worked with displacement?
( Replacement. Rescue. Name it what you want.
He helped in the lower level of, triple checking names and folder packets and then working security on each team as they headed out. But Alexander is right, Jackson wants a bigger piece of the pie. He likes it hands on, but things all happened at once. He's looking forward to really coordinating. )
( Jackson will decide if someone is a charm bomb. Or not. )
Then let's go for fifty-one.
( He approaches, with his boyfriend in tow, and a glass of champagne in one hand. Serena's conversation seems to hit a lull, so now's as good a time as any. )
[At first the response is just an off-hand response to the sound of her name, but when she locks in on who's talking to her, she glances from Jackson to Alexander and then her eyebrows go up.]
I'm Jackson. ( and she knows Alexander. ) I hear you and your aunt handle logistics. I want to make a bigger contribution to the department, actually organize - keep an eye on the displaced. I think I could clean it up, streamline it. ( a beat. ) Help.
( it wouldn't be Jackson if he didn't minorly insult the thing he's trying to help. but he comes from a genuine place and for jackson's that's something. )
( Happy with himself, he takes an adjacent chair. )
I think we can be better help than we are. Right now, we step in as the last resort. And then we help. But, these people need a pipeline they can count on. I think giving them a department they can communicate with discreetly will go a long way to keep them safer. Maybe even put them more at ease. It's not enough to take them somewhere else. I think they should be assigned someone. Someone that can help if the shit hits the fan. Or something comes up. I think that can be a department. And I want to run it.
[Her aunt may be the specialist, but she's no slouch.]
How large a department are we talking? Do you think every case we handle requires this kind of outreach? Because if we're going to do something like this for everyone, that's way too much for one person.
I need hard numbers. It wouldn't just be me, and we'd need - for lack of a better term - case workers. By region. You could put them in tiers. Def-con 1, they need hands on help at a moment's notice. Def-con 4, there's a hotline they can leave a message - a dummy number - that tells us they need a call back. Or, if they need it, an in-person option. I don't know how realistic it is to go back and implement this with everyone - but, we have to know what groups are Def-Con 1. We could start there, retroactively. But, form a system from here on out.
[Serena blinks, glancing over at Alexander and he nods. "We were thinking of using the Kirsanov rescues as a starting point."]
Oh. Okay. That's a pretty wide footprint and if we're testing this we're probably not going to want to take on new manpower so we may have to work in regions for what we can't outsource to people on the ground. We already have touch points in some areas. The Salvatore School in Mystic Falls -
[ "Melissa in Beacon Hills."
Serena nods.]
But some areas we don't so we'll need people who are good at people.
[Alexander nods. "I was thinking you, Taylor and Sweets?"]
Cordy. Maybe Gloria and Benny. But we still might have to do some recruiting for some areas where they don't do too well with new people, like Purgatory.
Is Cordy the one who goes everywhere with the broad shouldered quiet guy? ( Hair always gelled. ) If we isolate where we're lacking, I have contacts. And those contacts have contacts. Scott spent years helping shapeshifters on a smaller scale. I have contacts in London - branching into Europe. I can match people. ( A beat, and then with determination. ) I can do this.
[Yeah, Serena isn't sure about having Wynonna as their contact given her ... relationship to a lot of the supernatural creatures in the Triangle, but that's something they can address at a later date.]
I agree. I actually think this is a good idea, I just want to account for all of the logistics. And yes, that's Cordy.
[She holds up a finger.]
Let me talk to Annie when she gets back from Mystic Falls and she can pull a full list of the people and areas we're looking at. There was only twenty of them so even though they're spread out, this should be managable.
I also have a solution to plausible deniability. In case someone is found.
( Possible rotation for people who have the information. But, he's pressing his luck.
He wants that shared now, because they're finishing their interaction, and this is the nicest grouping of anything he's said in a while. Alexander is probably floored.
Speaking of Alexander, Jackson looks to his boyfriend and then back. He did good. He nods, letting her move on, stand, turn to another seatmate, before he spins back to face Alexander. )
Not one word for the next few days.
( On his horrible commentary of everyone in their lives. )
In what way would it not. ( He knew how it would go, but, it's good to acknowledge it. But the polite, kind, insightful facade falls just a bit, the cockiness emerging. He was just a little too ) I was prepared. I can back up my ideas. They're going to thank me.
( He did something. Him. Out of the goodness of his heart and the need to not be as bored here as he's been. )
[And he's about to change the topic to something else when he sees his father poke his head out the office door, scan the faces and then land on him. He then gestures for him to come closer.
Alexander sighs.]
And I've been summoned. Hold on.
[Jackson's free to follow if he wants. If he wanted Alexander to come alone, his father would have texted.
[He gives them both a long look because he knows they were involved in at least one of those.]
And from what we heard, earlier today the Ivory Tower took a retaliatory swing at the Slayers, believing they were involved. From what Cordy brought back, a full class of Slayers are dead, though Buffy Summers and Faith Lehane are still alive. It's happening.
[He then takes a deep breath, because he doesn't want to ask this but:]
Is there anything at all that could connect you both back to Kirsanov's death? Outside of your co-conspirators.
[Alexander's face is a bit more transparent (7). He knows why his father is asking the question, not because he's done anything wrong, but more to make sure that their butts are covered.]
I was never on site. I stayed with Specter on the train. Jackson was there, but the place went down in a ball of fire. If he had any surveillance, I'm not sure any of it is usable.
[Abernathy nods as he listens, because that seems clear-cut enough. But just to be safe: "I would go radio silent for a bit, just to be on the safe side. I don't think this Gauntlet is going to last long, but there are still eight members of the Inner Circle still alive and your co-conspirators are pretty close to the flame at the moment. I've heard the only one still out of the compound is Gainor's husband."
Alexander nods, before tipping his head to the side.]
Where do you think? Purgatory?
[Abernathy considers, before shrugging. "Might make sense. They're not going to want to cross the Ghost River Triangle. Plus you can make some inroads for your project."
That is said in the direction of Jackson. Was he eavesdropping? Did Serena talk to him already? You'll never know.
"I know you're both capable of taking care of yourselves, but I'd rather rig the house than play the odds."]
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There’s Serena. She’s been in New York with Dolls a lot recently, so have you two met yet?
[Making an introduction could be a painless way to transition into what Jackson has in mind, especially considering this is supposed to be a friendly gathering.]
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We haven't. She's worked with displacement?
( Replacement. Rescue. Name it what you want.
He helped in the lower level of, triple checking names and folder packets and then working security on each team as they headed out. But Alexander is right, Jackson wants a bigger piece of the pie. He likes it hands on, but things all happened at once. He's looking forward to really coordinating. )
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[They usually send her in with their less charismatic members to help handle people.]
She is also the niece of our actual head of logistics, Annie, and if Serena likes you Annie will be fifty percent less likely to give you shit.
[But only fifty percent, as giving shit is Annie's love language.]
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Then let's go for fifty-one.
( He approaches, with his boyfriend in tow, and a glass of champagne in one hand. Serena's conversation seems to hit a lull, so now's as good a time as any. )
Serena.
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[At first the response is just an off-hand response to the sound of her name, but when she locks in on who's talking to her, she glances from Jackson to Alexander and then her eyebrows go up.]
Oh, hey, you're Jackson, right?
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( it wouldn't be Jackson if he didn't minorly insult the thing he's trying to help. but he comes from a genuine place and for jackson's that's something. )
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Step into my office.
[She then flashes him a smile.]
Tell me what you have in mind.
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I think we can be better help than we are. Right now, we step in as the last resort. And then we help. But, these people need a pipeline they can count on. I think giving them a department they can communicate with discreetly will go a long way to keep them safer. Maybe even put them more at ease. It's not enough to take them somewhere else. I think they should be assigned someone. Someone that can help if the shit hits the fan. Or something comes up. I think that can be a department. And I want to run it.
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[Her aunt may be the specialist, but she's no slouch.]
How large a department are we talking? Do you think every case we handle requires this kind of outreach? Because if we're going to do something like this for everyone, that's way too much for one person.
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( A beat. )
I think it deserves a pilot program.
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Oh. Okay. That's a pretty wide footprint and if we're testing this we're probably not going to want to take on new manpower so we may have to work in regions for what we can't outsource to people on the ground. We already have touch points in some areas. The Salvatore School in Mystic Falls -
[ "Melissa in Beacon Hills."
Serena nods.]
But some areas we don't so we'll need people who are good at people.
[Alexander nods. "I was thinking you, Taylor and Sweets?"]
Cordy. Maybe Gloria and Benny. But we still might have to do some recruiting for some areas where they don't do too well with new people, like Purgatory.
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( The woman with zero manners. )
Is Cordy the one who goes everywhere with the broad shouldered quiet guy? ( Hair always gelled. ) If we isolate where we're lacking, I have contacts. And those contacts have contacts. Scott spent years helping shapeshifters on a smaller scale. I have contacts in London - branching into Europe. I can match people. ( A beat, and then with determination. ) I can do this.
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[Yeah, Serena isn't sure about having Wynonna as their contact given her ... relationship to a lot of the supernatural creatures in the Triangle, but that's something they can address at a later date.]
I agree. I actually think this is a good idea, I just want to account for all of the logistics. And yes, that's Cordy.
[She holds up a finger.]
Let me talk to Annie when she gets back from Mystic Falls and she can pull a full list of the people and areas we're looking at. There was only twenty of them so even though they're spread out, this should be managable.
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( Possible rotation for people who have the information. But, he's pressing his luck.
He wants that shared now, because they're finishing their interaction, and this is the nicest grouping of anything he's said in a while. Alexander is probably floored.
Speaking of Alexander, Jackson looks to his boyfriend and then back. He did good. He nods, letting her move on, stand, turn to another seatmate, before he spins back to face Alexander. )
Not one word for the next few days.
( On his horrible commentary of everyone in their lives. )
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[He fights the smirk, moving to sit next to him as Serena gets up to be part of another conversation.]
I think that went well.
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( He did something. Him. Out of the goodness of his heart and the need to not be as bored here as he's been. )
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[And he's not saying he can't. But Annie is Annie and she will push back a lot more on the logistics end of things.]
It's one thing to float a good idea, it's another to make it work. But I do think you can make it work.
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So do I.
( Obviously. )
And you'd have to get wise if you thought other...wise. ( That cockiness diminishes as he rhymes poorly. ) You know what I mean.
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[And he's about to change the topic to something else when he sees his father poke his head out the office door, scan the faces and then land on him. He then gestures for him to come closer.
Alexander sighs.]
And I've been summoned. Hold on.
[Jackson's free to follow if he wants. If he wanted Alexander to come alone, his father would have texted.
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Abernathy waits until the door is closed before nodding.]
Remember that meeting we had about the Gauntlet? Not so much a hypothetical anymore.
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It will happen or it's happening?
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[He gives them both a long look because he knows they were involved in at least one of those.]
And from what we heard, earlier today the Ivory Tower took a retaliatory swing at the Slayers, believing they were involved. From what Cordy brought back, a full class of Slayers are dead, though Buffy Summers and Faith Lehane are still alive. It's happening.
[He then takes a deep breath, because he doesn't want to ask this but:]
Is there anything at all that could connect you both back to Kirsanov's death? Outside of your co-conspirators.
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That remains a moot point, because he's asked point blank. )
Only our co-conspirators. And rescued Cryptids.
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I was never on site. I stayed with Specter on the train. Jackson was there, but the place went down in a ball of fire. If he had any surveillance, I'm not sure any of it is usable.
[Abernathy nods as he listens, because that seems clear-cut enough. But just to be safe: "I would go radio silent for a bit, just to be on the safe side. I don't think this Gauntlet is going to last long, but there are still eight members of the Inner Circle still alive and your co-conspirators are pretty close to the flame at the moment. I've heard the only one still out of the compound is Gainor's husband."
Alexander nods, before tipping his head to the side.]
Where do you think? Purgatory?
[Abernathy considers, before shrugging. "Might make sense. They're not going to want to cross the Ghost River Triangle. Plus you can make some inroads for your project."
That is said in the direction of Jackson. Was he eavesdropping? Did Serena talk to him already? You'll never know.
"I know you're both capable of taking care of yourselves, but I'd rather rig the house than play the odds."]
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