((EDIT: Hurgh. This is what happens when you don't refresh a thread before you reply. Someone else posts the same thing you were going to! This one is edited to match Naunet's posting style though. So uhh... I dunno. I guess I'll leave it here?))
((Continued outside of the Inn after Antimony & K'airos leave))
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Illira smirks, "Maybe not, but things aren't falling apart, which considering everything is a good thing, D'hein."
“Considering that Eorzea is in a state of peace and celebration, things very well may fall apart at any moment. You just won't see it coming because you've no vision for these things,†said D’hein straight-faced.
“Oh no, you obviously listened to nothing in the meeting that we just had not so long ago. We're quite aware of the situation. Hence why its a miracle things haven't completely collapsed.â€
“Yes, yes, and we need to hire adventurers to get some work done and fix everything. Now, then, as to that investigation.â€
Running a hand over her face Illira asked, "What more can I tell you about it? We need another investigator before it can move forward. Though Antimony had said she was close to nailing down the connections."
“It would be a conflict of interest for me to do the legwork. Why don't you just do it so we know that it's done right?â€
Illira tilts her head to the side, brows deeply furrowed. "Are you really not listening to me? I've already told you that neither of us can. Even if we did have the skill sets necessary. I'm merely telling you why it stalled for the moment."
“I'm afraid a delay in this investigation is unacceptable. It's already taken far longer than it should have. You'll just have to take Antimony back on as a contractor and work with her more closely this time,†insisted D’hein.
Illira glares steely eyed at D'hein. "Absolutely not. She is far too volatile for such, even in normal circumstances. And under the present one, she is of a singular mind, to be with her new-found child."
“No one is of singular mind. An employee is only as good as their supervisor. Whatever approach you took with her obviously failed.
“That is simply absurd D'hein. It is not my fault that women is so crippled by her anxieties as to not do her work in a professional manner. I've seen this time and again with her. You merely wish to manipulate her back into closer contact with you again.â€
D'hein Tia frowns and speaks straight, "You've a hideous paradigm for asset management. Employees are assets which collapse if mismanaged. I've mind to investigate your mismanagement of Antimony as an asset, but I'll not insult you with such formality. I'll simply assume that your disability to experience empathy rendered you unable to deal with Antimony's human needs."
Illira clenches her jaw, "You have no room to speak D'hein. I have offered her chances and support. I stopped today when I saw her to give her the later. Simply because the world does not turn exactly as you wish it does not mean that you have the right to lay blame on others. To speak plainly, Antimony has a right to live her life and her choice lead her out of our employment. There is no ‘blame’ to lay. It is merely time to move onward.â€
“By your own admission the investigation is stalled through lack of a viable investigator, isn't it?†D’hein accused.
Illira replied defensively, if not a little angerly, "Because I have not had the time to find one, since I've been cleaning up the mess you left! I'm about done with you. You have taken absolutely no repsonsibility for anything you've done, all the while ordering others about. Apparently you've forgotten that you cannot order me about. I am not -your- employee."
“No, but you are very helpful, and without even being asked! Thank you for that. Now, as the workload thins, I've no doubt your stress will retreat. IN the meantime I cannot emphasize enough the importance that this investigation move forward immediately.â€
The anger still in her voice, Illira responds, "I've merely been doing work. And as it became obvious that you were not returning from you vanishment anytime soon I had to take over your post, while still continuing on with my own. You think I'm here in Ul'dah by choice, D'hein? I'm here because of you negilgence. Ildur may be forgiving. But I am not."
“What you call negligence is actually me artfully dealing with unforeseen circumstances. Let's get back on that bit about there being no blame to place, and see about getting done what must needs be done, hm?â€
Illira narrows her eyes, "It'll get done when its able to. I think you forget I have a stake in that particular investigation as well, D'hein."
“I'm not concerned with your personal stake, Illira. This is professional, and I'd thank you to keep that in mind.â€
“You say that, and yet its the Dodos that you're hoping to catch in this. My stake is that I know full well that the Brass Blades are full of corruption. And that the Pearl Lane Post is worse than most."
“Don't assume my associations when you don't know. My tribe's relationship with the SYndicate does give me a decent view of the Syndicates dealings with my tribe, obviously, but that's why I'm insisting you head the investigation.â€
“And my own involvement with the Blades is why I cannot do the investigation myself. So you see why we need a replacement found, †insists Illira.
“Yet you don't have one and the asset that was perfect for the job and practically finished the job has been terminated.â€
“You need to clean your ears better D'hein. I've already explained the circumstances to you. Antimony quit. She left Ul'dah to run away from personal problems with the intention not stopping until she reached Mor Dhona. Her finding her daughters and returning to Ul'dah now is unrelated. I stopped this evening to talk to her not as an employer but as someone concerned for her health."
D’hein Tiia crossed his arms and smiled, "Not unrelated. My doing. My skills at asset management returned the asset to Ul'dah despite your failure to keep ehr here. She's the best asset I have in Ul'dah, so I'll just have to put her back together. I assume you won't go out of your way to interfere."
Illira Carceri grimaces, displeasure cast on her face, "It is unrelated in that it is no longer the business of the CRA. Your own cheap machinations aside. Her return does not change anything. If she wishes to involve herself in a personal way again, I can do nothing about that. But she is not a fit for the CRA. Not in any reasonable span of the future at least."
“Your opinion is noted. Unless you have a way to make the investigation move forward RIGHT NOW, it is not a helpful opinion.
“Bringing back an unstable, probationary former employee is not an option. And that is a fact. Not merely my opinion.â€
“Of course it is. It's not like she isn't eligible for rehire. Even so, it would be best to take her on as a contractor until this single investigation is done. What is not an option is further delaying this investigation in any way.â€
Illira Carceri shakes her head. "I disagree with -your- opinion D'hein. The woman is in no state to work. You are merely blinded by your own desire for her and her daughter. Which given your.... proclaimed parental status over her other daughter is... strange and dubious in intention at best. You're personal interest in her is too close to have any definitive say in her employment status."
D'hein Tia shrugs, "You'll have to take it up with Ildur."
“No. You'll have to take it up with him. Her rejoining the CRA is not a given as you seem to think it is. In fact its the opposite. She hired on a three month probationary period. She had issues on both of her initial assignments, the first could be looked over, this one though... absolutely not."
D'hein Tia turns to the side and looks up at the sky, "I'm not sure this conversation is going anywhere. You've nothing to offer me to solve the problem, do you?"
Illira Carceri grits her teeth. "Now that you can start pulling your own..." she presses her lips together hard, as if holding herself back," ...weight again, I can begin putting forth energy back into it, since I don't have to carry all of your work for you anymore."
D'hein Tia turns one ear towards Illira, the other laying down on his skull. He stares at the sky as though it's said something odd to him. "Energy back into what?"
Illira Carceri takes in a deep breath. "The bloody investigation! I'm done here. You can look me up again once you've cleaned those furballs out of your ears." The Elezen turns on her heels and stalks away, not bothering, or wanting to wait for any sort of response.
D'hein Tia looks distressed and paws at his ears, "Furballs? That's unsettling."
((Continued outside of the Inn after Antimony & K'airos leave))
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Illira smirks, "Maybe not, but things aren't falling apart, which considering everything is a good thing, D'hein."
“Considering that Eorzea is in a state of peace and celebration, things very well may fall apart at any moment. You just won't see it coming because you've no vision for these things,†said D’hein straight-faced.
“Oh no, you obviously listened to nothing in the meeting that we just had not so long ago. We're quite aware of the situation. Hence why its a miracle things haven't completely collapsed.â€
“Yes, yes, and we need to hire adventurers to get some work done and fix everything. Now, then, as to that investigation.â€
Running a hand over her face Illira asked, "What more can I tell you about it? We need another investigator before it can move forward. Though Antimony had said she was close to nailing down the connections."
“It would be a conflict of interest for me to do the legwork. Why don't you just do it so we know that it's done right?â€
Illira tilts her head to the side, brows deeply furrowed. "Are you really not listening to me? I've already told you that neither of us can. Even if we did have the skill sets necessary. I'm merely telling you why it stalled for the moment."
“I'm afraid a delay in this investigation is unacceptable. It's already taken far longer than it should have. You'll just have to take Antimony back on as a contractor and work with her more closely this time,†insisted D’hein.
Illira glares steely eyed at D'hein. "Absolutely not. She is far too volatile for such, even in normal circumstances. And under the present one, she is of a singular mind, to be with her new-found child."
“No one is of singular mind. An employee is only as good as their supervisor. Whatever approach you took with her obviously failed.
“That is simply absurd D'hein. It is not my fault that women is so crippled by her anxieties as to not do her work in a professional manner. I've seen this time and again with her. You merely wish to manipulate her back into closer contact with you again.â€
D'hein Tia frowns and speaks straight, "You've a hideous paradigm for asset management. Employees are assets which collapse if mismanaged. I've mind to investigate your mismanagement of Antimony as an asset, but I'll not insult you with such formality. I'll simply assume that your disability to experience empathy rendered you unable to deal with Antimony's human needs."
Illira clenches her jaw, "You have no room to speak D'hein. I have offered her chances and support. I stopped today when I saw her to give her the later. Simply because the world does not turn exactly as you wish it does not mean that you have the right to lay blame on others. To speak plainly, Antimony has a right to live her life and her choice lead her out of our employment. There is no ‘blame’ to lay. It is merely time to move onward.â€
“By your own admission the investigation is stalled through lack of a viable investigator, isn't it?†D’hein accused.
Illira replied defensively, if not a little angerly, "Because I have not had the time to find one, since I've been cleaning up the mess you left! I'm about done with you. You have taken absolutely no repsonsibility for anything you've done, all the while ordering others about. Apparently you've forgotten that you cannot order me about. I am not -your- employee."
“No, but you are very helpful, and without even being asked! Thank you for that. Now, as the workload thins, I've no doubt your stress will retreat. IN the meantime I cannot emphasize enough the importance that this investigation move forward immediately.â€
The anger still in her voice, Illira responds, "I've merely been doing work. And as it became obvious that you were not returning from you vanishment anytime soon I had to take over your post, while still continuing on with my own. You think I'm here in Ul'dah by choice, D'hein? I'm here because of you negilgence. Ildur may be forgiving. But I am not."
“What you call negligence is actually me artfully dealing with unforeseen circumstances. Let's get back on that bit about there being no blame to place, and see about getting done what must needs be done, hm?â€
Illira narrows her eyes, "It'll get done when its able to. I think you forget I have a stake in that particular investigation as well, D'hein."
“I'm not concerned with your personal stake, Illira. This is professional, and I'd thank you to keep that in mind.â€
“You say that, and yet its the Dodos that you're hoping to catch in this. My stake is that I know full well that the Brass Blades are full of corruption. And that the Pearl Lane Post is worse than most."
“Don't assume my associations when you don't know. My tribe's relationship with the SYndicate does give me a decent view of the Syndicates dealings with my tribe, obviously, but that's why I'm insisting you head the investigation.â€
“And my own involvement with the Blades is why I cannot do the investigation myself. So you see why we need a replacement found, †insists Illira.
“Yet you don't have one and the asset that was perfect for the job and practically finished the job has been terminated.â€
“You need to clean your ears better D'hein. I've already explained the circumstances to you. Antimony quit. She left Ul'dah to run away from personal problems with the intention not stopping until she reached Mor Dhona. Her finding her daughters and returning to Ul'dah now is unrelated. I stopped this evening to talk to her not as an employer but as someone concerned for her health."
D’hein Tiia crossed his arms and smiled, "Not unrelated. My doing. My skills at asset management returned the asset to Ul'dah despite your failure to keep ehr here. She's the best asset I have in Ul'dah, so I'll just have to put her back together. I assume you won't go out of your way to interfere."
Illira Carceri grimaces, displeasure cast on her face, "It is unrelated in that it is no longer the business of the CRA. Your own cheap machinations aside. Her return does not change anything. If she wishes to involve herself in a personal way again, I can do nothing about that. But she is not a fit for the CRA. Not in any reasonable span of the future at least."
“Your opinion is noted. Unless you have a way to make the investigation move forward RIGHT NOW, it is not a helpful opinion.
“Bringing back an unstable, probationary former employee is not an option. And that is a fact. Not merely my opinion.â€
“Of course it is. It's not like she isn't eligible for rehire. Even so, it would be best to take her on as a contractor until this single investigation is done. What is not an option is further delaying this investigation in any way.â€
Illira Carceri shakes her head. "I disagree with -your- opinion D'hein. The woman is in no state to work. You are merely blinded by your own desire for her and her daughter. Which given your.... proclaimed parental status over her other daughter is... strange and dubious in intention at best. You're personal interest in her is too close to have any definitive say in her employment status."
D'hein Tia shrugs, "You'll have to take it up with Ildur."
“No. You'll have to take it up with him. Her rejoining the CRA is not a given as you seem to think it is. In fact its the opposite. She hired on a three month probationary period. She had issues on both of her initial assignments, the first could be looked over, this one though... absolutely not."
D'hein Tia turns to the side and looks up at the sky, "I'm not sure this conversation is going anywhere. You've nothing to offer me to solve the problem, do you?"
Illira Carceri grits her teeth. "Now that you can start pulling your own..." she presses her lips together hard, as if holding herself back," ...weight again, I can begin putting forth energy back into it, since I don't have to carry all of your work for you anymore."
D'hein Tia turns one ear towards Illira, the other laying down on his skull. He stares at the sky as though it's said something odd to him. "Energy back into what?"
Illira Carceri takes in a deep breath. "The bloody investigation! I'm done here. You can look me up again once you've cleaned those furballs out of your ears." The Elezen turns on her heels and stalks away, not bothering, or wanting to wait for any sort of response.
D'hein Tia looks distressed and paws at his ears, "Furballs? That's unsettling."
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