Private message to Rachel Lamont

[alt_bill]

I understand that Marcellus Mann of Half-blood Affairs is no longer with Half-blood Affairs.

I also understand you had something to do with this.

Care to explain?

Comments

[alt_rachel]

Believe it or not, Bill, I am trying not to put you into an awkward position between me and your boss.

You seem dead set on finding a way into that position all on your own, though.

In this case, under the circumstances, I wanted him out of the building before Mulciber found out. It didn't occur to me for one minute to let you know about it. First of all, it would have been your job to let Mulciber know immediately. Second of all, if you weren't going to do that, why the hell did you even need to know?

[alt_bill]

Bloody hell.

All right. You're right, okay? I'm being unreasonable. You were just doing your own job.

He's a friend. He's a personal friend that I went for drinks with occasionally. I had no idea he was a half-blood, I swear. I'm angry and I'm taking it out on you because I'm worried about my friend, who has just lost the only job he's had for twenty years. Now that he's outed, he'll probably not be able to find anything else but some shite job, like being a janitor or something.

Will he lose his pension?

[alt_rachel]

It's perfectly reasonable to be upset when a friend is fired, no matter what the cause.

I don't know about the pension. He'll need to talk to personnel about that.

[alt_bill]

If they'll even let him in the building again.